Pranab Mukherjee elected Chair of ADB Governors’ Board

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee elected as Chair of the ADB’s Board of Governors. The 46th yearly meeting of ADB (Asian Development Bank) will be held in India in 2013. Mr. Mukherjee held that India is very happy to accept the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

UP Govt junks reservation-based promotion for SC & ST in State Govt departments

UP government scrapped the reservation-based promotion for the socially backward classes – SC and ST in the State government departments. This reservation system was brought in by former CM of UP Mayawati even after objection by the Allahabad High Court. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Government to infuse Rs 30,000 crore in Air India over 9 yrs

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh held that over the next 9 years, the government will instill around Rs 30,000 crore in cash-strapped Air India as part of a turnaround plan for the state-run airline. He held that in order to ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Govt disallows $1.24 bn RIL cost recovery

The Petroleum Ministry disallowed the RIL’s (Reliance Industries Ltd) $1.24 billion cost recovery from its investment in the KG-D6 field, in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin. RIL has already taken the government to the Supreme Court over its inability to nominate ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Person in News: ‘Alex Paul Menon’

The then District Collector of Sukma District (Chhattisgarh) who was abducted by the Moists. The 32 year old 2006-batch IAS Officer was abducted by Naxalites on April 21, 2012 from Manjipara village where he was attending a government programme. He ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

India sees 20% rise in students taking Cambridge qualifications

2011 saw a 20% rise in the number of schools entering students for Cambridge qualifications in India. In India, Schools made over 27,000 entries for Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International ‘A’ Level. Regions with highest growth of take up of ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Supermoon: Moon to be closest to Earth

On the May 6, 2012, the moon will be closest to the earth than it will be on any other night in 2012 and will appear significantly larger. This phenomenon, called Supermoon, this year 2012 it coincides with ‘Buddha Purnima’. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

May 5, 2012: World Hand Hygiene Day being observed

The World Hand Hygiene Day observed on May 5, 2012. Objective: – To create awareness among the general public about the importance of hand hygiene. – To improve hand hygiene in the health care sector, where the cleanliness of hands ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012