Current Affairs - June, 2012

Government reconstitutes National Advisory Council

June 30, 2012

The government reconstituted the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi It inducted Mihir Shah, Member, Planning Commission, and Ashish Mondal, founder of the Bhopal-based NGO, Action for Social Advancement. The renominated members are: N C Saxena Narendra ..

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Neeraj Kumar: New Commissioner of Delhi Police

June 30, 2012

Mr. Neeraj Kumar will be the new Commissioner of Delhi Police.  He was earlier serving as the Director General of Tihar Prisons Kumar to take place of Police Commissioner B. K. Gupta. Mr Kumar is a 1976-batch IPS officer from ..

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CBSE will give photocopy of OMR Sheet, answer keys & calculation sheet

June 30, 2012

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will make available photocopy of the OMR Sheet, answer keys and calculation sheet to students who took AIEEE -2012 examination. As per the CBSE, these sheets will be provided to the candidates on ..

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Japan to provide Rs 400 Crore financial assistance to WB Government for Social forestry

June 30, 2012

Japan will offer Rs 400 crore financial aid to the West Bengal Govt for social forestry in the state. The state Government has increased the amount of compensation to Rs 2 lakh for the families who died in tusker attacks. ..

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Need to educate public about nature of gold investments: RBI Deputy Governor

June 30, 2012

Reserve Bank deputy governor KC Chakrabarty held that: In order to bring down the high import of gold, RBI considers educating and disseminating awareness in the people about the speculative nature of gold investments and that it is not proper ..

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Union Carbide, Warren Anderson not liable for claims: US court on Bhopal gas tragedy

June 30, 2012

As per the ruling of US court, neither Union Carbide nor its former chairman Warren Anderson are liable for environmental remediation or pollution-related claims  at the firm’s former chemical plant in Bhopal. The lawsuit that accused Union Carbide of causing ..

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India and S.Korea to foster co-operation in civil nuclear energy & space activities

June 30, 2012

India and South Korea agreed to bolster civil nuclear energy cooperation as well as space activities, including the launch of Korean satellites by India. Both sides judged the developments and expansion of their Strategic Partnership during the second India-Republic of ..

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European Union to utilize Eurozone’s permanent bailout funds to help troubled banks

June 30, 2012

The EU leaders have decided to use the Eurozone’s permanent bailout funds to support struggling banks directly, without raising government debt. EU leaders also agreed that bailout funds could be utilized to stabilize financial markets, which implies buying government debts ..

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