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Current affairs- July, 2013

31st July:
  • The Union Home Ministry has agreed for handing over the security of BodhGaya complex to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).This is the first time the paramilitary force will guard a religious place.
  • The Bombay High Court declared the probe panel BCCI to look into allegations of spot-fixing IPL-6 as illegal and unconstitutional, and directed to form a new panel to investigate the issue correctly.
  • India defeated Nepal to wins Under-16 SAFF Football Title, 2013.
30th July:
  • Congress Working Committee (CWC) endorsed the formation of Telangana State. Hyderabad will be the capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for 10 years.
  • Mamnoon Hussain elected as President of Pakistan.
  • Convict of Batla House Encounter Shahzad Ahmed got life sentence.
  • Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan will receive 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award.
29th July:
  • Ashwani Kumar sworn in as Governor of Manipur.
  • 2,058 crore Jet-Etihad deal cleared by investment board with conditions.
  • Britain confirms £3,000 cash bond for visas for visitors from India and 5 other countries.
  • India's 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan chosen for Lokmanya Tilak award, 2013.
28th July:
  • BCCI's two-member probe panel clears Raj Kundra, Gurunath Meiyappan of involvement in IPL spot-fixing.
  • 13 injured in grenade blast in Guwahati
  • World Hepatitis Day 2013 observed.
  • India defeat Zimbabwe by seven wickets to lead 3-0 series win.
27th July:
  • More than 100 people have been killed and 1,500 injured at a protest held by supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo.
26th July:
  • India’s advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D launched successfully from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana by the European rocket, Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket.
  • India defeat Zimbabwe by 58 runs in the second ODI.
25th July:
  • A Delhi court convicted Indian Mujahideen operative Shahzad Ahmad in the 2008 Batla House encounter case for murdering a police inspector M C Sharma and death of Head Constables Balwant Singh and Rajbir Singh.
  • India's K Jennitha Anto wins the 13th IPCA World Women's Individual Chess Championship title at Czech Republic.
24th July:
  • Bihar Police arrested headmistress of the school in Bihar where 23 children died after eating a meal in Chapra District.
  • Afghanistan's first woman governor Habiba Sarabi, Civil society organiser Lahpai Seng Raw from Myanmar, Nepal's Shakti Samuha, Ernesto Domingo of Philipine and Indonesia's independent anti-corruption government body  Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) are the five winners of Magsaysay awards for 2013.
  • India wins the first ODI against Zimbabwe by 6 wickets.
23rd July:
  • Leo Burnett chairman and CEO of India subcontinent Arvind Sharma has been re-elected president of the Advertising Agencies Association of India.
  • Kate Middleton The Duchess of Cambridge, Gave Birth to a Baby Boy.
  • Devendra Jhajharia wins India's first-ever gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.
  • Josy Joseph and Ravish Kumar awarded Ramnath Goenka “Journalist of the Year” award for print and broadcast categories respectively.
22nd July:
  • 56 people died in China's western Gansu province after 6.6 magnitude earthquake.
  • Supreme Court asks Centre to enforce tobacco advertisement rules at shops.
  • Delhi Police filed charge sheet in match-fixing case of 2000 involving Hansie Cronje.
  • Britain's Chris Froome was crowned champion of the 100th edition of the Tour de France.
21st July:
  • India win bronze medal in Archery World Cup held in Medellin, Colombia.
  • Australia lost second test of Ashes Series in Lord’s England.
20th July:
  • U.S. city Detroit filed for bankruptcy.
  • Shane Warne inducted into ICC Hall of Fame at Lord's, England.
19th July:
  • Supreme Court order to cancel common medical entrance exam (NEET) because the MCI is not empowered to hold it and now private medical and dental universities and colleges will now have the right to conduct their own entrance exams.
  • Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India.
  • Anil Ambani and wife Tina Ambani summoned as witness in 2G case.
18th July:
  • The Union Government approved recommendations of a Group of Ministers (GoM) to make marriage laws more women friendly, including providing for compensation to a woman from her husband’s ancestral property in the case of divorce.
  • Union Govt. approved Proposal to give SEBI more Powers including to carry out search and seizure operations on ponzi schemes.
  • Veteran Tamil lyricist Vaali passes away in Chennai at the age of 81.
  • The Union Government approved to rename Bengaluru International Airport as Kempegowda International Airport.
  • Delhi and KKR seamer Pradeep Sangwan fails dope test conducted during IPL 6.
  • Second Test of Ashes Series begins in Lord Cricket Ground, England.
17th July:
  • The Indian Government permits 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecom sector.
  • ArcelorMittal decides to drop its Rs 50,000 crore steel plant project in Odisha.
  • NASA announced discovery of 14th moon named S/2004 N1 of Neptune.
16th July:
  • 22 children died after mid-day meal in Saran district, Bihar.
  • The Supreme Court allowed dance bars in Maharashtra to reopen which were shut down by the state government eight years.
  • Central Railway to use first fully retrofitted AC rake on Pune-Lonavala section.
  • Two of world’s leading sprinters, American Tyson Gay and the Jamaican Asafa Powell both have failed doping tests.
15th July:
  • List of 5,748 missing persons released by Uttarakhand government.
