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Carbon emissions by airfcraft flying into 27 European Union countries including UK, will be measured as the airline industry will come under the EU emission trading scheme.
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The Government allowed Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs) including overseas individuals to invest directly in Indian stock markets.
India and Pakistan exchanged list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the two decade pact called Nuclear Installations between India and Pakistan through diplomatic channels.
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Government has finalized the $ 10 billion Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) with 50% participation from a foreign bank and a multilateral agency while rest of the corpus will be contributed by state-owned financial institutions.
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Pratibha Patil, President of India, inaugurated a new SHAR Mission Control Centre at Sriharikota.
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators gathered in the Jordanian capital for their first time face-to-face meeting in more than 15 months.
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The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, given Gold label status by IAAF, athletics world body, has been granted "National Status" by Athletics Federation of India.
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Government aproved Reliance Industries' $1-53 billion investment plan for developing four satellite fields in the flagging KG-D6 block.
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram inaugurated a Rs. 229 crore e-office project for the Border Security Force (BSF) aimed at providing easy online access to personnel and administrative works.
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Arvind Gupta Assumed charge as Director - General of the Institute for Defence Studies and Anlaysis (IDSA).
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International Master Musunuri Lalith Babu clinched the final Grandmaster norm at the ongoing Hastings Grandmasters Chess Championship at London.
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Iran announced for new military exercises in the world's most important oil shipping lane, the latest in weeks of bellicose gestures towards the West as new sanctions threaten Tehran's oil exports.
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T.K. Ananth Kumar, Director (Finance) Oil India Limited, received the Best CFO Award-2011 at ICAI I awards function in Bangalore.
The Federation of Indian Export Organisation (FIEO) announced the appointment of M Rafeeque Ahmed as its president.
The Czech Republic defeated France and won Hopman Cup (Tennis).
The Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Mr. Vayalar Ravi inaugurated the Protector of Emigrants Office (PEO) in Jaipur.
India and South Africa agreed to speed up talks to conclude a bilateral investment promotion and protection agreement in view of the increased trade between the two countries.
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Canadian Milos Raonic won the ATP Chennai Open by defeating world number nine Janko Tipsarevic 6-7,7-6, 6-6 in thhe finals.
Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site (300 ft. below the ground) well protected from possible airstrikes.
Maruti Suzuki's Swift has bagged the "Indian Car of the Year 2012 award.
BD Park has been appointed as President and CEO of South-West Operations and
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Managing Director of India operatins of Samsung.
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Essar oil has announced the successful commissioning of the Amine Regeneration Unit (ARU) which is a part of its Vadinar refinery.
Zhang Jun, the first Chinese to study classical dance in India, taught Bharatnatyam, Kathak and Indian dance in Beijing for decades died. She was 79 years.
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Crrier & GD Media Holding of China have signed a definitive agreement to form an airconditioner manufacturing and distribution joint in India.
Lionel Messi was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon dor at a ceremony in Zurich.
A high level delegation from the United States led by United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Ms. Kathleen Sebelius met the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad for a bilateral meeting on health issues.
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Finance Minister launches the Signature Tune of the Indian Customs - Pragati Ki Dhadkan.
The Chennai (The Indus Entrepreneurs) a non-profit organisation, dedicated to promote entrepreneurship 2012 launched a book Dream to Destiny - the driving spirit of Chennai's entrepreneurs in Chennai.
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Oberoi (Gurgaon) has been declared "World's Leading Luxury Hotel 2011" by the prestigious World Travel Awards at a ceremony in Doha.
Joao Cravinho has been appointed as the Ambassador Head of the European Union in India.
Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad launched the National Aids Control Organization's Red Ribbon Express Phase III.
India signed MoU with ASEAN on tourism at Monado, Indonesia.
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Government of India has appointed Shri Prasanna Kumar Pincha as the Chief Commissioner of Personss with Disabilities.
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The Reserve bank of India operationalized the changes in the FDI Policy by removing restrictions on the foreign investment limit in single brand retail.
First time a chapter on climate change to be included in the Forthcoming
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Economic Survey of India.
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Ma Ying-Jeou re-elected as President of Taiwan for a second term.
Tunisia marked one year of Anniversary of the revolution that ended the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
The Central Government has appointed BK Batra as Deputy Managing Director of IDBI Bank.
Homai Vyarawala, the country's first photo - journalist died in Vadodara at the age of 98.
The first regional conclave on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was being organized by the CSR Hub in collaboration with Cochin Shipyard at Cochin.
The Government of India has released Rs. 14.41 crore under the preparatory phase of the Rajiv Awas Yojana i.e., Slum Free City Planning Scheme for 10 cities of Andhra Pradesh.
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In a major setback to CBI, Portugal's supreme court cancelled the extradition of underworld don Abu Salem. It, however, said that his trail in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts will continue in India.
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Indian-Origin Sikh Satyendra Singh Huja elected mayor of historic American city charlottes ville.
Syria ruled out any deployment of Arab trops to halt 10 months of deally unrest.
The India International Coffee Festival (IICF) 2012, organized by the India Coffee Trust, an industry body in collaboration with the Coffee Board of India to promote coffee consumption in India, was inaugurated in New Delhi.
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Shri Ajay Maken, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports today gave a cash award of Rs. 4.3 Lac to Shri Abhinav Bindra under the scheme of special awards for winners in international events and their coaches.
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The Planning Commission has decided to pay 75% of pre-matric scholarship for minorities in Gujarat.
Google, Wikipedia and Craig's List enforced a 24 hour blackout on their home pages protesting against internet regulations proposed by US Congress.
Shri Pankaj Pachauri has been appointed as Communications Advisor in the Prime Minister's Office.
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The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) got its name changed as The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI).
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Planning Commission has given investment clearance (of Rs. 14.8978 crore) for the scheme. "Rudrasagar Drainage Development Scheme, Tripura".
The Union Home Minister Shri P Chidambaram, launched the first batch of Resident Identity (smart) Cards under the coastal National Population Register (NPR) project at Porthrapur village in South Andaman district of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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Manavjit Singh and Imran Hassan Khan bagged India's 11 quota place for the Lodon Olympics (Men's rifle).
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh quits as president of the governing body of the CAPART (Council for Adavancement of People's Action and Rural Technology)
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China Investment Corporation (CIC) has bought a 8.68 per cent stake in the Thames Water (in order to rescue the UK economy).
Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina Primary (it made him the sharpest Conservative threat to long-time favourite Mitt Rommey).
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India joined an exclusive club of five nations that operate nuclear powered submarines, with Russia handing over an Akula-II class attack submarine to the Indian Navy at primorye, a Russian naval port. Apart from India the US, UK, Russia, France and China have nuclear enabled submarines.
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Rajasthan won its second consecutive Ranj i Trophy title by defeating Tamil Nadu.
RBI announced 0.5 percentage cut in cash reserve ratio to inject Rs. 32,000 crore into the system.
After Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid former Australian Cricket Captain Ricky Pointing became the third man in history to accumulate 13000 test runs.
Padma Awards for 2012 was announced by Government. The president of India, Pratibha Patil, has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of foreigners/NRIs/PIOs. These comprise 5 Padma Vibushan, 27 Padma Bhusan and 77 Padma Shri Award.
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Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's name has not been recommended for the highest civilan award Bharat Ratan by the sports ministry. Only hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand and Mountaineer Tenzing Norgay for the award this year.
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The nation celebrates its 63rd Republic Day with scintillating pageant of India's military prowess and cultural richness at Rajpath. Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is the State Guest.
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Zoya Akhtar's 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' (ZNMD) stole the limelight winning six awards, including the best film and the best director, say expert at Learn 2012, an international conference on inclusive and vocational education organized at Chennai.
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At least 10% of children in the country have a learning disability, say experts at Learn 2012, an international conference on inclusive and vocational education organized at Chennai.
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The British Council launches a year-long celebration of 200 hundred years of Charles Dickens in India, starting with Kolkata.
The Government has decided to blacklist ex-ISRO chief Madhwan Nair. He was held for his culpable role in spectrum worth Rs. 15,000 crore being given for Rs.1988 crore to private firm Devas.
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Dipika Pallikal became the first Indian ever to reach the summit clash of an event when she clinched a three set thriller against New Zealand and marched into the finals of Tournament of Champions Squash.
