Page-11 of Current Affairs - January, 2014

‘Sahayog – Kaijin 2014’: India and Japan joint Coast Guard exercise

January 17, 2014

The 13th edition of joint exercise by the Indian Coast Guard and its Japanese counterpart held approximately at 20 nautical miles off Kochi. The bilateral exercise titled ‘Sahayog-Kaijin 2014’ was successfully conducted by both the countries.  Highlights:  Japan Coast Guard ..

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‘Money Maxima’: A new product by Tata AIA Life launched

January 16, 2014

Tata AIA Life Insurance launched a product ‘Money Maxima’, a long-term plan which is compliant with new IRDA guidelines.  What is Money Maxima? Money Maxima is a long term plan that offers the dual benefits of both guaranteed and non-guaranteed ..

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Delhi becomes first state to withdraw FDI in Multibrand Retail

January 16, 2014

The Aam Aadmi Party-led government has withdrawn the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail in Delhi.  The government formally wrote to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to disapprove the setting up of FDI-funded multi-brand retail stores ..

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Sunil Gangopadhyay Awards 2012 & 2013

January 16, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee bestowed the Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award for Excellence in Bengali Literature for 2012 and 2013 upon eminent poet and litterateur Nirendranath Chakravarty and Sankha Ghosh at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata. The award was instituted in 2012 ..

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Facebook acquires Bangalore based Little Eye Labs

January 16, 2014

The social networking site, Facebook has acquired Banglore-based start up Little Eye Labs. Little Eye is a tool that helps Android app developers to measure, analyze and optimize their apps. It helps visualize the app’s behavior and estimates the app’s power, ..

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Tata launches Nano Twist

January 16, 2014

Tata Motors launched the Nano Twist- a variant of its small car Nano. The Nano Twist comes with a power steering, which the earlier Nano models did not have. The company claims that the Nano Twist is the first in ..

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British engineer gives a new theory on how pyramids were built

January 16, 2014

As per a new theory, ancient Egyptians built the pyramids by piling up rubble on the inside and then attaching the large bricks on the outside later. This new theory is proposed by a British engineer, Peter James (54) at ..

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PM laid foundation stone for Haryana Nuclear Power Project (Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojna)

January 15, 2014

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for a 2,800 MW nuclear power plant near Gorakhpur village in the Fatehabad district of Haryana. The Haryana Nuclear Power (or Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojna) Project (HNPP) will have four indigenously developed ..

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