Page-2 of Current Affairs - October, 2013

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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World Bank to provide India $360 million credit for Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project

October 29, 2013

Government of India inked a pact with the World Bank for credit of $360 million for the development of second phase of Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project. The objectives of the project are : To support the State in capacity ..

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Shahrukh Khan is Goodwill Ambassador for South Korea

October 27, 2013

Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for South Korea. He has been appointed as the public diplomat as well as an ambassador of India’s soft power. As a Goodwill Ambassador he will visit South Korea before the maiden visit ..

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Plastic Park sanctioned for Odisha

October 27, 2013

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers – Government of India approved for establishing a Plastic Park at Siju Village, Kujanga Tehsil of Jagatsinghpur District in Odisha. In this direction, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) called Paradeep Plastic Park Limited would be set up for funding ..

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Russian Parliament approves Anti-Terror Bill

October 27, 2013

In a move which aims to make terrorism punishment in Russia more sever, the lower house of the country’s Parliament, Duma passed a new Anti-Terror Bill which makes punishment for terrorism more harsh and also holds terrorists’ relatives liable to ..

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