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Sunday, March 25, 2018

List of Prize Winners of Nobel Prize 2017

List of Prize Winners of Nobel Prize 2017



Nobel Prize in Medicine 2017
Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young -  
Three Americans Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young awarded for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling our biological clocks. Mr. Rosbash is on the faculty at Brandeis University, Mr. Young is at Rockefeller University and Mr. Hall has been associated with the University of Maine.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2017
Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne -  
The 2017 Nobel Physics Prize was divided, one half awarded to Rainer Weiss, the other half jointly to Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves". Ripples in the fabric of space-time, first predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein, sparked a revolution in astrophysics when their first detection was announced in early 2016. The teams involved in the discovery quickly emerged as favourites for the prize.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017
Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, Michael Henderson
The Nobel prize in Chemistry was awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, Michael Henderson for developing a "cool method of imaging the molecules of life." The Chemistry award has now been awarded 109 times, and only one laureate,Frederick Sanger, a British biochemist, has won the prestigious award twice in 1950 and 1980.
Nobel Prize in Literature 2017
Kazuo Ishiguro  -
British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel The Remains of the Day, has won the Nobel Literature Prize. Born in Nagasaki, he moved to Britain with his family when he was five years old, only returning to visit Japan as an adult. Both his first novel, A Pale View of Hills, from 1982 and the subsequent one, An Artist of the Floating World, from 1986, take place in Nagasaki a few years after World War II.
Nobel Peace Prize 2017
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons(ICAN)
2017 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons(ICAN) on Friday. The award was given for "its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons".
Nobel Prize for Economics 2017
Richard H Thaler  -
The Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded to Richard H Thaler. Thaler is professor at the University of Chicago for his “contribution to behavioural economics”. Born 1945 in East Orange, Professor Thaler has been awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on integrating economics with psychology. 
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Sunday, March 18, 2018

News Papers and Journals in India


News Papers and Journals in India
News Papers and Journals
Founder/Editors
Bengal Gazette (India's first news paper, 1780)
J. K. Hikki
Amrit Bazar Patrika
Shishir Kr. Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh
Keshri
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Maharatta
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Sudharak
G. K. Gokhle
Vande Mataram
Aurobindo Ghosh
Native Opinion
V. N. Mandalik
Kavivachan Sudha
Bhartendu Harishchandra
Rast Goftar (First News Paper in Gujrati)
Dadabhai Naoroji
New India
Bipin Chandra Pal
Statesman
Robert Knight
Hindu
Vir Raghavacharya and  G. S. Aiyar
Sandhya
B. B. Upadhyaya
Vichar Lahiri
Krishna Shastri Chiplunkar
Hindu Patriot
Girish Chandra Ghosh
Som Prakash
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Yugantar
Bhupendra Nath Datta and Barindra Kumar Ghosh
Bombay Chronicle
Firoze Shah Mehta
Hindustan
Madan Mohan Malviya
Mooknayak
B. R. Ambedkar
Comrade
Mohammed Ali
Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq
Sir Syyed Ahmed Khan
Al-Hilal
Abul Kalam Azad
Al-Balagh
Abul Kalam Azad
Independent
Motilal Nehru
Punjabi
Lala Lajpat Rai
New India
Annie Besant
Commonweal
Annie Besant
Pratap
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
Essays in Indian Economics
Mahadev Govind Ranade
Samvad Kaumudi (Bengali)
Ram Mohan Roy
Mirat-ul-Akhbar (First Persian News Paper)
Ram Mohan Roy
Indian Mirror
Devendra Nath Tagore
Nav Jeevan
M. K. Gandhi
Young India
M. K. Gandhi
Harijan
M. K. Gandhi
Prabudha Bharat
Swami Vivekananda
Udbodhana
Swami Vivekananda
Indian Socialist
Shyamji Krishna Verma
Talwar (in Berlin)
Birendra Nath Chattopadhyaye
Free Hinduatan
Tarak Nath Das
Hindustan Times
K. M. Pannikar
Kranti
Mirajkar, Joglekar, Ghate


