Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a technique that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery.
2012: Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won their maiden French Open mixed doubles title.
June 14 - World Blood Donor Day. 2012: Maria Sharapova (Russia) wins French Open title.
Shehan Karunatilaka, author of 'Chinaman' wins the Commonwealth Book Prize for 2012.
Stan Wawrinka (Men's singles) - French Open Tennis 2015.
Serena Williams (Women's singles)- French Open Tennis 2015
Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis took the mixed doubles final in wimbledon tennis.
November 14 - World Diabetes Day.
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) was established in 1918.
Headquarters of IUPAC is located in Zurich, Switzerland.
The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) was established in 1922 and the first General Assembly was held in 1923 in Paris.
The International Court of Justice consists of 15 judges chosen by the General Assembly and the Security Council of United Nations Organization. The 2012 G-20 Mexico Summit is the 7th meeting of the G-20 heads of govt. Held on June 18-19, 2012 in Los Cabos, Mexico.
The City of Madurai constituted under the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971.
The Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act - 1994.
Saina Nehwal won her third Indonesian Open title 2012. Indian Registration Act - 1908
Powers- Of- Attorney Act - 1882 Indian Stamp Act - 1899
Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act - 1976.
UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946. Headquarters New York, USA.
The National research centre on plant Biotechnology was established at Dehradum in 1985.
Infosys Chief Mentor Narayana Murthy has been felicitated with the Global Leadership and Free Enterprise awards by the University of South Florida (USF) in recognition of his entrepreneurial spirit.
In 1912, Anna Jarvis trademarked the phrases "second Sunday in May" and "Mother's Day".
The first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was held at Bombay (Mumbai) in 1885 under the Presidentship of Womesh Chandra Banerjee.
On Nov 15, 1995 the country's 1st elevated multi crore suburban railway scheme known as Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), was opened in Chennai.
April 18 - World Heritage Day.
The South Asian Association for Regional co-operation (SAARC) was launched with its 1st summit meet at Dacca (Bangladesh) on Dec 7, 1985.
The WiFi Technology was started in Chennai International Airport on August 21, 2005.
WiFi - Wireless Fidelity.
Tbs - Terabits per second.
RISAT-1 (launched on: April 26, 2012) project Director N Valarmathi, is the first woman to head a remote sensing satellite project.
The Rowlatt act was passed in 1919. It empowered the British Government to arrest anyone with out any warrant.
The maximum number of members of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) is 250.
IMF (International Monetary Fund) opened an office in India in 1991.
CABE - Central Advisory Board for Education.
CAD - Computer Aided Design.
CAPES - Computer Aided Paperless Examination System.
Miss India World 2012 - Vanya Mishra
Miss India World 2013 - Navneet Kaur Dhillon
Miss India World 2014 -Loyal Rana
Miss India World 2015 - Aditi Arya
Miss India Earth 2012 - Prachi Mishra.
Miss India Earth 2013 - Sobhita Dhulipala
Miss India International 2012 - Rochelle Maria Rao.
In 1909 W. Healey established the 1st child guidance center, the Juvenile Psychopathic Institute (Chicago). Lachrymal glands secrete tears.
Steroid hormone is derived from Cholesterol.
Koyali Oil Refinery is located in Gujarat.
Nuclear submarine INS Chakra joins Indian Navy.
4th December is celebrated as Navy Day in India.
The Morvi dam failure was a dam-related flood disaster which occurred on Aug 11, 1979 in (Gujarat) India. Around 1800 to 15000 people were killed.
Shri Ashwin B. Pandya , Chairman - Central Water Commission.
Nagarhole National Park (also known as, Rajiv Gandhi National Park) is in Karnataka.
La Nina, which in Spanish means 'the girl', is a condition when surface temperatures in the south Pacific Ocean fall below normal.
Amartya Sen (born - 3 Nov 1933): Nobel Prize in Economics - 1998; Bharat Ratna - 1999; National Humanities Medal (American award) - 2011
Chemical name of laughing gas is Nitrous Oxide
Strait of Dover between England & France, which connects the North Sea with the English Channel
Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana.
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