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Page-11 of Current Affairs - December, 2012

Public grievance redressal website of Bihar gets Silver Icon Web Ratna Award

Bihar was honored with the Silver Icon Web Ratna Award 2012 for its public grievance redressal website. The website: http://bpgrs.in which has been created by the state IT...

December 18, 2012

The first CM of Uttarakhand Nityanand Swami passed away

The first chief minister of Uttarakhand, Nityanand Swami (85) passed away. He was chief minister a BJP led government from November 2000 to October 2001.

December 18, 2012

Infosys ADS begins trading on NYSE

Infosys American Depository Shares (ADS) have begun trading on NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). Very recently, the company had shifted its shares from NASDAQ to NYSE to give...

December 18, 2012

India not planning to slash aid to Maldives

India has said that it is following the situation in Maldives closely but had no plans as yet to curtail any aid. The Indian government fears Maldives could...

December 18, 2012

ICICI Bank opens 101 gramin branches across six states

Recognizing the potential of rural India and importance of financial inclusion ICICI Bank opened 101 gramin branches across six states namely across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya...

December 18, 2012

Pandit Ravi Shankar gets Grammy

Legendary sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award posthumously. Two other artists who will receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously are...

December 18, 2012

Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away

Sitar maestro and Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar (92) passed away. About Pandit Ravi Shankar (more…)

December 18, 2012

CAG Vinod Rai re-elected as chairman of UN external auditors panel

Vinod Rai who is current Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has been re-elected as the chairman of the panel of external auditors of the United Nations (UN). What...

December 18, 2012

Kyoto Protocol extended till 2020: Doha Climate Conference

Kyoto Protocol which was signed in 1997 to oblige industrialized nations to reduce emission of greenhouse gases to fight global warming has been extended till 2020. The protocol...

December 17, 2012

IABF, AAI de-recognized by Sports Ministry

The Sports Ministry de-recognized the Archery Association of India (AAI) with immediate effect for violation of Sports Code during its election of President. The move from government came...

December 17, 2012

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