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Page-7 of Current Affairs - October, 2012

Persons in News: Yash Chopra

Renowned filmmaker Yash Chopra(80) passed away. Yash Chopra Born: 27 September 1932 Lahore, British India Directorial debut with Dhool Ka Phool in 1959 Famous Films: Waqt, Ittefaq, Daag,...

October 23, 2012

Persons in News: Anaka Alankamony

Indian Squash player Ms Anaka Alankamony clinched Ipswich Open women’s title after defeating top seed Kylie Lindsay of New Zealand. With which sports is Ms Anaka Alankamony associated...

October 23, 2012

First American Indian canonized

Kateri Tekakwitha, famous as “Lily of the Mohawks”, who for centuries has been a symbol of hope for the long-oppressed American Indians, was canonized in St Peter’s Square...

October 23, 2012

' Valles Marineris ': Largest canyon in solar system

Mars’ Valles Marineris is the largest canyon in our solar system. It is over 4000 km long and 200 km wide, and with a depth of 10 km....

October 23, 2012

India's NSDC inks pact with Ausralia's industry skills council SkillsDMC

An agreement was signed b/w Ausralia’s industry skills council SkillsDMC and India’s National Skills Development Corporation(NSDC) to provide training to 500 million people in key industry areas by...

October 23, 2012

Alternatives to Endosulfan available

The Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Review Committee to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants approved the assessment of 100 chemical alternatives to insecticide and acaricide Endosulfan.  The...

October 23, 2012

Saina wins Denmark Open

India’s Badminton star Saina Nehwal has won Denmark Open Super Series Premier Badminton trophy. She defeated Germany’s Juliane Schenk in the finals.

October 23, 2012

Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act(IRWA)

The Union Cabinet approved the introduction of Amendments to the "Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986". Major amendments proposed are as follows: · Broaden the scope of...

October 22, 2012

India opposes balkanization of Internet

In recent development, India has distanced itself from any model that promulgates governments control over internet. What is the background of the issue? The issue is regarding the...

October 21, 2012

Five New Non-Permanent Member Countries on UNSC

The UN General Assembly elected five new non-permanent members to the Security Council. The New Members are:     1. South Korea 2. Luxembourg 3. Argentina 4. Australia 5. Rwanda...

October 21, 2012

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