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Eminent Punjabi writer Kartar Singh Duggal died in New Delhi at the age of 94. (He was the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Padma Bhushan).
So far this year, net FII buying has crossed the $2-billion mark, making January the best months in terms of foreign fund flows since November 2010, the data collated from SEBI and BSE shows. In comparison, during 2011, FIIs had recorded a net outflow of $358 million.
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Scientists in London claim they have found vital clues which suggest that the first modern humans setted in Arabia on their way from the Horn of Africa to the rest of the world.
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Following the success of Passport Seva kendras, the first Aayakar Seva kendra (ASK) set up at Bengaluru to help applicants to file their returns easily. ASK is a
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single-window system for registration of all taxpayer applications and returns.
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Maharashtra beats all other states hollow when it comes to filling patents. But it is Delhi that records the best leverage ratio (percentage of patents being filed against the percentage of GDP of the state) at 4.81%, followed by Karnataka (2.24) and Maharashtra (1.95).
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European and Arab nations called on the UN Security Council to back an Arab League plan on the Syria crisis under which President Bashar al-Assad would have to step down.
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India suffers a complete 0-4 whitewash at the hands of Australia for GavaskarBorder Trophy at Adelaide.
57th Filmfare Awards 2011 were presented at the newly set up Reliance Media Works Studio in the sylvan environs of Film City at Mumbai. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara outclassed the others by winning seven trophies, followed by Rockstar with five and Delhi Belly with four. The Dirty Picture picked up three.
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To protect victims of sexual abuse from further mental trauma, the high powered government committee appointed for the purpose, recommends abolishing the "two finger test" for determining rape or sexual assault.
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Defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia heats the second-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain to win his third Australian Open title.
In Chicago, the Finance Minister Pranab Mukheijee says that stopping outsourcing will hurt both the US and India.
The CBI arrests senior IAS officer and Andhra Pradesh principal home secretary B P Acharya in a case relating to alleged irregularities in land transfer and sale of villas and apartments in a township in Andhra Pradesh.
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The 'Rover Robot' or 'Roverbot' developed by the students of IIT-Kanpur was a crowd puller during 'Tech Planet' at Techkriti, the annual technical fest of IITKanpur.
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Indigenously developed micro-light and pilot-less target aircraft 'Lakshya-1' successfully test flown from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore.
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Apple becomes world's largest vendor of personal computers, overtaking the
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Hewlett Packard (HP).
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The US, and other countries, including India, Mexico and Brazil, have won the case against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on export of raw materials, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Japan's Cabinet approves bills which are aimed at strengthening nuclear safety regulations following last year's Fukushima disaster, including one that would put a 40 year gap on the operational life of unclear reactors. Coal India Ltd. (CIL) rolls back the hike in coal prices it effected from January 1 in the face of stiff oppositin from user firms, including power, steel and cement, to its new pricing formula.
News and Events of February 2012
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According to the Union Ministry data, Goa & Kerala are the best states to be born in India owing to the lowest Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) while Madhya Pradesh has the highest IMR.
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The Planning Commission approves "Majuli Island Protection Proposal" in Asom. The project is to cost Rs. 115.99 crore.
Home Ministry approves the proposal to open "Central Detective Training School" at Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) to train spies and cops.
The country's Manufacturing sector shows the growth at its fastest pace in 8 months in January due to high demand from both foreign and domestic clients.
The Supreme court cancels all 122 telecom licences alloted on or after January 10, 2008 to 11 companies during the tenure of the A. Raja (former telecom minister).
Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry launches a music video "life se panga mat le yaar" sung by singer Shaan to control tobacco as a part of tobacco control campaign.
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AEGON Religare Life Insurance launches improved protection plan AEGON Religare iTerm Plan to provide a sustainable and profitable online platform for consumers.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), starts the process of 2G Spectrum auction.
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Rajasthan government launches "Food Fortification Programme", which aims to fortify milk with vitamin-A.
The US indicts Wegilin (oldest Swiss Private Bank) on the charges that it enabled wealthy Americans to evade taxes on $ 1.2 billion hidden in offshore bank accounts.
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The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) develops a new indigenous affordable cochlear implant.
Demonstrations against Putin's return as President in next month's elections be held in Moscow.
Two directors BG Srinivas, Global Head of Manufacturing and Engineering Business and Ashok Vemuri, Global Head of Financial Services and Insurance Business in Infosys switch roles (with effect from April 1, 2012). Aditya Mehta retains his National Snooker Title with win over Kamal Chawla.
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Delhi becomes the first state in India to issue e-stamp papers in all denominations after the Cabinet diecided to bring non-judicial stamp papers of Rs. 500 denomination and below under the ambit of e-stamp mode.
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The Union government unveils a comprehensive policy on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
NGO Tamana run by educationists Dr. Shyama Chona gets an award of'Best Institution for Child Development and Welfare'.
Gamesa Indira launches G97-2 MW wind turbines in India at the third International Wind Conference and Exhibition in Coimbatore.
Mohammad Nasheed, President of Maldives resigns after the Police revolt.
Kuldip Nayyar, veteran journalist and former MP resigns as Professor Emeritus at the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communications protesting against the decision to stop screening of documentary film 'Jashn-e-Azadi'.
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Iran agrees to accept 45 per cent of the payment for its rude imports in rupees through three Indian banks to beat the effect of western sanctions.
Agro-chemicals maker Insecticides India enters into marketing tie-up with Nissan Chemicals of Japan to distribute 'Pulsor' fungicide which prevents sheath blight in rice, in India.
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Gujarat High Court orders compensation for the religious structures destroyed during Godhra riots.
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The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) achieves nearly 80.74% of Budget estimate up to the month of January, 2012 in the current fiscal year.
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President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil releases a special commemorative stamp to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Indian International Centre (IIC).
Carrying of original identification proof to be compulsory during train journey in all Air-Conditioned classes.
Haryana Irrigation Network Modernization Scheme gets investment clearance approval from the Planning Commission.
Ministry of Home Affairs, Jammu & Kashmir Government and Jamia Millia Islamia sign Memorandum of Understanding to construct hostels to accomodate students from J & K at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi.
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Badrinath Prathi, Physiotherapist, has been selected for "Significant Contribution Award 2012" by the Indian Association of Physiotherapists.
JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU) ties up with the University of Houston, Texas for mutual cooperation in the field of education and academic activities.
The central government approves 20 FDI proposals including that of Fluke South East Asia Pic, APFII India Investments Mauritiuss and Edict Pharmaceuticals worth Rs. 103437 crore.
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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) signs a deal with Iran to import three million tonnes of crude oil to reduce the size of the annual deal to 60000 barrels a day in 2012-13 instead of 70000 barrels a day.
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Two day All India's Editor's Conference on social sector issues begins in Puducherry, to sensitize the media about the initiatives taken by the government and addressing the basic issues like education, health, sanitation
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Amartya Sen, named as the recipient for the US National Humanities Medal for the year 2011.
Harish Sharma, former Indian international and chief executive officer of Basketball Federation of India (BFI) passes away in New Delhi at the age of 53 years.
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Maldives' new president Mohammad Waheed Hassan expands Cabinet including Country's first woman Attorney General (Uza Aishath Azima) Shakooru.
Lok Abhiyan, which had launched the Bijli Andolan to protect against the tariff hike, announces its decision to approach the Appellate Tribunal against upward
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rate revision in Delhi.
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) organization took out processions in Daijeeling to put pressure on both the centre and the state for speedy formation of the proposed body in the region.
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India's Sania Mirza & her Australian partner Anastasia Radionova beat Chinese Taipei pair Haoching Chan & Yung-jan Chan to clinch women's doubles titles at Pattaya Open
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Urdu poet and Jnanpith Award recipient Akhlaq Mohammad Khan popularly known as "Shahryar" passes away at the age of 76 in Aligarh.
The Centre increase the national permit fee for trucks and goods vehicles by 10% to make good the loss that some states had suffered in the wake of the new policy.
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The second phase of the Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) production unit in Rajasthan's Tapukura inaugurates with a line off ceremony.
Sitar maestro shamim Ahmed Khan passes away in Mumbai at the age of 74.
The Congress flagship programme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme' (MGNREGS) faces grant cut for the first time since its launch in 2006.
