TOP-10 HEADLINES (21-04-2014) ************************************** 1. John C Houbolt, an engineer whose contributions to the US space programme were vital to Nasas successful moon landing in 1969, has died. He was 95. 2. Government has decided to continue with the export subsidy of Rs 3,300 per tonne on raw sugar shipments for the April-May period. 3. Global steel demand is likely to grow at a faster pace of 3.3% this year, driven by rising demand for the commodity from India, Brazil, Russia, West Asia and North Africa, according to a report. 4. Enhanced cooperation between India and Bangladesh on trade in rice seeds would help farmers of both the sides increase the yield of the commodity, a study by think-tank CUTS International has said. 5. To help Sebi attract and retain quality staff, an expert panel has suggested putting in place a suitable framework for rewarding distinguished performers at the capital markets regulatory authority besides setting up a pension fund. 6. Reflecting the woes of the Indian automobile industry, the countrys car exports remained flat at 5,50,466 units in 2013-14, during which domestic sales fell for the second consecutive year. 7. Hillary Clintons new book Hard Choices, which gives an inside account of her role as US President Barack Obamas Secretary of State, will hit bookstores in June. 8. At a time when over half-a-dozen senior appointments in the internal security establishment of the country remain vacant, the government in a curious step has temporarily diverted a crucial second-in-command post in the ITBP leaving the vital China frontier force without an ADG rank officer. 9. Reliance Industries has divested its 30 per cent stake in an oil and gas block in Peru to Australia’s Woodside Petroleum and Pluspetrol of Argentina to trim its overseas properties. 10. Indias gems and jewellery exports, which contribute about 15% of the countrys overseas shipments, fell by about 9% to $ 39.5 billion in 2013-14.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 06:01:01 +0000
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