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CCEA approves Jet-Etihad deal
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave clearance to Jet Airways proposed sale of 24% equity to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, setting stage for the biggest ever foreign investment in the Indian aviation sector. The deal is important to ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Current Account Deficit (CAD) in Q1 surges to $21.8 billion
As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) for the first quarter ended June 2013 has widened to 4.9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) compared to 4% in the same period of the previous financial ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Supreme Court directs government to set up mechanism to monitor clinical trial of untested drugs
The Supreme Court directed government to put in place a mechanism to monitor the clinical trials of untested drugs on humans. The Centre has been directed by the court to convene a meeting of Chief Secretaries or Health Secretaries of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
IPCC report: Humans are dominant cause of Global Warming
A latest report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on global warming claims that it has evidence that since 1950 the atmosphere and oceans had warmed, and that scientists are now “95% certain” that humans are the “dominant cause”. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Government appoints Ranjan Mathai as new Indian High Commissioner to UK
The External Affairs Ministry appointed former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Mr. Mathai (61) is a 1974-batch IFS officer who retired as Foreign Secretary this year. He will succeed Jaimini Bhagwati. Apart from serving ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
SEBI nod to Jet-Etihad deal
The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the Etihad Airways’ plan to buy a 24% stake in the Jet Airways as both carriers revised their deal to comply with conditions set by the markets regulator. After studying the ..