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Herve Ladsous : New peacekeeping operation head appointed by the UN
Herve Ladsous appointed new chief of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Ladsous replaces Alain Le Roy. Ladsous will be in charge of some 1,20,000 peacekeepers Ladsous will monitors more than $7-billion budget for missions in Haiti, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Jaipur declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance
The Jaipur declaration adopted at the 29th meeting of health ministers of 11 South East Asian countries on Antimicrobial Resistance, committing to maintaining the efficaciousness of antibiotics via intellectual use and regulation Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad inaugurated the meeting and 64th ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
DNA Building Blocks could be built in Space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration funded researchers have discovered proof that a few building blocks of DNA, found in meteorites were probably shaped in space This research supports the theory that a kit of ready-made parts created in space and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
UNCTAD: India’s GDP to develop 8.1% in 2011
As per UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), Indian economy likely to expand by 8.1% in 2011 This would be the fastest growth rate in the world after China In its global release of Trade and Development Report ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Moody’s : India’s GDP Growth 7.5-8%
Global rating agency Moody’s projected India’s GDP growth for the 2011-12 fiscal at 7.5-8% It also mentioned soaring domestic interest rates together with the present global uncertainties as the near-term factors that could affect its economic growth Moody’s also owns ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Impeachment motion against Justice Sen dropped by Lok Sabha
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court escaped impeachment by the Lok Sabha When the Law Minister Salman Khurshid conveyed to the House the information about Justice Sen’s resignation, the House before which the impeachment business was put, dropped ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
North East’s First Integrated Tea Park to be set up in Chaygaon, Assam
Procedure to establish the first integrated tea park of the North East region have begun The proposed park would come up at Chaygaon on the outskirts of Guwahati It would offer infrastructure of International standards and the state of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
SBI Subsidiary Banks Bill passed by the Parliament
Parliament passed a Bill that attempt to shift powers to the Central Government from the RBI w.r.t. to State Bank of Hyderabad (a SBI subsidiary) The Lok Sabha accepted the amendment made by the Rajya Sabha and passed the Bill Albeit ..