GKToday Archives: July, 2012
Railways to establish NHSRC to execute bullet train project
With the aim to accelerate the ambitious high speed corridor project, the government will establish a corporation to exclusively deal with aspects like its tendering process and execution. The National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC) will be created very soon ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
300 crore compensation package to the victims of violence hit Assam : PM
A 300 crore compensation package for the violence hit people of Assam has been announced by the Prime Minister. The package includes Rs 100 crore for relief and rehabilitation in the worst affected districts. What happened in Kokrajhar? There occurred ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
India detected undisclosed income equivalent to Rs 565 cr in France
Undisclosed income of Indians amounting Rs 565 crore has been detected in France. This revealing information was shared by France which it shared under the exchange of information clause of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) which India had signed ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
India leaves China behind in export growth rate: WTO
India is now ahead of China in terms of exports growth rate. It registered an increase of 16.1% in 2011. The country is at the pinnacle in the list of all major trading countries in the world. As per the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
India successfully test fires user trial version of Brahmos supersonic cruise missile
India successfully test fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a Chandipur off Odisha coast. The Brahmos missile development is an Indo-Russian collaborative project. Range: 290 km Can carry conventional warhead of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Modi inclined to develop “Dholera SIR” by emulating Kobe
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on visit to Japan, has expressed his wish to develop Dholera SIR (Special Investment Region) as a model port city just like Kobe city in Japan. Dholera– Dholera is a town in Gujarat. It is ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012