Kerala with 1084 has the highest sex ratio

Press Information Bureau English Releases: "Kerala with 1084 has the highest sex ratio followed by Puducherry with 1038, Daman & Diu has the lowest sex ratio of 618."

India’s population at 1,210.2 million, says provisional 2011 Census report

India’s population at 1,210.2 million, says provisional 2011 Census report

textually.org: How the electric telegraph switched on the connected world

textually.org: How the electric telegraph switched on the connected world: "In 1837 William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone patented their telegraph, starting a new era of instant, long-distance electrical communication that culminated in the internet, email, Facebook, Twitter ... Mark Brandon of the Open University spoke to John Liffen of London's Science Museum about this 20th Century Icon in a video interview in The Guardian.

Two hundred years ago, people had to wait days, weeks or even months for letters to arrive by horse and ship. The electric telegraph changed all that. In the space of a few years, anyone in a large town could send a message hundreds of miles in just a few minutes."

India among the most corrupt nations surveyed by PERC | Deccan Chronicle

India among the most corrupt nations surveyed by PERC | Deccan Chronicle
India finds itself bracketed with countries like Philippines and Cambodia, rated as the fourth most corrupt nation among 16 countries of the Asia-Pacific region surveyed by leading Hong Kong-based business consultancy firm PERC.

Tiger census: 295 tigers added, population estimated at 1706

Tiger census: 295 tigers added, population estimated at 1706: "According to the second all-India tiger population estimation study, carried out in the designated 39 tiger reserves across the country, there has been an increase of 295 tigers in India. The population is estimated at 1706, up from 1411 when they were counted last."

Tea is the top popular beverage

Tea is the top popular beverage in the world. Beer is second.

World Welcomes First Test Tube Baby Mice -- Daily Intel

World Welcomes First Test Tube Baby Mice -- Daily Intel: "Earlier this week, researchers in Japan made fertile mammalian sperm in a culture dish, a feat long thought to be impossible, Nature reports. Scientists apparently created sperm from the testicular tissue of mice and successfully produced a dozen adorable baby mice with it, mice who will never be emotionally troubled as a result of their origins. If the breakthrough technique transfers to humans successfully, scientists could help preserve the fertility of cancer patients and treat male reproductive problems. (And make test tube babies.)"

Quizicon - 100 Most Common English Words Quiz

Quizicon - 100 Most Common English Words Quiz

Simply Amazing Random Facts | PurpleSlinky

Simply Amazing Random Facts | PurpleSlinky: "Looking for the world’s most expensive fur? Broadtail is the most expensive fur. It has a flat wavy pattern resembling moiré silk, and comes from lambs born prematurely or from unborn lambs.
Covered Bridge is the world’s longest covered bridge. It spans the Saint John River at Hartland, New Brunswick, near the Maine border. It is 1,282 ft or 391 m long."

India's forex reserves up $1.67 bn to $303.51 bn

India's forex reserves up $1.67 bn to $303.51 bn: "India's foreign exchange reserves surged by USD 1.67 billion to USD 303.51 billion, helped by a healthy increase in foreign currency assets (FCAs) in the week ended March 17."

Richards 56-ball century in 1985 is a record in Test cricket

Richards, (Isaac) Vivian (Alexander) 56-ball century (scoring 100 points on 56 balls bowled) in 1985 is a record in Test cricket

In 1880 Grace, WG was on the English team that played the first Test match against Australia

In 1880 Grace, W(illiam) G(ilbert) was on the English team that played the first Test match against Australia in England.

Cricket's first set of rules was written in 1744

Cricket's origins are uncertain, but the first set of rules was written in 1744.

India’s first e-toilet logs on to the Gulf

India’s first e-toilet logs on to the Gulf: "Innovation is the name of the game. Who would have thought of a public toilet as a portable, electronic profit station? Delight, India’s first electronic public toilet, has picked up orders for 10,000 assemblies within the first quarter of 2011."

The most important news and commentary to read right now. - The Slatest - Slate Magazine

The most important news and commentary to read right now. - The Slatest - Slate Magazine: "When Dallas Wiens's head brushed up against a high voltage electrical wire in November 2008, the subsequent shock caused irrevocable damage to his face. But thanks to a 30-person surgery team at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, the 25-year-old Texan now has a new historic visage: He wears the first ever successful face transplant in history. He's already chatting with it: Lead doctor Bohdan Pomahac told a press conference today that Wiens is 'awake and talking on a cell phone.' The U.S. Department of Defense footed the bill for the $300,000, 15-hour operation as part of its research into helping injured service personnel. So what, exactly, goes into a new face? According to a statement, surgeons replaced Wiens's 'nose, lips, facial skin, muscles of facial animation and the nerves that power them to provide sensation.'"

Meet the 14-year-old CEO

Meet the 14-year-old CEO

Saudi author first woman to win Arabic book prize - Books - Books News - ibnlive

Saudi author first woman to win Arabic book prize - Books - Books News - ibnlive

In which year did the United Nations start observing March 8 as the IWD

MS Subbulakshmi
1. In which year did the United Nations start observing March 8 as the IWD?
1975

2. What is the significance of the phrase “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women”?
It is the global United Nation's theme for this year's IWD

3. Name the five women recipients of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
Indira Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Aruna Asaf Ali, M.S. Subbulakshmi and Lata Mangeshkar

4. Name the authors of the classics Black Beauty, Pride and Prejudice and Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Lakshmi bai, Rani of Jhansi

5. How is the brave freedom fighter and historical figure born Manikarnika Tambe better known?
She is the only woman to win an Olympic medal
6. What is the claim to fame of Karnam Malleswari in the context of Indian sport?
Anna Sewell, Jane Austen and Harriet Beecher Stowe

7. With a recorded reign spanning 63 years and 216 days, who holds the record for the longest reign by any female monarch in history?
Queen Victoria

8. Which famous Indian poetic work's name would literally translate to “I bow to thee, Mother”?
Vande Mataram' by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
9. What is the stage name of the singing sensation Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Lady Gaga

10. Who are considered the mothers of the gods in Hindu and Greek mythologies?
Aditi and Rhea

11. In the world of international politics, the world's first woman prime minister was from a country close to ours. Name her and the country.
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka
12. Beauty is always linked to women. Which Indian was the first to be chosen as Miss Universe?
Sushmita Sen

13. What is common to the chemical symbols Cm, Ir, Nb, Pd and V?
They are for the chemical elements named after women (Marie Curie, Iris, Niobe, Pallas or Athena and Vanadis)

14. Sister Nivedita and Mira Behn were dedicated disciples of which great Indian luminaries?
Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi

15. Which famous character has been marketed for more than 50 years as a ‘Girl's Best Friend'?
Barbie
source: Hindu

Which cricketer has scored most first class centuries in history?

Which cricketer has scored most first class centuries in history?

Jack Hobbs (197)

was the opium capital of the world

Which city, in the nineteenth century, was the opium capital of the world?
Kolkata

What is wet-ware?

What is wet-ware?
The brain

because I know my life isn't a failure

One of the greatest experts in the field of communication said this after inventing something very important: I'have permitted myself to weep three times.  The first, when I was blinded.  The second, when I learnt about night writing, and now, because I know my life isn't a failure. Who?
Louis Braille

Which was the first city in Asia to have a population of a million?

Which was the first city in Asia to have a population of a million?
Angkor Vat.  Hangchow was the second Asian city with a population of one million

First city in the world to have a population of one million

Rome was the first city in the world to have a population of one million