Page-5 of Current Affairs - December, 2011
Pakistan: Test fires Hatf-7 (Babur) cruise missile
Pakistan test fired nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile with a range of 700 km. The test of the indigenously developed multi-tube cruise missile system was successful. Hatf-7 or Babur missile has stealth capabilities and can carry nuclear and conventional warheads. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Palestine:195th member of UNESCO
The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO has recently granted the Palestinians full membership. This is being considered to be an important step forward in their long-running efforts to achieve recognition before the world as an independent state. Now, UNESCO has ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Tunisia: Constituent Assembly election, 2011
On 23 October 2011, an election to the Constituent Assembly was held in Tunisia. The elections have been tagged as Tunisia’s first truly free elections, the culmination of a popular uprising that set off similar rebellions across the Middle East. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
National Development Council (NDC)
The National Development Council (NDC) or the Rashtriya Vikas Parishad is the apex body for decision making and deliberations on development matters in India, presided over by the Prime Minister. It was set up on August 6, 1952 to strengthen ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
BATL set to make BrahMos engines
BATL (BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Limited) has commenced its 2nd phase of development to put in place a full-fledged missile integration complex. BATL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BrahMos Aerospace that caters to product requirements in the India’s defence, aerospace and nuclear ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
India losing Fiscal Deficit Targets
India’s fiscal deficit reached almost 71% of its full-year target in the first half of the year, casting doubts over its ability to meet budget goals as central finances feel the pressure of squeezed revenues and slowing growth. India’s fiscal ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
End of Regulated Interest Rates Era
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India has completely deregulated the interest rates. The Interest on Savings Banks Account was the last administered pricing imposed by the banking regulator and now the savings bank account interest rates have been deregulated. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Delhi: Delhi Geographical Spatial Data Infrastructure Act 2011
Under the Delhi Geographical Spatial Data Infrastructure Act 2011, which is supposed to be implemented from November 15, 2011, all state departments and civic agencies have to mandatorily access, use and share information on all projects and update Delhi’s spatial ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Jammu & Kashmir : India’s longest railway tunnel completed
11-km long tunnel through the Pir Panjal range was on Friday formally completed, removing the last hurdle to connect Kashmir to India’s vast railway grid for the first time and making train journey possible all the way to Srinagar. Built ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Delhi : Important Supreme Court Verdict on General Power of Attorney
What is a Power of Attorney? A power of attorney refers to a written authorization to represent or act on another’s behalf in private affairs, business, or some other legal matter. Its a legal instrument whereby one person gives another ..