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The Reserve Bank of India decides to permit Non-banks to be set up, own and operate Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to accelerate the growth and penetration of ATMs in the country.
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New Zealand gains five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the final Twenty-20 International at Hamilton.
India & Pakistan agree to revise 1974 Bilateral Visa Agreement and go for liberal visa regime for all categories of people.
Iranian scientists unveil the country's first domestically produced 20% enriched nuclear fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor.
Y.K.S Rathore has been appointed as the new Director at Central Revenue Control Laboratory (CRCL).
WikiLeaks protests UNESCO for banning it from an international conference in Paris on the impact of the whistleblower website's activities.
Amnesty International attackss the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for
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rejecting Indian Olympic Association's call to terminate Dow Chemicals' sponsorship from London Olympics.
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World Bank Chief Robert Zoellick announces to step down from at the end of his five year term in June.
Russian multi-purpose Mi-17 V5 Helicopter inducted into Indian Air Force.
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is to organize a three day International conference on 'Integration of Academic Courses with Vocational Education in Secondary Schools'.
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ICCR president Karan Singh being felicitated after he was elected to the Rajya Sabha.
The President, in the presence of Shri Kapil Sibbal, Minister of Human Resource Development and Smt. (Dr.) D. Purandeswari, Minister of State (HRD) flags off the Saakshar Bharat Yatra at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Roger Federer beats Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the final of the World Indoor Tournament (his first title of the year). .
Shiela Dixit launches "Operation Deworming" for school children in Delhi.
Hindustan Copper Limited and the Raj asthan Government propose to start joint ventures to explore copper and other mineral deposits in Rajasthan.
Sachin Tendulkar bags the fifth ESPN Cricinfo best batting performance in Test
A diplomatic row appears to be brewing between India and Italy as Italian Foreign Minister, Guilio Terri ramped up pressure on India on the involvement of Italian naval personnel in killing two Indian fishermen.
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Residents of Misrata, a Libian city, voted to elect their local council after 40 years and after the killing of Muammad Gaddafi.
One of four version of Edvard Munch's masterpiece 'The Scream' will be sold this spring in New York, Sotheby's auction house announced on February 22, 2012.
Jammu and Kashmir's chief minister Omar Abdullah favours Centre-State consultations to put at rest any controversy over setting up NCTC.
With a view to woo more tourists, IRCTC has launched a special heritage train consisting of Saloon Coaches of yesteryears in the picturesque Kalka-Shimla route. Thousands of tribesmen in Pakistan's northwestern (North Waziristan) tribal region protested against American drone attacks in the region and the
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burning of the Quran at a US base in Afghanistan.
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An upgraded version of world's cheapest computing device Aakash will be available at the same price to students. It will be distributed among students for Rs. 1100 after subsidy.
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HRD Ministry launches virtuallab for easy access to education in the rural areas. 91 online laboratories started all over India.
The first and longest serving member of the Space Commission professor Roddam Narasimha announced his resignation, saying the punishment of top scientists of the Indian Space Research Organization.
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Indian joined US and Israel in the UN Security Council to issue a statement condemning the terror attack on an Israeli diplomate in New Delhi.
India has begun final preparations for the first test of its most-ambitious strategic missile, Agni V, which will prove to be both a technical as well as logistical challenge.
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Syrians vote on a new constitution that could theoretically end the five decades of one party rule that spark protests.
Pakistani Security Forces began demolishing the house, where Osama Bin Laden was killed in May 2011 in North-Western town of Abbottabad.
Mr. Abdul Rabu Mansour Hadi, Former Vice-President of Yemen sworn in as first new President after three decades.
News and Events of March 2012
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India and China have decided to open a new chapter in bilateral cooperation by agreeing to undertake joint operations against pirates and sharing technological knowhow on seabed research.
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Microsoft launched Window 8 for consumer preview.
For the first time, Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as the Nobel Prize in architecture has been awarded to Wan Shu a Chinese.
Rajasthan Cabinet approved the draft Bill for legislation on speedier disposal of corruption cases and for takeover of the assets of government servants if found to be beyond their means. It is the third state that making such type of law. Two
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States Bihar and Orissa have such legislation.
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The Indira Gandhi Canal which provides for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes in northern and north-western parts of Rajasthan will remain closed for 90 days for extensive repair work.
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According to official data released by the Commerce Ministry Indias export registered a 10.1 percent growth in January at $25.34 billion.
The Union cabinet approved the proposal to bring down the quantum of subsidy on the decontrolled fertilizers- phosphate(P) and potass (k) for 2012-13
India and Iran have resolved their long standing issue of payments for export shipments. Both India and Iran agreed to accept payment in rupee.
Iranians voted in their first national poll since the disputed 2009 re-election of President Mohamad Ahamdinejad, choosing the new parliament.
According to Madras High Court, Courts cannot issue writ for quowarranto for removing Minster
The Supreme Court appointed retired Supreme Court judge justice H.S.Bedi as a chairman of the monitoring Authority to probe all cases of face encounter deaths in Gujrat.
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The Bangalore city railway station become the first in the railway network to offer Blu-Fi, a combination of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi that will provide passengers with a wealth of information.
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India and Egypt sign many agreements during the visit of Indias External minister S.N. Krishna 31 person dead as tornadoes rip central U.S.
In Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls in seventh round 62.04 per cent polling recorded. Totally there was 59.16 per cent polling recorded.
Defence Ministry announced that Bikram Singh will be the next Army chief. He will succeed General Vijay Kumar Singh, who retires on may 31.
In Goa Assembly polls 82 per cent polling held.
Putin wins Russian presidential election. He was got 6'. percent of the 85 percent votes counted.
China has announced that it will increase defenci spending by 11.2 percent in 2012, for the first time takinj its annual military expenditure beyond 100 billion.
Atleast 15persons killed in Congo blasts.
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Supreme Court has made it clear to Haryana, Utta Pradesh and Rajasthan that no mining activity should bi permitted auctioned including renewal of lease for ai area less than five acres without getting clearance fron the Ministry of Environment of Forest.
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The Army successfully test -fired the 290 km rangi Brahmos supersonic cruse missile at the Pokharan rangi in Rajasthan.
An Indian NGO chintan has been selected for the U.S first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of womei and girls for training organising waste-pickers anc eliminating Child labour from recycling. The awan by the Rockefeller foundation through the secretery: International found by Bharti Chaturvedi.
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Rahul Dravid announced his retirement from all form: of international cricket.
Punjab Governor invited Shiromani Akali dal to font the next government in the state.
Actor Joy Mukheijee passed away in Lilavati hospita in Mumbai.
According to Commerce Ministry export of India slov down to 4.3 % in February.
According to L&T board of directors Venkataraman tak( over as MD and CEO of L&T on April 1.
The Multi-commodity Exchange of India(MCX becomes the bourse in the country to be listed following a hugely successful IPO.
Akhilesh yadav elected leader of SP. Now he will become the youngest CM of U.P.
Rajendra Singh ,Ravichopra and Rashid Hyatt Siddiqu have submitted their resignations from National Ganga; River Basin Authority(NGRBA).
The Parliamentary standing Committee chaired by T Subbarami Reddy suggested to establish Council o: Nuclear Safety (CNS) to oversee and review the policies related to radiation /nuclear safety in the country.
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In London Lin Dan won his record 5th all Englanc open badminton title man when defending Lee Chong wie retired. In the womens final Lixuerui defeated the Wang Yihan.
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In World indoor championship Yelena isinbayeva won gold medal. U.S.A finished on top of medal table with 10 gold.
Union Minister for Rural Development, Drinking water and Sanitation Jairam Ramesh announced a national award for sanitation and water in the hame of
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Maharashtrian saint Sant Gadge Baba.
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Vijay Bahuguna former High Court Judge named as Uttarakhand CM
PM Manmohan Singh turns down the resignation of three people from Ganga Authority.
Planning Commission has cleared the transfer of the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY) to the Ministry of Rural Development from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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Art of Living opens its first peace centre in Islamabad.
According to New Census only 46.9 % of household have toilet facilities.
Jnanpith award presented to eminent Hindi author Amar Kant in Allahadad.
The International criminal court convicted Congolese militia Chief Thomas Lubanga of war crimes into his army. The tribunals first even verdict.
Supreme Court issues notices to central and U.P government on food scam.
