Page-14 of Current Affairs - August, 2013

Rajya Sabha passes Companies Bill 2012

August 14, 2013

Rajya Sabha has passed the Companies Bill 2012 in order to replace the outdated Companies Act, 1956. Both the houses of Parliament have passed the Bill and before it becomes law it will go to President Pranab Mukherjee for his ..

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20% of food items are either substandard or contaminated

August 14, 2013

Records of the Health and Family Welfare Ministry have disclosed that 1/5th (20%) of food items in the market tested by government labs in 2012 were either substandard or contaminated. These food items did not meet the standards set by ..

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Pinaka rockets tested successfully

August 14, 2013

Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) successfully test fired Pinaka rockets were from a Multi- Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) from a base at Chandipur. The MBRL is capable of acting as a force multiplier and has been developed to supplement ..

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Govt. mulls making fingerprints compulsory for new SIM cards subscribers

August 14, 2013

Government is looking forward to make it mandatory for the telecom service providers to take fingerprint or any other biometric feature of the subscriber when he/she applies for a mobile connection in future. As per the suggestions of Ministry of ..

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Magnetic flip of Sun may affect Earth’s climate

August 14, 2013

The Sun’s magnetic field is expected to undergo a 180-degree flip in the coming 3 to 4 months as its magnetic north and south poles reverse positions. How does this Magnetic Flip take place? The outer layers of the Sun ..

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Can’t opt for high inflation to promote growth: RBI

August 14, 2013

RBI has clarified that it could not espouse a policy of tolerating higher inflation in order to promote growth because such a stance would not yield the desired results. RBI cited a study which, although, gave empirical evidence that lower ..

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RBI to auction Cash Management Bills (CMBs) to control liquidity

August 14, 2013

Taking further measures to control the liquidity in order to boost the position of rupee which has been on a decline for past some time, the RBI has decided to auction short-term Cash Management Bills (CMBs) for an amount of ..

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Under nutrition in women linked with their unequal status

August 14, 2013

The unequal social status of women could play a significant role in the mysterious high under nutrition levels. India has higher than expected levels of stunting and under-weight among children and adults. It’s quite perplexing that children in India are ..

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