Page-7 of Current Affairs - April, 2013

Government approves Rs 1,083 crore revival plan for HMT

April 21, 2013

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved Rs 1,083-crore revival package for watch and tractor maker HMT. Objective: To modernize the company and turning the loss making company to profit-making one over five years by increasing production. The package ..

Month: 

Aruna Bahuguna – First women special DG CRPF

April 20, 2013

Aruna Bahuguna, Senior IPS Officer (1979-batch Andhra Pradesh cadre officer) appointed Special Director General of CRPF, India’s largest paramilitary force. She became the first women officer to be appointed to the top position. Her husband S. Jayaraman is also an IPS ..

Month: 

Category: 

Coast Guard Ship C-402 commissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai

April 20, 2013

Indian Coast Guard Ship C-402, the second of the series of 36 Interceptor boats designed and built by L&T, Surat was commissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai 30 m long Interceptor Boat with 90 tonnes displacement Max. speed of 45 ..

Month: 

New hard plastic voter identity cards to be issued by EC

April 20, 2013

Election Commission planning to replace current laminated Elector’s Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) made of paper with black and white photograph with driving licence or a credit card like hard plastic cards. But, it will not be a smart card like ..

Month: 

Category: 

20th Meeting of Eastern Zonal Council held at Kolkata

April 20, 2013

Eastern Zonal Council: Comprises of States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. The 20th meeting of Eastern Zonal Council recently held in Kolkata. The meeting was chaired by Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Union Home Minister. Several key issues discussed amongst ..

Month: 

Category: 

“Twitter #music” – a music app service launched by Twitter

April 20, 2013

Twitter has brought out a new music app “Twitter #music” which will suggest tracks based on who you follow on the social network. Songs can be played straight in the application via services such as Rdio, Spotify and iTunes. Twitter ..

Month: 

2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners

April 20, 2013

 “The Orphan Master’s Son” – a novel based on North Korea by author Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. List of 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners Letters, Drama and Music FICTION – "The Orphan Master’s Son" by Adam Johnson ..

Month: 

Category: 

RBI to start plastic money project on trial basis

April 20, 2013

Deputy Governor, RBI, K. C. Chakrabarty held that the RBI is probable to commence the introduction of plastic notes in select parts of India on a trial basis and it would commence with the introduction of Rs.10 denomination and continue ..

Month: