Page-5 of Current Affairs - September, 2013

'The Good Road' is India's entry for Oscar

September 24, 2013

The selection panel appointed Film Federation of India (FFI) has chosen filmmaker Gyan Correa’s Gujarati film “The Good Road” as India’s entry for the best foreign film category at the Academy Awards 2013. It is the first Gujarati film to have ..

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Impasse over RBI's 80:20 gold import scheme ends

September 24, 2013

The government cleared the confusion that was going between the Customs Department and gold importers regarding the RBI’s 80:20 scheme which was introduced in July 2013. What is 80:20 scheme of RBI? Under this scheme, the importers are directed to ..

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Russia offers India to joint venture in defence manufacturing

September 24, 2013

Russia proposed to build manufacturing units in India to undertake co-production of defence equipment and also agreed to set up two major projects in a joint venture for manufacturing civil choppers and aircraft. Both nations agreed on collaboration to jointly ..

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Union Cabinet approves draft policy for early childhood care and education

September 24, 2013

Union Cabinet approved the draft policy of the National Early Childhood Care and Education (NECCE) which envisages for establishing guidelines for the standardisation of teaching and learning aids, trained manpower, sanitation and hygiene norms etc. in play schools and day ..

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CCEA nod to establish Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in Hyderabad

September 23, 2013

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given nod to the set up of Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR): The project dedicated Information Technology and Electronic Hardware manufacturing will be spanned over ..

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Indian Team reserves berth Wrestling World Cup for the first time

September 23, 2013

With India finishing 6th in the men’s freestyle at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, it also reserved its maiden Wrestling World Cup berth. India qualified for the big event by finishing sixth behind Iran, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and the ..

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Tata-Singapore new company to be named as ‘Tata SIA Airlines Limited’

September 23, 2013

Tata group initiated the process of incorporating a new company for its proposed aviation venture with Singapore Airlines as it sought to register this entity as ‘Tata SIA Airlines Limited’. Tata took the first step by filing an application for ..

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Jawaid Akhtar is the Chairperson of International Coffee Council

September 23, 2013

Jawaid Akhtar, the Chairman of Coffee Board of India, has been elected as the Chairperson of the International Coffee Council. What is International Coffee Organization (ICO) Some key points about ICO: Established in 1963 in London. Initiated in collaboration with ..

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