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Page-17 of Current Affairs - February, 2013

Nursery admissions not within purview of RTE Act: Tharoor

As per the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor, the Right to Education (RTE) does not apply to nursery admissions. The RTE doesn’t apply to...

February 6, 2013

Haryana launches DBT scheme

Haryana launched the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) Scheme. In first phase, it has been launched for seven schemes in Ambala and Sonipat districts of the state. With the...

February 6, 2013

China understates strategic importance of Gwadar

China has played down the strategic importance of a Chinese company taking control over the management of Pakistan’s Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea, stating that Beijing’s intentions...

February 6, 2013

India gives $2.5 mn humanitarian aid for displaced Syrian

India has promised a donation of $2.5 million as humanitarian assistance for over 2 million Syrians displaced by the ongoing conflict in the country. India announced the aid...

February 6, 2013

India hands over Dornier to Seychelles

India handed over a Dornier 228 surveillance aircraft to Seychelles. The maritime surveillance aircraft will be used to guard the extensive coastline of the island nation in the...

February 6, 2013

Union Cabinet gives nod to amendments to Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Act, 1976

The Union Cabinet approved the amendments proposed in the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Act, 1976 Objective: To enhance authorized and issued capital to strengthen their capital base. The...

February 6, 2013

National award to Vizag for NREGS implementation

Visakhapatanam (popularly known as Vizag) district of Andhra Pradesh was given a national award for successfully implementing the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS and thereby improving social equality.

February 5, 2013

BHEL, GAIL become Maharatna

Two PSUs BHEL and GAIL have been conferred with the Maharatna status by the government. This will provide them greater financial and functional autonomy and also ensure better...

February 5, 2013

Distance Education Council allows students to pursue two degrees

The Distance Education Council (DEC) has allowed students to pursue two programmes simultaneously through distance or combination of distance and regular modes in various combinations. The DEC has...

February 5, 2013

Vasudeva Rao is new Director of IGCAR

P.R. Vasudeva Rao has been appointed as the new director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR). About IGCAR Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)...

February 5, 2013

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