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Page-13 of Current Affairs - January, 2013

India and Pakistan army hold flag meeting on LoC in Poonch

The commanders of the armies of Indian and Pakistan held a flag meeting at Chakan da Bagh in Poonch district along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir....

January 17, 2013

MoU inked b/w India and Vietnam to bolster MSMEs

India and Vietnam inked an MoU targeted at building capacity for  developing institutional framework and identifying key areas and opportunities for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in...

January 17, 2013

Source of Iodine oxide gas responsible for destruction of ozone over oceans identified

Scientists at the University of York and Leeds in Britain have established that the majority of ozone-depleting gas iodine oxide observed over the remote ocean comes from a...

January 17, 2013

'Krishi Karman Award' to states with record foodgrain production

President Pranab Mukherjee honored 8 states with ‘Krishi Karman Awards’ in recognition to their special achievements in foodgrain production in 2011-12. The Awardees with their respective achievement category:...

January 17, 2013

Indian-origin politician to be ‘First Woman Speaker of Singapore Parliament’

Halimah Yacob, a politician of Indian-origin, will be the first woman Speaker of Singapore’s Parliament when she replaces Michael Palmer, who was forced to resign over his extra-marital...

January 16, 2013

Simon Taufel to be first umpire to deliver Cowdrey Lecture

Retired umpire Simon Taufel of Australia will become the first umpire to deliver the esteemed MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture. The lecture was introduced in 2001 in...

January 16, 2013

Microsoft to switch off Windows Messenger

On March 15, 2013, Microsoft’s Windows Messenger service will be switched of by the company. Microsoft has decided this as it wants the users to switch to Skype...

January 16, 2013

GAAR deferred for 2 years by April 2016

The government assuaged the concerns of investors at home and abroad who were worried about the impending implementation of the controversial GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules) by deferring...

January 16, 2013

Tamil Nadu best to implement NRHM

As per an Evaluation Study of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) done by the Institute of Economic Growth of the University of Delhi, Tamil Nadu stands at top...

January 16, 2013

India to suspend trade liberalization pact with Mauritius

India has decided to put negotiations to finalize a trade liberalization pact with Mauritius on hold. It has said that the talks will not be resumed till the...

January 16, 2013

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