Page-11 of Current Affairs - August, 2012
Pak SC annuls New Law Protecting the Prime Minister
Supreme Court of Pakistan annulled the new Contempt of Court Act 2012(COCA 2012) which was brought in to protect the new prime minister from being charged with contempt and removed from his office like his predecessor Yousuf Rza Gilani. Previous ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
NSE: World’s Largest Bourse
The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) came up as the world’s largest bourse in terms of the number of trades it made in equity segment for the first 6 months of 2012. The ranking is done by World Federation ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Nepal celebrates Janai Purnima festival
Nepal celebrated Janai Purnima festival. People celebrate this festival by getting their sacred thread –Janai sanctified by the Brahmin priests. People from different communities also tie yellow-red threads blessed by priests. The festival is celebrated in different ways by various ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
RRBs can launch branches in Tier-II cities without RBI permission
The RBI has allowed Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to open branches in Tier-II cities without asking for permit. As per a notification by RBI, RRBs would be allowed to launch branches in Tier-II cities with a population of 50,000 to ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Phelps 3rd consecutive win creates history
Star swimmer Michael Phelps of US created history as he won Gold in the Men’s 200-metre Individual Medley. Phelps has now become the first man to win this event at three consecutive Olympic Games.
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Peter O’Neill : New PM of Papua New Guinea
Peter O’Neill has been elected new PM of Papua New Guinea’s Parliament.
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Vijay Kumar bags silver medal in 25m rapid fire pistol
Pistol Shooter Vijay Kumar won a silver medal for India. He stood second in the 25 metres Rapid Fire Pistol event.
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Saina clinches Bronze in Badminton : Olympics
Saina Nehwal bagged a Bronze medal for India at the London Olympics in women’s Badminton as Xin Wang of China retired hurt.
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
New “Standing Wave Axial Nanometry (SWAN)” measures single biological molecules
An Indian-origin scientist and his colleagues at Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory in the US have developed a new technology called “Standing Wave Axial Nanometry (SWAN)” that can precisely measure single biological molecules. It is a mix of Optical ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Manufacturing needs attention: RBI
As per RBI statement, in order to attain more than 6.5% growth rate govt will need to focus on manufacturing sector. The sector has potential to create jobs for people quitting other sectors like Agriculture. Manufacture has been on a ..