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Scientists discovered a Combination of Proteins involved in Prostate DisordersCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012Science & Technology Current Affairs 2012. Scientists recently discovered a combination of proteins involved in prostate disorders. This could pave the way for effective and better treatments

Tags: Scientists, Current Affairs April 2012, Prostrate disorders, drug treatment

Korean-born American Health Expert Jim Yong Kim selected to head the World BankCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim chosen to succeed Robert Zoellick as the chief of World Bank

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Harvard Medical School, medical journals, Dartmouth College,Partners

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Pakistani Scientist Mohammed Khalil Chishty released on Bail from Ajmer JailCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. Pakistani scientist Mohammed Khalil Chishty was released on bail from Ajmer jail on 11 April 2012

Tags: Mohammed Khalil Chishty, Sarabjeet Singh, Chishty, Current Affairs April 2012

World Trade Organisation (WTO) pegged World Trade Growth at 3.7 per cent for 2012Current Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. World Trade Organisation (WTO) on 11 April 2012 pegged world trade growth at 3.7 per cent for 2012 thereby projecting a further slowdown in world trade

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Commerce Ministry, World Trade Organisation (WTO), India’s

export, import demand from the Europe and the U.S, Libyan conflict, world merchandise trade

Union Cabinet approved Bill seeking Amendment in the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969Current Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. The Union Cabinet on 12 April 2012 gave its approval to the introduction of a Bill seeking an amendment in the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

Tags: Births and Deaths Act, 1969, Registration of Marriage Act, Current Affairs April 2012

Union Cabinet gave its approval to the Public Procurement BillCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. Union Cabinet on 12 April 2012 gave its nod to the Public Procurement Bill. The bill is aimed at bringing transparency in the bidding process for public procurement

Tags: Public Procurement Bill, Union Cabinet, Current Affairs April 2012

Taliban attacked Kabul and Three Other Provinces of AfghanistanCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. Taliban militants on 15 April 2012, unleashed a string of attack in the high profile diplomatic pockets, NATO bases and Parliament of Kabul capital city of Afghanistan

Tags: Afghanistan, Kabul, Taliban, Taliban Militants, Current Affairs April 2012

Study found Himalayan Glaciers defying Global Melting TrendCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012Environment and Ecology Current Affairs 2012. A new study revealed that contrary to the global trend of melting glaciers a few glaciers in the Himalayas mountain range have gained a small amount of mass

Tags: Himalayan Glaciers, Himalayan Mountain Range, Karakoram, Current Affairs April 2012

Food Corporation of India (FCI) notified 10 Sites in States for Construction of Modern Silos/MandisCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. FCI notified 10 sites in States for construction of modern silos for storing food-grains for the public distribution system

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Food Corporation of India (FCI), capacity for storing food-grains,public

distribution system, Private Entrepreneur Guarantee Scheme, National Food Security Act

FDI Inflows into India’s Services Sector in India went up by 62% during April-January period 2011-12Current Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the services sector in India went up by 62% during April-January period 2011-12

The Fourth BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit was held in New Delhi, IndiaCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. The Fourth BRICS summit was held in New Delhi on 29 March 2012. The theme of the summit was BRICS partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity

Tags: BRICS summit, Brazil, India, South Africa, Current Affairs April 2012

Serco launched its New Global Business Process Outsourcing DivisionCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012Corporate Current Affairs 2012. Serco, the international service company, on 12 April 2012, announced the launch of its new global business process outsourcing

Tags: Serco, BPO, Serco BPO, Current Affairs April 2012

MoEF banned the Use of Live Animals in Dissection and other ExperimentsCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012

Environment & Ecology Current Affairs 2012. The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) banned the use of live animals in dissection and other experiments in educational and research institutions

Tags: Animal dissection, Current Affairs April 2012, UGC, Ministry of Environment and Forests

New York Times won Two 2012 Pulitzer Prizes for Explanatory and International ReportingCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. 2012 Pulitzer Prize was announced on 16 April 2012. The Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting for documenting the New York Police Department's spying on Muslims

