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RBI lowers remittance limit, discourage green card dreams
Taking further measures to reduce the burden on the already weakened rupee, RBI reduced the limit for remittances made by individuals to $75,000 from $200,000 per financial year and banned the purchase of property outside India. The rich Indians with ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Rafael Nadal wins men’s singles title in Rogers Cup 2013
Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated Canada’s Milos Raonic in the final of the men’s Rogers Cup 2013 in Montreal, Canada. This is the Nadal’s third Rogers Cup title. He also won Rogers cup in 2005 and 2008. This triumph brought ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Earth’s runaway heating easy to trigger than earlier believed
A study headed by Colin Goldblatt from the University of Victoria, Canada has found that it may be possible for a planet to experience a runaway greenhouse effect even if it does not receive a higher amount of solar radiation ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
MPA signed for the construction of Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)
Five countries participating in the project TMT- Canada, China, India, Japan and the U.S. have inked Master Partnership Agreement (MPA) for the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) costing $1.5 billion. Main promoters of Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project: The ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Hezbollah's military wing added terrorist list by EU
The EU has decided to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its list of terrorist organizations. It was made clear that it would maintain contact with all political parties in Lebanon, including the Hezbollah party, which is part of the country’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Indians among top 5 foreign real estate buyers in the US
As per report titled “2013 Profile of International Home Buying Activity”, Indians are among the top five foreigners buying real estate in the US, even as there has been a decrease in foreigners acquiring properties in the US. As per the report: ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2013
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs