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Page-12 of Current Affairs - June, 2013

DMRC to build monorail in Kozhikode and Thiruananthapuram

The Cabinet has given its nod for the signing the general consultancy agreement with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the Rs. 5,581-crore elevated mass rapid transit system...

June 15, 2013

Project Monitoring Group to be set up to expedite infra projects

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed for the creation of a Project Monitoring Group who will monitor the implementation and fast tracking of all the 215 infrastructure projects of...

June 15, 2013

Panel recommends new law for regulation and promotion of rental housing

A government-appointed committee chaired by Jaithirth Rao, chairman, Value & Budget Housing Corporation, has recommended a new law for regulating rental housing and suggested that tax benefits be...

June 15, 2013

Telegram service by BSNL to end from July 15, 2013

The telegram service provided by the BSNL will be discontinued from July 15, 2013. The BSNL Board has already approved for the end of the service and it has...

June 15, 2013

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III added into IAF

The Indian Air Force (IAF) flew its first advanced airlifter Boeing C-17 Globemaster III flew to India to be added into the fleet of India Air Force. Boeing is expected...

June 15, 2013

"INDRA 2013" : Indo-Russian joint military exercise to be conducted in October 2013

This year’s Indo-Russian joint military exercise  INDRA 2013 is scheduled to be conducted in October 2013 at Mahajan field firing range of Rajasthan in India. Teams from both sides will practice...

June 15, 2013

HRD to set up National Testing Agency (NTA)

The Ministry of Human Resource & Development (HRD) will constitute a 7-member Task Force headed by Prof. Sanjay Dhande, Ex-Director, IIT. The team which will have representatives from ...

June 15, 2013

Fact Box: National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC)

India to establish NCCC for spying on cyber threats Indian government will establish its own multi-agency body — National Cyber Coordination Centre (NCCC) — that would carry out “real-time assessment...

June 13, 2013

Number of Royal Bengal Tiger in Sudarbans exceeds 2011 census estimates

As per a new study conducted in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund For Nature (WWF) and Wildlife Institute of India, the number of Royal Bengal tigers in the four...

June 13, 2013

Fact Box: What is Citrus greening?

Citrus greening or Huanglongbing is a deadly disease of citrus which greatly affects the production of the fruits in several parts of India. Causing agents: It is caused by motile bacteria, Candidatus Liberibacter...

June 13, 2013

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