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Aam Aadmi, Janashree Bima Yojana exempted from service tax
Government has exempted services of life insurance business provided under Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY) and Janashree Bima Yojana (JBY)from service tax. Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana Launched in 2007 Covers death and disability insurance for the benefit of rural landless ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Virbhadra Singh takes oath as Himachal CM for a record sixth time
Congress leader Virbhadra Singh was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for a record sixth time. Previously, he was Chief Minister 5 times b/w 1983 and 1985; 1985 and 1990; 1993 and 1998 and 2003 and 2007.
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
After referendum Egypt approves new constitution
Egypt voters approved a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Mursi’s Islamist allies. The new constitution was adopted with 63.8% of the vote which gave Islamists their third consecutive victory at the polls since Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a 2011 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
President Obama: TIME’s Person of the Year
TIME magazine has named US President Barack Obama Person of the Year "For finding and forging a new majority, for turning weakness into opportunity and for seeking, amid great adversity, to create a more perfect union". This is the second ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
India, ASEAN finalize FTA pact in services, investments
India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) finalized the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in services and investments. What does this mean?
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
U.S. House approves $633 billion Defense Authorization Bill
U.S. House of Representatives approved the Defense Authorization Act of 2013, and it is now headed to the Senate for passing the $633 billion Pentagon budget. Highlights in the Bill:
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: International / World Current Affairs
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) to acquire NYSE
Atlanta based exchange, IntercontinentalExchange Inc., is buying, more than 200 years old, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for about $8 billion. The deal has been approved by the boards of both companies, but still needs the clearance by regulators and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Jeet Thayil among 24 selected for Sahitya Akademi Awards 2012
Jeet Thayil, whose novel Narcopolis was nominated for the Booker, has been one among the 24 authors selected for Sahitya Akademi Awards 2012. He was selected for his poetry collection ‘These Errors are Correct’ in English. About Sahitya Akademi Award ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
500-year-old gunpowder sacks discovered
Around 500 year old Gunpowder bags, dated back to around 1550, were found near the Jain temple in the Sonar fort of Jaisalmer, made famous by Satyajit Ray’s film ‘Sonar Kella’. These explosives were used in cannons. What is Gunpowder? ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
BlackBerry appoints Ranbir Kapoor as its brand ambassador
Blackberry smartphone manufacturer Research-In-Motion (RIM) has appointed Ranbir Kapoor as its brand ambassador in India.