Tags: current affairs 2012, Pulitzer Prize, Columbia University, Associated Press, awards for

journalism, investigative journalism, New York Police Department

Zee TV became the First Indian Channel to get Landing Right in ChinaCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012Corporate Current Affairs 2012. Zee TV on 27 March 2012 became the first Indian channel to get a landing right in China

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Star Group ended its Joint Venture with Indian TelevisionCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012Corporate Current Affairs 2012. Rupert Murdoch led Star Group on 16 april 2012 decided to put an end over its joint venture with its Indian television news channel partner

Tags: Star Group, Anand Bazar Patrika, Rupert Murdoch, Current Affairs April 2012

Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga elected New Chairman of the US-India Business Council (USIBC)Current Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga succeeded ucceeded Terry McGraw III as the next chairman of the US-India Business Council (USIBC)

Tags: current affairs April 2012, global payments and technology companies, US-India Business

Council (USIBC), Indian business and trade ties, World Trade Organisation, IT sector, US-India relations

Himachal Pradesh celebrated 65 Years of its FoundationCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012

India Current Affairs 2012. Himachal Pradesh, the northern hilly state, completed 65 years of its foundation on 15 April 2012

Tags: Himachal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal, Himachal Pradesh Foundation Day, Current Affairs April

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India and the UAE signed an agreement to amend the Double Taxation Avoidance TreatyCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. India and the UAE on 16 April 2012 signed an agreement in Abu Dhabi to amend the double taxation avoidance treaty, paving the way for greater sharing of tax related information

Tags: India and the UAE, double taxation avoidance treaty, Current Affairs April 2012, India and Middle

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Rajasthan Government decided to provide Electricity Connections in Desert AreasCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. The Rajasthan Government decided to provide electricity connections in remote desert areas through solar power plants

DoT’s Power to impose Penalty on Operators for not completing Customer Verification upheld by TDSATCurrent Affairs Week: 16 Apr 2012 to 22 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. DoT's power to impose penalty on operators for not completing formalities of customer verification for security purposes upheld by tribunal TDSAT

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Department of Telcom (DoT), Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate

Tribunal's (TDSAT), telecom operators, DoT 's TERM Cell, principle of Natural Justice

SP MLA, Mata Prasad Pandey unanimously elected Speaker of the 16th Uttar Pradesh AssemblyCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. Samajwadi Party MLA Mata Prasad Pandey was unanimously elected Speaker of the 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly on 13 April 2012

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Delhi's Jama Masjid,Vidhan

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Adarsh Judicial Commission set up by Maharashtra Government submitted Interim ReportCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012

India Current Affairs 2012. Two-member Adarsh Judicial Commission set up to probe into the scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society submitted its interim report on 13 April 2012

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Adarsh Judicial Commission, Maharashtra Government, Ministry of

Defence, Kargil war

Scientists found Diarrhoea Bug called Dientamoeba Fragilis in PigsCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Science & Technology Current Affairs 2012. Italian Scientists in the second week of April 2012 found an intestinal parasite in pigs called Dientamoeba Fragilis

Tags: Diarrhoea, Current Affairs April 2012, Pigs and humans, Italian scientists

Factory Output measured by Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew by 4.1% in February 2012Current Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. Factory output grew by a mere 4.1 per cent in February on account of contraction in segments such as consumer durables

Tags: current affairs April 2012, the Index of Industrial Production, factory output, Ministry of Statistics

and Programme Implementation, Commerce Ministry, Consumer durable goods,manufacturing

sector, electricity generation

Supreme Court upheld the Constitutional Validity of the RTE Act, 2009Current Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. The Supreme Court of India on 12 April 2012 upheld the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act, 2009, which mandates 25 per cent free seats to the poor in government and private unaided schools

Tags: Supreme Court of India, Current Affairs India 2012, Current Affairs April 2012, Right to Education

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Credit Rating Agency Moody's downgraded the Local Currency Rating of ONGC and GAILCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. Credit rating agency Moody's downgraded the local currency rating of ONGC to Baa1 from A2 and that of GAIL to Baa2 from A3

