Page-14 of Current Affairs - November, 2012

Income Ceiling for EWS and LIG housing raised by Govt

November 17, 2012

Government has settled to raise the bar on yearly income needed to qualify for benefits under its existing housing schemes for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Lower Income Groups (LIG). The move will benefit 20 lakh (2 million) people as ..

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‘Project Lakshya’ for streamlining LPG supply

November 17, 2012

“Project Lakshya” launched by the The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry. Objective:  Reduce waiting time for delivery of LPG cylinders Track duplicate connections Preventing fake additional connections for getting more subsidized cylinders, monitor those who consumed less than six [cylinders] ..

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“Omnishambles” – word of the year by Oxford English Dictionary

November 17, 2012

"Omnishambles" has been named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary. The meaning of the word ‘Omnishambles’ is – a situation which is shambolic from every possible angle. The word was coined in 2009 by the writers of ..

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Savita Halappanavar: Persons in News

November 17, 2012

Savita Halappanavar’s death has led to a widespread protests in Ireland and a call to re-look at the abortion laws. She was 31 year old dentist originally from Belgaum, India who moved to Ireland in 2008. She died on October ..

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Xi Jinping: China's new leader

November 16, 2012

Xi Jinping, elected as the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Xi Jinping is the paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China, who holds the positions of: Vice President of China General ..

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Marcel Granollers & Marc Lopez win ATP World Tour doubles title

November 16, 2012

Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez won their first ATP World Tour Finals doubles title. They beat India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in finals held at London.

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By 2017, US can become world's biggest oil producer

November 16, 2012

The world’s foremost energy watchdog, the  International Energy Agency (IEA) in its recent report “World Energy Outlook 2012” has held that US can become the world’s largest oil producer by 2017. How would this happen ? Predictions for USA and ..

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Suu Kyi comes to India after almost 40 years

November 16, 2012

Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in India after a gap of almost 40 years. She is here as part of New Delhi’s ongoing engagement with the democratic and multi-party polity in Nay Pyi Taw. Ms. Suu Kyi ..

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