Page-14 of Current Affairs - July, 2014

IMG studying GAGAN’s potential for non-aviation sector

July 7, 2014

The government has set up an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) under Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation to evaluate the potential of GAGAN (GPS Aided Augmented Navigation) system for non-aviation sectors. The group will examine the potential of sector-specific utilization of GAGAN ..

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Rejig of Governors: Kamla Beniwal sent to Mizoram, Margaret Alva given additional charge of Gujarat

July 6, 2014

The arrival of the new government at Centre has also led to the removal and shuffling of Governors appointed by the previous UPA led government. In continuance of the same, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee has announced three major ..

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RBI undertakes swap of old gold with new one

July 6, 2014

With a view to standardize gold stock, the Reserve Bank of India has initiated an exercise to swap old gold in its reserves with a new one. The apex bank has invited quotations from nominated banks for swap with the ..

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Petra Kvitova wins 2014 women’s Wimbledon title

July 6, 2014

Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova clinched her second Wimbledon title as she defeated Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard in a very short match. Kvitova, who first won Wimbledon in 2011, took just 55 minutes to bag a second Grand Slam title held ..

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By 2030, India to become 3rd largest economy: PwC

July 6, 2014

As per the latest estimates by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), India will become the third largest economy in the world by 2030. According to the London-based accountancy giant, the rapid rise of the Indian economy with its young workforce would thrust it ..

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Study shows whales are "ecosystem engineers"

July 6, 2014

As per a new study, whales have a powerful and positive influence on the function of oceans, global carbon storage, and the health of commercial fisheries. Scientists tallied several decades of research on whales from around the world, have discovered ..

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Indian nurses return home through Special Air India flight

July 6, 2014

About a month long ordeal of 46 nurses, who were held captive by ISIS militants in Iraq​, ended as they returned home by a special Air India flight. The suffering for these nurses who were working at a hospital in ..

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Issue RuPay debit cards to customers, install POS terminals: Govt to PSU banks

July 5, 2014

In a bid to promote indigenous payment system RuPay, the government has asked state-owned banks to issue RuPay debit cards to customers. They have also been told to “encourage” merchant establishments to install Point of Sale (PoS) terminals for RuPay ..

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PM Modi opens Katra-Udhampur rail link

July 5, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 25 km-long Katra-Udhampur railway line in Jammu. The rail link will connect the base camp town of Katra directly with the rest of the country and facilitate millions of devotees who visit the Vaishno ..

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CCEA nod to bring onion and potato under Essential Commodities Act, 1955

July 4, 2014

In a move that would empower the State governments to carry out de-hoarding operations, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the inclusion of onion and potato under the purview of stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, ..

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