Modern Commercial banking made its beginning in India with the setting of the first presidency bank, the bank of Bengal in Kolkata in 1806 .
Friday, 9 September 2011
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
India's highest civilian award
Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India or Gem of India in English) is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna carry no special title nor any other honorifics, but they do have a place in the Indian order of precedence.
The award was established by the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad, on 2 January 1954.
The award was established by the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad, on 2 January 1954. Along with other major national honours, such as the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, the awarding of the Bharat Ratna was suspended from 13 July 1977 to 26 January 1980.
Last awarded to Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011) 2008 Hindustani classical singer
The award was established by the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad, on 2 January 1954.
The award was established by the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad, on 2 January 1954. Along with other major national honours, such as the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, the awarding of the Bharat Ratna was suspended from 13 July 1977 to 26 January 1980.
Last awarded to Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011) 2008 Hindustani classical singer
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Statistic Joke about average
Three statisticians go hunting and a bird flies across their view.
The first aims his gun and fires. Unfortunately he shoots 3 feet too high and misses.
The second takes aim and fires, his shot goes 3 feet too low and misses the target.
The third statistician then shouts "Great! We hit it!"
The first aims his gun and fires. Unfortunately he shoots 3 feet too high and misses.
The second takes aim and fires, his shot goes 3 feet too low and misses the target.
The third statistician then shouts "Great! We hit it!"
Largest river deltas
A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river. Deltas are formed from the deposition of the sediment carried by the river as the flow leaves the mouth of the river. Over long periods of time, this deposition builds the characteristic geographic pattern of a river delta.
The Greek historian Herodotus coined the term delta for the Nile River delta because the sediment deposited at its mouth had the shape of the upper-case Greek letter Delta: Δ.
The Ganges Delta (also known as the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, the Sunderbans Delta, or the Bengalla Delta) is a river delta in the South Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal, India. It is the world's largest delta, and empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is also one of the most fertile regions in the world, thus earning the nickname The Green Delta.
Sunderbans is a World Heritage Site awarded by UNESCO in 1997 is the world’s largest delta covered by mangrove forest and vast saline mud flats. Sunderbans, the world’s largest estuarine forest is a land of 54 tiny islands, crisscrossed by innumerable tributaries of River Ganga . Sunderbans spread in an area of 9630 sq. km., where 70 percent is under saline water. Sunderbans was established as a National Park on May 4, 1984. It had earlier been designated as a Tiger Reserve in December 1973.
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
What is Nautical mile, arc, radian and pi of a Circle?
A minute of arc; arcminute; or minute of angle (MOA), is a unit of angular measurement, equal to one sixtieth (1⁄60) of one degree. In turn, a second of arc or arcsecond is one sixtieth (1⁄60) of one minute of arc. These are accepted for use with calculations involving SI units.
However, they are not themselves SI units because they are dimensionless.
1 minute of arc=1⁄(360X60)
Since one degree is defined as one three hundred and sixtieth (1⁄360) of a circle, 1 minute of arc is 1⁄21,600 of the same. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet).
The nautical mile (symbol M, NM or nmi) is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator.
That means
The diameter of the earth at the equator is 7926.41 miles (12756.32 kilometers).
Circumferance through equator =12756.32*3.14 = 1,852* 21600
A cargo ship will run at the most efficient speed that allows it to reach its destination at the desired time, and no faster. Fuel is expensive and the ship doesn't make any extra money for arriving early. Most major shipping lines have complex policies in place that dictate the speed requirements. The speed is monitored many times a day and adjusted as necessary to account for currents, weather, and changes to the arrival time. Ships usually travel between 16 and 22 knots.
Cruise ships will adjust their speed to get from port to port in the time alloted. They typically want to arrive at a port early in the morning, before the passengers get up. They are a little bit less concerned about fuel efficiency and will run slightly higher speeds to make the appropriate arrival times.
The latitude and longitude of India is:
20° 0' 0" N / 77° 0' 0" E
If you want to travel through costal area of Kerala (The state has a coast of length 590 km) it will tale average of 16hrs.
Radians are another way of measuring angles instead of degrees. One radian is approximately 57.3°
π (Pi) is 3.14 radians , So 180°=π X 57.3°.
Arc length is the degree ratio of circumference of a circle.
The formula the arc measure is:
 | where: C is the central angle of the arc in degrees R is the radius of the arc π is Pi, approximately 3.142 |
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