Page-7 of Current Affairs - May, 2012

Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010 passed; Artists interests protected with newer issues addressed

May 23, 2012

The Rajya Sabha cleared the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2010. Objectives: The Bill amends the Copyright Act, 1957. To remove operational difficulties and address fresher issues related to the digital world and Internet. To bring Indian laws originally enacted in 1957 ..

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India, Trinidad ink MoU in coconut sector

May 23, 2012

MoU inked b/w India and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to boost and develop technical cooperation in the coconut sector. Objective: Transfer of technologies in production, post harvest management, value added products and mechanized palm climbing for a period ..

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EC inks MoU with Washington based IFES

May 23, 2012

The Election Commission (EC) inked an MoU with the Washington based International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), for developing and strengthening democratic institutions and processes. Objective: To make available the knowledge and experience of the commission to election managers and ..

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Cabinet approves proposal to permit GAIL to sign agreement on TAPI Gas pipe line project

May 23, 2012

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to permit GAIL India Limited to ink the Gas Sale & Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Turkmenistan’s national oil company Turrnen-Gas, for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline ..

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Sitakant Mahapatra Report

May 23, 2012

The government is examining the Sitakant Mahapatra Report and a report given by Union Public Service Commission, UPSC in order to take a decision on the inclusion of Bhojpuri language in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. Sitakant Mahapatra on ..

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Govt sets up committee to review NCERT’s textbooks

May 23, 2012

The Government has set up a committee in the wake of the cartoon row to review NCERT’s political science textbooks for schools. The committee, comprising 5 members from a social science background, will review the textbooks from the point of ..

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India largest importer of arms during 2007-11

May 23, 2012

As per a report published in March 2012 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India has become the largest importer of arms, surpassing the Chinese share of 5% of global arms imports during 2007-11. India became the largest importer ..

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Some Persons in News :

May 17, 2012

Margaret Alva: Margaret Alva sworn in as the 19th Governor of Rajasthan. She is the 3rd woman Governor of the state after Ms. Pratibha Devisingh Patil and Ms. Prabha Rao, who had served earlier. Rahul Khullar: Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar ..

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Direct tax revenue doubled to Rs 4.46 lakh crore in 5 yrs to FY11

May 17, 2012

During 2010-11, the government’s revenue from direct tax collection rose by 94% to Rs 4,46,935 crore in from Rs 2,30,181 crore in 2006-07. During the same period, the Indirect tax collection rose to Rs 3,45,127 crore from Rs 2,41,538. But, ..

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IIM, IIT graduates to help Centre plan in Naxal-hit areas

May 17, 2012

Under the Centre’s Integrated Action Plan (IAP), the Union Rural Development Ministry has deputed a team of fresh IIM and IIT graduates in Jharkhand to support the senior Bureaucrats in implementation of development plans across 11 naxal-hit districts. The IAP ..

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