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  2. Naveen Patnaik - Wikipedia

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    Naveen Patnaik (Odia: [n̪ɔbin̪ pɔʈn̪ajk]; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician who has served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5th March 2000 to 5th June 2024.

  3. Angstrom - Wikipedia

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    The angstrom is often used in the natural sciences and technology to express sizes of atoms, molecules, microscopic biological structures, and lengths of chemical bonds, arrangement of atoms in crystals, [12] [13] wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, and dimensions of integrated circuit parts. The atomic (covalent) radii of phosphorus, sulfur, and chlorine are about 1 angstrom, while that ...

  4. History of the metre - Wikipedia

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    The Mètre des Archives and its copies such as the Committee Meter were replaced from 1889 at the initiative of the International Geodetic Association by thirty platinum-iridium bars kept across the globe. [1] A better standardization of the new prototypes of the metre and their comparison with each other and with the historical standard involved the development of specialized measuring ...

  5. The Standard (Kenya) - Wikipedia

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    The Standard is one of the largest newspapers in Kenya with a 48% market share. It is the oldest newspaper in the country and is owned by The Standard Group, which also runs the Kenya Television Network (KTN), Radio Maisha, The Nairobian (a weekly tabloid), KTN News and Standard Digital which is its online platform. The Standard Group is headquartered on Mombasa Road, Nairobi, having moved ...

  6. Arvind Kejriwal - Wikipedia

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    Arvind Kejriwal (Hindi pronunciation: [əɾʋin̪d̪ ked͡ʒɾiːʋaːl]; born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, activist and former bureaucrat, who is serving as the 7th and current Chief Minister of Delhi since 2015, after his first term in the post from 2013 to 2014.

  7. Wavenumber - Wikipedia

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    Wavenumber has dimensions of reciprocal length, so its SI unit is the reciprocal of meters (m1 ). In spectroscopy it is usual to give wavenumbers in cgs unit (i.e., reciprocal centimeters; cm1 ); in this context, the wavenumber was formerly called the kayser, after Heinrich Kayser (some older scientific papers used this unit, abbreviated as K, where 1 K = 1 cm1 ). [8] The angular ...

  8. K. Chandrashekar Rao - Wikipedia

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    K. Chandrashekar Rao. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954), frequently known by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician currently representing the Gajwel Assembly constituency and serving as the leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. [3] He is the founder and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a ...

  9. Micrometre - Wikipedia

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    The micrometre ( Commonwealth English) as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; [1] SI symbol: μm) or micrometer ( American English ), also commonly known by the non-SI term micron, [2] is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equalling 1 × 10−6 metre (SI standard prefix "micro-" = 10−6 ); that is, one millionth of a metre (or one thousandth of a ...