Sunday, March 11, 2018

Longest and Largest Things in India and World

Longest and Largest Things in India and World

Longest river (India)
Ganges
Longest river (World)
Nile
Longest Railway(World)
Trans-Siberian railway
Longest Railway Station (World)
Grand Central Terminal, Chicago (U.S.A.)
The longest tributary river of India
Yamuna
The longest river of the south India
Godavari
Longest Electric railway line in India
From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Longest Road in India
Grand Trunk Road
State with longest coastline in India
Gujarat
Longest railway route in India
Dibrugarh in Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu
Longest tunnel in India
Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Longest national highway in India
NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Dam in India
Hirakund Dam (Orissa)
Longest River Bride in India
Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest Populated City in India
Mumbai (1.60 crore)
Longest Railway Platform
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Longest river which forms estuary in India
Narmada
State with longest coastline of South India
Andhra Pradesh
Longest Railway Bridge in the World
Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana (U.S.A.)
Longest Irrigational Canal
The Kalakumsky Canal
Longest Canal in World
Suez Canal
Longest Beach in India
Marina Beach, Chennai
Longest Tunnel in World (Railway)
Tanna (Japan)
Longest Tunnel in World (Road)
Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy
Longest Wall (World)
Great wall of China
Largest Zoo (World)
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Largest Bird
Ostrich
Largest Archipelago
Indonesia
Largest Church in India
Saint Cathedral (Goa)
Largest Museum in India
National Museum, Kolkata
Largest Delta
Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal
Largest Dome in India
Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)
Largest Zoo (India)
Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest man-made Lake in India
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Desert in India
Thar (Rajasthan)
Largest lake (Fresh water) in India
Wular lake (Kashmir)
Largest Mosque in India
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Largest State (Area) in India
Rajasthan
Largest cave temple in India
Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest animal Fair in India
Sonepur (Bihar)
Largest State (Population) in India
Uttar Pradesh
Largest corridor in India
Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)
Largest cantilever span bride
Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Largest forest state in India
M.P.
Largest Stadium in India
Salt lake (Yuva Bharti), Kolkata
Largest Port in India
Mumbai
Largest Gurudwara in India
Golden Temple, Amritsar
Largest river island
Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam)
Largest Planetarium in India
Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)
Largest Lake (Saline water) in India
Chilka lake, Orissa
Largest City in Population
Tokyo
Largest Continent
Asia
Largest (Population) Country
China
Largest (Electorate) Country
India
Largest Creature
Blue Whale
Largest Delta
Sunderban (Bangladesh & India)
Largest Desert (World)
Sahara (Africa)
Largest Desert (Asia)
Gobi
Largest Dam (World)
Grand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.)
Largest Diamond in the World
The Cullinan
Largest Dome in the World
Astrodome, in Housten (U.S.A.)
Largest Epic in the World
Mahabharat
Largest Irrigation Scheme in World
Lloyd Barrage, Sukkur (Pakistan)
Largest Island (World)
Greenland
Largest Sea in the World
Mediterranean sea
Largest Lake (Artificial) in the World
Lake Mead (Boulder Dam)
Largest Lake (Fresh water) in the World
Superior
Largest Lake(Salt water) in the World
Caspian
Largest Library in the World
United State Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Largest Museum in the World
British Museum, London
Largest Ocean
Pacific
Largest Park in the World
Yellow Stone National Park (U.S.A.)
Largest Peninsula in the World
Arabia
Largest River(deepest) in the Worlds
Amazon (S. America)
Largest Sea-bird
Albatross
Largest Radio Telescope
New Mexico (U.S.A.)
Highest City in the World
Van Chuan (China)
Tallest Statue
Statue of Motherland, Volgagrad (Russia)
Highest Volcano in the World
Ojos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador)
Highest Waterfall in the World
Angel (Venezuela)
Highest Lake in the World
Titicaca (Bolivia)
Highest Dam (World)
Hoover Dam (U.S.A.)
Highest Capital in the World
La Paz (Boliva)
Highest Tower (India)
Pitampura Tower, Delhi
Highest Waterfall in India
Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)
Highest mountain peak in India
Godwin Austin (K2)
Highest Dam in India
Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River
Highest Gateway in India
Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
Highest straight gravity Dam
Bhakra Dam
Highest Lake in India
Devatal (Garhwal)
Highest Award in India
Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award in India
Paramveer Chakra
Highest Battle field in India
Siachin Glacier
Highest   Airport in India
Leh (Laddakh)
Tallest Animal in the World
Giraffe
Fastest Bird in the World
Swift
Smallest Bird in the World
Humming Bird
Tallest Building in the World
Burj, Dubai (UAE)
Biggest City(Area) in the World
Mount Isa Australia
Costliest City in the World
Tokyo
Smallest Continent
Australia
Biggest Country(Area) in the World
Russia
Deepest Lake in the World
Baikal (Siberia)
Highest Mountain Peak in the World
Mount Everest (Nepal)
Longest Mountain Range in the World
Andes (S. America)
Biggest Palace in the World
Vatican (Italy)
Coldest Place(Habitated) in the World
Verkhoyank (Siberia)
Driest Place in the World
Iqique (In Atacama Desert, Chile)
Hottest Place in the World
Azizia (Libya, Africa)
Biggest Planet
Jupiter
Brightest Planet
Venus
Highest Plateau in the World
Pamir (Tibet)
Smallest Planet
Mercury
Rainiest Place in the World
Mausinram (Meghalaya, India)
Brightest Star
Sirius
World’s first Tramway
New York
Most Active Volcano in the World
Maunaloa (Hawail-U.S.A.)
Lowest body Water in the World
Dead Sea
Densest populated State in India
West Bengal
Biggest Hotel in India
Oberal - Sharaton (Mumbai)
Smallest State (Area) in India
Goa
Smallest State (Population) in India
Sikkim
Deepest river valley in India
Bhagirathi & Alaknanda