Page-7 of 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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Delhi: Isa Khan’s Tomb to be restored
Isa Khan Niyazi was a noble in the courts of Sher Shah Suri and his son Islam Shah. His tomb built in 1546-47AD predates Humayun’s Tomb by over two decades. This splendid tomb was a culmination of the octagonal tomb ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Assam: Ranked 1st in rice production
The Union Agriculture Ministry ranked Assam 1st in position in rice production in 2010-11 by. The State scored 93/100 to get the first rank. It produced around 51 lakh Metric ton rice in 2010-11 which is 15.4% higher than the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Delhi: Circle Rates Hiked
What is Circle Rate? Circle rate is the minimum rate for Government valuation of a plot, independent house, or flat in a particular area or locality. The circle rates are decided by the State Revenue Ministry. The circle rates for ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Tamil Nadu: What is happening at Kudankulam? Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is currently under construction in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The original agreement was signed between former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
NEET by Medical Council of India for MBBS from 2012
Students aspiring for MBBS admissions will not take the EAMCET route but write the National Entrance and Eligibility Test by Medical Council of India (MCI) from 2012. The test will be conducted at the national level by the Central Board ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Rotavirus infection: India amid 5 countries with highest number of Deaths
As per the latest edition of the Lancet Infectious Diseases magazine, nearly 1 Lakh below the age of 5 years died of diarrhoea ascribable to rotavirus infection in India in 2008, accounting for 22% of the total deaths reported worldwide ..