Page-16 of Current Affairs - November, 2011
Issues with National Sports Development Legislation
As soon as Ajay Makan became new Sports Minister in early this year, it was announced that the National Sports Development Legislation will be framed within a stipulated time. It was said that the proposed legislation will support age and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Suicide Bomber Bacteria engineered
Recently, researchers in the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore engineered a strain of E. Coli that can detect signs of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a leading cause of infection that can be fatal to patients with weak immune systems. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
100-Year Starship Study of Darpa
The 100-Year Starship study is a program initiated by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) to research and plan for human interstellar travel within the next 100 years. The study aims to lay the foundation for future breakthroughs in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Urbanization in India
India will face an unprecedented scale of urbanisation – 350 million Indians will move to cities by 2030. This number is likely to double to 700 million by 2050. This is 2.5 times the size of the US’s present population ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Japan: New Nuclear Safety agency to come up
The Government of Japan has decided to establish a new nuclear regulatory agency, which shall be under the Environment Ministry rather than the trade ministry. The idea is to increase its independence after the country’s atomic disaster. The current Nuclear ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Issues of Philippines with Indo-Asean Services Agreement
Recently, the other countries of ASEAN group have blamed Philippines for delay, when it refused to make any meaningful offer to open up its services market to Indian professionals. Thus, the country has been playing the spoilsport in the recent ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Russia to give 5 MiG-29K fighters to India
The India-Russia 2004 contract of 16 MiG-29K/ KUB carrier-based fighters to the Indian Navy is going to be completed by the end of this year. The contract, a part of USD 1.5 billion Gorshkov aircraft carrier deal inked in January ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
SC Verdict: Foreign airlines under consumer forum ambit
Recently, a bench of Supreme Court of India has passed an important ruling that foreign airlines, even if state-owned, enjoy no immunity from proceedings before consumer forum in India for redressal of grievances relating to deficiency in service. The Judgement ..