Monsanto maize seeds hit roadblock in Gujarat

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• Monsanto maize seeds hit roadblock in Gujarat
• Navy to commission hi-tech warship INS Teg in Russia
• Sachin, Rekha, Aga nominated to Rajya Sabha
• Cabinet approves for Indo-UK JV on affordable healthcare
• CCEA approves National Monsoon Mission
• Sexual Offences against Children Bill approved with stringent punishment for crime
• EPF interest rate hiked to 8.6%
• NET to be objective; no negative marking: UGC
• Integrated Vaccine Complex to come up in Tamil Nadu
• Mullaperiyar dam structurally & hydrologically safe: Panel
• RS passes amendment in Central Education Institutions Reservation Bill to ensure equity
• India's Chrome ore production sufficient to meet demand
• IMF lowers India's growth forecast to 6.9% for 2012
• Over 250 lakh CFLs distributed under Bachat Lamp Yojana
• SC panel to recommend SIM card issuance procedure to Telcom firms
• Quiz 615: GK for SSC

Monsanto maize seeds hit roadblock in Gujarat Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:42 AM PDT The Gujarat Government has decided to stop procuring double-cross hybrid maize seed made by seed major Monsanto, which were distributed among the farmers in the tribal areas of the state

Navy to commission hi-tech warship INS Teg in Russia Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:41 AM PDT Armed with the surface-to-surface BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, a medium range gun and anti-submarine rockets, guided missile frigate INS Teg will be commissioned into the Indian Navy today at the

Sachin, Rekha, Aga nominated to Rajya Sabha Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:39 AM PDT The government has nominated Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha, along with actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga. The nomination of the 3 eminent personalities was approved by President Pratibha

Cabinet approves for Indo-UK JV on affordable healthcare Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:38 AM PDT The Cabinet approved the implementation of a joint venture programme on affordable Healthcare. The Department of Biotechnology and the Wellcome Trust, London, U.K., one of the world's largest bio-medical research

CCEA approves National Monsoon Mission Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:37 AM PDT The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved implementation of the programme National Monsoon Mission of the Earth System Science Organization for a period of 5 years. Main Objective of National

Sexual Offences against Children Bill approved with stringent punishment for crime Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:36 AM PDT The Union Cabinet approved a bill dealing exclusively with sexual offences against children. The 'Sexual Offences Against Children Bill' proposes stringent punishment for sexual intercourse or contact with sexual intent

EPF interest rate hiked to 8.6% Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:34 AM PDT Interest rate on Employees' Provident Fund will be increased from 8.25% to 8.6% in the current fiscal. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) had brought down the rate of interest

NET to be objective; no negative marking: UGC Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:32 AM PDT The National Eligibility Test, NET, will be completely objective type from June 2012. The test conducted by University Grants Commission, UGC, will consist of 3 papers. As per the new

Integrated Vaccine Complex to come up in Tamil Nadu Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:31 AM PDT The Centre proposes to set up an integrated vaccine production park in the country. It will be located at Chengalpattu in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu. To be known as

Mullaperiyar dam structurally & hydrologically safe: Panel Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:29 AM PDT Setting at rest the controversy over the safety of the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam, the Empowered Committee, headed by the former Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand, held that the dam

RS passes amendment in Central Education Institutions Reservation Bill to ensure equity Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:27 AM PDT The Rajya Sabha passed the Central Educational Institutions Reservation in Admission Amendment Bill 2010. The bill was passed by a voice vote. Objective: It provides that the State seats if

India's Chrome ore production sufficient to meet demand Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:26 AM PDT Government held that India's production of Chrome ore is sufficient to meet domestic consumption and exports and the export of chrome ore is not directly impacting the steel industry. Further,

IMF lowers India's growth forecast to 6.9% for 2012 Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:25 AM PDT ­­The IMF (International Monetary Fund) lowered India's growth forecast to 6.9% for this year. The lowered growth outlook in 2012 owes much to a slowdown of investment which partly reflects

Over 250 lakh CFLs distributed under Bachat Lamp Yojana Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:24 AM PDT Minister of State for Power, Mr. K.C. Venugopal held that over 259 lakh Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) have been distributed under Bachat Lamp Yojana, BLY and the scheme is proposed

SC panel to recommend SIM card issuance procedure to Telcom firms Posted: 27 Apr 2012 08:22 AM PDT The Supreme Court has set up a joint expert panel to recommend the procedure for the telecom firms for properly identifying the customers before issuing SIM cards to them. The

Quiz 615: GK for SSC Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:53 AM PDT 1. Tungbhadra multipurpose project is a joint venture of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.Tungabhadra is a tributary river of ___? [A]Krishna [B]Cauvery [C]Godavari [D]Sabarmati Krishna Show Answer 2. WL-711, DWL-5023 are

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