Page-6 of Current Affairs - January, 2014

What is Net Neutrality? What is the significance of Net Neutrality?

January 22, 2014

Net Neutrality (or Internet neutrality) is the idea that broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and others, should treat everything that flows across the Internet equally. If the principle of net neutrality is adhered to, then: ..

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India saved Rs 14,000 cr as US refuses higher IMF quota

January 22, 2014

The US Congress has not approved International Monetary Fund (IMF) reforms because it has refused to ratify a capital increase for the fund which was agreed to four years ago. (In 2010, the United States of America agreed to double ..

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Bimal Jalan panel on new bank licences to meet on Feb 10, 2014

January 22, 2014

The Bimal Jalan panel which is scrutinizing applications for new bank licences will hold a meeting on February 10, 2014. Which are the entities in the race for bank licences? Initially, 26 entities expressed interest in entering the banking field. ..

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China's economy grew at slowest in 2013, since last 14 years

January 22, 2014

As per data released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics, the world’s second-largest economy, China’s economy, grew at its slowest pace in 14 years in 2013. As per the data: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of ..

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WHO: Peshawar world's 'largest reservoir' of polio

January 22, 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Pakistan’s troubled north-western city of Peshawar as the world’s “largest reservoir” of endemic polio and has called for urgent action to boost vaccination. As per the latest genomic results of the Regional Reference ..

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Logo of Housing Start Up Index (HSUI) launched

January 20, 2014

The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Girija Vyas launched the Housing Start Up Index (HSUI) logo, web site and monitoring tool “Integrated Urban Poverty Monitoring System” (IPoMs) for JnNURM and Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY).  What is ..

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Sunanda Pushkar

January 20, 2014

Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, passed away Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, was found dead in a seven- star hotel in New Delhi. She was suffering from lupus and was diagnosed with stomach Tuberculosis.  About Sunanda Pushkar Born:  ..

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‘Narendra Modi is America's other India problem': TIME

January 20, 2014

As per Time magazine, if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins in the upcoming election and Narendra Modi becomes India’s next Prime Minister, the atmosphere between India and the US may become more tense which is already charged up following ..

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Insurance broking model to be compulsory for banks soon: IRDA

January 20, 2014

Soon, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) may make the broking model for banks compulsory if significant traction is not achieved in Insurance penetration. Data from the IRDA shows that at present, India stands much below the global average ..

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Federal Bank to hire 3,000 employees over next three years

January 20, 2014

The private sector bank, Federal Bank plans to recruit about 3,000 employees and add 300 branches in the next three years. As per Federal Bank Managing Director and CEO, Shyam Srinivasan, in the last three years, 340 branches were added ..

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