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Page-5 of Current Affairs - January, 2014

Thailand crisis: Thai Govt. declared state of emergency in Bangkok

The Thai government imposed a 60-day state of emergency in the capital, Bangkok, and the surrounding provinces to cope with unrest. The decree gives the government wide-ranging powers...

January 24, 2014

“Dexter”: A virus in the Indian Online Banking System detected by CERT

The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-India) detected a “black” private information stealing virus in the Indian online banking transactions space. The virus is especially more threatening for the...

January 23, 2014

WEF 2014: Swiss banks devise new 'cash' strategies to lure rich clients

The 44th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland from January 22 to 25, 2014. The event sets the key priorities and challenges for the world...

January 23, 2014

P.J.Nayak Committee set up by RBI to review governance of bank boards

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set up an 8 -member panel to review governance of board of banks and examine ‘fit and proper’ criteria for directors, including...

January 23, 2014

Mr. Anand Sinha, Deputy Governor of RBI retired

RBI’s Deputy Governor Dr. Anand Sinha, who was looking after the new bank licence process, retired. The procedure for granting licences to the private sector is yet to...

January 23, 2014

Union Cabinet decides to grant 'Minority' status for the Jain community

The Union Cabinet decided to grant minority status to Jain community. Objective: The status would help to give constitutional safeguards on Jains and make them eligible for welfare...

January 23, 2014

India successfully test fired long range nuke-capable Agni-IV missile

India successfully test fired a nuclear-capable Agni-IV strategic missile from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from state capital...

January 23, 2014

National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) for urban poor launched

The Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad launched the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) in Bangalore, Karnataka. It will cover Bangalore, Mangalore, Mysore, Ullal and Bagalkot in Karnataka...

January 23, 2014

Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina: New President of Madagascar

Mr. Hery Rajaonarimampianina (55) has been declared as the President of Madagascar to restore democracy on the island nation in the following elections. He was officially declared as...

January 22, 2014

Amish Tripathi's The Immortals Of Meluha set for a Hollywood adaptation

Author Amish Tripathi, who created waves in Indian publishing with a $1 million book contract, has cracked it even bigger this time with an American producer purchasing the...

January 22, 2014

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