Tags: current affairs April 2012, credit rating agencies, exploration and production companies in

India, local currency rating

Union Cabinet approved a Proposal to set up SPV for Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)Current Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. Union Cabinet approved a proposal to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Union Cabinet, Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Goods and Services Tax

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Union Cabinet approved Extension of Funding for Swavalamban SchemeCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. Union Cabinet approved the extension of funding support for implementing the Swavalamban Scheme under NPS from three years to five years

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Union Cabinet, Swavalamban Scheme, New Pension System (NPS)

Cabinet approved Public Procurement Bill & Ad-valorem Regime for Calculating Royalty for CoalCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 12 April 2012 also approved an ad-valorem regime for calculating royalty for coal & lignite

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved Rs 30000 crore Bailout for Air IndiaCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. Union government approved Rs 30000 crore bailout for Air India. Rs 6750 crore would be infused immediately to meet the airline's working capital requirement

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Air India, aviation industry in India, working capital loan, bailout

package for Air India, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

Union Cabinet approved India’s National Communication to UNFCCC on Climate ChangeCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Environment & Ecology Current Affairs 2012. The Union Cabinet of India on 12 April 2012 approved India`s Second National Communication to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Tags: Union cabinet of India, UNFCC, Current Affairs April 2012

Shiva Thapa became the Youngest Indian Boxer to qualify for OlympicsCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Sports Current Affairs 2012. The 18-year-old Shiva Thapa (56kg category) on 11 April 2012 became the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics

Tags: Shiva Thapa, London Olympics 2012, Current Affairs April 2012, Assam

Earthquake of 8.7 Magnitude that hit Aceh Province of Indonesia sparked Tsunami AlertCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. Powerful earthquake of 8.7 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Aceh province of Indonesia on 11 April 2012

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Richter scale, Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, subduction

zone,Intraplate quakes

Syrian Government announced Ceasefire against RebelsCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. The Syrian government announced ceasefire against rebels on 12 April 2012. There would be no military operations against rebels

Tags: Syrian government, Current Affairs April 2012, rebels in Syria, Middle east

E-filing of Returns compulsory for Individuals with Income above Rs 10 lakhCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. Union government made it mandatory for individuals with income above Rs 10 lakh to file their tax returns 2011-12 onwards electronically

Tags: current affairs April 2012, E-filing of tax return, Income Tax department, Hindu Undivided Family

Supreme Court: Furnish Details of Mercy Petitions filed by Death Row ConvictsCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. The Supreme Court of India on 11 April 2012 directed seven states to furnish within 48 hours, details of mercy petitions filed by death row convicts

Tags: Supreme Court of India, Current Affairs April 2012, mercy petitions, death row convicts,Current

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The Seventh Meeting of the India-Russia Joint Working Group was held in New DelhiCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. The seventh meeting of the India-Russia Joint Working Group was held in New Delhi on 11 April 2012

Tags: India Russia joint working group, current Affairs April 2012, India Russia, India Russia Strategic

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Former State secretary of the CPI (M) and Three-time MLA, N. Varadarajan died in ChennaiCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. Former Tamil Nadu State secretary of the CPI(M) and three-time MLA, N. Varadarajan, died in Chennai on 10 April 2012

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front, political parties in

India, State secretary of the CPI(M), Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Mali’s President Amadou Toumani Toure resigned after CoupCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. The President of Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure resigned on 8 April 2012 following the agreement signed with the mediatorsAll2010 Current Affairs2011 Current Affairs2012 Current AffairsAnalysis | CommentaryArticle on Current

FIIs permitted to invest 23% in Indian Commodity Exchanges without Government ApprovalCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. Updated Consolidated Foreign Direct Investment Policy Document released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on 10 April 2012

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Consolidated Foreign Direct Investment Policy Document, Foreign

institutional investors (FIIs), non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), import of capital goods

