Page-16 of Current Affairs - June, 2013

World Oceans Day observed on June 8, 2013

World Ocean Day was observed across the globe on 8 June 2013. The theme for this year is: Together, we have the Power to Protect the Oceans. Although World Ocean...

June 8, 2013

Fact Box: e-BRC (Bank Realization Certificate)

MoU inked b/w DGFT and Government of Delhi to use e-BRC (Bank Realization Certificate) An MoU was signed b/w the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Commissioner (Trade...

June 8, 2013

Finance Ministry asks IBA to set up independent body to oversee CDR mechanism

The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) has been asked by the Finance Ministry to set up an independent body to oversee the Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) mechanism. The step has taken after witnessing...

June 8, 2013

45% of deaths of under-five children caused by malnutrition: Report

As per a latest report published in The Lancet, malnutrition has been blamed to be the reason behind the deaths of nearly 45% children under-five. As per the research report:...

June 7, 2013

Centre returns West Bengal ponzi Bill for rectification

The Centre has returned the West Bengal Bill, aimed at reining in ponzi firms.  The Centre expressed reservations about the “retrospective effect” clause and asked the State government...

June 7, 2013

NAC re-constituted, tribal expert Virginius Xaxa replaces Aruna Roy

Union Government has restructured the National Advisory Council by inducting eminent sociologist Virginius Xaxa into the 12-member panel headed by Sonia Gandhi. Xaxa is a Professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati and has...

June 7, 2013

Obesity and poor nutrition costs world economy $1.4 trillion: FAO

As per the latest report of the Rome based U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), obesity and poor nutrition cost dearly for the global economy and suggested the governments that...

June 7, 2013

UK’s Northern Ireland gears up for G-8 summit

The 39th G8 summit will be held in the United Kingdom’s Northern Ireland on June 17-18, 2013. G-8 The Group of Eight (G8) is a group made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Initially the group...

June 7, 2013

Fact Box: Indian Banks' Association (IBA)

K R Kamath re-elected as IBA’s Chairman K R Kamath, the chairman and managing director of Punjab National Bank (PNB), has been re-elected as the Chairman of the...

June 7, 2013

Susan Rice will be US National Security Adviser

President Barack Obama to appointment Ms Susan Rice as national security adviser for US Govt. Ms Susan Rice who currenttly US ambassador at the UN, will take over...

June 7, 2013