!!~*~!! Top 10 Current Affairs of 15th October 2013 !!~*~!! *************** *************** ************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHARE WITH EVERYONE ~~~~~~~~~~ 1. The 106th anniversary of the heritage Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) services was held in Udhagamandalam on Tuesday. 2. The Indian Navy on 15 October 2013 inducted into service its largest offshore patrol vessel (OPV), INS Sunayna, at the Southern Naval Command.(data by fb/ allcurrentaffair s ) 3. Dr. Iravathram Mahadevan received prestigious Tolkappiyar award for his immense contribution in the area of Epigraphy. 4. In a first-of-its-ki nd initiative to promote use of clean technology, India on Tuesday signed an agreement with Finland to produce indigenous ethanol and reduce country’s dependence on its import. As per the deal, State- run explorer ONGC and Finnish clean technology firm Chempolis will set up a pilot project to produce ethanol, bio-chemicals and bio-coal from biomass residual matters.(data by fb/ allcurrentaffair s ) 5. Novak Djokovic on 15 October 2013 defeated Juan Del Potro 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) to win a second straight trophy at the Shanghai Masters in China. 6. CBI today registered a case against industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and former Coal Secretary, P C Parekh in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks in 2005. (data by fb/ allcurrentaffair s ) 7. The P5+1 group of five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany will hold two-day long talks with Iran over its controversial nuclear program in Geneva today.(data by fb/ allcurrentaffair s ) 8. The Wankhede stadium in Mumbai will host Sachin Tendulkars landmark 200th and final Test. BCCI today acceded to the legendary batsmans wish to play his farewell match in front of his home crowd.(data by fb/ allcurrentaffair s ) 9. International Day of Rural women was observed on 15 October 2013 across the world to recognize the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women. 10. Reliance Industries has said it will invest USD 3.2 billion in bringing to production the satellite D34 gas discovery to reverse the decline in output at the Bay of Bengal KG-D6 block. *************** *************** ************* >>>>>>>>>>> SHARE WITH EVERYONE
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