24 December 2012 Current Affairs
India and Russia ink defence deals worth $3 billion
India and Russia on 24 December 2012 inked defence deals worth $3 billion. The agreement was signed as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to India. According to this pact Russia will sell India 71 military helicopters for $1.3 billion and technological kits to assemble 42 Sukhoi jet fighters for $1.6 billion.
NASA to turn asteroid into space station
NASA scientists are planning to capture a 500,000 kg asteroid, relocate it and transform it into a space station for astronauts to refuel at on their way to Mars.The estimated cost for this project is $260 crores.
Aman wins gold for India in Azerbaijan boxing tourney
Junior national champion Aman Indora (56kg) clinched India’s only gold as the country finished third in the A Agalarov Cup youth boxing tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.A. Silambarasan (52kg) and Kailash Gill (75kg) also made the final but had to settle for silver medals.
8 Indians among world’s best performing CEOs
Eight Indian CEOs have made it to the list of 100 best performing global chief executives, compiled by Harvard Business Review (HBR). Deveshwar was first among the Indian CEOs featured in this list, and cornered the seventh place overall.Former chairman and MD, ONGC Subir Raha (Rank 13).Chairman and CEO, Reliance Industries,Mukesh Ambani (Rank 28).Chairman and Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro,A M Naik (Rank 32).Former CMD, Bharat Heavy Electricals,A K Puri (Rank 38).Chairman, Bharti Airtel,Sunil Bharti Mittal (Rank 65).CEO, Jindal Steel & Power,Naveen Jindal (Rank 87).Former Chairman, SAIL,V S Jain (Rank 89).Former Apple CEO ,Steve Jobs (Rank 1).CEO, Amazon.com CEO,Jeff Bezos (Rank 2).
Russian President Putin Visited India
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India on 24 December .During the visit he met Manmohan Singh in Newdelhi and signed a series of pacts on defense cooperation and reached consensus to develop economic and trade relations.Putin last visited India as prime minister in 2010.
Apurvi Chandela won Air Rifle Gold
On 24 December Apurvi Chandela of Rajasthan won Women’s Air Rifle Gold in the Sahara 56th National Shooting Championship.Former champion and National record holder, Pournima clinched the bronze 0.2 points ahead of World championship finalist Avneet Sidhu.
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