Page-23 of Current Affairs - February, 2013

Microsoft takes Office to the cloud

February 5, 2013

Now, people can subscribe to Office 365 as a service in the Internet cloud, obviating the need to buy the popular productivity software on a disk. How would it benefit users? This service would allow the customers to use the ..

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SEBI permits HSEL to exit

February 4, 2013

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed the erstwhile Hyderabad Stock Exchange (now Hyderabad Securities and Enterprises Limited (HSEL)) to exit as a stock exchange. HSEL has shifted the companies listed exclusively on it to the dissemination ..

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RIM renamed as BlackBerry

February 4, 2013

Developer of Blackberry, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is changing its name to BlackBerry to refresh its tarnished image as it begins marketing a reengineered line of BlackBerry 10 smartphones. CEO of the company Thorsten Heins announced this as the ..

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India falls nine places to 140th rank in World Press Freedom Index

February 4, 2013

India has stumbled nine places to 140th position in the list of 179 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index2013. India’s show is worst since 2002. The decline is attributed to increasing impunity for violence against journalists and because ..

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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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