  • Monsoon Session of Parliament to begin on August 5.
  • Cipla appoints MK Hamied as Executive Vice-Chairman.
  • Abhijeet Gupta won Commonwealth Chess Championship.
14th July:
  • 163 year old telegram service in India to be close forever from 9pm today.
  • England beat Australia by 14 runs in first Ashes test.
    13th July:
    • Hemant Soren sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
    • Bhutan's opposition party, People’s Democratic Party wins the election with 30 seats.
    12th July:
    • Veteran actor and Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient Pran dies at 93 in Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital.
    • A 15-year-old girl from Meerut Razia Sultan has been conferred with the first United Nation Malala Award.
    • Founder of Massachusetts-based Bose audio firm Amar Bose dies at 83.
    11th July:
    • In a landmark ruling The Supreme Court has barred those in jail from contesting elections even if they are not convicted of any crime yet.
    • Allahabad high court bans caste-based rallies in Uttar Pradesh.
    • India Cricket Team wins tri series in West Indies by defeating Sri Lanka. Bhuvneshwar Kumar declared as Man of the Series.
    • World Population Day observed.
    • Month long Ramzan fast begins today.
    10th July:
    • In a landmark judgment the Supreme Court struck down a provision in the electoral law that protects a convicted lawmaker from disqualification on the ground of pendency of appeal in higher courts.
    • The annual Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannath, his brother Bhalabhadra and sister Subhadra began in Puri, Odisha.
    • Hazem El-Beblawi appointed as the new Prime Minister of Egypt.
    • India reaches the final of Tri-Nation competition in West Indies. They will play against Sri Lanka in the final.
    • First test match of the Ashes series starts between England and Australia in Trent Bridge.
    • Former Olympian Maharaj Krishan Kaushik appointed as a coach of the Indian hockey team.
    9th July:
    • Chinese troops again enter Ladakh.
    • Investigating agency detained three men, one woman in Bihar for being questioned for suspicious movement in Bodha Gaya temple Blasts.
    • Supreme Court restrained a special CBI court in Jharkhand from pronouncing its verdict on July 15 in a fodder case involving RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.
    8th July:
    • Shiva Thapa becomes the youngest pugilist from the country to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan.
    • India move to second spot in ICC Test rankings.
    7th July:
    • Two people have been injured in a series of 8 blasts inside the Mahabodhi temple in Bihar's Bodhgaya.
    • World Champion Sebastian Vettel wins German Grand Prix.
    • Vidya Balan wins Best Actress Award, Ranbir Kapoor bags best actor and 'Barfi!' wins best film at IIFA, 2013 in Macau, China.
    • Andy Murray of England wins the Wimbledon Championship, 2013 by defeating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4. Fred Perry was the last British man to win the Wimbledon title in 1936.
    6th July:
    • Venezuela offers asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.
    • Former Secretary Department of Telecommunications (DoT) R. Chandrasekhar appointed President of Nasscom.
    • French tennis player Marion Bartoli defeat Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 to win her first Wimbledon title.
    5th July:
    • President Pranab Mukherjee signed Ordinance on Food Security Bill.
    • Former Vice Admiral DK Dewan appointed new UPSC member.
    4th July:
    • Egyptian Army ousts Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi from his post.
    • Head of the Supreme Constitutional Court Adly Mansour appointed as Egypt's new interim President.
    • Douglas C. Engelbart known as the father of the mouse dies at 88.
    • Vikas Gowda wins first gold medal in the ongoing Asian Athletics Championships, Pune.
    • Oxford University's Indian origin student Samridh Agarwal become first ever cricketer to score a triple century in a University match. He scores a triple-century against Cambridge in a first-class match at the FP Fenner's ground in Cambridge.
    3rd July:
    • Bhiwani and Mahendragarh districts of Haryana and Bharatpur in Rajasthan will be a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) with the approval of NCR Planning Board.
    • The Indian government launched a $22 billion welfare scheme to give cheap food to hundreds of millions of people in India.
    • Sunil Soni has been appointed as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
    • Sujatha Singh will be India’s new Foreign Secretary.
    • With the declaration made in compliance to Section 4 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003, Himachal Pradesh declared as the first Smoke-free state of the country.
    • Shriniwas Patil is appointed as new Governor of Sikkim.
    2nd July:
    • Seven policemen kill in attack by Maoist in Jharkhand.
    • India reject Edward Snowden's request for asylum.
    • Indian navy decommissions INS Taragiri after 33 years of service.
    • India Govt releases National Cyber Security Policy 2013.
    1st July:
    • Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
    • Brazil wins the 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup after defeating Spain by 3-0 in the final held at Rio.
    • Suresh Kalmadi loses bid for Chief of Asian Athletics Association to Brigadier Dalham al-Hamad, the senior vice-president of athletics association Qatar.
    • India’s first navigation satellite IRNSS-1A launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
    • Jamia Milia university Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi.
    • Former Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul appointed as Governor of Meghalaya.












