Page-13 of Current Affairs - February, 2013

Twitter starts ‘pay by tweet’ service

February 15, 2013

Twitter has launched the first ‘pay-by-tweet’ service with American Express (Amex) which will allow its cardholders to purchase products simply by sending a short message. How it will work?

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PMGSY upgraded to include left-out habitations

February 14, 2013

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the following regarding Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY): (i) Revision of the Core Network by including: 2,687 left-out unconnected habitations in Tribal (Schedule-V) areas and blocks adjoining the international border under ..

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Government considers enhancing NABARD capital base to Rs 20,000 crore

February 14, 2013

The government is cogitating to expand the capital base of India’s apex farm development bank National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to Rs 20,000 crore from existing Rs 5,000 crore. The increase in authorised capital will augment the ..

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Government lowers GDP growth estimate for 2012-13 to 5%

February 14, 2013

As per latest official estimates of Central Statistical Organization (CSO), the GDP growth of India in the current fiscal has declined to 5% which is much lower than previous estimates by the RBI, the Finance Ministry and IMF. The fall ..

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MoEF clearance to 2,500 MW hydro projects

February 14, 2013

The Forest Advisory Committee, under the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), has granted clearance to hydro projects worth 2,500 mega watts (MW) across various States. The projects approved include the 800-MW Tawang-II hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh, the 520-MW ..

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Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty appointed as new chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi

February 14, 2013

Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty , a 1970 batch retired IAS officer has been appointed as the new chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi. The appointment was cleared by the President Pranab Mukherjee. Chakravarty had been the member-secretary of Indira Gandhi National Centre ..

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India and Japan to enhance cooperation in tourism sector

February 14, 2013

India and Japan have decided to strengthen cooperation in tourism sector. Both the nations will identify areas for collaboration and explore new avenues in tourism sector especially in the sphere of human resource development, exchange of tour operators, investment in ..

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Scottish government sketches ‘transition plan’ to independence

February 14, 2013

The government of Scotland has outlined a transition plan to independence in case the people of the country give "Yes" vote in the autumn 2014 referendum in which the people will be asked whether Scotland should be an independent nation ..

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