Page-12 of Current Affairs - September, 2013

Oil production kicks off in Kashagan, world's largest oil field outside the Middle East

September 14, 2013

World’s largest oil field outside the Middle East- Kashagan field in Kazakhstan started production of crude. Although the starting production is just 26,000 barrels a day, the reservoir promises about 1.5 million barrels of oil a day to global output ..

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Obama nominates person of Indian origin to key post

September 14, 2013

US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Puneet Talwar as assistant secretary of state for political military affairs. Talwar has served Obama’s top advisor on the Middle East region for over four years.  He is the second Indian-American to be nominated as the assistant ..

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ATMs, PoS machines to scan UID biometrics

September 14, 2013

The RBI is understood to be preparing a directive for banks to introduce additional facilities in all new credit card swipe (Point of Sales, or PoS) machines and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) for providing a mechanism for Aadhaar authentication using ..

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UNCTAD forecasts India's growth at 5.2% in 2013

September 14, 2013

As per the Trade and Development Report 2013 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Indian economy is likely to grow at 5.2% in 2013 calendar year on account of rising domestic demand. UNCTAD’s India growth ..

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Government sets up mechanism to prevent wastage of foodgrain

September 14, 2013

The government has set up a detailed mechanism to ensure procurement of good quality foodgrain, its safe storage, transportation and distribution in order to prevent wastage of foodgrain. Some key points in the mechanism to prevent wastage of foodgrain: The ..

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IONS workshop in Mumbai to analyze security aspects in IOR

September 14, 2013

The IONS Operational Seminar and Preparatory Workshop – 2013 was hosted by the Western Naval Command at Mumbai on the theme, ‘Roles and Expectations of Emerging Navies in Cooperative Engagement for Peace and Stability in IOR’. The seminar was attended ..

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Indian regains WHO-SEAR directorship after 44 years

September 14, 2013

The member nations of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Region (SEAR) have chosen Poonam Khetarpal Singh, a former Indian IAS officer, as the regional director of WHO (SEAR). It is after a gap of 44 years that an Indian has been ..

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‘Slum Free India’ mission to be launched soon

September 14, 2013

The Union government has planned to start a ‘Slum Free India’ mission with Rajiv Awas Yojana(RAY). The programme will be implemented on a mission mode during 2013-22. What is ‘Slum Free India’ mission? The ‘Slum Free India’ mission will be aimed ..

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