Page-12 of Current Affairs - June, 2014

Government sets up Panel to look into the cause of gas leakage in Bhilai Steel Plant

June 19, 2014

An independent High Level Committee under the chairmanship of Shri K.K. Mehrotra, former CMD, MECON has been constituted by the Government to inquire about the cause of gas leakage from blast furnace-GCP in Bhilai Steel Plant on June12, 2014. The panel ..

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Germany to organize "myCopter Project Day" in November 2014

June 19, 2014

As per an announcement by myCopter coordinator, myCopter Project Day will be held in Braunschweig in Germany on 20 November 20, 2014. myCopter Project myCopter Project was conceptualized in 2007 with an aim to design Personal Aerial Vehicles and to develop ..

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Delhi is India’s first kerosene-free city

June 19, 2014

As per an announcement by the Delhi Government, the national capital has become the first ‘kerosene-free city’ in the country. It was announced that the ‘Delhi: A Kerosene-Free City Scheme, 2012’ has been implemented successfully and now no subsidized kerosene ..

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Ebola virus kills over 300 in West Africa: WHO

June 18, 2014

As per World Health Organization (WHO), the deadly Ebola virus has killed 337 people in West Africa so far. The region has reported 14 deaths and 47 new cases. Guinea is worst-hit with 264 Ebola-related deaths. In Sierra Leone, there have ..

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Nita Ambani became First woman director on Reliance board

June 18, 2014

Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, became the first woman to be appointed on the board of the country’s largest private company Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). The appointment of Nita Ambani on the board of Reliance Industries Limited ..

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India ranked 143 on Global Peace Index 2014

June 18, 2014

Global Peace Index (GPI) for year 2014 has been released by Institute for Economics and Peace in London. The GPI measured peace in 162 nations on the basis of 22 parameters. India slipped two ranks than previous year and has ..

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