Current Affairs
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BANKING AND FINANCIAL UPDATES
(1) Canara Bank enters into Bancassurance tie-up with Apollo Munich Health Insurance
(Bancassurance is distribution of insurance products through a bank‘s network)
(2) In September 4, RBI had announced a swap window to attract FCNR (B) dollar funds. Accordingly, it
has been decided to offer such a window to banks to swap fresh FCNR (B) dollar funds, mobilized for a
tenure of at least three years, at a fixed rate of 3.5% a year for the tenure of the deposit.
(3) The World Bank cut its 2013 growth forecast for East Asian developing countries to 7.1% from earlier
7.8% .
(4) World trade is expected to grow 2.5% in 2013 and 4.5% in 2014 as against earlier estimates fo 3.3%
and 5% in 2013 and 2014 respectively, according to World Trade Organisation (WTO).
(5) For speedy recovery of Non-Performing Assets (NPA), ‗Own Your NPA‘ campaign is launched by
IDBI.
(6) Tata Communications Payment Solutions Ltd (TCPSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata
Communications Ltd, inaugurated Indicash ATMs in Mysore.
[Note : The company‘s first white-label ATM was launched at Chandrapada village in Thane district on
June 27].
(7) China launched its first direct bank, a new mode of providing onlinebanking services without any entity
outlets. The direct bank has been launched by the Bank of Beijing in co-operation with the Netherlandsbased
ING Group.
[Note : A direct bank is a bank without any branch network that offers its services remotely via online
banking and telephone banking and may also provide access via ATMs (often through interbank network
alliances), mail and mobile].
(8) ICICI Bank, the country‘s largest private sector bank, launched its ‗Branch on Wheels‘ to offer basic
banking services in remote areas which have so far been devoid of banking facilities.
(9) The wholesale price index (WPI) has increased to 7 % from earlier 6.46 % .
(10) Deutsche Bank has become the first bank in India to use the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)‘s window
to swap fresh foreign currency non-resident (bank), o orFCNR (B), dollar funds. Last week, it raised
about $450 million FCNR (B) deposits from about 10 non-resident Indians and swapped it with the central
bank.
(11) Yes Bank is first lender to raise $225 mn to take advantage of subsidised swap rate offered by RBI.
(12) Bharatiya Mahila Bank proposes to complete the first six branches at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata,
Chennai, Indore and Guwahati by October 15.The bank is headquartered in New Delhi and started with
the initial capital of Rs.1000 crore.
(13) Indian banks would need Rs 3,90,000-5,00,000 crore capital over the next six years in the wake of
Basel III capital regulations announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
(14) Bank Internasional Indonesia or BII launched its banking operations in the country. It set up a branch
in Mumbai . The bank, headquartered in Indonesia, is a subsidiary of the Maybank Group.
GDP rate of India forecasted by different organisations for 2013-14
RBI - 5%
World Bank - 4.7%
CRISIL - 4.8%
Fitch - 4.8%
Moody - 4.5 % (earlier 5.5 %)
IMF(International Monetary Fund) - 3.75%
ADB(Asian Development Bank) - 4.7%
CSO(Central Statistical Organisation) - 4.4%
PMEAC (Prime Minister's Economic Advisory council) - 5.3%
HSBC forecasted India‘s CAD (Current account deficit) - 3.4%
India’s rank as per different International Reports (2013-14)
Global Hunger Index - 63
World Prosperity Index – 106
Global Gender Gap Report - 101
Global Peace Index – 141
Human Development Report – 136
Global Corruption Index – 94
Global Competitiveness Index -60
Gender Inequality Index – 132
High Net worth Individuals – 5th (As per Knight Frank Wealth Report 2013)
Spam Spewing Nation in the World - 3rd(As per the new report of Sophos Labs)
Freest country in the world – 119th out of 177 countries (As per economic freedom index 2013)
Reports Issued By Different Organisations In The World
REPORTS PUBLISHED BY
World Economic Outlook International Monetary Fund
Human Development United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Gender Inequality Index United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Global Competitiveness Index World Economic Forum
Global Peace Index Institute for Economics and Peace
Global Hunger Index International Food Policy Research Institute
Global Corruption Index Transparency International
Scheme & Plan Launched by Union & State Government:
1. Rani Laxmi Bai Pension Scheme is recently launched by UP Govt for providing pension to
Muzaffarnagar riot victim.(The pension amount will be between Rs.400-Rs.500)
2. Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Beema Yojna (BPSSBY) a health care scheme for BPL families is recently
launched in Punjab
3. NABARD has announced a scheme ‗Nabard Warehousing Scheme (NWS) 2013-14‘ with a corpus of
Rs.5,000 crore for providing loans to the public and private sector to meet the growing demand of
storage capacity of agricultural commodities in the country.
