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Third industrial Revolution: What are drivers?- Palak Chandra
In simple terms, a definite and complete change in the livelihood and the organization of an area in a short period of time which brings about the betterment of the social, political, economic, and cultural lives of people is said ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
India’s Biggest Environment Problem is Poverty – Rahul Tripathi
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change. -mohammed ali Poverty is a manifestation of inequality and in turn this inequality is manifested in several other human activities be it our ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Google launches $ 199 “Nexus 7” tablet
Google, at a conference in Sat Francisco, unveiled the Nexus 7 to contend with Apple’s iPad as well as the latest Microsoft’s Surface. It is built by and in co-branded with Taiwan’s Asus. Salient features of Nexus 7: Has a ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
NFSM-RICE: North East to receive Rs.100 Crore to boost rice cultivation
NE states of the country will be given Rs100 crore for supporting rice cultivation under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM). All the 8 north-eastern States, including Sikkim, are being covered under NFSM-rice. Till 2011, only Assam was covered under ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Draft of SPA gets finalized b/w Afghanistan & Norway
Afghanistan and Norway gave final shape to the draft of the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) b/w the two countries. The draft of the agreement is ready for signature and the two countries will ink it in September 2012. Afghanistan has ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Regulators in Europe, US and Asia investigating financial institutions
Regulators in the United States, Europe and Asia are scanning a number of key financial institutions for manipulating Inter-Bank Lending rates. In this context, Barclays Bank was fined $ 452 million which is the first company to admit such fault. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Delhi Investment Summit on Afghanistan in New Delhi
Delhi Investment Summit on Afghanistan in New Delhi – This was the first ever investment summit in India for another country. External Affairs Minister, S M Krishna while addressing the Delhi Investment Summit on Afghanistan in New Delhi assured that ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Category: Summits and Conferences
Greece gets new Finance Minister ‘Yannis Stournaras’
Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras declared Greek economist Yannis Stournaras as the country’s new Finance Minister. He took the place of Vassilis Rapanos who had submitted resignation due to health reasons. Stournaras, 55, is a cherished laissez-faire pro-reform economist who ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012