Date: 4th July 2012 Important News of the Day ::

( 1 ) UP chief minister Akhilesh withdraws `car bonanza` for MLAs.
( 2 ) State Bank of Patiala launched Gold Loan (Swarn Shakti) for Farmers.
( 3 ) Supreme Court of India banned Commercial and Tourism Activities Near Jarawa Habitat in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
( 4 ) Apple paid 60 million dollar to Shenzhen Proview Technology and Settled Legal Dispute .
( 5 ) Iran tests Shahab 3 missile with a range of 1300Km along with Shahab 1 and 2, says Israel target.
( 6 ) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released UN Millenium Development Goal 2012 Report.
( 7 ) Govt plans Rs 2K cr fund for pharma.
( 8 ) CERN scientists discover new subatomic particle that could be Higgs boson.
( 9 ) For Sri Lanka tour: Sehwag and Zaheer khan return to Indian squad.
( 10 ) NITs decide to give 40 per cent weightage to class 12th board exam marks and 60 per cent to the main test conducted by CBSE.

Nuclear and Space Research Centre's in India ::

( 1 ) Indian Rare Earths Limited                                     ----------  Alwaye ( Kerela)

( 2 ) Uranium corporation of india                             -------Jadugoda ( Jharkhand )

( 3 ) Atomic Energy Commission                                                       -------Mumbai

( 4 ) Electronics Corporation of India                                              ------ Hyderabad

( 5 ) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)                   -----Trombay ( Mumbai )

( 6 ) Radio Astronomy Centre (RAC)                                           ------ Ootacamund

( 7 ) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)                           -----Mumbai

( 8 ) Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP)                                        ----Kolkata

( 9 ) Nuclear Fuel Complex                                                           -----Hyderabad.

( 10 ) Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)               -----Mumbai

 

 

 

Date: 3rd July 2012 Important News of the Day ::

( 1 ) ONGC became the country's most valued company with a market capitalisation of over Rs 2.47 lakh crore surpassing TCS.
( 2 ) Kerala tops list on obscene Net postings according to the 'Crime in India 2011' report.
( 3 ) Indian exports goes down by 4.16% to USD 25.68 billion in May.
( 4 ) HDFC launched Superia and Platinum Credit Cards for Doctors.
( 5 ) UNESCO inscribes Western Ghats Mountain Chain on the List of World Heritage Sites.
( 6 ) Government approves 2 million tonnes of wheat exports from its stock.
( 7 ) Air India pilots call off 58 day strike.
( 8 ) National Housing Bank (NHB), Genworth, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and International Finance Corporation (IFC), have together set up a joint venture mortgage guarantee company-India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation Pvt. Ltd. (IMGC).
( 9 ) PM announced Rs 500 cr aid for flood-hit Assam.
( 10 ) RGSSBY- Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana.
( 11 ) Indian boxer Mary Kom to be conferred Lt Colonel rank.
( 12 ) E-filing of returns must if you earn over Rs 10 lakh.

The Top 10 Tax Havens Of The World as per Tax Justice Networks, (Financial Secrecy Index) 2011:

The Top 10 Tax Havens Of The World as per Tax Justice Networks, (Financial Secrecy Index) 2011 : :
( S.No.) ( Country) ( Financial Secrecy Index Value) ( Secrecy Score)   ( Global Scale Weight )
( 1 ) Switzerland (1879.2 ) ( 78) ( 0.061 )
( 2 ) Cayman Islands ( 1646.7 ) ( 77 ) ( 0.046 )
( 3 ) Luxembourg ( 1621.2) ( 68 ) ( 0.131 )
( 4 ) Hong Kong ( 1370.7 ) ( 73 ) ( 0.042 )
( 5 ) USA ( 1160.1 ) ( 58) (0.208)
(6) Singapore (1118.0) (71) (0.031)
(7) Jersey (750.1) (78) ( 0.004 )
( 8) Japan ( 693.6) ( 64) ( 0.018)
( 9 ) Germany ( 669.8) ( 57) ( 0.046)
(10) Bahrain (660.3) (78) (0.003)
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The Top 10 Largest Wooden Ships In The World:

The Top 10 Largest Wooden Ships In The World ::
S.No. Ship Length -- Beam
( 1 ) Rochambeau-- 115.0 m--22.2 m
( 2 ) Caligula's Giant Ship--- 104 m-- 20.3 m
( 3 ) Pretoria --103 m --13.4 m
( 4 ) Great Republic-- 102.1 m --16.2 m
( 5 ) HMS Orlando and HMS Mersey-- 102.1 m-- 18.3 m
( 6 ) Wyoming --100.4 m-- 15.3 m
( 7 ) Santiago--- 98.8 m --14.0 m
( 8 ) Roanoke--- 97.84 m --15.0 m
( 9 ) Appomattox-- 97.2 m-- 12.8 m
( 10 ) Baron of Renfrew-- 92.7 m-- 18.6 m
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