4. Net-enabled cell phones could soon be provided to 2.5 crore people under the MGNREGA scheme.
The scheme will be funded
by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).
5. Global payments solutions provider Visa announced its partnership with Micro Pension Foundation
to launch pension scheme for low-income groups in the rural areas to save for their future. The
companies have tied up with old private sector lender Ratnakar Bank for the cash-in and cash-out
services
6. Rajiv Rinn Yojana Scheme an Interest subsidy scheme for housing and urban poor which will be
implemented as a standalon central sector scheme.
7. Yashasvini Cooperative Farmers‘ Health Care Scheme is launched in Karnataka in June 2003,
has successfully completed 10 years benefiting lakhs of farmers in co-operative sector.
8. Seekho Aur Kamao (Learn and Earn) scheme launched by Union Government of India is a new skill
development scheme for the youth of Minorities Communities.
9. Assam government launched 'Swavalamban Pension Scheme' in which a person with a
minimum contribution of Rs 1,000 per year will get an equal amount of contribution from the govt.
Note : The benefit will be available to a subscriber whose investment will not exceed Rs 12,000
every year. The maximum amount of contribution is fixed at Rs 50,000 annually.
10. Kansyashree project is launched by West Bengal govt , with an aim of improving the life of the girl
child .
11. Centrally sponsored National Urban Health Mission to be recently launched in UP.
12. Janalakshmi Financial Services , a microfinance institution, has signed a five-year agreement
with Accenture to scale-up operations and expand services to the urban poor in the country.
Note: Ramesh Ramanathan, Chairman, Janalakshmi.
13. Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan approved by CCEA: The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs approved the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a Centrally Sponsored
Scheme (CSS) for reforming the state higher education system.
14. Amma Drinking Water launched in Tamil Nadu a scheme to provide 1 litre mineral water at Rs. 10 a
bottle, to ensure quality and affordable drinking water to the poor and middle class.
15. The Vikram Udyogpuri (Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor) project launched in Madhya Pradesh.
16. The Karnataka State government sanctioned Rs 100 crore for Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat
Sashaktikaran Abhiyan for strengthening gram panchayats and gram sabhas by
providing training to members.
17. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Surakhsa Yojna, MGPSY ,a pension scheme for blue-collar Indian
workers was launched in the Gulf. Under the scheme, Government contributes Rs.1,000 per annum
for men and Rs. 2000 for women subscribers of MGPSY who save between Rs.1,000 and
Rs.12,000 per year in NPS-Lite.
18. Anna Bhagya’ programme launched in Karnataka. The programme entitles distribution of 30 kg
rice at one rupee per Kg to over 98 lakh BPL and Antyodaya card holders in the state.
19. HAUSLA Scheme launch for Family Health Campaign in U.P(Uttar Pradesh)HAUSLA (meaning
―spirit‖ or ―determination
20. Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana (health insurance scheme) was launched in
Maharashtra.
21. Andhra Pradesh on occasion of Ugadi Festival launched a new scheme named Amma Hastham
(mother's hand) to supply nine essential food items to poor at subsidized rates.
