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1. With a forest cover 47.3 percent of its total geographical area — more than double the national average of 21 percent — Sikkim is India’s greenest state, official data shows.
2. A Saudi Arabian woman has broken taboos and made history by becoming the first woman from the ultra-orthodox country to climb and conquer Mount Everest on May 18
3. The 29-hour countdown for the launch of GSLV-D5, powered by indigenous cryogenic upper stage and carrying communication satellite GSAT-14, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh has begun at 11.50 AM on Sunday.
4. Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday continued development work in Jammu and Kashmir by launching a large-scale campaign of tree plantation, in order to spread awareness against the hazards of deforestation. The theme of the campaign was “‘My Duty, My Earth”.
5. Egypt’s military-backed government is considering banning the hardline Muslim Brotherhood whose supporters are demanding reinstatement of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, even as the death toll in street battles over the past four days rose to over 800. Interim Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi has put forward a proposal to legally dissolve the Brotherhood.
6. Webber will quit Formula One at the end of this year and will join Porsche’s newly-revived Le Mans programme next season. Daniel Ricciardo is ready to replace Mark Webber at Red Bull from next season.
7. Usain Bolt won his third gold medal of the 14th IAAF World Championships on Sunday when he led Jamaica to the gold in the 4 x100 metres relay.
8. American author Robert Kanigel’s acclaimed biography of legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan is ready for release in Malayalam. “Ananthatthe Arinja Aal”, the Malayalam version of Kanigel’s “The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan”, will be released by Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday.
9. India has created 23 new border posts and deployed additional troops along its frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan in order to effectively check entry of criminals and curb smuggling of arms.
The proposal was in the pipeline for sometime and the decision on it has been prompted by the July 7 bombings in Bodh Gaya in Bihar, sources said.
10. Abdul Kalam’s new book “My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions”, published by Rupa, Kalam, who specialised in aeronautical engineering from Madras Institute of Technology, says former President APJ Abdul Kalam, becoming a fighter pilot was a “dearest dream” but he failed to realise it by a whisker as he bagged the ninth position when only eight slots were available in the IAF.
1. With a forest cover 47.3 percent of its total geographical area — more than double the national average of 21 percent — Sikkim is India’s greenest state, official data shows.
2. A Saudi Arabian woman has broken taboos and made history by becoming the first woman from the ultra-orthodox country to climb and conquer Mount Everest on May 18
3. The 29-hour countdown for the launch of GSLV-D5, powered by indigenous cryogenic upper stage and carrying communication satellite GSAT-14, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh has begun at 11.50 AM on Sunday.
4. Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday continued development work in Jammu and Kashmir by launching a large-scale campaign of tree plantation, in order to spread awareness against the hazards of deforestation. The theme of the campaign was “‘My Duty, My Earth”.
5. Egypt’s military-backed government is considering banning the hardline Muslim Brotherhood whose supporters are demanding reinstatement of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, even as the death toll in street battles over the past four days rose to over 800. Interim Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi has put forward a proposal to legally dissolve the Brotherhood.
6. Webber will quit Formula One at the end of this year and will join Porsche’s newly-revived Le Mans programme next season. Daniel Ricciardo is ready to replace Mark Webber at Red Bull from next season.
7. Usain Bolt won his third gold medal of the 14th IAAF World Championships on Sunday when he led Jamaica to the gold in the 4 x100 metres relay.
8. American author Robert Kanigel’s acclaimed biography of legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan is ready for release in Malayalam. “Ananthatthe Arinja Aal”, the Malayalam version of Kanigel’s “The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan”, will be released by Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Wednesday.
9. India has created 23 new border posts and deployed additional troops along its frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan in order to effectively check entry of criminals and curb smuggling of arms.
The proposal was in the pipeline for sometime and the decision on it has been prompted by the July 7 bombings in Bodh Gaya in Bihar, sources said.
10. Abdul Kalam’s new book “My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions”, published by Rupa, Kalam, who specialised in aeronautical engineering from Madras Institute of Technology, says former President APJ Abdul Kalam, becoming a fighter pilot was a “dearest dream” but he failed to realise it by a whisker as he bagged the ninth position when only eight slots were available in the IAF.
