Page-3 of Current Affairs - January, 2013

India, Rwanda ink MoU in Water Resources Development and Management

January 29, 2013

India and Rawanda inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral co-operation in Water Resources Development and Management. The pact targets various areas of co-operation with focus on planning, design and implementation of marshland and hillside irrigation, watershed management, water ..

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Kirti Chakra to Army Major Abup J Manjali

January 29, 2013

Major Abup J Manjali of the Rashtriya Rifles has been awarded the Kirti Chakra on this Republic Day for the exhibition of exceptional valor in counter- terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Manjali is the only soldier to be awarded ..

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Boeing delivers first of C-17 to IAF

January 29, 2013

American Plane maker Boeing has made scheduled delivery of the first of 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). Boeing is expected to deliver four more C-17s to the IAF this year and five in 2014. ..

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Railways to take food complaints on real time

January 29, 2013

Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal launched a new food catering policy for providing hygienic food at enhanced prices and to the satisfaction of passengers. Railways has set up a toll-free phone number (1800111321) to register the complaints about quality, quantity ..

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“International Tea Producers’ Forum” (ITPF): Key tea producing countries form global forum

January 29, 2013

Major tea producing nations held a meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to set up a global forum named the “International Tea Producers’ Forum” (ITPF). It will be headquartered at Colombo for now. The participation of China is uncertain as of ..

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RBI revises norms for bulk deposits

January 29, 2013

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the rules for bulk deposits, offering differential interest rates, which would be applicable with effect from April 1, 2012. As per the revised rules:

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Wild card entrants win Australian Open 2013 mixed doubles title

January 29, 2013

Wild card entrants Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden combined to won the Australian Open mixed doubles title with a win over Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak in the finals.

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Djokovic first ever to win 3 consecutive Australian Open men’s singles titles

January 28, 2013

The Serbian professional tennis player Novak Djokovic became the first man to win three successive Australian Open titles in the professional era when he beat Andy Murray in the finals of men’s singles at Australian Open 2013.  

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Bryan brothers clinch men’s doubles Australian Open 2013

January 28, 2013

American siblings Bob and Mike Bryan clinched the men’s doubles title in Australian Open 2013. The pair defeated the Dutch team of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling to win their record 13th Grand Slam doubles title.

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Victoria Azarenka lifts Australian Open 2013 women’s title

January 28, 2013

Belarus’ tennis star Victoria Azarenka vanquished Chinese opponent Li Na to clinch the 2013 title of Australian Open for the second successive time.

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