Page-7 of Current Affairs - April, 2013

Fact Box: Google Glass

April 18, 2013

Google has begin shipping its “Google Glass” to its first users outside the company Google Glass the “wearable computing” devices have been shipped to the first users outside the company to test the device and further develop the product. But ..

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India's first and ONLY Women Chief Election Commissioner Ramadevi passed away

April 18, 2013

Ms. V.S. Ramadevi (79), former Governor of Karnataka and former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away. Ms. V.S. Ramadevi First woman to became Chief Election Commissioner of India. Chief Election Commissioner from November 26, 1990 to December 11, 1990. ..

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World Heritage Day: April 18

April 18, 2013

World Heritage Day observed across the world on April 18, 2013. Objective: To create consciousness amid the people to preserve and protect the precious assets and cultural heritage across the world. It marks the need of shielding the historical monuments ..

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Fact Box: K. Kasturirangan High-Level Working Group

April 18, 2013

K. Kasturirangan-led 10-member panel High-Level Working Group (HLWG) Presented its report on Western Ghats to MoEF (Ministry of Environment and Forests) K. Kasturirangan-led 10-member panel High-Level Working Group (HLWG) has prepared a report on Western Ghats which suggests for ban ..

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'Baby Nobel' or Won John Bates Clark Medal for Delhi-born US economist Raj Chetty

April 17, 2013

33 year old Delhi-born Raj Chetty, a professor in the Department of Economy at the Harvard University whose ground-breaking work was quoted by US President Barack Obama in his 2012’s State of the Union Address, has won the esteemed John ..

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Supreme Court orders transfer of some Asiatic Lions from Gujarat’s Gir to MP’s Kuno

April 17, 2013

The Supreme Court directed concerned organizations to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Gir forest to in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno wildlife sanctuary. The Supreme Court rejected Gujarat government’s plea against trans-location of lions as Gujarat held that these animals were pride ..

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Sania joins as 4th Vice President of of ITPA

April 17, 2013

Sania Mirza joined as the fourth Vice-President of the freshly formed Tennis body in India : ITPA (Indian Tennis Players Association). Sania, was the first female player from India to win a Grand Slam. Sania now plays only in doubles ..

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Pioneering Polio Vaccine Developer Hilary Koprowski passes away

April 17, 2013

Dr. Hilary Koprowski (96), the Polish-born virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio. Albeit not as famous as his companion researchers Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin, Koprowski’s 1950 clinical trial was the first to demonstrate it was ..

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Union Govt approves a project National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) project

April 17, 2013

Union Government approved a project for creation of NOFN (National Optical Fibre Network) that will help in connecting all the 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in India via Optical Fibre Cable (OFC). Contribution of Union Govt via Universal Service Obligation Fund ..

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IMFrecognizes Somalia's new government after a 22-year break

April 17, 2013

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recognized Somalia’s new government after a 22 year break in relations with the once disorderly nation. This move came as a result of a general push by the US, UN and the West toward promoting ..

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