Page-14 of Current Affairs - November, 2013

Nature of CSR spending rests with company’s board: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

November 6, 2013

Union Minister for Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot clarified that, while the new Companies Act, 2013, stipulates the portion of profits that companies must spend on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) every year, they have the freedom to choose the specific activities ..

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Bangladesh allows commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal

November 5, 2013

The Government of Bangladesh has given nod to the commercial cultivation of transgenic Bt brinjal, making it the first South Asian country to cultivate the genetically modified food crop. As per Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), the government has approved ..

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Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) gets nod from CCEA

November 5, 2013

The new Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) aimed at addressing the environmental concerns faced by textiles units has been given approval by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). What is IPDS? Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) is a government sponsored scheme ..

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Exercise caution while accepting PIL challenging public appointments: Supreme Court to HCs

November 5, 2013

The Supreme Court clarified that the jurisdiction of the High Court while issuing a writ of quo warranto  is a limited one and can be issued only when the person holding the public office lacks the eligibility criteria or when the ..

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India’s Mangalyaan blasts off for 300-day odyssey to Red Planet

November 5, 2013

India’s ambitious Mars mission, orbiter Mangalyaan lifted off into space from Sriharikota spaceport, starting its 300-day voyage to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere. The 350-tonne rocket carrying the 1,340-kg spacecraft was launched from the space facility on November 5, 2013 ..

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"Malabar": India-US naval field training exercise to start

November 4, 2013

India and the US to start their next round of “Malabar” naval war-games in the Bay of Bengal on November 5, 2013. The exercise will be held from November 5, 2013 till November 11, 2013. The US Navy will deploy ..

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"Hand in hand" – Joint military exercises between Indian and China to start in China

November 4, 2013

Armies of India and China are all set to hold their 3rd joint military exercise in China. 150-member Indian contingent arrived in Chengdu city (China) to take part in anti-terrorism drills. The 10-day exercise has been code named “hand in ..

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Indian born Pakistani folk singer Reshma passes away

November 4, 2013

Singer of hit songs like ‘Dama Dam Mast Kalandar’ and ‘Lambi Judai’, the legendary India born Pakistani folk singer Reshma passed away. Reshma was born in 1947 in Bikaner (Rajasthan, India) in a Banjara (Gypsy) family. Her tribe migrated to Pakistan ..

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