Current Affairs 2013-2014 of 16-12-2013 To 20-12-2013 Current Affairs News Of December 2013 For All Bank Exams,IBPS,UPSC,SSC,FCI..etc
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December 2013 Current Affairs For Bank Exams ,UPSC,SSC,Railawy Jobs,Airindia And Other Competitive Exams
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16-12-2013 To 20-12-2013
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16th December Current Affairs Of 2013-2014
- Stage and Screen star Peter O’Toole has died in a London Hospital. He was 81.
- The rate of growth of wholesale prices inflation rose to 7.5% in November from 7% in October.
- Anand Selvakesari has been appointed as the head of consumer banking, ASEAN, with Immediate effect.
- Bhubaneswar will host the 35th edition of the Champions Trophy men’s Hockey tournament to be held from December 13-21 next year.
17th December Current Affairs Of 2013-2014
- M. Lakshmi Kantam, Director, Indian institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) has been conferred with Smt. Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel Industrial Research Award for Women for 2011.
- Edward C. Forst is the new President and CEO of Global real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
18th December Current Affairs Of 2013-2014
- The Historic Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill 2013 passed in Lok Sabha on 18th December 2013. This Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill 2013 paves the way for establishment of an ombudsman to fight corruption in public offices and ensure accountability on the part of public officials, including PM but with some safeguards.
- The RBI kept the Indiacative policy rates (Repo) and Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) unchanged. The repo rate is 7.75% and CRR is 4%.
- Biotechnology major Biocon inked a pact with Quark Pharmaceuticals Inc to develop a range of small interfering RNA based novel therapeutics.
- Harsh Kumar Bhanwala took charge as the new chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). He succeeds Prakash Bakshi.
- Kothari Sugar’s and Chemicals Ltd plant won the National Energy Coservation Award for 2013 from the Union Power Ministry.
- Graham Mackay, chairman of SABMiller and one of the best known figures in the global beer industry, died on 18th December 2013 from cancer. He was 64.
- Former India captain Kapil Dev selected for the Col. C. K. Nayudu Life Time Achievement Award for 2013, Sanjay Patel, secretary of BCCI said in a press release on 18th December 2013.
19th December Current Affairs Of 2013-2014
- Former IAS Officer Sushma Singh took oath of office as the chief Information Commissioner at the Rashtrapathi Bhawan on 19th December 2013.
- The Cabinet approved a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in trade and Services with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved Higher gas Price for Reliance Industries Ltd from April.
- SBI and HDFC Reduced the Home loan rates announced on 19th December 2013. This will effect from 20th December 2013.
- Mahesh Kodumudi president and Managing Director of Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd has taken over additional responsibility as a Head of Volkswagen Group sales India Pvt. Ltd.
20th December Current Affairs Of 2013-2014
- Adil Zainulbhai appointed as an independent director on the board of Reliance Industries Ltd on 20th December 2013. He is former chairman of McKinsey India.
- Naomi Ishii is the new Managing Director of Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM). The formal appointment of the new managing Director will be made at the meeting of the board of directors of TKM.
- V. Balakrishnan, director of Infosys quit from the company on 20thDecember 2013.
- Tennis Champions Rafael Nadal and Sarena Williams have been named as Sportsman and Sportswoman of the year by French sports daily L’Equipe.
- Rakesh Manpat won the men’s free rifle prone gold in the 57th National Shooting Championship and defeated Joydeep Karmakar and Gagan Narang on 20th December 2013 at the Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, new Delhi.
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