Page-11 of Current Affairs - November, 2012

Malala Yousufzai chosen for bravery award

November 21, 2012

Pakistani girl Malala Yousufzai awarded by the World Peace and Prosperity Foundation Chairman Prince Ali Khan, at the Cholmondeley Room of the House of Lords. Malala is currently being treated at a British hospital. S The Deputy High Commissioner of ..

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Sunita Williams back to Earth

November 21, 2012

Indian- American Sunita Williams spending four-months in orbit, returned back to Earth The Soyuz TMA-05M capsule, carrying Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and US astronaut Sunita Williams, landed at the Kazakhstan space station at 7.50 am IST. ..

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What is NPA ? What are the Loan classification norms ? What is Provisioning Coverage Ratio (PCR) ?

November 20, 2012

NPA = Non-Performing Asset Loans and advances given by the banks to its customers is are an Asset to the bank. Just for the sake of simplicity, we can understand that a loan (an asset for the bank) turns as ..

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PSBs see a record rise in Gross NPAs.

November 20, 2012

The Gross NPAs (Non Performing Assets) to advances ratio for PSBs (Public Sector Banks) rose to a record high at the end of September 2012. As of September 2012 the ratio of gross NPA to advances was the highest for ..

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala: India’s Warren Buffet

November 20, 2012

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Indian investor and trader A qualified Chartered accountant Owner of Rare Enterprises Chairman of Aptech Limited and Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd Net worth: USD 1.25 billion (as of 2011) Started his career in 1985 when the ..

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Flipora: Social Surfing service

November 20, 2012

Flipora A Social Surfing service A Personalized Search (webpage recommendation) and Discovery engine Made by Infoaxe Inc. Formerly called InfoAxe, Flipora grew from a service that helped users simply find sites they’ve already visited. Flipora helps user remember the great ..

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Japan inks pact with India to import rare earth metals from India

November 20, 2012

India and Japan  inked a strategic agreement that will allow Japan to import rare earth minerals from India.  Why such a move by Japan?

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Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) set for launch

November 20, 2012

RGESS (Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme) The finance ministry is set to notify the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS). Finance Minister P Chidambaram had approved the RGESS on September 21, 2012. Implementation delayed due to the deliberations on inclusion ..

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