Page-5 of Current Affairs - March, 2012

Defence Ministry alleges that ‘No U.S. special forces are present in India’

March 5, 2012

The Defence Ministry abnegated reports which held that the US Special Forces are positioned in India. This was alleged over the remarks attributed of a U.S. Armed Forces official that U.S. Special Forces teams are positioned in five South Asian ..

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Wen Jiabao to get “Best Friend of American Worker” Award

March 4, 2012

  A US maritime workers’ union the Boston-based International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) named Chinese Premier Wen Jiabo as the “Best Friend of American Worker”. This award was conferred on Mr. Jiabao for China’s “great contribution” to producing more job opportunities ..

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Mobile euthanasia programme by “Right to Die” group in Netherlands

March 4, 2012

A mobile euthanasia programme launched in the Netherlands has become recent point of controversy. In Netherlands a specialized team is sent out house-to-house to aid patients finish their lives. The project has elicited acute critique from doctors. The project is ..

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Next Army Chief of India: Lt General Bikram Singh

March 4, 2012

The next Army Chief of India will be Lt General Bikram Singh. He will succeed General V.K. Singh, who retires on May 31, 2012. Lt General Bikram Singh was commissioned into the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment on March 31st 1972. ..

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Kalidas Samman 2009-10’ for Dr. N. Rajam, Saroja Vaidyanathan

March 3, 2012

Kalidas Samman for 2009-10 to be conferred on Celebrated violinist Dr. N. Rajam and distinguished Bharat Natayam danseuse Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan for their contribution the field of classical singing and classical dance respectively. The Kalidas Samman is an esteemed Arts ..

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Fresh Guidelines for High-Rise Buildings issued by the Government

March 3, 2012

As per the fresh Guidelines for the High—Rising Buildings issued by the Govt, the Environmental clearance for high rise building will now also be conditional upon: The width of the road on which they are coming up Their distance from ..

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‘Blu-Fi’ installed at Banglore’s Railway Station

March 3, 2012

In collaboration with RailTel and Telibrahma, the Bangalore Division of the South western Railway (SWR) has launched “BluFi” services in the City Railway station. BluFi: (Bluetooth + WiFi) An unparalleled compounding of Bluetooth application and Wi-Fi connectivity. Via simply switching ..

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Yahoo India out of the list of 22 websites facing charges of hosting objectionable content

March 3, 2012

The Criminal proceedings against Yahoo India were annulled by the Delhi Court as Yahoo India had appealed in the Court that it has not been named in the petition and has thus nothing to do with hosting obnoxious matter on ..

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