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    Current Affairs- May, 2013

    31st May:
    • Treasurer Ajay Shirke and secretary Sanjay Jagdale resign from their respective posts in BCCI.
    • Avinash Chander appointed as the New chief of DRDO (Defence Research Development Organiastion).
    • Anti-Tobacco Day Observed across the World.
    30th May:
    • CBSE declares class 10 results.
    • National Award-winning filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh dies at 49.
    • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh elected to Rajya Sabha for the 5th consecutive term from Assam.
    • India and Thailand signed extradition treaty after 20 years of negotiations.
    • Arvind Mahankali of Indian origin from New York wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the year 2013.
    29th May:
    • Executive Board (EB) of IOC recommended baseball, squash and wrestling for possible inclusion in the Olympic programme for the 2020 Summer Games.
    28th May:
    • ‘Blue is the Warmest Colour’ win the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.
    • Ram Jethmalani expelled by BJP Party from Primary Membership for Six years.
    • BCCI constituted 3-Man Probe Panel to probe to probe the allegations against Gurunath Meiyappan and the three Rajasthan Royals players.The three-member panel also includes T Jayaram Chouta, former judge and R. Balasubramanian, former judge and BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale.
    • Punjab Government approved Online Lottery System to Increase Revenue.
    27th May:
    • Defense Ministry inaugurated the first fighter aircraft base of India at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
    • CBSE Class 12 Results 2013 were declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) with pass percentage of 82.10%.
    • England has been confirmed as the host country for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
    • Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from Twenty20 cricket format after Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings in IPL6 final.
    • Amway’s India Chairman and CEO William S. Pinckney and two directors of the network marketing company on charges of financial irregularities and cheating.
    26th May:
    • Bayern Munich wins European Champions League for the fifth time beating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the final in Wembley.
    • Mumbai Indian wins IPL 6 defeating Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in Kolkata.
    • Michael Hussey and Dwayne Bravo of Chennai Super Kings claimed the orange cap and purple cap respectively in IPL6.
    • France Open 2013 starts at Paris.
    25th May:
    • Mumbai Police arrest Gurunath Meiyappan, CEO of Chennai Super Kings in connection with a spot-fixing scandal at IPL 6.
    • 25 killed including senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, Nanda Kumar Patel and 20 others are injured in an attack by Maoists in Jagdalpur district of Chhattisgarh.
    • Radha Krishna Mathu appointed as the new Defence Secretary of India.
    24th May:
    • The US Senate approved Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan as the first South Asian judge to America's second highest court.
    • The International Olympic Committee has set India a September 1 deadline for a new election to facilitate the country's return to the Olympic fold.
    • Sebi(Securities and Exchange Board of India) turns 25.
    • Mumbai Indian reaches the final of IPL 6.
    23rd May:
    • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of the Indian National Defence University (INDU) at Binola, Gurgaon.
    • Yuichiro Miura of Japan became the oldest man to climb the Everest at the age of 80 year.
    • American Writer Lydia Davis won 2013 Man Booker International Prize.
    • Elite panel umpire Asad Rauf is withdrawn from next month's Champions Trophy by ICC following media reports of his alleged linking with bokkie in IPL 6.
    22nd May:
    • UPA II complete four years in its second term.
    • India successfully test fired 290-km range BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile from INS Tarkash in the coast of Goa.
    • President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday conferred the 47th Jnanpith Award, the country's highest literary award, for the year 2011 on noted writer Pratibha Ray.
    21th May:
    • Arunima Sinha becomes first Indian amputee to reach Mt Everest.
    • The President of Indian appointed Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India who will succeed Vinod Rai.
    • Chennai Super Kings reach final of IPL6.
    • Supreme Court rejects a petition seeking to halt the remaining matches of IPL 6.
    • Pune Warriors have pulled out of IPL by the owner Sahara India over financial differences with the BCCI.
    • Indian actor Vindu Dara Singh has been arrested by Mumbai police for alleged links to bookies in IPL6.
    20th May:
    • India and China ink eight agreements on trade, water resources.
    • Yahoo announced a $1.1 billion deal for blogging site Tumblr.
    • A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf who has been under house.
    • Oklahoma State, US devastated by a powerful tornado which more than 90 people died.
    19th May:
    • Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang visits India on a three day tour.
    • India's first National Defence University will be set up in Gurgaon. The foundation stone of INDU will be laid by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 23.
    • Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-3 to win Rome title.
    18th May:
    • Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expands cabinet ministry with 28 ministers.
    • According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index report, Bill Gates retakes World’s richest title from Carlos Slim.
    • Atletico Madrid win Copa del Rey Cup after defeating Real Madrid 2-1 in the final.
    17th May:
    • Nirbhay Sharma appointed as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
    • The department of pharmaceuticals notified the Drug Price Control Order 2013 which will lower drug prices up to 80% of 348 essential medicines including life saving drugs.
    16th May:
    • S. Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan Royals' players arrested for spot-fixing in IPL 6 tournament by the Delhi Police.
    • Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt surrendered before TADA court in Mumbai to serve his three-and-a-half year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast case.
    • Amitabh Bachchan gives Cannes opening ceremony address in Hindi.
    • David Beckham announces his retirement from football at the end of this season. The former England captain made 115 appearances for his country.
    15th May:
    • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today filed his nomination papers in the Assam Assembly to be re-elected as a Rajya Sabha member from the state.
    • Mittu Chandilya appointed as the first CEO of AirAsia India.
    • Yusf Pathan become first IPL batsman to get out 'obstructing the field' in a match against Pune warrior.
    • Chelsea win Europa League.
    • The 66th Cannes Film Festival start.
    • England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand announced his retirement from international soccer.
    14th May:
    • Government of India formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) under finance minister P Chidambaram to draft a law to insulate the CBI from external influence. The other members include Salman Khurshid, Kapil Sibal, Manish Tewari and V Narayanasamy as members.
    • Manchester City sacked manager Roberto Mancini.
    13th May:
    • Congress leader Siddaramaiah sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of Karnataka.
    • NSE launched country’s first dedicated debt trading platform.
    • The stability certificates of all the nine stands of M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium, Chepauk cancelled by the Tamil Nadu Government.
    12th May:
    • Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) emerged as the largest party in parliament election and Nawaz Sharif set for 3rd term as Pak PM.
    • Mother's day celebrated in India.
    • Fernando Alonso win Spanish Grand Prix for the second time.
    • Russell Domingo will replace Gary Kirsten as Soth African Cricket Team coach after his retirement.
    • Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova in Madrid Open final and winning her 50th single title.
    • Barcelona wins La Liga Championship for 22nd time.
    11th May:
    • Minister of Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal gets additional charge of Law Ministry.
    • CP Joshi is appointed as Railway Minister.
    • National Technology Day observed in India.
    • National Assembly election held for 272 seats in Pakistan for the first transition between civilian governments in the nation's 66-year history.
    10th May:
    • Law MinisterAshwani Kumar and Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal resign from their post.
    • Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj appointed Siddaramaiah as Karnataka Chief Minister. Siddaramaiah will be the 28th CM of Karnataka.
    9th May:
    • Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay passed away while being treated for injuring sustained in a scuffle.
    • Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani was kidnapped in Pakistan’s Punjab province by unidentified gunmen during election rally.
    • Tamil Nadu imposed a ban on sale, storage and production of gutka and pan masala.
    8th May:
    • Congress win Karnataka State Assembly election with 121 seats while ruling party BJP gets only 40 seats.
    • The Premier League champions confirmed that Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season after more than 26 years in charge.
    • The Supreme Court slammed Attorney govt, CBI, A-G for sharing CBI's coal probe report with the political executive.
    7th May:
    • Churchill Brothers of Goa win the I-League football title for 2013.
    • Najib Razak sworn in as Malaysia’s Prime Minister for a second term.
    6th May:
    • According to TRAI Survey, Uttar Pradesh accounted for the largest number of mobile subscribers in India.
    • Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, the former India leg spinner, has elected as a players' representative on the ICC cricket committee.
    5th May:
    • India and China both sides agree to withdrawing their troops to previously agreed positions from Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) sector near the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. Chinese troops set up camp in Ladakh's Depsang Valley on April 15.
    • Karnataka records 65 per cent vote in state assembly election today for 223 seats.
    4th May:
    • Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh were dropped from ODI squad of 15-member for next month's Champions Trophy.
    • P.V. Sindhu of India win the Malaysian Open Grand Prix in badminton Gold 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.
    • Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew arrested for accepting Rs 90 lakh bribe by CBI.
    3rd May:
    • Indian Cinema complete 100 years. The first film “Raja Harishchandra” was made in India 100 years ago on 3 May 1913 by Dada Saheb Phalke.
    • Gulf state Qatar has bought a 5 percent stake in Bharti Airtel Ltd for $1.26 billion.
    2nd May:
    • Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launched an Islamic equity index especially for Islamic investors.
    • Sarabjit Singh died in Lahore hospital six days after being brutally attacked by a group of inmates in jail.
    • Champions League final match will be played between Bayern Munich and Dortmund at Wembley after defeting Barcelona and Real Madrid in Semifinals respectively.
    1st May:
    • May Day celebrated.
    • Petrol price cut by Rs 3 a liter and Price of non-subsidized cooking gas cut by Rs 54 per cylinder.
    • Indian population reaches 121 cores as per the census of March, 2011.






























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    Current Affairs- April, 2013

