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Page-16 of Current Affairs - July, 2012

Britain brings tough visa rule for Non-EU students

Britain introduced tougher targeted interview system for student VISA applicants from India and other non-EU countries to screen entry of students for education to the country. UK has...

July 10, 2012

Miss Nepal is WWF Young Conservation Ambassador

Miss Nepal 2012 Shristhi Shrestha has been appointed as Young Conservation Ambassador of World Wild Fund (WWF). She is 7th Conservation Ambassador. She replaced former Miss Nepal Malina...

July 10, 2012

India to provide humanitarian food assistance to Yemen

India will provide humanitarian food aid comprising rice to Yemen. The United Nations has urged the international community to help the Arab country in the period of political...

July 10, 2012

Over Rs 150 cr grant for sports infrastructure gets Centre’s approval

A grant of more than Rs 150 crore for 14 states and one union territory has been approved by the centre to develop basic sports infrastructure. It will...

July 10, 2012

Bihar to get Rs 560 cr credit from the World Bank for project Jeevika

The Central Govt and the Bihar Government inked pact with the World Bank for $ 100 million additional credit to intensify the ongoing Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project, Jeevika....

July 10, 2012

Indian Railways introduces New Tatkal guidelines to tackle tout menace

New Tatkal guidelines have been introduced by the Indian Railway to deal with the menace of touts cornering the tatkal tickets meant for common passengers. As per the...

July 10, 2012

‘Ernest Borgnine’ – Oscar-winning American actor passes away

Ernest Borgnine (95), Oscar-winning American actor passed away. He won an Oscar in 1955 for his role in the film Marty. Borgnine was also lauded for his roles...

July 10, 2012

‘Delphinus’ – IAF swimming team creates English Channel record

Delphinus – An Indian Air Force, swimming team that has set a record by successfully crossing the English Channel b/w the UK and France twice within a fortnight....

July 10, 2012

Enrique Peña Nieto will be new President of Mexico

The leader of Institutional Revolutionary Party, Enrique Peña Nieto has been elected as the new President of Mexico. He beat Party of the Democratic Revolution (PDR) candidate Andrés...

July 9, 2012

Government’s Cloud Computing panel to be chaired by Gopalakrishnan of Infosys

Infosys’ Executive Co-Chairman S.Gopalakrishnan will head the committee that will suggest framework for cloud computing services. The members of the committee include representatives from Department of Information Technology,...

July 9, 2012

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