Page-3 of Current Affairs - December, 2013

M. Veerappa Moily is the new Environment and Forests Minister

December 28, 2013

The current Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Marpadi Veerappa Moily, has been assigned an additional charge of the Environment and Forests Ministry after the exit of Jayanthi Natarajan. Ministry of Environment & Forests ( MoEF) The MoEF is the ..

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Fiscal deficit to be around 5.2% in FY14: CRISIL

December 28, 2013

As per ratings agency CRISIL, government will miss its 4.8% fiscal deficit target by 0.40% this fiscal 2013-14 and suggested Public Sector Units (PSUs) should dip into their cash reserves to reduce the gap by paying extra dividends. As per the rating agency, ..

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Year 2014 to bring 8.5 lakh new jobs: Report

December 28, 2013

As per a survey by recruitment platform year 2014 MyHiringClub.com  augurs well for job seekers as more than 8.5 lakh new jobs are expected across various sectors, including FMCG and healthcare. According to the survey based on a study conducted among more ..

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SEBI made fund-raising easier for corporate India and tightened noose on fraudsters

December 28, 2013

In order to raise funds easier for companies through genuine equity or debt offers, the market regulator SEBI approved new norms for its search and seizure operations, settlement proceedings, refund to investors and crackdown on illicit money-pooling schemes. The measures ..

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SEBI: Foreign portfolio investors will be treated on par with FIIs on tax issues

December 28, 2013

In consultation with the Finance Ministry, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) decided to treat the three categories of Financial Portfolio Investors (FPIs) uniformly for tax purposes. In other words, the new rule aims to bring all foreign investors ..

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Government sanctioned Quadricycle as a new vehicle

December 28, 2013

The road transport and highways ministry sanctioned “Quadricycle” as a new category of vehicle on Indian roads. These vehicles are safer than three-wheelers as they have four wheels with fully enclosed body structure with hard top and doors. After integrating ..

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Andhra Pradesh High Court directs 2 Telugu actors to return Padma Shri

December 28, 2013

The Andhra Pradesh High Court directed to Telugu actors Mohan Babu and Brahmanandam Kanneganti to surrender Padam Shri to the President of India, as they allegedly misused it.  The HC gave its decision on the petition filed by the BJP senior ..

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Mr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: Ambassador of USA

December 28, 2013

Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar became the Ambassador of United States of America (USA) in December 2013. He succeeded Ms. Nirupama Rao and his position in Beijing was taken by Ashok K. Kantha.  About Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar An Indian Foreign Service (IFS) ..

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Mr. Vinod Kumar Duggal appointed as the Governor of Manipur

December 27, 2013

Mr. Vinod Kumar Duggal, the former Home Secretary has been appointed the new Governor of Manipur. About Vinod Kumar Duggal An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1968 batch, retired as union home secretary in March 2007. He will ..

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Mr. Sidharth Birla took charge as President of FICCI

December 27, 2013

Mr. Sidharth Birla, Chairman of Xpro India Limited took the charge as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on December 21, 2013. He succeeded the HSBC India Country Head Naina Lal Kidwai. Chairperson and ..

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