Page-2 of Current Affairs - June, 2014

Union Government modernizes NIC-1987 to NIC-2008

June 27, 2014

Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry upgraded the National Industrial Classification -1987 (NIC-1987) to NIC-2008. The upgrade to NIC-2008 will facilitate new businesses as it is more investor friendly and more in sync with international practices as compared to the ..

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Over 1 million children in India are out of school: UN report

June 27, 2014

As per a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report, India, Indonesia and Pakistan each have more than a million children out of school. According to the UNECO report: Globally, around 58 million kids aged 6 to 11 ..

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Jean-Claude Juncker will be next president of European Commission

June 27, 2014

Backed by most EU leaders, Jean-Claude Juncker has been nominated as the next president of the European Commission. The development is a severe impact on opponent David Cameron and threatens to amplify the chances of Britain leaving the European Union ..

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Chung Hung Won retained as PM of S Korea

June 26, 2014

South Korea has retained Chung Hung Won as its Premier. The President of South Korea, Park Geun-Hye announced the decision to retain the Chung Hung Won as country’s PM. Won had resigned taking the responsibility of government’s inability and untimely ..

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Union Government de-licensed manufacturing of defence items

June 26, 2014

India’s Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry de-licensed manufacturing of defence items. Around 55% of the defence items have been removed from the mandatory licensing list. There is now a smaller negative list of defence items in which compulsory licensing ..

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Project Android One: Google’s bid to build ultra cheap Smartphones

June 26, 2014

With a view to build ultra cheap Smartphone, search giant Google launched Project Android One at Google I/O 2014 in San Francisco. Google I/O is Google’s annual developer meeting. Project Android One is a design reference platform that will enable ..

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