Page-10 of Current Affairs - April, 2014

RBI grants 'In-Principle' banking licenses to IDFC and Bandhan

April 4, 2014

RBI has granted “in-principle” banking licences to Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) and microfinance lender Bandhan Financial Services Ltd. The declaration was made by RBI after nod from the Election Commission. RBI had sought a go-ahead from the Election Commission prior to declaring the ..

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Highlights from the bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review by RBI

April 3, 2014

The key highlights of the bi-monthly monetary policy review by RBI are as follows: Repo Rate (RR) under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) unchanged at 8.0% Reverse Repo Rate (RRR) under the LAF unchanged at 7.0% Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) ..

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“Charkilo”: First-ever miniature planet with rings discovered

April 1, 2014

Astronomers from Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a miniature planet “Charkilo” with two rings of ice and pebbles between Saturn and Uranus in the Kuiper Belt. Miniature planet “Charkilo”        A Giant asteroid i.e. a celestial body known as ..

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CCI imposes a fine of Rs. 1 crore on Google

April 1, 2014

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of Rs. 1 Crore on Google for its inability to comply with the directions given by the Director General (DG) seeking information and documents. Why Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ..

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Jens Stoltenberg: Next secretary general of NATO

April 1, 2014

The Atlantic Council has appointed Jens Stoltenberg as the next Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Mr. Stoltenberg will replace Denmark’s Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen and take over as leader of the 28-nation military alliance in October 2014. Jens ..

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Ban on Smoking in Public places has led to 10 % fall in premature births and asthma attacks

April 1, 2014

Researchers led by Prof.  Jasper Been, from University of Edinburgh, have found that the Ban on smoking at public places has actually helped to cut premature births and asthma attacks by 10%. As per a previous study, laws banning smoking in ..

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“Polling at your fingertips”- SMS based service launched in Meghalaya

April 1, 2014

In order to help voters to locate their respective polling stations, the Election Commission launched an SMS based service “Polling at your fingertips” in Shillong, Meghalaya. SMS service “Polling at your fingertips”: Voters have to type their Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) ..

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Death penalty of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar commuted to life imprisonment by the Supreme Court

April 1, 2014

On grounds of delay in deciding mercy plea and medical condition, the Supreme Court of India commuted the death penalty of 1993 Delhi bomb blast case convict Devinderpal Singh Bhullar  to life imprisonment. The Chief Justice P Sathasivam bench granted life to Bhullar on the ..

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