Page-26 of Current Affairs - December, 2012

Who is Shreya Singhal?

December 3, 2012

Shreya Singhal is a 21-year-old girl from Delhi who came  into news as: she filed public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court calling Section 66(A) of the Information Technology (IT) Act unconstitutional. She filed the petition after the two ..

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Visually impaired Indian-American Sachin Dev Pavithran to head US agency for the disabled

December 3, 2012

Obama named a visually impaired Indian-American  Sachin Dev Pavithran to head an independent US agency devoted to people with disabilities. Sachin Dev Pavithran will soon become a member of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, the agency which is ..

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‘Messenger’ discovers ice on Mercury's north pole

December 3, 2012

NASA’s Mercury-orbiting probe, Messenger, has confirmed a vast amount of ice at the north pole on Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. Mercury’s north pole is always in shadows. The South pole is also believed to harbor ice but ..

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Dr. Joseph Murray who performed first kidney transplant passed away

December 3, 2012

American plastic surgeon Dr Joseph Murray (93), the surgeon who operated the first successful kidney transplant and later won a Nobel Prize for his work. Murray along with his team carried out the first human organ transplant in 1954, taking ..

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Sri Lanka’s first satellite launched by China

December 3, 2012

China launched Sri Lanka’s first satellite from western  Sichuan province, China. This shows China’s  deepening strategic and economic engagements with Srilanka. Launch carried out by SupremeSAT, a private company which has an agreement with the Chinese government-run Great Wall Industry ..

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“Passport Seva” Project: winner of CSI-Nihilent e-Governance Award

December 3, 2012

Passport Seva Project of Ministry of External Affairs  won CSI-Nihilent e-Governance award for Excellence. CSI-Nihilent e-Governance award for Excellence Instituted in 2002 by the Computer Society of India (CSI), which is the largest association of IT professionals, in collaboration with ..

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PVR to buy 69% stake in Cinemax

December 3, 2012

PVR would acquire 69.3% stake in Cinemax India for an amount of Rs 395 crore in order to expand its business in India. Cinemax is owned by Kanakia Group. The acquisition would make PVR the largest multiplex chain in India. ..

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Egyptian parliament passes draft constitution

December 3, 2012

Parliament of Egypt passed the draft of country’s constitution amid protest. The document with more than 230 articles was voted article by article. The draft is being criticized for its vague language on human rights, minority rights and freedom of ..

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