Page-15 of Current Affairs - June, 2013
Panel recommends new law for regulation and promotion of rental housing
A government-appointed committee chaired by Jaithirth Rao, chairman, Value & Budget Housing Corporation, has recommended a new law for regulating rental housing and suggested that tax benefits be given to encourage developers to build rental housing projects. The panel is ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Telegram service by BSNL to end from July 15, 2013
The telegram service provided by the BSNL will be discontinued from July 15, 2013. The BSNL Board has already approved for the end of the service and it has sought final clearance from the Department of Telecommunications. Why this step? Today, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III added into IAF
The Indian Air Force (IAF) flew its first advanced airlifter Boeing C-17 Globemaster III flew to India to be added into the fleet of India Air Force. Boeing is expected to deliver four more C-17s to the IAF this year and five ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
"INDRA 2013" : Indo-Russian joint military exercise to be conducted in October 2013
This year’s Indo-Russian joint military exercise INDRA 2013 is scheduled to be conducted in October 2013 at Mahajan field firing range of Rajasthan in India. Teams from both sides will practice joint planning and execution of anti-terrorist missions and leading intelligence activities by ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
HRD to set up National Testing Agency (NTA)
The Ministry of Human Resource & Development (HRD) will constitute a 7-member Task Force headed by Prof. Sanjay Dhande, Ex-Director, IIT. The team which will have representatives from CBSE, UGC, NCERT, AICTE and from the Ministry, will be tasked to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Fact Box: National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC)
India to establish NCCC for spying on cyber threats Indian government will establish its own multi-agency body — National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) — that would carry out “real-time assessment of cyber security threats” and “generate actionable reports/alerts for proactive actions” by ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Number of Royal Bengal Tiger in Sudarbans exceeds 2011 census estimates
As per a new study conducted in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund For Nature (WWF) and Wildlife Institute of India, the number of Royal Bengal tigers in the four ranges of the Sundarban Tiger Reserve (STR) and the adjoining South 24 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Fact Box: What is Citrus greening?
Citrus greening or Huanglongbing is a deadly disease of citrus which greatly affects the production of the fruits in several parts of India. Causing agents: It is caused by motile bacteria, Candidatus Liberibacter Symptoms: Yellowing of leaf veins and adjacent tissues Premature defoliation Dieback of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs