Current Affairs::General (13/11/2011)-2
1. Francisco Blake, is the Mexican Interior Minister who was killed in a helicopter crash recently. 2. SAARC summit 2011 concluded with vision of Building bridges, Resolve to fight terrorism and implementation of South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA). 3. The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has unearthed a precious 37.68 carat diamond, the biggest so far, from its Madhya Pradesh-based Panna mines. 4. Nepal would host 18th SAARC summit in 2012. 5. Siemens, one of…
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Heads of World Organizations
1. Ban Ki-Moon:Secretary General, United Nations Organization(UNO). 2. Ms Asha-Rose Migiro: Deputy Secretary-General, UNO. 3. Salil Shetty: Secretary General, Amnesty International. 4. Charles F Bolden Jr: Chief NASA. 5. Lamine Diack: International Amateur Athletic Federation.(IAAF). 6. Ms Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed: Sec- Gen, SAARC.(Resigned) 7. Dr Surin Pitsuwan: Sec- Gen ASEAN. 8. Robert Zoellick: President World bank. 9. Irina Bokova: Director-General UNESCO. 10. Dr Margaret Chan: Director General, WHO. 11. Jose Graziano De…
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