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Page-13 of Current Affairs - December, 2012

DeiTy (India) to impose its own standard for electronic products

The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeiTy) has made it mandatory for all electronics goods manufacturer in the country to get standard compliant certificate from the BIS....

December 15, 2012

US extends Iran sanction waivers to India, others

The US announced the extension of its waiver exempting nine countries including India, China from the American sanctions regime directed against the Iranian oil trade. India got the...

December 15, 2012

Lok Sabha approves Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011

Lok Sabha approved Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011 which seeks to change the system of debt recovery. The Bill seeks to...

December 15, 2012

European Union receives 2012 Nobel Peace Prize

The 27- nation bloc, the European Union, received 2012Nobel Peace Prize for turning Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace" in the wake of...

December 15, 2012

Wipro's Sunflower Vanaspati brand sold to Cargill India

Cargill India, US-based food producer and marketer, acquired the Sunflower Vanaspati brand from Bangalore based IT major Wipro. Wipro wanted to get out of its traditional edible oil...

December 15, 2012

Bhatinda-Srinagar Gas Pipeline project to be accomplished by July 2014

The Bhatinda-Jammu-Srinagar Gas Pipeline Project, which has been recently approved, is scheduled to be completed by July 2014. It will enable J&K to draw gas from Gujarat.

December 15, 2012

WHO instructs India to keep lens on tourist for SARS-like virus

As instructed by the WHO, India is keeping a close watch on incoming tourists, fearing transmission of a new respiratory virus that belongs to the same family as...

December 13, 2012

Palestine to get $100 million monthly "financial safety net" from Arab states

Arab states have offered the Palestinian Authority a $100 million monthly "financial safety net" to aid Palestinian government tackle an economic crisis after the United Nations granted de...

December 13, 2012

Walmart spent $25 million in lobbying to enter Indian retail market

Global retail major Walmart has reported in its disclosure that it has spent close to USD 25 million (aboutRs.125 crore) since 2008 on its various lobbying activities, including...

December 13, 2012

‘Life of Pi’ receives National Tourism Awards

Recently released feature film ‘Life of Pi’, directed by  Ang Lee based on Yann Martel book titled the same, has been given two National Tourism Awards by the...

December 13, 2012

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