Page-22 of Current Affairs - January, 2013

Urjit Patel is the new deputy governor of RBI

January 6, 2013

Urjit Patel succeeded Subir Gokarn to become new deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India. Patel is PhD in economics from the Yale University and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a US-based think-tank. He will have ..

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SC upholds appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta

January 6, 2013

In what is being seen as a setback to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi government, the apex court upheld the appointment of Justice R.A. Mehta as Lokayukta by the Governor as it was done in consultation with the Chief Justice of ..

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Cyber attacks in India on the rise: Report

January 6, 2013

As per the Quick Heal Annual Windows and Mobile Malware Report, 2012, Cyber attacks have taken India under its grip and there is a sharp growth of malware and their modifications on mobile devices, especially on the Android platform. Social ..

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ASSOCHAM reports decline in women workforce in BPO companies after Delhi gang-rape

January 6, 2013

As per a random survey by  ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India), ITeS-BPO companies have recorded a considerable downturn in work productivity during the last fortnight as one in three female workers have either reduced working ..

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Obama inks $633 billion defense bill

January 6, 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama inked a $633 billion defense bill for year 2013 that tightens penalties on Iran and strengthens security at diplomatic missions across the globe after the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. Obama had threatened to veto the ..

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Vanitha Narayanan becomes IBM India MD

January 6, 2013

Vanitha Narayanan has been appointed as managing director of IBM India by the company. She replaced Shanker Annaswamy.

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PM launches new science policy

January 6, 2013

PM Manmohan Singh inaugurated a new science policy, the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STI) 2013that lays greater emphasis on innovation, setting up research institutes and encouraging women scientists with an aspiration to place itself among the top five scientific ..

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IIT-Bombay gears up to take up Aakash-3 as next project

January 3, 2013

After a successful launch of Aakash-2  — India’s low cost device for higher education — the IIT Bombay is now planning the next improved version of the tablet Aakash-3. The institute will soon release a global tender for producing 50 ..

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Uttarakhand enforces Gutka ban

January 3, 2013

From January 1, 2013, Uttarakhand government enforced the ban on sale, purchase and storage of gutka and tobacco-based pan masala. The decision was taken by the Cabinet nearly two-and-a-half-month back. Traders were given time to exhaust the stock by December ..

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Internet completes 30 years of its evolution

January 3, 2013

On January 1, 2013 Internet turned 30. It was on this day in 1983 when Internet Protocol was launched which replaced vulnerable Network Control Program (NCP) used previously, thereby making sure the network was not susceptible to a single point ..

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