Page-10 of Current Affairs - November, 2013

Use of licensed software can add $739 billion to India's GDP: Study

November 12, 2013

As per Global Intellectual Property Centre (GIPC), the use of licenced software can help to boost India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $739 billion. As per GIPC: The music industry alone faced an estimated total loss of $431 million in 2012 due to piracy. ..

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Supreme Court restores 9,000 trials in CBI courts

November 12, 2013

The Supreme Court held the order of the Gauhati High Court, which had questioned the legality of the formation of CBI, as erroneous and contrary to the express provisions of the constitution and DSPE Act, 1946. The apex court has ..

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India’s economy likely to become 3rd largest by 2030: Study

November 12, 2013

As per a report by Standard Chartered, Indian economy is likely to become the third largest economy by 2030 behind China and the USA. The report says that the world is in the midst of an economic “super-cycle”.  What is a Super-Cycle? A ..

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Gariela Isler of Venezuela crowned Miss Universe

November 12, 2013

Gabriela Isler(25) of Venezuela has been crowned Miss Universe 2013 at a grand finale held in Moscow, Russia. Year 2012 winner Olivia Culpo of the United States placed a diamond crown on the head of Isler. This is the third win ..

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Laser Space Communication Systems to play instrumental role in future missions: NASA

November 10, 2013

The US space agency NASA is doing intensive research to develop laser-based space communications systems which will play a major role in ensuring rapid and accurate transmission of information from spacecrafts around the solar system. Since inception of the space missions, NASA ..

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JNCASR is the institution with the ‘highest impact’: Science Citation Index

November 10, 2013

Bangalore based Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), which is celebrating its silver jubilee, has been recognized as the institution with the “highest impact” in nano science and technology, according to the Science Citation Index for 2010-11. Another institute, the Indian Institute of Science, ..

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NGT issues notice to Ministry of Environment on idol immersion

November 10, 2013

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Ministry of Environment & Forest and Ministry of Water Resources regarding immersions of idols in rivers and water bodies of the country. The notice has been issued following a petition filed ..

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U.S. food authority to ban trans fat

November 10, 2013

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to ban the heart-clogging trans fats. As per FDA, although manufacturers already have eliminated many trans fats, the average American still eats around a gram of trans fat a day eliminating which could ..

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