Page-17 of Current Affairs - July, 2012

“S/2012” – 5th moon orbiting Pluto discovered by NASA

July 14, 2012

United States space scientists have discovered a 5th moon orbiting Pluto. According to NASA the irregular-shaped moon, nicknamed S/2012 for now, measures around 10 to 24 km across. Astronomers, last year found the 4th moon around the Pluto some 5 ..

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“Rustam-e-Hind” Dara Singh passes away

July 12, 2012

Wrestler-turned-actor and Former Rajya Sabha member Dara Singh(84) passed away. Rustam-e-Punjab, Rustam-e-Hind: Singh won the titles of ‘Rustam-e-Punjab’ and ‘Rustam-e-Hind’ for his wrestling competence. Wrestling Career: Singh had over 500 professional fights to his credit, all undefeated. In the world ..

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Australia agrees to provide uranium to India

July 12, 2012

Australia has agreed to supply uranium to India. It is making internal arrangements to ensure the supply. It is known that earlier Australia had denied supply of uranium to India as it was not a signatory to Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ..

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Pakistan’s parliament passes bill to save top leaders from contempt of court

July 12, 2012

The upper house of Pakistan’s Parliament has passed a bill to protect top leaders from contempt of court and thwart the Supreme Court’s efforts to push the Prime Minister into reopening graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. The government ..

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DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan told to quit; Prashant Narain Sukul takes charge

July 12, 2012

Civil aviation ministry has asked Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief E K Bharat Bhushan to quit as head of the aviation regulator with immediate effect. Bhushan was recently granted an extension as the head of DGCA. However, he ..

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India and Singapore extend military training pact

July 12, 2012

India and Singapore inked 3 major pacts including one on continuing the military training that Indian armed forces extend to their Singaporean counterparts. These agreements coincide with the state visit of Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong to India. India is ..

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Tower companies get respite from paying license fee

July 12, 2012

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has provided some relief to tower firms by keeping suspended the proposal to bring telecom infrastructure providers under the uniform annual license fee rule. It implies that companies such as GTL Infrastructure, Indus Towers and American ..

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RBI extends flexibility on FX forward contracts

July 12, 2012

The RBI has extended the relaxation of cancelling and re-booking of forward contracts with tenures of more than 1 year, for companies and exporters to hedge their FOREX transactions.

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