Page-11 of Current Affairs - June, 2012

Genpact’s Tyagarajan “Tiger” tops the salary circuit with $8.8 million pay package

June 21, 2012

With a salary amounting to Rs 49 crore or $8.8 million, the CEO of Genpact, NV Tyagarajan, was the highest-paid chief executive in India’s IT services and BPO industry in 2011. Tyagarajan who is popularly known as ‘Tiger’ got a ..

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India’s commitment prompts BRICS to aid Euro zone

June 21, 2012

India’s promise to inject $10 billion into the International Monetary Fund (IMF) triggered other BRICS member nations to pledge various amounts for bailing out Euro zone.  At the G-20 meet, albeit Chinese President Hu Jintao had already spoken before Prime ..

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Microsoft unveils "Surface" Tablets

June 21, 2012

Microsoft launched a family of tablets named Surface, built on Windows 8 to compete with Apple’s iPad The touch-screen tablet is company’s 1st major venture into computer hardware It is designed to function as a PC with attachable keyboard cover ..

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Australia desires to collaborate with Kerala

June 21, 2012

Australia hailed the Kerala government’s ‘Emerging Kerala’ 2012 Global Connect program and expressed its willingness to collaborate with the state in agro-based services and other sectors. The Australian delegation expressed zeal to: Cooperate with the state is deep-sea fishing projects. ..

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RBI defends its move for status quo, holds high inflation the reason

June 21, 2012

Under attack for not reducing interest rates, RBI Governor D Subbarao held that inflation at current levels is unacceptable and monetary-tightening is need for the hour in order to ascertain sustainable growth. As per Mr. Subbarao, the policy rate hikes ..

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Online surveillance of maternal and infant deaths: Haryana

June 21, 2012

Haryana health department is all set to take a virtual route for the surveillance of maternal and child death and stillbirth cases in the state Haryana health department all equipped to have online surveillance of maternal and infant death and ..

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Local Body Tax to come into effect in Maharashtra from July 1, 2012

June 21, 2012

The Local Body Tax (LBT) will come into effect in Maharashtra from July 1, 2012. The tax will be effective at Ahmednagar, Amravati, Chandrapur, Nashik, Akola, Parbhani, Ulhasnagar, Kalyan-Dombivali, and Latur municipal corporations of Maharashtra.

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Sukhoi fighters to be integrated with BrahMos missiles

June 21, 2012

India is heading towards joining the power club of few countries having air-launched cruise missiles with a proposal to equip the Indian Air Force’s vanguard fighter aircraft Su-30 MKI with BrahMos. The Cabinet Committee on Security is likely to mull ..

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