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Page-7 of Current Affairs - September, 2013

Indian Navy to get Vikramaditya in mid-November 2013

The Indian Navy will soon get its second aircraft carrier, 45,000-tonne Vikramaditya as the warship has successfully completed all aviation trials in the White Sea. Formerly Admiral Gorshkov...

September 21, 2013

Microsoft Corp to buy back up to $40 billion of shares

Technology giant Microsoft Corp increased its quarterly dividend by 22% to 28 cents per share and launched a new share buyback program of up to $40 billion. Microsoft has been...

September 21, 2013

RBI tightens norms for companies lending against gold

As per the notification by the RBI, the central bank has tightened rules for finance companies which lend against gold, in line with the suggestions of an internal...

September 21, 2013

Large scale irrigation Projects no more feasible: Jairam Ramesh

Minister for rural development Jairam Ramesh clarified that with the enactment of Land Acquisition Bill acquisition of land for another major irrigation project like the Sardar Sarovar Dam would not be...

September 21, 2013

Government to aid textile start-ups via equity fund model

Considering the huge export potential of some areas like textile, leather and toys, Government is planning to fund and provide workspace to start-ups in these sectors. The project...

September 21, 2013

Voyager 1 crosses Solar System, enters interstellar space

Voyager 1 became the first man-made object to cross the Solar System and enter into interstellar space on August 25, 2012. The space probe is at a distance...

September 21, 2013

Nina Davuluri : First Indian American to become Miss America

Nina Davuluri has become the first winner of the Miss America 2014 from an Indian background. Previously, she won Miss New York 2013. Nina Davuluri was born in Syracuse, New...

September 20, 2013

Patna to build a Science City: Nitish Kumar

With an aim to nurture scientific temper among children, the Bihar government has decided to build a ‘Science City’ with state-of-the-art technology. The Science City would cost Rs....

September 20, 2013

Apex court backs government’s decision to charge deregulated diesel prices to bulk oil buyersC

The government’s decision to charge market prices for diesel sold to bulk buyers such as defence, railways and transport corporations has been endorsed by the Supreme Court. The...

September 20, 2013

Governmet sanctions 158 'Eklavya Model Residential Schools' for ST students

Govt. of India has approved a total of 158 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) for Tribal students out of grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India...

September 18, 2013

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