    30th April:
    • Delhi court acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
    • Pakistani court imposed a lifetime ban on former President Pervez Musharraf from contesting elections in Pakistan.
    • Joao Havelange has resigned as honorary president of the world governing body after being named in a report as having received bribes.
    • Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval resigned from the post over his controversy by telling the Supreme Court that CBI status report on Coalgate was not shared with the government.
    29th April:
    • Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sends nomination of Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar for Arjuna Award and Dhyanchand Award respectively to Sports Ministry.
    • Syrian PM Wael al-Halqi survives bomb attack in capital Damascus.
    • Goa launched a digital Krishi Card for farmers to avail benefits like subsidies and loans given by the state government.
    28th April:
    • Saturn positioned itself directly opposite the Sun and visible with the naked eye.
    • Enrico Letta sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy.
    27th April:
    • President Pranab Mukherjee reappointed Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra for second term in the state.
    • Sarabjit Singh continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support at a hospital in Lahore after being brutally attacked by a group of prisoners.
    26th April:
    • Anil Goswami will replace RK Singh as new Home Secratary. He is the first bureaucrat from the J&K cadre to be appointed home secretary.
    • Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna and Asha Bhosale will be honored with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Award.
    25th April:
    • A new keyboard layout named as KALQ Keyboard developed at University of St Andrews, USA for touch screen devices.
    • World Malaria Day is observed.
    24th April:
    • Legendary Playback Singer Shamshad Begum died at her Mumbai residence at the age of 94.
    • Liverpool's Luis Suarez has been banned for 10 games by the English Football Association for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic during EPL match at Anfield.
    • A block housing garment factories and shops collapsed in Bangladesh, killing nearly 300 people and injuring more than a thousand.
    23rd April:
    • Chris Gayle set a new record for the fastest century in professional cricket by reaching 100 off 30 balls in IPL match against Pune Warrior in Bangalore. He also records the highest Twenty20 score of 175 not out.
    • Manchester United won its record 20th English Premier League title.
    • Police detained Sudipto Sen, the chairman of Saradha group in Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly defrauded thousands of depositors.
    22nd April:
    • Earth Day is observed to create awareness among the masses on environmental issues.
    • Budget Session of Parliament resumes.
    • Horacio Cartes has been elected as President in Paraguay.
    • Union Home ministry approved 'Z' category security protection for Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.
    • Abdul Hamid, the speaker of Bangladesh's parliament has been elected as President of Bangladesh.
    • Former chief justice and head of anti-rape law panel JS Verma has died in Delhi, aged 80.
    21st April:
    • National Civil Services Day was observed across India.
    • Mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi, known world’s fastest ‘human computer’ died at a hospital in Bangalore following respiratory problems. She was 83.
    20th April:
    • At least 150 people and over seven thousands have died in a 6.6 magnitude earthquake which hit southwestern China's Sichuan province.
    • Assam State Government implemented the Assam Right to Public Service Act 2012 in the state.
    • Sachin Tendulkar's wax statue unveiled at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
    • Australian all-rounder cricketer Shane Watson stepped down from the position of Vice-Captain of the Australian test Cricket team.
    19th April:
    • Universal Commodity Exchange (UCX) started its operations and became the country’s sixth commodity exchange to launch futures trading.
    • Time magazine included Amir Khan in the list of 100 Most Influential People in the world for 2013. He is also one of the seven who were selected for a cover of their own in the prestigious magazine.
    18th April:
    • Islamabad High Court has ordered the arrest of Gen Pervez Musharraf over his attempt to impose house arrest on judges in March 2007.
    • The main accused of German Bakery blast, Himayat Ali Baig has been given death sentence. The blasts left 17 dead and 64 wounded at the German Bakery on February 13, 2010.
    • Blast at a fertilizer plant in central Texas killed 15 people, wounded more than 160 in America.
    • Aruna M. Bahuguna appointed as Special Director General of the CRPF. She is the first woman to be appointed for that position.
    17th April:
    • A blast near the BJP office in Malleshwaram, Bangalore left 16 people injured including eight policemen.
    • Telugu writer Dr Ravuri Bharadwaja selected for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012.
    16th April:
    • Two bomb explosions around 2.45pm killing three people and injuring over 140 in popular Boston Marathon.
    • A massive 7.9 Richter scale earthquake struck southeast Iran near the border with Pakistan, which killed at least 40 people in Iran and 35 in Pakistan.
    • Gold price in India hit the lowest level in more than 18 months reaching 25,270 rupees per 10 gram.
    15th April:
    • President on a three day visit to North-East India.
    • India celebrates Bihu, Pongal and Vaisakhi in different parts of the country.
    • Adam Johnson announced as the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his book “The Orphan Master’s Son”.
    • Nicolas Maduro was elected as the new President of Venezuela
    14th April:
    • Famous Industrialist, Known as the country's 'takeover specialist' Rama Prasad Goenka passed away in Kolkata. He was the Chairman Emeritus of the RPG Group, a multi-sector Indian industrial conglomerate.
    • Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on week long visit to USA and Canada, working on a series of steps to attract at least $20 billion in new investment in India.
    12th April:
    • The Supreme Court reject a plea for commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment for Delhi bomb blast accused terrorist Deviderpal Singh Bhullar. President of India already reject the plea.
    • Veteran Bollywood actor Pran, 92 has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The award consists of the Swara Kamal medal, a shawl and a cash prize.
    11th April:
    • Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, PJ Kurien elected as the Chairman of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD)on the 73rd Executive Committee Meeting of AFPPD at Bangkok.
    10th April:
    • Sahara group chief Subrata Roy appeared before SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), which had summoned Sahara in refund case of an estimated Rs 24,000 crore.
    • Delhi court ordered to re-investigated 1984 anti-Sikh riots against Congress leader and former Union minister Jagdish Tytler for his role, dismissing CBI closure report of 2009 that had given a clean chit to Tytler.
    9th April:
    • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake killed at least 37 and injured hundreds more in southern Iran.
    • Five U.N. peacekeepers from India working for the U.N. mission in South Sudan were killed in an ambush by attackers in the state of Jonglei.
    8th April:
    • Britain's 'Iron Lady' and only woman prime minister, Margaret Thatcher died following a stroke at the age of 87. She led her Conservative Party for 11 years and held office from May 1979 to November 1990.
    7th April:
    • India test fired Nuke-capable ballistic missile Agni-II successfully from a defence base off the Odisha coast.
    6th April:
    • Arvind Kejriwal breaks 15-day-long fast on the issue of water and electricity in Delhi.
    • Annamalai University VC M. Ramanathan suspended for financial irregularities.
    • Suicide attack in a Iraqi city of Baqouba kills 25 in a political rally.
    5th April:
    • Executive Co-Chairman of Infosys S Gopalakrishnan has been elected as the President of the industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
    • President Pranab Mukherjee presented Padma Awards to 108 personalities. Cricketer Rahul Dravid, woman boxer MC Mary Kom and late Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna was conferred the Padma Bhushan Award in a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
    4th April:
    • 72 dead and over 36 injured as under-construction building collapse in Thane, Mumbai.
    3rd April:
    • President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the anti-rape bill. This law has the provision of life term and death sentence for rape convicts.
    2nd April:
    • The Lokayukta Aayog Bill, 2013 passed in the Gujarat assembly.
    • IPL6 opening ceremony held at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium. This time 9 teams will participate.
    1st April:
    • Supreme Court denied an India patent request by Novartis AG cancer drug.
    • Sports Ministry asks NADA (National Anti-Doping Agency) to test Vijender for the reported use of the recreational drug heroin.
    • G. V. Prasad appointment as new Chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Satish Reddy as Vice-Chairman.




























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    Current Affairs- March, 2013

