Page-21 of Current Affairs - November, 2012

Persons in News: T. Samuel

November 8, 2012

Cartoonist T. Samuel passed away The pioneer of pocket cartoons in India, T. Samuel (86) passed away. Samuel belonged to Kollam in Kerala. He began his career as a cartoonist with the Civil and Military Gazette published from Lahore before ..

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India, South Korea talk about possibility of revising DTAC

November 8, 2012

At a high level meeting b/w India and South Korea, both the nations discussed the possibility of revising Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC). Discussions included expanding information sharing b/w the taxation authorities and cooperation in modernizing the customs system of ..

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RIL welcomes CAG’s withdrawal of Performance audit on private operators

November 8, 2012

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) conveyed that it has no objection to an audit by any government agency. The company appreciated India’s national auditor Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) decision of not conducting performance audit of RIL-operated Krishna-Godavari oil ..

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US approves missile-defense system to UAE, Qatar

November 8, 2012

The US DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency) has given approval to the possible sales of Lockheed Martin Corp missile-defense system to UAE and Qatar. The deal has come against the backdrop of heightened tensions with Iran. Qatar and the United ..

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Govt announces Minimum Supporting Price for cotton

November 8, 2012

In a move aimed at stabilizing the cotton prices which have witnessed sharp plunge and are operating around Minimum Support Price (MSP) levels,  the government announced revised minimum support price (MSP) for cotton for early commencement of minimum support price ..

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“1000 Genomes Project”: Global genomes decoded to trace disease roots

November 6, 2012

 What is the “1000 Genomes Project”? Scientists working for The 1,000 Genomes Project have decoded the genomes of more than 1,000 people from 14 ethnic global groups. It is the largest and most detailed compilation of human DNA variations, to ..

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Free generic drugs via public hospitals; Three fold increase in the allocation to health sector in the 12th Plan

November 6, 2012

The allotment for the health sector during the 12th Plan had been enhanced three times over the previous Plan allocation to handle complex challenges. The outlay in the 12th Plan had been fixed at Rs. 3-lakh crore, which was 1.95 ..

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Bhupathi, Bopanna clinch ATP World Tour Masters 1000

November 6, 2012

The duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna lifted their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title by vanquishing Pakistan’s Aisam- Ul- Haq Qureshi and Netherlands’ Jean- Julien Rojer in the final of the BNP Paribas Masters.

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