[2013 GK for All Entrance Exams] Latest News and discussion articles for General Awareness

Hello MBA’s, In the recent years, General Knowledge & Awareness has become an integral part of most B-School entrance examinations. In the years to come, too, several schools are considering including GK as a criterion for selection - after a…

Hello MBA's,

In the recent years, General Knowledge & Awareness has become an integral part of most B-School entrance examinations. In the years to come, too, several schools are considering including GK as a criterion for selection - after all it is something every Manager is expected to have.

Some of the top institutes/examinations that have a GK component in their exams are:

->SNAP (for institutes under the Symbiosis University - SIBM Pune, SCMHRD, SIIB, SIBM Bangalore, SCIT, SIOM, SIMC, SITM, SSBM )
-> IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade - New Delhi & Kolkata - International MBA programs)
-> IRMA (Institute of Rural Management, Anand - Rural Management programs)
-> TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai - several Masters programs in Social Management/Entrepreneurship)
-> MICA (Mudra Institute of Communications & Advertising, Ahmedabad - Communications Management)
-> CMAT (Common Management Admissions Test - For institutes under the AICTE. Several states have scrapped their regional MBA entrance tests in favor CMAT. Hence institutes like SIMSREE, JBIMS, etc will be accepting CMAT)

Kindly use this thread for quoting current affairs & important updates, static GK that you might know, uploading GK material that you might want to share (kindly be aware of copyright violations), etc.

The knowledge that you will gain here will be of great use to you during your Group Discussions & Personal Interview stages as well.

Here are the links for the previous three years threads:
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/2012-2013-official-gk-thread-for-mba-entrance-exams-25079527/3315040
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/official-gk-thread-for-mba-entrance-exams-2010-2011-25054793www.pagalguy.com/forum/prep-re...
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/official-gk-thread-for-mba-entrance-exams-2011-2012-25068981pagalguy.com/forum/prep-resour...

ALL THE BEST

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Which English Newspaper do you vote the best for General Awareness and Quality of News ?

To start with let me detail out the days in this year and its specific importance !

Please read the below article carefully.

List of international observances

Below is a list of days, years and decades that have been denoted as international observances by the United Nations and also other organizations that declare international observances but are not as widely recognized.

