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Current Affairs: Top Headlines September 6, 2013

Iran to set free Indian tanker after 24 days of detention Iran ordered release of an Indian tanker detained by it for the past 24 days at its...

September 6, 2013

‘KitKat’: New version of Android software

Google, on its 15th birthday, revealed that the next version of Android will be called “KitKat” continuing its predilection for naming its software after famous delicacies. Over the years,...

September 6, 2013

Scientists close to find cure of Down syndrome

US scientists have identified a compound that seems to reverse the learning deficits associated with Down syndrome in lab mice. In their experiment, they injected the compound in mice which...

September 6, 2013

Indian scientists undertake earthquake prediction research, measure the 'Deccan Trap'

Researchers from the Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute are conducting deep-earth study in the Koyna-Warna region of Maharashtra with the aim to enhance understanding of seismic activities and improve...

September 6, 2013

ECB keeps key rate unchanged at 0.5%

The 23-member governing council of European Central Bank has left its benchmark interest rate unaltered at a record low of 0.5%. The council said that the slowly recuperating eurozone...

September 6, 2013

Current Affairs: Top Headlines for September 5, 2013

IMF approves $ 6.7bn loan package to Pakistan to avert financial crisis Pakistan will get a loan package of 6.7 billion dollar from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

September 5, 2013

RBI allows companies to use ECB for general corporate purposes

In a bid to attract capital flows, the RBI relaxed the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) norms by permitting companies to use funds raised from their foreign equity holder...

September 5, 2013

Lok Sabha passes PFRDA Bill 2011

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill (PFRDA), 2011 which aims to regulate the New Pension System (NPS) has been passed in the Lok Sabha with official amendments....

September 5, 2013

Ministry of MSME sets up District-level Advisory Committee to monitor PMEGP

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has established an Advisory Committee for each district of the country for monitoring the progress of Prime Minister’s Employment...

September 5, 2013

MoE slaps Rs 200 crore penalty on Adani group

A committee, established by the Ministry of Environment and Forests,  under the chairmanship of Sunita Narain, director general of Centre for Science and Environment, has slapped a penalty of Rs...

September 5, 2013

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