Page-13 of Current Affairs - July, 2012

Sunita Williams took off for her 2nd space journey

July 18, 2012

Indian-American record-making astronaut Sunita Williams along with her two other astronauts took off for her second space odyssey on a Russian Soyuz rocket. It took off successfully from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The other two members on board are Russian ..

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Jeev Milkha Singh clinches Scottish Open Golf title

July 18, 2012

Jeev Milkha Singh won the Scottish Open golf title after a final round with Italy’s Francesco Molinari. This is his 4th European Tour title.

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Gujarat govt rejects Centre’s ‘Jan Aushadhi’ project

July 18, 2012

Gujarat has rejected central govt’s ‘Jan Aushadhi’ model saying it has better self developed model of providing free treatments for segments of population. Gujarat government currently runs a scheme to provide free medicines, and bears the entire cost of treatment ..

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Amid visa interruption, Indian youth delegation visits China

July 18, 2012

An Indian youth delegation of students, young politicians, sportspeople and artists are on a visit to three Chinese cities. The trip is organized in the direction to bridge fallacies and communicate to China’s next generation. But the trip marred with ..

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Indian Army and DRDO collaborate to develop tank-killer Nag missile

July 18, 2012

Despite differences running b/w the Army and DRDO, the two are trying cooperate in the development of world-class tank-killer missile. What are the problems? The problem with the DRDO’s anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), Nag (Hindi for cobra), is its range ..

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Bret Lee declares retirement from international cricket

July 16, 2012

One of the fastest bowlers in the world of cricket, Australia’s Brett Lee, announced retirement from international cricket after serving it for 13 years. He had already taken retirement from Test cricket in 2010. He had been facing difficulties in ..

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Rs. 4,575-crore investment to perk up 5 PSUs

July 16, 2012

In order to revitalize five Public Sector Units (PSUs), a total investment of Rs.4,575 crore are under consideration of the government. This will also revive Lucknow-based Scooters India without inducting any strategic partner. Govt funds will be inducted into Companies ..

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PFRDA eases registration norms for Fund Managers of NPS

July 16, 2012

With an objective to give impetus to the National Pension System (NPS), the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) eased norms for registration of pension fund managers. This move will induce greater competition by removing cap on the number ..

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