    30th March:
    • BJP announces core team. Varun Gandhi, Amit Shah, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, JP Nanda and Murlidhar Rao were elevated as the party's General Secretary by the BJP president Rajnath Singh.
    • Serena Williams win Miami masters open Tennis Tournament for record sixth time.
    • Social activist Anna Hazare started his ‘Jantantra Yatra’ from Jallianwala Bagh.
    29th March:
    • North Korea declares ''state of war'' against South Korea.
    • Former Pakistan President Musharraf barred from going out of Pak.
    28th March:
    • Nelson Mandela admitted in hospital with lung infection in Johannesburg.
    • New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder is in hospital at Christchurch after suffering serious head injuries in an altercation outside a local bar.
    27th March:
    • India celebrates Holi.
    • 2,290 rhinos found in Kaziranga National Park, Assam as per the census conducted in the park.
    • Tiger Woods regained his world no. 1 spot in PGA rankings after he win The Arnold Palmer Invitation at Orlando, Florida.
    26th March:
    • Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi resigned on Tuesday over his government's decision to return two marines to India.
    • The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) asked Subrata Roy, the head of the Sahara, to appear before it on April 10.
    25th March:
    • Indian PM Manmohan Singh reach South Africa to attend 2013 BRICS Summit.
    • Navneet Kaur Dhillon from Chandigarh wins Femina Miss India 2013.
    24th March:
    • Former President Pervez Musharraf return back to Pakistan.
    • India wins Airtel Border Gavaskar Trophy defiting Autralia 4-0 in the series. R Ashwin declares as man of the series.
    23rd March:
    • Jodhpur Court frames fresh charges against Bollywood actor Salman Khan and others.
    • Nikhil Kumar sworn in as ne Governor of Kerala.
    • Earth Hour 2013 observed in more than 150 countries.
    22nd March:
    • Two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen returned to India Friday.
    • Former President Pervez Musharraf gets bail ahead of return to Pakistan.
    • Fourth and Final test between India and Australia start at Firoz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi.
    21st March:
    • Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt sentenced for five years in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Supreme Court confirm death sentence of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon.
    • The Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa presented a tax-free budget for 2013-14.
    • The UN Human Rights Council vote on a US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka in Geneva.
    • Anti-Rape bill passed in Rajya Sabha.
    20th March:
    • Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman dies after illness at a hospital in Singapore.
    19th March:
    • 37 people killed when a Mumbai-bound bus plunged into the Jagbudi River in Ratnagiri district.
    • DMK withdraw support from UPA.
    • Lok Sabha passed the anti-rape bill.
    18th March:
    • India wins the third test to take a lead of 3-0 in the ongoing Airtel Border-Gavaskar trophy.
    • National Film Award declared. Paan Singh Tomar declare as the best film, while Irffan Khan and Vikram Gokhale share the best actor Award. Usha Jadhav choosen as best actress.
    17th March:
    • Australia wins Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey defeating Malaysia 3-2.
    16th March:
    • Shikhar Dhawan score fastest test 100 by any batsman on debut.
    • Bobby Ghosh became the First Indian and Non-American to be appointed as Editor of Time Magazine
    • Founder of Dr. Reddy’s Lab, Kallam Anji Reddy died.
    • Pakistan Govt. complete 5 Year terms, first government to complete after independence.
    15th March:
    • World Consumer Rights Day observed for creating awareness in terms of consumer protection.
    • Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's speech, which was broadcast simultaneously at 53 locations across 26 cities in Gujarat using 3-D hologram projection technology, has entered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
    • Xi Jinping has assumed charge of President’s office in China.
    • Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal.
    • Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng won the Asia’s top literary prize “Man Asian Literary Prize” for his novel ‘The Garden of Evening Mists’, for the year 2012.
    • Petrol prices have been cut by Rs. 2 per liter effective midnight in India.
    • Third test between India and Australia begins in Mohali. Australia ended day 273/7.
    14th March:
    • Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected as new pope of the Catholic Church in Vetican City.
    • World Bank estimated India’s economy to grow by 6% in 2013-14.
    • Five CRPF men killed in fidayeen attack in Srinagar.
    13th March:
    • West zone win Deodhar Trophy, 2013 with a five-wicket win over North Zone in Guwahati .
    12th March:
    • Ashwani Kumar and S.C. Jamir appointed as new Governors of Nagaland and Odisha respectively.
    • Union Minister of Communications & IT Kapil Sibal inaugurated India’s First All Women Employees Post Office at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.
    11th March:
    • Australia cricket team management drop four players ahead of third test for disciplinary reasons.
    10th March:
    9th March:
    8th March:
    • Mukesh Ambani titled India’s richest person for 6th year in a row with a net-worth of $21.5 billion.
    • Mukul Sangma sworn in as CM of Meghalaya for second time.
    7th March:
    • Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died at 58.
    6th March:
    • India take 2-0 lead against Australia in Airtel Border-Gavashkar Trophy, 2013.
    • World No.1 Novak Djokovic clinches ATP Dubai Open 2013.
    • Neiphiu Rio sworn as new CM of Nagaland for third time.
    • Manik Sarkar sworn as Chief Minister of Tripura for the fourth time.
    • Rajasthani writer Hariram Meena chosen for Bihari Puraskar.
    5th March:
    • U.S. baby’s HIV “functionally cured”.
    4th March:
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    Current Affairs- February, 2013

    28th February
    • National Science Day was observed.
    27th February
    • Chuck Hagel appointed as the new Secretary of Defense of the United States.
    26th February
    • Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal presented the Railway Budget for 2013-14 in Parliament.
    • Delhi becomes the first state in the country to impose complete ban on manual scavenging.
    • Microsoft introduces Internet Explorer 10.
    • Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni equaled record of Sourav Ganguly with 21st test cricket win after defeating Australia by 8 wickets.
    25th February
    • Park Geun-hye sworn in as the first woman President of South Korea.
    • Maghi Purnima Snan in of Mahakumbh 2013 at Allahabad.
    24th February
    • Jelena Jankovic, the former world no. 1 won the WTA Copa Claro Colsanitas Cup 2013.
    • 85th Academy Awards for Oscar,2013 ceremony took place
    • Assam became the first state in India to produce over 500 million kilogram tea for two years in a row.
    • Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian wicket-keeper to score double-century in a test match while scoring unbeaten 206 runs against Australia.
    23rd February
    22th February
    • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 22 February 2013 issued final guidelines for issuing licenses for opening new banks
    • Harbhajan Singh played his 100th test while playing against Australia in M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
    21st February
    • The Union Cabinet approved merger of Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels Ltd. (BHPV) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
    • Ratan Tata is awarded the life time achievement award 2012 by Ernst & Young.
    • Two bombs exploded in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad kill 14 people.
    20th February
    • Virat Kohli appointed as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL, 2013.
    • Boiko Borisov announced resignation as Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
    19th February
    • Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari appointed as Chairman of the Sahitya Academy.
    18th February
    • Vishwanathan Anand wins the Grenke Classic Chess tournament.
    • Social Worker Ela Bhatt awarded with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace for 2011. She is the founder of SEWA.
    17th February
    • Rafael Nadal defeated David Nalbandian in to win the Brazil Open.
    • Australia wins ICC Women’s World Cup Trophy. In the final, they defeat defeated West Indies by 114 runs.
    • The Romanian film “Child's Pose(Pozitia Copilului)” bagged the Golden Bear prize for best film at the 63rd Berlin film festival.
    16th February
    • Serena Williams became the new World number one women’s tennis player after reaching Semifinals of Qatar Open Tennis Championship in Doha.
    15th February
    • In Chelyabinsk, Russia hit by a huge meteor shower, this injured at least 750 people.
    14th February
    • Y Bhaskar Rao, the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, sworn in as the Lokayukta.
    • US Airways and American Airlines merge to become the World’s biggest airline service.
    13th February
    • Asoke Kumar Mukerji is appointed as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.
    • Mohan Parasaran is appointed as the new Solicitor General of India.
    12th February
    • North Korea conducted its third Nuclear Test at North Hamgyeong Province.
    • Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty appointed as the chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi.
    • International Olympics Committee (IOC) announced its decision to drop wrestling from the list of core sports in Olympics.
    11th February
    • Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would resign at the end of the month.
    10th February
    • 36 people died as stampede took place at the Allahabad railway.
    • Ranchi Rhinos beat Delhi Waveriders 2-1 to win theHockey India League (HIL).
    • Chinese new year celebrated.
    • Rest of India team win Irani Trophy.
    9th February
    • Parliament Attack Convict, Afzal Guru hanged at Tihar Jail.
    • Pandit Ravi Shankar honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy award.
    • MCX-SX, new stock exchange of India inaugurated by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
    8th February
    • Sachin Tendulkar scored his 81st century in first class cricket and equaled the record of Sunil Gavaskar.
    7th February
    • The Supreme Court of India ordered Karnataka to release 2.44 thousand million cubic feet of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
    6th February
    • Sally Jewell is appointed as new Interior Secretary of USA.
    5th February
    • ICICI Bank partnered with Aircel, launch of their mobile banking service called Mobile Money.
    • Malda, West Bengal becomes India’s first all-women judicial magistrate’s court (JMC).
    4th February
    • Michael Clarke wins Allan Border Medal.
    • World cancer day was observed raise awareness about cancer.
    3rd February
    • India lost the Davis Cup Asia Oceania (Group-1) tie to South Korea.
    2nd February
    • John Kerry replaced Hillary Clinton as United States’ new Secretary of State.
    1st February
    • Graeme Smith, South Africa becomes the first player in test cricket history to lead in 100 test matches.



























