Page-15 of Current Affairs - December, 2011

Current Affairs: December 15, 2011

Canada quits Kyoto Complaining that Kyoto Protocol does not cover the world’s two largest emitters, the United States and China, and therefore cannot work, Canada has quit the Kyoto Protocol. The Protocol originally covered countries generating less than 30 per ..

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Current Affairs : December 14, 2011

NTPC inks pact worth Rs 43 cr with EGCB, Bangladesh NTPC Ltd, country s largest state-owned power generator, signed a Contract Agreement worth Rs 43 crore with Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh Ltd (EGCB) for providing Operation and Maintenance Services ..

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Current Affairs: December 13, 2011

Indian History Congress inaugurated by Punjab Governor December 12, 2011 Punjab Governor and Chancellor of Punjabi University Patiala Shivraj V Patil inaugurated the Platinum Jubilee Session of the 72nd Indian History Congress. Infosys to help expand afterschool mentoring in US ..

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Current Affairs : December 12, 2011

India agrees to legally binding emission cuts in Durban climate deal India at Durban has for the first time agreed to binding emission cuts, with all other major emitters, but the quantity of cuts would be based on equity. The ..

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Current Affairs: December 11, 2011

Indian overrun Afghanistan 4-0 to retain SAFF Championship     Defending Champions India overcame some anxious moments before overpowering spirited Afghanistan 4-0 to retain the SAFF Championship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi. Cartoonist Mario Miranda passes away Goan artist of international ..

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Current Affairs: December 10, 2011

‘Oldest’ Indian man dies in Madhya Pradesh Parasram Gurjar (125 Years), who claimed to be oldest man alive passed away in Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh Government had conferred him with the Shatayu Samman on October 1, 2011 on the occasion of ..

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Current Affairs: December 8-9, 2011

Indian Hispanist gets Peruvian honour Noted scholar and Hispanist S.P. Ganguly awarded one of Peru’s highest civilian honours – Order of Merit for Distinguished Services – for strengthening cultural links between India and the Latin American nation. Banks asked to ..

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Current Affairs: December 7, 2011

Shaha Commission to probe illegal mining in Odisha An eight-member team of the Shaha Commission led by Justice (Retd) M B Shaha to inquire into the mining scam in Odisha. The commission was constituted by the Union government on November ..

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