Page-14 of Current Affairs - March, 2013

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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Bangaladeh confers Liberation War Honour on Pranab Mukherjee

March 8, 2013

Bangladesh has extended his gratitude by conferring Liberation War Honor Award on Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, for his "outstanding contribution" to the 1971 war even as the country sees a massive youth-led uprising for "justice" for those who died in ..

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Finance Ministry clears AirAsia-Tata proposal

March 8, 2013

The Finance Ministry has cleared the proposal of Malaysian budget airline AirAsia’s proposal to launch an airline in India with Tata Sons. To know more: Click Here

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