Page-10 of Current Affairs - April, 2013

Fact Box: VOR (VHF Omni Directional Range)

April 14, 2013

VOR = VHF Omni Directional Range; VHF = Very High Frequency VOR was commissioned recently by the Airport Authority of India at Ludhiana Airport, Punjab. About VOR: Short range radio navigation system Utilizes radio frequencies in the VHF band from ..

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Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya's new President

April 10, 2013

Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in as Kenya’s fourth Presiden. Uhuru won with 50.07% of the vote, but the win was challenged by outgoing PM Raila Odinga and civil society groups, who complained of myriad anomalies in the voting process, but the ..

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Fact Box: National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly

April 10, 2013

“National Programme for the Health Care of Elderly” (NPHCE) NPHCE launched during 11th Plan period by The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare keeping in view the recommendations made in the “National Policy on Older Persons” as well as the ..

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Direct Benefits Transfer subsidy scheme to extended to 78 more districts in July 2013

April 10, 2013

Govt. announced that the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) subsidy scheme to be being extended to 78 more districts in July 2013. DBT: Rolled out in 43 districts in Phase I in January, 2013. LPG subsidy will be included in this ..

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Army plans to have old age homes for ex-servicemen

April 10, 2013

Army has planned to run homes for elderly ex-servicemen, who do not have anyone to look after them in their old age. As per this plan, old age homes would be opened in every Command. On an experimental basis, the ..

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Pervez Musharraf's nomination papers for the General Elections rejected for second time

April 10, 2013

Former Pakistan President Gen. (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers for upcoming general elections were rejected for the second time. Pervez Musharraf had filed the nomination papers from four seats- Karachi, Islamabad, Chitral and Kasur. Why Musharraf’s nomination papers were rejected: ..

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Vodafone and China Mobile created a consortium to bid for mobile licences in Myanmar(Burma)

April 9, 2013

The world’s largest and second largest mobile operators i.e. China Mobile and Vodafone, have created a consortium to bid for mobile licences in Myanmar. Why Vodafone and China Mobile joined hands? Mynmar has:  A comparatively young in the world. Highly literate population ..

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Exhaled breath is as unique for an individual as fingerprints

April 9, 2013

A recent study  led by author Renato Zenobi of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich has revealed that: Exhaled breath is as unique for an individual as fingerprints. Unique metabolites found in everyone’s exhaled breath can be used as a unique and ..

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Fact Box: BRAIN initiative

April 9, 2013

USA reveals US$100m research initiative “BRAIN” to understand the human brain Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Funding of an initial $100 million from the president’s fiscal 2014 budget 3 US government agencies involved: the National Institutes of Health (NIH), ..

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Important Updates

April 8, 2013

S. Gopalakrishnan new head of CII S. Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder Infosys elected as new President for Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2013-14. S. Gopalakrishnan will replace Adi Godrej, Chairman of Godrej Group. Krishna Kumar is new ED of ..

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