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Page-9 of Current Affairs - September, 2013

eBay opens Development Centre in Bangalore

Online e-commerce company eBay has opened a new development centre in Bangalore and plans to recruit 1,000 IT professionals by 2016. eBay already has two development centers one...

September 16, 2013

Definition of 'control' in relation to FDI notified by RBI

The Reserve Bank of India notified the definition of term ‘control’ in the context of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and revised the list of states where FDI is allowed in multi-brand...

September 16, 2013

Rupee at present level is well corrected, gaining stability: C Rangarajan

As per Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan, the rupee at the current level is “well corrected” and stability is returning to the forex market, amidst volatility in...

September 16, 2013

India to buy six more C-130J 'Super Hercules' aircraft

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister A K Antony has given approval for the purchase of 6 more C-130J “Super Hercules” aircraft from the US in a deal worth...

September 16, 2013

SEBI relaxes KYC norms for foreign investors

In a bid to attract foreign investors to Indian capital markets, stock market regulator SEBI eased registration and disclosure norms for low-risk foreign investors and exempted low-risk overseas...

September 16, 2013

Union Cabinet’s nod to RBI for buying $4.3 bn World Bank bonds

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was given nod by the Union Cabinet to invest $4.3 billion in special bonds of the World Bank as it would help...

September 16, 2013

India, Kyrgyzstan agree to bolster defence ties

India and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation in areas, including training, UN peacekeeping and defence industry. It was decided at a meeting between Defence...

September 16, 2013

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf honored with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Indira Gandhi peace prize on Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in recognition of her inspiring efforts for ensuring the return of peace,...

September 14, 2013

Oil production kicks off in Kashagan, world's largest oil field outside the Middle East

World’s largest oil field outside the Middle East- Kashagan field in Kazakhstan started production of crude. Although the starting production is just 26,000 barrels a day, the reservoir...

September 14, 2013

Obama nominates person of Indian origin to key post

US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Puneet Talwar as assistant secretary of state for political military affairs. Talwar has served Obama’s top advisor on the Middle East region for over four...

September 14, 2013

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