Page-16 of Current Affairs - December, 2013

‘Brazuca’ : The new FIFA World Cup ball unveiled

December 7, 2013

Sports goods manufacturer Adidas unveiled the new ball for 2014 World Cup – called the “Brazuca,” in honor of Brazil at a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. Adidas has been following the tradition of providing the official ball for every World Cup ..

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India to host 2017 under-17 FIFA World Cup

December 7, 2013

The Under-17 FIFA World Cup 2017 tournament will be hosted by India. India bagged the landmark rights by beating other bidders like South Africa, Ireland and Uzbekistan. As a host nation India will get the opportunity to participate in the 24-nation ..

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Oxford researchers develop new malaria vaccine

December 7, 2013

In a major scientific development, scientists at Oxford University have developed a new malaria vaccine which can guard against the deadly mosquito-borne disease. The vaccine has shown promising results in the first clinical trial in which some of the adult volunteers were completely protected against ..

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Bill for creation of Telangana gets assent of Union Cabinet

December 7, 2013

The Union Cabinet has approved for the creation of Telangana with 10 districts and sketched the draft for carving out the India’s 29th state from the current Andhra Pradesh. The Cabinet chaired by PM Manmohan Singh gave its nod to ..

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Microsoft mulls stronger encryption of Internet traffic

December 6, 2013

In the face of NSA syping, software giant Microsoft is eyeing a stronger encryption and it is taking steps to protect the privacy of online communications. Why a need for encryption of Internet traffic ? The move by Microsoft is in ..

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Gross NPAs touched Rs. 2.9 lakh crore by March: ICRA

December 6, 2013

Investment Information and Credit Rating  Agency (ICRA) warned the banking industry that it may suffer more shocks due to the pile up of its’ gross bad assets which is set to touch 4.4 %, or Rs 2.9 trillion of total ..

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India ranked 98th in Forbes 'doing business' list 2013

December 6, 2013

India ranked 98th in the Forbes list of world’s best countries for doing business that has cited poverty, corruption and discrimination against girls among the challenges facing the country. The rating of 145 nations was done on the several factors ..

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Ms Sushma Singh will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India

December 6, 2013

The senior most Information Commissioner Ms Sushma Singh will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC), she will succeed Ms Deepak Sandhu. The decision to appoint Sushma Singh, a former IAS officer, as the next CIC was taken unanimously ..

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