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One who eats human flesh      -  Cannibal one who lives at the same time-  Contemporary one who lives on other            -   Parasite One who knows many language-   Polygot One who is habitual drunkard   -   Sotto Per The study of ancient writing     -  Paleography The dead body of a animal       -   Carcass A number of sheeps                -     Flock A collection of flag                  -     Bunting A number of star ground together- Constellation The study of mountain               -  Oralogy The study of language                -   Philology The Art of effective speaking      -   Elocution One who is against the religion    -  Heretic...

Goa Government launched hot air balloon and amphibious vehicles service to add attractions to its tourism portfolio. Governement released commemorative coin on 100th anniversary of Swami Chinmayananda. Government approved 21 proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of Rs.280.70 crores on recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). Government approved Namami Gange Program to clean Ganga river in a comprehensive manner with a budget outlay of Rs. 20,000 crore for the next 5 years. Government of India has incurred over Rs. 4000 crore on this cleaning ganga since 1985. Government approved Gujarat State's Climate Change Action Plan 2015-2020 with proposal to invest over 21000 crores for creating environment-friendly water resource management, public health and agriculture improvement projects by 2020. Government approved Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Continuation Programme consisting of fifteen operational flights PSLV-C36 to PSLV-C50 during 2017-2...

Pradeep Kumar Joshi is appointed as a Member of Union Public Service Commission. Pradeep Kumar Sinha is appointed as Cabinet Secretary. He succeeded Shri Ajit Seth. Prannoy Roy (Executive Co-chairman of NDTV) Redink Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 in Mumbai, awards presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. Other Awardees are - Journalist of the Year - Sreenivasan Jain of NDTV Impact Editor of the Year - Arnab Goswami (Editor-in-Chief of Times Now) News Start-Up of the Year - News website Scroll.in President Pranab Mukherjee Visited Russia to witness Victory Day parade on 9 May 2015 to mark 70th anniversary of Allied forces victory in the Second World War. During this visit, Mukherjee was conferred with honorary Doctorate by the Russian Diplomatic Academy. 11 Memorandum of Intent (MoI) were signed between India and Russia to establish Network of Institutions of Higher Education. President also inaugurated Namaste Russia festival in Russian capital Moscow. President Prana...

Tesla Motors (led by ELON M USK) launched solar energy battery system Powerwall home battery that charges by electricity generated from solar panels. It's a rechargeable lithium-ion battery designed to store energy for load shifting, backup and self-consumption of solar power generation to reduce dependence on powergrids. Third India-Tunisia Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in Tunis. Indian delegation was led by Secretary (East) Anil Wadhwa. To improve education in backward Vidarbha region, Government will set up first IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology) of Maharashtra state in Nagpur along with an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM). Trevor Bayliss (Australia) is appointed as coach of England cricket team. Two Indians Nand Ram and Raju Joseph posthumously given United Nations (UN) Dag Hammarskjold Medal. Nand Ram served UN Organization Stabilization Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Raju...

General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) will develop an insurance product for Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Financial Services (DFS) to provide insurance cover for liability arising from Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages (CLND) Act, 2010 for benefit of staff of nuclear power plants. Germany's Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen Visited India. Global warming will lead to extinction of 1 in 6 species by end of century if emission of carbon dioxide stays the same as per a study Accelerating extinction risk from climate change by Mark C. Urban of University of Connecticut (USA). Goa Government launched hot air balloon and amphibious vehicles service to add attractions to its tourism portfolio. Government released commemorative coin on 100th anniversary of Swami Chinmayananda. Government approved 21 proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of Rs.280.70 crores on recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). Government approved Namami Gang...

Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) will hold 30th India Carpet Expo in October 2015 in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). Central Statistics Office (CSO) released provisional estimates (PE) of national income for 2014-15 at constant (2011-12) and current prices - At 125.4 lakh crore rupees, India is now the 10th Largest economy after crossing the 2 trillion USD Mark. However, 10.3 trillion USD China's economy is way ahead from India. USA is still at the top with 17.4 trillion USD Economy. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices in 2014-15 will grow at 7.3 % while at current prices it will grow at 10.5 % In fourth quarter (Jan - Mar) 2014-15, GDP will grow at 7.5 % and at current prices it will grow at 7.7 %. Gross national income will rise by 7.3 % in 2014-15 as compared to 6.8 % in 2013-14. Per capita income (Constant Prices) in 2014-15 is 74104 rupees as against 69959 rupees in FY 2013-14. Per capita income (current prices) in 2014-15 is 87748 rupees as compared to 8...

Abraj Kudai will be world’s biggest hotel being built in Mecca (Saudi Arabia). Achal Kumar Joti has been appointed as Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India. Election commission of India consists of a chief election commissioner and two election commissioners. Currently, chief election commissioner is Nasim Zaidi and two election commissioners are Achal Kumar Joti and one seat is vacant. Agriculture Ministers of G20 Countries met in Istanbul on 7-8 May 2015 to address rising challenges of food security as worl's population will rise to 9 Billion in 2050. Radha Mohan Singh, Agriculture Minister of India attended on India's Behalf and met Mr Phil Hogan, Agriculture Commissioner of European Union. American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiao from Philippines to win the unified World Welterweight title. The match was termed as Fight of the Century and was held at MGM Grand, Las Vegas (USA). Andaman and Nicobar Police announced to reserve 33...

6th National Conference on Nuclear Energy organized by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi today with theme Nuclear Energy: a 'Clean' Energy option. United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched strategic framework for its newly-established Space Agency. Mohammed Nasser Al-Ahbabi is appointed as Director-General of UAE Space Agency. Framework aims to launch satellite missions and first Arab unmanned probe to Mars called Hope Probe by 2021. 03 May - Constitution Day of Poland. Constitution of poland was enacted on May 3, 1791. 03 May - World Press Freedom Day. Theme for 2015 is Let Journalism Thrive. 05 May - Birth anniversary of Gyani Zail Singh, former President of India. 05 May 2015 - World Asthma Day. Theme of 2015 is You Can Control Your Asthma and sub-theme - Time to Control Asthma. 07 May, 2015 - 55th Foundation day of India's Border Roads Organization (Founded on May 7, 1960). 07 May, 2015 -154th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore (Born on May 7, 1861) 14-year-old Indian-Am...