Kerala bans gutka, pan masala products

Kerala bans gutka, pan masala products. The ban on gutka and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine is imposed under the provisions of Food Safety and Standards Regulation Act, 2011. Is Kerala the first state to impose such ban? No. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Dragon joins ISS

What is Dragon? Dragon is an unmanned Cargo capsule of The SpaceX company. In 2010 it became the first commercially-built and operated spacecraft to be recovered successfully from orbit. What is unique with this mission? With this rendezvous with the ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

PM with C Rangarajan, D Subbarao & Montek Singh reviews decline in rupee and its impact

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reviewed the plummeting trend of rupee value and its impact on the economy with: D Subbarao , RBI Governor; Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman and C Rangarajan, Chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Ashok Chawla Committee

The high-powered committee, led by Ashok Chawla, was entrusted with the task of formulating a roadmap for the efficient and transparent distribution of resources, including spectrum. The committee’s scope encompassed eight key natural resources. The recommendations made by the committee ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Agreement signed for manufacture of Railways spare parts

An Agreement inked for manufacture of Railways spare parts. Objective: Manufacture Railways spare parts at Jalingham near Nandigram in West Bengal Main signatories: Indian Railways Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), State Government Burn Standard Company What will be manufactured? ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Square Kilometre Array Project

A verdict on where to site the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope will be taken soon. The choices under considerations are: South Africa Australia and New Zealand The SKA will be built in the southern hemisphere, in South Africa ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

White Paper points to 4-pronged strategy to curb black money

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled a White Paper on black money in Lok Sabha, which makes a strong case for setting up Lokpal and Lokayuktas to deal with the menace of Black Money. The minister informed that there was no ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Government plans Rs 7000 Crore fund to clean Ganges

A fund of more than Rs 7000 crore is being considered by the Govt for the conservation and cleaning of river Ganga. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), constituted for the purpose under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012