Page-13 of Current Affairs - December, 2013

Raman Singh takes oath as Chhattisgarh CM

December 13, 2013

Raman Singh (61) of BJP was sworn in as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for the 3rd term in row. Governor Shekhar Dutt administered Singh the oath of office and secrecy during a grand swearing-in ceremony. Raman Singh has retained the ..

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IOC ranked No.1 on India’s Fortune 500 list

December 13, 2013

According to the latest annual list of Fortune 500 companies in India published by business magazine Fortune, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is country’s biggest company in terms of annual revenue, followed by Mukesh Ambani-led private sector giant Reliance Industries at ..

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Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel join hands for sharing telecom infrastructure

December 13, 2013

Bharti Airtel, has inked an infrastructure-sharing agreement with the telecom subsidiary of Reliance Industries. The deal will allow the telecom unit, Reliance Jio, to access Bharti’s nationwide infrastructure while Bharti will have in return access to the optic fibre capacity ..

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Uruguay becomes first country to legalize sale and production of marijuana

December 13, 2013

Uruguay has become the first nation in the world to make it legal to grow, sell and consume marijuana. The country’s parliament has passed the government-sponsored bill which allows registered Uruguayans over 18 to buy up to 40g (1,4oz) of ..

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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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