Page-11 of Current Affairs - March, 2013

RBI chief rules out a revision in inflation goal

March 11, 2013

The RBI Governor D. Subbarao has ruled out any revision in its inflation goal while addressing a meeting over the subject “Is there a new normal for inflation?” Mr. Subbarao asserted that: Much of Indian Economy’s inflation is driven by ..

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Delhi court frames Irom Sharmila under attempt to suicide

March 10, 2013

A Delhi Court has framed the charges of attempting to suicide against social activist Irom Sharmila. Who is Irom Sharmila? Irom Sharmila who is also known by his sobriquet ‘Iron Lady of Manipur’, is a social activist who is protesting ..

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RBI relaxes norms for ECBs

March 10, 2013

As per RBIs new relaxations to External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) norms, corporates would be able to access ECBs for raising funds from companies which are under investigation by assorted law-enforcing authorities. Currently, such companies are not allowed to access ECB ..

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Union govt approves Export of Additional 5 Million Tonnes of Wheat

March 10, 2013

The Union Government approved export of extra 5 million tonnes of Wheat in its stocks. The additional quantity of 5 million tonnes of wheat shall be exported by the private traders. It was also decided that the public sector trading ..

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Our closest neighboring galaxy is 163,000 light years away

March 10, 2013

It is for the first time that scientist have accurately calculated the distance to our nearest galaxy known as Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) located at 163,000 light years away or 49.97 kiloparsecs. The LMC is a dwarf galaxy and it ..

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Outstanding parliamentarian award to Jaitley, Karan Singh, Sharad Yadav

March 10, 2013

The Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG) has approved Outstanding Parliamentarian Award to three leaders viz. BJP leader Arun Jaitley, Congress MP Karan Singh and JD(U) MP Sharad Yadav for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. The IPG had instituted the ..

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‘Electronics Project Proposal System (e-PPS) launched by Ministry of Communication and IT

March 8, 2013

The Ministry of Communications and IT has launched the `Electronics Project Proposal System (e-PPS), developed by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, through the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). What is e-PPS? The Electronic Project Proposal System ..

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Mukul Sangma once again becomes CM of Meghalaya

March 8, 2013

Mukul Manda Sangma of Congress party has sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the second consecutive time.

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Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu visits India

March 8, 2013

Nobel laureate and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who is also regarded as South Africa Moral Conscience, made a visit to Kochi in India and expressed his gratitude for our freedom heroes. Who is Desmond Tutu? To know: Click Here

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SEBI to review insider trading norms through a committee

March 8, 2013

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formed a panel under the chairmanship of former chief justice of Karnataka High Court Justice N. K. Sodhi to review insider trading norms to curb the menace of insider trading. ..

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