Archive for August, 2009

VLC Player – best among its competitors

August 15th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Amit Sahrawat, Tools

VLC Player – best among its competitors

I have tried different players for movies, music, but ever since I have used VLC. I have not switched back from it. VLC is magnificent media player, providing support for almost all the media files and most important its easy to use interface. I have even used VLC for development purpose on LINUX. Where I […]

Embedding youtube Videos in wordpress blog

August 15th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Technology

Embedding youtube Videos in wordpress blog

I tried using various plugins to support inserting videos from youtube into my wordpress blog, but none of the plugins provided me with the simple approach of putting video.  The simplest solution to inserting a youtube video into you wordpress blog, which I used is: 1)     First, visit “youtube.com”, search the video you are looking […]

ISRO’s answer to Google Earth

August 15th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Technology

India has launched a rival to Google Earth, the search Engine’s hugely popular satellite imagery service. Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) unveiled its beta version of Bhuvan (meaning earth in Sanskrit). A web based tool like Google earth, Bhuvan promises to give better 3-D satellite imagery of India than is currently being offered by the US-based […]

Influenza-A, H1N1 (Swine Flu) – Don’t Panic Raise Alert

August 15th, 2009  |  by  |  published in General Awareness, Health

Influenza-A, H1N1 (Swine Flu) – Don’t Panic Raise Alert

Symptoms Similar to those of FLU: Feverish illness, sore throat, headache, tiredness, chills, fatigue and muscle aches Where to Call 011-23921401(helpline)

Viceroys of India

August 15th, 2009  |  by  |  published in History

Lord Canning                     1858 – 1862 Lord Rippon                      1880 – 1884 Lord Curzon                      1899 – 1905 Lord Minto                        1905 – 1910 Lord Hardinge                    1910 – 1916 Lord Chelmsford                1916 – 1920

Governor General of India

August 15th, 2009  |  by  |  published in History

Warren Hastings                1774 – 1785 Lord Cornwallis                  1786 – 1793 Lord Wellesley                    1798 – 1805 Lord Minto                        1807 – 1813 Lord Hastings                    1813 – 1823

British Rulers of India

August 15th, 2009  |  by  |  published in History

Lord Warren Hastings                   1772 – 1785 Lord. Cornwallis                 1786 – 1793 Sir John Shore                     1793 – 1798 Lord Wellesley                     1798 – 1805 Lord Minto I                         1807 – 1813 Lord Hastings                       1813 – 1823

Green India Ranked No.1

August 8th, 2009  |  by  |  published in Technology

India has been ranked No.1 by a United Nations body for successfully adopting green technologies. India’s clean development projects are worth 1,20,000 crore, highest in the world The time being taken for registration of the projects with United National Convention on Climate Change, the global body for certifying clean projects, is lowest for India at […]

Child Vaccination Program

August 8th, 2009  |  by  |  published in General Awareness, Health

WHEN TO GET THEM Age Vaccine Name Diseases Prevented At Birth or within 48 Hrs. Hepatitis B (Rs 100-110)* & Polio drops. Hepatitis B & Polio 0 – 1 month B.C.G (Rs 100) T.B. (Tuberculosis) 1 & ½ month1 year DPT(Rs 15), Polio, Hepatitis B, Polio & Hepatitis B Diphtheria, Whooping cough, Tetanus 2 & […]

IIT Convocation day

August 8th, 2009  |  by  |  published in General Awareness

IIT- Delhi will host its 40th annual convocation over the weekend. This year about 1,420 students will be graduating from the Institute. Among them will be the first batch of 22 students of the unique diploma programme in Metro Rail Transport: Technology and Management. The convocation this year would see a record number of 181 […]

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