Page-18 of Current Affairs - July, 2013

Tagore Award to be conferred on Zubin Mehta

July 12, 2013

Zubin Mehta, western classical music conductor of Indian-Parsi origin, will be honored with the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony. He has been unanimously chosen for this by a four-member jury ..

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Membership of MPs, MLAs to be disqualified on date of criminal conviction: Supreme Court

July 12, 2013

In a major ruling the Supreme Court held that charge-sheeted Members of Parliament and MLAs, on conviction for the offences, will be immediately disqualified from holding membership of the House without being given three months time for appeal, as was ..

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Australia starts operating MWA telescope to explore universe origins

July 12, 2013

Taking a major step towards the ambitious Square Kilometre Array (SKA) astronomy project, Australia has switched on a test telescope named Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) to explore the origins of the universe. What is Murchison Widefield Array (MWA)? Murchison Widefield ..

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IOR countries to pursue open regionalism to stimulate growth

July 10, 2013

Trade and industry ministers of Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC) member nations agreed to promote trade within the grouping to encourage economic cooperation and development in the strategic Indian Ocean region. India (Gurgaon) and Mauritius co-hosted the ..

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RBI allows asset financing NBFCs to access ECB market

July 10, 2013

As per a notification by the Reserve Bank of India which reviewed the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) policy, Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) categorized as Asset Financing Companies (AFCs) by the RBI have been allowed to access the ECB market. The ..

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First IVF baby born using NGS technique

July 10, 2013

The first IVF baby named Connor Levy was born in the US who has undergone an embryo selection using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technique, which was developed to read whole genomes quickly and cheaply to select healthy embryos having no chromosomal abnormalities. Though ..

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Government notifies Food Security Ordinance 2013

July 10, 2013

The National Food Security Ordinance, 2013, which entitles 67% of the population to receive subsidized grains from the government every month, has been notified by the Union Government. The Ordinance has been introduced to implement the Food Security Bill which envisages ..

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IIFA Awards 2013 Winners

July 10, 2013

The winners of the 14th IIFA Awards 2013 (International Indian Film Academy) under various categories were declared at an event held at Macau. The award winners and their respective categories are as follows: ·         Best Actress: Vidya Balan for Kahaani  ·         Best Actor: Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi. ·         Best ..

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