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Jacob Zuma regains ANC leadership

Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma retained his position as he was re-elected for  the presidency of Africa’s ruling African National Congress. He will remain at the position until 2017 if...

December 23, 2012    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Alan Turing

Alan Mathison Turing (1912–1954) was a British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist whose pioneering work laid the foundations of computer science, artificial intelligence, and modern cryptography. Revered...

December 23, 2012

Tishyarakshit Chatterjee Committee

The Tishyarakshit Chatterjee Committee was an expert panel established by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, in March 2012. The committee was...

December 23, 2012

INS Tabar

INS Tabar (F44) is a frontline guided-missile frigate of the Indian Navy, belonging to the Talwar-class (Type 11356) series of warships. Commissioned in April 2004, it represents a...

December 23, 2012

Minority Rights Day observed

December 18 was celebrated as Minority Rights Day by the National Commission for Minorities which is headed by Justice Mohammed Shamim. On this day in 1992 that the...

December 23, 2012    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

CDSCO passes WHO standards, expected to boost Indian vaccine exports

WHO (World Health Organization) has approved that India’s national  regulatory authority — Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) — and its affiliated institutions meet the prescribed international benchmarks....

December 23, 2012    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Gas production from KG-D6 declines

Gas output from India’s biggest gas producing fields in the Krishna Godavari basin (KG-D6) continued to decline and reched its lowest level since its inception. After touching peak...

December 23, 2012    Places in News Current Affairs

Tata Steel develops new anti-ballistic steel Super Bainite

Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant in the UK has developed a new kind of anti-ballistic steel named Super Bainite which could transform safety of soldiers and security forces...

December 23, 2012

Banking bill approved in Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill 2011, paving way for foreign investments in the sector and establishment of new private banks and also to achieve greater...

December 23, 2012

Frog named after Prince Charles

The Prince Charles Stream Tree Frog, scientifically known as Hyloscirtus princecharlesi, is a species of amphibian named in honour of Prince Charles (now King Charles III) in recognition...

December 23, 2012

Vulture Safe Zones

Vulture Safe Zones (VSZs) are designated areas aimed at protecting vulture populations from extinction by eliminating threats—primarily veterinary drug poisoning—and providing safe habitats for their survival and recovery....

December 23, 2012

Vulture Breeding Facilities in India

Vulture Breeding Facilities in India form a critical part of the country’s strategy to restore endangered vulture populations that suffered catastrophic declines due to poisoning from veterinary drugs....

December 23, 2012

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