Page-16 of Current Affairs - October, 2014

Nobel Peace Prize 2014

October 11, 2014

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their “struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” The Committee specifically pointed ..

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World Bank Launches Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF)

October 11, 2014

The World Bank (WB) has launched the GIF to specifically cater to the infrastructure needs of the emerging economies and developing countries. The GIF will channel money towards bankable infrastructure project in such countries. GIF also places importance on sustainable ..

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Government sets up 'Japan Plus' team

October 11, 2014

India has set up a ‘Japan Plus’ management team to follow through on the $35 bn that Japan has promised to invest in India over a span of five years via PPP and overseas development assistance. This is a follow ..

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Nobel Prize Literature 2014

October 11, 2014

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2014 has been awarded to the French author, Patrick Modiano, “for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation”. The last ..

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Central Government defers countrywide roll out of National Food Security Act for six months

October 11, 2014

The Centre has deferred the rollout of the National Food Security Act for the second time in a year. The deadline of October 2014 has been extended for another six months Background The National Food Security Act was passed in ..

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Mark Zuckerberg visits India-stresses connectivity for whole world

October 11, 2014

Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is in New Delhi on a two day visit to India. He will launch the global internet project, Internet.org in Delhi. While in India, Zuckerberg met PM Modi and later spoke of  Digital ..

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Andhra Pradesh & Odisha get ready for “Hudhud”

October 11, 2014

Cyclone Hudhud is expected to make landfall near Vishakapatnam on October 12 according to the IMD (Indian Meteorological Department). The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has put its battalions in TN, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar on high ..

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Five Haryana Janhit Congress MLA's disqualified

October 11, 2014

The Punjab and Haryana disqualified the merger of five Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) MLAs with the Congress in accordance with the anti-defection law. The MLAs in question are Satpal Sangwan, Vinod Bhyana, Rao Narender Singh, Zile Ram Chochra and Dharam ..

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