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WOMEN'S BANK:
ü The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated
the first women commercial bank the country.
ü The bank is called Bharatiya Mahila Bank.
ü The head quarters is located Mumbai.
ü The CMD (Chairman and Managing Director) is
Usha Ananthasubrahmanian.
ü The capital base of the bank is Rs. 1,000/-
cr.
ü The bank focuses on lending predominantly to
women.
ü Men are permitted to deposit the money.
ü The PM said it is a small step towards the
economic empowerment of the women.
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JAILED
PERSONS CAN CONTEST ELECTIONS:
ü In the year 2004 the Patna High Court ruled
that when a person in custody was disqualified to vote as he was disqualified
from contesting the elections also.
ü On July 10, 2013 the Supreme Court upheld the
ruling of the Patna High Court.
ü Section 62 (5) of RPA says that “No person
shall vote at any election if he/she is confined in a prisions…….”.
ü Later the Parliament amended the RPA
(Representation of People’s Act) with RP
(Amendment and validation) Act, 2013 saying – By reasons of the prohibition to
vote under the sub section of 62 (5) a person whose name has been entered in
the electoral roll shall not cease to contest in the election.
ü On November 19, 2013 the Supreme Court accepted
the amendment to RPA.
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INDIRA GANDHI
PEACE PRIZE:
ü The German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be honoured with
the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year
2013.
ü This is for her leadership qualities in
Europe and the world during the financial crisis.
ü The jury is headed by the Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh.
IFFI:
ü IFFI – International Film Festival of India
ü This is being hosted by Goa
ü This is the 100th year of Indian Cinema
ü This is the 10th time that the
festival is being hosted in Goa.
INTERNATIONAL:
MAVEN:
ü MAVEN – Mars Atmosphere and volatile
Evolution Mission
ü NASA launched the MAVEN mission to find out what
happened to water on Mars.
ü The spacecraft took off from Cape Canaveral.
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