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Page-5 of Current Affairs - December, 2013

Canara Bank got license to open a branch in New York

To expand its global presence, the Canara Bank received a license from the US regulators to open a branch in New York. As stated by the Chairman and...

December 24, 2013

SEBI sets out deposit norms for members in debt segment

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) sets out minimum deposit requirements for members in the debt segment of the stock exchanges. As per the circular issued...

December 24, 2013

CCEA approved Rs 6,600 cr interest-free loans for sugar mills

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved Rs 6,600 Crore interest-free loans to cash-starved sugar mills in order to make payments to cane farmers. The interest subvention...

December 24, 2013

Ms. Usha Sangwan: The first woman managing director of LIC

The Government of India appointed Ms Usha Sangwan as the first woman managing director of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Vijay Kumar Sharma as an MD...

December 24, 2013

First human artificial heart transplant executed in France

An artificial heart that can give patients up to five years of extra life has been successfully implanted for the first time, at Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris,...

December 24, 2013

Kirobo: World’s first robot astronaut

Kirobo, the world’s first robot astronaut talks about Christmas in its first chat with the Japanese commander of the International Space Station. About the world’s first robot astronaut...

December 22, 2013

RBI: Inflation linked bonds for sale from December 23, 2013

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue Inflation Indexed National Savings Securities Cumulative (IINSS-C) bonds (or inflation linked bonds) for retail investors by opening the subscription on...

December 22, 2013

Russia frees former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an oil tycoon and political opponent of Vladimir Putin, released from prison after being pardoned by the Russian President. He left for Germany where his mother...

December 22, 2013

Western Ghats: Nod for farming activities by Ministry of Environment & Forests

The Environment Ministry, following the ‘in principle’ acceptance of the Kasturirangan panel report, issued a fresh order on easing norms on activities related to plantations and agriculture in...

December 22, 2013

India rolls out its First indigenous LCA – Tejas

Tejas, India’s first indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), which is all set to replace the MiG-21 series, developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) with Hindustan...

December 21, 2013

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