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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
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 — ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
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 ..