Page-20 of Current Affairs - July, 2013

Military coup in Egypt removes Morsy

July 7, 2013

The recently elected Islamist President of Egypt Mohamed Morsy has been removed from power in a military coup staged under the leadership of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, head of Egypt’s armed forces who issued a declaration suspending the Constitution and appointing the ..

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Chief Justice Adly Mansour declared interim President of Egypt

July 7, 2013

The Chief Justice of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mansour has taken over as the interim President of the nation’s hours after the military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsy and launched a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, the group from ..

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Parveez Rasool is the first J&K cricketer in Team India

July 7, 2013

Parveez Rasool (24) created history by becoming the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be named in the Indian team as the selectors chose to rest captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and four other key players for the upcoming ODI ..

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Cabinet passed Ordinance to implement Food Security Bill

July 7, 2013

In order to implement the Food Security Bill, the cabinet unanimously approved an ordinance regarding the same. The Food Security Bill guarantees food entitlements to two-thirds (67%) at highly subsidized rates. The bill envisages providing 5 kg of rice, wheat and coarse grains at Rs ..

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Himachal Pradesh becomes country’s first ‘smoke-free’ State

July 6, 2013

Himachal Pradesh has been declared the first “smoke-free” State in the country in compliance with Section 4 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003. The State has achieved 85.45% compliance with the relevant parameters. The State government ..

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FIIs withdraw $5.6 billion from debt market in June 2013

July 6, 2013

Past June 2013 was quite unfortunate for Indian currency and Indian debt market as it saw a historic outflow of FIIs to the tune of $5.6 billion which was the highest ever withdrawal in the market’s history. A weak rupee ..

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Telefonica launched world's first Firefox OS smartphone

July 6, 2013

Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider Telefonica has launched the world’s first smartphone with the Firefox Operating System (OS) to compete with devices running Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. The ZTE Open smartphone are being offered in Spain for 69 euros (about $90) and will soon be available in several ..

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Ghaziabad, Allahabad most polluted in Uttar Pradesh: Survey

July 6, 2013

In a recent survey conducted by Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) it was found that Ghaziabad and Allahabad are the two most air polluted cities in Uttar Pradesh. As per the survey: Pollutants of the size of 10 micron was ..

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