July 03, 2013: Top 10 Current Affairs 1. ndia has ranked 66th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2013, an index that is published by Cornell University, INSEAD, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as a knowledge partner. Switzerland got first rank, Sweden second and third place was occupied by the United kingdom. 2. Telecom Comm approves 100% FDI in telecom sector Inter-ministerial body Telecom Commission on Tuesday gave its nod for raising foreign direct investment limit in the sector from 74 percent to 100 per cent subject to Cabinet approval. 3. Sunil Soni, on 2 July 2013 has been appointed as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Sunil Soni is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre who at present is on compulsory wait in the Department of Financial Services under Ministry of Finance. 4. Ministry of Tourism of India on 2 July 2013 agreed to a proposal from the visiting Tourism and Travel delegation from Nepal for joint publicity of India and Nepal as Tourist destinations in other countries. 5. Top seeded Indian Grand Master Parimarjan Negi won the Continental Chess Association Open title, his third of the season, after pipping his nearest rival Bindi Cheng by 1.5 points, in Washington. 6. India will seek to re-establish itself as a continental power in athletics when the 20th Asian Athletics Championships begins in Pune on from Wednesday. 7. State Bank of India (SBI), on Wednesday, ruled out the possibility of cutting its minimum lending rate or Base Rate, saying it was the lowest in the market. 8. Novak Djokovic advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals for the fourth straight year, beating Tomas Berdych 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday 9. Canon quits compact camera space in India. Entry-level compact cameras may soon be a thing of the past as companies like Canon India are dumping basic models, in favour of more advanced ones, in a bid to grapple with the rise of smartphones and a year of potentially flat growth. 10. Concerned over the "disconcerting" reports that its mission were being spied upon by American intelligence agencies, India on Wednesday said it will take up the matter with the US authorities. "We have seen and studied the media reports of our embassy in Washington being amongst the list of diplomatic missions which were intrusively monitored by the US agencies.
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