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Fact Box: Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS)
RGESS schemes to become more investor-friendly – Finance Minister P. Chidambram Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has expressed the need revisit the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) to make its provisions more retail investor-friendly. It was felt by the minister ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Fact Box: Special Olympics World Winter Games
India bagged 46 Medals in 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang (South Korea) India clinched record 46 medals in the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics World Winter Games. The games were organized at Pyeongchang and Gangneung in South Korea. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Fact Box: 'Zhuang Zedong' – The Architect of "Ping-Pong Diplomacy"
Zhuang Zedong(72), Chinese ‘ping-pong diplomacy’ player passed away recently. ‘Ping-pong’ = The game of Table tennis. ‘Diplomacy’ = The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations. What was “Ping-Pong” Diplomacy? It refers to the exchange of ping-pong (table tennis) ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Fact Box – "REX": World's first complete bionic man
What is Rex ? Researchers have built the world’s first complete bionic man named “Rex”. Rex, which is on display in UK, has the face of a man, prosthetic limbs, a functional artificial blood circulatory system and artificial organs, including ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
DeiTy (India) to impose its own standard for electronic products
The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeiTy) has made it mandatory for all electronics goods manufacturer in the country to get standard compliant certificate from the BIS. Applicable for electronic products imported or manufactured after April 2013. Objective: To ..