Page-21 of Current Affairs - January, 2013

Nishant Rao is new India manager of LinkedIn

January 12, 2013

LinkedIn appointed Nishant K Rao as the new Country Manager for its India operations. His appointment came as the former Country Manager Hari V Krishnan was promoted for a larger role as the Managing Director of Asia-Pacific and Japan. What ..

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Air Marshal Kulwant Singh Gill takes charge as new commandant of NDA

January 12, 2013

Air Marshal Kulwant Singh Gill took charge as the new commandant of the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla, Pune. The NDA provides three-year training in defence and academics to its cadets before they move on to their respective officers’ ..

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Railways to hike fares from January 21

January 12, 2013

The Railway Ministry has decided hike in fares of all classes from midnight of January 21 ranging from 2 to 10 paise per km to generate an additional Rs 6,600 crore a year. Railways declared the scheme of cross-subsidization impracticable ..

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Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda resigns

January 12, 2013

Chief Minister of Jharkhand Arjun Munda submitted his resignation to Governor Syed Ahmed. He resigned after the BJP-led government lost the support from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). Mr. Munda recommended that the Governor dissolve the Assembly to facilitate fresh elections

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India successfully test-fires BrahMos manoeuvrable version

January 12, 2013

India successfully test-fired a highly manoeuvrable version of the 290-km range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a naval warship off the coast of Vishakhapatnam in Bay of Bengal. This was the 34th launch of BrahMos. India Navy inducted the BrahMos ..

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Aadhaar number will be an acceptable proof of Identity in passport making

January 12, 2013

In order to make passport documentation less onerous, the Ministry of External Affairs has advised all Passport Issuing Authorities to accept Aadhaar letter as Proof of Address and Photo identity in conjunction with any other prescribed documents for proof of ..

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Justice D K Jain to head 20th Law Commission

January 12, 2013

Justice D K Jain, who is about to retire from Supreme Court, has been appointed as the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. Task for 20th Law Commission: The 20th Law Commission was constituted through a Government Order ..

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Turkey withdraws duty on Indian cotton yarn imports

January 12, 2013

The duty on Indian cotton yarn imports imposed by Turkey came to an end when the country decided to remove it with effect from December 31, 2012. Turkey, which is a major cotton producer, had imposed the duty as safeguard ..

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