Page-7 of Current Affairs - April, 2012
Abhishek Manu Singhvi steps down as Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member Abhishek Manu Singhvi resigned from the post of the Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice, Personnel and Grievances. Mr. Singhvi held that he resolved to resign in order to avert even the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Govt demands FCI to hire private godowns to store fresh crop
Food Minister K V Thomas held that the state-run FCI (Food Corporation of India) has been called for to hire private godowns in order to store fresh crop and he called food-grains storage as a challenging task in view of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
RISAT-1 all set for launch at Sriharikota
On April 26, 2012 India’s Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) will be launched from the spaceport at Sriharikota. The 4-stages of the PSLV-XL (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle – Extra Large) have been piled up. Essentially a remote-sensing satellite. ISRO’s first radar-imaging ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
CBI blames Sajjan Kumar for 1984 anti-sikh riots
The CBI has blamed Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for 1984 anti-Sikh riots. CBI held that Mr. Sajjan Kumar played a very negative role during 1984 anti-sikh riots and he was on the site of crime and incited rioters. The CBI ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
TRAI set base price for spectrum auction
TRAI (Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) set Rs 3,622.18 Crore as the base or minimum price for pan-India spectrum in the auction of radio waves which is to be held after the Supreme Court cancelling 122 licenses. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Centre Govt won’t take stand on Ram Setu, asks Supreme Court to decide
The Central government refused to take any point of view on the issue of announcing the mythological Ram Setu a national monument and, rather, demanded the Supreme Court to take a call. The government would stand by its 2008 affidavit, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Green tribunal says ‘NO’ to Jindal Steel
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) set aside the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the 4 MTPA Coal Mining Project of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd and 4 MTPA Coal Washery at Gare in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh Why this verdict ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Report by FOGSI: ‘Most pregnancy-related deaths occur in transit’
‘Maternal Death Reviews — Implications for Quality of Care,’ (MDR) a review of maternal deaths done by the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) in Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts of Rajasthan b/w November 2010 and March 2012 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
India test-fires ICBM Agni-5 successfully
India performed a successful test-fire of its indigenously developed nuclear capable "Agni-V" ballistic missile from a test range off Odisha coast. The missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
BSNL increases minimum broadband download speed to 512 kbps
State-run telecom operator BSNL has increased the minimum broadband download speed to 512 kbps from 256 kbps for most of its existing wire-line customers at current tariffs. BSNL in its a statement held that wire-line broadband has over 64% market ..