Page-20 of Current Affairs - October, 2013

Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake, admits Bill Gates

October 1, 2013

Bill Gates, billionaire and co-founder of Microsoft, has admitted for the first time that using the key combination of Control-Alt-Delete to log into a PC was a mistake. The awkward combination which is also known as “three-finger salute” has been ..

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Apex court: Citizens have right to cast negative vote

October 1, 2013

Conferring the right to cast negative vote, the Supreme Court of India in a judgment held that citizens have the right to reject all candidates contesting an election. The apex court also directed the Election Commission of India to provide none ..

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Sri Srinivasan becomes Judge of US Court

October 1, 2013

Sri Srinivasan was sworn in as judge of the US Courts of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court is the second most powerful court of the United States. Srinivasan has become the first Indian-American to be on the ..

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Bill proposed to curb unethical practices in biomedical, health research

October 1, 2013

Government has proposed Biomedical and Health Research Regulation Bill, 2013 in order to regulate biomedical and health research involving human participants, whether in conventional areas, or in new evolving specialized fields. The Bill seeks to ensure ethical research in all ..

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Randall Oliphant becomes chairman of the World Gold Council

October 1, 2013

Randall Oliphant, Executive Chairman of the Canadian gold producer New Gold Inc., has been appointed as the Chairman of the World Gold Council (WGC) . He took over the charge from Ian Tefler. What is World Gold Council (WGC)? The ..

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Nanomedicine for Blood Cancer developed

October 1, 2013

The Kochi-based Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine has developed a nano-medicine for drug-resistant blood cancer. This invention expected to significantly improve the treatment of drug-resistant Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), when used in combination with Imatinib, the standard drug for ..

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"Raijin": Australia’s most powerful super computer unveiled

October 1, 2013

Australia unveiled its most powerful super computer Raijin in Canberra. Raijin, is named after the Japanese God of thunder and rain. It development cost $ 45.2 million and will cost $ 10.85 million annually to operate. On the global scale, Raijin ..

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Centre to fund Rubber Plantation in Maoist Affected States approved

October 1, 2013

Union Government has approved a proposal of funding Rubber Plantation in over 50000 acres of land in Maoist-affected States under a special funded Central project. Why Rubber Plantation project in Maoist-affected States? The step has been taken to provide a ..

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