Days
January
•January 1 – Global Family Day (formerly One Day of Peace and Sharing), recognized by the UN
•January 1 – World Day of Peace – established by Pope Paul VI in his letter dated on 8.12.1967
•January 26 – International Customs Day recognized by the World Customs Organization
•January 27 – International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, recognized by the UN
•January 31 – Street Children's Day
February
•February 2 – World Wetlands Day
•February 4 – World Cancer Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•February 6 – International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, recognized by WHO
•February 11 – World Day of the Sick, Instituted by Pope John Paul II
•February 13 – World Radio Day, recognized by the UN and UNESCO
•February 20 – World Day of Social Justice, recognized by the UN
•February 21 – International Mother Language Day, recognized by the UN and UNESCO
March
•March 3 – International Day for Ear and Hearing, recognized by WHO
•March 8 – International Women's Day, recognized by the UN
•March 11 – World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film
•March 14 – International Day of Action for Rivers
•March 14 – Pi Day
•March 15 – World Consumer Rights Day
•March 20 – International Day of the Francophonie
•March 20 – International Day of Happiness, recognized by the UN
•March 20 – World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
•March 20 – World Sparrow Day
•March 20 or 21 – Earth Day
•March 21 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, recognized by the UN
•March 21 – World Poetry Day, recognized by the UN and UNESCO
•March 21 – International Day of Nowruz, recognized by the UN
•March 21 – World Down Syndrome Day, recognized by the UN
•March 21 – World Puppetry Day, recognized by UNIMA
•March 21 – World Forest Day, recognized by FAO
•March 22 – World Water Day, recognized by the UN
•March 23 – World Meteorological Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•March 24 – World Tuberculosis Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•March 24 – International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, recognized by the UN
•March 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, recognized by the UN
•March 25 – International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, recognized by the UN
•3rd Friday of March – World Sleep Day
April
•April 1 – April Fool's Day
•April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day, recognized by the UN
•April 2 – International Children's Book Day
•April 4 – International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, recognized by the UN
•April 7 – Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide, recognized by the UN
•April 7 – World Health Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•April 8 – International Romani Day
•April 12 – International Day of Human Space Flight, recognized by the UN
•April 12 – International Day for Street Children
•April 16 – World Entrepreneurship Day
•April 17 – World Hemophilia Day, recognized by the UN
•April 21 – World Creativity and Innovation Day. Celebrations begin April 15 – Leonardo da Vinci's birthday
•April 22 – International Mother Earth Day, recognized by the UN
•April 23 – World Book and Copyright Day, recognized by the UN and UNESCO
•April 24 – World Day for Laboratory Animals, recognized by the UN
•April 25 – World Malaria Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•April 26 – World Intellectual Property Day, recognized by the UN and WIPO
•April 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work, recognized by the UN and ILO
•April 29 – Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare, recognized by the UN
•April 30 – International Jazz Day, recognized by the UN
May
•May 1 – May Day – Labour Day
•May 3 – World Press Freedom Day, recognized by the UN
•May 4 – International Firefighters' Day, Star Wars Day
•May 5 – Day of Vesak, recognized by the UN
•May 5 – International Midwives Day
•May 8 – World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
•May 9 – Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, recognized by the UN
•May 12 – World Migratory Bird Day, recognized by the UN and UNEP
•May 12 – International Nurses Day
•May 15 – International Day of Families, recognized by the UN
•May 17 – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, recognized by the UN and ITU
•May 17 – World AIDS Vaccine Day
•May 17 – International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
•May 18 – International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
•May 18 – International Museum Day
•May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, recognized by the UN
•May 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity, recognized by the UN
•May 22 – World Goth Day
•May 23 – World Turtle Day
•May 25 – Geek Pride Day
•May 29 – International Day of UN Peacekeepers, recognized by the UN
•May 31 – World No-Tobacco Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•1st Tuesday of May – World Asthma Day
•2nd Saturday of May – World Fair Trade Day
June
•June 1 – Global Day of Parents, recognized by the UN
•June 1 – International Children's Day
•June 4 – International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, recognized by the UN
•June 5 – World Environment Day, recognized by the UN and UNEP
•June 8 – World Oceans Day, recognized by the UN
•June 8 – World Brain Tumor Day
•June 10 – Ballpoint Pen Day
•June 12 – World Day Against Child Labour, recognized by the UN and ILO
•June 14 – World Blood Donor Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•June 15 – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, recognized by the UN
•June 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, recognized by the UN
•June 18 – International Ride to Work Day
•June 18 – Autistic Pride Day
•June 19 – World Sickle Cell Day, by UN Resolution
•June 20 – World Refugee Day, recognized by the UN
•June 21 – World Music Day
•June 23 – United Nations Public Service Day, recognized by the UN
•June 23 – International Widow's Day, recognized by the UN
•June 25 – Day of the Seafarer, recognized by the UN and IMO
•June 26 – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, recognized by the UN
•June 26 – United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, recognized by the UN
•3rd Sunday of June – Fathers' Day
July
•First Saturday in July, July 7 – International Day of Cooperatives, recognized by the UN
•July 2 – World UFO Day
•July 8 – Writer's Day
•July 11 – World Population Day, recognized by the UN
•July 18 – Nelson Mandela International Day, recognized by the UN
•July 28 – World Hepatitis Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•July 29 – International Tiger Day
•July 30 – International Day of Friendship, recognized by the UN
August
•August 5 – International Beer Day
•August 7 – International Hipster Day
•August 9 – International Day of the World's Indigenous People, recognized by the UN
