Current Affairs 06-Jan-2014: ---------------------------------------------------- Union Cabinet approved promulgation of ordinance to amend the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act of 1957. The luxurious handset sporting 5-inch high-definition display was launched ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. 44 Indians and people of Indian-origin, including technology wizards, inventors and policymakers, have been named in the list The firm also forecasted that Indian Economy will also recover in FY 2015-2016. The recovery is likely to get support from easing inflationary pressures and measures towards economic reforms. Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu nominated 17 Telugu personalities as brand ambassadors of Swachh Bharat campaign. The 15-member Indian team was announced during the meeting of the selection committee of BCCI and will be led by Captain-cum-Wicket Keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni Former Minister of State for Public Works Department (PWD) Ram Prasad Kamal passed away on 4 January 2015 after a brief illness in Allahabad. Tropical forests may absorb more Carbon Dioxide in response to rising atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases than earlier thought. This was claimed in a study conducted by scientists of NASA. Green PHABLET is a customised low-cost combination of phone and tablet computer. The device was powered by GreenSIM. The GreenPHABLET is dust- and shatter-proof, readable under bright sunlight; operates from -20°C to +60°C. An excessive amount of antibiotics was found in Chinese rivers namely Yangtze, Huangpu and Pearl Rivers. The situation threatens to cause widespread antibiotic resistance. Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved to set up the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) in Tamil Nadu. S Shrikrishna on 5 January 2015 won his maiden National Sub-Junior Billiards title at the BRC Gloster National Billiards & Snooker Championship 2015. Ramesh Kosambia died at his residence in Borivli at the age of 87. He was the former office-bearer of the Mumbai Cricket Associations (MCA) and is now survived by three sons and a daughter. IAS officer P Krishnamurthy is appointed as Private Secretary for a five-year period or on co-terminus basis with the ministers tenure. Jubilant Life Sciences got USFDA’s nod for generics Mycophenolate Mofetil, an immuno-suppressant and Rizatriptan, used for treatment of migraine. The foreign direct investment policy was aligned with the upgraded National Industrial Classification (NIC) code with an aim to improve the ease of doing business. The Union Petroleum Ministry launched the sale of subsidised 5 kg cooking gas cylinders to benefit Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, students and migrant labourers. RBI permitted FIIs/RFPIs investment up to 49 percent of the paid-up capital of Bajaj Corp under the Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS). Till September 2014 (BSE data), FIIs held 15.21 percent in the company. The largest ever auction of Second Generation (2G) telecom spectrum is targeted to fetch around 64840 crore rupees from the sale.
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