Page-2 of Current Affairs - November, 2013

'Operation Oliver' to conserve vulnerable turtles

November 27, 2013

The Coast Guard in Odisha has launched ‘Operation Oliver’ as part of its annual mission to ensure the safe mid-sea visit of breeding Olive Ridley sea turtles in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary area of the State. The operation is being conducted ..

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RBI extends infrastructure sector lending sub-category to include hotels and convention centres

November 27, 2013

As per a notification released by the Reserve Bank of India, the definition of infrastructure lending has been extended to include hotels with project costing more than Rs. 200 crore anywhere in India and of any star rating as well as convention ..

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“Selfie”: Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year 2013

November 27, 2013

The word “selfie” has been recognized by the Oxford Dictionaries as the Word of the Year 2013. As per Oxford Dictionaries’ language research, use of the word, has surged 17,000% since this time last year – when “GIF” was conferred the ..

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RBI’s special dollar swap facility receives over $25 billion

November 27, 2013

According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), over $25 billion has been collected from special concessional swap windows for deposits by non-resident Indians and overseas foreign currency borrowings by banks. The swap windows for Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) FCNR (B) ..

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RBI to launch CPI-indexed IIBs

November 27, 2013

The Reserve Bank of India will launch CPI-indexed Inflation Indexed Bonds (IIBs) aimed at protecting the savings of retail investors from the impact of inflation by the end of December 2013. According to RBI Deputy Governor H R Khan the ..

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Unique Identity Numbers to hospitals: IRDA

November 27, 2013

With a view to aid in identifying hospitals and gathering information regarding various charges imposed by them on different medical procedures, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has begun a process to provide unique identity numbers to hospitals. IRDA ..

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Toll free number '1037' for registering telecom complaints coming soon: DoT

November 27, 2013

A new toll free telecom consumer grievances helpline with a special number ‘1037’ will soon be made available to subscribers across the country to register their telecom related complaints. At present, a subscriber has to call customer care centre of ..

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Breakthrough deal at Iran and P5+1 nuclear talks

November 25, 2013

A key breakthrough deal has been clinched at Iran and P5+1 group of nations negotiations aimed to curb Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for limited sanctions relief. The Chief Negotiator for the P5+1 nations, Catherine Marie Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarief inked ..

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