Page-11 of Current Affairs - November, 2011
Economy grows 7.7% in Apr-June
The Indian Economy has shown the slowest pace in six quarters. Data released by the Central Statistics Office have showed growth in the April-June quarter of the current financial year stood at 7.7% compared to 8.8% in the same year-ago ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
RBI warns of Higher Inflation
Recently, RBI said that it expects economic growth to moderate to 8% or below in 2011-12 due to global uncertainty and rising interest rates. The central bank also expects inflation to be high for most of the year. Economic growth ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Farmers actually pay 14% on subsidized 7% loans: NABARD Study
In the Union Budget 2006-07, the Indian Finance Minister had announced the subsidized 7% loan for farmers. A recent study by NABARD says that it actually translates into a 14% rate according to a study conducted by Nabard. However, n ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
New Pension Scheme posts low returns
New Pension Scheme is being promoted as long-term financial instrument for an investors old age security. But the latest data released by Government have presented a dismal picture. Investment Options in NPS: The NPS subscribers have two investment options. First ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
FSLRC asked to review PF and small savings norms
Recently, the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) has been asked by the government to review of the rules governing Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), government securities and small savings schemes such as public provident fund (PPF) and National Savings ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
1857 Revolution hero Nahar Singh’s letter up for auction in London
The 1857 Revolution hero, Nahar Singh’s mysterious letter to a former Governor-General of British India, Lord Ellenborough, will be auctioned on October 4, 2011 at Bonhams in London. The letter dictated in English to a secretary, was written on September ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Mother Teresa’s 101st birth anniversary: 26th August 2011
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was a Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
INS Karuva commissioned
INS Karuva is the 10th indigenously built Fast Attack Craft (FAC) of the Indian Navy, which was recently commissioned by Air Marshal K J Mathews, Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command at the Naval Base in Visakhapatnam. “Karuva” is named after an ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Highest Newborn Deaths in India: WHO
Recently, World Health Organization, Save the Children and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has released the most comprehensive newborn death estimates so far — covering all 193 countries and spanning 20 years. Here is some finding relevant ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Dr Valiya Hamza and the Hamza River
Dr Valiya Hamza is an Indian-origin scientists who has been studying the mighty Amazon River region for over four decades. Amazon, as we know is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by water flow ..