Page-5 of January 2013 Current Affairs, GK & News

India, Rwanda ink MoU in Water Resources Development and Management

January 29, 2013

India and Rawanda inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral co-operation in Water Resources Development and Management. The pact targets various areas of co-operation with focus on planning, design and implementation of marshland and hillside irrigation, watershed management, water governance, and training and capacity building of farmers and functionaries in the water sector. Objective: ..

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Kirti Chakra to Army Major Abup J Manjali

January 29, 2013

Major Abup J Manjali of the Rashtriya Rifles has been awarded the Kirti Chakra on this Republic Day for the exhibition of exceptional valor in counter- terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Manjali is the only soldier to be awarded the second- highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra on this Republic Day.

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Boeing delivers first of C-17 to IAF

January 29, 2013

American Plane maker Boeing has made scheduled delivery of the first of 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). Boeing is expected to deliver four more C-17s to the IAF this year and five in 2014. India inked a pact with the U.S. in June 2011, to buy 10 C-17 airlifters, ..

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Railways to take food complaints on real time

January 29, 2013

Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal launched a new food catering policy for providing hygienic food at enhanced prices and to the satisfaction of passengers. Railways has set up a toll-free phone number (1800111321) to register the complaints about quality, quantity or charges of food on a real-time basis b/w 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.

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“International Tea Producers’ Forum” (ITPF): Key tea producing countries form global forum

January 29, 2013

Major tea producing nations held a meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to set up a global forum named the “International Tea Producers’ Forum” (ITPF). It will be headquartered at Colombo for now. The participation of China is uncertain as of now. The decision to form a global body was taken at a ministerial-level meeting in ..

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