Page-15 of Current Affairs - September, 2013

Land Acquisition Bill passed in Lok Sabha

September 1, 2013

The Lok Sabha passed the long-awaited Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill which seeks to replace the archaic land acquisition law dating back to 1894.  The government cleared the air on the reservations from some States against some provisions in ..

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Moody’s thumbs down to Food Security Bill

September 1, 2013

Rating agency Moody’s has given a thumbs down to the Food Security Bill saying the measure is credit negative as it would wane government finances and make an bad impact on the macroeconomic situation. Why did Moody’s weigh the Food ..

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CCEA gives nod to TUFS for 12th Plan

September 1, 2013

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave nod  for the implementation and continuation of Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) during the 12th Plan period with a focus on powerlooms with a total outlay of Rs.11,900 crore. What is the ..

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"HIP 102152": Scientists discover Sun's twin

September 1, 2013

An 8.2-billion-year-old twin of the Sun has been discovered by the astronomers. Astronomers in Brazil used ESO’s Very Large Telescope to locate the star HIP 102152 located 250 light-years away. It is very similar to the Sun- except that it ..

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Current Affairs: Top Headlines for September 1, 2013

September 1, 2013

Curiosity to take pictures of solar eclipse Mars rover Curiosity took pictures of the planet’s moon, Phobos, eclipsing the sun. NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on the red planet in August 2012 for a 2-year mission to study if the planet similar ..

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Melbourne tops the list of livable cities in world

September 1, 2013

According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Australian city of Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world while conflict battered Syria‘s capital Damascus is the least liveable city. The survey also lists Karachi and Dhaka among the least liveable cities. Top ..

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