The Daily GK: 06 January 2012

Gen VK Singh : Indian Army Chief
MV Nair : Head of expert committee appointed by Supreme Court for inventorying the underground vaults of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Documentation of the artefacts in the vaults to begin soon
Keltron will be deploy various gadgets for documenting & inventorying the vaults

The Department of Posts to release stamps on the former Kerala CM C Achutha Menon to mark the birth centenary of the late CPI leader
Nearly 70% of estimated 20lakh Keralites working in Gulf countries to be benefited by Union Govt's proposed Pension & Life Insurance Fund (PLIF) for overseas Indian workers in the Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries
9th India-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission meeting : @ New Delhi

Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee calls top-priority to proposed $750m India-Saudi investment fund for development in infrastructure, promotion of joint exploration and production of hydrocarbons

India declares itself bird flue (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) free
RK Pachauri : Head of Expert Committee on Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project
Supreme Court asked Centre to submit report by March 27 on the Environment Impact Analysis on alternative alignment for the Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project without cutting across the Adam's Bridge or Ramar Sethu
Piles of sandals donated to oppose the trial of a 15-year-old boy accused by a police sergeant of stealing his sandals in Indonesia
Stephen Hawking : English Theoretical Physicist & Cosmologist

Severely disabled by a motor neurone disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease
He marks his 70th birthday this weekend

For the 1st time the Election Commission ordered the photographing of all voters of Manipur on the poll day, Jan 28 to prevent rigging & impersonation

Petroleum Ministry asked PNGRB to regulate marketing margin being charged by RIL on KG-D6 gas

S Muraleedharan : Chosen President of Ball Badminton Federation of India (BBFI)
Ashwini AC, Sini Jose, Tiana Mary Thomas & Priyanka Panwar : Four of the six 400m runners who were suspended for one year for anti-doping rule violations

Filed appeals seeking reduced sanction to be eligible to compete in Olympic qualification relays

NADDP : National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel
NADAP : National Anti-Doping Appeal Panel
MR Lalith Babu : clinched the final Grandmaster norm at ongoing Hastings Grandmasters Chess Championship, London
Michael Clarke : Australian Cricket Team Captain

Consumers will be able to register their complaints online and any delay in complying with the orders of consumer courts could invite a fine of Rs.500 or 1.5% of amount of penalty

Intranet Prahari Project (IPP) : Rs.229 Cr e-office project for Border Security Force (BSF) extending upto 237 locations of the BSF

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