Page-18 of Current Affairs - December, 2011

New Laser developed by the Scientists to assist in Detecting Roadside Bombs

A new laser developed by Researchers at Michigan State University United State Department of Homeland Security funded the research and it was published in the journal Applied Physics Letters The laser has the sensitivity and selectivity to look into large ..

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New BCCI chief: Narayanaswami Srinivasan

New BCCI chief: Narayanaswami Srinivasan BCCI elected new office holders in the 82nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2011 Mr. Narayanaswami Srinivasan took over as the chief of BCCI from incumbent Shashank Manohar New Chairman of IPL (Indian Premier League): Rajeev ..

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Joint Strategic Military Exercises to be held by the CSTO countries

CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization): 7 former Soviet republics form the CSTO CSTO to hold joint strategic military exercises code-named “Center 2011” Drills will begin are due to take place in Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Game will be held ..

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Justice Shivaraj Virupanna Patil, Karnataka Lokayukta Justice resigned over Charges of Violating Housing Society Laws

Facing charges of violating co-operative housing society laws, Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Shivaraj Virupanna Patil resigned from his post Accusations are that he owned two residential sites in Bangalore city. Media reveal showed abnormality in the allocation of two residential plots ..

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Current Affairs: December 6, 2011

Pentavalent Vaccine Project to be launched in Kerala on Dec 14 Kerala is among the first two states (other Tamil Nadu) selected in the country to replace five different immunisation vaccines with a Pentavalent Vaccine. It provides protection against the ..

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Current Affairs : December 5, 2011

Reliance to build India’s largest solar power unit at Jaisalmer India will have its largest solar power plant at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan in less than one year from now. The desert state has high levels of solar irradiation in the ..

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Current Affairs: December 4, 2011

Australia decides to sell Uranium to India Australia’s ruling Labor Party Okayed the decision to sell uranium to India. Bilateral cooperation in energy sector was one of the important facets of India s multi-faceted ties with Australia. Australia has so ..

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Current Affairs: December 3, 2011

Sukna land scam: Lt.Gen. Avadesh Prakash sacked by court martial Indian Army’s former military secretary, Lt. Gen. (retd) Avadesh Prakash was dismissed from service by an army court martial for his involvement in a land scam at Sukna military station ..

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Current Affairs: December 2, 2011

Jeevesh Nandan, new CEO of Noida Uttar Pradesh government posted Jeevesh Nandan as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Noida. Mr Nandan took charge from Mohinder Singh. Mr Mohinder Singh, however, will remain chairman of Noida, Export Corporation, Yamuna Expressway ..

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Current Affairs : December 1, 2011

Putin confirms Medvedev to be PM after parliamentary poll win Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin confirmed he would swap posts with outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev, if voters support the pro-Kremlin United Russia party and Mr Putin’s candidature in the coming ..

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