Page-24 of Current Affairs - February, 2013

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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Bharti Airtel appoints Manoj Kohli as it MD

February 2, 2013

World’s 4th largest mobile operator by customers, Bharti Airtel,  will appoint Manoj Kohli as its Managing Director. Kohli’s elevation will see Bharti Airtel founder Sunil Mittal become its executive chairman.

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Taiwan business magnate Samuel Yin starts Asia's Nobel-type prizes

February 2, 2013

Samuel Yin, head of Ruentex Group, of Taiwan tycoon is funding to establish Tang Prize Foundation with an initial endowment of $103 million. It has been named after the Tang Dynasty of 618-907 ADwhich is venerated by the Chinese for ..

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