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GK & Current Affairs 2013: February 25, 26

March 2, 2013

Budget Box: Fiscal deficit for 2012-13 contained at 5.2%

As per Finance Minister P Chidambaram, government has contained the fiscal deficit for the current financial year at 5.2% of GDP, lower than 5.3% as was targeted. Revenue...

March 2, 2013

Budget Box: ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ to be created for women safety & empowerment

As proposed in the Budget 2013-14, government will set up ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ of Rs 1,000 crore for safety and empowerment of women. Nirbhaya (fearless) was the pseudonym given...

March 2, 2013

Budget Box: Proposal to introduce IIBs ‘Inflation-Indexed Bonds’ to encourage savings

The Budget 2013-14 has proposed to introduce Inflation-Indexed Bonds or IIBs with the aim to control rising Current Account Deficit, fiscal deficit and inflation. The move by the...

March 1, 2013

Budget Box: Super rich tax, other proposals to add Rs 18,000 cr to exchequer

Government exchequer would gain Rs. 18,000 crore from the new tax proposals in Budget 2013-14 including 10% surcharge on super rich and higher duties on mobiles, cigarettes and...

March 1, 2013

Budget Box: India to have first public sector Women’s Bank

Bank for the women, by the women and to the women… To create a level playing field for women in banking sector, an initial capital of Rs 1,000...

March 1, 2013

For the first time scientists measure the spin rate of Super-massive black hole

Scientists, for the first time, have measured the spin rate of a super-massive black hole — and found it is rotating at nearly the speed of light. How...

March 1, 2013

Sugata Mitra wins TED Prize for Extraordinary Creativity

Educational researcher Sugata Mitra has been awarded the million-dollar TED Prize for pursuing his idea for building the schools in the Internet. Mitra is Professor of Educational Technology...

March 1, 2013

Fact Box: Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

Delhi placed lowest in pollution survey India’s national capital Delhi has been ranked last in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) evolved by the Planning Commission which makes it...

March 1, 2013

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