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    Current Affairs- June, 2013

    30th June:
    • P. Sathasivam appointed be the Next Chief Justice of India. He will be 40th Chief Justice of India (CJI) and will take office on 18th July 2013.
    • Germany's Nico Rosberg won the British Formula One grand prix .
    29th June:
    • Airports Authority of India will develop 50 new low-cost airports across 11 states.
    • Election Commission (EC) issues a notice to BJP leader Gopinath Munde to explain why he spent Rs. 8 crore in the last Lok Sabha elections.
    • As announced by the International Cricket Council in London, India will host 2016 World Twenty20, 2021 World Test Championship and 2023 edition of the 50-over World Cup.
    28th June:
    • Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.82 per liter.
    • The annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave in the Kashmir Valley started on schedule from today morning.
    • Indian railways launched an SMS-based ticketing system.
    • US Senate passes sweeping immigration bill.
    27th June:
    • Krishna Chaudhary appointed as Director General, National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence.
    • Spain and Brazil reach the final of FIFA Confederations Cup, 2013.
    26th June:
    • Wal-Mart India CEO Raj Jain resigns.
    • Rupee sinks to record low with 60.72 against dollar.
    • Kevin Rudd sworn in as Australian prime minister after Julia Gillard quit as prime minister.
    • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi flag off 18-km Banihal-Qazigund rail link connecting Kashmir valley to Jammu region.
    25th June:
    • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visit Kashmir.
    • A rescue chopper in Uttarakhand crashed killing at least 19 people were feared to be dead.
    • Ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the list of main accused who conspired to assassinate former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
    • Sonia Gandhi laid foundation stone of Rattle Hydro Power Project in Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir.
    24th June:
    • Total 19 sites have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list of places of "outstanding universal value".
    • Former Cricketer Darren Lehmann appointed as coach of Australian Cricket Team.
    • A Mumbai session court rejected Salman Khan's plea in connection with 2002 hit and run case and decided that he would be tried in culpable homicide charge which implicates a jail term of 10 year.
    • Wimbledon 2013 starts in England.
    23rd June:
    • India wins Champions Trophy 2013 defeating England by 5 runs.
    • Shikhar Dhawan wins golden bat, Jadeja wins golden ball in Champions Trophy 2013.
    22nd June:
    • Six forts of Rajathan, Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Jaisalmer, Ranthambhore (Sawai Madhopur), Gagaron (Jhalawar) and Amber (Jaipur) were recognized as serial World Heritage Sites in the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia .
    21st June:
    • Till now 550 dead and 50,000 still trapped in Uttarakhand.
    • Mount Etna of Italy gains World Heritage Site status.
    20th June:
    • Indian rupee falls to record low of 59.57 Rs per Dollar.
    • India reaches the final of ICC Champions trophy defeating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. India will play England in the final.
    19th June:
    • Nitish Kumar win the vote of confidence in Bihar Assembly with 126 MLA support.
    • England reaches the final of ICC Champions Trophy, 2013 after defeating South Africa by 7 wickets in Semi Final.
    18th June:
    • Monsoon rains in North India killed at least 60 people and left tens of thousands stranded.
    • Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology earned the number one spot of fastest computer in the Top 500 survey of supercomputers.
    17th June:
    • UPA Government inducts 8 new ministers.
    • Mallikarjun Kharge appoints as the new Railways Minister.
    • AirAsia India appoints TCS Vice-Chairman S Ramadorai as Chairman.
    • The 39th G-8 Summit start in Northern Ireland.
    16th June:
    • Janata Dal United (JD (U)) formally announced party is breaking away 17-year alliance with the BJP opposing the elevation of Gujarat Chief Narendra Modi to chief of BJP’s election campaign committee.
    • Ratan Tata is selected as the Chief Advisor to low-cost carrier, Air Asia India’s board.
    15th June:
    • The Government of India appoints SK Roy as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
    • Hassan Rowhani elected as new Iranian President.
    • Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation minister Ajay Maken submitted his resignation ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle.
    • 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup starts at Brazil.
    14th June:
    • The world observed the World Blood Donor Day on 14 June 2013 with its theme of the year Give the Gift of Life: Donate Blood.
    • Iran's presidential election held for a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who serving two consecutive terms.
    13th June:
    • BSNL decided to put an end to the 160-year-old telegraph service in India from July 15.
    • Maoist attacked a passenger train in Bihar, killing three people.
    12th June:
    • Naveen Jindal and Dasari Narayana Rao named in Coalgate FIR registered by CBI.
    • India Cricket Team reaches the semifinal of Champions Trophy in England.
    • Gauri Monga wins Southern India golf title.
    11th June:
    • Former union minister and Congress leader V.C Shukla from Chhattisgarh, died in a Gurgaon hospital after battling injuries sustained in a deadly naxal attack on a convoy of party leaders on May 25, 2013.
    • L K Advani withdraws resignation.
    • Cayan Tower in Dubai inaugurated as the world's tallest twisted tower, which spirals at 90 degrees from the bottom.
    10th June:
    • LK Advani quits all posts in BJP.
    • BCCI suspends Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra after he confessed betting in IPL.
    9th June:
    • Narendra Modi anointed as chairman of BJP 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign committee.
    • K Srikanth wins his maiden men's singles title at the Thailand Open Grand Prix.
    • Rafael Nadal wins men's single in French Open defeating David Ferrer.
    8th June:
    • Serena Williams wins French Open defeating Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-4 in the final.
    • Former South African President Nelson Mandela taken to a hospital after being critical condition.
    • Bob and Mike Bryan won Doubles Title at French Open 2013.
    7th June:
    • Jet Airways India CEO Nikos Kardassis resigns.
    • BJP national executive meeting in Goa started.
    • K R Kamath Re-Elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks Association.
    6th June:
    • Sanjay Patel has been appointed as the BCCI secretary, replacing Sanjay Jagdale.
    • T Venkatesh has been selected as the new treasurer of BCCI.
    • Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra has confessed to betting in IPL matches.
    • TCA Raghavan is appointed as new High Commissioner to Pakistan.
    • ICC Champions Trophy start from today in England and Wales.
    • The first all women police station in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh started functioning.
    • Susan Elizabeth Rice Appointed as the National Security Adviser to US President Barack Obama.
    5th June:
    • BJP win all six constituencies in Gujrat, two Lok Sabha and four state assembly seats in the by-elections held on Sunday.
    • Nawaz Sharif formally elected as Pakistan’s PM.
    • World Environment Day is observed promote awareness on the importance of preserving biodiversity.
    • Amazon.com Inc launches online marketplace in India.
    4th June:
    • Actress Jiah Khan committed suicide at her Juhu residence.
    • Delhi Police invoked MCOCA against cricketer S Sreesanth and 25 others arrested in the Indian Premier Leaguespot-fixing scandal.
    • Actor Vindu Dara Singh and CSK principal Gurunath Meiyappan granted bail by a local court.
    • Former Bangladesh cricket team captain Mohammad Ashraful suspended by BCB after his involvement in fixing.
    • More Than 65 Countries across the World Signed the Arms Trade Treaty.
    • Raghav Joneja at the age of 15, becomes youngest Indian to climb Everest.
    • Burundi's Lydia Nsekera became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee for four years.
    3rd June:
    • Six major political parties would be answerable under the Right to Information Act as informed by The Central Information Commission. These parties are Congress, BJP, CPI(M), CPI, BSP and NCP.
    • Jose Mourinho returns to English Football Club Chelsea as manager again.
    2nd June:
    • Arvind Kejriwal will contest against Sheila Dikshit in Delhi polls.
    • Former BCCI & ICC President Jagmohan Dalmiya chosen as interim BCCI Board President till the probe into the spot-fixing scandal is completed.
    1st June:
    • Infosys Limited announced the appointing of Mr. N R Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman of the Board and Additional Director of the company.
    • Rajeev Shukla resigns as IPL Chairman.





























