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Page-12 of Current Affairs - August, 2013

RBI to auction Cash Management Bills (CMBs) to control liquidity

Taking further measures to control the liquidity in order to boost the position of rupee which has been on a decline for past some time, the RBI has...

August 14, 2013

Under nutrition in women linked with their unequal status

The unequal social status of women could play a significant role in the mysterious high under nutrition levels. India has higher than expected levels of stunting and under-weight...

August 14, 2013

India’s launches indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

India launched its first indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant which was a remarkable moment in the $5 billion project that seeks to enhance the country’s power and...

August 14, 2013

August 12: International Youth Day

International Youth Day was observed across the world on August 12, 2013 The theme for 2013 was Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward. The theme concentrates on the issue of...

August 12, 2013

Intermixing of Population happened in India for 2,300 years

As per the scientists from the Hyderabad based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and Harvard Medical School, Indian population was derived from two major ancestral populations...

August 12, 2013

Indian government launched the beta version of the Data Portal India

The Indian government has launched Data Portal India : http://data.gov.in/ It is a joint initiative between India and the US and the portal will be available on the official...

August 12, 2013

Parimarjan Negi regains Politiken Cup

Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi (Born: February 9, 1993 (age 20))put up a brilliant performance to regain the Politiken Cup chess Title in Copenhagen, Denmark. Parimarjan had recently won the DC International Open in US and...

August 12, 2013

Chakde India: India wins historic bronze at Junior Women Hockey World Cup

India’s junior women hockey team created a history by clinching country’s first ever bronze medal in the junior women hockey World Cup as they defeated England.  The Indian girls...

August 12, 2013

Hassan Rouhani is the new President of Iran

Hassan Rouhani sworn as the new President of Iran in the ceremony held at the Iranian Parliament in Tehran. Rouhani, who will have 4-year tenure as President, is the 7th (different)...

August 12, 2013

Robert Mugabe re-elected as Zimbabwe's President

Robert Mugabe has been re-elected as Zimbabwe’s President for next five-year term amid Zimbabwe’s Movement of Democratic Change (MDC)allegations of fraud in the elections. MDC has decided to challenge an...

August 12, 2013

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