22. M.P. announced ―Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar Yojna‖ for provinding bank guarantee & loans to
youths to set up their own industries or business of worth up to 25 lakh rupees and 5% loan subsidy
for 5 years.
23. Madya Pradesh starts new scheme ―Sampark Setu‖.
24. M.P. govt launched ―Atal Jyoti scheme‖ in Bhopal district under the scheme 24 hour power is supplied
in the rural areas.
25. M.P. govt decided to declare ―Malkhamb‖ as the State Sport.
26. Nirmal Bharat Campaign had started in Sevagram, Maharashtra.
27. India's first automatic toll
collection system launched in
Maharashtra.
28. Maharashtra Govt. creates special bank account for drought relief.
29. U.P started Ashirwad Bal Swasthya Guarantee Yojna under NRHM.
30. Uttarakhand govt to strictly implement 'no work no pay' rule.
31. Kerala Govt. Raised Age Limit (18 to 21) for Buying and Selling Liquor.
32. West Bengal to give fixed Salary to ASHA workers.
33. MP leads in growth rate with Gross State Domestic Product for 2012-13 is likely to be 14.28 %
and agriculture growth rate about 10.02%.
34. Cairn India has said it has made the 26th oil discovery in its prolific Rajasthan block, the
discovery follows allowing the company to explore for oil on block well after expiry of the
exploration phase.
35. Goa Government launched Digital Krishi Card for farmers which will help farmers in making
use of benefits such as subsidies and loans given by the State Government.
36. Centre launched a skill development and job placement scheme 'Roshini' for rural youth and
women in naxal hit 24 districts in 9 states.
37. Assam launched Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) for BPL families.(The scheme is being
implemented in 24 districts)
38. ‗Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat Lamp Yojna‘ is recently launched by Rajasthan.
39. Govt. launched Medi claim facility for farmers holding kisan Credit cards issued by Dena Bank.
40. In the 12th five year plan,The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has launched a
‗National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)‘ ,which will replace the existing Swarna Jayanti
Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY).
MISCELLANEOUS
AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY INDIA
1. Prasar Bharati, the India's public broadcaster, and the Radio-Television of Slovenia (RTV-SLO)
on 13 November 2013 signed an MoU in the field of broadcasting.
2. Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) signed an agreement with China based Dalian
Commodity Exchange (DCE) on 20 November 2013. Both Commodity future exchanges alliance
will boost the strategic co-operation.
3. India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati and Radio-Television of Slovenia (RTV-SLO) on 13
November 2013 signed an MoU to develop and strengthen mutual friendly relations through an
increased cooperation in the field of broadcasting.
6. MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) signed a MoU with Los Alamos Technical
Associates, Inc. (LATA) of USA to impart Security Training in India
7. India and Japan decided to strengthen their Cooperation in the Maritime Sector.
8. India and South Korea discussed ways to add strategic and economic content to bilateral ties in
the key areas including security, trade and investments.
9. In a first-of-its-kind initiative to promote use of clean technology, India signed an agreement with
Finland to produce indigenous ethanol and reduce country‘s dependence on its import.
10. Private sector lender Yes Bank and credit rating company Care Ratings have entered into an
agreement to offer services and products in the small and medium enterprise (SME) segment.
11. GAIL signed a Gas Cooperation Agreement (GCA) with the Department of Industries,
Government of Bihar for development of natural gas infrastructure and city gas network in Bihar.
12. GAIL India and Paradip Port Trust on 26 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding
for setting up an offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Paradip Port, Odisha.
13. Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and YES Bank ink pact for knowledge sharing in food
and agricultural sectors.
14. India and Peru Signed MoUs to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation. The Vice President of India
visited Peru to celebrate the 50th year of establishment of diplomatic ties between the two
countries.
Capital of Peru is Lima and its Currency is Peruvian nuevo sol. Ollanta Humala Tasso is the
President of Peru.
15. India has given Bhutan one 100 crore rupees as assistance for the new government ‘s stimulus
plan. India‘s Ambassador to Bhutan V. P Haran PM of Bhutan: Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.
