Page-2 of Current Affairs - April, 2013

Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2013

April 29, 2013

Following renowned and legendary personalities will be honored with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards for 2013:  Yash Chopra: For his services to the Indian film industry as the iconic filmmaker Rajesh Khanna: First Superstar of Indian cinema Award Asha Bhosale: Phalke Ratna Award Pamela, ..

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2014 Thomas and Uber Cup Finals to be held in Delhi

April 29, 2013

Indian capital, New Delhi will host famous Badminton championships– Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals for the first time in May 2014. Thomas Cup: Also called the World Men’s Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the ..

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Takehiko Nakao the new president of ADB assumes office

April 29, 2013

Takehiko Nakao, Japan’s former vice finance minister, who was elected president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its Board of Governors, ahead of the bank’s annual meet in New Delhi, assumed office. He was elected subsequent to resignation by ..

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PIL filed seeking directions to Govt and the two software giants Facebook Inc and Google Inc to "ensure proper accounting compliances as per RBI guidelines"

April 29, 2013

A PIL has been filed by former BJP ideologue K N Govindacharya (at present a patron of Rashtriya Swabhimaan Aandolan) which seeks directions to Govt and the two software giants Facebook Inc and Google Inc to “ensure proper accounting compliances ..

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Delhi HC seeks Government’s response from Govt over use of social networking sites by children below 18

April 29, 2013

The High Court of Delhi has sought response from the Union Government of India on a plea that questioned how children below the age of 18 were allowed to open an account on social networking sites like Facebook and others. The ..

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India slashes oil import from Iran by over 26.5%

April 29, 2013

Responding to the US and European trade sanctions against Iran, India has brought down the import of crude oil from Iran by over 26.5 % in the financial year ended 31 March 2013. India’s crude oil import from Iran was ..

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New KALQ keyboard can perform better than QWERTY

April 29, 2013

Researchers in the US have created a keyboard layout called KALQ for the touchscreen devices like smartphones and tablets. As claimed by the researchers, the new keyboard layout makes “thumb-typing” faster on touchscreen devices such as tablets and large smartphones. ..

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Anil Goswami is the new Home Secretary

April 29, 2013

Anil Goswami, a senior IAS officer from J&K cadre, has been appointed as the new Home Secretary and will have two-year tenure. He is the first bureaucrat from J&K cadre to be placed at the top ranked post.  His name was cleared ..

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