Current Affairs 14th January 2014 | General Motors defeated Volkswagen by selling 9.71 million cars

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Current Affairs 14th January 2014 | General Motors defeated Volkswagen by selling 9.71 million cars

Power Steering Nano Car Variant Launched at Rs.2.36 lakhs

14.01.2014: Latest version of Nano (World’s cheapest car) has launched. This car is now equipped with Power steering. Price of this car is Rs.2.36 Lakhs. For the present top end Nano Version, price of this car is Rs.14000 higher.

Term of SEBI Chairman extended for 2 years

14.01.2014: Term of SEBI Chairman extended for 2 years. Current Chairman of SEBI is UK Sinha. Union Government has extended this period on 14th January 2014. On 18th February 2011, Sinha had taken charge from CB Bhave. At the time of appointment he had taken charge for the period of 3 years.

General Motors defeated Volkswagen by selling 9.71 million cars

14.01.2014: General Motors defeated Volkswagen by selling 9.71 million cars during last year. Tough General Motors defeated Volkswagen it should at second place. World leader is Toyota. In china sales was increased by 11 % and in United States sales increased by 7 %.

New MD and CEO of AEGON Religare Life Insurance is KS Gopalakrishhna

14.01.2014: New MD and CEO of AEGON Religare Life Insurance is KS Gopalakrishna. Earlier he acted as Executive Director of the company. In the insurance industry he is having 20 years of experience across markets such as Hongkong, Canada and India.

Refinery Rates of the Banks reduced by NABARD

14.01.2014: Refinery Rates of the Banks reduced by NABARD. Refinery rates and other lending agencies rates reduced by 0.2 % to 9.7% for next 5 years. Earlier refinery rate is 9.9 %.

290% dividend declared by CIL for 2013-14

14.01.2014: 290% dividend declared by CIL (Coal India Limited) for 2013-14. Dividend effectively translates into a payout of Rs.18317 crores at Rs.29 Rupees per share. For the first time CIL declared such a huge dividend to the shareholders. Dividend Amount will be paid to the shareholders from 25th January 2014.

Sony Open Golf Tournament Won by Jimmy Walker

14.01.2014: Sony Open Golf Tournament Won by Jimmy Walker. This match was held in Hawaii. This is the second PGA title to Walker. First title achieved in October 2013.

10th century Indian Artifacts Handed over by USA

14.01.2014: 3 stolen 10th century Indian Artifacts handed over to Indian consulate in New York by USA. Value of these artifacts is between 1.5 million dollars to 2 million dollars. These artifacts were stolen in 2009. Artifacts include black stone figure of Bodhisattva, sandstone sculpture of Vishnu and Parvati and Sandstone sculpture of Lakshmi and Vishnu.

Two Oil and Gas Blocks offered by Sudan to ONGC Videsh Limited

14.01.2014: Two Oil and Gas Blocks offered by Sudan to ONGC Videsh Limited. This offer helps to strengthen energy ties with African Nations. Block 8 and Block 15 offered by Sudan to the OVL on nomination basis. Block 15 will have exploration acreage and Block 8 will have an Oil discovery.

Joint Exercise held in Kochi Coast by India and Japan

14.01.2014: Joint Exercise held in Kochi Coast by India and Japan. JCG Mizuho, Japan Coast Guard Ship and ICGS Samrat of Indian Cost Guard Ship participated in this exercise. In the year 2006, Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between Japan coast guards and India coast guards.

New Carbon dioxide restrictions for Commercial Vans approved by Europe Parliament

14.01.2014: New Carbon dioxide restrictions for Commercial Vans approved by Europe Parliament. These restrictions will slash emissions by 28% from 2020. As per the new rules, instead of 203 grammas of carbon dioxide per kilometre 147 grammas of carbon dioxide per kilometre will emit for new light commercial vehicles which were solding across the European Union.