Page-12 of Current Affairs - July, 2013

Bhim Sain Bassi, the next Police Commissioner of Delhi

July 22, 2013

Neeraj Kumar who will be retiring on this month end will be replaced by Bhim Sain Bassi, a 1977 batch Indian Police Service officer as the next Police Commissioner of Delhi. Mr. Bassi & his Achievements : He cleared the ..

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Centre to launch Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation Programme

July 22, 2013

With the substantial increase of adolescent anaemia, the Centre decided to launch the Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation Programme among the age group of 10 to 19 years. Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Anuradha Gupta ..

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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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