Page-26 of Current Affairs - December, 2013
P.V. Sindhu clinches Macau Grand Prix
India’s rising badminton star P.V. Sindhu achieved another feat as she lifted the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title by defeating Canada’s Michelle Li in the final clash, in Macau. This is her second Grand Prix Gold title after the Malaysia ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Direct cash transfer better option than other anti-poverty schemes: Planning Commission
According to a study by the Planning Commission, the cost of bringing all households above the poverty line would have been Rs. 55,744 crore during 2011-12 if cash transfers were used instead of anti-poverty schemes. This would have been sufficient ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Cyber Coalition 2013: NATO’s largest-ever cyber-security exercise held in Estonia
NATO held Cyber Coalition 2013: Largest-ever cyber-exercises to practise averting large-scale, simultaneous cyber attacks on member states and their allies. The drill was hosted by National Defence College training center in Tartu, Estonia. Objective: Cyber Coalition an exercise with technical components ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Medium enterprises to be included under priority sector: RBI
As per the Reserve Bank of India, the incremental bank loans to medium service enterprises (as defined in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006) provided after November 13, 2013, up to the credit limit of Rs 10 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2013
No capital gains tax or stamp duty on foreign banks converting to WoS
As per a notification by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the conversion of existing foreign bank branches into Wholly-owned Subsidiaries (WoS) in India will not be liable to capital gains tax or stamp duty. The central bank clarified that ..