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In 1674, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, could see bacteria through a microscope. Louis Pasteur, in 1865, founded the science of microbiology, and proved that most infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms. This became known as the 'germ theory' of disease. Alexander Fleming, discovered the mould, penicillin in 1928, which could kill many germs that caused infections. Fleming's discovery saved the lives of millions of people during the course of time. Without this drug many soldiers during World War II would have died from infections of the wounds. The discovery of penicillin led to the discovery of a whole lot of other antibiotics such as streptomycin. It was a great step forward in the history of medicine.

Dr. B R Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was the Architect of the Indian Constitution. Born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was the fourteenth child of his parents, Bhimabai Sakpal and Ramji. “Sakpal” was the surname of Bhimrao and “Ambavade” was the name of his native village. To avoid the socio-economic discrimination and the ill-treatment of the higher classes of the society, Bhimrao changed his surname from “Sakpal” to “Ambedkar” by the help of a Brahmin teacher, who had great faith in him. Since then, Bhimrao and his family used the title, Ambavedkar.

New Delhi: Smt. Yasmeen Abrar, Chairperson, National Commission for Women has stressed that NCW would continue to educate the women to adopt the collective approach in the right direction and generate awareness to join the main stream of the nation.

New Delhi: Ministry of Tourism has so far sanctioned 169 rural tourism sites in 28 states/Union Territories.

New Delhi: Striving to “Touch the sky with glory” a 20 member Indian Air Force mountaineering team was flagged off by the Air Officer-in-charge-Administration Air Marshal JN Burma today, to scale Mt Everest.

New Delhi: Postal network with its size and reach across the country is the unique institution having potential to serve the rural community. Post Office is a microcosm of the rural community and is susceptible to changes in the environment. Therefore Department of Posts (DoP) needs to clearly redefine and reinvent the role of the Post Office in this new environment.

An IMF mission visited San José during March 28-April 12 as part of the 2011 Article IV consultation discussions with Costa Rica. The mission met with Vice President Luis Liberman, Minister of Finance Fernando Herrero, Central Bank President Rodrigo Bolaños, other senior officials, members of congress, academics and representatives of the private sector.

Donor countries and agencies have agreed to support the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) technical assistance in 12 low-income and lower middle-income countries, which aims to strengthen member countries’ tax policies and administration. Representatives from Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Kuwait endorsed the first work plan at the inaugural Steering Committee meeting of the Topical Trust Fund on Tax Policy and Administration, which convened on April 12 at IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III today transferred 20 Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded electric tricycles (e-trikes) to the City of Mandaluyong, marking an important first step towards a sustainable, energy-efficient transport model for the country.

KOLKATA: With the central Election Commission tightening the screws with restrictions on noise and campaigning, most parties in West Bengal have adopted new ways to reach people.