The Daily GK: 25 October 2011

Fauja Singh : a centenarian marathoner who completed the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Oct16

He was to be awarded a spot in Guinness World Book of Records for the World's Oldest Marathoner
But, Guinness World Records won't recognise Singh to the spot because he can't show a birth certificate from 1911

M Nandakumar : New District Collector of Thiruvananthapuram
State Govt of Kerala to approach State Govt of Orissa for setting up a coal-based power project to utilise the coal block allotted to Kerala by Union Govt, in Baitarani West in Orissa
BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (BATL) : subsidiary of BrahMos Aerospace

set to make BrahMos supersonic cruise missile's liquid ramjet engine; First Indian company to manufacture BrahMos engines
V Sivathanupillai : CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace

WikiLeaks to temporarily suspend its publishing operations & instead focus on raising funds to fight back financial blockade imposed on it by Bank of America, VISA, Mastercard, PayPal, Western Union

Suggested to set up a GoM (Group of Ministers) to deal with the Japanese encephalitis, the dreaded disease that claimed lives of over 400 children in Uttar Pradesh

The International Press Institute (IPI)-India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2011

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has reached an agreement with Ministry of Defence (MoD) for determining a specific frequency band exclusively for defence forces' communications
"Steve Jobs", biography of Steve Jobs written by Walter Isaacson
Bobby Jindal : re-elected as Governor of Louisiana to a second term

He was the first Indian American Governor and youngest US Governor when he was first elected in 2007

Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) comes under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry

drafted a proposal that Foreign airlines may be allowed to pick up stake in domestic carriers with a 26% FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) cap

India-Sri Lanka to establish a grid to exchange power of nearly 1000MW, project estimated at Rs.4000Cr
Khandelwal Committee : to study human resource issues of public sector bank

Submitted report
New clerk recruits in public sector banks will have to serve 3 years mandatorily in rural and semi-urban areas within first 10 years of service
Only graduates will be allowed to take clerical exams
Computer skills mandatory for both clerical & officer cadres

Areva T&D India Ltd bagged a Rs.400Cr order from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd to design & build a 765-kV turnkey sub-station at Anta near Kota
FACT (Fertilisers & Chemicals Travancore Ltd) invited investments of Rs.6000Cr for its new projects, in the form of joint-ventures or any other appropriate business models
Top Indian IT firms are likely to maintain their ratings even if their demand weakens : report by S&P (Standard & Poor) Ratings

Syndicate Bank ties up with Asit C Mehta Investment Intermediates Ltd (ACMIIL) for launch of "Synd e-Trade" an online trading platform that will enable customers to make investments in equities, derivatives and initial public offerings (IPOs)
Ernakulam district declared first smoke free tourist destination in India
Britain has made a deal with India over providing 1.2b Pounds aid for the next few years

to focus more in private sector
16 nations including China & Russia taken off the list of aid recipients of Britain

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