>>> IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS : 19.07.2013 <<<
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1. Justice P Sathasivam has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Sathasivam in a ceremony held at Rashtrpati Bhawan.
2. US President Barack Obama nominated Nisha Desai Biswal, an accomplished Indian-American administrator, to head the South Asia bureau in the US state department.
3. Finance Ministers from the G-20 Group of leading economies are meeting in Moscow. They are expected to discuss the global economic outlook, as well as efforts to tackle tax avoidance and evasion.
4. Union Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand's name for highest civilian honour - Bharat Ratna.
5. The Supreme Court has ruled that there can be no reservation in appointment for faculty posts in specialty and super specialty courses in medical colleges including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS.
6. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has finalised its report on Goods and Services Tax (GST) which will be tabled in Parliament in the monsoon session beginning August 5.
7. India trumped Israel, the United States, and China as the most promising location for tech innovation to flourish, according to a KPMG global survey.
8. Former South Africa player Dave Staniforth has been appointed as goalkeeping coach and strategic analyst of the Indian senior and junior men's teams, Hockey India announced on Thursday.
9. Mizoram Minister for Information and Communication Zdintluanga today said that Software Technology Park would soon be established at the Mizoram University Campus near Aizawl.
10. Around 2,000 people who have worked at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant face a heightened risk of thyroid cancer, its operator said Friday. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said 1,973 people — around 10% of those employed in emergency crews involved in the clean-up since the meltdowns— were believed to have been exposed to enough radiation to cause potential problems.
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1. Justice P Sathasivam has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Sathasivam in a ceremony held at Rashtrpati Bhawan.
2. US President Barack Obama nominated Nisha Desai Biswal, an accomplished Indian-American administrator, to head the South Asia bureau in the US state department.
3. Finance Ministers from the G-20 Group of leading economies are meeting in Moscow. They are expected to discuss the global economic outlook, as well as efforts to tackle tax avoidance and evasion.
4. Union Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand's name for highest civilian honour - Bharat Ratna.
5. The Supreme Court has ruled that there can be no reservation in appointment for faculty posts in specialty and super specialty courses in medical colleges including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS.
6. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has finalised its report on Goods and Services Tax (GST) which will be tabled in Parliament in the monsoon session beginning August 5.
7. India trumped Israel, the United States, and China as the most promising location for tech innovation to flourish, according to a KPMG global survey.
8. Former South Africa player Dave Staniforth has been appointed as goalkeeping coach and strategic analyst of the Indian senior and junior men's teams, Hockey India announced on Thursday.
9. Mizoram Minister for Information and Communication Zdintluanga today said that Software Technology Park would soon be established at the Mizoram University Campus near Aizawl.
10. Around 2,000 people who have worked at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant face a heightened risk of thyroid cancer, its operator said Friday. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said 1,973 people — around 10% of those employed in emergency crews involved in the clean-up since the meltdowns— were believed to have been exposed to enough radiation to cause potential problems.
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