Important CURRENT AFAIRS : 17th July 2013.
1. The Reserve Bank of India hiked short term rates in the first strong measure to support the Indian rupee.
2. The Reserve Bank opened a special borrowing window of Rs 25,000 crore to help the crisis-ridden mutual funds tide over liquidity problems.
3. The Supreme Court of India on 17 July 2013 refused to reduce the age of juvenile from 18 to 16 years and dismissed a plea that minors involved in heinous crimes should not be protected under the law.
4. A special meeting of the UN General Assembly will mark the Nelson Mandela International Day on 18th July.
5. The second International Crimes Tribunal today sentenced war crime indicted Ali Mohammed Mujaheed,General Secretary of Jamaat e Islami to death.
6. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, launched a state-wide campaign to improve family health across 75 districts of the state.HAUSLA (meaning “spirit” or “determination”),the campaign’stwin goals include galvanizing state health systems to deliver high-quality, accessible health programs and services.
7. Dr Nirmalya Kumar, Professor of Marketing at the London Business School, will join Tata Sons as Member – Group Executive Council reporting to the Chairman, Cyrus P. Mistry.
8. The government has approved a proposal to amend Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act for providing more powers to the market regulator to crack down on ponzi schemes. The decision will also give Sebi powers to conduct search and seizure operations and access call data records.
9. In the biggest foreign investment pullout, world's largeststeel maker ArcelorMittal scrapped its USD 12 billion (Rs 50,000 crore) steel plant in Odisha over inordinate delays, problems in acquiring land and securing iron ore linkages.
10. Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) wona Rs 2,085 crore overseas order from Oman government for construction of Al Batinah Expressway.
11. Real Madrid has been named asthe most valuable club in the list of the world’s 50 most valuable sports teams released by Forbes yesterday.
Read Also: Current Affairs 18th July 2013
1. The Reserve Bank of India hiked short term rates in the first strong measure to support the Indian rupee.
2. The Reserve Bank opened a special borrowing window of Rs 25,000 crore to help the crisis-ridden mutual funds tide over liquidity problems.
3. The Supreme Court of India on 17 July 2013 refused to reduce the age of juvenile from 18 to 16 years and dismissed a plea that minors involved in heinous crimes should not be protected under the law.
4. A special meeting of the UN General Assembly will mark the Nelson Mandela International Day on 18th July.
5. The second International Crimes Tribunal today sentenced war crime indicted Ali Mohammed Mujaheed,General Secretary of Jamaat e Islami to death.
6. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, launched a state-wide campaign to improve family health across 75 districts of the state.HAUSLA (meaning “spirit” or “determination”),the campaign’stwin goals include galvanizing state health systems to deliver high-quality, accessible health programs and services.
7. Dr Nirmalya Kumar, Professor of Marketing at the London Business School, will join Tata Sons as Member – Group Executive Council reporting to the Chairman, Cyrus P. Mistry.
8. The government has approved a proposal to amend Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act for providing more powers to the market regulator to crack down on ponzi schemes. The decision will also give Sebi powers to conduct search and seizure operations and access call data records.
9. In the biggest foreign investment pullout, world's largeststeel maker ArcelorMittal scrapped its USD 12 billion (Rs 50,000 crore) steel plant in Odisha over inordinate delays, problems in acquiring land and securing iron ore linkages.
10. Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) wona Rs 2,085 crore overseas order from Oman government for construction of Al Batinah Expressway.
11. Real Madrid has been named asthe most valuable club in the list of the world’s 50 most valuable sports teams released by Forbes yesterday.
Read Also: Current Affairs 18th July 2013
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