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IMF’s World Economic Outlook Update hews down India’s growth forecast to 6.1%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook Update, chopped down India’s economic growth projection from 6.8 % to 6.1% in 2012. This is the result...

July 21, 2012

Core inflation is a better indicator of price trends: RBI

According to RBI Governor, Core inflation is a better indicator of future price trends because of its less volatility. As per him an analysis of longer series of...

July 21, 2012

Girls organize ‘Panchayat’

Amid pandemonium over the Taliban-style decree against women by a village in Baghpat, girl students from different villages in the district organized their own ‘community panchayat’ and vowed...

July 21, 2012

RIL warns of KG-D6 shutdown, govt shows CAG’s red card

The tussle b/w Reliance Industries and the petroleum ministry over the future of India’s significant gas acreage reached to a full blown confrontation. Reliance and its partner BP...

July 21, 2012

Daily Current Affairs 2012 Quiz : July 19, 2012

1. People affected by the ___________ have recently launched an indefinite ‘ Jal Satyagraha ’ against the Madhya Pradesh government’s decision of filling up the dam up to...

July 19, 2012

Growing water shortages carry economic risks that are as damaging as political corruption.

Water is the most critical of all natural resources on which modern economies depend. Water scarcity and rapid economic advance cannot go hand-in-hand and interestingly, water cannot be...

July 19, 2012

Daily Current Affairs 2012 Quiz : July 17-18, 2012

1. Which among the following acronym is not related to Banking industry ? [A]CRR [B]NPA [C]CAGR [D]GSDP GSDP GSDP refers to Gross State Domestic Product Show Answer 2....

July 19, 2012

Solar flare reaches earth caused no damage

Earth recently embraced a power solar storm in last 5 years but caused no damage. What are Solar flares? A solar flare or solar storm is a abrupt...

July 18, 2012

GSAT-10 to be launched in 2 months: ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman (ISRO) is ready to launch GSAT-10 in 2 months. It will be shipped to the spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana for launch...

July 18, 2012

Gujarat Health Department proposes to grant autonomy to CMSO

Gujarat is gearing up for another leap in the sector of public health. The Gujarat Health and Family welfare department has put forward a proposal to the state...

July 18, 2012

Mission Mode Project (MMP): By 2014, Govt plans Pan-India roll out of e-Courts

With an aim to deliver speedy justice and cut the backlog of pending cases, the Government has decided to have pan-India roll out of e-Courts by 2014 What...

July 18, 2012

‘Structuring the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project: A Lost Opportunity’; IIM-A study criticizes Indian Railways

The Indian Railways has been criticized by a study conducted IIM- Ahmedabad. As per the study the Railways have failed to grant autonomy to the Dedicated Freight Corridor...

July 18, 2012