Current Affairs 10th July 2013 - Daily Business News
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1. In a landmark judgement that could cleanse Parliament and Assemblies of criminals,the Supreme Court has struck down a provision in the electoral law that protects a convicted
law maker from disqualification on the ground of pendency of appealing higher courts.
2. Noted Maestro Zubin Mehta has been named for the Tagore Award For Cultural Harmony for the year 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.
3. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on 8 July 2013 sanctioned central financial assistance of 4.4 crore rupees for distribution of 20000 solar lanterns in the flood affected areas of Uttarakhand.
4. IMF has revised Economic outlook for India. It said, growth rate in India will be around 5.6 percent in 2013 which is down 0.2 percent.
5. India’s External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid, visited Nepal on 9th July 2013 at the invitation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Madhav Prasad Ghimire.
6. The Imperial Household Agency of Japan on 9 July 2013 announced that the Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan will make their visit to India on 30 November to 6 December 2013.
7. Dr. H.A.B. Parpia, an acknowledged food scientist and the former Director of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) died on 9 July 2013 after a brief illness.
8. The Union government on 10 July 2013 announced disbanding of the Rural Development Agency(DRDA),on the recommendation of a committee represented under the chairmanship of V Ramchandran,Chairmen- Emeritus, Centre for Management Development. DRDA is the body which looks after implementation of anti-poverty programmes of Rural Development Ministry.
9. The Bank International Indonesia (BII) launched its operations in India on Wednesday by opening a branch in Mumbai.
10. India and Albania signed an Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation.
11. India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives have entered into a tripartite agreement on maritime cooperation to secure sea routes in the Indian Ocean region.
12. India and Tanzania have signed agreements on bilateral cooperation in several sectors including agriculture, health and education, mines and minerals.
13. In Karnataka ‘Anna Bhagya’ programme was launched today. The programme entitles distribution of 30 kg rice at one rupee per Kg to over 98 lakh BPL and Antyodaya card holders in the state.
14. The European Union has officially approved Latvia as the 18th memberof the eurozone, which uses the bloc’s common currency.
15. Noted filmmaker Sudhakar Bokade died due to a heart attackat a Mumbai hospital, family sources said on Monday. He was 57.
16. Ireland qualified for their third successive ICC World Cup after their World Cricket League Championship match against the Netherlands ended in a sensational tie in Amstelveen.
17. The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) has appointment Spain’s Francisco Garcia as head coachof the Indian senior women’s basketball team.
18. Olympian Maharaj Krishan Kaushik was on Wednesday appointed as a coach of the senior men’s hockey team, after chief coachMichael Nobbs was shown the door because of non-performance.
17. Sri Lankan umpires Sagara Gallage and Maurice de La Zilwa, who were caught in a TV sting willing to fix cricket matches for money, have been suspended for 10 and three years respectively while Gamini Dissanayake, the other accused umpire, was exonorated due to lack of evidence.
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Read Also: Current Affairs 9th July 2013
1. In a landmark judgement that could cleanse Parliament and Assemblies of criminals,the Supreme Court has struck down a provision in the electoral law that protects a convicted
law maker from disqualification on the ground of pendency of appealing higher courts.
2. Noted Maestro Zubin Mehta has been named for the Tagore Award For Cultural Harmony for the year 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.
3. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on 8 July 2013 sanctioned central financial assistance of 4.4 crore rupees for distribution of 20000 solar lanterns in the flood affected areas of Uttarakhand.
4. IMF has revised Economic outlook for India. It said, growth rate in India will be around 5.6 percent in 2013 which is down 0.2 percent.
5. India’s External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid, visited Nepal on 9th July 2013 at the invitation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Madhav Prasad Ghimire.
6. The Imperial Household Agency of Japan on 9 July 2013 announced that the Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan will make their visit to India on 30 November to 6 December 2013.
7. Dr. H.A.B. Parpia, an acknowledged food scientist and the former Director of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) died on 9 July 2013 after a brief illness.
8. The Union government on 10 July 2013 announced disbanding of the Rural Development Agency(DRDA),on the recommendation of a committee represented under the chairmanship of V Ramchandran,Chairmen- Emeritus, Centre for Management Development. DRDA is the body which looks after implementation of anti-poverty programmes of Rural Development Ministry.
9. The Bank International Indonesia (BII) launched its operations in India on Wednesday by opening a branch in Mumbai.
10. India and Albania signed an Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation.
11. India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives have entered into a tripartite agreement on maritime cooperation to secure sea routes in the Indian Ocean region.
12. India and Tanzania have signed agreements on bilateral cooperation in several sectors including agriculture, health and education, mines and minerals.
13. In Karnataka ‘Anna Bhagya’ programme was launched today. The programme entitles distribution of 30 kg rice at one rupee per Kg to over 98 lakh BPL and Antyodaya card holders in the state.
14. The European Union has officially approved Latvia as the 18th memberof the eurozone, which uses the bloc’s common currency.
15. Noted filmmaker Sudhakar Bokade died due to a heart attackat a Mumbai hospital, family sources said on Monday. He was 57.
16. Ireland qualified for their third successive ICC World Cup after their World Cricket League Championship match against the Netherlands ended in a sensational tie in Amstelveen.
17. The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) has appointment Spain’s Francisco Garcia as head coachof the Indian senior women’s basketball team.
18. Olympian Maharaj Krishan Kaushik was on Wednesday appointed as a coach of the senior men’s hockey team, after chief coachMichael Nobbs was shown the door because of non-performance.
17. Sri Lankan umpires Sagara Gallage and Maurice de La Zilwa, who were caught in a TV sting willing to fix cricket matches for money, have been suspended for 10 and three years respectively while Gamini Dissanayake, the other accused umpire, was exonorated due to lack of evidence.
Read Also: Current Affairs 11th July 2013
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