Page-10 of Current Affairs - January, 2014

UK govt ordered urgent probe into Thatcher link to Operation Bluestar (1984)

January 18, 2014

British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered his cabinet secretary to inquire into newly-released documents suggesting Margaret Thatcher government facilitated the Indian government in 1984 to plan Operation Blue Star against separatists hiding inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The investigation will ..

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Universal health coverage: Karnataka first state to provide tertiary care to all

January 18, 2014

Karnataka became the  first  state  in  the  country  to  provide  universal health coverage for tertiary care to all the sections of society. Under  the  newly  launched  Rajiv Arogya Bhagya,  for  Above  Poverty  Line families, approx  1.12 crore people  in  Karnataka  ..

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RBI nod needed for Hong Kong and Macau citizens to set up business in India

January 18, 2014

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) included Hong Kong and Macau in the sensitive list of countries, along with Pakistan and China that will require its prior approval to set up business or related activities in India. This was done ..

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Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA Ballon d'Or Award 2013

January 18, 2014

Real Madrid forward footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2013 FIFA world’s best player awardat FIFA Awards Ceremony in Switzerland. He beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or Award 2013. FIFA awards ..

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Iran seeks permission to open multiple bank accounts in India

January 18, 2014

Iran has requested the Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow it to open accounts in multiple banks to facilitate better non-oil trade between the two nations. As per Iran’s Ambassador Gholam Reza Ansari, Iran ..

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Marathi poet and crusader Namdeo Dhasal passed away

January 17, 2014

The crusading Marathi poet-writer and leader of the Dalit Panthers movement, Namdeo Dhasal (64) passed away in Mumbai.  About Namdeo Dhasal Pioneer of the Dalit literature movement known for its deep concern for the under-privileged. Lately, he was writing columns for ..

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Rajeev Kher appointed as India’s new Commerce Secretary

January 17, 2014

Mr. Rajeev Kher has been appointed as the new Secretary in Department of Commerce. Mr. Kher is a 1980-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre and at present serving at the post of Special Secretary, Department of Commerce under Ministry ..

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CCEA approves extension of industrial incentive for HP and Uttarakhand

January 17, 2014

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the extension of the special package of industrial incentive for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand till March, 2017. However, there was no extension in the key tax incentives under the excise and income-tax ..

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