Page-12 of Current Affairs - November, 2011

Indian Community Welfare Fund

Indian Community Welfare Fund, ICWF has been set up in all Indian missions by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. The Fund has become operational at Indian Missions in all the 17 Emigration Clearance Required (ECR) Countries from 1st of ..

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Dhyan Chand Awards – 2011

Dhyan Chand Awards – 2011 Football – Shabbir Ali Swimming – Sushil Kohli Wrestling – Rajkumar

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Dronacharya Awards – 2011

Boxing – Inukurthi Venkateshwara Rao Gymnastics – Devender Kumar Rathore Wrestling – Ramphal Athletics – Kuntal Roy Hockey – Rajinder Singh

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Arjuna Awards – 2011

Normally not more than 15 Arjuna awards are given in a calendar year. But the scheme of Arjuna Awards also provides that keeping in view the performance of Indian sportspersons in the Commonwealth, Asian Games and Olympic Games during a ..

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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award- Gagan Narang

Gagan Narang , who notched up 4 Gold Medals at last year’s Commonwealth Games was conferred “Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award” – 2011. 28-year-old Gagan Narang was also the first Indian to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

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Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Authority Bill Approved by Cabinet

The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of a new independent nuclear safety regulatory authority which will report to the Parliament and will be headed by a professional with extensive experience in atomic energy. The Nuclear Safety and Regulatory ..

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Combating of Funding of Terrorist (CFT)

Combating of Funding of Terrorist (CFT) is a new cell formed by Union home ministry to focus on effectively dealing with funding of terrorist activities in the country. A Terror Funding and Fake Currency Cell in National Investigation Agency has ..

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Lifestyle-related diseases largest cause of death in India

A recent study by World Health Organisation (WHO) has pointed out that out of every 10 deaths in India, eight are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes in urban India. In ..

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12th Plan: Full Chapter on Governance

There is a full chapter on governance that has a section on corruption in the Approach Paper to the 12th Five-Year Plan , which says: Measures should be taken to set up new institutions like the Lokpal and Lokayukta, which ..

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Controversy on ultra-light howitzers acquisition through FMS

In 2010, the Government of India had authorised an outright purchase of 145 ultra-light howitzers from the US. The ultra-light howitzers are for the mountain artillery divisions of the Indian Army to be used in high-altitude frontiers opposite Pakistan and ..

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