Page-10 of Current Affairs - July, 2013

Marriage law amendment approved by Union Cabinet

July 22, 2013

Union Cabinet approved the amendments to the marriage law. The Bill is expected to come in the August 2013 Session of Parliament .  Objective : To enable a married woman to get a share of her husband’s ancestral property as ..

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Benefit for Coconut Sector as Tapping Unfermented Sap or "Neera" from Coconut approved by Kerala Government

July 21, 2013

Tapping unfermented sap or Neera from the coconut was approved by the Government of Kerala all over the state.  As a part of the pilot project Neera tapping will take place in each and every district all over Kerala in ..

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Bengaluru International Airport renamed as “Kempe Gowda International Airport”

July 21, 2013

Union Cabinet approved the new name for Bangalore’s Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) to Kempe Gowda International Airport Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) is the one and the only airport serving the Bangalore region. It is owned  by Bengaluru International Airport Pvt. ..

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‘Tears You Apart’ – Launch of National Tobacco Control Campaign

July 21, 2013

A nation-wide National Tobacco Control Campaign called “Tears you apart” has been launched by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Objective: To raise awareness about the danger to the life of  tens of millions of Indians who ..

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Plan scheme 'Development Communication and Information Dissemination' approved for 12th five-year plan

July 21, 2013

The plan scheme  ‘Development Communication and Information Dissemination’ with  an expenditure  of Rs.630 Crore. Objective: To raise awareness among the  people of the benefits  in a variety of Government schemes. The media units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will implement ..

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“An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction” – A book by Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen released

July 21, 2013

In their book  “An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction”, Amratya Sen along with Jean Drèze, have presented a view of the conditions of contemporary India with a collection of the wealth of revealing data. The book presents the booming ..

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Rs 25,000 crore window opened by RBI to help Mutual Fund industry

July 21, 2013

A special borrowing window of Rs 25,000 crore was opened by the RBI to help mutual funds industry over liquidity problems. The crisis occurred due to different merger schemes in the industry and profit booking. This facility will be made available ..

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Midday Meal to be monitored by a Committee formed by HRD Ministry

July 21, 2013

A committee has been set up by the centre to review the accomplishment of its flagship midday meal scheme and supervise better quality of food served, effectiveness of the supply chain and guaranteed hygienic standards. A programme headed by HRD ..

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“Helicopter Shot” discoverer Santosh Lal, a friend of M.S.Dhoni dies

July 21, 2013

Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s childhood friend Santosh Lal , a first-class cricketer who invented  helicopter shot passed away. What is the “Helicopter Shot”? It is an unorthodox cricket shot played by a batsman. The shot was popularized by Indian skipper M.S. ..

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NSE embarks to top slot as largest bourse globally for equity trades

July 21, 2013

As per World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has again embarked its position as the world’s largest bourse in terms of volumes in equity trades. Even after a fall of 9.7% in its equity trades last month ..

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