Current affairs briefing for 27th May, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go today's links:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/05/27052007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/05/carbon-trading-mechanism.html

In today's briefing:

1.  I was asked to explain something about the CDM trading mechanism.  Take a look at it in our Discover It blog.

2.  A bit about X-ray scanners and Gamma scanners.  Some differing viewpoints on gamma ray scanner acquisitions by CBEC.

3.  What is special about Naldehra in HP?

4.  Are carbonated drinks days numbered?  Perhaps Indra Nooyi saw it coming way back in the 1990's.

5.  Who wrote the book "The Case of the Bonsai Manager"?

6.  What is the FIU? \

7.  How are opportunity funds different from normal equity funds?

8.  When did India's first motor racing happen?

9.  Coffee helps prevent occurrence of gout.  What is gout?

10.  Ancient art dating to 1500 BC found in Tamil Nadu.  Look at the details.

11.  Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Award for 2004 presented.  Who bagged it?

12.  A record performance by Indian team against Bangladesh.

13.  Some interesting GK I found in today's ToI:

a)  What is the estimated age of the Earth?

b) Which country's has the world's largest Navy?

c)  Who is the youngest Nobel prize winner?

d) Why does Venus rotate from East to West and not the other way round?

e)  When did river rafting become a sport?  When was it included in Olympics?

Have your plate full for a Sunday?  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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