Quest Pistols # 99

Ecologically a controversial venture.Identify.

Answer

Proposed bauxite mining project by Anil Agarwal led Vedanta Resources (company logo shown) imperils the existence of the Dongria Kondha tribe in the Niyamgiri hills (Orissa).

Quest Pistols # 98

A novel concept, identify.

Answer

The Lifeline Express or the Jeevan Rekha Express run by the Impact India Foundation.
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifeline_Express )

Quest Pistols # 97

Connecting the three images, identify the 'Mecca' of racing events.

Answer

Boston Marathon (world's oldest annual marathon).
(http://www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/History.asp)

(From top to bottom)

Sunita Williams who ran for the marathon while stationed at the International
Space Station in 2007(longest stay by a female astronaut-195 days).

Qualifying chart for the marathon
http://www.bostonmarathon.org/bostonmarathon/qualifying.asp)

Boston Marathon Association logo

Quest Pistols # 96

A Tale of Two Cities

Question:

This city (with its famous landmark shown above) is in news for one of the most unimagined things ever.

What ?


Answer

The city is Topeka,the capital of US State Kansas.

The city has temporarily changed its name for the month of March to Google. Read this.




Question:

This service offered by a renowned company borrows its name from that of a city.The service has been recently launched in India.The company in question was at the center of a controversy almost an year ago.

Name the service/company.


Answer

Saratoga,launched by PriceWater House Coopers

Quest Pistols # 95

Brought to fame in 2008, identify this village (red spot marked by an arrow) in the state of Karnataka.

Answer

Byalalu, a village near bangalore where ISRO had set up its deep space network (DSN) to track Chandrayaan 1.