•August 10 – International Sorry Ranga (redhead) Day
•August 12 – International Youth Day, recognized by the UN
•August 13 – International Lefthanders Day
•August 15 – World Internet Appreciation Day
•August 19 – World Humanitarian Day, recognized by the UN
•August 19 – World Photography Day
•August 21 – World Fashion Day
•August 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, recognized by the UN and UNESCO
•August 29 – International Day against Nuclear Tests, recognized by the UN
•August 30 – International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, recognized by the UN
September
•September 8 – International Literacy Day, recognized by the UN and UNESCO
•September 8 – World Physical Therapy Day
•2nd Saturday of September – World First Aid Day
•September 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•September 11 – 9/11 anniversary
•September 12 – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, recognized by the UN
•September 15 – International Day of Democracy, recognized by the UN
•September 16 – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, recognized by the UN
•September 18 – World Water Monitoring Day
•September 19 – International Talk Like a Pirate Day
•September 20 – International Day of Freedom
•September 21 – International Day of Peace, recognized by the UN
•September 21 – World Alzheimer's Day
•September 22 – (World) Car Free Day(s), World Rhino Day
•September 26 – European Day of Languages
•September 27 – World Tourism Day, recognized by the UN and UNWTO
•September 28 – World Rabies Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•September 28 – International Right to Know Day
•September 30 – World Helping Day
•September 30 – Blasphemy Day
•Last week of September, September 27 – World Maritime Day, recognized by the UN and IMO
•Last Saturday in September, September 29 – World Heart Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
October
•First Monday in October, October 1 – World Habitat Day, recognized by the UN
•October 1 – International Day of Older Persons, recognized by the UN
•October 1 – World Vegetarian Day
•October 2 – International Day of Non-Violence, recognized by the UN
•October 4 – World Animal Day
•October 5 – World Teachers' Day, recognized by the UN and UNESCO
•First Friday of October – World Smile Day
•October 8 – World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
•October 8 – World Humanitarian Action Day
•October 9 – World Post Day, recognized by the UN
•October 10 – World Mental Health Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•October 10 – World Day Against Death Penalty, recognized by the WCADP
•October 11 – International Day of the Girl Child, recognized by the UN
•October 11 – National Coming Out Day
•October 12 – World arthritis day
•October 13 – International Day for Disaster Reduction, recognized by the UN
•October 14 – World Standards Day
•October 15 – International Day of Rural Women, recognized by the UN
•October 15 – Global Handwashing Day
•October 16 – World Food Day, recognized by the UN and FAO
•October 16 – National Boss Day (Boss's Day)
•October 17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, recognized by the UN
•October 20 – World Osteoporosis Day
•October 20 – International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
•October 20 – World Statistics Day
•October 22 – International Stuttering Awareness Day
•October 24 – United Nations Day, recognized by the UN
•October 24 – World Development Information Day, recognized by the UN
•October 27 – World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, recognized by the UN and UNESCO
•October 28 – INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY
•October 28 – International Animation Day
•October 30 – International Orthopaedic Nurses Day
•Second Thursday in October, October 11 – World Sight Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•Second Friday of October – World Egg Day
November
•November 6 – International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, recognized by the UN
•November 8 – International World Day Town Planning Day, World Urbanism Day, International Day of Radiology, anniversary of the discovery of X-rays
•November 10 – World Science Day for Peace and Development, recognized by the UN and UNESCO
•November 10 – World Immunization Day, or immunisation, is the process by which an individual's immune system becomes fortified against an agent (known as the immunogen).
•November 12 – World Pneumonia Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•November 13 – World Kindness Day
•November 14 – World Diabetes Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•November 16 – International Day for Tolerance, recognized by the UN
•November 16 – World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, recognized by the UN and WHO
•November 17 – International Students Day
•November 19 – International Journalist's remembrance Day, recognized by the journalist community of the world
•November 19 – International Men's Day (Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Australia, India, United States, Singapore, Malta, United Kingdom, South Africa, Hungar, Ireland, Ghana, Canada, Denmark, Austria, England, France, Scotland, Pakistan, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis andGrenada)
•November 20 – Universal Children's Day, recognized by the UN
•November 20 – Transgender Day of Remembrance
•November 20 – Africa Industrialization Day, recognized by the UN
•November 21 – World Television Day, recognized by the UN
•November 21 – World Fisheries Day
•November 21 – World Hello Day
•November 25 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, recognized by the UN
•November 29 – International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, recognized by the UN
•November 30 – Computer Security Day
•Third Thursday in November, November 15 – World Philosophy Day, recognized by the UN and UNESCO
•Third Sunday in November, November 17 – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, recognized by the UN and WHO
December
•December 1 – World AIDS Day, recognized by the UN
•December 2 – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognized by the UN
•December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities, recognized by the UN
•December 5 – International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, recognized by the UN
•December 7 – International Civil Aviation Day, recognized by the UN and ICAO
•December 9 – International Anti-Corruption Day, recognized by the UN
•December 10 – Human Rights Day, recognized by the UN
•December 10 – International Animal Rights Day, founded in 1998 by Uncaged Campaigns
•December 11 – International Mountain Day, recognized by the UN
•December 12 – The International Day Of Heavy Metal, a celebration of Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Music
•December 13 – International Day Day, a meme celebrated by followers of Reddit
