Page-2 of Current Affairs - October, 2013

Co-operatives against plan to convert Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) into banking correspondents

October 29, 2013

The members of co-operative societies are opposed to the ideo of converting Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) into business correspondents for District Credit Cooperative Banks as recommended by the Prakash Bakshi committee. What are Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) ? ..

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Nalanda University plan moves a step further as India inks MoUs with 7 nations

October 29, 2013

In a recent international development, India inked MoUs with seven countries towards realization of the concept of revival of Nalanda University in Bihar. The MoU was inked between India and seven other nations namely Australia, Cambodia, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, ..

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National Commission for STs presents Sixth Report on the working of safeguards for STs to the President of India

October 29, 2013

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes chaired by Dr. Rameshwar Oraon presented the Sixth Report on working of safeguard for Scheduled Tribes for 2010-11 to the President of India. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes ..

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Himachal is second state to introduce NVQF Scheme

October 29, 2013

Himachal Pradesh has become the second state after Haryana to introduce Centre’s National Vocational Education Qualitative Framework ( NVQF) Scheme. What is National Vocational Qualitative Framework ( NVQF) Scheme? NVQF Scheme is a programme being implemented by the All India ..

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India’s foreign exchange reserves up by $1.9 bn to $281 bn

October 29, 2013

As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s Forex reserves increased for a third consecutive week adding  rasing it by $1.9 billion to touch $281.12 billion on account of growth in a key component. In the previous week, the ..

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Swedish envoy unviels ‘Nobel Memorial Wall’ in Kolkata

October 29, 2013

Commemorating the centenary of legendary polymath Rabindranath Tagore (Gurudev) receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature, Swedish Ambassador Harald Sandberg inaugurated the Nobel Memorial Wall, a permanent structure set up in the Kolkata’s Esplanade Metro Railway station, where portraits of the ..

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France confers top civilian honor on Anjali Gopalan

October 29, 2013

France conferred its highest civilian award ‘Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur’ on social worker and founder of NGO Naz Foundation Anjali Gopalan for her work on transgenders and HIV positive patients. Who is Anjali Gopalan? Anjali Gopalan (56) is an ..

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Odisha to become a hub of Natural Gas business soon

October 29, 2013

A pact to establish a mega LNG terminal was inked between the State owned GAIL and Paradeep Port.  With the realization of this project, Odisha will soon be highlighted on the world map of natural gas business. Under this project, ..

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