Page-12 of Current Affairs - October, 2013
6 Tata Group companies, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra amongst most transparent companies – Transparency International
As per the anti-corruption watchdog “Transparency International”, 6 Tata Group companies, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra were in its list of top 10 list of corporate entities among emerging market economies in terms of transparency in corporate reporting. Tata ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
‘Great Indian Bustard’ in critically endangered stage
As per the 2013 ‘Threatened Bird’ list by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Great Indian Bustard is listed under the category of Critically Endangered birds. The Great Indian Bustard (Scientific name: “Ardeotis nigriceps”) was once widely spotted across ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
"Co-operative societies do not come under RTI" – Supreme Court
Supreme Court held in a decision that the Co-operative societies do not fall within the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act. The decision was given while the apex court annulled a Kerala government circular to bring all such societies within the scope ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Plan to bring all Post Offices across India under the Core Banking Solution System
The Central Govt has planned to add all the post offices throughout India under the core banking solution system. Objective: To bring more rural areas with AADHAAR seeded accounts. Ms Nidhi Khare (the Adviser to the Planning Commission) held that ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Cabinet cleared revised Preferential Market Access (PMA) for electronic equipments
The Cabinet approved a revised version of the Preferential Market Access (PMA) policy that will apply to the supply of electronic and telecom equipment that has security implications. Preferential Market Access (PMA) policy linked to telecom equipment and other electronic products having ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Syria officially joins UN chemical weapons pact
UN confirmed that it has received documents from Syria on joining the Chemical Weapons Convention. The convention requires all parties to declare and destroy all of the chemical weapons they possess. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs