Page-3 of Current Affairs - March, 2012

Deepwater Horizon: BP agrees to pay $7.8-billion settlement

March 5, 2012

British Petroleum agreed to pay $7.8 billion in to resolve private plaintiffs affected by the spill from one of its wells in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill disaster in April 2010. The proposed settlement presents a substantial advancement towards ..

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C. Rangarajan: Indian economy to grow at 7.5% in 2012-13

March 5, 2012

As per C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, the Indian Economy is anticipated to record an ameliorated performance during the 2012-13 fiscal with a growth rate of about 7.5%. Mr. Rangarajan held that the key driver ..

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Brahmos Cruise Missile: Second Unit Inducted into Indian Army

March 5, 2012

Second BrahMos cruise missile unit inducted into Indian Army close to Pakistan border The second BrahMos supersonic cruise missile regiment was inducted into the Indian Army in the western sector bordering Pakistan. A successful test of the 290 Km range ..

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Madhya Pradesh: Government abolishes Sugar Licensing and Control Order

March 5, 2012

MP Government has abolished the Sugar Licensing and Control Order in the state. MP Govt also made it clear in its notification that abolition of the Control order will not affect any action or decision taken on it under the ..

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Bhupati and Bopanna win Doubles in ATP Dubai

March 5, 2012

At the ATP Dubai Open, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, the Indian Pair won their maiden title together. In the Finals of the Doubles event they defeated the Poland’s pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski. The 4th seeded Indian ..

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Four MOUs signed between India and Egypt

March 5, 2012

India and Egypt, the two major Civilizations to carry mutual relations to new heights India- Egypt shared an accord over carrying their mutual relation ahead in coming times. India assured the provision of all feasible aid to Egypt in an ..

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‘Nirmal Gram Puraskar’ for Dakshina Kannada

March 5, 2012

‘Dakshina Kannada’ became the first district in the Karnataka to be chosen for the Nirmal Gram Puraskar. The “Nirmal Gram Puraskar” award is instituted in 2003 by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The award carries and incentive ..

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Delhi Court terms ‘Microsoft India’ as “Odd Man Out”

March 5, 2012

A Delhi Court removed Microsoft India from the list of 21 websites which were made party in a civil suit. The Delhi Court calling Microsoft as: “Not a networking site” and “odd man out” dropped the name of Microsoft India. ..

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U.S. Blogger and Online Activist ‘Andrew Breitbart’ dead

March 5, 2012

A conservative U.S. blogger and online activist Andrew Breitbart (43)passed away on March 1, 2012. He was a US publisher, commentator at the Washington Times, an author, and an occasional guest commentator on different news programs. He ran his own ..

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$3.2-bn loss reported by Areva, the French nuclear giant

March 5, 2012

Areva, the France’s State-controlled nuclear giant reported to have lost around €2.4 billion ($3.2 billion) in 2011. This was much on the back of a troubled uranium mining venture that has been the subject of investigation. The gloomy figures exhibit ..

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