Page-3 of Archives: February, 2013

Kerala raises age limit to buy liquor from 18 to 21

Kerala Cabinet ratified the Kerala Abkari Act Amendment Ordinance 2013 which ideates increasing the age for buying and selling liquor from 18 to 21 years in the state....

February 26, 2013    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Hari Shankar Singhania, leading industrialist, passes away

Hari Shankar Singhania (79), one of India’s most distinguished industrialists, passed away. Singhania was president of JK Organization In 2003, he was awarded Padma Bhushan He was the...

February 26, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

TRAI releases pre-consultation paper for pan-India mobile number portability

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has started processes for the execution of the nation-wide mobile number portability. TRAI has released consultation process to look for views...

February 26, 2013    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Fact Box: Kishenganga Hydro-electric project (KHEP)

Court of Arbitration the Court permits India to go ahead with the construction of the Rs. 3600 crore KHEP In a key decision, the Court of Arbitration the...

February 26, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

GK & Current Affairs 2013: February 23, 24

February 25, 2013

AirAsia seeks Indian govt’s nod to join hands with Tata Group to enter country’s aviation

Malaysia’s no-frills carrier AirAsia has sought the approval of the Indian Government to join hands with the Tata Group to enter the aviation sector. This would be the...

February 24, 2013

Tech tycoons institute Breakthrough Prize for Life Sciences

Technology magnates, including Google co-founder Sergey Brin and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, have launched a $15-million annual Breakthrough Prize for Life Sciences to reward outstanding scientific achievements in...

February 24, 2013    Science & Technology

Kerala increases age limit to buy liquor from 18 to 21

The Kerala Abkari Act Amendment Ordinance 2013 has been given approval by the Kerala Cabinet. With this amendment, the age limit for buying and selling liquor has been...

February 24, 2013    India Nation & States Current Affairs

AmEx unveils ‘ezeClick’ service

Credit card selling company American Express (also AmEx) has launched a service ‘ezeClick’ which will enable its customers to carry out online transactions without entering card details. To...

February 24, 2013

Black money could be more than 10% of GDP: Study

As per a study conducted last year by the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) on quantifying black money generated in the country, the illicit wealth...

February 24, 2013    Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Pre-consultation paper by TRAI for pan-India MNP

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released pre-consultation paper for the implementation of the pan-India Mobile Number Portability (MNP). Through this pre-consultation paper, the Authority has...

February 24, 2013    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Fact Box: TOD ( Transit-Oriented Development )

First phase of TOD pilot projects approved in Delhi Approval has been granted for the implementation of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) pilot projects along four metro corridors and another...

February 24, 2013    India Nation & States Current Affairs