- IRNSS 1C successfully launched; India is just 4 satellites away from having its own GPS.
Science and Technology - Cigarette companies will have to devote at least 85 percent area of cigarette packets on both sides to statutory warning, from April 1, 2015.
- 60% coverage will go to picture while the rest 25% to the text.
- The current rule covers just 40% of the front surface in form of pictorial warning.
Current Affairs - Centre constitutes BN Talukar committee to probe the inordinate delay in oil and gas generation in ONGC's Krishna Godavari basin KG-D5 block.
- The panel is expected to submit its report by the end of October 2014.
- The KG-D5 was allotted to ONGC at the same time as the neighbouring KG-D6 block was given to Reliance Industries (RIL).
- While RIL has started oil and gas production beginning 2009; ONGC is just in the discovery-phase.
- As per ONGC estimate, the KG-D5 block will produce up to 90000 barrels per day starting 2019.
National - Kotak Mahindra Bank rolls out Facebook-based money transfer platform KayPay. How it works
- Both the party, sender and receiver. should first register their account on Kaypay.
- The whole transaction will be free of any surplus charges.
- One can transfer upto 2500 rupees per transaction whereas there is a maximum limit of 25000 rupees a month for sending.
National - Canada offers ‘wooden multi-storey housing technology’ for ‘Housing for all by 2022’ scheme.
- Canada is also willing to help us in building the proposed 100 smart cities.
- Its noteworthy that three Canadian cities namely Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary figure among the top 10 smart cities of the world.
International Relations - Indian policewoman 'Shakti Devi' is honoured with the 'International Female Police Peacekeeper Award 2014' by the UN.
- She, a police inspector in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, is recognized for her significant efforts in helping victims of sexual and gender-based violence in Afghanistan where she is a part of UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Person in News - RBI governor Raghuram Rajan bags the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014by Euromoney magazine.
- He is appreciated for his role in steering the deficit-ridden Indian economy out to safety.Other achievement
- He is also the recipient of the inaugural Fischer Black Prize (2003) for the best finance researcher under the age of 40 (given by American Finance Association).
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