16. India and Cuba on 30 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for
cooperation in broadcasting between Prasar Bharati and Cuban Radio and Television Institute
(ICRT).
17. The US and India have launched the third India-US-Africa triangular agricultural training
programme at the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE).
18. Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) on 29 October 2013 signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New
Delhi.
19. India, US seal first commercial deal on civil nuclear power: The US Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) and the Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) intend to sign a
memorandum of understanding for the exchange of technical information in nuclear safety
matters
20. India & Bangladesh deal two energy cooperation : India begins electricity export to Bangladesh
with the inauguration of the Bangladesh-India Power Transmission Centre at western
Bherampura, adjacent to West Bengal.
Note: i. India will export 500 megawatts of electricity a day to Bangladesh over a period of 35 years.
The 'Maitri' thermal power project is being developed by the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power
Company, a joint venture between NTPC and Bangladesh Power Development Board.
21. India seeks Belgium's and Turkey support to enter arms control regimes: Belgium will support
India's efforts to become a full member of the four arms control regimes, namely, NSG, Missile
Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Wassenaar Arrangement and Australia Group.
Note: i. Belgian King: King Phillppe, Prime Minister: Elio Di Rupa. Currency – Euro. Capital: Brussels
ii. NSG has 47 members, MTCR has 34 countries as its members, Wassenaar Arrangement has 41
` members
iv. Wassenaar Arrangement is an order which is for the promotion of regional security, international
security and stability by offering transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of
conventional arms, dual-use goods and technologies.
v. Turkey: President : Abdullah Gül PM: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Capital: Ankara. Currency Lira.
22. India has extended Lines of Credit (LoC) worth $640 million to Mozambique:
23. Bharti Enterprises and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. together for operations in the Indian retail sector.
Walmart would acquire Bharti's stake in Bharti Walmart Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Bharti
and Walmart, giving Walmart 100 per cent ownership of the Best Price Modern Wholesale cash
and carry business.
24. The Indian Railways on 3 October 2013 signed a pact with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
to set up the country's biggest Forged Wheel plant at Lalganj, Raebarelli in Uttar Pradesh.
25. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) signed an agreement with Google to create 360 degree
online imagery of 100 of India‘s most important heritage sites. The sites include the Taj Mahal,
Khajuraho , Ajanta and Ellora caves.
26. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Central Public Works
Department (CPWD) and IIM Tiruchirappalli (IIM Trichy) on 24 October 2013 at New Delhi. The
MoU was signed for undertaking the Project Management Consultancy for the construction of its
permanent campus.
27. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared Jet Airways proposed sale of 24 per
cent equity to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, paving the way for the biggest ever foreign
investment in the Indian aviation sector.
28. Tata Power to set up coal-fired plant in Myanmar. This would be the first project by the Tata
Group Company in the South-East Asian nation. the power plant is proposed to be located in
Ngayok Kaung, Ayeyarwaddy region.
29. Tata Power, country's largest private power generator has signed an agreement with EESL for
energy efficiency and conservation initiatives. EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Ltd) is a joint
venture of public sector units of the Ministry of Power.
30. Tata inks deal with Singapore Airlines to start a new carrier
31. SEBI inked MoU with Argentina to promote mutual assistance and exchange information related
to securities markets in both the countries.
32. India announced an aid of 5000 crore rupees to Bhutan.
33. India and Latvia signed an agreement on Double Tax Avoidance Agreement and the Prevention
of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income Latvia is the third Baltic country with which
DTAA has been signed by India. Earlier DTAAs were signed with Lithuania and Estonia.
34. India and Myanmar set 3 billion dollar trade target by 2015 during the meeting of India‘s energy
minister Anand Sharma with his Myanmar counterpart U Than Htay in New Delhi held on 6 June
2013.
35. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Centre signed an agreement for US $300 million
additional loan to upgrade 254 kilometres of deteriorated highways in northern and southern
Bihar.