TTK Prestige signed Pact with Vestergaard Frandsen of SwitzerlandCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Corporate Current Affairs 2012. TTK Prestige signed a business collaboration arrangement with Vestergaard Frandsen of Switzerland on 10 April 2012

Tags: TTK Prestige, Vestergaard Frandsen, Indian Switzerland, Current Affairs April 2012

Asian Development Bank (ADB) projected Moderate Increase in India’s GDP to 7% in 2012-13

Current Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. ADB in its flagship annual publication ADO projected moderate increase in growth rate for India to 7 percent in 2012-13

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Asian Development Bank (ADB), non-oil imports, India’s GDP,power

projects in India, inflation rate, distribution of food

India and Germany decided to cooperate in the Field of Urban DevelopmentCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012India and Germany on 10 April 2012 decided to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of sustainable urban development

Tags: India and Germany, Urban development, Current Affairs April 2012, India and Europe

Allahabad High Court: Media should not Report on Movement of TroopsCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court directed the Union government of India and the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that there is no reporting on movement of troops by the print or electronic media

Tags: Allahabad High Court, Indian army, movement of troops, Current Affairs April 2012

India and Qatar signed Six agreements including a Pact on Cooperation in Oil and Gas ExplorationCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. India and Qatar signed six agreements, including a pact on cooperation in oil and gas exploration. The agreements were signed in New Delhi during the visit of Qatar’s Emir

Tags: India and Qatar, oil exploration, Middle east, Current Affairs April 2012

Scientists identified Common Childhood Obesity Genes called OLFM4 and HOXB5Current Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Science & Technology Current Affairs 2012. Scientists identified two genes called OLFM4 and HOXB5 that increase the risk of common childhood obesity

Tags: obesity gene, obesity in children, obesity in adult, Current Affairs April 2012

Indian Squash Player Saurav Ghosal won the $120000 El Gouna International OpenCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012

Sports Current Affairs 2012. Indian squash player Saurav Ghosal won a 3-2 victory over Robbie Temple of England at the $120,000 El Gouna International Open on 9 April 2012

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Indian squash players, El Gouna International Open, squash

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NABARD to double Concessional Lending towards building Warehouses in PunjabCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. NABARD declared its intent to double its concessional lending towards building new warehouses for food grain storage to Rs. 500 crore in Punjab

Tags: current affairs April 2012, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

(NABARD),NABARD Warehousing (Refinance) Scheme, Covered Area Plinth (CAP), food grain

storage, Rural Infrastructure Development Fund

Assam registered a 14 Percent Increase in the Rhinos Population in Last Three YearsCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Environment & Ecology Current Affairs 2012. Assam registered a 14 per cent increase in the Rhinos population in last three years. The number of Rhinos in the state is now over 2 thousand five hundred in the latest census



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Aung San Suu Kyi won a Parliamentary Seat in a Historic By-ElectionCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi won a parliamentary seat in a historic by-election. It set the stage for her to take public office

Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Parliamentary by elections in Myanmar, Military in Myanmanr, Current Affairs

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China’s Best-known Dissidents and Astrophysicist, Fang Lizhi died in exile in the USCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. China’s best-known dissidents, Fang Lizhi who became a prominent figure during the 1989 pro-democracy movement died in exile in US on 6 April 2012

Tags: current affairs April 2012, 1989 pro-democracy movement in China, Beijing

University,Communist Party of China, University of Arizona, Tiananmen Square demonstration

India recorded 25% of Deliveries by Untrained Hands in 2010 as per India’s Sample Registration DataCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. According to the registrar general of India’s latest Sample Registration System (SRS) 2010 data, two in 10 women in India received medical attention by a qualified professional in 2010 while delivering at home

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Sample Registration System (SRS) data, National Institutes of

Health, child birth, urban India

India appointed Amarendra Khatua as its Special Envoy to South Sudan and SudanCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. India appointed Amarendra Khatua as its special envoy to South Sudan and Sudan to broker peace between the two countries

Tags: Sudan, South Sudan, India's special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Current Affairs April 2012

