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Government decides to study the ONGC auction before further stake sales
Government to study the ONGC auction process before moving ahead with further stake sale of companies. With LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) coming to the rescue the last moment, the share sale of ONGC was finished completed successfully. Govt has also ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
Rural Ministry plans to extend Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
Union Rural Development Minister Mr Jairam Ramesh says that new Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan will ensure the extension of the sanitation scheme to both Above Poverty Line and Below Poverty Line families. Subsidy amount for the sanitation scheme is also being ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs March 2012
March 1, 2012 Goa becomes first state in India for implementation of Poll Monitoring System Election Commission of India decides to to make use of innovative Poll Monitoring System in all the 40 assembly constituencies of Goa for the ensuing ..
Haryana GK for HCS Examinations
1. Haryana was known with which among the following terms during the Mahabharata age? [A]Haritdesha [B]Haritpradesha [C]Bahudhhanyaka [D]Haritdhanyaka Bahudhhanyaka Haryana was known as Bahudhannyaka or the land of “plentiful grains’ during the Mahabharata age. Show Answer 2. The 1200 MW ..
Current Affairs : February 6, 2012
Conforming to India’s steady stand on the Syria issue, support for UNSC draft resolution on Syria India gave its support for a UNSC draft resolution on Syria thus backing an AL (Arab League) peace plan for a Syrian-led political resolution. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs: February 5, 2012
Court rejects the petition of Subramanian Swamy A Delhi Court provides a major relief to Home Minister P Chidambaram and the UPA Government, when it dismissed a petition seeking to make him an accused in the 2G Spectrum case. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2012
Current Affairs: February 2, 2012
122 2-G licenses cancelled by SC The Supreme Court cancels 122 2-G licenses allocated to telecom companies in 2008. The court mandated that the licenses were granted in arbitrary and unconstitutional manner. The Supreme Court asks the Telecom Regulatory Authority ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs : January 30-31, 2012
India’s Per Capita Income: Rs 53,331 per annum The latest Quick Estimates of National Income released by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) show that India’s per capita income grew by 15.6 per cent to Rs 53,331 per annum in 2010-11, ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2012
International Advisory Board demands SEBI to extend mutual fund reach
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) – appointed International Advisory Board (IAB) held that there is a requirement to broaden the reach of the mutual fund industry both horizontally and vertically. The members of the IAB, in addition ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2012
Current Affairs – February 2012
Click Here for Current Affairs – January 2012 Current Affairs: February 1, 2012 Dassault Aviation bags India’s biggest ever military contract for supplying combat aircrafts to Indian Air Force All Private Banks eligible to handle Government Business State Restructuring Commission, ..