Page-4 of Current Affairs - November, 2013

Justice A.P.Shah appointed Chairman of Law Commission of India

November 23, 2013

Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has been appointed as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India . He has taken charge of the position vacated by the resignation of Justice D K Jain, who was appointed as the ..

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Sukhoi-30 chosen to mount BrahMos: IAF

November 23, 2013

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to make its deep penetration Sukhoi-30 fighter jets a platform to mount the air version of supersonic BrahMos missiles, whose first test-launch will be conducted by the end of 2014. Sukhoi-30 is being ..

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Still some time for 'Voice Over LTE' technology to arrive in India

November 23, 2013

‘Voice Over LTE’ technology, which will soon be deployed in USA shortly by some of the mobile companies, has still some time to yet arrive in India. Indian operators in due course will adopt the 4G LTE standard which will improve ..

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Magnus Carlsen – New King of Chess

November 23, 2013

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen ended 5 times title-holder Viswanathan Anand’s reign as the world champion. Magnus Carlsen took the crown after a hard-fought draw in the 10th game of the World Chess Championship match. This was the first time in 8 world championship matches ..

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India, Vietnam sign eight agreements

November 22, 2013

India and Vietnam signed eight agreements, including one for oil and gas exploration in the seas off Vietnam that includes the South China Sea as visiting Vietnamese Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held ..

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Provide loans to women SHGs at 7%: RBI to banks

November 22, 2013

The RBI has directed Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to give loans to women Self Help Groups (SHGs) at a rate of 7% per annum so as to provide them the benefit of interest rate subvention scheme under the Swarnajayanti Gram ..

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NASA discovers granite on Mars

November 22, 2013

As per a research team from the US space agency NASA, granite – an igneous rock common on Earth— could be found in abundance on Mars. The research backed by the NASA Mars Data Analysis Program strengthens the evidence for granite ..

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Mars refreshes asteroids: Scientists

November 22, 2013

Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found that Mars causes “refreshing” of some near-Earth asteroids, causing the space rocks to appear redder than meteorites. What is “refreshing” in terms of asteroids? Scientists have long been puzzled over why ..

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