Page-7 of Current Affairs - June, 2013

Fact Box: Operation TEMPORA – run by British spy agency GCHQ

June 24, 2013

UK’s spy agency ‘GCHQ’ has bigger electronic spying system than US’ NSA As per the latest revelations made by the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden about the electronic surveillance programme, Britain’s spy agency GCHQ (the Government Communications Headquarters) — has clandestinely gained access ..

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Fact Box: 'Ammu'

June 24, 2013

‘Ammu’: Mascot for 35th National Games The official mascot of the 35th National Games has been named ‘Ammu’ which is a hornbill. The games will be hosted by Kerala in November-December 2013. The characterized versions of the mascot showing ‘Ammu’ in ..

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‘Start Searching India’ campaign launched by Google

June 24, 2013

With an objective to help simplify the Web for Indian users, showing how they can get instant answers to their most common queries, Google India has launched a campaign named ‘Start Searching India’. Why this campaign? As more and more people ..

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EXIM Bank of India receives license to open representative office in Myanmar

June 24, 2013

Myanmar has provided the Export Import (EXIM) Bank of India with a licence to open a representative office in Yangon. Key Points: Exim Bank has extended seven Lines of Credit (LOC), amounting USD 247.43 million to Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB). These LOCs are carrying out various projects, including ..

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Government hikes duty drawback rate on gold to promote jewelry export

June 24, 2013

The government gave an incentive to the exporters of gold ornaments by hiking the duty drawback rate by Rs 73 to Rs 173.7 per gram on gold jewelry. What is a Duty drawback? Duty drawback is the refund of duties ..

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V K Duggal appointed as nodal officer for relief & rescue operations in Uttarakhand

June 24, 2013

The government appointed former top Union home secretary V K Duggal as the nodal officer for relief and rescue operations in flood hit Uttarakhand, saying lack of proper coordination was hindering its mitigation efforts. The relief and rescue operations are going ..

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