Page-24 of Current Affairs - July, 2012

Person in News: Oscar Pistorius

July 5, 2012

 Oscar Pistorius named for Olympics in 4×400 race, is the first ‘disabled athlete’ to qualify for an able bodied event in the 2012 London Olympics in 400 metres race. Full name: Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius Pistorius named South Africa’s 4×400 ..

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SC: ‘No commercial, tourism activity in Jarawa Reserve’

July 5, 2012

With a view to protecting the indigenous people, the Supreme Court has banned all commercial and tourism activities within a 5-km radius of the Jarawa Tribal Reserve on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Supreme Court upheld an October 30, 2007 ..

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Union Cabinet gives a green signal to the Kochi Metro Rail

July 5, 2012

The Union Cabinet gave the green signal for the Rs.5,128-crore Kochi Metro Rail project, one of the largest social infrastructure initiatives to be launched in in recent years. The project would be completed in 3 years. The most significant part ..

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Barclays CEO Bob Diamond quits

July 5, 2012

Person in News: Bob Diamond Bob Diamond, Barclays Chief Executive resigned. Mr. Diamond and COO Jerry del Missier stepped down the day after Barclays Chairman Marcus Agius resigned and b/w an intense and deepening political row over standards in the ..

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Railways to step-up limit for e-Ticket bookings

July 5, 2012

The Indian Railways have adjudicated to step-up the limit for online bookings per day from 3.5 lakhs to about 5 lakhs in the next four months and later to 8 lakhs. Both IRCTC and CRIS along with Railways IT wing ..

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Jawahar Thakur: New CGA

July 5, 2012

Jawahar Thakur appointed as the new CGA (Controller General of Accounts) with effect from July 1, 2012. He belongs to the 1979 Indian Civil Accounts Services batch. Before this he was the principal Chief Controller Of Accounts in Central Board ..

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India drops to 64th position on Global Innovation Index

July 5, 2012

India dropped in the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking of 2012 to 64th position from 62nd in 2011. Lowest among the BRICS nations in the 2012 GII. Nonetheless, the nation ameliorated its position in innovation efficiency from 9th position (just ..

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India eyeballing entrée to Russian pharmaceuticals market

July 4, 2012

India has urged Russia to open its flourishing $19-billion pharmaceuticals market and accelerate the list of 500 drugs that it presently imports from India. India has urged Russia to let Indian pharmaceutical companies form joint partnerships with Russian companies. India ..

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