Page-2 of Current Affairs - August, 2013

Current Affairs: Top Headlines for August 30, 2013

Melbourne tops the list of liveable cities in world According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Australian city of Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world while conflict battered Syria‘s capital Damascus is the least liveable city. The survey also lists ..

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Iran to take legal action against US over 1953 coup

Iran has approved a bill that intends to sue the U.S for its involvement in the 1953 coup d’état that toppled the country’s democratically elected Prime Minister.  The bill comes following the release of latest declassified documents revealing more details ..

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Current Affairs: Top Headlines for August 29, 2013

Rupee decline to make cars, consumer durables costly With rupee continuously loosing against dollar, cars, TVs, washing machines and other consumer durables are likely to cost more with companies set to increase prices to offset impact on their margins. Car-maker ..

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Solution for Global Hunger: Study shows instant noodles can play key role to battle global hunger

Instant Noodles a solution to Global Hunger: As per a latest study by Deborah Gewertz, Professor of Anthropology at Amherst College in US, instant noodles can play a significant role in combating the challenge of global hunger which is aggravating ..

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First Typhoid vaccine promising long-term protection launched by Bharat Biotech

Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech launched world’s first clinically proven typhoid conjugate vaccine, Typbar – TCV. How Typbar-TCY is different from existing vaccines? Typbar-TCV has a sharp edge over the existing typhoid vaccines as the latest conjugate vaccine provides long-term protection — ..

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Parthasarathi Shome appointed as chairman of TARC

The government has set up a 7-member Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) which will be headed by Parthasarathi Shome. What will be major tasks before Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) ? The TARC will revisit tax laws and suggest measures for putting in ..

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