Page-21 of Current Affairs - June, 2012

Govt approves for establishing NECTAR

June 8, 2012

Govt approved for establishing an autonomous organization North-East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) at an estimated cost of Rs 292 crore. It will be established at Shillong and will be completed in 12th Plan period. Objective: The motive ..

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Union Cabinet approves Rs 632 crore capital infusion in RRBs

June 8, 2012

Government approved capital infusion of Rs 632 crore in some RRBs (Regional Rural Banks). Objective: To improve CRAR [Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio] for RRBs. Thus to improve their capital adequacy and lending capacity to the agriculture sector. Adopting ..

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Planning Commission approves Meghalaya’s yearly plan of around Rs 4,000 crore

June 8, 2012

Planning Commission approved the annual plan of around Rs 4,000 crore for Meghalaya for the current fiscal In the 12th the Planning commission will have focus on, use of Science and Technology in improving pace of development, encourage public private ..

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India demands greater role in SCO

June 8, 2012

India has made vociferous demand for its full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, SCO. It has demanded a larger role for itself in the security grouping in Afghanistan in the wake of the withdrawal of US-led NATO troops from ..

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Rs 36,000 Crore in order to ameliorate sanitation in rural areas in 12th Plan: Planning Commission

June 8, 2012

Planning Commission allocates Rs 36,000 crore in the 12th Five Year Plan for improving sanitation in Rural Areas It is an increment from Rs 7,800 crore in the previous Plan About 60% of open defecation in the world are in ..

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French Open: Sania, Bhupathi clinch maiden mixed doubles title

June 8, 2012

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won their 2nd Grand Slam title together and first French Open trophy. They defeated the Mexican-Polish duo of Santiago Gonzalez and Klaudia Jans Ignacik in the mixed doubles final held in in Paris. Earlier, Sania ..

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Connotation of amendments in Indian Copyright Act 1947

June 7, 2012

The Govt of India brings in Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to update Copyright Act, 1957 with the demands of the contemporary times. In its inception the law was enacted to provide protection to the copyright of the authors and creators ..

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Under scanner Rajat Guptas’s wealth at trial

June 7, 2012

Rajat Gupta’s net worth at $84 million, a trust at $38 million and $11 million in cash, is under the lens of the jurisdiction. Gupta, currently, is on trial for benefitting from inside tips he provided to Raj Rajaratnam, the ..

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