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E.U. Law on Data Protection
Personal data is data that relates to an identifiable living individual and includes names, email IDs, ID card numbers, physical and IP addresses. The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) brings most notable change in the data protection regime. The law, which comes into effect on May 25, has been designed to protect the personal data of ..
Topics: Data protection • Data Protection Act • Data security • General Data Protection Regulation • In Europe • Information privacy • Personal data • Privacy • Privacy law • THE EU REPRESENTATIVE
Indian GDP to crawl at 6.7% in 2012: UN
The UN hewed down its growth predictions for India for the year 2012 by predicting a 6.7% growth rate rather than a 7.7% rise estimated earlier. UN declared Eurozone Debt Crisis as the biggest threat to the world economy. As per UN:- Global economy to grow by 2.5% in 2012 and 3.1% in 2013. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Topics: Decades • Economy of the European Union • European debt crisis • European Union • History by period • In Europe • Units of time • Withdrawal from the European Union
Q4 GDP growth drops sharply to 5.3%, lowest in 9 years
Yearly economic growth of India dipped to a 9-year low of 5.3% in the January-March 2012 quarter. Even during the 2008-09, the year when India was facing the hit by the global financial meltdown, growth rate was higher at 6.7%. It is the lowest growth rate since 4.0% in 2002-03. Some of the factors being ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Topics: Decades • Economic growth • Economic history of Pakistan • Economy • European debt crisis • European Union • History by period • In Europe • Reaganomics • Withdrawal from the European Union
IMF pegs India’s growth in 2012 at 6.9%
The IMF (International Monetary Fund) has pegged growth in India’s GDP for 2012 at 6.9%, scaling down the forecast by 0.1% points, compared to its projection in January 2012. It attributed the moderating growth outlook to policy dubiety, supply constrictions, high interest rates and low external demand. Step-up of the euro zone crisis and tensions ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Topics: Decades • European debt crisis • European Union • History by period • In Europe • International Monetary Fund • Units of time • Withdrawal from the European Union