36. India extends US$144mn credit line to Liberia of power transmission and distribution projects to
reduce the gap of power shortage in Liberia.
37. India signs $70 million loan pact with World Bank for Karkataka Health Systems Development,
Reform Project.
38. India and World Bank Signed 500 Million Dollar Deal for ―Shiksha Abhyan‖.
39. India and Japan signed an Earths Pact that will enable the latter to import the rare Earth minerals
from India.
40. India and Japan signed a currency swap agreement for up to 50 billion dollars to address shortterm
liquidity problems. The bilateral swap arrangement (BSA) has been inked between the
Reserve Bank of India and the Bank of Japan.
41. India and ASEAN signed the free trade agreement (FTA) in services and investments to boost
trade to $100 billion by 2015.
42. Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi in the last week
of October 2013.
43. India Signed Financing and Project Agreements with World Bank for Disaster Management
assistance of 236 million US Dollar. The agreements were signed for Tamil Nadu-Puducherry
Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project (CDRRP).
44. Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi and Queensland University of
Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia signed the International Cooperation Agreement to
collaborate in academic programmes and in frontier areas of research in Media and
Communication on 4 November 2013.
Economy Related News
In the World Bank Report, India top beneficiary with foreign remittances worth 71 billion dollars
followed by China with 60 billion dollars and the Philippines which got 26 billion dollars
World Bank and ADB assure Odisha of USD 313 million aid for cyclone Phailin.
World‘s first Bitcoin ATM called as Robocoin launched in Vancouver,Canada
Max Bupa Health Insurance has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with Deutsche Bank.
Names of Six major central banks in the world who made currency swap arrangements permanent
1. The Bank of Japan 2. U.S. Federal Reserve 3. European Central Bank
4. Bank of England 5. Central bank of Canada 6. central bank of Switzerland
(Note : Central bank liquidity swap/Currency is a type of currency swap used by a country's
central bank to provide liquidity of its currency to another country's central bank).
Central Bank of India ,a public sector bank established a liaison office in Hong Kong.(Rajeev Rishi
recently appointed as CMD)
Canara Bank has launched a CASA Carnival in all its branches in Pune and in 14 districts of
Maharashtra, to mobilise Savings and Current Accounts through door-to-door and shop-to shop
campaign.
Canara Bank decided to take over the Amanath Cooperative Bank.
Canara Bank signed a MoU with Confideration of Indian Industries to facilitate cheaper credit
access to micro, small and medium enterprises. Under the MoU, Canara Bank shall extend a
concessional credit of 50 basis points on the applicable card rate of interest to MSME units which
are members of CII.
India Signed Pact with World Bank for Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project for credit
of 360 million US Dollar.
World Bank approves $250m aid to Uttarakhand which was hit hard by rains and landslides in
June where 580 people were killed to help the State undertake rehabilitation work and
strengthen its capacity for disaster management.
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has assigned No. 1 rank to Corporation Bank
under the ‗National Awards for Excellence in MSE (micro and small enterprise) Lending‘ 2013-14.
On 26 October 2013 Himachal Pradesh became the second state after Haryana to introduce Union
National Vocational Qualitative Framework (NVQF) Scheme. The scheme has been implemented
by the All India Technical Education Council and the National Skill Development Council.
India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) expects India's GDP growth to remain sluggish at 4.9 per cent in
the current financial year, due to a mix of domestic and external factors.
Market regulator Sebi has disqualified Cals Refineries from issuing equity shares and any other
security for a further eight years, as the company was found guilty in a case involving irregularities
in issuance of Global Depository Receipts (GDRs).
Axis Bank entered into a tie-up with UIDAI that will enable the bank to open accounts by using the
12-digit Aadhaar number of the customer.
Switzerland became the world‘s 58th nation to sign the Multilateral Convention on Mutual
Administrative Assistance in Tax
Matters.
World Bank helps 300,000 families in the North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) by providing
aid that would be executed in four north eastern states i.e. Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura,
to uplift the economic condition of the rural people.
