Current Affairs:: General
1. TATA’s not to get Singur Land Back:: Calcutta High Court granted legal sanctity to the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act and endorsed it as legally valid. 2. The doyen of Punjabi theatre and recipient of Sangeet Natak Award, Gursharan Singh dies. 3. Cash For Vote Scam:: Amar Singh to be arrested again, as he gets fit from AIIMS, Delhi Court ruled out his plea for bail. 4. BBMB verdict:: Supreme…
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1.New mining law to give Rs 10,000 crore to 60 tribal districts:: The bill for the new mining law and the repeal of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 is on the agenda for the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Friday. The bill proposes that coal companies set aside 25% of their post-tax profits into a fund. In addition, an amount equal to the royalty for iron ore, bauxite…
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1. Indian Scientists Honoured in US:: Three distinguished scientists of Indian-origin — two inventors and a researcher – figure in a celebrated White House honors list this year, New York University’s Srinivasa SR Vardhan, Purdue University’s Rakesh Agarwal, and North Carolina State Univeristy’s B Jayant Baliga are among the select dozen named by President Obama to receive the National Medal of Science, and for Technology and Innovation, the highest honor bestowed by the US government on scientists, engineers and inventors. 2. CBI…
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Current Affairs:: Trade/Industry/Economy
1. From 1st July 2011, 7% hike in Dearness Allowance hike announced by Union Government. 2. Australia allowed transgender option in passports. 3. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, from Mainland, China has set up shop in India. 4. Ian Felton has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka. 5. Present Key policy rates are, CRR – 6.00%, Repo – 8.25% and Reverse Repo – 7.25%….
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