Q.670

Eight of them have changed (again). These are named after Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, Ramabai Ambedkar, Bheem, Prabuddha, Panchseel, Kanshiram, Mahamaya, and Jyotiba Phule. These are part of an ever-continuous game of political merry-go-rounds. What has changed?

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These are names of eight districts in Uttar Pradesh whose names have been reverted to older names dating to the pre-Mayawati administration. The naming of some of them had been noted in IZ Q.3.

This day last year: Q.304

Q.669

This government department functions under an Act of Parliament that was created in 1962; hence it is commemorating 50 years of the Act. As part of this, this stamp was released to mark the contribution of this department to the country.

Which department? Image: Indianstampghar.com

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Customs; this marks the "Customs Act, 1962".

This day last year: Q.303

Q.668

In July 2012, Pranab Mukherjee was elected the thirteenth President of India. In an article, the Economic Times of India noted:

"Mr Mukherjee has never been a Congress president or PM. But his decades of activity in critical all-round roles make his exit both a structural and generation shift.

With him, the last of the Congress triumvirate - along with Rao and ____ - who formed the core team of Indira/Rajiv regimes bows out."

The other person referred to above had, like Mukherjee, held positions as Union Minister for Defence as well as Finance, before becoming President of India . Who?

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R. Venkataraman, India's eighth President.

This day last year: Q.302

Q.667

The Olympic Week (7/7)
"Transport for London" is the government body that governs and manages various London transport systems. To mark the Olympics, they issued a map honouring three hundred and sixty one top sportspeople. Called the "Olympics Legends Map", it was designed by Alex Trickett and David Brooks.

This is a map of something iconic to London, in which the principal entities have been replaced by these sportspeople's names. What map?

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The London Tube. See this article for details and the full map.

This day last year: Q.301

Q.666

The Olympic Week (6/7)
India is sending its largest ever contingent to the Olympics, with an 80+ member squad. The chef de mission for the squad is a former Olympian - a hockey player from the famed village of Sansarpur who won the bronze medal with the Indian team at the 1968 & 1972 Games. He also led the national team on several occasions.

But for some reason, he hasn't showed up at the Games yet, plunging the squad into unwanted controversy. Who is this?

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Ajit Pal Singh.

This day last year: Q.300

Q.665

The Olympic Week (5/7)
A vIZual question: what connects these veteran competitors?

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This day last year: Q.299

Q.664

The Olympic Week (4/7)
From a business angle, Telefónica Europe (the telecom company that uses the brand name "O₂"), the British retailing group Sports Direct, and Ricoh (the Japanese electronics company) will suffer a loss of a certain kind during the London 2012 Olympics. This will be restored once the Games end.

What loss and why?

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Three of the venues for the Olympics had sold their naming rights to these three companies. These are: The O₂ Arena, the Sports Direct Arena and The Ricoh Arena. But the sponsorship deals that the 2012 Olympics have struck mean that other companies cannot have their names associated with the Games. So for the duration of the Games, these venues will be known plainly as (respectively) North Greenwich Arena, St James' Park, and City of Coventry Stadium.

This day last year: Q.298