Competitive exam bits for all in month of 2012

v  Reflecting subdued economic sentiments GDP figures shared growth dipping to a decade’s low of 5% in 2012-13, while improvement in fiscal deficit gave relief to government.

v  With spiraling Gold imports putting huge pressure in the Current Account Deficit (CAD), the government has hiked the import duty on the gold to 8% from 6%.

v  The Centre has approved a legislation seeking to setup a regulator for the real estate sector to protect the interest of home buyers. It provides jail term of up to three years for private developers for cheating customers with false advertisements.

v  Missile scientist Avinash Chander, the man behind India’s 5000 km range Agni missile and is smaller range variants, has been appointed as the Director General of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

v  The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that political parties are covered Right to Information (RTI) Act.

v  IT major Infosys, which has been grappling with dwindling revenues in the last nine quarters, has recalled its 66-year-old co-founder and Chairman Emeritus N R Narayana Murthy as the executive  Chairman of the company, seven years after his retirement.

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June month General Awareness bits for all competitive exams

General Knowledge in june 2013

v  With the rupee touching new lows against the dollar the government proposes reforms to boost inflow of foreign capital.

v  The Group of Ministers on disinvestment has cleared 9.33% stake sale in minerals and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC) through offer for sale.

v  Keeping an eye on the growing cell phone marker, IRTC will launch SMS cased ticketing from July 1.

v  Global rating agency Fitch has upgraded India’s sovereign credit outlook to stable from negative.

v  Mr. R. Chandrasekhar has been appointed as head of National Technical Research Organization (NTRO).NTRO is the Country’s top intelligence and surveillance agency.

v  Telegram services come to an end from July 15.

v  K Srikanth has become the first Indian man to win a major badminton title outside india after Pullela Gopichand’s all England championship in 2001. The 20- year- old beat top seed Boonsak Ponasana 21-16,21-12, in 34 minutes to win the Thailand Open Grand Prix.


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