Latest News on 17th September 2013 1. India pushed import duty on gold jewellery up by half to 15 per cent, the Finance Ministry said on 17th Sept, setting it higher than raw gold duty in a move aimed more at protecting the domestic jewellery industry than stemming bullion imports. 2. China opens the world’s highest airport in Daocheng. Yading airport in Daocheng county of Garzi Tibetan autonomous region of China stands at 4,411 metre above sea level. It pipped the Qamdo Bangda airport, which has an altitude of 4,334 metre, to become the highest airport in the world after its inauguration 16th Sept. 3. Google has reportedly acquired file-sharing app developer Bump for undisclosed financial terms. 4. Air India has tied up with SBI Cards to launch a co-branded travel credit card that seeks to add value to the travel experience of Indian customers. 5. Bollywood actor John Abraham was on Monday conferred the ‘Pride of the Nation’ award for his attempt to raise the sensitive issue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination through his role as a RAW agent in “Madras Cafe”. 6. YES Bank has become the first bank to raise funds overseas using the swap loan facility provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last week.The private sector lender raised $255 million ($180 million and €58 million) by way of dual currency, multi-tenor syndicated loan facility. 7. Malala Yousafzai has been named as the recipient of Amnesty International’shighest award. She will receive Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award along with American singer and human rights activist Harry Belafonte at ceremony 17th Sept evening in Dublin, Ireland. 8. RTI applicants will no longer have to wait to get their applications processed as the Department of Posts is all set to bring out an RTI stamp for sale soon and also set up special counters, according to a senior officer. 9. Leading IT security solutions provider Quick Heal Technologies appointed Rajesh Ghonasgi as Chief Financial Officer. 10. China opened the world’s highest civilian airport on 16th Sept, in a restive and remote Tibetan region of southwestern Sichuan province, which will cut journey times from the provincial capital from two days to a little more than one hour.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 04:14:53 +0000
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