Page-15 of Current Affairs - December, 2012

Kudankulam plant gets clearance for second heat-up

December 12, 2012

The first unit of 2,000-MW Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu was given clearance by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for the second heat-up. It is expected that the plant could go critical (start the fission process) around December ..

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UAE approves extradition pact with India

December 12, 2012

The UAE cabinet approved an extradition treaty with India which will facilitate the transfer of convicts to spend the remaining jail term in their home country. The agreement is expected to help around 1,200 Indian prisoners who have been languishing ..

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Kudankulam plant gets clearance for second heat-up

December 12, 2012

The first unit of 2,000-MW Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu was given clearance by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for the second heat-up. It is expected that the plant could go critical (start the fission process) around December ..

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UAE approves extradition pact with India

December 12, 2012

The UAE cabinet approved an extradition treaty with India which will facilitate the transfer of convicts to spend the remaining jail term in their home country. The agreement is expected to help around 1,200 Indian prisoners who have been languishing ..

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Golden Cards for industrialists in Uttar Pradesh

December 11, 2012

The Uttar Pradesh govt will issue Golden Card to to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices. What is a Golden Card? A Golden Card will be like an identity (ID) card with the holder’s photo. It ..

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“Cyber Monday”: Google India collaborates with e-Commerce companies to bring in Cyber Monday

December 11, 2012

India will celebrate ‘Great Online Shopping Festival’ where shoppers, via online shopping, will be offered best deals from e-Commerce, local & classified, online travel sites and BFSI industry. The concept, which is being brought here by Google India with other ..

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Nokia to sell its Finland head office building

December 11, 2012

Nokia will sell its headquarter building in Espoo, Finland for $222 million as part of a drive to sell assets. Finnish real estate company Exilion will buy the building located by Baltic Sea. Nokia will lease it back on a ..

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FDI in retail passed in the Rajya Sabha also

December 11, 2012

The UPA government secured a second victory as FDI in retail was passed in the Rajya Sabha. It had already won vote in Lok Sabha. As seen by the government, this win will give fillip to implement economic reform agenda ..

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SC orders Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs

December 11, 2012

The apex court directed Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu and asked the Centre to indicate the time frame within which it would notify the final decision of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal given on February ..

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SC dismisses Sangma’s petition against Pranab's election as President

December 11, 2012

The apex court dismissed a petition filed by former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma challenging the election of senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee as President. Chief Justice Altmas Kabir held that Sangma’s petition was not maintainable for regular hearing. What ..

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