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delhi

legend has it tht delhi acquired its present name from Raja dhilu who resigned over its territories in the first century BC 'dhilli ' occurs in written texts from AD 1170

fake drugs

about 23% of the worlds counterfeit grugs are produced in the west african country of nigeria.pakistan is reported to be the source of 15% of such drugs.

a new word every 98 minutes

the english language is set to reach its one millionth word within a year,perhaps april 2009 . a new english word is created in every 98 minutes.the numbeof words now stands at 995,844 . the newest word is e-vampire,which means electric equipment that comsumes energy while in standby mode.

printable chips

soon it will be economical to embed intelligence in everyday products .courtesy printed chips,instead of using conventional colour inks to print bools and newspaper,a technology being developed by kovio uses silicon -based inks to print integrated circuits,sensors and displays,it uses equipment like inkjet printers to make high-performance micro chips. the technology will enable companies to mass-produce disposible smart cards at very low costs for application in areas like transportation ,retail and travel.

walk to the poles

the first person to walk to both poles was robert swan of UK.he reached the south pole on jan 11,1986 and the north pole on may 14,1989.ealing kagge of Norway is the first person to reach the south pole after a solo trek on jan 7,1993.his journey from berkner island tok 50 days.

the first atomic bomb test

the first atomic bomb was tested at alomorgordo in new mexica the first atomic bomb manufactured by the USA was dropped o hiroshima in 1945

new heritage sites

UNESCO's world heritage committee has added three new sites to its heritage list:a former slave hideout in mauritious ,the nabataen archaeological sites in saudi arabia and chinas's tuloa earthern houses.

most populated island country

indonesia is the most populated island ountry of the world.its population is around 273 m.population grows at the rate of 1.2% p.a

conflicts in africa

conflicts in africa since the end of the cold war have cost the continent 150 billion euros,equivalent to all the foreign aid it has recieved over the same period ,according to oxfam