July 11: Top Current Affairs -1. The Union Cabinet has approved setting up of two National level universities in Uttar Pradesh. The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University and Indira Gandhi National University for Women, IGNUW, will be set up in Rae Bareli district. 2. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved disinvestment of government stake in State Trading Corporation (STC) and ITDC, which would fetch around 30 crore Rs to the exchequer. 3. The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has banned holding of caste-based political rallies. A division bench comprising Justices Umanath Singh and Mahendra Dayal said on Thursday that caste-based political meetings and rallies are against the Constitutional norms. 4. The Union Cabinet has accorded in-principle approval for formationof a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The CAA will replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), as new aviation regulator with full operational and financial autonomy. 5. The United States is going ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt as scheduled in the coming weeks despite the political unrest in the country.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:10:43 +0000
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