Railway budget presented and after 8 years the rail fares gone hike.
Headline inflation inched up yet again to 6.95 % in February.
SENSEX touches 18000 mark.
According to Economic Survey India will be youngest Nation by 2020.
Haryana government announced that it is introducing Surakshit Maa and Swasth Maa awards from the next financial year to promote intuitional deliveries and create awareness towards health in pregnant women.
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Sachin tendulkar got 100th international hundred against Bangladesh in Mirpur, Bangladesh.
Union Budget presented by FM Pranab Mukherjee
Jaya Bachchan files her nomination paper for the RajyaSabha election.
Pakistan Judicial commission in Mumbai record the statements of witnesses of Nov. 26, 2008 terror attacks.
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi agreed to resign.
Two Italian tourists kidnapped by Maoists from Daringbade area of Odishas Kandhamal district.
Saina Nehwal second time the Swiss open Grand prix gold Trophy by defeating wang shixian in Basel (Switzerland) pope shenouda
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Patriarch of the Coptic orthodox Church who led Egypts Christian minority for more than 30 years during a time of increasing tension with Muslim, has dead in Cairo. He was known in Arabic as Baba shenouda.
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News and Events of April-May 2012
1. Union Cabinet approves road link to all tribal and border habitation: Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna, Union Cabinet approved Rs 8,500 special package for connecting 6,000 habitations in 78 Naxal affected districts. The Union Ministry of Rural Development would prepare the estimate for the two projects.
2. RTI Activist Ajit Gogoi on fast unto death: RTI activist began fast unto death demanding an end to repressive measure adopted by Assam of anti mega Dam movement activists.
3. GAIL makes big leap into wind Energy: GAIL is all set to install 100 MW wind energy generation (WEG) project in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and six other states worth Rs 620 crores.
4. C. Rangarajan to head experts panel on poverty line review An expert technical group headed by C. Rangrajan will review the Tendulkar Committees methodology for estimating poverty.
5. Interlocutors submit report on Jammu and Kashmir The three interlocutors submitted the report on Jammu and Kashmir. The following are the key proposals: 1. Constitutional Committee to review all the Central Acts and Articles extended to the State. 2. The word Temporary should be deleted from Article 370 and be replaced by word Special. 3. The Governor must be appointed after consultations with state government and Opposition parties.
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4. Three Regional Councils must be created, one each for Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Devolution of powers to these councils
6. Andhra minister arrested for corruption charges M Venkataramanna Rao, minister for Excise and Prohibition was arrested in an alleged corruption case.
7. NATO summit held in Chicago NATO summit was held at Chicago between May 20-21, 2012. The main agenda of the summit includes the security related issues of Afghanistan.
8. Lokpal Bill delayed in Rajya Sabha Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill got further delayed in Rajya Sabha when the house referred it to the Select Committee.
9. General Foenska released with conditions Former Sri Lankan Army Chief, Sarath Foenska was released out of Welikada Prison as he was given Presidential pardon. However the Pardon is conditional and Fonseka cannot vote or contest poll for seven years.
10. Bees Gees singer Robin Gibb died Robin Gibb famous singer who defined Disco wave died in UK at an age of 62.
11. Suma Chakrabarti to head European Development Bank Indian born Suma Chakrabati will succeed Germanys Thomas Mirow as the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
12. Elephant Census to take place The Elephant Census to take place in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhara Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa.
13. Naxal chief of Assam held Indranil Chanda alias Ajit Chanda was arrested by NIA. His area of operation included Assam, West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand
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14. TAPI gas pipeline pact signed with Turkmenistan
15. General Bikram Singh is new Army Chief General Bikram Singh is new army chief, who took over the charge from General V.K. Singh.
News and Events of June 2012

JUNE 1
Bikram Singh is new army Chief: General Bikram Singh took over as the Chief of Army after General V.K. Singh retires. The tenure of General V.K. would be well remembered for the friction between the Chief of Army and the ministry of defense over various issues. Jan-March 2012 G.D.P growth rate lowest in 9 years The GDP growth rate for the quarter January to March 2012 is lowest in last 9 years. The quarter witnessed the growth of 5.3% New Telecom policy envisages abolishing roaming charges The union cabinet approved the new Telecom policy which seeks to abolish national roaming. The policy also seeks for the national number portability, however for all this there is no timeline specified. Govt. bans tourism near Jarawa habitat The government has decided to ban tourist activity and regulate the commercial establishment within a radius of five kilometer of the habitat of aboriginal tribes in Andaman and Nicobar Island. Viswanathan Anand defends the title of World Chess Champion Anand defeated Boris Gelfand of Isreal in Moscow and thus defended his title of World Chess Champion. Kevin Peterson announced his retirement from ODI and T-20 career. Englands batsman Kevin Peterson has retired from all forms of international limited over cricket, with immediate effect. He would continue to play Test cricket for England.
JUNE 2 AND 3
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Petrol Price reduced by Rs. 2, various cabinet ministers like A.K. Antony and Valiyar Ravi have critised the huge hike in the Petrol Prices
2. Violence in Bihar's Bhojpur district after the founder of Ranveer Sena Bhramshewar Mukhiya was murdered 3. Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare come together for a protest rally in Delhi against the Corruption and Black Money 4. Hosni Mubarak the former President of Egypt was sentenced to life in jail for failing to stop the killing of protesters during the uprising last year 5. Russia backed Syria on Houla issue 6. In Azlan Shah hockey tournament New Zealand and Argentina to clash for the title while India and Britain will fight against each other for the bronze medal.
JUNE 4
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Yog guru Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare warned the government on the issue of Black Money and Corruption
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Kosi Kalan, a small district town near Mathura witnessed communl roits CBI questions Jagan on 'quid pro quo' deals Sudarshan Patnaik, the artist from Odisha won Copenhagen Sand Art Championship 153 killed as plane crashes into residential building in Nigeria Adolfo Calero who led the largest force of US- backed Contra rebels against Nicaragua in the 1980's died at an age of 81
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Newzealand beats Australia in the finals of Azlan Shah hockey tournament India beats Britain by 3-1 in Azlan Shah hoceky tournament and capture the Bronze Dominika Cibulkova downed top seeded Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round of French Open Tennis
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JUNE 5
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Delhi government not to impose 5% VAT on C.N.G Sachin Tendulkar was sworn in as a member of the Rajya Sabha Justice Madan Bhimrao Lokur was sowrn in as a Judge of Supreme Court Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended Interior minister Rehman Malik from Senete over the issue of dual citizenship
JUNE 6
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Railway hiked parcel and luggage charges by minimum 25% Tiranmool Congress won 4 out of 6 civic body polls in different parts in West Bengal D.K. Joshi will be next Navy Chief
JUNE 7
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V.S. Sampath appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner Air India to hire 100 new pilots 22 Civilians killed in blast in Kandhar
4. Trillions of new free addresses released on internet to accomodate the growing numbers of websites on World Wide Web.
JUNE 8 TO 16
1. Pranab Mukherjee was agreed upon as the presidential candidate by the UPA (except Trinamool Congress) 2. In Andhra Pradesh YSR Congress won majority of by-election seats giving a serious setback to Congress 3. Rajat Gupta a well known Indian American was found guilty in New York for the insider trading in Wall Street. 4. Veteran Tamil actor Kaka Radhakrishnan passed away. 5. Mehdi Hasan, the famous Pakistani singer passed away in Karachi 6. Blast in Steel Plant in Vigaz killed nine persons 7. Supreme Court refused to stay the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing the sub quota for minorities carved out of the 27 per cent OBC reservation in Central educational institutions 8. Israeli scientist Dr Daniel Hillel is the winner of World Food Prize 9. Shiromani Akali Dal, BJP alliance sweeps Municipal Polls in Punjab 10. Rating Agency Standard and Poors warn to downgrade Indias rating. It warns India risks losing investment grade rating 11. G-20 meet will take place in Los Cabos (Mexico) 12. Kenyan internal security minister killed in air crash 13. Euro Cup 2012 started, jointly hosted by Ukraine and Poland 14. VRS Natrajan CMD of BEML was suspended in Tatra Truck deal case 15. US exempts India and six other countries from Iran sanctions 16. Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to win Mens French Open title 2012 17. Maria Sharapova wins womens French Open Title 2012 18. Mahesh Bhupati and Sania Mirza won French Open Mixed double title 19. HRD Minister proposed a Common Engineering Entrance Examination ,for all Engineering Institutes, from 2013 including IITs 20. Indian born Dr. Suchitra Holgersson in Sweden have transplanted into the body of 10 year old girl a vein grown in the laboratory from her own stem cells 21. Pinki Pramanik controversial athlete was accused for rape 22. Paddy MSP raised by Rs 170/quintal 23. Indo-US strategic dialog take place in Washington 24. Nityanand gets bail in assault case 25. Curfew imposed in Joga town of Mansa district of Punjab after report spread that a factory premise was being used for cow slaughter 26. Sanjay Joshi quits BJP amidst difference with Narendra Modi 27. The two-day talks, part of the resumed dialogue process between India and testcurrentaffairs.blogspot.in/2012/11/sansar-year-book.html 20/32
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Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal liminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan has been nominated by President Barack Obama to what is "often called the nation's second-highest court", the US court of appeals for the American capital.
