Page-9 of Current Affairs - January, 2014

Ms Jamila Bayaz: First women to be appointed police chief of Kabul province

January 19, 2014

Ms Jamila Bayaz (50) appointed as the first female police chief in Afghanistan. Ms Bayaz will lead the District One of Kabul province in Afghanistan. She joined Afghan police force more than three decades ago and presently, working as Colonel ..

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Legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen passed away

January 19, 2014

Legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen (82) passed way in Kolkata due to massive heart attack. She was the first Bengali actress to be honored at an international film festival (She received the Best Actress award for ‘Saat Paake Bandha’ at the 1963 Moscow film festival). About Legendary Bengali ..

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FIFA world ranking: Spain still FIFA's No:1 ranked team

January 19, 2014

The World and European champion Spain remains No. 1 for the 29th consecutive month in the FIFA men’s soccer rankings. Spain holds a big lead over Germany. Argentina was third, followed by Colombia, Portugal, Uruguay, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands and ..

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GOLDHEDGE: NCDEX launched gold contract for hedgers

January 19, 2014

The National Commodity Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) launched an “innovative” gold contract “GOLDHEDGE” that will give a transparent and straightforward price benchmark of the yellow metal to the consumer. The contract, GOLDHEDGE, is available for trading from Jan 16, 2014. The unit ..

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Why birds fly in a ‘V’ Formation?

January 19, 2014

Scientists have unravelled the mystery behind why so many birds fly in a ‘V’ formation. The birds fly in a ‘V’ formation to:-  Conserve energy  Communicate more easily Birds fly in a characteristic V formation to position themselves in “aerodynamically ..

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India and South Korea signed nine pacts to boost trade and investments

January 19, 2014

To boost bilateral ties, India and South Korea signed nine agreements to deepen economic cooperation and strengthen defense engagements. The agreements were signed after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and visiting South Korean President Park Geun-hye ..

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India's first climate change theatre opened at Science City, Kapurthala

January 19, 2014

India’s first climate change theatre opened at Pushpa Gujral Science City in Kapurthala, Punjab. The 18-metre diameter theatre set up in a dome-shaped building with seating capacity of 125 persons. It is inaugurated by Rajya Sabha member Naresh Gujral. Objective: ..

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Survey: Education standards declining in India despite funding

January 18, 2014

The annual survey done by the Indian education research group Pratham disclosed that the standards of education in rural India have declined every year since 2009 in spite of huge government funding in the field. The survey was conducted in ..

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