Page-31 of Current Affairs - January, 2013

Bihar overtakes Gujarat as the fastest growing state in India

January 1, 2013

As per Planning Commission data, Bihar has left Gujarat behind in terms of growth as it emerged as the fastest growing state in the country with figure of 10.9%. Gujarat was overtaken by 5 states Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Maharashtra and ..

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U.S.General Norman Schwarzkopf who led Operation Desert Storm died

January 1, 2013

The retired US General Norman Schwarzkopf who led the U.S. Forces for a victory in the first Gulf War in Operation Desert Strom in 1991 died. Operation Desert Storm Operation Desert Storm is the codename of the Gulf War fought ..

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EU encourages potato as a replacement of rice in Asia

January 1, 2013

The EU is increasingly promoting potato as crop which can replace rice as a staple in the Asian rice-consuming countries. As per researchers: Potato, which is a ‘tuber crop’, requires less amount of water to grow as compared to other ..

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Astra’s third launch also successful one

January 1, 2013

India achieved a third consecutive success in the launch of anti-aircraft air-to-air Astra missile, which was fired from a static launcher on the ground at Chandipur, Odisha.  Astra destroyed Lakshya, a pilotless target aircraft, successfully. Future plans: After three more ..

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K-15 missile ready to be integrated with Arihant

January 1, 2013

The underwater missile K-15 (K-15 Sagarika missile) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully launched off the Visakhapatnam coast. After one more flight, the two-stage missile will be integrated with Arihant, India’s nuclear-powered submarine. India has joined ..

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TTP offers ceasefire, asks Pakistani army to prepare for attacks on India

January 1, 2013

Terrorist group TTP or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (also called Pakistani Taliban) which has been the perpetrator of many of the brazen attacks across Pakistan has offered to negotiate with the government but only on its own conditions. It has offered conditional ..

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Italy's parliament dissolved

January 1, 2013

Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament following the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Monti. Monti resigned early after former premier Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right People of Freedom party (PdL) withdrew support from the emergency cabinet.

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John Kerry nominated as next secretary of state for USA

January 1, 2013

US President Barack Obama nominated John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, was nominated after UN ambassador Susan Rice, withdrew her name from ..

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