Government Recruitment News July 2013

Government Recruitment News July 2013 ,Today Gk Update 2013

Aakash IV

$35 tablet project, the Government has taken the first step towards the fourth version of the low cost Aakash tablet by releasing its mandated technical specifications.

Aakash IV, will run the latest version of Ubuntu alongside Google’s Android operating system

tablet should come with a 1GB DDR3 SDRAM, 4GB integrated internal storage, the ability to have a micro SD card 2.0 interface and a 7 inch LCD display with at least 800x400 resolution

With regard to connectivity, it will have both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. 

The icing on the cake, however, though subject to change, is that the Aakash IV should be dual bootable (through an external SD card) with the latest GNU/Linux distribution (latest Ubuntu).

ICC granted Associate Membership to Afghanistan

Afghanistan was granted the Associate membership of the ICC, making it the eighth Asian nation and the 38th overall to get the status.

Looking at the immense progress shown by Afghanistan, the ACC (Asian Cricket Council) had last year sent the nomination request in 2012 and the decision to grant Afghanistan the status was taken by the ICC at its ongoing annual conference, which concluded in London on 29 June 2013.

Afghanistan now join Hong Kong (1969), Kuwait (2005), Malaysia (1967), Nepal (1996), Singapore (1974), Thailand (2005) and UAE (1990) as ICC Associates from the Asian region.

The new Associate membership will help Afghanistan get more funds from the ICC and also give much-needed exposure to the team.

The ICC is now likely to pay Afghanistan 850000 US dollars based on the Associate status, instead of 700000 US dollars as the annual fund.

WTO refuses Indian request to throw out US trade dispute

India has failed to persuade the World Trade Organization (WTO) to dismiss a trade complaint brought by the United States

The United States launched the legal challenge at the world trade body in March 2012, contesting Indian restrictions on imports of poultry, pigs and related products.

India says its checks on U.S. imports are justified by concerns about bird flu, but the United States argues the rules are a "disguised" illegal restriction on foreign trade and not backed by science.

India tried to have the U.S. complaint dismissed on technical objections, including that the allegation was not precise enough and did not spell out the legal argument.

Friction between the two countries is a major obstacle to a global trade deal being negotiated by all of the WTO's 159 members. The deal aims to slash red tape that is costing trade hundreds of billions of dollars a year. 

Govt to seek aid from World Bank, ADB to rebuild Uttarakhand

Government will seek financial aid from multilateral bodies like World Bank and Asian Development Bank for reconstruction and rehabilitation in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand

He said funds will not be a constraint for rebuilding the mountainous state which had witnessed the worst ever floods last month that killed several hundreds and destroyed properties worth crores.

Rs 1,000 crore to Uttarakhand for disaster relief, of which Rs 145 crore was released immediately.

Singh had also announced ex-gratia assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to families of those who had lost their lives and Rs 50,000 each to the injured, from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF).

The government had also decided to provide from the PMNRF, an ex-gratia assistance of Rs 1 lakh each to those whose houses have been completely destroyed and Rs 50,000 each to those whose houses have been damaged.

Taj Mahal ranked third among top landmarks in the world

Travellers from across the globe have ranked India's Taj Mahal among the top three landmarks in the world, a leading travel website has announced. 

According to TripAdvisor's 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards, Taj Mahal was ranked third in the list of Top 25 landmarks. 

The top two places were taken by Machu Picchu Peru and Angkor Wat in Cambodia respectively. 

The winners of Travelers' Choice Attractions awards were determined based on the quality and quantity of traveler reviews of attractions.

Taj Mahal, listed among the new seven wonders of the world, is renowned the world over for its architecture and aesthetic beauty. 

Built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his late wife Mumtaz Mahal, the white marble mausoleum in the northern Indian city of Agra is also a symbol of enduring love. 

In 1983, it became a Unesco World Heritage Site. 

