Page-21 of Current Affairs - August, 2013

India, China play key role to break potash cartel

August 3, 2013

India and China together played a significant role in busting a giant Russia-Belarus potash cartel. This move will benefit the importers of potash and ultimately the cultivators as it is likely to bring down its prices significantly. How did India ..

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Researchers develop CNT-Cu (Carbon Nanotubes and Copper) material using carbon nanotubes for next-gen conductors

August 3, 2013

Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, have developed a new material called CNT-Cu (Carbon Nanotubes and Copper) which makes possible lighter conductors that can carry larger currents. Researchers, led by Indian chemist Dr. Subramaniam Chandramouli, have ..

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Bhim Sain Bassi is the new Delhi Police Commissioner

August 3, 2013

Bhim Sain Bassi, the 1977-batch IPS officer of AGMU (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories) cadre has taken over the charge as the 20th Delhi Police Commissioner as he succeeded Neeraj Kumar, the outgoing Delhi Police Chief.  Bassi will hold the office till February ..

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Nationwide survey shows 44 top Indian cities below global median of doctors

August 3, 2013

The IMS Health Physician and Chemist survey on the state of healthcare in the country disclosed that 44 of the top 120 Indian (metro and non-metro) cities are below the global median of 1.2 doctors per 1000 population, while 76 cities are above ..

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RBI lowers GDP growth to 5.7%

August 3, 2013

The GDP growth for the current fiscal has been fixed lower by the Reserve Bank of India’s professional forecaster’s survey. From the earlier estimation of 6% it has now been fixed as 5.7%. Forecast by RBI: The growth is expected to rise ..

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Mechanism behind brains ability to pay attention unveiled

August 3, 2013

Researchers from Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the University of California Davis have decoded the cellular mechanisms behind human brain’s ability to pay attention to relevant information while ignoring distractions. Despite much study of attention in the brain, the ..

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Government agrees to share classified hydrological data at a cost

August 3, 2013

The government has decided to share classified hydrological data at a cost only if the user is able to convince a panel about the requirement. The classified data can be availed by both Indian and foreign users by applying for ..

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Google India introduces “Start Searching India” campaign

August 3, 2013

Google India introduced ‘Start Searching India’ campaign to help internet users get the most out of the web with its search tool. Objective of “Start Searching India”: To help Indian users save time, by showing how they can get instant and to the ..

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