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Chanda Kochhar ranked 4th in Fortune magazine's global list of top-50 women business leaders

ICICI Bank CEO and MD, Ms Chanda Kochhar has been ranked 4th in Fortune magazine’s global list of top-50 women business leaders. The list is topped by Brazilian energy giant Petrobras’...

October 21, 2013

Current Affairs Quiz: October 17, 18, 2013

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October 19, 2013

Current Affairs Quiz: October 15-16, 2013

1. Who among the following has received Elton John AIDS Foundation’s first ever Award? [A]latex Bill Gates [B]latex Hilary Clinton [C]latex Carlos Slim [D]latex Daniel John Hilary Clinton...

October 19, 2013

New Zealand author Eleanor Catton wins 2013 Booker Prize

New Zealand author Ms Eleanor Catton became the youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction. She claimed the award for her novel “The Luminaries”. “The Luminaries”...

October 18, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

India tops new Global Slavery Index

“Global Slavery Index” published by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation, ranked India first in terms of number of modern day slaves in the world. The index has ranked 162 countries based...

October 18, 2013    Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Govt proposes to build storage facilities for steady flow of foodgrains under Food Security Act

The Central Govt is planning to set up intermediate grain storage facilities at block level in each state. Objective:  To ensure steady flow of foodgrain under the National...

October 18, 2013    Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Wal-Mart gets clean chit in FEMA case

World’s largest supermarket chain Wal-Mart, got a clean chit from ED (Enforcement Directorate) in the FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) violation case. Why a clean chit to Wal-Mart in FEMA...

October 18, 2013

6 Tata Group companies, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra amongst most transparent companies – Transparency International

As per the anti-corruption watchdog “Transparency International”, 6 Tata Group companies, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra were in its list of top 10 list of corporate entities...

October 18, 2013

‘Great Indian Bustard’ in critically endangered stage

As per the  2013 ‘Threatened Bird’ list by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Great Indian Bustard is  listed under the category of Critically Endangered birds....

October 18, 2013    Places in News Current Affairs

"Co-operative societies do not come under RTI" – Supreme Court

Supreme Court held in a decision that the Co-operative societies do not fall within the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act. The decision was given while the apex...

October 18, 2013    Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Plan to bring all Post Offices across India under the Core Banking Solution System

The Central Govt has planned to add all the post offices throughout India under the core banking solution system. Objective: To bring more rural areas with AADHAAR seeded...

October 18, 2013

Cabinet cleared revised Preferential Market Access (PMA) for electronic equipments

The Cabinet approved a revised version of the Preferential Market Access (PMA) policy that will apply to the supply of electronic and telecom equipment that has security implications. Preferential...

October 17, 2013