Page-14 of Current Affairs - January, 2014

New blood test could be used to predict if a patient will have a heart attack

January 13, 2014

Scientists have developed a new and simple blood test that can be used to predict whether a patient is about to have a heart attack by testing for Circulating Endothelial Cells (CECs). They found that the presence of CECs in ..

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RBI: Gold loan finance companies can now give loans up to 75% of the market value of the gold

January 11, 2014

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased the norms for extending loans against gold jewellery as collateral. It has decided to raise the Loan-To-Value (LTV) cap for loans against the collateral of gold jewellery to 75 % from the ..

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Cabinet approved the TRAI guidelines for TV rating agencies

January 11, 2014

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to bring out the comprehensive regulatory framework in the form of guidelines for Television Rating Agencies in India. Excerpts of guidelines for Television Rating Agencies All rating ..

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No cash transactions in CIS : SEBI move to check laundering

January 11, 2014

The market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) made it compulsory for all investments into Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) funds to be made through banking channels, and not in cash, to prevent any money laundering activities through such ..

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HSBC PMI: Service sector output drops in December for 6th consecutive month

January 11, 2014

The HSBC Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by Markit, fell to 46.7 in December from 47.2 in November, registered the sixth consecutive monthly drop in output levels, the longest period of continuous reduction since the 2008/2009 global financial crisis. ..

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Supreme Court: Persons can be tried despite not being named in FIR

January 11, 2014

The Supreme Court held that a person can be made an accused by the trial court in case evidence crops up during the proceedings even if he has not been named in the FIR or charge sheet. A five-judge Constitution ..

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Supreme Court directs Centre to set up National Regulator for granting all Green Clearances

January 11, 2014

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to establish a national regulator for environmental clearances. The apex regulator will supervise grant of clearances and implementation of forest policy and environmental laws. The apex court has given the Centre time till ..

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Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram: India's first adolescent health programme launched

January 11, 2014

The Government of India has started the country’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme- Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram, which will also focus on adolescents’ reproductive health. Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram Focus: Health needs of 24.3 crore adolescents which makes 21% of India’s ..

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