Page-11 of Current Affairs - December, 2013

Oldest known human DNA decoded

December 13, 2013

The researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany have decoded the oldest DNA ever found. They have almost completely decoded the mitochondrial DNA (mt DNA) taken from four-lakh year old thigh bone of human family ..

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India permits unlisted companies to directly raise capital abroad

December 13, 2013

As per the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), India’s FDI policy has been modified to allow unlisted firms to directly list on stock exchanges abroad to raise capital for acquisitions or retiring overseas debts. This step may help ..

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Congress victorious in Mizoram Assembly polls 2013

December 13, 2013

Mizoram Assembly poll results are out and Congress has defeated its main rival Mizo National Front (MNF) by a huge margin. Although Congress faced debacle in the assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Delhi, it has managed to save face in ..

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PepsiCo appointed D Shivakumar as head of Indian region

December 13, 2013

Beverages and food giant PepsiCo India appointed former Nokia senior executive D. Shivakumar as the company’s new chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) for the Indian region. What type of responsibilities will D.Shivakumar look after? Oversee all aspects in India, ..

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India to Host 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

December 13, 2013

India will host the 2017 Under-17 World Cup Football. This will be the first time India will host an international football competition at world level. The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be the 17th tournament of the FIFA U-17 ..

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"Pad kid poured curd pulled cold” – Psychologists reveal the world's most frustrating tongue twister

December 9, 2013

To shed light on the brain’s speech-planning processes, a tongue twister study conducted by researchers at the annual meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in San Francisco. Psychologists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology asked the volunteers to say ..

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All unfilled chemical munitions of Syria destructed: OPCW

December 8, 2013

As per Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), all of Syria’s unfilled munitions have been destroyed. The United Nations and OPCW teams are working in tandem in Syria with an aim to remove the most toxic chemicals from ..

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Jordan gets UNSC seat as its non-permanent member

December 8, 2013

Jordan has been elected as a non-permanent member of United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Jordan has replaced Saudi Arabia which was recently elected for the position but rejected the seat in protest at the UN council’s failure to end the war ..

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Tejas test-fires missile successfully

December 8, 2013

India’s first indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas successfully launched an infrared seeking air-to-air missile that hit its target with precision. With the success achieved in the test, the plan to induct the aircraft in the Indian Air ..

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Union Government denies introduction of ILP in Meghalaya

December 8, 2013

The demand to create Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Meghalaya has been rejected by the Union Government on grounds that the Constitution does not provide for extending the special provision to new areas. The Government clarified that it was bound ..

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