Page-9 of Current Affairs - December, 2013

Angela Merkel sworn in as German chancellor for 3rd time

December 19, 2013

German Chancellor Angela Merkel sworn in for a third term after being reelected in a vote in the lower house of parliament. The event marks the beginning of the third so-called grand coalition in the Germany’s post-war history. Merkel’s conservative ..

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'Indian Idol 2' winner Sandeep Acharya passed away

December 19, 2013

Sandeep Acharya, who won the second season of Indian Idol in 2006, passed away at Gurgaon. He was suffering from jaundice and is survived by his wife and a one-month-old daughter. The playback singer belonged to Bikaner, Rajasthan. About Sandeep ..

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Supreme Court: No sanction required for prosecution in court-monitored cases

December 19, 2013

The Supreme Court held that no approval from the Central Government is required by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute senior bureaucrats in court-monitored corruption cases. The court cleared that the sanction is not necessary under section 6A ..

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DRDO develops heavy drop system improving Army's para-dropping capacity

December 18, 2013

DRDO has developed a 16 ton capacity Heavy Drop System (HDS) to improve Army’s para-dropping capacity. The system (HDS) consists of a platform and a highly advanced system of parachutes to drop loads consisting of military stores such as vehicles including ..

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Mobile makers should install "SoS" button for women safety: Finance Minister

December 18, 2013

On the first anniversary of December 16 brutal act that jolted the country, the Centre approved several proposals for improving women’s safety under the Nirbhaya Fund. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram announced that mobile handset makers will have to introduce an ..

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C.V.R Rajendran is new CMD of Andhra Bank

December 18, 2013

The Union Ministry of Finance, Government of India appointed C. V. R. Rajendran as Andhra Bank Chairman and Managing Director. Previously, he was Executive Director of Bank of Maharashtra. As CMD of Andhra Bank, Rajendran will have a 5-year term ..

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Centre appoints Harsh Bhanwala as new NABARD Chairman

December 18, 2013

Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has been appointed as Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) by the Centre. Bhanwala, succeeds Prakash Bakshi, who retired as NABARD Chairman.  Previously, Bhanwala was an Executive Director at India Infrastructure Finance ..

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China's Jade Rabbit makes soft landing on Moon

December 18, 2013

China’s Chang’e-3 lunar spacecraft which is carrying its first moon rover Yutu or Jade Rabbit rover made a “soft landing” on the moon since 1976. With this accomplishment China has joined the elite club of the US and Russia to ..

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