The Taj Mahal attracts 2-4 million visitors annually, with more than 200,000 from overseas. 

It shares the latest honour alongside Petra World Heritage Site in Jordan and Bayon Temple in Cambodia, which are ranked fourth and fifth respectively in the list of 25 top landmarks in the world.

यूपी में डेढ़ लाख टी‌चिंग स्‍टाफ का बढ़ेगा वेतन

प्रदेश के उच्च शिक्षा, माध्यमिक शिक्षा, बेसिक शिक्षा और चिकित्सा शिक्षा विभाग के सहायता प्राप्त शिक्षण संस्थाओं के शिक्षणेतर कर्मियों को जल्दी ही सौगात मिल सकती है।

इन विभागों के शिक्षणेतर कर्मियों से जुड़ी रिजवी समिति की सिफारिशें वित्त विभाग को मिल चुकी हैं।

इसके बाद वेतन समिति 2008 के11 वें प्रतिवेदन में सहायता प्राप्त उच्च शिक्षा, माध्यमिक शिक्षा और बेसिक शिक्षा विभाग के शिक्षणेतर कर्मचारियों के संबंध में जो विस्तार से संस्तुतियां दी गई हैं। उसके अनुसार अब लाभ देने की तैयारी है। इससे न सिर्फ शिक्षणेतर कर्मियों की पगार में इजाफा होगा बल्कि तरक्की के अवसर भी बढ़ेंगे।

Healthcare economist Dr Hariawala crowned with prestigious award

Healthcare Economist Dr Mukesh Hariawala was recently conferred the prestigious ‘Indian Healthcare Visionary of the Decade’ award at a glittering ceremony of the 4th Annual Business Leadership Conclave at Hotel Leela in Mumbai.

Dr Hariawala delivered a spirited keynote lecture to a packed audience where he convincingly laid out a 100 Billion Dollar Medical Tourism opportunity for India as a byproduct of US President Barack Obama's new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which unofficially is also termed ‘Obamacare’.

This new law signed in 2010 would change the ecosystem in the US, moving gradually from the existing capitalistic high quality healthcare with no Waiting Periods to a socialized government controlled form of healthcare as prevalent in the UK and Canada.

Unveiling a unique and novel customized universal health insurance model for all 1.2 billion Indians calling it ‘Womb to Tomb’, this concept was greeted with positive responses from the business leadership community particularly, as it would not only cover all Indians but also bring in FDI investment funds from US insurance giants who could establish partnership models with current Indian health insurance companies.

Also felicitated with other prestigious awards were industrialists Ratan Tata , Transformational Leader of the Decade and Mukesh Ambani  who is the Millennium Business Leader of the Decad.

India to host Test Championship in 2021, T20 Cup in 2016

India, it will host the World Twenty 20 Cup competition in 2016 and World Test Championship 2021, both for the first time, and the 50-over World Cup for the fourth time in 2023, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced in London on Saturday.

According to an ICC media release, the first edition of the World Test Championship will be staged in 2017 by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in June-July 2017 while the second edition will be held in India in February-March 2021.

ICC's chief executive David Richardson also put speculation to rest about ICC Champions Trophy being continued.

"The ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales was highly acclaimed and appreciated by all. However, the principle of one pinnacle global event for each of the three formats over a four-year cycle is a good one and, as such, the ICC Board has agreed to replace the Champions Trophy with the ICC World Test Championship," Richardson was quoted as saying in the press release.

The ECB will also host the 2019 World Cup and Cricket Australia (CA) got the right to host the 2020 World Twenty20.

The ICC Board supported the strategy of ensuring an optimum balance between the three formats of the game -- especially Test cricket -- and approved the recommendation that the full member-countries should play a minimum of 16 Tests in each four-year cycle.

In order to ensure that all ODIs played over the four-year cycle between ICC Cricket World Cups count towards a team’s ranking, the ICC Board agreed to change the ODI rankings period from three years to four years.

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