Social networking site Facebook is all set to launch its India operations from Hyderabad in less than two months. The company’s proposal to set up a unit in one of the IT SEZ in Hyderabad was approved by the Union Government.
Facebook’s new operations centre in Hyderabad will supplement operations supported out of Palo Alto, California, Dublin, Ireland, and a recently-announced location in Austin, Texas. The Hyderabad office will be Facebook’s first office in the Asian region.
Saina Nehwal with the Tricolour after beating Japan’s Sayaka Sato in the final of the Indonesia Open Super Series final in Jakarta on Sunday.India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal notched up an incredible ‘hat-trick’ by successfully defending her Indonesia Open Super Series crown with a hard-fought win over Japan’s Sayaka Sato here on Sunday. This was Saina’s third successive title, having won the Indian Open Grand Prix at home and the Singapore Open Super Series Tournament last week. This is also the 20-year-old’s third Super Series title overall.
Heartiest Congratulation to Saina for your super achievements. India and Indians are proud of you. Keep it up.
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It is unbelievable but true that there was a note of Rupees two and half (Rupees two and eight Annas). Below is the picture of a note of that denomination. Most of us not seen this note because it was in circulation before Independence of India. It may be a high value note at that time but today it is an antique item and may be having a antique value of more than Rs. 2.5
India became independent on 15 August 1947 and was left with a legacy of non-decimal coinage. One rupee was divided into 16 annas (or 64 pice), with each anna therefore equal to 4 pice. In 1957, India shifted to the decimal system, but for a short period both decimal and non-decimal coins were in circulation. To distinguish between the two pice, the coins minted between 1957 and 1964 have the legend “Naya Paisa” (“new” paisa). The denominations in circulation were 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 (naya)paise and one rupee which remained as the same pre-decimal value. Therefore pre-decimal coins of one, half and quarter rupees could remain in circulation after decimalisation. The Rs. two and half note, when was in circulation, is not known. However, it is clear that it was in circulation much before the independence of India.
Courtesy : email circulation & Wikipedia
Happy world environment day! This one planet is a home to all of us – humans and animals alike – and all of us face the same future.
Years of neglecting nature – our most precious resource – has caused damage all around the world, and it will only get worse if the exploitation continues. Every step taken to protect our environment is an investment in a better future.
By contributing to the fight for the environment you will strengthen it. This planet is all we have and everything else loses significance with out it. Today is the the day and now is the time to take the first step.
Check out this video and join the fight for the environment by making your contribution today.
Courtesy : www.greenpeace.org
The rollercoaster ride to success of an illiterate Bihar youth, who launched a radio station and promoted social messages on polio, AIDS and other issues but was arrested for illegally running it, has found place in school textbooks.
The story of Raghav, in his mid-20s, and his ‘Raghav Radio’ has been published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in its book ‘Bharat Mein Samajik Parivartan Evam Vikas’ (Social change and development in India) for Class 12.
The book describes Raghav as a role model for development in society. It highlights his struggle and the difficulties he faced after starting ‘Raghav Radio’ in Mansoorpur village in Vaishali district.
Raghav, who currently works as the project head of a community radio station in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district, told IANS over the phone that his ‘story in the NCERT book will inspire people, particularly the youths, to make a difference in society’.
The book mentions Raghav as being born in a family of agricultural labourers who were too poor to provide him with education.
It was in 2004 that Raghav, who had an electronics repair shop at Gudri Bazar near Mansoorpur and loved to tinker with old equipment, stumbled upon the innovative idea of launching a radio station.
With the old tools and gadgets that he had stored over the years, he launched his radio station that very soon became a hit with the villagers.
The station operated like a community radio service in Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Saran districts, providing local news and views in the local dialect.
Apart from Hindi songs and news, it provided information about crime in the area, programmes on AIDS awareness, polio eradication, literacy initiatives and news about missing people as well as on local functions and festivals. And all that free of cost.
The media highlighted his story and he became very popular. The union communications ministry took notice too — but that was to be his undoing. In 2006, the ministry sought a report on the legality of the private radio station. Raghav did not possess an operating licence as he was too poor to pay the licence fee and too naive to understand that it was illegal. ‘Raghav Radio’ closed down. The district authorities said it was closed for violating the Indian Telegraphs Act. The government held him an offender and arrested him for a brief period but for people residing in and around Mansoorpur village, he was a hero. Later, many NGOs came forward to help him and gave him vocational training.
Impressed by his talent and struggle, the Barefoot College at Tilonia in Rajasthan, run by Bunker Roy, appointed him the head of Barefoot Community Radio Station, the first of its kind in Rajasthan. The radio service caters to the educational, development and socio-cultural needs of the local community in a radius of six to 10 kilometres through indigenously created broadcast programming.
From an ordinary illiterate youth to becoming someone who has the ability to inspire people through his simple deeds, Raghav has indeed come a long way. And the mission to inform and educate continues.
Source : SiliconIndia
