Page-4 of Current Affairs - April, 2012
Integrated Vaccine Complex to come up in Tamil Nadu
The Centre proposes to set up an integrated vaccine production park in the country. It will be located at Chengalpattu in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu. To be known as Integrated Vaccine Complex, it will produce and supply vaccines for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Mullaperiyar dam structurally & hydrologically safe: Panel
Setting at rest the controversy over the safety of the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam, the Empowered Committee, headed by the former Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand, held that the dam is "structurally and hydrologically safe, and Tamil Nadu can raise ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
RS passes amendment in Central Education Institutions Reservation Bill to ensure equity
The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Educational Institutions Reservation in Admission Amendment Bill 2010. The bill was passed by a voice vote. Objective: It provides that the State seats if any, in a Central Educational Institution situated in the tribal ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
India’s Chrome ore production sufficient to meet demand
Government held that India’s production of Chrome ore is sufficient to meet domestic consumption and exports and the export of chrome ore is not directly impacting the steel industry. Further, there are no proposals to completely ban the export of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
IMF lowers India’s growth forecast to 6.9% for 2012
The IMF (International Monetary Fund) lowered India’s growth forecast to 6.9% for this year. The lowered growth outlook in 2012 owes much to a slowdown of investment which partly reflects structural factors IMF called for renewed efforts to revive the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Over 250 lakh CFLs distributed under Bachat Lamp Yojana
Minister of State for Power, Mr. K.C. Venugopal held that over 259 lakh Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) have been distributed under Bachat Lamp Yojana, BLY and the scheme is proposed in the 12th Plan with modifications. The BLY scheme has ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
SC panel to recommend SIM card issuance procedure to Telcom firms
The Supreme Court has set up a joint expert panel to recommend the procedure for the telecom firms for properly identifying the customers before issuing SIM cards to them. The panel comprising officials of the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
PM congratulates Indian scientists over successful launch of RISAT-1
The PM Dr. Manmohan Singh heralded the successful launch of PSLV carrying RISAT-1 and preened the scientists linked with the project. India’s first indigenous all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1), whose images will facilitate agriculture and disaster management, was launched successfully ..