Page-2 of Current Affairs - April, 2012

Indian Ambassador asks US students to stay alert on effects of protectionism

April 29, 2012

Addressing the students at University of Florida, India’s Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao has asked American students to be alert to the crushing effects of protectionism as it is retrogressive and blocks economic growth and development in the ..

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Aditya Mehta stuns Pankaj Advani for Asian snooker title

April 29, 2012

India’s Aditya Mehta stunned compatriot Pankaj Advani to become only the third Indian ever to clinch the Asian Snooker Championships in Doha. Aditya sealed the match 7-5. Aditya is the 3rd Indian to lift the Asian Snooker Title and gets ..

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Govt proposes a board for growth of auto sector

April 28, 2012

NAB: National Automative Board The government has finalized the proposal to set up NAB under the Department of Heavy Industry to support fresh initiatives for the growth of the automobile sector. NAB would be set up as an autonomous body ..

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Jan 16, 2012 troop movement was purely training drill: Govt

April 28, 2012

Discounting a media report on "non-notified" troop movement by army, the government informed Rajya Sabha that the exercise was undertaken for training purpose directed at refining mobilization drills and preparedness of the force. Defence Minister A K Antony held that ..

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India forecasts average monsoon rains this year

April 28, 2012

Earth Sciences Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh held that India is probable to experience average monsoon rains this year, thus forecasting a third straight year without drought. Deshmukh held that the rains during the June-September season are probable to be 99% of ..

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EC relaxes Model Code of Conduct ahead of June 12 by-polls

April 28, 2012

The EC (Election Commission) has settled to relax the Model Code of Conduct, on an experimental basis, by permitting partial implementation of developmental schemes in those districts where by-polls will be held on June 12, 2012.  Why this decision was ..

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