Page-3 of Current Affairs - October, 2013

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

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

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

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

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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Govt of Venezuela sets up Vice Ministry of Supreme Social Happiness

The government of Venezuela set up Vice Ministry of Supreme Social Happiness to tackle sadness in the people of the country. The focal role of the agency will be to coordinate all anti-poverty missions initiated by the late President Hugo ..

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Odisha imposes fishing ban to protect nests of endagered Olive Ridley sea turtles

The Odisha Government has imposed a seven-month fishing ban within 20 km from the river mouths of Dhamara, Devi and Rusikulya in Gamjam district for safeguard nests of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles. The ban prohibits motor boats, trawlers and mechanised ..

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President order to set up separate development board for Hyderabad-Karnataka Region

President of India Pranab Mukherjee issued “State of Karnataka (Special Responsibility of Governor for Karnataka-Hyderabad Region) Order, 2013”, allowing the Karnataka Governor to set up a separate development board for the Hyderabad-Karnataka region under Article 371 J of the Constitution. The region ..

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GoM discards proposal to impose duty on cotton exports

The Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, rejected the proposal of the Textile Ministry to impose a 10% duty on overseas sales of cotton beyond the declared exportable surplus limit. As per the GoM, there should ..

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