Leaders of BRICS announced to set up 100 Billion US Dollars fund to steady currency markets
(to guard against financial stocks) destabilized by an expected pullback of US monetary stimulus.
Note: Brazil, India and Russia committed 18 billion dollars each while China announced 41 billion
US dollars. South Africa announced 5 billion US dollars.
The International Monetary Fund has approved a standby loan for Romania of nearly two billion euros
($A2.9 billion) to match a backup loan of the same size requested from the European Union.The IMF
loan is a two-year standby arrangement for 1.98 billion euros, to give the government space to
continue reforms.
(Note = Romania President - Traian Băsescu , Capital - Bucharest , Currency - Leu)
NABARD has sanctioned Rs 40 crore for rural water supply scheme to the Union Territory of
Puducherry under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
NABARD has opened a lending window for private sector for the creation of warehouse space,set up
cold storages and cold chains in Karnataka.
GAAR to come into effect from April 1, 2016 which seeks to check tax avoidance by investors
routing their funds through tax havens.
Note -
The provision of General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) will apply to entities availing tax benefit of
at least Rs 3 crore, according to the notification.
It will apply to foreign institutional investors (FIIs) that have claimed benefits under any Double Tax
Avoidance Agreement (DTAA).
ADB (Asian Development Bank)will provide $500m to Rajasthan for clean energy projects.
Japan to promote 'womenomics', pledges over $3 billion ODA: Japan will promote "womenomics" --
a theory which asserts that the advancement of women in society is directly correlated with its
growth rate.
China holds world‘s largest Foreign Exchange Reserve with $3.31 trillion tops the list.
Internet provider Yahoo closed its news and community services in China.
Air India & SBI Cards launch co-branded
credit card that seeks to add
value to the travel experience of Indian
customers. SBI Cards is a joint venture
between SBI and GE Capital.
Import duty on Gold hiked to 10% and in Gold jewellery hiked to 15%.
SBI Life launches Smart Power Insurance plan which is designed to care for investor‘s twin
needs of insurance and investment.
(SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between State Bank of India and BNP Paribas Cardif, the
insurance arm of BNP Paribas)
ICICI Prudential Life launches new unit-linked pension plan called ICICI Pru Easy Retirement.
ICICI Bank launched new Facebook app Pockets that will enable customers of the bank to
transfer money, recharge mobile phones and book movie tickets from their Facebook pages.
ICICI Bank opened skill training academy in Jaipur (Rajasthan) to provide vocational training to
youth from economically weaker section of the society
IndiaFirst Life offers policies in demat form: Private life insurer IndiaFirst Life has announced
the availability of all its policies in dematerialized format (insurance policies in electronic form).
The ADB has recently sanctioned the Rs.130 crore project to replace the 408-km water supply
pipelines of Agartala, commissioned in 1960.
Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Hon'ble Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance laid the foundation
stone of Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) Coach Factory at near Rupaheli Station,
Bhilwara District, Rajasthan.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved continuation of the scheme for
Integrated Textile Parks in the 12th five year plan.
Government of India has shifted the administrative control of Forward Markets Commission
(FMC), the chief regulator of Forwards and Futures Commodity Markets in India to the Ministry of
Finance. Earlier it was under the control of the Department of Consumer Affairs under the Ministry
of Food.
MUTHOOT FINCORP TO LAUNCH 100 CRORE NON-CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE (NCB) ISSUE
Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to announce an interest rate of 8.5 per cent on provident fund
deposits for 2013-14
India has signed a loan agreement of 100 million US dollar with the World Bank for its Low Income
Housing Finance Project. The objective of the project is to provide access to sustainable housing
finance for low income households to purchase, build or upgrade their dwellings.
India tops BRICS in super-rich membership- According to the World Ultra Wealth report 2013 , a
global wealth intelligence and prospecting company, India is home to as many as 7,850 high net
worth individuals whose collective net worth is $935 billion.