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    Current Affairs- January 2013

    31st January:
    30th January:
    • World anti Leprosy Day is observed to create awareness about the air-borne disease.
    • Social Activist Anna Hazare declares his party name as Jantantra Morcha which will not participate in election.
    29th January:
    • Tiger Woods win his 75th PGA Tour title in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
    • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced repo rate by 25 points.
    • World Winter games, 2013 started in PyeongChang, South Korea.
    28th January:
    • Mumbai win Ranji trophy final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai defeating Saurashtra.
    • World No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray to win Australian Open, 2013 final.
    27th January:
    • England defeat India in the fifth and final ODI in Dharamshala .
    26th January:
    • India celebrated its 64th Republic Day.
    • King of Bhutan participates as Chief Guest for the Republic Day Parade.
    • 4 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 80 Padma Shri awards has been declared on the occasion of Republic Day of India by Govt. of India.
    • Sreeramamurthy Janaki, the renowned playback singer refused to accept the Padma Bhushan.
    • Victoria Azarenka of Belarus wins Australian Open Women’s Singles by defiting Li Na of China.
    • Centre Constituted New High Court for Manipur, Meghalaya And Tripura.
    25th January:
    • Milos Zeman elected as Czech Republic President, first person to be directly elected .
    • 3rd National Voters’ Day observe in India.
    24th January:
    23rd January:
    • Uddhav Thackeray elected as Shiv Sena President.
    22th January:
    • Olympic medalists Saina Nehwal and Meri Kom will be the Election Commission's (EC) national icons.
    • Rajnath Singh was elected as BJP President.
    21st January:
    20th January:
    19th January:
    • Rahul Gandhi elected as vice-president of Indian National Congress.
    • Prof. Ved Praksah appointed as Chairman of the University Grants Commission on (UGC).
    18th January:
    • Jharkhand was brought under President's rule.
    • Congress party’s 3-day Chintan Shivir started at Jaipur.
    17th January:
    16th January:
    • Om Prakash Chautala, Ajay Chautala and two IAS officers were arrested for Trained teachers hiring case of 1999.
    15th January:
    • Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in a corruption case.
    14th January:
    • Mahakumbh Mela started on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Allahabad on the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati.
    13th January:
    12th January:
    11th January:
    • Microsoft announced its plans to shut down Messenger service from its operating system.
    10th January:
    9th January:
    8th January:
    • Akbaruddin Owaisi, MIM Party MLA arrested for making hate speech.
    • Haryana Chief Minister inugrated National Data Centre of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) data center at Maneshar, Gurgaon. The data centre will be ready by June 2014.
    7th January:
    • Lionel Messi wins fourth consecutive Fifa Ballon d'Or in Zurich.
    • 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) start in Kochi.
    6th January:
    5th January:
    4th January:
    • Virat Kohli named as the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Awards. Pakistan named as best International Cricket Team.
    3rd January:
    2nd January:
    1st January:
    • Astronautical Society of India (ASI) selected Dr. A.E. Muthunayagam, for 2011 and Dr. V.K. Saraswat for Aryabhatta Award, for 2011.






























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    Saturday, 13 July 2013

    Padma Awards 2013

    Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian awards of the country. The Padma Awards are conferred in three categories: 

    • Padma Vibhushan
    • Padma Bhushan
    • Padma Shri.

    ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service. ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order. ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.

    This year the President of India has consented to confer Padma Awards to 108 persons as per the list below. The list comprises of 4 Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 80 Padma Shri Awardees, 24 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 11 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and Posthumous awardees.

    Padma Vibhushan

     

    S. No. Name Discipline

    State/Domicile

    1
    Shri Raghunath Mohapatra
    Art

    Orissa

    2 Shri S. Haider Raza Art

    Delhi

    3 Prof. Yash Pal Science and Engineering

    Uttar Pradesh

    4 Prof. Roddam Narasimha Science and Engineering

    Karnataka

     

    Padma Bhushan

     

    S.No. Name Discipline

    State/Domicile

    1
    Dr. Ramanaidu Daggubati 
    Art 

    Andhra Pradesh

    2 Smt. Sreeramamurthy Janaki Art 

    Tamil Nadu

    3 Dr. (Smt.) Kanak Rele  Art  Art 

    Maharashtra

    4 Smt. Sharmila Tagore Art 

    Delhi

    5 Dr. (Smt.) Saroja Vaidyanathan Art 

    Delhi

    6
    Shri Abdul Rashid Khan
    Art

    West Bengal

    7 Late Rajesh Khanna Art

    Maharashtra **

    8 Late Jaspal Singh Bhatti   Art

    Punjab **

    9 Shri Shivajirao Girdhar Patil Public Affairs

    Maharashtra

    10 Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai Science and Engineering 

    Delhi

    11 Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat Science and Engineering

    Delhi

    12 Dr. Ashoke Sen Science and Engineering

    Uttar Pradesh

    13 Dr. B.N. Suresh Science and Engineering

    Karnataka

    14 Prof. Satya N. Atluri  Science and Engineering

    USA*

    15 Prof. Jogesh Chandra Pati Science and Engineering

    USA*

    16
    Shri Ramamurthy Thyagarajan  
    Trade and Industry

    Tamil Nadu

    17 Shri Adi Burjor Godrej  Trade and Industry

    Maharashtra

    18 Dr. Nandkishore Shamrao Laud   Medicine

    Maharashtra

    19 Shri Mangesh Padgaonkar  Literature & Education

    Maharashtra

    20 Prof. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak  Literature & Education

    USA*

    21 Shri Hemendra Singh Panwar Civil Service

    Madhya Pradesh

    22 Dr. Maharaj Kishan Bhan Civil Service Delhi
    23 Shri Rahul Dravid   Sports

    Karnataka

    24 Ms. H. Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom  Sports 

    Manipur

     

