Page-6 of Current Affairs - March, 2012

‘Van Rompuy’ again elected as European Council President

March 3, 2012

The mandate of European Council’s current President Van Rompuy has been increased by another 2.5 years. This was decided at a meeting of the Leaders of EU in Brussels. The former Belgian Prime Minister was the only candidate for the ..

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Government decides to study the ONGC auction before further stake sales

March 3, 2012

Government  to study the ONGC auction process before moving ahead with further stake sale of companies. With LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) coming to the rescue the last moment, the share sale of ONGC was finished completed successfully. Govt has also ..

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A 1.7% decrease in the Unemployment rate of India

March 3, 2012

India’s Unemployment rate fell by 1.7% in 5 years. The point of notice is that this  occurred in spite of global slowdown. The Unemployment Rate in India was 8.3% in 2004-05 and it went down to 6.6% in 2009-10. The ..

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Important Facts: Akash Surface to Air Missile

March 3, 2012

Akash: Ingeniously made Akash surface-to-air missile system Developed by DRDO as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) An all-weather, medium-range Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system Akash is mooted as the Indian Patriot (The ‘Patriot’ is a US missile ..

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Justice H S Bedi appointed for looking into Gujarat fake encounter cases

March 3, 2012

The Apex Court appointed Justice H S Bedi (former Judge Supreme Court) as the chairman of the monitoring body to look into the case of 22 alleged fake encounter killings in Gujarat b/w 2002-06. Justice H S Bedi was chosen ..

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Pak to turn from +ve to -ve list for trade with India

March 3, 2012

As the Pakistan’s Cabinet gave its approval for 1,209 strong –ve list of items in which bilateral trade is barred, Pakistan to turn to –ve list for trade with India. This will subsequently open up Business opportunities in around 6,850 ..

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A New Chapter in India China bilateral relations: Maritime Cooperation

March 3, 2012

India and China moved onto a new bilateral relation as they agreed upon a joint-declaration on: Sea Piracy Technological know-how on seabed research. The first offer aims to demand the Coast Guards, the Air-forces and Navies of both the nations ..

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Rural Ministry plans to extend Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan

March 2, 2012

Union Rural Development Minister Mr Jairam Ramesh says that new Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan will ensure the extension of the sanitation scheme to both Above Poverty Line and Below Poverty Line families. Subsidy amount for the sanitation scheme is also being ..

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