Page-13 of Current Affairs - December, 2012

Longest extraterrestrial River discovered on Saturn's moon Titan

December 19, 2012

Images from NASA’s Cassini mission have revealed the existence of the longest extraterrestrial river system ever – on Saturn’s moon Titan – and it looks like a small version of Nile River on Earth. The river valley on Titan is ..

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Solution to Global Warming: Re-freeze the Arctic

December 18, 2012

As per a novel solution offered by an American scientist David Keith to tackle global warming, we could refreeze the Arctic by injecting reflective particles into the atmosphere with the help of a few modified jets. These particles would reduce ..

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Rs 1,768 crore spent by Government in the last 3 years to promote its brand

December 18, 2012

As per the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry, the government has spent over Rs 1,768 crore in the last 3 years to publicize itself. The amount has been spent by the Directorate of Audio-Visual Publicity (DAVP) in advertisements and publicity ..

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Former first class cricketer BB Nimbalkar passed away

December 18, 2012

Often described as "a man who nearly beat Bradman" Former first class cricketer BB Nimbalkar (93), known for unbeaten   443- run innings he played for Maharashtra against Kathiawar in a Ranji Trophy match at Pune in 1948-49, passed away. That ..

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Public grievance redressal website of Bihar gets Silver Icon Web Ratna Award

December 18, 2012

Bihar was honored with the Silver Icon Web Ratna Award 2012 for its public grievance redressal website. The website: http://bpgrs.in which has been created by the state IT department of government of Bihar as an initiative of e-governance, offers the ..

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The first CM of Uttarakhand Nityanand Swami passed away

December 18, 2012

The first chief minister of Uttarakhand, Nityanand Swami (85) passed away. He was chief minister a BJP led government from November 2000 to October 2001.

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Infosys ADS begins trading on NYSE

December 18, 2012

Infosys American Depository Shares (ADS) have begun trading on NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). Very recently, the company had shifted its shares from NASDAQ to NYSE to give its European investors better access to its stock.  The company is also ..

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India not planning to slash aid to Maldives

December 18, 2012

India has said that it is following the situation in Maldives closely but had no plans as yet to curtail any aid. The Indian government fears Maldives could be hit to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in ..

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