Current affairs briefing for 26th October, 2009

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Hi friends,

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/10/26102009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  What is 'reverse innovation'?  Ever heard of that?

2.  Snippet about global consumption pattern.

3.  Ever heard of blue revolution?  Titbits about energy scene in India.

4.  Excise collections took a dip; sowing doubts about the foundations of the revival.

5.  Ever heard of hummus?  It is a Mid Eastern delicacy.  We also learn a bit about a few other delicacies.  It's food time today.

6.  Asterix turns 50.

7. Obituary: Wasim Akram's wife passes away.

8.  India gets a drubbing at the 1st ODI with Oz.

9.  Language lessons: redoubtable, chagrin, queer, pummel, frat

That's it for today.  Happy reading.