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Page-4 of Current Affairs - January, 2013

World’s first cloned buffalo delivers a calf

Garima II which is world’s first cloned buffalo has delivered a healthy and normal calf at the Karnal-based National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). The calf, named Mahima, was...

January 28, 2013

RBI asks banks to issue bonds to retail investors

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to issue bonds to retail investors so as to deepen the corporate debt market. It has encouraged banks to...

January 28, 2013

Canara Bank to launch e-Lounge services

Canara Bank is about to unveil its e-Lounge services in Bangalore and Delhi. What this service would offer? e-Lounge will cater to the needs of corporate, IT and...

January 28, 2013

‘SKEWPY’ can address unemployment problem in J&K

Minister for Labour and Employment, Planning and Development, Ajay Kumar Sadhotra has said that Sher-e-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme for Youth (SKEWPY) is a right initiative to address...

January 28, 2013

SRK tops Forbes India Celebrity 100 chart

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan stood at the pinnacle of inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list. The 2nd spot was held by Salman Khan, while Indian cricket skipper...

January 28, 2013

India to test fire sub-sonic missile Nirbhay

As per Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India would test fire sub-sonic, medium range cruise missile Nirbhay in Feb 2013. The missile is being developed by Aeronautical...

January 28, 2013

Ameet Shah appointed to US Dept committee on renewable energy

The Co-Chairman of Astonfield Renewable Resources Ltd, Ameet Shah, has been appointed to the US Department of Commerce’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (RE&EEAC). Shah will...

January 28, 2013

DRDO begins AWACS programme

India’s  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has just taken up development of the Rs 6,000 crore Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). What is AWACS? AWACS is...

January 28, 2013

US Senators introduce Malala Yousufzai Scholarship Act

A bill in the name of Pakistani peace activist MalalaYousafzai has been introduced by two top American Senators. The legislation named ‘Malala Yousufzai Scholarship Act’ is aimed at...

January 28, 2013

Tata Starbucks launch two outlets in Delhi

The joint venture of Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages, Tata Starbucks, expanded further by opening two outlets at Terminal III of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI)...

January 27, 2013

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