Page-20 of Current Affairs - December, 2011
India-Myanmar Trade Relations
Recently, India and Myanmar have agreed to set a $ 3 bn trade target to be achieved by 2015. At present, the bi-lateral trade b/w India and Myanmar is $ 1.5 bn. Please note that India and Myanmar have identified ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011 passed
Goa : Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011 passed Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011 (which is a modified version of the Goa Lokayukta Bill 2003) was passed in the Goa Legislative Assembly. Salient features of the bill:- The Bill authorizes the Lokayukta (Ombudsman) ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Uttar Pradesh : 3 New Districts
Uttar Pradesh got 3 new districts: Prabuddha Nagar, Panchsheel Nagar and Bhim Nagar in the western region of the state. This takes the total number of districts to 75 in UP. The new district Prabuddha Nagar will be carved out ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Singur Land Rehab Act 2011 upheld by the Calcutta High Court
On June 20th 2011, the West Bengal governor M K Narayanan gave his consent to the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011.The bill was passed by the State Legislature on June 14. The Bill does not require the consent ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill 2011
The Gujarat Legislative Assembly has passed the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill 2011. The idea is to stop/discourage Cow Slaughter, 7-year jail term for cow slaughter or even transporting the animal for that purpose has been incorporated in the bill. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Life Expectancy in India
The current Life Expectancy in INDIA is 65 years. It has improved from 40 years in 1951 to 65 at present. The implication is that the population of the elderly has augmented 4 times. The count of senior citizens over ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Indian Navy Boeing P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft completes first flight
Boeing’s first long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-8I for the Indian Navy recently completed its initial flight at the Boeing Field in Seattle, USA. Its worth note that India had awarded a $2.1 bn contract to Boeing in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
63.8 Crore people go for Open Defecation in India: UNICEF
As per the data of 2008, UNICEF as has estimated that around 63.8 Crore (i.e. 54% of total population) people in India practice open defecation due to inadequate sanitation. UNICEF also says that India accounts for 58% of those who ..