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Page-4 of Current Affairs - September, 2013

BlackBerry to be bought by Prem Watsa-led Fairfax group for $4.7 billion

Canadian firm Fairfax signed a letter of intent with Ontario based Blackberry making an offer to acquire the pioneering mobile maker. BlackBerry was once a leader in mobile...

September 26, 2013

Earthquake forms methane spewing island off Gwadar in Pakistan

A powerful earthquake (7.7 ) that hit the Makran zone caused a methane and mud spewing island to form off the coast of Gwadar in Balochistan province of...

September 25, 2013

'The Good Road' is India's entry for Oscar

The selection panel appointed Film Federation of India (FFI) has chosen filmmaker Gyan Correa’s Gujarati film “The Good Road” as India’s entry for the best foreign film category...

September 24, 2013

Impasse over RBI's 80:20 gold import scheme ends

The government cleared the confusion that was going between the Customs Department and gold importers regarding the RBI’s 80:20 scheme which was introduced in July 2013. What is...

September 24, 2013

Russia offers India to joint venture in defence manufacturing

Russia proposed to build manufacturing units in India to undertake co-production of defence equipment and also agreed to set up two major projects in a joint venture for...

September 24, 2013

Union Cabinet approves draft policy for early childhood care and education

Union Cabinet approved the draft policy of the National Early Childhood Care and Education (NECCE) which envisages for establishing guidelines for the standardisation of teaching and learning aids,...

September 24, 2013

CCEA nod to establish Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in Hyderabad

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given nod to the set up of Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR): The...

September 23, 2013

Indian Team reserves berth Wrestling World Cup for the first time

With India finishing 6th in the men’s freestyle at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, it also reserved its maiden Wrestling World Cup berth. India qualified for the...

September 23, 2013

Tata-Singapore new company to be named as ‘Tata SIA Airlines Limited’

Tata group initiated the process of incorporating a new company for its proposed aviation venture with Singapore Airlines as it sought to register this entity as ‘Tata SIA...

September 23, 2013

Jawaid Akhtar is the Chairperson of International Coffee Council

Jawaid Akhtar, the Chairman of Coffee Board of India, has been elected as the Chairperson of the International Coffee Council. What is International Coffee Organization (ICO) Some key...

September 23, 2013

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