World’s largest Book
A Brazilian edition of The Little Prince is the largest book ever published in the world. Originally published in 1943, this magnum opus by French writer Antoine de Saint Exupery has sold 140 million copies and been translated into nearly 260 languages.
The edition published by Eidouro Grafica e Editora Ltda (Brazil) holds the record for the largest published book, measuring 6 ft 7 in (height) and 10 ft 1 in (width) and containing 128 pages.
Saint Exupery never saw the fame his book would eventually achieve. He was serving as a World War II pilot when his aircraft was shot down, in 1944.
Two unseen, handwritten, pages of the classic children’s book by Saint Exupery were sold by auction house Artcurial in Paris on May 16, 2012.
The two pages were expected to sell for between euro 40,000 and euro 50,000
Consumer protection act, 1986
A watershed in consumer movement
· A benevolent social legislation to protect Consumer Rights
· Simple speedy justice through Consumer Fora
· Refund or replacement of defective goods and negligent service
· Covers all sectors – public private and co-operative
· 629 District Fora, 35 state commission and NCDRC fully functional
· 90% Disposal of Cases
Consumer Rights
· Right to be Informed
· Right to be Heard
· Right to Seek Redressal
· Right to Safety
· Right to Choose
· Right to Consumer Education
Steps taken
· Jago Grahak Jago Campaign to educate and empower the Consumer
· 8000 consumer Clubs set up in schools
· Spreading awareness about quality benchmarks such as ISI mark etc
· Introduction of Standardised Packaged products
· Improving infrastructure of State Fora
· Networking of Consumer Fora through CONFONET
· Generating awareness against misleading advertisements
· Generating awareness against food wastage during social functions
· 25 state Consumer Helplines and 2 National Helplines fully functional
India’s rising solar capital
1. First state in India to set up a Climate Change Department and launch a comprehensive solar policy in 2009 to address growing environmental concerns.
· Leader in solar power generation: Contributes 2/3rd of the total 900 MW power generated in the country.
· First State in India to achieve the mandatory requirement of energy generated from renewable resources under Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO)
· Pioneer in design innovations: Launched several landmark projects in solar sector such as solar rooftops, canal based solar projects, hybridization, etc
· Asia’s first and largest “Multi-developer; Multi – facility and Multi-beneficiary” Solar Park at Charanka Village in Patan.
· State of the art Solar Power Park with power generation capacity of 500 MW, covering approximately 3000 acres of land with 214 MW capacity already operational.
· State of the art training facilities in order to provide vocational training to locals in various fields creating numerous employment opportunities.
Most Innovative Project Award received at the CH Environmental Best Practices Awards, 2012.
1. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's tobacco control campaign has launched music video 'Life Se Panga mat Le Yaar'.
2. The Government of India launched the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) 2007-08,to implement the tobacco control laws and create awareness on the harmful effects of tobacco.
3. Evidence suggests that 40% of all TB deaths are directly attributable to tobacco use.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 (d) 3 only
2. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. Assam is going to be the first state in the country to conduct Gross State Happiness Index survey.
2. Supported by the United Nations Development Programme,the survey will be based on bhutan gross national happiness.
3. The happiness index will be measured on the aspects of living standard, health, education, culture etc.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) None of these
3. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The International Advisory Panel (IAP) is of the view that National Rural Health Mission has made progress in its journey of providing accessible, equitable and affordable health care ever since its launch in 2003.
2. There is a three point decline in the IMR both in 2009 & 2010 and the decline in rural IMR is greater than the decline in Urban IMR.
3. Extensive focus on child care through implementation of the ASHAs; incentives for ASHAs for delivering such care in the rural areas; launch of Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), in June, 2011 with initiatives stipulating free drugs, free diet, free diagnostics, and, if required, free blood, besides free transport from home to institution.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 (c) 1, 2, 3
(d) 3 only
4. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. Artificial heart 'Heartmade II', considered a boon for those suffering from heart ailments will soon be going to be launch in Southeast Asia.
2. It will be demonstrated at the 58th annual meeting of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons to be organised in kolkata.
3. Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in case other heart transplantation is impossible.
4. The first artificial heart to be successfully implanted in a human, was the Jarvik-7, designed by Paul Winchell and also attributed to Robert Jarvik and implemented in 1982.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 3 only
5. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. India and France stressed on the need to build on the existing good bilateral cooperation in the area of Science and Technology (S & T).
2. India stated that cooperation in new areas where France has expertise like geological mapping, water resource management, sub soil management, health, bio technology, nano material, Information Communication Technology, cloud computing and supercomputing can be explored, and thus there is need for commercializing technology and translating research into the well-being of the society.
3. France too stressed on the need to develop cooperation in higher education and scientific research.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
1. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's tobacco control campaign has launched music video 'Life Se Panga mat Le Yaar'.
2. The Government of India launched the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) 2007-08,to implement the tobacco control laws and create awareness on the harmful effects of tobacco.
3. Evidence suggests that 40% of all TB deaths are directly attributable to tobacco use.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 (d) 3 only
2. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. Assam is going to be the first state in the country to conduct Gross State Happiness Index survey.
2. Supported by the United Nations Development Programme,the survey will be based on bhutan gross national happiness.
3. The happiness index will be measured on the aspects of living standard, health, education, culture etc.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) None of these
3. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. The International Advisory Panel (IAP) is of the view that National Rural Health Mission has made progress in its journey of providing accessible, equitable and affordable health care ever since its launch in 2003.
2. There is a three point decline in the IMR both in 2009 & 2010 and the decline in rural IMR is greater than the decline in Urban IMR.
3. Extensive focus on child care through implementation of the ASHAs; incentives for ASHAs for delivering such care in the rural areas; launch of Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), in June, 2011 with initiatives stipulating free drugs, free diet, free diagnostics, and, if required, free blood, besides free transport from home to institution.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 (c) 1, 2, 3
(d) 3 only
4. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. Artificial heart 'Heartmade II', considered a boon for those suffering from heart ailments will soon be going to be launch in Southeast Asia.
2. It will be demonstrated at the 58th annual meeting of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons to be organised in kolkata.
3. Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in case other heart transplantation is impossible.
4. The first artificial heart to be successfully implanted in a human, was the Jarvik-7, designed by Paul Winchell and also attributed to Robert Jarvik and implemented in 1982.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 3 only
5. Consider the following statement(s):-
1. India and France stressed on the need to build on the existing good bilateral cooperation in the area of Science and Technology (S & T).
2. India stated that cooperation in new areas where France has expertise like geological mapping, water resource management, sub soil management, health, bio technology, nano material, Information Communication Technology, cloud computing and supercomputing can be explored, and thus there is need for commercializing technology and translating research into the well-being of the society.
3. France too stressed on the need to develop cooperation in higher education and scientific research.
Which of the above statement is/are correct:-
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
