In continuing with its technological upgradation programme, Indian Railways has produced the prototype 5500 HP diesel locomotives (WDG5) which are already running as a pilot project in North Central Railway. This Loco is developed by Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, a production unit of Indian Railways.
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2012
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will present the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2012 to H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia on September 12, 2013 at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Tokyo won bid to host 2020 Games
Tokyo on 7th September won the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games, overcoming fears about radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant to land the 2020 edition of the world’s biggest sporting event.
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Leander Paes won his eighth men’s doubles Grand Slam title
Indian Player Leander Paes won his eighth men’s doubles Grand Slam title as he combined with Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek to win the US Open with a dominating 6-1, 6-3 victory over Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the final on 8th September 2013.
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Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill 2011
After a delay of nearly 10 years, Parliament on 06th September passed a key economic reforms legislation, the Pension Bill that aims to create a regulator for the sector and allows at least 26% Foreign Direct Investment.
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NHPC Recruitment of Trainee Engineer through GATE-2014
About NHPC
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation is an Indian Hydro Power Generation company that was incorporated in the year 1975. At present, NHPC is a Mini Ratna Category-I Enterprise of the Govt. of India with an authorised share capital of Rs. 1,50,000 Million .
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BRICS Moved Towards Creating Common Fund
The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group on 5th September made progress in the creation of a $100-billion Currency Reserve Fund (CRF) by announcing individual contribution.
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BRLF-Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation
Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation
The Union Cabinet on 3rd September, approved the proposal for setting up of the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF) as an independent charitable society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 to facilitate and upscale civil society action in partnership with Government for transforming livelihoods and lives of rural households, with an emphasis on women, particularly in the Central Indian Tribal Region.
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Microsoft took over Nokia’s handset business
Microsoft took over Nokia’s handset business
Nokia mobile handsets and device business has fallen into the lap of American information technology giant Microsoft at a price tag of $7.17 billion.
The announcement from Nokia’s headquarters in Helsinki on3rd September, said that under the deal, Microsoft will pay “Euro 3.79 billion to purchase substantially all of Nokia’s device and service business and Euro 1.65 billion to license Nokia’s patents for a total transaction price of Euro 5.44 billion in cash.”
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RBI opened Forex Swap Window for Oil Marketing Companies
RBI opened Forex Swap Window for Oil Marketing Companies
The Reserve Bank of India on 2th August opened a forex swap window for three public sector oil marketing companies to calm volatile forex markets. IOC, HPCL and BPCL are the three companies which are benefited by this facility. RBI will lend dollars to oil marketing companies for equivalent rupees which the marketing companies would return over a period of time.
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