JUNE 17
1. Lt. Gen Suhag is new Eastern army Commander 2. A new Central government scheme for destitute woman "Swadhar Greh" to be launched in Haryana 3. Liu Yang became the first Chinese woman to land in space. 4. Fatou Bensodua became first woman and African to head procecuters of International Criminal Court.
JUNE 18
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Polling took place in Egypt Delhi facing acute water crisis India's first river-lake link project launched in Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh. River Jamni would be linked to nearby lakes to assist in irrigation. Saina Nehwal bags Indonesian open title beating world's No.3 Li Xuerui of China.
JUNE 19
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Kalam pull himself out of the President race giving serious set back to NDA Reserve Bank keep the Credit Rates unchange Greek appears to make a fresh promise to meet its European commitment as pro bailout party wins vote Fitch like Standard and Poor lowered India's credit rating Mohammad Morsi was declared winner in Egypt's presidential election
JUNE 20
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In G-20 meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged $ 10 billion for the eurozone crisis Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Yusuf Raza Gilani from the post of Prime Minister. The court disqualified him in Contempt of Court case. Shekar Basu is appointed as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Center.
JUNE 21
1. WikiLeak's founder, Jullian Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador Embassy 2. P.A Sangma quits NCP to strengthen his position in the Presidential elections. 3. International Sericulture Commission's headquarter to be shifted in Bangalore next year. Presently the headquarter is located is Lyon, France 4. Antonie Samaras is new Prime Minister of Greece.
JUNE 22
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All India Tennis Association to send two Tennis team for London Olympics. J Vishnu Vardhan would partner Leander Paes in the London Olympics and Sania Mirza and Paes to be the team for mixed doubles Radha Vinod Raju, founder of National Investigation Agency passes away.
3. Prime Ministerial candidate of Pakistan, Makqdoom Shabuddin was issued non bailable warrant by an anti-drug court.
June 23
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Raja Parvez Ashraf has been elected as Pakistan's Prime Minister. Calcutta High Court strikes down Singrur Land Act. TMC government of West Bengal recieve a major set back. President Prathiba Patil gave clemency in more than 30 cases using Article 72 of constitution. Moody's cut rating of top 15 global banks LPG portal started by government to curb black marketing of cooking gas
JUNE 25
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Mohammad Morsey from Muslim Brotherhood Party will be the next president of Egypt
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JUNE 26
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Abu Jundal a prime suspect of 26/11 Mumbai Blast was arrested by Delhi Police. RBI took steps to check the falling Rupee Pranab Mukhrjee was given farewell by his fellow Congress men as he files nomination for the President election A trial court charged Union minister for Small Micro and Medium industries, Vidharbha Singh with bribery and criminal misconduct in the infamous CD case. Porugal, Spain, Germany and Italy entered semifinals of Euro Cup football
June 27
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Prime Minister to take the charge of Finance Ministry Portfolio after Pranab Mukharjee resigned for the Presidential Election Pakistan denied the release of Sarabjeet SEBI has made it mandatory for the top listed firms to provide for Electronic voting facilities whereever shareholders are allowed to vote for the postal ballot.
JUNE 28
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The IIT Council approved a fresh formula for admission, based on rank achieved in the advanced test to the condition that students are in top 20 percentile of successful candidates of their boards. Rs 28000 crore for Bihar Annual Plan Nora Ephron, the essayist, author and filmmaker in Hollywood died of leukaemia.
JUNE 29 AND 30
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20 Maoist killed in Police Operation in Chattisgarh in Sukma and Bijapur districts. Massive anti-nuclear protest in Japan, against the nuclear power operations when the government approved to restart two reactors which were shut followng the Fukushima crisis. Current Account deficit stands at 4.2 percent of GDP. Floods in Assam lead to destruction in lives and property. Throat Committee recommended 10 cartoons to be deleted from the NCERT books Prof MSS Panadian, the member of Throat Committee that is looking into the cartoon controversy in NCERT books supports the cartoons in the Text Books, while the other members of the committee are against the cartoons.
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Neeraj Kumar is appointed as new Commissioner of Delhi Police. 190 Civilians killed in Syria in 24 hours. US Supreme Court upheld the health Care law popularly known as "Obamacare"
News and Events of July 2012

JULY 1, 2 AND 3
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Yitzahak Shamir, the Isreali leader is dead suffering from long illness New wider Service Tax regime, with a negative list of 38 Services to come into effect. S.K Shivakumar appointed as ISRO's new director. Spain won Euro Cup 2012, beating Italy in final with 4-0. Weatern Ghats included in UNESCO's World Heritage List Sharad Pawar resigned as the Chairman of Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), for 2G spectrum auction. Government to abandon the strategic sale of (PSU) Scooters India Limited, Lucknow. Prime Minister announces Rs 500 crore relief package for flood hit Assam. Sabine Lisicki, beat world no,1 Maria Sherapova in the fourth round of Wimbeldon 2012.
JULY 4 AND 5
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Chavan, 12 others chargesheeted in Adarsh scam The National Institute of Technology (NITs) adopted the common entrance for admission to undergraduate program from the year 2013 giving 40 pc weightage to board results and 60 percent weightage to the main exam for preparing merit list.
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Scientists claimed to have spotted a sub atomic particle "consistent" with the Higgs boson or 'God particle', believed to be a crucial building block that led to the formation of the universe. President of India Presents Brain Hunt 2012: National Level Creative Competition Awards Government has said that Central Reseve Police Force, CRPF's role in the naxal operation in Chhattisgarh was transparent and upfront. The Supreme Court has said that the Medical Council of India, MCI is not empowered to grant recognition to medical colleges and this power lies with the Central government.
JULY 6 AND 7
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Supreme Court gave relief to Mayawati by quashing F.I.R is dispropotionate asset case. Chidrambram to head Empowered Group of Ministers in 2G spectrum auction U.K bans terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen In Pakistan, at least 21 suspected militants killed in US drone attack in restive North Waziristan tribal region France calls for stiffer sanctions against Syrian regime
6. India-Poland sign audio visual co-production agreement
JULY 8,9 AND 10

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Jagadish Shettar to take charge as Karnataka's Chief Minister. High Court acquits 5 in Best Bakery case, upholds life term to 4 2002 riots: Supreme Court seeks Gujarat government report on religious sites damaged & destroyed Seventeen armed insurgents were killed and six others arrested in joint clearance operations by Afghan and the NATO-coalition forces in various provinces of Afghanistan during the last 24 hours. Government of India, Government of Bihar and World Bank Sign US$ 100 Million Agreement for Additional Financing for Rural Livelihoods Project in Bihar Expected to Directly Benefit 1.5 Million Households Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina lose to Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond in the finals of Wimbeldon mixed doubles. Time magzine cover page termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as "The Underachiever" International Confrence on Afghanistan was held in Tokyo Rogrer Fedrer won men's single in Wimbeldon beating British Andy Murray Jonathan Murray of Britain and Fredrik Neilson of Denmark wom Wimbeldon Men's Double WHO report: 10 die per week in drug trials in India
JULY 11 TO 16
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A Khap Mahapanchayat, attended by leaders of over 300 khaps from Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in Jind, took a stern stand against female foeticide and demanded that murder charges be slapped against those who indulge into the "heinous act".
