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Dr Ami Bera: 3rd Indian-American elected to Congress
Dr. Ami Bera Indian-American physician from California Won the Congressional election from California 3rd person of Indian-origin to be elected to the US House of Representatives Other Indian-Americans elected in Congress in past: Dalip Singh Saund was the 1st Indian-American ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
MACS0647-JD : possibly the oldest and farthest galaxy ever seen from Earth
Astronomers spotted the furthest galaxy ever, a little cluster named ‘MACS0647-JD’ b/w the Big and Little Dippers. Probably the most distant, and thus oldest, galaxy ever seen. Distance from Earth: 13.3 billion light years that created the Universe 13.7 billion ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
K.C.Pant passes away
India’s former defence minister and Planning Commission deputy chairman Krishna Chandra Pant (81) passed away. Pant was India’s defence minister between 1987 and 1989, when the Congress party was in power under then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Pant was Defence ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) to be converted into ATM cards
Finance Minister P.Chidambaram informed that the State-owned banks have been asked to strictly adhere to the March, 2014 time-line for converting all Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) to ATM cards. State-owned lenders were asked to convert more than 11.39 crore KCCs ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
BP agrees to pay $4.5 billion in penalties for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster
BP Plc will pay $4.5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to felony misconduct in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which caused the worst US offshore oil spill ever. The settlement includes a $1.256 billion criminal fine, the largest such levy ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Chanda Kochhar of ICICI – Most powerful Business woman in India: Fortune Magazine
Fortune Magazine has named Ms Chanda Kochhar, MD and CEO of ICICI Bank as the most powerful business woman in Business in India. She has been named for the same for second time in a row. The top 3 most ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Kavery Kalanithi of Sun Tv – India’s top paid Business woman
As per Fortune Magazine, Ms Kavery Kalanithi of Sun TV group has retained her position as the India’s top paid business woman in 2012. Pay packages of Top 4 Business women in India: Kavery Kalanithi, Executive Director, Sun TV Group: ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
PSBs' profits would have been wiped out were they asked to maintain 70% PCR
Thanks to RBI, which had withdrawn the requirement for 70% loan loss cover from September 2011. Else, Public sector banks, which have decreased their PCR (Provision Coverage Ratio) in the last one year, would have seen their quarterly profits wiped ..