Page-19 of Current Affairs - February, 2013

John Kerry new Secretary of State in Obama’s govt

February 4, 2013

Democratic Senator from Massachusetts and former presidential candidate John Kerry chosen as U.S. President Barack Obama’s Secretary of State. He replaced incumbent Ms Hillary Clinton. Mr. Kerry had lost out to George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.

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Scientists discover 10 million year old star still creating planets

February 4, 2013

Scientists have discovered a 10-million-year old star named TW Hydrae located 176 light years far from Earth may still be giving birth to new planets. As per NASA, the disk of material around the star may be massive enough to ..

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China approves construction of three new dams on Brahmaputra

February 4, 2013

China gave green light for the construction of three new hydropower dams on the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra River, ending a two-year halt in approving new projects on the river amid concerns from India and environmental groups. Where these ..

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SBI slashes base rate to 9.7%

February 4, 2013

India’s largest public sector bank, State Bank of India, has cut its base rate (minimum lending rate) marginally from current 9.75% to 9.70%. The decision came following RBI cut its key policy rate and the cash reserve ratio by 25 ..

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Genome sequence of 90 chickpea genotypes complete

February 2, 2013

A global research team led by the International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), have succeeded in decoding the genome sequence of the CDC Frontier chickpea variety and genome sequence of 90 cultivated and wild genotypes from 10 ..

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Tea production breaches 1 bn kg-mark

February 2, 2013

The tea production of India surpassed the 1 billion mark after it was supported by small tea cultivators. The achievement was made following a major exercise initiated by the industry regulator, the Tea Board of India, to bring within the ..

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SpiceJet starts flights from Delhi to Guangzhou

February 2, 2013

SpiceJet has become the only private Indian airline to offer flights to China. The low cost carrier will launch four weekly flights from New Delhi to Guangzhou. Guangzhou will be the second major city in the southern China to have ..

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India successfully test fires K-5 ballistic missile from underwater

February 2, 2013

India has advanced towards completing its nuclear triad capability by successfully test firing a nuclear-capable medium range K-5 ballistic missile from an underwater platform in Bay of Bengal. Once complete, the nuclear triad will render India the ability to fire ..

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Expert panel under chairmanship of Sam Pitroda constituted to review functioning of Prasar Bharti

February 2, 2013

An Expert Committee has been set up by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has with the task of reviewing the institutional frame work of Prasar Bharati including its relationship with Government, its continuing role as a public broadcaster and ..

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SEBI revises OFS mechanism

February 2, 2013

Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has revised the Offer For Sale (OFS) mechanism as the deadline is approaching for the promoters of listed companies to offload their stake to meet the minimum public shareholding norm ..

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