2. At least 39 pilgrims, mostly Indians, were killed on Sunday when an overcrowded bus skidded off a slippery road and plunged into a flooded canal in southern Nepal 3. More arrests were made out of the mob that publicly molested a 17 year old girl in the heart of Guwahati , while the television reporter accused of instigating the mob resigned. 4. Indian-American record-setting astronaut Sunita Williams along with her two colleagues took off for her second space voyage on a Russian Soyuz rocket.It blasted off successfully from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday. 5. India and Mozambique Sign Agreement on Bilateral Security 6. With its pilots' strike disrupting Kingfisher's flight schedules, the airline's promoter Vijay Mallya asked the agitating employees not to talk to the media or "disgrace" the company saying it would affect the recapitalisation efforts. 7. Oil was lower in Asia on Friday as economic growth in China, the world's largest energy consumer, slowed to its lowest level in three years in the second quarter, analysts said. 8. The Centre told the Supreme Court that it was bound by its ruling on allocation of 2G telecom spectrum through auction and the Presidential reference was only pertaining to adoption of the process for allocation of other natural resources. 9. The Cabinet on Thursday deferred a decision on selling 10.82 per cent stake in Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) as Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma was away on official tour. 10. Petrol bombs were thrown during the night by unknown attackers at a parking lot of a Saudi Arabian court in the kingdom's unrest-hit Shiite-populated east. 11. Almost a quarter of a million people were ordered to leave their homes in southwest Japan as heavy rain pounded the area for the third day, with 20 already dead, officials and reports said. testcurrentaffairs.blogspot.in/2012/11/sansar-year-book.html 23/32
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July 17
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NDA fields Jaswant Singh as the candidate for Vice President Yahoo! named 37 year old Marissa Mayer, a key Google team member, as its chief executive India Pakistan bilateral cricket ties are set for revival after a five year gap with the BCCI on Monday deciding to invite the neighbouring team for a three match ODI series in December The Maharashtra legislative assembly has cleared the Housing (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2012, which provides for compulsory registration of builders and their housing projects with a statutory authority to be formed under this Act.
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Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has advised all Airlines to ensure that the airfares remain within the fare band.
JULY 18
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Trinamool Congress has decided to support UPA Candidate, Mr.Pranab Mukherjee in the Presidential poll. The government has pegged the country's total foodgrains production at an all-time high of more than 257 million tonnes, for the 2011-12 crop year. It is 5 million tonnes higher than the April estimate. Indian Consulate in Dubai has begun a probe into the firing incident by a US Navy vessel of UAE coast.One fisherman was killed and three others injured into the incident. Russia on Tuesday raised concern over Sistema' investments in telecom sector with India, which said there is a judicial process on in the matter even as both countries discussed ways to enhance ties in key areas of civil nuclear cooperation, trade and space technology among others.
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State governments should proactively facilitate land procurement for power projects to help meet the capacity addition target of 88,000 MW over the next five years, Power Minster Sushilkumar Shinde said on Tuesday.
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered India's growth forecast by 0.7 per cent to 6.1 per cent for 2012 -- the steepest cut for any nation -- in view of deteriorating global economic situation. Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao on Tuesday proposed a producers price index saying that the present structure of measuring inflation does not capture the price movement of services and is a hybrid of rate quotes.
8. Heavy fighting in Damscus between rebels and Assad's forces.
July 19
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Famus Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna died because of long illness Violence in Maruti Suzuki's production plant in Manesar. 57,800 crore for U.P Annual Plan Syria's defence minister and President Bashar al Assad's brother in law were killed in a Damascus suicide bomb attack carried out by a bodyguard, the worst blow to Assad's high command in the country's 16 month old rebellion.
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Terming Maharashtra government's objection to a CBI probe into the Adarsh scam as illegal and malafide, the Defence Ministry yesterday rejected the ruling by a state-appointed judicial panel that the land on which the controversial building stands, belongs to the state.
July 20 to 31
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P. Chidambram gets the finance ministry while Sushil Kumar Shine gets the Home Ministry. With the country facing rain deficit of 20 pc so far, the government on announced a relief package of about Rs 1,900 crore to states facing drought like situation and offered a diesel subsidy of 50 per cent to farmers for saving standing crops.
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Gagan Narang won bronze medal, the first medal for India in Indian Olympics
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21 States faced acute Power shortage due to failure of North, Eastern and North Eastern power grid LIBOR scam, came into fore.
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Severe ethnic violence in Kokrajhar district of Assam.
7. P Chidambaram has asked the people in the ethnic violence-hit areas of Assam to maintain peace, and assured them that both the Central and State Govts will provide all possible help. 8. Blaming largescale immigration from Bangladesh for the clashes in lower Assam, BJP leader L K Advani said government's "inaction" in dealing with the problem of infiltrators has resulted in indigenous communities feeling threatened. 9. For the second consecutive time, Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao on Tuesday left the key interest rate unchanged to fight inflation, and lowered the growth projection for the current fiscal to 6.5 per cent. 10. PM Manmohan Singh has set up a committee to look into such matters pertaining to IT sector and research and development related activities. 11.
The Government of the Republic of India signed a revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income
12. The export of agricultural items monitored by APEDA, the government-run export promotion body for farm products, rose by 88 per cent to about Rs 82,000 crore in the last fiscal, a top official said. 13. South Korea announced that it has secured exclusive rights to explore and develop a deep sea mine in the resource-rich Indian Ocean that can produce over USD 300 mn worth of minerals like gold, silver and copper per year. 14. Boxer Sumit Sangwan representing India in Men's Boxing in the light weight (81 kg) during the 2012 London Olympics loses 14-15 and is knocked out. 15. In a major decision, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet gave its nod to keep the office of the Lokayukta out of the purview of the RTI. 16. The issue of a new Parliament House complex is expected to gain momentum in the monsoon session beginning August eight amid growing concerns over the structural stability of the 85-year-old heritage building. 17. The Indian hockey team put on a spirited display but went down 2-3 against the Netherlands in their opening match in group B of the London Olympics at the Riverbank Arena in London.
News and Events of August 2012

AUGUST 1, 2012
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3 power Grids, collapsed, and 21 states plunged powerless for hours. Chidambram in new finance mininster, while Shinde gets the Home Ministry. Veerappa Moily gets additional charge for Power.
3. 32 people lost their life due to fire in train i.e. Tamil Nadu Express 4. Rs 1900 crore for rain deficient states. 5. RBI reduces SLR, it is likely to infuse Rs 60,000 crores in the Economy 6. Dr Ashoak Sen bagged the first Yuri Milner Prize. 7. RBI estimate inflation rate to be about 7% and lowers the growth forecast to 6.5%.
AUGUST 2 AND 3
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Four low intensity blast in Pune
2. Eight Olympic badminton players disqualified for throwing games 3. Saina enters Olympics semi finals. 4. Hotmail gets a new Outlook 5. Kofi Annan Quits as Syrian envoy, war intensified over Aleppo 6. Team Anna ready to give "Political Alternative" to nation.
August 4 to 9
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India successfully test-fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of 2000 km as part of a user trial by the Army from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.
2. Government has constituted a Review Group to promote coordinated efforts to tackle Naxalism in affected areas of the country. 3. The CBI will investigate certain cases of Assam clashes where conspiracy seems to have been involved and a senior official of the probe agency will visit the testcurrentaffairs.blogspot.in/2012/11/sansar-year-book.html 25/32
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US: Wisconsin Gurudwara shoot out that killed six people
8. India best Sri Lanka in T-20 match. Irfan Pathan was declared man of the match
Kingfisher Airlines on Wednesday cancelled over 30 flights from Delhi and Mumbai due to a strike by a section of its employees protesting non-payment of salary. Syria's Prime Minister Riad Hijab joined the anti-regime revolt and fled abroad, in what Washington and the opposition hailed as a major blow to President Bashar al-Assad Jamaica's Usain Bolt sealed his status as the greatest sprinter of all time after retaining the men's Olympic 100m title with an electrifying display on Sunday. Former Haryana deputy home minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, who allegedly abetted Geetika Sharma to commit suicide, evaded the police and did not appear for questioning
AUGUST 10 TO 31, 2012
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Parliament was disrupted in the monsoon session led by opposition part BJP after the CAG report on coal blocks allocation was tabled. The CAG report had said the delay in implementation of the policy on allotments by bidding had cost the exchequer a presumptive loss of Rs. 1.86 lakh-crores.
