Page-5 of Current Affairs - April, 2013

FAA approves resumption of Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights

April 25, 2013

Air India’s Dreamliner aircraft, grounded since January after battery fire incidents, may resume normal operations by mid-May with the US aviation regulator FAA approving Boeing’s revamped battery system for these new generation long-haul aircraft.The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved ..

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Supreme Court cancels Karnataka's all 49 mining leases

April 25, 2013

All 49 leases for iron ore extraction in category “C” mines in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka have been cancelled by the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court has permitted resumption of activity in mines with lesser illegalities ..

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Kepler-62e, 62f and 69c: Earth-like planets that could host life discovered by NASA

April 25, 2013

NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems. Kepler-62 system Kepler-69 system The Kepler-62 system has five planets: 62b 62c 62d 62e 62f Kepler-62 system has five planets: 62b, 62c, 62d, 62e and 62f orbiting a Sun-like star called ..

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Eminent Jurist Justice JS Verma passed away

April 25, 2013

Justice JS Verma (80), former Chief Justice of India, passed away. He was in news recently for heading a committee set up by the Government of India to suggest changes in law to combat crimes against women. He was 27th Chief Justice ..

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Chris Gayle scores fastest century in cricket history during IPL game

April 24, 2013

Chris Gayle (the cricketer from West Indies) set a new record in Cricket when he hit the fastest century in the history of professional cricket during a cricket match of IPL (Indian Premier League) tournament at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. ..

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Mahatma Gandhi among top three most admired leaders of the world: Survey

April 24, 2013

Mahatma Gandhi figures among the top three most admired leaders of the world as per a global survey of CEOs conducted by accountancy firm PwC. As part of its yearly survey, PwC recently asked 1,400 CEOs from around the world ..

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Universal Commodity Exchange (UCX) – India’s 6th Commodity Exchange goes live

April 24, 2013

India’s 6th countrywide commodity futures trading platform — Universal Commodity Exchange (UCX) went live. The exchange has enrolled over 200 members for trading on its platform which it expects issuance of unparalleled trading code by the markets regulator the Forward ..

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"HFLS3" – Astronomers Discover Massive Star Factory in Universe

April 24, 2013

A giant galaxy called HFLS3 has been detected by astronomers. The galaxy is 12.8 Billion light years away from Earth and is producing stars when our universe was in its infancy. HFLS3 is so distant that the light we see ..

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