The Central Government raised customs duty on gold, silver and platinum to 10 percent in a bid to
curb the surging imports and burgeoning Current Account Deficit (previously gold 8% and silver 6%).
India and Japan to enhance currency swap arrangement to USD 50 billion a development that is
likely to bring stability in financial markets in the country.
NABARD has sanctioned Rs 113.70 crore to Karnataka under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
(RIDF).
BHEL and GAIL got Maharatna status.
The government signed a $60 million loan agreement with the World Bank to improve watershed
operations in seven districts of Karnataka.
Centre to set up country's 1st geothermal power project in Ladakh.
LIC Housing Finance has launched a new home loan product called ―Bhagyalakshmi‖ for women
home seekers.
ADB gave 100 Million US Dollar Loan to Uttarakhand for the urban infrastructure programme.
The ADB has offered $150 million loan for the expansion of railway tracks and to improve overall
service in the country.
ADB will provide $74.8 million loan to improve road connectivity in the North East states.
$300 MILLION ADB LOAN FOR MAJOR ROAD UPGRADES IN INDIA'S CHHATTISGARH STATE.
According to a Report by US Energy Information Administration (EIA), India has emerged the fourth
largest energy consumer of the world after the US, China and Russia, but its per capita energy
consumption remains lower than that of developed countries.
SIDBI signs tripartite MoU with Egyptian body, World Bank: Small Industries Development Bank of
India (SIDBI) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Social Fund for
Development (SFD) Egypt and the World Bank.
Indian agents intending to get into the money transfer business will need to have minimum net-owned
funds of Rs 50 lakh, according to the Reserve Bank of India.
India will get loan of about $6 billion from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) over the next three
years for various projects including those in energy and education sectors.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) came out with a regulation which made it
mandatory for fund houses to start labeling funds on the basis of 3 parameters : nature of scheme,
investment objective and level of risk, denoted by 3 different colours.
As per the SEBI regulation, the level of risk will be depicted by the colour code boxes:
Blue: Principal at low risk
Yellow:
Principal at
medium
risk
Brown:
Principal at
high risk
SEBI board approves new Foreign Portfolio Investor norms: The new class of investors, FPIs,
would encompass all FIIs (Foreign Institutional Investors), their sub-accounts and Qualified
Foreign Investors (QFIs), and would be divided in three categories as per their risk profile.
Under the new FPI regime:
All existing FIIs, Sub Accounts and QFIs will be eventually merged into this new investor class to be
known as FPIs.
ii.The Category I FPIs, which would be the lowest risk entities, would include foreign governments
and government related
foreign investors,
iii.The Category II FPIs would include ―appropriately regulated broad based funds, appropriately
regulated entities, broad-based funds whose investment manager is appropriately regulated,
university funds, university related endowments, pension funds etc―.
iv.The Category III FPIs would include all others not eligible under the first two categories.
SEBI said that all existing FIIs and Sub Accounts may continue to buy, sell or otherwise deal in
securities under the FPI regime.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Name India's First Private Metro service started operation from Gurgaon, Haryana. – Rapid Metro
According to the annual Doing Business report released on 29 October 2013 by World Bank and
IFC, what is India‘s rank? - 134th Spot in the Ease of Doing Business List
o (1) Singapore (2) Hong Kong (3) New Zealand (4) United States (5)
Denmark (6) Malaysia (7) Korea
o (8) Georgia (9) Norway (10) United Kingdom
o As per the World Bank‘s ease of doing business, New Delhi is the best place within India
to do business.
India declares itself free from ______ flu. Bird
India ranks ________ in the list of countries that approached Google with requests, seeking
information on users. – Second
o US topped the list with 10,918 requests, India followed with 2,691 during the January-
June period this year.
