RS passes Chemical Weapons Convention Amendment Bill

The Rajya Sabha passed the Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Bill, 2010. India is a signatory to the Convention on the prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and use of Chemical Weapons and their destruction. The amendment empowers the Centre to ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

LS passes Appropriation Bill, 2012

The Lok Sabha passed the Appropriation Bill, 2012. It authorizes payment and appropriation of certain sums from the CFI (Consolidated Fund of India) for services in the financial year 2012-13.  Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee introduced the Appropriation Bill, 2012, which ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

I-T department detects over Rs 5800 crore hidden income in MSME

The Income Tax department has discovered more than Rs 5,800 Crore of concealed income in the low-profile Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector during the fiscal 2010-11. This was detected by the IT department after it carried out over 3,900 ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Chen Guangcheng leaves US Beijing embassy after threats to family

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng left the US embassy in Beijing after pressure and threats to his family. Chen left the US embassy for hospital treatment, but has since held that he fears for his life, and appealed for help from ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

May 3: World Press Freedom Day observed

This year UNESCO is celebrating World Press Freedom Day. One of its themes is “Difficulty in the Access to Quality Information Undermines Media Freedom.” The United Nations General Assembly declared 3 May to be World Press Freedom Day. World Press ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

U.S.-Japan deal to withdraw 9,000 Marines from Okinawa

US and Japan have settled that about half the U.S. Marines on the Japanese island of Okinawa will in a short time depart. Almost 5,000 will go to Guam as part of a much bigger U.S. military build up in ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Soumitra Chatterjee conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Soumitra Chatterjee , veteran actor of Bengali cinema honoured with the esteemed Dadasaheb Phalke Award by Vice-President Hamid Ansari at the 59th National Awards for 2011 for his exceptional contribution to the growth of Indian cinema. The award carries Swarna ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Indian-American Vikram Singh appointed to a key Pentagon position

Indian-American Vikram Singh has been appointed to a key Pentagon position to look after entire South and Southeast Asia. Vikram J Singh has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and is assigned as deputy assistant secretary of defence for ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012