Page-5 of Current Affairs - October, 2013

Indo-Bangladesh extradition treaty comes into effect

October 25, 2013

The India and Bangladesh extradition treaty came into effect with the handing over of the instruments of ratification. The treaty was signed in January 2013. How would Indo-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty help? With the treaty coming into effect, both the nations ..

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Govt monitoring top 30 NPA accounts of banks: Finance Minister

October 24, 2013

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram held that the government was keeping a close watch on the top 30 Non-Performing Assets (NPA) accounts of big borrowers (with loans of over Rs.1 crore) in each public sector bank, and asked the lenders to ..

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More transparency expected from China with Trans-border River Agreement in place

October 24, 2013

In another major confidence building measure between India and China, both nations inked Trans-Border River Agreement (TBRA). The pact extends a previous MoU to provide hydrological date in the flood season to cover a longer time period. Unlike the current ..

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Finally Suu Kyi receives 1990 Sakharov prize

October 24, 2013

Myanmar’s pro-democracy activist and parliamentarian Aung San Suu Kyi finally collected the EU democracy prize that had been awarded 23 years ago while she was under house arrest. The Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, named after Soviet dissident Andrei ..

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ONGC Videsh Ltd bags two oil blocks in Myanmar

October 24, 2013

ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, won two oil blocks in Myanmar in Onshore Blocks Second Bidding Round-2013. As per the list of winners released by the Myanmar’s Energy Ministry, OVL won ..

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First known tilted planetary system discovered by NASA

October 24, 2013

The US space agency NASA’s Kepler space telescope discovered the first known tilted planetary system in the Space which is angled 45 degrees to the line of sight from Earth. The planetary system features two inner planets and one outer ..

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'State Govts can’t order suspension of films': Justice Mukul Mudgal on draft Cinematograph Bill 2013

October 24, 2013

The Empowered Committee on film certification chaired by Justice Mukul Mudgal has mandated that no State government can order the suspension of a film. As per the draft Cinematograph Bill, 2013 which suggest changes in the Cinematograph Act 1952: Only ..

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First Genesis Prize "Jewish Nobel Prize" to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg

October 24, 2013

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has been selected for the inaugural Genesis Prize – an award popularly dubbed the Jewish Nobel Prize given by the Government of Israel. Bloomberg has been chosen for the award in recognition to ..

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