Assam to create a “Science City” : “Mini Assam”

Govt of Assam is setting up a Science City at Sonapur Project titled: “Mini Assam” Set up at the cost of Rs 100 crore with the help of Centre in collaboration with the National Council of Science Museum Includes establishing ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012

No sub-quota for religious minorities: AP High Court

Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes Central Government’s decision of the creation of 4.5 % sub-quota for religious minorities including Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Parsis, within the 27% OBC quota

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

PM with C Rangarajan, D Subbarao & Montek Singh reviews decline in rupee and its impact

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reviewed the plummeting trend of rupee value and its impact on the economy with: D Subbarao , RBI Governor; Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman and C Rangarajan, Chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Government plans Rs 7000 Crore fund to clean Ganges

A fund of more than Rs 7000 crore is being considered by the Govt for the conservation and cleaning of river Ganga. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), constituted for the purpose under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Government hikes interest rate on SDS, SPF, GPF to 8.8% for 2012-13

Interest rates have been increased on the following Schemes for the year 2012-13 to 8.8% from 8.6% currently: Special Deposit Scheme (SDS) State Provident Fund (SPF) General Provident Fund (GPF) New rate will be applicable from April, 1, 2012. Rate ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

‘Review Central Acts, Articles of Constitution extended after Delhi 1952 Agreement’:J&K interlocutors

The Jammu and Kashmir interlocutors report has called for a review of all central Acts and articles of constitution extended to the state after the Delhi Agreement, 1952 . As per the report, if state government is dismissed, Assembly elections ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Govt sets up committee to review NCERT’s textbooks

The Government has set up a committee in the wake of the cartoon row to review NCERT’s political science textbooks for schools. The committee, comprising 5 members from a social science background, will review the textbooks from the point of ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

India largest importer of arms during 2007-11

As per a report published in March 2012 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India has become the largest importer of arms, surpassing the Chinese share of 5% of global arms imports during 2007-11. India became the largest importer ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

IIM, IIT graduates to help Centre plan in Naxal-hit areas

Under the Centre’s Integrated Action Plan (IAP), the Union Rural Development Ministry has deputed a team of fresh IIM and IIT graduates in Jharkhand to support the senior Bureaucrats in implementation of development plans across 11 naxal-hit districts. The IAP ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

‘Sharing a Cup of Tea Mission’

A pilot project launched by the department of trade and commerce in the Arunachal Pradesh. Objective: To encourage tea cultivation in the Arunachal Pradesh For small and marginal tea growers in the state. Scheme being implemented for the first time ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs