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Govt of Goa starts “Ladli Laxmi Scheme”
Govt of Goa started Ladli Laxmi Scheme initiated by Women and Child Welfare department. The scheme is aimed preventing female feticide in the state. The scheme: Girls who are 18 years and above would be provided with Rs. 1 Lakh ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
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Usain Bolt bags Olympic gold in 100m
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt clinched his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100m.
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
NASA Curiosity rover touches Mars
A robot rover “Curiosity” launched by US space agency NASA successfully landed on Mars. The rover landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. What is Curiosity? · It is a robot rover which is currently exploring ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
India’s Mars mission gets cabinet approval
The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of Department of Space to launch a satellite to Mars in 2013. What will be the mission? The satellite will investigate Mars atmosphere. It will study climate, geology, origin, evolution and sustainability of life ..
Month: 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 ..