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“NCIPC” to implement a 5-Year Project for Cyber Security of Critical Sectors // Critical infrastructure protection (CIP) //

The central government has decided to establish five-year project for strengthening the overall cyber security structure of critical sectors of India. This move has come following increase in...

December 30, 2012

Govt approves FDI proposals worth Rs.802 cr

Agreeing to the recommendations of FIPB [Foreign Investment Promotion Board], the Central Government cleared 12 FDI proposals which will make total inflow of over Rs.802 crore. Major Proposals...

December 30, 2012

Govt extends 2 % interest subsidy for exports for one more year

The Central Government has announced a number of incentives to control the decline in exports, which will fall short of the $360 billion target set for the current...

December 30, 2012    Government Schemes Current Affairs

Shinzo Abe: Japan's new prime minister

Shinzo Abe, the leader of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has been named as the new Prime Minister of Japan by country’s lower house of Parliament. The LDP which...

December 30, 2012    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Commission headed by “Justice Usha Mehra” to opine measures to make Delhi safe for women

In response to furor and protest against the incidence of the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi, the Union Cabinet set up a Commission of Inquiry which...

December 30, 2012

Narendra Modi takes oath as Gujarat CM

BJP leader Narendra Modi was sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister for the fourth time. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Kamla Beniwal....

December 29, 2012    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Rare supercomet “C/2012 S1 (ISON)” to appear brighter than Moon in 2013

As per astronomers, Earth will witness a rare supercomet, C/2012 S1 (ISON), rushing towards the Sun from the outer solar system and at its peak it may outshine...

December 29, 2012

Egypt gets new constitution

Egypt President Mohammed Morsi signed the controversial new constitution drafted by allies of Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist after it got approval from the countrywide referendum. With the approval...

December 29, 2012    International / World Current Affairs

Aberdeen Shihab becomes first Arab to get Tagore Peace Prize

Poet and translator Dr Shihab Ghanem has become the first Emirati and Arab to win the Tagore Peace Prize. Ghanem was given the honor in recognition of his...

December 29, 2012    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

World’s longest high-speed rail launched in China

China unveiled service on the world’s longest high-speed railway with trains scheduled to run 2,298 kilometres between Beijing and Guangzhou in about 8 hours. Bullet trains running on...

December 29, 2012    International / World Current Affairs

Iran to hold “Vilayat 91” naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran will carry out 6-day naval exercise codenamed "Vilayat-91" in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to showcase its military capabilities. The strait is an important...

December 29, 2012    International / World Current Affairs

Iran halts internet virus

Iran has said that it has neutralized an internet virus which attacked computers at industrial sites in Hormozgan province in southern Iran. In past too, Iran has faced...

December 29, 2012    Science & Technology

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