Category Archives: World News
Earth Hour
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- Earth Hour
Last year earth hour was observed in 35 countries including India. It was practiced in 4000 cities. In India 56 lakh people from 50 cities saved about 1000 Megawatt of electricity. Last year Amir Khan was the brand ambassador of this program and this time it is Abishek Bachan. Historical monuments such as Qutab Minar, Red Fort, Chatrapati Shivaji Terminal, Reserve bank, IIT’s, IIM’s, Hudco etc will took part in this campaign. MNC’s such as Infosys, Wipro, Google, Taj Hotel group etc will also practice the Earth hour in their respective firms.
In Kerala the energy management centre and Geographical study centre are promoting the practice of earth hour. Energy saving and protection of the environment which gets heated up in every second are the message of Earth hour.
The team yeskerala will also practice the Earth hour today
It’s now the time of 3D televisions
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- 3D Television
The next revolution in the television industry after the high end variants of LCD and plasma is the 3D television. Samsung and Panasonic launched this new product almost in the same time last week. There was a tight competition between the major manufacturers of television sets for the pioneer position for 3D set.
The 3D television set is composed of Plasma television, DVD player and 3D eyewear. The DVD player included is the Blue ray one. The total cost is about 1,30,000 Rs. We can soon expect the 3D televisions from LG, Philips and Sony too.
World woman’s day
The whole world is celebrating the woman’s day today. Woman’s day is the remembrance of those brave ladies who have been fought for their rights in New York in the 19th century and the first decade of 20th century. Woman’s day is accepted by UNO in 1975. Woman’s day is a public holiday in various countries such as Russia, Brazil, Italy, Israel, Cuba, Algeria , Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia etc.
In Indian parliament the bill for scheduling the rights and reservation for woman will get pass today. This bill guarantees 33% seats for woman in Parliament.
Trading Time Changes
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- National Stock Exchange
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- Bombay Stock Exchange
As per the changed time schedule in NSE, the normal market, limited physical market and the retail debt market will start at 9 a.m.
From 9 am to 9.35 a.m the block trade session will be available. For the futures and options segment the exercise market will be open from 9am. The market closing time will be 3.30 p.m as normal
In Bombay stock exchange the normal trading time of 9.55 a.m to 3.30 p.m will get changed to 9.45 a.m 3.30 p.m for equity and equity derivatives segment. As per the latest news from the NSE-BSE the block deal window timing will also be changed to the new timings.
N.B: Based on the market feedback, it has been jointly decided by NSE & BSE that the revision of market open timing to 9 am shall be effective from January 4, 2010. In the interim, the current market open timing of 9.55 am shall continue.
IELTS India
This is seen that lot of students from all over India, especially Kerala are migrating to Australia, New Zealand, UK and many other countries on student visas. For the same all of them have to take the IELTS exam and get the appropriate score according to the course of study and country. There are a few courses demanding no IELTS at all. But it is important to know that there is a hidden rule behind it that all of them must undergo a course of three months which is based on English in any English speaking country that they are migrating to. For this course a student will have to pay more than Rs. 1, 00,000 and it is compulsory that the students will have to pass the test. If not they may have to return to our country. So, beware of such hidden rules. In that case it is worth and profitable to appear for the IELTS test in Kerala and pass out. Even if a student writes IELTS in Kerala, India ten times repeatedly it will cost only below 85,000. So, now it’s for you to decide what to do. Even the nurses who go for the higher studies abroad from India need no qualification of IELTS right now. But, to get placed as a staff nurse in an English speaking nation you will have to pass the test. So it is better that you finish IELTS exam and then fly abroad.
There are so many IELTS training centres across Kerala, India. But before joining one you need to find out which is the best IELTS trainer in Kerala, India. The best Kerala IELTS institute will have a good history and good staff. The duration of IELTS course in India may differ from various institutes as it may be either crash ielts course or a long term ielts course. You need to choose one according to your need and ability. You can find the best one by referring to the students who have studied in each of the institute. The top level ielts institutions will have many batches at a time and there will be sufficient staff and other requirements too. The history of various institutes can be found from their websites.
It is also significant to note that it is better to learn in an ielts academy where youngsters teach as they will be able to better understand problems of the young students. Having couple of masters degree in English is not the eligibility to be an ielts faculty. Rather, only the good command over language and teaching talents are measured here.
Those who have a good command over the language English can also get job in IELTS institutes after completing the course successfully. A teaching experience will add to the confidence and qualification as well.
The full form of IELTS is International English Language Testing System.
Google phone —The Gadget the world waiting for
The much awaited Google phone is in the in the way towards its launch. It is assumed that Google will officially declare this in the coming year. The first report about the Google’s phone plan came in the Observer daily few months back. This is now at the point of reality. Google phone is now a hot topic in various blogs. Google phone is an area of interest for all technology lovers. All are expecting much from the Internet giant Google.
The most important attraction of the Google phone will be the gtalk which runs the Voice over IP.This can facilitate almost free communication. The Google phone can also provide a very good Internet browsing environment. Google phone can provide the Gmail in the usual manner along with specially tailored versions of Google maps and GPS.Video conferencing facility is also expected in Google phone.
The Google phone will also be a touch screen based system similar to Apple iphone.Google phone is expected to use Google’s own special Operating platform which can raise a great threat to the Symbian operating platform found n Nokia Models.
The next advancements in technical fields will be concentrated in the area of mobile. All major companies are focusing in the area of mobile. The mobile advertisement industry is expecting a total turnover of 1100crore in 2014.Some recent reports states that Goggle is spending about 800crores for the Global telephony. News sources states that that goggle is having talks for tie ups with the mobile service providers such as Vodaphone,At&T,Verison,T-mobile.
Google might concentrate on a low cost, highly loaded system while launching theGphone.There is no doubt that the Google phone can surely hit the market as the price and service offered goes hand in hand.
