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India, ADB inked $ 67.6-m loan agreement to aid agriculture

A loan agreement of $ 67.6-million has been signed b/w India and Asian Development Bank to support agriculture and foster investment for agri-business infrastructure in Bihar. The loan...

July 11, 2012

Mark Boucher bids adieu international cricket

Mark Boucher, the South African wicket keeper, has retired from international cricket after undergoing surgery for eye injury he received on the opening day against Somerset when a...

July 11, 2012

EU offers Spain bank financial aid and more time to cut deficit

European Union has offered ailing Spain more time and 30 billion euro to save the country’s banks and protect Europe from more debt crises. EU ministers promised to...

July 11, 2012

SEBI permits MCX-SX to operate as full-fledged bourse

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) granted permission to MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) to function as a full-fledged stock exchange, What effect this decision will bring ?...

July 11, 2012

Person in News: Thomas Lubanga

Thomas Lubanga gets 14-year imprisonment The International Criminal Court awarded a Congolese warlord 14-year imprisonment.  Who is Thomas Lubanga ? Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (born 29 December 1960) is...

July 11, 2012

Facebook unveils Application Center in India and six other countries

Facebook unveiled its application centre -App Center — in India and 6 other countries. Objective: This step will assist users to search games, music services and media content...

July 11, 2012

SSC-CGL 8th July 2012 (Evening Shift) Solution GK

1. The 2004-09 Foreign Trade Policy gave emphasis to [A]import substitution [B]increasing customs duty [C]export promotion [D]long term trade relations export promotion Show Answer 2. Markets fail when...

July 11, 2012

Daily Current Affairs 2012 Quiz : July 11, 2012

1. Which among the following States will be getting additional credit of $100 million from World Bank for an ongoing rural livelihood project called ‘Jeevika’? [A]Uttar Pradesh [B]Bihar...

July 11, 2012

Tokyo conference promises $16 billion aid to Afghanistan

International donors pledged $16 billion development aid for war-torn Afghanistan over the next 4 years, when most NATO-led foreign troops will leave the country. Tokyo Conference: About 70...

July 10, 2012

L&T acquires Henikwon Corporation

Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) acquired Malaysia-based electrical equipment manufacturer Henikwon Corporation. The acquisition was made by L&T’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tamco Switchgear, a part of the engineering...

July 10, 2012

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