Page-7 of Current Affairs - October, 2012

Iran can consider a 20% cap on uranium enrichment

October 25, 2012

Iran is ready to negotiate over the issue of its uranium enrichment programme. It has offered that it can put a 20% on uranium enrichment if it is assured a regular supply of nuclear fuel for its medical reactor that ..

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Oil Ministry’s approval to RIL’s plan to increase KG-D6 production

October 24, 2012

Oil Ministry approved Reliance Industries’ plans to increase natural gas output from the flagging KG-D6 and agreed that CAG cannot do a performance audit of the company. The Ministry agreed to RIL stand that an audit by the Comptroller and ..

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Domestic companies can make payments in SEZ in foreign currency: RBI

October 24, 2012

The RBI has given permission to domestic companies to make payments to units in Special Economic Zones in foreign currency for the services delivered by them. Earlier, this facility was allowed only for payments made for goods. To promote software ..

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ICRISAT-led research to improve lives of people in semi-arid tropics

October 24, 2012

The world’s largest international agriculture research coalition, the Fund Council of CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), has sanctioned two 10-year research programmes directed at improving food, nutrition and income security of billions of poor in the semi-arid tropics ..

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India, Russia put off meet by two months to resolve issues

October 24, 2012

India and Russia have postponed their high-level engagement planned for November 1, 2012 by almost two months in order to reach conformity on some debatable military and civil issues. What are the main issues? Major issues: Stalemate over liability provisions ..

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UCI strips Lance Armstrong of titles

October 24, 2012

  International Cycling Union (UCI), the governing body of cycling, stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and banned him for life. The decision came following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that has accused ..

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India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue

October 24, 2012

India and Japan decided to enhance cooperation key bilateral areas, including maritime, cyber, outer space security and also deliberated on regional and international security situation. It was second India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue held in Tokyo which involved discussions on foreign policy ..

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Hyderabad ranked 3rd best city for 2013 visit

October 24, 2012

Best in Travel 2013 – Top 10 cities Travel guide book Lonely Planet ranked Indian city and capital of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad at 3rd position to visit in 2013.  The book described Hyderabad as "elegant and blossoming". As per Lonely ..

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