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Xi Jinping: China's new leader
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Chinese-Belgian-British Writer Han Suyin passed away
Elizabeth Comber (Han Suyin) passed away. Elizabeth Comber who was also know by her pen name “Han Suyin”, a Chinese-Belgian British author who came up as among the most influential voices that served as a link b/w China and the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
No resolution achieved during Antarctic Ocean sanctuary talks at CCAMLR
No resolution could be reached during the talks at the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), at Hobart in Australia. The commission is made up of 24 countries and the European Union. What is CCAMLR? Commission ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: International / World Current Affairs
China irked by India-Japan-US meet
Strategic Analyst and media outlets of China have expressed chariness at the India, Japan and the U.S. trilateral meet held in New Delhi describing it as aimed at wielding pressure on China over its regional aspirations. Why China is wary ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Persons in News: Bo Xilai
Bo Xilai expelled from China’s Parliament, stripped of legal immunity China expelled disgraced Communist Party leader Bo Xilai’s from country’s Parliament and also stripped him of legal immunity to start legal proceedings into offences alleged on him. Bo faces a ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2012
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Govt relaxed land transfer to prevent delays in PPP projects
Union govt removed the ban on transfer of government-owned land, eased the land transfer policy, and did away with the need for Cabinet approval for certain categories of projects, including public-private partnership. The move has been taken to prevent PPP ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Govt relaxed land transfer to prevent delays in PPP projects
Union govt removed the ban on transfer of government-owned land, eased the land transfer policy, and did away with the need for Cabinet approval for certain categories of projects, including public-private partnership. The move has been taken to prevent PPP ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
China promises $ 20 Billion Loan to Africa
China has promised to provide $ 20 billion loan to African countries over the next three years. The announcement was made by the Chinese President Hu Jin Tao at the opening session of the 5th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
285 million working Indians require retraining
As per a study report by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) India faces a new challenge as it needs to retrain at least 285 million working citizens who lack secondary education. Out of these, 150 million have not even completed primary ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
China has over 100 million BPL people
While addressing the conference at Rio de Janeiro, the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held that China still has more than 100 million people living Below the Poverty Line (BPL) and stressed that China continued as a developing nation, despite it ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012