Page-10 of Current Affairs - January, 2014

WHO: Peshawar world's 'largest reservoir' of polio

January 22, 2014

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Pakistan’s troubled north-western city of Peshawar as the world’s “largest reservoir” of endemic polio and has called for urgent action to boost vaccination. As per the latest genomic results of the Regional Reference ..

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Logo of Housing Start Up Index (HSUI) launched

January 20, 2014

The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Girija Vyas launched the Housing Start Up Index (HSUI) logo, web site and monitoring tool “Integrated Urban Poverty Monitoring System” (IPoMs) for JnNURM and Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY).  What is ..

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Sunanda Pushkar

January 20, 2014

Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, passed away Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, was found dead in a seven- star hotel in New Delhi. She was suffering from lupus and was diagnosed with stomach Tuberculosis.  About Sunanda Pushkar Born:  ..

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‘Narendra Modi is America's other India problem': TIME

January 20, 2014

As per Time magazine, if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins in the upcoming election and Narendra Modi becomes India’s next Prime Minister, the atmosphere between India and the US may become more tense which is already charged up following ..

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Insurance broking model to be compulsory for banks soon: IRDA

January 20, 2014

Soon, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) may make the broking model for banks compulsory if significant traction is not achieved in Insurance penetration. Data from the IRDA shows that at present, India stands much below the global average ..

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Federal Bank to hire 3,000 employees over next three years

January 20, 2014

The private sector bank, Federal Bank plans to recruit about 3,000 employees and add 300 branches in the next three years. As per Federal Bank Managing Director and CEO, Shyam Srinivasan, in the last three years, 340 branches were added ..

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