Nishka, Satamana and Krishnala

The coins which were in circulation in the latter Vedic era were “Nishka”, “Satamana” and “Krishnala”. The unit value of goods was a gold bar called “nishka” weighing three hundred and twenty ratis, which was also the weight of a satamana. A ‘Krishnala’ weighed one rati, i.e. 1.8 grams.

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Berlin Committee

The Berlin Committee was an organisation formed in Germany in 1914 during World War I by Indian students and political activists residing in the country. The purpose of the Committee was to promote the cause of Indian Independence. Initially called the Berlin-Indian Committee, the organisation was renamed the Indian Independence Committee in 1915 and came to be an integral part of the Hindu-German Conspiracy. Famous members of the committee included Virendranath Chattopadhyaya, Champakaraman Pillai and Abinash Bhattacharya

Body Mass Index

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. Body mass index is defined as the individual's body weight divided by the square of his or her height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. A BMI lower than 18.5 suggests the person is underweight while a number above 25 may indicate the person is overweight. Nearly 40 per cent of our adult population has a Body Mass Index of less than 18.5 which implies chronic energy deficiency.

Hypo

Sodium thiosulfate (Na₂S₂O₃) - commonly called hypo - is the most common photographic fixer. It stabilises the image, removing the unexposed silver halide remaining on the Photographic film or photographic paper, leaving behind the reduced metallic silver that forms the image, making it insensitive to further action by light.

National Advisory Counsil

The National Advisory Council (NAC), which comprises distinguished professionals drawn from diverse fields of development activity, has been set up as an interface with Civil Society. The NAC would provide policy and legislative inputs to Government with special focus on social policy and the rights of the disadvantaged groups. In addition, the NAC would review the flagship programmes of the Government and suggest measures to address any constraints in their implementation and delivery.
Established: 2004 (Established primarily to implement CMP of UPA-I)
Chairperson: Ms. Sonia Gandhi

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