•December 18 – International Migrants Day, recognized by the UN
•December 20 – International Human Solidarity Day, recognized by the UN
•December 25 – Christmas
Weeks
•March 21 – 27 Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination, recognized by the UN
•April 25 – May 2 (2009) — Vaccination Week in the Americas
•May 25 – 31 Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories, recognized by the UN
•4th week of September – (International) Peace Week
•October 4–10 – World Space Week, recognized by the UN
•October 24–30 – Disarmament Week, recognized by the UN
•October 25–31 – International Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week,
•Road Safety Week – November
•Shark Week – Summer
Months
•January – InFo-ZoNe Month
•February – LGBTQ Month
•October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
•October – International Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month, International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC); www.isaac-online.org; www.aacawareness.org
•November – Movember November events to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression
•November – National Novel Writing Month People from all over the world trying to each write a 50,000 word novel in a month.
Years
Before 1950
•1882/1883 – International Polar Year
•1932/1933 – International Polar Year
1950s
•1957/1958 – International Geophysical Year
•1959/1960 – World Refugee Year
1960s
•1961 – International Health and Medical Research Year
•1965 – International Cooperation Year
•1967 – International Tourist Year
•1968 – International Year for Human Rights
1970s
•1970 – International Education Year
•1971 – International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
•1974 – World Population Year
•1975 – International Women's Year
•1978/1979 – International Anti-Apartheid Year
•1979 – International Year of the Child
1980s
•1981 – International Year of Disabled Persons
•1982 – International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions against South Africa
•1983 – World Communications Year
•1984 – Year of Women in South Africa
•1985 – Year of the United Nations
•1985 – International Youth Year
•1986 – International Year of Peace
•1987 – International Year of Shelter for the Homeless
1990s
•1990 – International Literacy Year – United Nations General Assembly Resolution 104 session 42 International Literacy Year on December 7, 1987
•1992 – International Space Year
•1993 – International Year of the World's Indigenous People
•1994 – International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal
•1994 – International Year of the Family
•1995 – World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of Victims of the Second World War
•1995 – United Nations Year for Tolerance
•1996 – International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
•1998 – International Year of the Ocean
•1999 – International Year of Older Persons
•1999 – International Men's Day
2000s
•2000 – International Year of Thanksgiving
•2000 – International Year for the Culture of Peace
•2000 – World Mathematical Year
•2001 – International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
•2001 – International Year of Volunteers
•2001 – United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations
•2002 – International Year of Ecotourism
•2002 – International Year of Mountains United Nations General Assembly Resolution 24 session 53 (retrieved 2007-11-19)
•2002 – United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage
•2003 – International Year of Freshwater
•2003 – European Disability Year
•2004 – International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition
•2004 – International Year of Rice
•2005 – International Year for Sport and Physical Education
•2005 – International Year of Microcredit
•2005 – World Year of Physics (declared by IUPAP)
•2006 – International Year of Deserts and Desertification
•2007 – Year of the Dolphin (extended to 2008)
•2007 – International Year of the Scout
•2007–2008 – International Heliophysical Year
•2007–2008–(2009) – International Polar Year
•(2007)–2008–(2009) – International Year of Planet Earth – (N.B. Triennium)
•2007 – Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia
•2008 – International Year of Languages
•2008 – International Year of the Potato
•2008 – International Year of Sanitation
•2008 – International Year of the Frog
•2009 – International Year of Astronomy (proposal accepted by 33rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, proclaimed by United Nations 62nd General Assembly)
•2009 – International Year of Natural Fibres
•2009 – International Year of Reconciliation http://www.undemocracy.com/generalassembly_61/meeting_56/pg025-bk02#pg025-bk02]
•2009 – Year of the Gorilla –
•2009 – International Year of the Shark –
2010s
•2010 – International Year of Communications, International Year for the Reapprochement of Cultures
•2010 – International Year of Biodiversity
•2010 – International Year of Youth
•2011 – International Year of Forests
•2011 – International Year of Advanced Skills
•2011 – International Year of Chemistry, recognized by UNESCO
•2011 – International Year for People of African descent
•2011 – World Veterinary Year 2011
•2012 – International Year of Cooperatives
•2012 – International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
•2013 – International Year of Water Cooperation
•2013 – International Year of Quinoa
•2014 – International Year of Family Farming
•2014 – International Year of Crystallography
Decades
•1976–1985 – United Nations Decade for Women , recognized by the UN
•1990s – International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
•1994–2004 – First International Decade of the World's Indigenous People , recognized by the UN
•1997–2006 – First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty , recognized by the UN
•2000–2010 – Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (pdf), recognized by the UN
•2000–2010 – Bone and Joint Decade , recognized by WHO
•2001–2010 – International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World , recognized by the UN
•2001–2010 – Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa (2001–2010), recognized by the UN
•2003–2012 – United Nations Literacy Decade , recognized by the UN
•2005–2014 – United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development – , recognized by the UN
•2005–2014 – Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People , recognized by the UN
•2005–2015 – Water for Life Decade, recognized by the UN
•2010–2020 – United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification, recognized by the UN
•2011–2020 – United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, recognized by the UN; Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, recognized by the UN; Decade of Action for Road Safety [www.who.int/roadsafety/decade_of_action/en/index.html], recognized by the UN