Sub-committee suggested Creation of a National fund for Urban Transport ProjectsCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. Sub-Committee on Financing Urban Infrastructure recommended creation of a national fund for urban transport projects in the 12th Plan, resource for which can be generated through taxes on vehicles & petrol consumption

Tags: current affairs April 2012, urban transport projects, 12th Five Year Plan, Urban

Infrastructure, National Urban Transport Policy, Urban Development ministry

Pottery and Iron age Megaliths belonging to the pre-Megalithic Period discovered in Tamil NaduCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. Pottery and iron age megaliths dated to the pre-Megalithic/Iron Age period in T.N. — 1,800 BC-1,500 BC found at Mandapam village in Tamil Nadu

Tags: current affairs April 2012, pre-Megalithic/Iron Age period, Madras University, Megalithic Age

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Indian Boxer Vijender Singh qualified for the London OlympicsCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012Sports Current Affairs 2012. In Boxing, India's Vijender Singh on 8 April 2012 qualified for the London Olympics in the 75-kilogram category

Tags: Indian boxer Vijender Singh, London Olypics, Astana, Current Affairs April 2012

USA and Afghanistan signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Night RaidsCurrent Affairs Week: 09 Apr 2012 to 15 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. United States of America and Afghanistan on 8 April 2012 signed MoU on the controversial issue of conduct of night raids on Afghan homes

Tags: USA and Afghanistan, night raids in Afghanistan, insurgency in Afghanistan, Current Affairs April

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BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) won British Safety AwardCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012Corporate Current Affairs 2012. BSES Yamuna Power limited (BPYL) won the prestigious 54th British International Safety Award

Tags: BSES Yamuna Power limited, British Safety award, Current Affairs April 2012, BSES

Arab League Summit was held in Baghdad, Capital of IraqCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012

International Cuerrent Affairs 2012. The Arab league summit was held in Baghdad from 27 March 2012 to 29 March 2012. The three-day summit was hosted by Iraq for the first time since 1990



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Scientists unearthed Fossilized Bones of a Foot in EthiopiaCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012Environment & Ecology Current Affairs 2012. Scientists in the first week of April 2012 unearthed fossilized bones of a foot in Ethiopia which they believe could be of a new species of human

Tags: Scientists, fossilized bones, Ethiopia, Current Affairs April 2012

PHF called off Three-nation International Hockey TournamentCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012Sports Current Affairs 2012. Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on 4 April 2012 called off its planned three-nation international hockey tournament after India pulled out of the event

Tags: PHF, Pakistan Hockey Federation, India Pakistan, Current Affairs April 2012

ONGC signed MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with US Oil Major ConocoPhillipsCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012

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Corporate Current Affairs 2012. State-owned ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) on 5 April 2012 signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the US oil major ConocoPhillips to conduct a joint study of shale gas potential in all domestic basins

Tags: ONGC, ConcoPhillips, Current Affairs April 2012, Oil exploration

India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board became the 11th Member of MEDPCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board was admitted as the 11th member of MEDP (Multinational Design Evaluation Programme) on 4 April 2012

Tags: India and MEDP, Atomic energy, Current Affairs April 2012

Kerala imposed 10 Per Cent Power Cut on Industrial ConsumersCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. The Kerala government on 4 April 2012 decided to impose a 10 per cent power cut on industrial consumers

Tags: Kerala, Current Affairs April 2012, Industrial Consumers, Power cut

India and Britain held the Fifth Ministerial level India-UK Economic Financial DialogueCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012International Current affairs 2012. India and Britain held the fifth ministerial level India-UK economic financial dialogue in New Delhi on 2 April 2012

Tags: India and Britain, India-UK economic fiancial dialogue, Current Affairs April 2012, India UK export

India and UAE signed an agreement to ease the entry of Indian Contract Workers in the EmiratesCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. India and UAE signed an agreement on 4 April 2012 to ease the entry of Indian contract workers in the Emirates

Tags: India and UAE, Indian Contract workers in the Emirates, Current Affairs April 2012, United Arab

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USA eased Travel and Financial Sanctions against MyanmarCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. The USA eased some sanctions against Myanmar which includes travel and financial sanctions

