Page-14 of Current Affairs - January, 2013

R. K. Dubey assumed charge as CMD of Canara Bank

R.K. Dubey has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Canara Bank.

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Deadline for Banks to comply with Basel-III relaxed, liquid asset definition made flexible

The Basel Committee has extended the deadline given to banks around the world to comply with Basel-III norms has been deferred for 4 more years to January 2019 against the previous deadline of January 2015. Basel-III sets global minimum standards ..

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Allahabad Bank signs MoU with CIMSME to shore up priority sector lending

Allahabad Bank has inked an MoU with the Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CIMSME) to prop up its priority sector lending. CIMSME communicates the interests of companies in MSME sector, with banks, financial institutions, concerned ministries and ..

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Raj Kumar Goyal is new ED of Central Bank of India

Raj Kumar Goyal has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Central Bank of India. Goyal comes in place of Rajeev Kishore Dubey, who has taken over the control of Canara Bank as its Chairman & Managing Director.

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Corporation Bank unveils RuPay Aadhar card

Corporation Bank has launched Corp RuPay Aadhaar card which has a primary aim to provide easy and smooth banking services to the financially excluded and underprivileged sections of the society having Aadhaar number. The card can be used at the ..

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Internet Activist Aaron Swarth died

Internet activist and co-founder of Reditt, Aaron Swarth (26), died. He was computer genius was the developer of the early version of the RSS (Rich Site Summary) – web feed system. He was facing federal charges in cases of a ..

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UN supports French military intervention in Mali

The United Nations has backed France for providing military aid to Mali to push back Islamists which are advancing their control to other parts of the country including northern and western regions. What is happening in Mali? Mali gained independence ..

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Maha Kumbh begins in Prayag

On Makar Sankrnti, Maha Kumbh Mela festival, one of the largest congregations on earth, began in Prayag (Sangam), Allahabad at the confluence of Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati. The gathering is expected to attract around 100 million visitors throughout ..

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Largest cosmic structure in the universe discovered

Astronomers from the University of Central Lancashire have discovered the largest known structure in the Universe called Large Quasar Group (LQG) that is powered by cluster of super massive black holes spanning across 4 billion light years. What are Quasars?c ..

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MoEF asks all states to declare eco sensitive zones around national parks, sanctuaries by Feb 15, 2013

The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has set the February 15, 2013 as deadline for all states to submit site-specific proposals declaring eco sensitive zones around national parks and sanctuaries.  A decade back, the National Board for Wildlife had ..

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