Page-15 of Current Affairs - October, 2014

DIPP clears 33 defence proposals

October 9, 2014

A meeting of the Licensing Committee of the DIPP has cleared 33 pending defense deals, some of which have been languishing with the DIPP for yeards. The defence proposals were by Reliance Aerospace, Bharat Forge, Mahindra Telephonic Integrated Systems Ltd, ..

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High Court denies Bail to Jayalalitha, to approach Supreme Court

October 8, 2014

The High Court of Karnataka has denied bail to Jayalalitha in the disproportionate assets case. The Special Public Prosecutor raised no objection to granting of bail to Jayalalitha. The lawyer for the defense, Ram Jethmalani, argued vehemently for the release ..

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Heavy firing and shelling continues on Indo-Pak Border

October 8, 2014

Unprovoked heavy firing and shelling across the 192 km Indo-Pak border shows no signs of abating, with the political and military set-up in both countries showing no willingness to compromise. Pakistani Rangers targeted 40 border out posts and 25 border ..

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Eid-al-Adha celebrated across the world, Hajj concludes

October 8, 2014

Eid-al-Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice is a festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide as two million Muslims performed the last ritual to conclude Hajj. Eid-al-Adha This festival is celebrated to commemorate Abraham’s willingness to offer his promised son as ..

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to become first sitting President to appear at ICC

October 8, 2014

Kenyan President Kenyatta has confirmed his appearance at The Hague, Netherlands on October 8 to respond to multiple charges against him at the ICC (International Criminal Court). Resignation In an unprecedented move, Kenyatta has invoked a hitherto unused article of ..

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Typhoon Phanfone slams into Japan  

October 8, 2014

Typhoon Phanfone made landfall near the city of Hamamatsu in Japan. Many parts of Japan faced torrential rain, with some areas receiving a month’s worth of rainfall  in a matter of minutes. As many as 600 domestic flights and 19 ..

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Government to establish virology diagnostic labs in 120 districts

October 8, 2014

Central Government has recently announced that State-of-the-art virology diagnostic laboratories will be operational in 120 districts by 2015. Need for virology labs The outbreak of the swine flu epidemic in 2009 exposed the lack of infrastructure and preparedness in India. ..

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Nobel Prize Medicine winners 2014

October 8, 2014

John O’Keefe and Norwegian couple May-Britt and Edvard Moser have won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine for their work which has led to discovering the brain’s internal positioning system. About Nobel Prize in Medicine The Nobel award for medicine ..

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22nd anniversary of Rapid Action Force (RAF) celebrated

October 8, 2014

The 22nd Formation Day of RAF was celebrated on 7 October with all the senior CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) dignitaries present. It was announced at the Formation Day celebrations that five more battalions of RAF will be set up. ..

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CISF launches Operation Kali in Delhi Metro for better protection of women commuters

October 8, 2014

The paramilitary CISF which has the responsibility of securing the Delhi Metro Network has launched ‘Operation Kali’ to better protect women using the metro especially in the ladies compartments. CISF has deployed 5,000 men and women personnel for securing the ..

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