Page-9 of Current Affairs - September, 2013
Government to aid textile start-ups via equity fund model
Considering the huge export potential of some areas like textile, leather and toys, Government is planning to fund and provide workspace to start-ups in these sectors. The project will be tested in the textile sector where space will be provided ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2013
Voyager 1 crosses Solar System, enters interstellar space
Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to cross the Solar System and enter into interstellar space on August 25, 2012. The space probe is at a distance of more than 19 billion km from the Sun. What is Voyager ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Nina Davuluri : First Indian American to become Miss America
Nina Davuluri has become the first winner of the Miss America 2014 from an Indian background. Previously, she won Miss New York 2013. Nina Davuluri was born in Syracuse, New York to Telugu parents of Hindu faith. Her mother Sheila Ranjani, software engineer, and father Davuluri ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Patna to build a Science City: Nitish Kumar
With an aim to nurture scientific temper among children, the Bihar government has decided to build a ‘Science City’ with state-of-the-art technology. The Science City would cost Rs. 500 crore and is proposed to be built on 15 acres of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Apex court backs government’s decision to charge deregulated diesel prices to bulk oil buyersC
The government’s decision to charge market prices for diesel sold to bulk buyers such as defence, railways and transport corporations has been endorsed by the Supreme Court. The decision had been stayed by some courts after transport corporations challenged it. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2013
Governmet sanctions 158 'Eklavya Model Residential Schools' for ST students
Govt. of India has approved a total of 158 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) for Tribal students out of grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India in 23 states out of which 111 schools have become fully functional ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2013
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Researchers develop world’s first self-healing polymer
The researchers, from the CIDETEC Centre for Electrochemical Technologies in San Sebastian, Spain have created the world’s first self-healing polymer that spontaneously and independently repairs itself without any intervention. How does the self-healing polymer work? The scientists developed the self-healing ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Govt. establishing INOIC : India’s sovereign wealth fund
The Government of India is establishing a company —India Overseas Investment Corporation (INOIC) — under the Ministry of Finance similar to a sovereign wealth fund to impart financial power for securing access to overseas natural resources. What is INOIC? India Overseas Investment Corporation (INOIC) ..