Page-4 of Current Affairs - January, 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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World’s first cloned buffalo delivers a calf

Garima II which is world’s first cloned buffalo has delivered a healthy and normal calf at the Karnal-based National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). The calf, named Mahima, was born through ‘hand-guided cloning technique’. It is the first calf born from ..

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RBI asks banks to issue bonds to retail investors

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to issue bonds to retail investors so as to deepen the corporate debt market. It has encouraged banks to consider the option of raising subordinated debt for Tier II capital by ..

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