If prices had been kept exactly to the inflation rate then a Â£1,000 season ticket in 2004 should have cost Â£1,342 in 2013. Instead, the average increase in rail fares means it would now cost Â£1,515. Other examples of increases set to the RPI include the interest on repayments of student loans.
Who was the first asian to win nobel prize? Discuss Who was the first asian to win nobel prize? within the General Knowledge (GK) forums, part of the Preparation Resource for Entrance Exams category; Rabindranath Tagore ( first Indian, as well as first asian) for the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1913. Advertisements...
Photo: Getty Images. 1  At just 17, Malala Yousafzai has dedicated her life to fighting for girls' education around the world. 2  Malala, who was shot in the head by the Taliban two years ago for campaigning to be educated, became the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize today. The BBC reports she was joined in Oslo by a group of fellow schoolgirls, including her two classmates who were also shot by the Taliban that day.