Page-13 of Current Affairs - November, 2013

India’s first masterchef and food author Tarla Dalal passed away

November 7, 2013

India’s first renowned masterchef and food writer, Tarla Dalal (77) passed away at her residence in Mumbai. Tarla Dalal Tarla Dalal was born and brought up in Pune. She contributed immensely to the culinary domain leaving behind a legacy of over ..

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UK offers 'VIP visas' for top business executives

November 7, 2013

The UK Government has launched a new VIP visa system for international business leaders with the objective to make it expeditious and easier for them to organise entry to the UK. The new VIP visa system, announced as the “Great” ..

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Global billionaire population reaches 2,170 billionaires; Asia fastest-growing region

November 7, 2013

According to the Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2013, Asia has recorded the largest increase in its billionaires club in the world adding 18 new billionaires in 2013, making it the fastest-growing region. The study was centred solely on persons with a net ..

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Indian Navy inducts first fully indigenous Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers

November 7, 2013

Indian Navy inducted the first fully indigenous Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited at INS Dega in Vishakhapatnam. About Hawk AJT Hawk AJT is a dual seat multi-purpose aircraft powered by a single Rolls Royce Adour ..

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RBI permits foreign banks' subsidiary to acquire private banks

November 7, 2013

As per the guidelines released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (WOS) of foreign banks are allowed to acquire domestic private sector banks as well as open branches anywhere in the country. In addition, as per the ..

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HRD Ministry gives nod to set up IIT, IIM, 3 central varsities in Seemandhra

November 6, 2013

The HRD ministry has given its nod to establish an IIT, an IIM and 3 central universities among other institutes for the region. The decision would be placed before the GoM for consideration. The ministry has also cleared an IISER ..

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Mars nerve centre moves to ISTRAC

November 6, 2013

After putting the India’s maiden spacecraft to Mars into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the nerve centre of the ongoing Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has been shifted to the Bangalore-based tracking centre,ISTRAC (ISRO ..

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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 to be held in New Delhi

November 6, 2013

As per the announcement by Ministry for Overseas Indian Affairs, New Delhi will host the 12th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held from January 7 to January 9, 2014. The theme of the event is – Engaging Diaspora – Connecting across Generations– with a special focus ..

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