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Largest Airport - King Khalid International Airport (South Arabia)

Highest Airport - Lhasa Air­port, Tibet

Tallest Animal - Giraffe

Largest Animal - Blue Bottom whale

Largest Bay - Hudson Bay, Canada,

Fastest Bird - Swift

Largest Bird - Ostrich

Smallest Bird - Humming bird

Longest Bridge - the Akashi Kaikyo bridge in Japan takes the title, with a main span of 1,991 meters (or 6,532 feet)

Tallest Building - Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan,2004,101 stories,509m,1,670ft

Longest Canal - Baltic sea White Canal

Largest Cathedral - Cathedral Church of New York

Largest Cemetry - Leningrad, Russia

Largest Church - Belisca of St. Peter in the Vatican City, Rome.

Largest Continent - Asia

Smallest Continent - Australia

Largest Country - Russia

Smallest Country - Vatican City

Biggest Cinema House - Roxy, New York

Highest City - Wen Chuan, China

Highest Population - Mexico

Longest Day - June 21

Shortest Day - December 22

Largest Delta - Sunderbans

Largest Desert - Sahara, Africa

Biggest Dome - Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India

Largest Dams - Grand Coulee Dam, USA

Tallest Fountain - Fountain Hills, Arizona

Largest Gulf - Gulf of Mexico

Largest Hotel - Hotel Rossaiya, Moscow

Largest Island - Greenland

Largest Lake - Caspian Sea, CIS Iran

Deepest Lake - Baikal (Siberia)

