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Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the Father of Geometry.

The government on 28th December, 2016 appointed Viral Acharya as the Deputy Governor of the RBI. He will be joining the ranks of NS Vishwanathan, SS Mundra, R Gandhi as one of four Deputy Governors under RBI Governor Urjit Patel. Acharya has been serving as a Professor of Economics at the New York University Stern School of Business since 2008.

A salary is best described as a fixed amount of income that is paid to an individual on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis.

A salary can also be described as the annual earnings paid out over a year.

There are about 70 organs in the human body. The Top 10 largest organs in the human body based on size are:

1. Skin

2. Liver

3. Brain

4. Lungs

5. Heart

6. Kidneys

7. The Spleen

8. The Pancreas

9. Thyroxin

10. The Prostrate.

“Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” was launched by the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment on 1 April 2017 at Nellore (Andhra Pradesh). Under the scheme, physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens were distributed to senior citizens belonging to below poverty line (BPL) category.

– The scheme has been implemented through the sole implementing agency – Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation (ALIMCO), a public sector undertaking. The aids to be distributed under the “Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana” scheme include walking sticks, elbow crutches, walkers, tripods / quadpods, hearing aids, artificial dentures and spectacles.

– The ambitious scheme, first of its kind in the country, is expected to benefit 5,20,000 Senior citizens over a period of the 3 years.