Page-28 of Current Affairs - June, 2012

Gates’ Foundation inks MoU with UP on health, agro-based issues

June 2, 2012

Microsoft co-founder and co-chairman of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, inked an MoU with the Uttar Pradsesh Govt in order to work on health and development related issues. Objective: MoU will aim at providing technical, management and programme design support ..

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Shouryya Ray: 16-year-old Indian-origin student solves 350-year old Mathematics Problem

June 2, 2012

Shouryya Ray, 16-year-old, Indian-origin student from Germany has solved a 350-year old mathematics problem. The mathematics problems had puzzled mathematicians around the world for more than 350 years. The boy also solved 2 fundamental particle dynamics theories which physicists used ..

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Rahul Bhattacharya wins Ondaatje Prize 2012

June 2, 2012

Rahul Bhattacharya won the prestigious Ondaatje Prize 2012 for his book ‘The Sly Company of People Who Care’ First Indian author to bag this award. He also received the Hindu Literary Prize for Best Fiction, 2011 for the same book. ..

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President of Nepal Ram Baran Yadav removes Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai

June 2, 2012

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai removed by Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav.  Why President demanded PM’s resignation? The Parliament was dissolved over its inability to deliver a new constitution by the 27 May 2012 deadline. Thus, the PM was directed by ..

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Pakistan successfully test fires Hatf-9 Nasr missile

June 2, 2012

Pakistan successfully test-fired a short-range Hatf 9 (Nasr) missile Range: 60 km Capable of carrying nuclear weapons Pakistan’s 3rd ballistic missile test since April 2012, after India successfully test-fired the inter-continental Agni 5 missile Pakistan already has nuclear-capable Hatf-IV with ..

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National Telecom Policy 2012 gets Cabinet approval

June 2, 2012

The fresh National Telecom Policy (NTP), 2012 got approval from the Union Cabinet.  NTP 2012 aims at: Abolishing roaming charges on mobile phones Allow users to hold the same number across the country without paying any extra charge Delinking spectrum ..

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CAG rebukes UP for high cost of tax collection

June 2, 2012

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) rebuked the Uttar Pradesh government for higher cost of tax collection as compared to the national average. As per the the CAG Report: Gross collections related to trade tax/VAT receipts during 2008-09, 2009-10 and ..

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Q4 GDP growth drops sharply to 5.3%, lowest in 9 years

June 2, 2012

Yearly economic growth of India dipped to a 9-year low of 5.3% in the January-March 2012 quarter. Even during the 2008-09, the year when India was facing the hit by the global financial meltdown, growth rate was higher at 6.7%. ..

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