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The BJP has demanded for the resignation of the Prime Minister on the issue of Coal Gate. Ministry looks to Finance Ministry for push on mobile towers project in the districts affected by left wing extremism. Government is s now planning to reject the Pachauri panel report on the Setusamundram Project. The government has set up a new committee to re-examine Alignment 4A suggested by the Supreme Court. Defence Minister of China Gen. Liang Guanglie arrived in Mumbai on September 2 on a five-day visit to India. In Pakistan, two persons were killed and five others injured in a blast in Peshawar The telecom service providers has been given guideline not to give mobile connection for more than three months to any foreign tourist visiting India. In Kerala, LPG tanker explosion took place near Chala in Kannur district , the death toll has risen to 17 with three more persons succumbing to burn injuries on September 2. India retained the Nehru Cup football tournament, beating Cameroon in the penalty shoot out Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has accepted an inquiry report which dismissed his claims that he was ousted in a coup, but demanded early polls. The expert committee headed by Dr. Parthasarathi Shome on General Anti tax Avoidance Rule(GAAR) has submitted its draft report which on Saturday placed in public domain for seeking suggestions of various stakeholders.
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The government is planning to come out with a Business Development Index (BDI) based on economic parameters to reflect the strength of Indian corporate sector. An earthquake of 7.6-magnitude sruck off the eastern coast of the Philippines A proposal to raise the number of assured employment days under MNREGA from 100 to 150 will be considered by an Empowered Group of Ministers. Political parties condemned MNS chief Raj Thackeray for his alleged threat to brand the people of Bihar as 'infiltrators' and force them out of Maharashtra.
16. Arvind Kejriwal and his five associates have been named in a case registered against the protest related to allocation of coal blocksIran give nod to the investment by India Chabhar port 17. Supreme court banned the tourist activities of all kind in the core areas of tiger reserve forests 18. Gopal Kanda the ex minister from Haryana was arrested in the case to provoke an ex employee Geetika Sharma for suicide 19. Delhi Government launched a scheme- Kerosene free Delhi, by distributing LPG connections to Kerosene users. 20. Ethiopian Premier Meles Zenawi dies due to an undisclosed illness 21. Myanmar ends the direct media censorship. 22. Thousands of people from north east fled to Guwahati from different places across the country because of the fear of the attack as the reaction against the violence in lower Assam in Bodoland testcurrentaffairs.blogspot.in/2012/11/sansar-year-book.html 26/32
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Aseem Trivedi: Political cartoonist and anti-corruption and Internet freedom crusader Aseem Trivedi was arrested by police on grounds of sedition and insulting the national flag and constitution in one of his cartoons.
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Justice Altamas Kabir: The senior most Supreme Court Judge, Justice Altamas Kabir, was on appointed the next Chief Justice of India. Kaushik Basu: The World Bank has appointed Kaushik Basu as its Chief Economist and Senior Vice President. Syed Mustafa Siraj : Veteran Bengali writer Syed Mustafa Siraj passed away recently after a brief illness in Kolkata Vrandavan: A town in Uttar Pradesh was in news as large number of widows from eastern states like West Bengal are living here in sub standard living conditions. New Delhi: The Sixth Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial Meeting was held in New Delhi on September 4, 2012. Verghese Kurien: The father of White Revolution and founder of the cooperative dairy movement in the country, died at the age of 90 Brajesh Mishra: Brajesh Mishra, Indias first National Security Adviser during NDA regime, died recently
9. Haqqani Network: The Haqqani network is one of the most dangerous terror groups in Afghanistan. It is mainly fighting U.S.-led forces. It has a long record of carrying out high-profile attacks in Kabul. US has recently included it in the list of terrorist group 10. 11.
Lakhdar Brahimi: He is an Algerian veteran United Nations envoy and advisor is apointed as new envoy of U.N and Arab League to Syria Bagram Airfield: Also referred to as Bagram Air Base, is one of the largest U.S. military bases in
Afghanistan. It is located next to the ancient city of Bagram in Parwan province of Afghanistan was in news recently because of fate of inmates who were arrested by US.
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Benghazi, Libya: The US Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Evans was killed on September 11, 2012 with three others in a rocket attack on their car in Benghazi, Libya. Mustafa Abu Shagour: Libyas national congress has picked Mustafa Abu Shagour, the current Deputy Prime Minister, as the countrys Next Prime Minister
14. Haile Mariam: He is the new Prime Minister elect of Ethiopia. 15. 16.
Leng Thirith: Ex-social affairs minister in the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia was accused of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. Aung San Suu Kyi: U.S. Congress has presented Myanmar democracy leader Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi with the Congress highest civilian honour
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Ebrahim Alkazi: He has been conferred Frances highest cultural award for his contribution in nurturing and presenting modern theatre in India and preserving the treasures of photography and other art forms for posterit
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Varanasi: The Second International Buddhist Conclave was held in Varanasi on September 29, 2012. Tehran: Capital of Iran hosted the 116 Non Align Movement Summit, with its focus on Syrian Crisis Hadia Tajik: The Pakistani origin Norwegian lawyer was appointed as Minister of Culture in Norway Johannesburg: The 9th World Hindi Conference was organized in Johannesburg, South Africa from 22-24 September, 2012. Dr. Sima Samar: A well known human rights and womens right advocate and activist of Afghanistan has jointly won prestigious Swedish Right Livelihood Award. Ernakulam: It will be declared as the first district in the country having meaningful financial inclusion on November 22
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A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) blasted off from Sriharikota on Sunday and placed two foreign satellites in orbit, accomplishing the Indian Space Research Organisations 100th mission, a milestone in the countrys space journey
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The Government of India is going to put a cap on the maximum price at which essential drugs can be sold in the country. These include commonly used AIDS and cancer drugs, painkillers, TB drugs, sedatives, lipid lowering agents and steroids.
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which met on September 14, 2012 under the leadership of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, decided to allow 49 per cent FDI in aviation sector Air India gets the nod by the cabinet to come up with two subsidaries i.e. Air India Engineering Services Ltd. (AIESL) and Air India Transport Services Ltd. (AITSL). The National Stock Exchange has launched operations of its new trading platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with the first listing in this segment and said some more companies would follow. The new platform is called Emerge.
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Indias Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its twenty second flight (PSLV-C21), was launched on September 9, 2012 from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota. The Union Environment Ministry recently rejected the proposal to set up a radar surveillance system in Narcondam Island in the Andamans by the Indian Coast Guards.
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India on September 19, 2012, test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic missile Agni-IV. The Government has moved towards limiting the oil subsidy bill by increasing diesel prices by Rs 5 a litre and limiting the number of subsidized LPG cylinders to 6 per year per connection. A committee headed by former Chairman of the Finance Commission Vijay Kelkar has proposed a new roadmap for fiscal consolidation This missile has a strike range of about 4000 km. The test fire was done from a test range in Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. Big Bang Reforms: The Government has notified the rules for allowing foreign retailers to set up stores in India. The Government also notified conditions for 49% investment by foreign airlines in Indian carriers and permitting greater foreign investment in some sections of the broadcasting sector.
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Delivery of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, to be renamed INS Vikramaditya, to the Indian Navy has been further delayed by several months because of technical troubles with its engines detected during the ongoing sea trials
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The Union Cabinet recently approved the sale of minority stakes in five PSEs Hindustan Copper (9.59%), Oil India (10%), RITES (10%), MMTC (9.33%) and Nalco (12.15%) with a target revenue collection of Rs. 15,000 crore
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The Delhi government recently announced a ban on all gutka products in the capital. Delhi is the 9th state to do so The central Government is about to make the national level minimum wage rate of Rs 115 per day mandatory in all states. This move is expected to benefit approximately 400 million unskilled workers across the country.
