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Page-14 of Current Affairs - December, 2012

“Change of Guard” Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan now the general public can witness it every Saturday

It would now be possible for common man to visit President’s House Rashtrapati Bhavan to witness ceremonial ‘Change of Guard’ conducted in precision by smartly dressed armymen and...

December 13, 2012

DRDO develops depth detector “Tarangini”

Scientists from the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), a Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) Lab, have developed a device named “Tarangini” which can fathom underwater depth...

December 13, 2012

Yeddyurappa unveils “Karnataka Janata Party”

The former Chief Minister, B.S. Yeddyurappa, formally launched his Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) at a convention which gathered huge crowd.

December 13, 2012

Apple joins hands with Google to bid for over $500 million Kodak patents

Apple Inc. and Google Inc. came together to offer more than $500 million to buy Eastman Kodak Co. (EKDKQ)’s patents out of bankruptcy. Why Apple and Google came...

December 13, 2012

India plans to ink MLAT with four nations

India plans to ink Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with four countries namelyOman, Azerbaijan, Israel and Nepal to pursue criminal investigation and confiscation of money or property involved...

December 12, 2012

Lionel Messi creates record for most goals in a year

Argentinean footballer Lionel Messi, popularly known as "The Flea", broke German great Gerd Mueller’s 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86thgoal in...

December 12, 2012

Geophysicist Devendra Lal passed away

Devendra Lal (83), who was a geophysicist and visiting professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) of the University of California, San Diego, has passed away. Contibutions:...

December 12, 2012

“IPv6” available in India

The new version internet address “IPv6” is now available in India. This version will provide advantage over previous IPv4 version as it will accommodate larger number of users...

December 12, 2012

ISRO to skip December launch for SARAL

ISRO which had slated to launch Indo-French spacecraft "SARAL" on 12-12-12 may skip the launch due to technical issues and additional tests proposed to improve reliability. The launch...

December 12, 2012

ONGC wants exemption from National Offset Policy

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has asked the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry for complete exemption from following the National Offset Policy (NOP) saying such a...

December 12, 2012

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