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Page-5 of Current Affairs - October, 2012

Italian court convicts scientists who were not able to give earthquake warning

An Italian court sentenced six scientists and a government official 6-year imprisonment on the charges  of manslaughter. The scientists were accused of not being able to give adequate...

October 26, 2012

Persons in News: Rajat Kumar Gupta

Two-year jail term to Rajat Gupta A U.S. court sentenced Rajat Gupta (63), the former Goldman Sachs Director and McKinsey and Company Managing Partner a 2 year jail...

October 26, 2012

Bangladesh awarded Jagjivan Ram with “Friends of Liberation War Honour”

Bangladesh awarded Former Deputy Prime Minister  and Defence Minister of India Jagjivan Ram, “Friends of Liberation War Honour” posthumously in recognition to his contribution to the 1971 war.

October 26, 2012

NTCA to build a national data base for tigers

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) will establish a national data base for tigers, and each one of the big cats will have a unique identification number and...

October 25, 2012

E-eye Project in Corbett National Park

E-Eye Project: A pilot surveillance project being piloted in Corbett National Park in which live electronic surveillance is done with the help of cameras with video recording facility...

October 25, 2012

Expert committee suggests 10-year moratorium on GM food crop field trials

The 5-member, Technical Expert Committee appointed on the directions of Supreme Court, has recommended a 10-year moratorium on field trials of all Genetically Modified (GM) food crops. The...

October 25, 2012

Rs 4,000 crore plan to fight Japanese Encephalitis

The Union Cabinet of India sanctioned a Rs 4038-crore comprehensive multi-pronged plan for prevention and control of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the country....

October 25, 2012

Iran can consider a 20% cap on uranium enrichment

Iran is ready to negotiate over the issue of its uranium enrichment programme. It has offered that it can put a 20% on uranium enrichment if it is...

October 25, 2012

Oil Ministry’s approval to RIL’s plan to increase KG-D6 production

Oil Ministry approved Reliance Industries’ plans to increase natural gas output from the flagging KG-D6 and agreed that CAG cannot do a performance audit of the company. The...

October 24, 2012

Domestic companies can make payments in SEZ in foreign currency: RBI

The RBI has given permission to domestic companies to make payments to units in Special Economic Zones in foreign currency for the services delivered by them. Earlier, this...

October 24, 2012

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