- China is the country where the world’s highest tunnel for high speed train has been opened.
- Spiti Valley is a desert mountain valley located in Himachal Pradesh.
- California is the most populated state in United States.
- CAMELS is a term that is used by bank authorities to rate the institutions accordingly. In which C stands for Capital, A for Assets, M for Management, E for Earnings, L for liquidity, S for sensitivity caused to market risk.
- Sandra Helen Robson is the first woman kayaker.
- One of the Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede has shown signs of life.
- Indian Government is negotiating with European Union for Bilateral Board Trade and Investment Agreement.
- World Press Day is held every year on 3rd May.
- For evaluation of resources in forests, a National Working Plan Code is made.
- Brazil which was famous for tea and coffee, has a plantation that is named as Fazendas.
- Khaled Chaudhary was a Bengali Theatre artist who passed away recently.
- Switzerland and Norway currencies are ranked as the world’s most expensive economies by World Bank.
- Hiero is the smallest Island that has consistent supply of electricity generated from Wind and water.
- A Political party will be accepted as a National party if it is a political party from four or more states.
- Berne Convection is an International agreement that covers Copyright.
- European Union has produced world’s first ‘solar’ jet fuel, and developed a solar-jet that gets its fuel form water and carbon di oxide , in this project sunlight is used to produce carbon dioxide.
- In Australia the tropical storm is named as “Willy Willy”.
- Tanzania and Uganda is connected by Victoria Lake.
- Air Force Chief Norman Anil Kumar Browne has been appointed as Ambassador to Norway.
- According to World Bank India has replaced Japan as to become the third largest economy based on Purchasing Power Parity.
- The newly formed Telangana state has 119 assemblies and 17 parliamentary seats.
- Serotonin is called the Happiness hormone.
- John Travolta, Hollywood actor has been honoured as most popular All time International star in IIFA awards 2013-14.
- Motto of Asian Development Bank is fighting poverty in Asia and Pacific.
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