Tags: USA and Myanmar, travel and Financial sanctions against Myanmar, Current Affairs April

2012, US sanctions against Myanmar

Indian Navy inducted Russian-Origin Nuclear Submarine INS ChakraCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. The Indian Navy on 4 April 2012 inducted a Russian-origin nuclear submarine, INS Chakra, into its flotilla

Tags: INS Chakra, Nuclear Submarines, Indian Ocean, China, Current Affairs April 2012

Odisha Government decided to release 15 Members of Chasi Mulia Adivasi SanghCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. The Odisha government on 4 April 2012 decided to release eight Left wing extremists and 15 members of the Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh

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Scientists identified a New Hormone that can Lower a Person’s Blood Sugar LevelCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. Scientists identified a new hormone that can lower a person’s blood sugar level. It could pave the way for more effective diabetes treatment

Tags: Scientists, Diabetes, blood sugar levels, Current Affairs April 2012

Supreme Court dismissed the Review Petitions filed by Seven Telecom CompaniesCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. The Supreme Court of India on 4 April 2012 quashed the review petitions filed by seven telecom companies, whose license was cancelled by the Supreme Court

Tags: Supreme Court, Supreme Court of India, Apex Court, 2G Scam, Current Affairs April 2102

Qatar rejected Iraq’s request to hand over Tareq Al Hashemi to Face Terror Charges in BaghdadCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. Qatar rejected Iraq's request to hand over the nation's fugitive Tareq Al Hashemi to face terror charges in Baghdad

Tags: Qatar, Iraq and Middle east, Tareq Al Hashemi, Current Affairs April 2012

James Murdoch stepped down as the Chairman of British Sky BroadcastingCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012Corporate Current Affairs 2012. James Murdoch on 3 April 2012 resigned as the Chairman of satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting, BSkyB. Murdoch was forced to step down

Tags: James Murdoch, British Sky Broadcasting, Rupert Murdoch, Current Affairs April 2012

Supreme Court quashed the Cap on Rickshaws plying in DelhiCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. The Supreme Court of India on 3 April 2012, upheld the Delhi High Court ruling of quashing a cap on number of rickshaws plying in Delhi

Tags: Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, MCD, Delhi, Rickshaws in Delhi, Current Affairs April

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Reserve Bank of India tightened the Reporting Requirements of the Banks to Monitor Gold ImportCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012Economy Current Affairs 2012. As per RBI's directions, banks will have to submit a monthly statement informing the central bank about the quantity of gold imported & mode of payment adopted

Tags: current affairs April 2012, Reserve Bank of India, India's current account deficit, export

processing zone, India’s import & export, export-oriented units, special economic zone (SEZs), the

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Japan extended the Sanctions against North Korea for One YearCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012International Current Affairs 2012. The Japanese government on 2 April 2012 decided to extend the sanctions against North Korea for one year. The sanctions, expiring 13th of April, ban all imports from and exports to North Korea

Tags: Japan, North Korea, sanctions against North Korea, Current Affairs April 2012

Micromax unveiled its Tablet FunBook, Priced at 6499 rupeesCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012Corporate Current Affairs 2012. Indian Mobile phone manufacturer Micromax on 3 April 2012, announced its entry in the tablet market with the launch of FunBook

Tags: Micromax, Micromax Tablet, Current Affairs April 2012

Tamil Nadu Government announced to Subsidize Power Tariff IncreaseCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012India Current Affairs 2012. Tamil Nadu government on 3 April 2012 announced to subsidise part of power tariff increase for domestic consumers

Tags: Tamil Nadu government, power tariff increase, Current Affairs April 2012, domestic consumers

Geeta Kumari made a History, became the First Indian Woman Wrestler to Qualify for OlympicsCurrent Affairs Week: 02 Apr 2012 to 08 Apr 2012Sports Current Affairs 2012. Geeta Kumari, the woman wrestler, won a gold in 55kg category at the ongoing Asian qualifying tournament in Astana

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