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Page-6 of Current Affairs - February, 2013

Value of currency note has not increased with inflation: RBI

As per a RBI study, the average value of a currency note did not keep pace with inflation in the past four decades. As per the study: There...

February 21, 2013

EDMC clears proposal to develop Tele-Booking Services of the Auto-Rickshaws

Standing Committee of East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has cleared the proposal to set up Green Auto tele-booking services of the auto-rickshaws on the lines of radio taxis....

February 21, 2013

Severe extinction threat to various Indian reptiles

As per an analysis of Zoological Society of London along with IUCN species survival commission: 19% of turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodiles and other reptiles were facing severe threat...

February 21, 2013

NASA discovers 'Youngest Black Hole' in Milky Way:

NASA has claimed to have discovered the youngest black hole, named W49B, in Earth’s galaxy or the Milky Way. The black, located within a supernova remnant, was formed...

February 21, 2013

Fact Box: Dongria Kondh tribe

MoEF justifies cancellation of environmental clearance to Vedanta The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has held that its decision of cancellation of the environmental clearance granted to...

February 21, 2013

SEBI allows Gold ETFs to invest in Gold Deposit Schemes

Market regulator SEBI has allowed Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to invest in gold deposit schemes of banks, as part of overall efforts to utilize idle assets of...

February 21, 2013

Dishonoring of cheque given as security is not punishable: Supreme Court

The Apex Court has held that dishonoring of a cheque given as security is not liable to be visited with a penalty under Section 138. It is generally...

February 21, 2013

Fact Box: Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank enters Indian market Saxo Bank has announced its entry into the Indian market to provide trading platform for foreign equities. About Saxo Bank: An Online Danish...

February 20, 2013

Chandrasekhar Committee meets set pathway to unify foreign investments norms

The K.M. Chandrashekhar committee formed to unify foreign investment norms met for the first time. Objective: To relax entry norms for a diverse category of foreign investors such...

February 20, 2013

Fact Box: ‘Letter of Comfort’

‘What is ‘Letter of Comfort’? A comfort letter is a document prepared by an accounting firm assuring the financial soundness or backing of a company. This letter is...

February 20, 2013

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