Page-5 of Current Affairs - May, 2014

DRDO successfully test-fired Akash supersonic missiles

May 28, 2014

Akash air defence missiles were test-fired successfully by Defence Research and Developmet Organization (DRDO) off the coast of Balasore in Odisha. Three Akash missiles were fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur (Odisha), on tow body target of ..

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CCI approves purchase of 50% stake of Tata’s Trent Hypermarket by Tesco

May 28, 2014

The Competition Commission India (CCI) approved British retail giant Tesco’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Tata Group firm Trent Hypermarket, the first Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) transaction in multi-brand retail since the sector was opened up in 2012. As ..

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Punjab approves mega food park in Ludhiana

May 28, 2014

Punjab government gave in-principle approval for establishing a Rs. 150-crore mega food park at Ladowal in Ludhiana to promote food processing industry in the state. The Central Government’s scheme of Mega Food Park, which aims at providing a mechanism to ..

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RhoDIS: DNA-based tool to probe poaching

May 28, 2014

Assam government is considering introducing RhoDIS (Rhino DNA Indexing System), a DNA-based forensic tool to probe and prosecute suspects involved cases of rhino poaching. The tool will be used in the collection of each individual rhino’s unique DNA profile and ..

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Mauritius to provide India automatic exchange of tax information

May 28, 2014

In a step taken to address India’s concerns about Mauritius being used for money laundering activities, the island nation has decided to provide automatic exchange of tax related information with India. India and Mauritius have also agreed upon to have ..

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Vineet Taneja to be Micromax CEO

May 27, 2014

Gurgaon based mobile-maker Micromax has appointed Samsung India’s former mobile and IT business chief Vineet Taneja as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Micromax, the country’s second largest smartphone player, hopes the step will help it further strengthen its position ..

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TGCN: Newly created graphene-type material

May 27, 2014

Scientists have created a new material- ‘Triazine-based Graphitic Carbon Nitride‘ (TGCN) similar to Graphene, which has the potential to improve transistors used in electronic devices. Though TGCN was predicted theoretically in 1996, but this is the first time that it ..

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Ranchis’ Kanke Dam endangered by waste

May 27, 2014

Ranchi’s key water reservoir Kanke Dam — that hitherto provided water to thousands of houses located around it has been receiving waste emanating from human activities concentrated around its periphery which has become a threat of extinction to the water ..

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