Page-14 of Current Affairs - September, 2013

Quadricycle to hit country’s roads from Oct 2013

September 11, 2013

The government has issued a draft notification that intends to classify the quadricycle as a commercial vehicle under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules. It will facilitate introduction of quadricycle to Indian roads. What is a Quadricycle? Quadricycle is a four-wheeled ..

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Serena Williams wins US Open 2013

September 11, 2013

World no.1 Serena Williams conquered her fifth US Open title by defeating second ranked Victoria Azarenka to clinch her 17th career Grand Slam crown. Serena became the oldest Open Era women’s winner in US Open history, 293 days older than Margaret Court when ..

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Mamnoon Hussain sworn in as Pakistan President

September 11, 2013

India-born Mamnoon Hussain sworn in as the 12th President of Pakistan. He was administered  the oath by Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. Hussain, born in Agra, India, is also a textile businessman. He tenured as the Governor of Sindh for a very short period when ..

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Civil servants to get medical treatment expenses incurred abroad

September 11, 2013

As per the new norms by Ministry of Personnel, a member of All India Services — Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) — can also be airlifted outside the state in cases of a medical ..

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OMCs seek compensation in case of loss through RBI’s currency swap window

September 11, 2013

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are not content with RBI’s currency swap facility through which it sells and buys dollars from OMCs as part of its measures to control the rupee decline. Though the rupee has gained some stability but the ..

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Bihar, UP to be key contributor to workforce of the future: Census

September 11, 2013

As per the Census data, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar with their highest under-14 child population will be the major contributor to the workforce, with developed States like Kerala and Tamil Nadu reaching or already crossed their peaks. The census shows ..

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NASA launches LADEE probe to study lunar atmosphere

September 9, 2013

NASA launched a robotic explorer LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) into space from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia. About LADEE spacecraft: LADEE is Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer or LADEE. Cost: $280 million Launching Site:  Mid-Atlantic Regional ..

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Indian scientists detect endogenous water on the Moon

September 9, 2013

In a latest development in the field of science, Indian scientists from the Space Applications Centre (SAC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Ahmedabad have found evidence of water of volcanic origin. Unlike previous findings indicating the presence ..

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