Page-10 of Current Affairs - January, 2014

Golden Globe Awards 2014: List of Winners of Motion Pictures

January 15, 2014

The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held at the Beverly Hills, California. The winners of various awards are as follows – Best Motion Picture Drama: 12 Years a Slave Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy: American Hustle Best Director in ..

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Suresh Mathur Committee: IRDS sets up panel to study FDI in insurance intermediaries & TPA

January 15, 2014

The insurance sector regulator, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) set up a 10-member committee to study the options of allowing 100 % Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in insurance intermediaries, Third-Party Administrators (TPA), surveyors and loss assessors. The 10-member committee ..

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Ex-Israeli PM Ariel Sharon "The Bulldozer" passed away

January 14, 2014

The iconic but controversial former Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon (85) passed away after spending eight years in a coma following a stroke. About Ex-Israeli PM Ariel Sharon Known as “The Bulldozer,” a fearless leader who got things done and ..

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NABARD slashes refinance rate by 0.20% to boost farm investment

January 14, 2014

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) reduced refinance rate for banks and other lending agencies by 0.20 % to promote rural credit and rural infrastructure. Revised rates: The revised rate of interest on refinance for a period of five ..

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Sheikh Hasina becomes Bangladesh PM for 3rd time

January 14, 2014

Awami League chief Ms Sheikh Hasina (66) sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time along with a 48-member cabinet. President Abdul Hamid administered the oaths of office and secrecy to Ms Hasina and her new cabinet ..

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Tennis: Australian Open begins in Melbourne

January 13, 2014

The Australian Open Tennis tournament, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, inaugurated at Melbourne, Australia. It will be held at Melbourne Park from January 13-26, 2014. India’s Somdev Devvarman is the only Indian in the Singles title and ..

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POSCO's steel plant gets environmental clearance

January 13, 2014

India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given environmental clearance to South Korean steel manufacturer POSCO for its Rs 52,000 crore steel plant in Odisha. The company who made the largest FDI investment in India has got the clearance after a long wait ..

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Trade Deficit of India with China soars to $ 31.42 bn

January 13, 2014

India’s trade deficit with its largest trading partner China reached a humongous $ 31.42 billion as the bilateral trade fell by 1.5% in 2013, recording a declining trend for the second consecutive year. Compared to 2012, India’s trade deficit surged by $ ..

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Social Activist Ila Pathak passed away

January 13, 2014

Well-known Social activist Ila Pathak (80) passed away. Ila Pathak: Born in 1933, she was an active member of Movement for Secular Democracy (MSD) and vice-president of Peoples’ Union for Civil Liberties’ (PUCL). She became the founder secretary of Ahmedabad Women’s ..

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Gorakhpur now has world's longest railway platform

January 13, 2014

A newly constructed railway platform in Gorakhpur, U.P. entered into the Limca Book of World Records for being world’s longest railway platform. Platform No. 1 of the Gorakhpur is 1366.33 metres with ramp and 11355.40 metres without it. Gorakhpur is headquarter of ..

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