Page-21 of Current Affairs - August, 2014

SEBI empowering ‘Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014’ passed in Lok Sabha

August 6, 2014

Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 passed in the Lok Sabha. By the virtue of the bill, Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will be empowered and strengthened to clamp down on fraudulent investment schemes and to seek information from any ..

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NGRBA brought under Ministry of Water Resources

August 5, 2014

The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has been shifted from the Ministry of Environment to the Ministry of Water Resources . Hereafter, all issues pertaining to conservation, development management and abatement of pollution in river Ganga and its tributaries will also ..

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How Ebola spread and became deadliest disease

August 5, 2014

The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has emerged as a new medical challenge and poses a serious threat to the rest of the African region and the world at large. Researchers are still trying to ascertain the causes, key ..

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RBI leaves Repo unchanged, SLR slashed by 50 basis points

August 5, 2014

As per RBI’s third bi-monthly monetary policy statement for 2014-15 the central bank has not made any change in Repo rate which is currently at 8%. The Reverse Repo rate has also been left unchanged at 7% and the Cash ..

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NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission to have MOXIE to generate Oxygen on Mars

August 5, 2014

The US space agency NASA has decided to put MOXIE – Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment as one of the payloads on the Mars 2020 rover mission. MOXIE will produce oxygen on MARS using the Martian atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO2). NASA ..

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Government plans to set up Telecom Finance Corporation

August 5, 2014

The central Government has proposed to establish a Telecom Finance Corporation (TFC) in the 12th Five Year Plan period (2012-17). As per the proposal, TFC would be registered as Non-Banking Finance Company and Non-Deposit Infrastructure Finance Company. It would be a ..

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Micromax dethrones Samsung, emerges as India's No. 1 mobile supplier

August 4, 2014

As per a report by an independent market research and consulting firm, CounterPoint Research, Micromax has overtaken Samsung to become the largest mobile phone supplier in India in Q2 2014. As per the report, Micromax’s mobile shipments share was 16.6% ..

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No change in the UPSC prelims schedule

August 4, 2014

With the government announcing the changes in Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) which include non-inclusion of English marks in gradation of candidates, the exam schedule of the preliminary exam will be held as scheduled on August 24, 2014. The government ..

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