Current Affairs 30th May 2013
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1. UP government moves court against Varun Gandhi's acquittal
2. Rituparno Ghosh, the renowned Bengali film maker died on 30 May 2013 of cardiac arrest at his south Kolkata residence.
3. The Annual Plan for the year 2013-14 for Tripura was finalised on 29 May 2013. The size of the plan was agreed upon at 2500 crore Rupees.
4. The Maharashtra government on 29 May 2013 approved release of grant for Minority Welfare Schemes.
5. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 29 May 2013 lowered its forecast for China’s economic growth at 7.75 percent
6. Manoj Das, the Noted Oriya writer on 28 May 2013 was presented the NTR National Literary Award.
7. Madhya Pradesh government Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 29 May 2013 announced a 212 crore rupees special relief package for Omkareshwar Project.
8. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on 27 may 2013 ended his four-day visit to Saudi Arabia.
9. Scientists from Canada in their new study highlighted that the genetically modified fish can breed with wild brown trout.
10. India, the United States and Australia came together to develop new climate-resilient varieties of rice and wheat
11. State-run power transmission company, Power Grid Corporation, plans to raise Rs. 8,000 crore during the fiscal through domestic and international bonds.
12. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing calls for reviewing its oversight of drugs produced in foreign facilities in the wake of the Ranbaxy imbroglio…………….Ranbaxy pleaded guilty to criminal charges for manufacturing and distributing adulterated drugs earlier this month.
13. The government on Wednesday announced the launch of the first tranche of inflation-indexed bonds (IIBs) worth Rs.1,000 crore on June 4 through auctions to wean away household savings from gold by providing an alternative avenue for hedging against the price spiral for a positive real return on investment.
14. Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) would take over Apollo Tyres South Africa (ATSA) along with its Ladysmith-based car tyre plant……All employees of the company, other than those in the Durban plant, will continue with ATSA……….Apollo will retain the Durban plant and all employees attached to it
15. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is likely to slap a demand notice of Rs.650 crore on Bharti Airtel for allegedly violating licence norms on subscriber local dialling (SLD) services.
16. GVK-led Mumbai International Airport Ltd. (MIAL) has terminated a contract with real estate developer Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd. (HDIL) that was entrusted with the task of executing the MIAL slum rehabilitation project.
17. The OECD again slashed its forecast for the 17 European Union countries that use the euro, saying it will shrink by 0.6 per cent this year, after 0.5 per cent drop in 2012. The OECD had predicted a 0.1 per cent decline for the eurozone in its report six months ago and this time last year, it forecast growth of nearly 1 per cent for 2013.
18. OECD lowers India growth estimate to 5.3 % for 2013 ..................The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), on Wednesday, scaled down India’s growth estimate to 5.3 per cent for 2013 from 5.9 per cent, and cautioned that structural bottlenecks could further constrain investment and growth potential.
19. Hurricane Barbara hits land in Mexico, two dead
20. Sony launches Xperia Tablet Z in India at Rs 46,990
Get Updated for Bank Exams read this Current Affairs of 30th May 2013 and Share with Other.
1. UP government moves court against Varun Gandhi's acquittal
2. Rituparno Ghosh, the renowned Bengali film maker died on 30 May 2013 of cardiac arrest at his south Kolkata residence.
3. The Annual Plan for the year 2013-14 for Tripura was finalised on 29 May 2013. The size of the plan was agreed upon at 2500 crore Rupees.
4. The Maharashtra government on 29 May 2013 approved release of grant for Minority Welfare Schemes.
5. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 29 May 2013 lowered its forecast for China’s economic growth at 7.75 percent
6. Manoj Das, the Noted Oriya writer on 28 May 2013 was presented the NTR National Literary Award.
7. Madhya Pradesh government Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 29 May 2013 announced a 212 crore rupees special relief package for Omkareshwar Project.
8. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on 27 may 2013 ended his four-day visit to Saudi Arabia.
9. Scientists from Canada in their new study highlighted that the genetically modified fish can breed with wild brown trout.
10. India, the United States and Australia came together to develop new climate-resilient varieties of rice and wheat
11. State-run power transmission company, Power Grid Corporation, plans to raise Rs. 8,000 crore during the fiscal through domestic and international bonds.
12. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing calls for reviewing its oversight of drugs produced in foreign facilities in the wake of the Ranbaxy imbroglio…………….Ranbaxy pleaded guilty to criminal charges for manufacturing and distributing adulterated drugs earlier this month.
13. The government on Wednesday announced the launch of the first tranche of inflation-indexed bonds (IIBs) worth Rs.1,000 crore on June 4 through auctions to wean away household savings from gold by providing an alternative avenue for hedging against the price spiral for a positive real return on investment.
14. Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) would take over Apollo Tyres South Africa (ATSA) along with its Ladysmith-based car tyre plant……All employees of the company, other than those in the Durban plant, will continue with ATSA……….Apollo will retain the Durban plant and all employees attached to it
15. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is likely to slap a demand notice of Rs.650 crore on Bharti Airtel for allegedly violating licence norms on subscriber local dialling (SLD) services.
16. GVK-led Mumbai International Airport Ltd. (MIAL) has terminated a contract with real estate developer Housing Development & Infrastructure Ltd. (HDIL) that was entrusted with the task of executing the MIAL slum rehabilitation project.
17. The OECD again slashed its forecast for the 17 European Union countries that use the euro, saying it will shrink by 0.6 per cent this year, after 0.5 per cent drop in 2012. The OECD had predicted a 0.1 per cent decline for the eurozone in its report six months ago and this time last year, it forecast growth of nearly 1 per cent for 2013.
18. OECD lowers India growth estimate to 5.3 % for 2013 ..................The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), on Wednesday, scaled down India’s growth estimate to 5.3 per cent for 2013 from 5.9 per cent, and cautioned that structural bottlenecks could further constrain investment and growth potential.
19. Hurricane Barbara hits land in Mexico, two dead
20. Sony launches Xperia Tablet Z in India at Rs 46,990
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