Page-19 of Current Affairs - July, 2012

SEBI permits MCX-SX to operate as full-fledged bourse

July 11, 2012

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) granted permission to MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) to function as a full-fledged stock exchange, What effect this decision will bring ? With this nod MCX-SX would be able to offer additional asset classes ..

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Person in News: Thomas Lubanga

July 11, 2012

Thomas Lubanga gets 14-year imprisonment The International Criminal Court awarded a Congolese warlord 14-year imprisonment.  Who is Thomas Lubanga ? Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (born 29 December 1960) is a convicted war criminal from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ..

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Facebook unveils Application Center in India and six other countries

July 11, 2012

Facebook unveiled its application centre -App Center — in India and 6 other countries. Objective: This step will assist users to search games, music services and media content easily. The App Center is now accessible to everyone in the US, ..

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Tokyo conference promises $16 billion aid to Afghanistan

July 10, 2012

International donors pledged $16 billion development aid for war-torn Afghanistan over the next 4 years, when most NATO-led foreign troops will leave the country. Tokyo Conference: About 70 countries and organizations attended the one day Tokyo conference in Tokyo, Japan ..

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L&T acquires Henikwon Corporation

July 10, 2012

Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) acquired Malaysia-based electrical equipment manufacturer Henikwon Corporation. The acquisition was made by L&T’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tamco Switchgear, a part of the engineering major’s electrical and automation (E&A) business. Henikwon Corporation manufactures low and medium ..

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India-US unveil Millennium Alliance

July 10, 2012

India and Unites States launched the Millennium Alliance (MA). MA – a platform to bring together Indian creativity, expertise and resources to source and intensify innovations being developed and tested in the country. The partnership for global development is focused ..

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Britain brings tough visa rule for Non-EU students

July 10, 2012

Britain introduced tougher targeted interview system for student VISA applicants from India and other non-EU countries to screen entry of students for education to the country. UK has taken this step to ensure genuine students benefit from Britain’s education sector. ..

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Miss Nepal is WWF Young Conservation Ambassador

July 10, 2012

Miss Nepal 2012 Shristhi Shrestha has been appointed as Young Conservation Ambassador of World Wild Fund (WWF). She is 7th Conservation Ambassador. She replaced former Miss Nepal Malina Joshi. WWF Nepal started appointing the Miss Nepal pageant winners as the ..

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