TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 24-Oct-13

	24-Oct-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from October 17th to October 23rd This section will keep you abreast of all the important news and latest happenings around the world without looking at different sources across the internet. • Maharashtra CET for MBA admissions back The Maharashtra government has brought back its Common Entrance Test (CET) for admissions to MBA/MMS courses in the academic year 2014-15. The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), which is responsible for filling management seats in Maharashtra, announced the decision on its website. • Script it Contest | Round 1 Results | Round 2 begins today Find out the names of users whose entries made the cut in the recently concluded Round 1 of Script-it Contest. Also view the image for Round 2, guess the dialogues between the characters in the image and get exciting rewards. • TF Expert CAT 2013 experience - Gaurav Dave Read the first day first slot experience of our content expert for CAT 2013. • Share Your CAT 2013 Experience | Read how others belled the CAT! Are you taking CAT 2013? Tell us all about your experience - the nervousness, the test environment, the actual test itself. Post your write-up and earn reward points. • How To Prepare For Bank Exams Read this detailed article on Bank exam preparation covering exam format, question types, tips, tricks and strategies. • Poll of the week: After so much of criticism, do you think Ishant Sharma should be shown the door from the Indian Cricket Team? Cast your vote and let us know your views about the same. 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The 16-day US government shut down was brought to an end with the signing of the bill and the debt ceiling was increased to 16.7 trillion USD through February 7, 2014. The bill came just in time as the US was heading for a debt default. • China's arms industry makes global inroads Chinese exports have nearly doubled over the past five years to $2.2 billion, surpassing Canada and Sweden, making China the world's eighth-largest exporter by value. . From drones to frigates to fighter jets, they are aggressively pushing foreign business of high-tech hardware, mostly in the developing world. New customers for Chinese equipment include Argentina, which in 2011 signed a deal with the Chinese company Avicopter to build Z-11 light helicopters under license. • BHP Billiton exits Indian projects The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton will exit most of its Indian oil and gas projects. BHP said its operations in the country were often blocked by delays in permits from India's defence ministry. • UK nuclear power plant gets go-ahead The British government has signed a $26-billion deal with French energy giant EDF to build two reactors at Hinkley Point C. It will be the first new nuclear power plant in the UK in 20 years. It will also be the first new nuclear contract in Europe since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. • Attorney General says RTI will cover political parties Attorney general G E Vahanvati opposed the bill that is pending in parliament that keeps political parties from being brought within the purview of the Right to Information Act. He stated that political parties should accept the Central Information Commission's June 3 ruling that brings them within the scope of the RTI Act disregarding the argument that political parties being subjected to RTI would make them an easy target for embarrassment or harassment. 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