Page-6 of Current Affairs - October, 2013

Speed of the superfast trains to be enhanced to 160-200 kmph: Indian Railways

The Railway Board announced that the Indian Railways decided to increase the speed of the superfast trains to 160-200 kmph. The current superfast trains of India- Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Durontos will get an increase in the speed. Besides this, the ..

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Day set for India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) 'Mangalyan'

As per the announcement by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India’s first mission to Mars –Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will be launched on November 5, 2013 from Sriharikota space station. About India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) ‘Mangalyan’: The Mars Orbiter Mission ..

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Indo-Bangladesh extradition treaty comes into effect

The India and Bangladesh extradition treaty came into effect with the handing over of the instruments of ratification. The treaty was signed in January 2013. How would Indo-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty help? With the treaty coming into effect, both the nations ..

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Govt monitoring top 30 NPA accounts of banks: Finance Minister

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram held that the government was keeping a close watch on the top 30 Non-Performing Assets (NPA) accounts of big borrowers (with loans of over Rs.1 crore) in each public sector bank, and asked the lenders to ..

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More transparency expected from China with Trans-border River Agreement in place

In another major confidence building measure between India and China, both nations inked Trans-Border River Agreement (TBRA). The pact extends a previous MoU to provide hydrological date in the flood season to cover a longer time period. Unlike the current ..

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Finally Suu Kyi receives 1990 Sakharov prize

Myanmar’s pro-democracy activist and parliamentarian Aung San Suu Kyi finally collected the EU democracy prize that had been awarded 23 years ago while she was under house arrest. The Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, named after Soviet dissident Andrei ..

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