Page-7 of Current Affairs - June, 2013

VMS system for security inspection in State

June 23, 2013

The latest Visitor Management Systems (VMS) will be installed at key public facilities such as the Government Secretariat, in order to check undesirable elements and to strengthen security. The Home Department will now depend on the State Police Special Branch ..

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Committee on indecent depiction of women in media

June 23, 2013

The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has set up a committee to finalize modalities for a media campaign against indecent portrayal of women in mass media. Why this step? The aim of the campaign is to instill respect ..

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Fact Box: Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) on non-farm products

June 23, 2013

Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) on non-farm products from July 1, 2013 As per an announcement made by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), from July 1, 2013, the Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) shall be levied on the derivative contracts of non-agricultural ..

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IIFCL launches its maiden Infrastructure Debt Fund scheme

June 23, 2013

To meet the long-term investment needs of the infrastructure sector, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), a Government Of India company has launched its first Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs) which will try to mobilize funds funds from sectors like insurance and pension funds as these ..

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Fact Box: India far behind in cyber security compared to US and China

June 23, 2013

Despite being world-known as an Information Technology superpower, India, lags far behind when it comes to official cyber security workforce which comprises a mere 556 experts deployed in various government agencies. If we compare the figures with China, the US ..

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Amol Rajan: U.K.’s first non-white editor

June 23, 2013

Amol Rajan, a Kolkata-born journalist, has created history by becoming the first non-white editor of a British national newspaper, The Independent. This is for the first time in the history of Fleet Street which has been a dominance of whites at top posts. Mr. Rajan moved to Britain ..

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TRAI to suggest ways for corporate control of media

June 22, 2013

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will recommend the setting up of an ‘institutional buffer between corporate owners and newspaper management’ to the government. TRAI, which is also the regulator for the broadcasting industry, will also opine ways to curb cross-media ownership ..

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U.S. announces stimulus withdrawal, Rupee and Sensex plummet

June 22, 2013

In an announcement which created waves in global stock markets, U.S. Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke announced a gradual withdrawal of the extraordinary monetary stimulus programme, which ensured very low interest rates in America but simultaneously released very large sums of money, ..

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