Page-4 of Current Affairs - November, 2012

Dumping of N-waste at KGF ruled out

November 27, 2012

The centre made it clear that it has no plans to dump Nuclear waste (N-waste) from Kudankulam Nuke Power plant in the defunct gold mines of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka. The reported move by the Govt to dump ..

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Ireland will order statutory inquiry into Savita Halappanavar's death

November 27, 2012

Besides medical inquiry, Ireland will also order a statutory inquiry into the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar due to pregnancy-related complications after being denied abortion, in a move seen as an attempt to meet her husband’s demand for a ..

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BJP suspends Ram Jethmalani

November 27, 2012

BJP suspended Ram Jethmalani from its membership for his constant fulminations against party chief Nitin Gadkari. The party referred his case to the party’s parliamentary board which is empowered to expel the Rajya Sabha MP.

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Morsi under pressure to withdraw decree

November 27, 2012

Pressure has increased on Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi demanding withdrawal of powers he has given to protect himself and Islamist-led assembly writing a new constitution from a looming threat of dissolution by court order. What powers Morsi decreed? He declared ..

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NACP-IV targets zero infection, zero death and zero stigma

November 27, 2012

National AIDS Control Programme-IV (NACP-IV) has targeted to reach zero infection, zero stigma and zero deaths. India has registered 56% decline in new infections. National AIDS Control Programme-I (1992-1999): The main objective of the project was to slow the spread ..

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Land Acquisition Bill finalized by Ministry of Rural Development

November 27, 2012

The Ministry of Rural Development finalized the draft of Land Acquisition bill. As per the draft bill the government will require consent from 80% of the land owners for acquiring land for any project, be it owned by state or ..

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DRDO setting up missile launch site in Machilipatnam

November 27, 2012

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing a new missile launch site in Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore. Currently the launch facilities are at Chandipur and Wheeler Island locations in Balasore ..

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26,000 hectares in Bagalkot will have Drip irrigation

November 27, 2012

Drip irrigation project is planned to irrigate nearly 26,000 hectares of land in the command area of the Krishna in Bagalkot district. The project would cost Rs. 800 crore. What is Drip Irrigation? Drip irrigation or trickle irrigation or micro ..

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