Page-4 of Current Affairs - January, 2014

RBI likely to hold interest rates steady while announcing the monetary policy on January 28, 2014

January 26, 2014

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will probably hold interest rates steady while announcing the monetary policy on January 28, 2014. On January 28, 2014 the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will release the third quarter review of monetary policy for ..

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Any Time Milk (ATM): Amul launches its first Milk ATM

January 26, 2014

India’s dairy major Amul has launched India’s first milk ATM which will sell milk through “Any Time Milk” vending machines. The 24×7 ATM has been installed at the Amul Dairy gate at Anand in Gujarat. The ATM machine can store ..

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India-China launch ‘Year of Friendly Exchanges’

January 26, 2014

India and China launched the ‘Year of Friendly Exchanges’ at a lively Republic Day reception attended by Vice President Li Yuanchao in Beijing, China. From India, new Indian Ambassador Ashok K Kantha hosted the function. This year China will commemorate ..

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Violence, epidemic and climate change led to end of Indus Valley Civilization (IVC): Research

January 26, 2014

Researchers have discovered that violence, infectious diseases, and changes in climate were the reasons responsible for the collapse of the ancient Indus city of Harappa almost 4,000 years ago. The study which is based on detailed analysis of skeletal remains found ..

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6 Indian cities amongst Top-8 Global Cities in terms of Outsourcing

January 26, 2014

As per the Global Services Survey, India is the most preferred destinations for offshore IT and business process outsourcing services market. The six Indian cities — Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune — are among 8 top global ..

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RBI: Currency notes issued before 2005 to be withdrawn from circulation

January 26, 2014

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to 2005, including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations. As per the RBI, pre-2005 notes can be identified easily as these notes do not have ..

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Indian-origin academician Mr. Rakesh Khurana appointed dean of Harvard College

January 25, 2014

Indian-origin academician, Mr. Rakesh Khurana(46) has been appointed dean of the prestigious Harvard College. He succeeds Evelynn Hammonds, Professor of History of Science and of African and African American Studies at Harvard and will assume his new role on July ..

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NRI scientist AJ Paulraj wins Tech ‘Nobel’- 2014 Marconi Prize

January 25, 2014

The Indian-born scientist and Professor (Emeritus) at StanfordUniversity, Mr. Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj (69), won the prestigious Marconi Society Prize 2014 for developing the theory and applications of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antennas. His idea for using multiple antennas at ..

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