Page-18 of Current Affairs - October, 2013

N Srinivasan re-elected BCCI president

October 2, 2013

Narayanaswamy Srinivasan has been re-elected as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a third term. However he will not take charge immediately because of a Supreme Court directive who had restrained Srinivasan from ..

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Rahul Dravid is brand ambassador for National Tobacco Control Campaign

October 2, 2013

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare named former Indian cricket team captain Rahul Dravid as the brand ambassador for its National Tobacco Control Campaign. The national anti-tobacco control campaign pursues the goal of World Health Assembly which 30% relative ..

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NGT bans digging of earth across the country

October 2, 2013

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned digging of earth across India for making bricks and roads without prior environment clearance. It directed the Chief Secretaries of all states and union territories to ensure that its interim order is implemented. ..

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‘110 201’: Supreme Court gets country’s first customized pin code

October 2, 2013

The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, allotted a ‘Customized Pin Code’ to the Supreme Court of India. The Pin Code allotted to the Supreme Court is ‘110 201’. What is a PIN code and how is ..

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India to commission its first strategic oil storage by January 2014

October 2, 2013

In an effort to shield itself from supply disruptions, India is building strategic oil storage facility. The first such storage facility is expected to be commissioned in January 2014 at Vishakhapatnam. The facilities are being built by state owned firm ..

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Google updates its search engine with 'Hummingbird'

October 2, 2013

Google has modified its Internet search engine to give better answers to the increasingly complex queries posed by Web surfers. The change has come as part of an update called “Hummingbird” that Google Inc. has gradually rolled out in the ..

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Anna Hazare receives Allard Prize for International Integrity

October 2, 2013

Indian social activist Anna Hazare has been honored with the inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity conferred by the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law at a function held in Vancouver, Canada. The Allard Prize is one of the ..

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Government notifies GAAR

October 2, 2013

The Union government of India notified GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules). It is aimed at curbing tax avoidance by investors routing their funds through tax havens. GAAR will come into force from April 1, 2016. It will be applicable to ..

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