Tuesday 28 January 2014

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Perumpuzha @ Kollam

Auguste Antoine Piccard

Auguste Antoine Piccard was born on 28 January 1884. He was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer. He was the inspiration for Professor Cuthbert Calculus in The Adventures of Tintin by Belgian cartoonist Herge. He died on 24 March 1962. 
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Acid present in soyabeans

Ans: Phytic Acid

Monday 27 January 2014

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on 27 January, is an international memorial day for the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide that resulted in the annihilation of 6 million Jews, 2 million Gypsies, 15,000 homosexual people and millions of others by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
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Saturday 25 January 2014

National Voters' Day (India)

In order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process, Government of India has decided to celebrate January 25 every year as 'National Voters' Day', it is started from January 25th 2011.
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Which nation will host the Under-17 FIFA World Cup 2017??

Ans: India

Monday 20 January 2014

Andre-Marie Ampere

Andre-Marie Ampere was born on January 20, 1775. He  was a French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". He died on June 10, 1836.
photo: www.rare-earth-magnets.com

Tuesday 14 January 2014

Ratification Day (United States)

Ratification Day in the United States refers to the anniversary of the ratification of the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784 at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland by the Confederation Congress. This act officially ended the American Revolution and established the U.S. as a sovereign entity.
source:en.wikipedia.org

Monday 13 January 2014

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

Sydney Brenner

Sydney Brenner was born on13 January 1927, he is a South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with H. Robert Horvitz and John Sulston.  Brenner made significant contributions to work on the genetic code, and other areas of molecular biology while working in the Medical Research Council Unit in Cambridge, England.
photo:elegans.som.vcu.edu

Head office of the Steel Authority of India

Ans: New Delhi

Sunday 12 January 2014

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Thenmala @ Kollam

National Youth Day (India)

National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared the day as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.
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International Day of Democracy was observed on

Ans: September 15

Saturday 11 January 2014

Photo: Ananthu Manoharan
Place: Kollam

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid was born on 11 January 1973. He is a former Indian cricketer, who captained the national Test and One Day International (ODI) teams. In December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to address at the Bradman Oration in Canberra.
photo:http://9cric.com/players-feeling-guilty-of-fixing-and-to-cheat-selectors-rahul-dravid/

Biggest Island in the world

Ans: Green Land

Friday 10 January 2014

Norman George Heatley

Norman George Heatley was born on 10 January 1911, he was a member of the team of Oxford University scientists who developed penicillin. Norman Heatley developed the back extraction technique for efficiently purifying penicillin in bulk. He died on 5 January 2004.
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photo:news.bbc.co.uk

Tuesday 7 January 2014

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG team. He is the 2008 Formula One World Champion. He was born on January 7, 1985.
photo:www.telegraph.co.uk

Wednesday 1 January 2014

Global Family Day

Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, is celebrated every January 1 in the United States as a global day of peace and sharing. Global Family Day grew out of the United Nations Millennium celebration, "One Day In Peace".
photo:archives.dailynews.lk