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Page-8 of Current Affairs - January, 2014

India's first climate change theatre opened at Science City, Kapurthala

India’s first climate change theatre opened at Pushpa Gujral Science City in Kapurthala, Punjab. The 18-metre diameter theatre set up in a dome-shaped building with seating capacity of...

January 19, 2014

Survey: Education standards declining in India despite funding

The annual survey done by the Indian education research group Pratham disclosed that the standards of education in rural India have declined every year since 2009 in spite...

January 18, 2014

UK govt ordered urgent probe into Thatcher link to Operation Bluestar (1984)

British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered his cabinet secretary to inquire into newly-released documents suggesting Margaret Thatcher government facilitated the Indian government in 1984 to plan Operation Blue...

January 18, 2014

Universal health coverage: Karnataka first state to provide tertiary care to all

Karnataka became the  first  state  in  the  country  to  provide  universal health coverage for tertiary care to all the sections of society. Under  the  newly  launched  Rajiv Arogya...

January 18, 2014

RBI nod needed for Hong Kong and Macau citizens to set up business in India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) included Hong Kong and Macau in the sensitive list of countries, along with Pakistan and China that will require its prior approval...

January 18, 2014

Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA Ballon d'Or Award 2013

Real Madrid forward footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2013 FIFA world’s best player awardat FIFA Awards Ceremony in Switzerland. He beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery of...

January 18, 2014

Iran seeks permission to open multiple bank accounts in India

Iran has requested the Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow it to open accounts in multiple banks to facilitate better non-oil trade...

January 18, 2014

Marathi poet and crusader Namdeo Dhasal passed away

The crusading Marathi poet-writer and leader of the Dalit Panthers movement, Namdeo Dhasal (64) passed away in Mumbai.  About Namdeo Dhasal Pioneer of the Dalit literature movement known for...

January 17, 2014

Rajeev Kher appointed as India’s new Commerce Secretary

Mr. Rajeev Kher has been appointed as the new Secretary in Department of Commerce. Mr. Kher is a 1980-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre and at present...

January 17, 2014

CCEA approves extension of industrial incentive for HP and Uttarakhand

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the extension of the special package of industrial incentive for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand till March, 2017. However, there was...

January 17, 2014

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