Highest Lake - Titicaca (Bolivia)

Biggest Library - National Kiev Library, Moscow and Library of the Congress, Washington

Largest Mosque - Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)

Highest Mountain Peak Mount Everest (Nepal)

Highest Mountain Range Himalayas

Longest Mountain - Andes (South America)

Biggest Museum - British Museum (London)

Largest Minaret Sultan Has-san Mosque (Egypt)

Tallest Minaret - Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)

Biggest Oceans - Pacific Ocean

Deepest Oceans - Pacific Ocean

Biggest Palace - Vatican (Rome)

Largest Palace - Imperial Palace (China)

Biggest Park - Yellow Stone Na­tional Park

Largest Park - Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)

Largest Peninsula - Arabia

Highest Plateau - Pamir (Tibet)

Longest Platform - Kharagpur, W. Bengal (India)

Largest Platform - Grand Central Terminal, (Ely. Sta­tion)New York (USA)

Biggest Planet - Jupiter

Smallest Planet - Murcury

Brightest Planet Venus

Coldest Planet Pluto

Nearest (To the Sun) - Mercury

Farthest (from the Sun) - Pluto

Longest River - Nile, Africa

Longest River Dam - Hirakud Dam, India

Largest Sea - South China Sea

Largest Stadium - Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic)

Brightest Star - Sirius A

Tallest Statue - Motherland (Russia)

Largest Sea-bird - Albatross

Biggest Telescope - Mt. Palomar (USA)

Longest Train Flying Scotsman

Largest Temple - Angkorwat in Kampuchea

Oldest Theatre - Teatro Ohm­pico (Itlay)

Tallest Tower - C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)

Longest Wall - Great Wall of China

Highest Waterfall - Angel (Venezuela)

Widest Waterfall - Khone Falls (Laos)

Lowest Water Level - Dead Sea

Longest Epic - Mahabharata

Hottest Place - Al-Azizia (Libya)

Rainiest Place - Mosinram, near Cherapunji (India)

Highest Road - Leh-Nobra, Ladakh division India.

Highest Village - Andean (Chile)

Highest Volcano - Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile

Largest Volcano - Manuna Lea (Hawai)

Lightest Gas - Hydrogen

Fastest Animal - Cheetah

Biggest Flower - Rafflesia (Java)

Longest Corridor - Rameshwaram Temple (India)

Largest Democracy - India

Fastest Dog - Persian greyhound

Lightest Metal - Lithium


With the interim budget just coming in few hours, lets have some predictions about the market. If you take my view, market is not expecting much from this "Vote on Account", and has already discounted this interim budget. Market has been volatile from last 3-4 weeks and we saw it going forward by one steps but again coming back by two steps. Its been said that market fell largely due to the huge FII selling, but it if you observe the market minutely, you will find that, it fell due to lack of buyers and also since the market of whole world wee correcting so is our Indian market.


People have decided to play safe and kept hold on themselves, they just want to wait and observe. There has been a huge political turnmoil in our country, and people are confused. Particularly with the emergence of AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) as a big political force and their leftist policy have added a fuel and common investors are bound to play safe. Also people are aware that there are not going to be any big policy change to be announced in this interim budget, rather Finance Minster's focus will be mostly on limiting the fiscal deficit as outlined in the last budget, and subsidy flows in terms of next year and the planning done for the same. To contain the fiscal deficit at the desired level, it is expected that government is going to announce a reduction in developmental as well as non-developmental budget.


Although this interim budget is very important at this moment when the economy is bouncing back, and although whats happens in the next year would be the responsibility of the next government, but some direction is needed from this government as well. We must not forget that recovery is slow this time, its not V-shaped so don't expect the revenues coming up very strongly.


Market is going to open in just 5 and 1/2 hour at 9.15 AM, and my take is that we won't be seeing any significant move- it may be tinkering between slight up and slight down.