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‘Color-Coded Mutual Funds’: SEBI to introduce color-coded Mutual Fund products
SEBI is planning to introduce color-coded Mutual Fund (MF) products which will inform investors about the level of risk involved with the instrument. As per SEBI, healthy business models, better distribution networks and enhanced investor awareness about mutual funds could ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Obama honors Indian American Scientist
Indian American scientist Rangaswamy Srinivasan has been honored with the prestigious 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation by U.S. President Barack Obama. For more about Rangaswamy Srinivasan:Click Here
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
India Cements appoints M S Dhoni as its Vice President
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been appointed as vice-president of India Cements, a company which is headed by BCCI President N Srinivasan. India Cements are the owners of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings of which Dhoni has been the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
SEBI permits HSEL to exit
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed the erstwhile Hyderabad Stock Exchange (now Hyderabad Securities and Enterprises Limited (HSEL)) to exit as a stock exchange. HSEL has shifted the companies listed exclusively on it to the dissemination ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
RIM renamed as BlackBerry
Developer of Blackberry, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is changing its name to BlackBerry to refresh its tarnished image as it begins marketing a reengineered line of BlackBerry 10 smartphones. CEO of the company Thorsten Heins announced this as the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Tea production breaches 1 bn kg-mark
The tea production of India surpassed the 1 billion mark after it was supported by small tea cultivators. The achievement was made following a major exercise initiated by the industry regulator, the Tea Board of India, to bring within the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
SpiceJet starts flights from Delhi to Guangzhou
SpiceJet has become the only private Indian airline to offer flights to China. The low cost carrier will launch four weekly flights from New Delhi to Guangzhou. Guangzhou will be the second major city in the southern China to have ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
India successfully test fires K-5 ballistic missile from underwater
India has advanced towards completing its nuclear triad capability by successfully test firing a nuclear-capable medium range K-5 ballistic missile from an underwater platform in Bay of Bengal. Once complete, the nuclear triad will render India the ability to fire ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Expert panel under chairmanship of Sam Pitroda constituted to review functioning of Prasar Bharti
An Expert Committee has been set up by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has with the task of reviewing the institutional frame work of Prasar Bharati including its relationship with Government, its continuing role as a public broadcaster and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Bharti Airtel appoints Manoj Kohli as it MD
World’s 4th largest mobile operator by customers, Bharti Airtel, will appoint Manoj Kohli as its Managing Director. Kohli’s elevation will see Bharti Airtel founder Sunil Mittal become its executive chairman.