Page-11 of Current Affairs - July, 2014

Rich nations should capitalize Green Climate Fund: India

July 14, 2014

Expressing concerns over the empty coffers of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), India urged rich countries to give their consent to a road-map for its capitalization by 2015 – the year the world will have a universal global climate treaty. ..

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'Vacate Office in New Delhi': India asks UNMOGIP, the UN Observer on J&K

July 13, 2014

Indian Government has asked United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to vacate its Government accommodations in New Delhi. Reacting to this, Pakistan said that such steps would not change the legal status of the Kashmir dispute ..

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BSE sets up advisory group on REITs

July 13, 2014

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has set up an advisory group on REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts), which seeks to attract long-term funds to the investment-deficient realty sector from both foreign as well as domestic investors. The Budget 2014-15 also ..

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IFRS system mandatory from 2016-17 FY

July 12, 2014

From 2016-17 FY, it will be mandatory for Indian corporate sector to migrate to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from the current indigenous Indian Accounting Standards. The new system has been necessitated by the need to be consistent with global ..

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Pay MGNREGA workers wages commensurate with minimum wages fixed by State: SC asks Government

July 12, 2014

As per the direction of the Supreme Court, Government must implement its February 2014 notification fixing higher average daily wages to workers of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The order came a day after the proposed ..

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INS Kamorta: India’s first indigenous warship delivered to Indian Navy

July 12, 2014

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) delivered to the Indian Navy country’s first indigenously built warship INS Kamorta. The highly sophisticated Anti-Submarine Warship (ASW), the first in its class of four corvettes being built by GGRSE for the Navy was ..

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"The Grand Old Lady of Bollywood" Veteran actor Zohra Sehgal passed away

July 12, 2014

Veteran actor Zohra Sehgal (102), who acted in Bollywood classics and Doctor Who adventures, passed away. Sehgal, for her contribution to the Indian cinema is dubbed “the grand old lady of Bollywood”. A Padma Shri awardee, she also received the Padma ..

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The Miracle girl "Mississippi baby"cured of HIV as an infant now detected with virus again

July 12, 2014

The baby girl who had emerged as a ray of hope for the global combat against AIDS, when she was cured of HIV after being born to an infected mother has now been detected with the HIV virus. In a ..

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Margaret Alva Sworn-in as Goa Governor

July 12, 2014

Margaret Alva, the current Governor of Rajasthan, was sworn-in as the Governor of Goa. She was administered oath of office by Chief Justice of Bombay high court Mohit Shah. Rajasthan governor Alva has been given additional charge of Goa after ..

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World Population Day observed across the world on July 11

July 11, 2014

The World Population Day was observed across the world on July 11. The theme for year 2014 is “Invest in Young People today, to ensure a Bright Future“. The United Nations’ (UN) World Population Day is observed annually on July ..

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