1 July 2012 Current Affairs

Wester Ghats Now In World Heritage List

The Western Ghats has made it to the coveted list of world Heritage sites.The world Heritage committee, meeting in        st. Petersburg, Russia, late on on Sunday  1 July 2012 , decided to inscribe 39 serial sites of the western Ghats of India on the world Heritage list.”The Western Ghats was inscribed under criteria 9 and 10 of the operational Guidelines of the world Heritage convention.”Vinod B. Mathur, Dean of the Wild Life institute of India told from Russia . To explain it  clearly, Western Ghats are those properties which contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding Universal value from the point of science conservations.

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Nayudamma Award for TCS Rajanna

V,Rajanna , President of the IT and ITES Industry Association of AP(ITsAP) and global head of TCS’s Telecom Technology Business unit , Hyderabad , has been chosen for the Nayudamma Award for the year 2012 .The Nellore based Nayudamma center for development Alternatives (NCDA) Chosen MR.Rajanna in recognition of his outstanding contribution in ITA communications.

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Jandhyala In Now Cheif I-T Commissioner

Suresh jandhyala took charge as chief income -tax commissioner Hyderabad. An IPS officer of 1979 batch, he will also hold the additional charge of chief commissioner of I-T III , Hyderabad . Bibadh Dutta , an IRS officer of 1978 batch, assumed charge as director general (Investigation),Hyderabad.J.K.Hota , an IPS officer of 1970 batch charge as chief commissioner I-T II, Hyderabad.

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Ice Land Prez Wins Record 5th Term

Ice Land’s President Olafur Rognar Frinsson is set for a record Fifth term in office with 100 percent of votes counted from 30 June poll , the socialist Grimmson won 52.78%. While his main rival Thora Arnors dottir came in second with 33.16 percent.

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Eight Core sector Registered 8% Growth in May 2012

As per the latest data released by the commerce and industry monostry on 29 May 2012, the eight core sectors registered a higher growth rate of 38% in May 2012 .The sector has posted a sluggish 2.2% growth in April 2012. The eight industries – steel , fertilizers,coal, petroleum refinery products, crude oil, natural gas, electricity and cement- collectively amounts 37.9% of the index of industrial production(IIP).
Infrastructure          -4.2%
Cement        – 11.3%
Coal     – 8%
Natiura gas -10.8%
Fertiliserd -15.1%
petroleum – 2.9%
crude oil – 0.5%
steel -4.9%
electricity-5.2%