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J B Patnaik, a three-time Odisha chief minister and Assam Governor, passed away in Tirupati 21st April 2015. Patnaik was in the temple town to attend the convocation ceremony of the Rashtriya Sanskrit University. He had to be admitted to hospital after he complained of a chest pain late at night. Always Seek Knowledge: About JB
1. Who was the first Governor General of India? a) William Bentick b) Dalhousie c) Hastings d) Curzon 2. Who was the first Viceroy of India? a) Lord Auckland b) Lord Canning c) Lord Hardinge d) Sir Charles Metcalf 3. In 1911, Capital was shifted from Calcutta to a) Nagpur b) Bombay c) Delhi d)
According to the United Nations‘ report, India is the fifth biggest producer of e-waste in the world. India had discarded 1.7 million tonnes (Mt) of electronic and electrical equipment in 2014 alone. The report point out that the volume of global e-waste is likely to rise sharply by 21 per cent in next three years. The ‘Global E-Waste
The Finance Minister of India, Mr Arun Jaitely has informed the members of the BRICS nations that, India will soon nominate the candidate for the Presidential post of the 100 billion USD New Development Bank, which will be headquartered at Shanghai. India will head over the bank’s operations for the first six years, followed by five-year terms
ICICI bank, India’s largest private sector bank has launched a payment service called Tap n Pay in collaboration with Tech Mahindra, enabling the customers to make over-the-counter payments without using any cash. The Tap-n-Pay service is enabled with Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology. This service will greatly benefit merchants, who can merely tap the NFC-enabled mobile phone
