Page-5 of Current Affairs - October, 2012

Persons in News: Brahma Chellaney

October 27, 2012

Bernard Schwartz award to Brahma Chellaney Brahma Chellaney has been awarded with 2012 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award for his book Water: Asia’s New Battleground. Who is Brahma Chellaney? Brahma Chellaney is a Professor of Strategic Studies at the ..

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Windows 8 in India (Win 7 v/s Win 8)

October 27, 2012

Microsoft unveils Windows 8 in India Microsoft launched the latest version of its Operating System (OS) Windows 8 in India. Windows 8 is designed to work across PCs, tablets as well as for smart phones. Some KEY Differences b/w WINDOWS ..

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SUN TV Network acquires Hyderabad IPL franchise

October 27, 2012

Sun TV Network won the Hyderabad Franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a sum of Rs 85.05 crore per annum. On September 15, the BCCI floated tenders for a new IPL franchise after terminating Deccan Chargers’ contract following ..

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Persons in News: Jaspal Bhatti

October 27, 2012

Jaspal Bhatti dies in road accident Famous Indian satirist and film-maker Jaspal Bhatti died in a road accident. Bhatti was on the promotion of his upcoming movie “Power Cut”, which is based on frequent power cuts in Punjab. Before joining ..

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National Policy on Electronics 2012

October 27, 2012

‘National Policy on Electronics’ (NPE) cleared by the Government The Union Cabinet cleared the National Policy on Electronics 2012. Objective: By 2020, make the Indian domestic electronic hardware manufacturing segment into a $ 400 billion industry. Government will create an ..

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Committee for Direct Cash Transfers

October 27, 2012

National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers, constituted by the Prime Minister. This coordination committee will act as a mechanism to coordinate action for the introduction of direct cash transfers to individuals under the various government schemes and programmes. Chairman of ..

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Next-gen sequencing approach to identify diseases from bone samples

October 26, 2012

A new technology that uses a next-gen sequencing approach, including hybridization capture technology, to analyze gene sequences within seconds to identify diseases accurately. Scientists used the technique to identify tuberculosis (TB) genes in a 19th century female skeleton found in ..

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Peugeot Citroen to get €7-billion bailout

October 26, 2012

France will provide carmaker Peugeot Citroen, a €7 billion ($9.1 billion) bailout package. Why this move? The government in France wants to rein in rising unemployment. In return of this rescue package the government is expected to demand a reduction ..

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