Page-22 of Current Affairs - June, 2012

Government to introduce financial literacy in school education

June 7, 2012

  The government plans to launch financial literacy in the school curriculum very soon. The knowledge of Financial & Capital markets will be disseminated in the form of primary and secondary curriculum. Objective: Enhance the household contribution into equity markets ..

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New Board to implement Manufacturing policy soon

June 7, 2012

With an aim to revive manufacturing sector, Government announces of establishing a new board, Manufacturing Industry Promotion Board (MIPB). It will aid operationalize the national manufacturing policy It will be headed by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma It targets ..

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Stop foreclosure penalty on home loans: RBI

June 7, 2012

Reserve Bank of India asked banks to forthwith stop charging penalty on pre-payment of home loans taken on floating interest rates. RBI held in its notification that abandoning prepayment penalty on home loans would lead to reduction in the bias ..

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Xinjiang evinces interest to trade directly with India

June 7, 2012

China’s Muslim dominated, Xinjiang Uyghur province looks effervescent to open up direct border trade with India. Currently, trade is carried out through Pakistan as there are no border posts. India and Xinjiang traders meet annually at Rawalpindi to discuss the ..

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R N Choubey: New head of DGH

June 7, 2012

Government appoints Rajiv Nayan Choubey, a senior bureaucrat,1981batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, as Director General, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH). He will be the first bureaucrat to head the highly technical arm of the Oil Ministry, which has ..

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India recycles less than 5% of its total e-waste: Assocham

June 7, 2012

As per the industry body Assocham, less than 5% of India’s total electronic waste (e-waste) gets recycled due to deficient infrastructure, legislation and framework. Growing at a compounded annual growth rate of about 20%, India annually produces over 4.4 lakh ..

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June 6, 2012: IPV6 version of the Internet launched globally

June 7, 2012

World’s major Internet service providers, networking equipment manufacturers and web companies around the globe are switching to the latest version of Internet Protocol address from June 6 onwards. World IPV6 launch Day is set on June 6, 2012 In India ..

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Corroding Howrah bridge to get a Fiber glass makeover

June 6, 2012

Howrah Bridge- The busiest cantilever bridge in the world connecting the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah, set to undergo a major makeover and maintenance. The Kolkata Port trust (KoPT) — which is in charge of the bridge, is likely ..

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