Page-10 of Current Affairs - November, 2012

Indian Origin Autar Kaw among recipients of U.S. Professor of the Year award

November 26, 2012

Autar Kaw, an Indian born professor of mechanical engineering at the University of South Florida, is among the four recipients of the 2012 US Professor of the Year award. Kaw is known to tens of thousands of engineering students around ..

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Ranjit Sinha, Senior IPS officer appointed CBI Director

November 26, 2012

Senior IPS officer Ranjit Sinha appointed as the the next Director of CBI for a 2-year term.

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UP announces Rs 1,650 crore loan waiver to farmers

November 26, 2012

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced an agricultural loan waiver worth Rs 1,650 crore. Likely to benefit about 7.2 lakh small and marginal farmers. Would apply to farmers who had taken up to Rs 50,000 of loan from ..

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Tony Hall appointed new BBC director general

November 26, 2012

BBC appointed Tony Hall to be its new director-general, replacing George Entwistle who resigned some days ago due to a scandal over the corporations’ reporting of sexual abuse.

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Govt Allows LIC’s investment cap in firms to 30%

November 23, 2012

The Finance Ministry has relaxed the investment norm for Life Insurance Corporation of India. LIC can now invest up to 30% of a company’s paid-up capital. Earlier it could invest up to 10%. Objective: This can be seen as an ..

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GAAR amendments finalized: Chidambaram

November 23, 2012

Finance Minister P.Chidambaram held that the amendments to General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR), have been finalized. GAAR, was proposed in the 2012-13 Budget in order to preventing tax evasion. But it aroused sharp reactions from foreign as well as domestic investors ..

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