Page-16 of Current Affairs - July, 2012

Congress is using Raisina Hills for dumping unsuccessful finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee: P.A. Sangma

July 14, 2012

Presidential candidate P.A. Sangma alleged that Congress is using Raisina Hills for dumping unsuccessful finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee by nominating and supporting him in the presidential poll. What is Raisina Hill ? Raisina Hill is a region of Lutyens’ Delhi, ..

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M-SIPS: Special incentive package for ESDM sector

July 14, 2012

ESSDM-Electronic System Design and Manufacturing The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to grant a special incentive package to encourage large-scale manufacturing in the ESDM sector. It will promote the manufacturing of indigenously designed and manufactured chips building a more cyber ..

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Uttar Pradesh gets a package of Rs 45,000 crore from Centre

July 14, 2012

The Centre approved a package equivalent to Rs 45,000 crore for Uttar Pradesh. The package includes release of fresh installments of funds for centrally-assisted projects which are pending due to various reasons, including inability on the side of the state ..

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India seeks early conclusion of FTA with ASEAN

July 14, 2012

India robustly insisted on early conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with ASEAN in services and investment and expansion of communication links with the member States of the 10-nation group which is considered one of the world’s fastest growing ..

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Mithali Raj regains No:1 position in ICC Women’s ODI rankings

July 14, 2012

India Women Cricket Team’s Captain Mithali Raj has jumped on the top slot in the ICC Women’s ODI Rankings for batters. She scored 251 runs in the recent series against England. Mithali was earlier displaced by ICC Women’s Cricketer of ..

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India successfully test fires Agni-1 nuke missile user trial

July 14, 2012

India successfully test-fired its home-built nuclear potent Agni-I ballistic missile off Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island, Odisha coast. Highlighting features of Agni-1: Strike range: 700 km Surface-to-surface Single-stage missile Powered by solid propellants Weighs 12 tonnes, 15-metre-long Carrying capacity: ..

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Digital mapping of Punjab villages

July 14, 2012

The Punjab govt approved the project for digital mapping of all the villages in the state. The digital mapping would be done in collaboration with the Remote Sensing Department of the Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana. This project would be completed ..

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Telemedicine technology to be commercialized by DRDO

July 14, 2012

Soon experts’ diagnosis and advises will be available for people living in rural and remote areas in India. They will not need to go to hospitals located in urban centers. The DRDO will soon commercialize its telemedicine technology which was ..

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