Page-9 of Current Affairs - March, 2013

Fact Box: CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)

March 17, 2013

CITES concludes, eight nations escape sanctions The 16th meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), concluded in Bangkok, Thailand, after granting better protection to hundreds of threatened animal and plant species. The ..

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India, UK ink pact to encourage S&T research

March 17, 2013

As per an agreement signed between India and the UK, both countries will to launch a joint programme to boost industry in the two nations to work together towards commercialization of research findings in a range of key areas, including ..

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Fact Box: Fire Ice – (Methane hydrate / Methane clathrate)

March 17, 2013

Japan unfolds the mystery of ‘Fire ice’ Japan has successfully developed new technology for extracting methane gas from a previously untapped off-shore fossil fuel resource that has been dubbed ‘fire ice’. Japan has invested several hundred million pounds in developing ..

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DRDO computers hacked – Chinese hackers suspected

March 17, 2013

As per reports, the computers of highly-sensitive Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) have been hacked. Chinese hackers are being suspected behind the hackings. Such incidents have also occurred in the past and the Defence Ministry has taken several steps ..

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North Korea ends war armistice

March 17, 2013

North Korea has confirmed the end of the 60-year-old armistice signed after the end of the Korean War, and warned of “merciless” military retaliation against its enemies. The North has annulled the 1953 armistice in protest over joint South Korea-US ..

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RBI to introduce Rs 10 plastic notes in 5 cities

March 17, 2013

Government and the RBI have decided to launch one billion pieces of Rs 10 bank notes made of plastic on a field trial basis in 5 cities viz. Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Bhubhaneswar and Shimla. Why this measure? Primary goal of ..

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New editor of TIME International – Bobby Ghosh

March 16, 2013

Famous Indian journalist Bobby Ghosh has been made the the new editor of TIME International.Bobby joined TIME in 1998 after doing journalism in India. He is the first non-American to be named World Editor in TIME’s more than 80 years.

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President of ADB Mr. Kuroda become Governor of Central Bank of Japan

March 16, 2013

Japan’s Parliament approved Haruhiko Kuroda, a Finance Ministry veteran to become the Governor of the Central Bank of Japan. Mr. Kuroda will try to make efforts to break the world’s third-largest economy out of its long bout of deflation. Mr. ..

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