TOP - 10 HEADLINES - 01.02.2014 ************************* 1. Ending months of speculation about a change of guard, Vijay Bahuguna resigned as Uttarakhand Chief Minister amidst indications that Union Minister Harish Rawat has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him. 2. The government has approved charging telecom firms 5 per cent of their revenue as spectrum usage charge (SUC) for new airwaves to be auctioned next month, a move aimed at improving bidding sentiment. 3. India has retained its position as largest destination country for Dubai International Airport in 2013, according to a report. 4. The Supreme Court stayed the execution of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar and agreed to review its judgment by which it had rejected the 1993 Delhi bomb blast convicts plea to commute his death sentence to life term. 5. Indias aviation safety ratings have been downgraded by FAA from top to 2nd category, which would affect expansion of flights by Indian carriers to the United States. 6. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishment of Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council (HSSC) was signed, the 31st January, 2014, between Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB) and Petroleum Federation of India (PetroFed). 7. A first of its kind, “Mahatma Gandhi for children” a web portal was launched by Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister, during a Twitter Conference as a tribute to the Father of our nation, on his 66th death anniversary. 8. The union Cabinet approved spectrum usage charges (SUC) at five percent of annual gross revenue (AGR) for mobile telephone service providers who are all set to buy airwaves in the Feb 3 auction. 9. Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella, in charge of Microsofts enterprise and cloud businesses, is emerging as the software giants pick as CEO Steve Ballmers successor, according to various media reports. 10. Work on Keralas fourth international airport at Kannur, a Joint Venture between the state government and Larsen and Toubro, Mumbai, will commence in February.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 04:53:53 +0000