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After Delhi, Rajasthan became 2nd state to withdraw approval for FDI in multi-brand retail
Rajasthan scrapped the approval given by the previous Congress government for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retailing. After Delhi, Rajasthan became the second state, to withdraw approval for FDI in multi-brand retail following a change of government after the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2014
National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 extended to Karnataka and Chhattisgarh
The Union Government of India extended the implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 to the States of Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. Now, the act has taken off in seven states and union territories – Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Karnataka ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Delhi becomes first state to withdraw FDI in Multibrand Retail
The Aam Aadmi Party-led government has withdrawn the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail in Delhi. The government formally wrote to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to disapprove the setting up of FDI-funded multi-brand retail stores ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Gorakhpur now has world's longest railway platform
A newly constructed railway platform in Gorakhpur, U.P. entered into the Limca Book of World Records for being world’s longest railway platform. Platform No. 1 of the Gorakhpur is 1366.33 metres with ramp and 11355.40 metres without it. Gorakhpur is headquarter of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
59.4% of Indian rural households have no latrines: NSSO survey
As per a survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), 59.4% of rural Indian households lack latrine facility. The survey throws light on key indicators of living conditions like drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition in India. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
'Indian Idol 2' winner Sandeep Acharya passed away
Sandeep Acharya, who won the second season of Indian Idol in 2006, passed away at Gurgaon. He was suffering from jaundice and is survived by his wife and a one-month-old daughter. The playback singer belonged to Bikaner, Rajasthan. About Sandeep ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Assembly polls verdict: BJP bags MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, AAP makes stunning debut
The BJP clinched majority of seats in the Assembly Elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made remarkable debut in Delhi where it clinched 28 of 70 seats. In Delhi, though the BJP secured highest ..
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Political uncertainties are among the factors impacting capital markets: RBI
The RBI in its Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments Second Quarter Review 2013-14 said that markets in India face domestic uncertainties arsing from prolonged slowdown, falling corporate earnings and rising leverage, besides risks of political uncertainties associated with the electoral cycle. Elections ..