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Page-7 of Current Affairs - November, 2011

$3 million by World Bank for protecting Tigers in Nepal

World Bank rendered $3 million in order to protect Tigers in Nepal Fund to be worn-out under Strengthening the Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection Project Project to be...

November 5, 2011

Strategic Importance of Myanmar

Some notes from summary of a book of Thant Myint-U, a former UN official, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and author of ‘Where China meets India“. For thousands...

November 5, 2011

Dr Bhupen Hazarika’s Birthday Celebrated as “People’s Music Day” in Assam

Numerous functions were organized in Assam, to mark the 86th birthday of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award winning multifaceted genius, legendary singer, poet and cultural icon Dr. Bhupen Hazarika...

November 5, 2011

Postage Stamp on Surendra Nath Jauhar released by Kapil Sibal

Kapil Sibal, Minister for Communications & IT and HRD, released a commemorative Postage Stamp on Surendra Nath Jauhar Surendra Nath Jauhar was a noted freedom fighter social worker,...

November 5, 2011

Herve Ladsous : New peacekeeping operation head appointed by the UN

Herve Ladsous  appointed new chief of United Nations peacekeeping operations.  Ladsous replaces Alain Le Roy. Ladsous will be in charge of some 1,20,000 peacekeepers Ladsous will monitors more than...

November 5, 2011

Jaipur declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance

The Jaipur declaration adopted at the 29th meeting of health ministers of 11 South East Asian countries on Antimicrobial Resistance, committing to maintaining the efficaciousness of antibiotics via intellectual use and...

November 5, 2011

DNA Building Blocks could be built in Space

National Aeronautics and Space Administration funded researchers have discovered proof that a few building blocks of DNA, found in meteorites were probably shaped in space This research supports...

November 5, 2011

UNCTAD: India’s GDP to develop 8.1% in 2011

As per UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development), Indian economy likely to expand by 8.1% in 2011 This would be the fastest growth rate in the...

November 5, 2011

Moody’s : India’s GDP Growth 7.5-8%

Global rating agency Moody’s projected India’s GDP growth for the 2011-12 fiscal at 7.5-8% It also mentioned soaring domestic interest rates together with the present global uncertainties as...

November 5, 2011

Impeachment motion against Justice Sen dropped by Lok Sabha

Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court escaped impeachment by the Lok Sabha When the Law Minister Salman Khurshid conveyed to the House the information about Justice...

November 5, 2011

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