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The Government recently introduced the 117th Constitution Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill upon becoming an Act would amend the Constitution to provide reservation to members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in government job promotions
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Supreme Court has ruled that auctions are not the only permissible method for disposal of natural resources across sectors. It held that the 2G verdict was confined to allocation of spectrum and is not applicable to other resources
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Sri Lankan President Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa is on a three-day visit to India, to inaugurate a Buddhist University in Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh at the invitation of the State Government
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removed from the membership of the National Peoples Congress, bringing an end to his political career. The border forces of Bangladesh and India have completed their five-day meet on border issues, and Bangladesh has made a commitment to expedite fencing by resolving disputes around the zero line. The
porous Indo-Bangladesh border will soon see greater pace and rigour in fencing. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
India and other G4 countries have reiterated their demand for reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC). Top officials from India and the US organized meetings to strengthen collaboration in the energy sector with special focus on mobilising clean and affordable sources for their requirements Sudan and South Sudan failed to reach a final agreement on ending hostilities and resuming oil production even as a September 22 deadline set by the UN Security Council expired. Russia has ordered the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to halt its operations in the country Nepals major political forces have agreed to go in for fresh elections for a Constituent Assembly
The four major political forces Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), Nepali Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) agreed on this issue of elections.
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Protests against Japan for its control over the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea have spread across over a dozen cities of China and turned violent. A state of emergency was forced in the western Rakhine state of Burma, after deadly communal clashes Germanys highest court has approved the creation of the Euro zones permanent bailout facility, but said that Germany must retain its effective veto on all of the vehicles decisions Japan has announced plans to end its reliance on nuclear power within 30 years. It is a historic policy shift prompted by the triple meltdown at the Fukushima power plan Canada has closed its Tehran embassy and ordered Iranian diplomats be expelled. It has also accused the Islamic Republic of being the biggest threat to world peace An early general election was held in the Netherlands on 12 September 2012 after Prime Minister Mark Rutte handed in his governments resignation to Queen Beatrix on 23 April. President of Palestine, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas visited India on 11th September 2012.
15. China to complete QinghaiTibet Rail Link 16. China recently commissioned its long Liaoning is a refurbished Varyag which China purchased and tests to fit the carrier with first aircraft carrier Liaoning. The 300 metreand upgraded version of the Soviet carrier from Ukraine. It came after years of sea trials weapons and engines.
News and Events for October 2012

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Cabinet Reshaffle: The UPA II government went for the cabinet reshaffle, the following are the major changes that took place:
Salman Khurshid has been appointed as the new External Affairs Minister. Pawan Kumar Bansal has been appointed as the Railway Minister. S. Jaipal Reddy has been moved out of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to the Ministry of Science and Technology and Mr. M. Veerappa Moily has been shifted from Power and Corporate Affairs to Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry. Mr. Kamal Nath has got Parliamentary Affairs in addition to Urban Development. Kumari Selja, has moved to Social Justice and Empowerment. Four of the new Ministers of State are given independent charge of key portfolios: Jyotiraditya Scindia, Manish Tewari, Sachin Pilot, and Jitendra Singh. They now hold Power, Information and Broadcasting, Corporate Affairs and Sports and Youth Affairs respectively. Mr. Shashi Tharoor has been inducted back as Minister of State in the Human Resource Development Ministry 1. The Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 has been awarded to the European Union as it contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. 2. The Prime Minister of Australia, Ms. Julia Gillard was on a State Visit to India from 1517 October, 2012. 3. Chinas Lenovo Group has surpassed Silicon Valley icon Hewlett-Packard to become the worlds No. 1 Personal Computer maker in the third quarter, according to data testcurrentaffairs.blogspot.in/2012/11/sansar-year-book.html 29/32
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GS PRACTICE: Sansar Year Book 4. Hyderabad hosted Indias first United Nations Conference on Biodiversity from October 1 till October 19, 2012. Two conferences are being held, one after the other 5. Renowned left-leaning British historian, Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm died at an age of 95 6. Hugo Chavez has won a fourth consecutive six-year term as President of Venezuela defeating rival Henrique Capriles. 7. Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian recently set the world record for skydiving an estimated 39 kilometres (128,000 ft). In the process, he reached an estimated speed of 1,342 kilometres per hour (834 mph), or Mach 1.24. he set this world record on 14 October 2012. 8. The second Indian Grand Prix event took place, Vettel won the race. 9. Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old rights activist who has campaigned for girls education in Swat Valley in Pakistan, was gravely injured along with another girl student when gunmen fired at her school van in Mingora, Pakistan.
NATIONAL NEWS
1. Indias National Security Advisor Sh. Shivshankar Menon recently released a report on the Recommendations of Joint Working Group on Engagement with Private Sector on Cyber Security. 2. The Supreme Court recently made it mandatory for all the States, Union territories and the regulatory bodies to put in place a legal mechanism to implement the guidelines in Vishaka case. 3. Union Home Ministry has begun discussing the broad contours of an agreement to solve the Naga problem with all regional stakeholders. 4. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recently presented the 2011 Carbon Footprint Report for the Indian Aviation Industry, in line with Indias initiatives to address the climate change challenge. 5. The Union Cabinet recently approved the introduction of Amendments to the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 in Parliament 6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a high-level committee to spearhead efforts to ensure accessible financial services and to increase the speed of financial inclusion in the country. The committee will be called Financial Inclusion Advisory Committee (FIAC). It will be headed by RBI Deputy Governor K. C. Chakrabarty and has been asked to ensure that financial inclusion and financial stability move in tandem. 7. A committee headed by Dr C Rangarajan has recommended allowing millers to freely sell sugar in the open market and share 75% of the sugars value with sugarcane farmers. Dr C Rangarajan is Chairman of the Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) 8. The Parthasarthi Shome committee that was looking at controversial tax proposals in the 2012 Budget has recommended that an amendment to the Income Tax Act seeking to tax indirect transfers of Indian assets should apply prospectively and only on those who make capital gains. The committee has also suggested that retrospective change in the law should be applied in rare cases. It has said that retrospective changes to the laws should be should be clarificatory, done through stakeholder consultations, and not implemented with the objective of enlarging the tax base 9. The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom has recommended that telecom service providers would have to pay a fee for their existing secondgeneration airwaves that will match the upcoming auction-determined price. 10. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the first phase of the end-to-end computerization of Targeted Public Distribution System. The project will cost the Centre and states about Rs 884 crore and the Centre will bear half the cost. 11. The Union Cabinet recently cleared the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012. Subsequently, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment introduced the Bill in the Lok Sabha on September 3, 2012. The Bill is aimed at prohibiting manual scavenging and employment of manual scavengers as sanitary workers. 12. The Union Cabinet recently approved the constitution of 20th Law Commission for a period for three years from 01.09.2012 to 31.08.2015 testcurrentaffairs.blogspot.in/2012/11/sansar-year-book.html 30/32
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. In the Georgian parliamentary elections of 2012 the opposition Georgian Dream coalition won a majority of seats. The coalition is headed by billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili. 2. The United Nations (U.N.) recently declared that the recent ethnic unrest in Myanmar has displaced an estimated further 26,500, in addition to some 75,000 people are already having taken refuge in the camps. These numbers include 4,000 who fled in boats to Rakhine States capital Sittwe from mainly Muslim communities. 3. The 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) was organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in collaboration with the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) from 22 to 25 October at Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 4. Russia agreed on sharing precision signal from the multi-satellite based Russian global navigation system GLONASS with the Indian military set-up. These signals will allow Indian missiles, including those fired from nuclear submarine Chakra, to strike with great precision within half a metre of distant targets 5. The latest version of State of Food Insecurity in the World report has revised the number of people in hunger globally downwards from 1 billion to 870 million as of 2010-12 6. Indian Finance Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram and the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Timothy Geithner, met in New Delhi for the third annual meeting of the India-U.S. Economic and Financial Partnership. 7. The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony was on a three-day visit to Indonesia, beginning Monday (15 Oct 2012), to take part in the first Ministerial Level Biennial Defence Dialogue between the two countries. 8. Hugo Chavez won the election of president in Venenzula. Mr. Chavez won 55% of the vote against 45% for MrCapriles, with 98% of the vote counted. Mr. Chavezs new term will be beginning in February 2013. 9. Global agency Standard & Poors (S&P) has warned that Indias rating could be downgraded to junk status if the Government failed to ensure implementation of key economic reforms, contain the fiscal deficit and improve the investment climate. 10. The Union Cabinet recently approved the ratification of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing by India. 11. The Nagoya Protocol is an addition to the Convention on Biological Diversity. It was formulated during the 10th Biodiversity Summit (also called COP-10 of CBD), which was held in Nagoya (Japan) in 2010.
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