    Padma Shri

     

    S.No. Name Discipline

    State/Domicile

    1
    Shri Gajam Anjaiah
    Art 

    Andhra Pradesh

    2
    Swami G.C.D. Bharti alias Bharati Bandhu
    Art 

    Chhattisgarh

    3 Ms. B. Jayashree  Art 

    Karnataka

    4 Smt. Sridevi Kapoor Art 

    Maharashtra

    5 Shri Kailash Chandra Meher Art 

    Orissa

    6 Shri Brahmdeo Ram Pandit  Art 

    Maharashtra

    7
    Shri Vishwanath Dinkar Patekar alias Nana Patekar
    Art 

    Maharashtra

    8
    Shri Rekandar Nageswara Rao alias Surabhi Babji
    Art 

    Andhra Pradesh

    9 Shri Lakshmi Narayana Sathiraju  Art 

    Tamil Nadu

    10 Smt. Jaymala Shiledar   Art

    Maharashtra

    11
    Shri Suresh Dattatray Talwalkar  
    Art

    Maharashtra

    12 Shri P. Madhavan Nair alias Madhu Art

    Kerala

    13 Shri Apurba Kishore Bir Art

    Maharashtra

    14 Shri Ghanakanta Bora Borbayan Art

    Assam

    15 Smt. Hilda Mit Lepcha Art

    Sikkim

    16 Smt. Sudha Malhotra Art

    Maharashtra

    17 Shri Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz Art
    Jammu and Kashmir 
    18 Shri Ramesh Gopaldas Sippy Art

    Maharashtra

    19 Ms. Mahrukh Tarapor  Art

    Maharashtra

    20 Shri Balwant Thakur Art
    Jammu & Kashmir
    21 Shri Puran Das Baul Art

    West Bengal

    22 Shri Rajendra Tikku Art
    Jammu & Kashmir
    23 Shri Pablo Bartholomew Art

    Delhi

    24 Shri S. Shakir Ali Art

    Rajasthan

    25
    Sh. S.K.M Maeilanandhan
    Social Work

    Tamil Nadu

    26 Ms. Nileema Mishra Social Work

    Maharashtra

    27 Ms. Reema Nanavati Social Work

    Gujarat

    28 Ms. Jharna Dhara Chowdhury Social Work

    Bangladesh *

    29 Late Dr. Ram Krishan Social Work

    Uttar Pradesh**

    30 Late Manju Bharat Ram  Social Work

    Delhi **

    31
    Prof. Mustansir Barma
    Science and Engineering

    Maharashtra

    32 Shri Avinash Chander Science and Engineering

    Delhi

    33 Prof. Sanjay Govind Dhande Science and Engineering

    Uttar Pradesh 

    34 Prof. (Dr.) Sankar Kumar Pal Science and Engineering

    West Bengal

    35 Prof. Deepak B. Phatak Science and Engineering

    Maharashtra

    36 Dr. Mudundi Ramakrishna Raju Science and Engineering

    Andhra Pradesh

    37 Prof. Ajay K. Sood Science and Engineering

    Karnataka

    38 Prof. Krishnaswamy Vijayraghavan Science and Engineering

    Karnataka

    39 Dr. Manindra Agrawal Science and Engineering

    Uttar Pradesh

    40 Dr. Jayaraman Gowrishankar Science and Engineering

    Andhra Pradesh

    41 Prof. Sharad Pandurang Kale Science and Engineering 

    Maharashtra

    42
    Smt. Vandana Luthra  Trade and Industry
    Trade and Industry

    Delhi

    43 Ms. Rajshree Pathy Trade and Industry

    Tamil Nadu

    44 Shri Hemendra Prasad Barooah Trade and Industry

    Assam

    45 Shri Milind Kamble Trade and Industry

    Maharashtra

    46 Ms. Kalpana Saroj  Trade and Industry

    Maharashtra

    47
    Dr. Sudarshan K. Aggarwal
    Medicine

    Delhi

    48
    Dr. C. Venkata S. Ram alias Chitta Venkata Sundara Ram
    Medicine

    Andhra Pradesh

    49 Dr. Rajendra Achyut Badwe Medicine

    Maharashtra

    50 Dr. Taraprasad Das Medicine

    Orissa

    51 Prof. (Dr.) T.V. Devarajan Medicine

    Tamil Nadu

    52 Prof. (Dr.) Saroj Chooramani Gopal Medicine

    Uttar Pradesh

    53 Dr. Pramod Kumar Julka Medicine

    Delhi

    54 Dr. Gulshan Rai Khatri Medicine

    Delhi

    55 Dr. Ganesh Kumar Mani Medicine

    Delhi

    56 Dr. Amit Prabhakar Maydeo Medicine

    Maharashtra

    57 Dr. Sundaram Natarajan Medicine

    Maharashtra

    58 Prof. Krishna Chandra Chunekar Medicine

    Uttar Pradesh

    59 Dr. Vishwa Kumar Gupta Medicine

    Delhi

    60
    Prof. (Capt.) Dr. Mohammad Sharaf-eAlam
    Literature & Education 

    Bihar

    61 Dr. Radhika Herzberger Literature & Education 

    Andhra Pradesh

    62 Shri J. Malsawma Literature & Education 

    Mizoram

    63 Shri Devendra Patel Literature & Education 

    Gujarat

    64 Dr. Rama Kant Shukla Literature & Education 

    Delhi

    65 Prof. Akhtarul Wasey Literature & Education 

    Delhi

    66 Prof. Anvita Abbi Literature & Education 

    Delhi

    67 Shri Nida Fazli Literature & Education 

    Madhya Pradesh

    68 Shri Surender Kumar Sharma Literature & Education 

    Delhi

    69 Dr. Jagdish Prasad Singh Literature & Education  Bihar
    70
    Late Shaukat Riaz Kapoor Alias Salik Lakhnawi
    Literature & Education 

    West Bengal **

    71 Prof. Noboru Karashima Literature & Education 

    Japan *

    72 Shri Christopher Pinney  Literature & Education 

    UK *

    73
    Smt. Premlata Agrawal
    Sports 

    Jharkhand

    74 Shri Yogeshwar Dutt Sports 

    Haryana

    75 Shri Hosanagara Nagarajegowda Girisha Sports 

    Karnataka

    76 Subedar Major Vijay Kumar Sports 

    Himachal Pradesh 

    77 Shri Ngangom Dingko Singh  Sports 

    Maharashtra

    78 Naib Subedar Bajrang Lal Takhar   Sports

    Rajasthan

    79 Ms. Ritu Kumar Fashion Designing

    Delhi

    80 Dr. Ravindra Singh Bisht  Archaeology

    Uttar Pradesh

    Note:

    * indicates awardees in the category of Foreigners / NRIs/ PIOs.
    ** indicates awardees in the posthumous category.
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