Whose postage stamp were released to honour him before his 200th Test. - Sachin Tendulkar
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurate the nuclear waste immobilization plant (WIP) of the
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) at___________. - Kalpakkam
Which two countries lost UNESCO voting right, recently? – US, Israel
o U.S. automatically lost voting rights at UNESCO, after missing a crucial deadline to repay
its debt to the world‘s cultural agency. The U.S. hasn‘t paid its dues to the UNESCO in
protest over the decision by world governments to make Palestine a UNESCO member in
2011. Israel suspended its dues at the same time.
Jordan will replace which country on the UN Security Council for a two-year term? - Saudi Arabia
o The UN General Assembly, which voted on Oct. 17 to give Saudi Arabia the seat
traditionally reserved for an Arab nation on the council, will have to formally approve
Jordan as a replacement.
U N Security Council Elected 5 New Non-Permanent Members: Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria
and _______ elected to seats as non-permanent members by the United Nations Security
Council in the 15-member Council on 17 October 2013. - Saudi Arabia
o These members have been elected for two-year term which would start from January
2014
o The New Council members will replace Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and
Togo.
o India had served as a non-permanent member at the council in 2011-2012.
Australia on 29 October 2013 announced the winding down of its military mission in which country
with the withdrawal of most of its troops by the end of 2014. - Afghanistan
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor is a mega infra-structure project of ______ with the financial &
technical aids from Japan. - USD 90 billion
Haryana has launched its First Food Bank at ________ with support from global food major
Cargill and India Food Banking Network. - Gurgaon
Which country‘s court on 5 November 2013 sentenced to death 152 soldiers for their role in a
2009 revolt? - Bangladesh
Which country approved the commercial cultivation of transgenic Bt brinjal? - Bangladesh
o With this decision Bangladesh became the first country in South Asia to cultivate the
genetically modified food crop.
India's second international-standard multi-use Integrated Check Post (ICP) and the first along
the Bangladesh border will be opened to people at Akhaurah in ______. - Tripura
Which region has been named as the best region to visit in 2014 by a leading global travel guide?
– Sikkim
o Brazil emerged as the top destination in terms of countries.
Which mobile firm on 5 November 2013 entered into an agreement with the Warid Group to
acquire its Congo operations with the objective of strengthening its stronghold in the African
market? – Bharti AirtelAt present, Airtel is the second largest operator in African country with over
1.6 million customers, while Warid is the third largest with around one million customers.
India and Australia are to hold the third round of negotiations to finalise a _____________ that
could enable the sale of Australian uranium to India, in Delhi. - Civil Nuclear Agreement
Which Embassy celebrates 100 years of Tagore‘s Nobel Prize on 6th Nov? - Swedish
Which bollywood actor is to deliver this year's Penguin Lecture? – Amitabh Bachchan
Philippines was recently hit by a super typhoon named ______. - Haiyan
Which country signed a roadmap agreement with International Atomic Energy Agency to allow
inspectors broader access to nuclear sites? - Iran
Russia and Which other country held their first joint Defence on 2 November 2013 and agreed to
expand their defense and security cooperation? - Japan
Which bank has entered into a business tie-up with IRCTC to offer online train ticketing services
to its customers? - ING Vysya Bank
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has won two
onland oil blocks in Myanmar, strengthening its presence in the south-east Asian nation.
Powerful Typhoon Wipha caused destruction in which country, recently? - Japan.
India will work together with which country to devise internet regulations in order to protect online
privacy from snooping by other countries? - Brazil
India and Hungary Signed MoU for _____________. - Promotion of Traditional Systems of
Medicine
Micromax‘s has appointed which Hollywood actor as its new brand ambassador? - Hugh
Jackman
Bangalore has been ranked as the country‘s top business destination. Bangalore is also known
as ________. The Silicon City
o After Bnagalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune follow in the list.
__________ has emerged as the world‘s best multinational company to work for. – Google
o SAS Institute and network storage provider NetApp are in the second and third place,
respectively in the list.
Government sanctioned a new Plastic Park for which state? – Odisha
o A Special Purpose Vehicle called Paradeep Plastic Park Limited would set up the Plastic
Park.
Vodafone India in association with which private sector bank, launched M-Pesa? – ICICI Bank
o It is a trademarked mobile money transfer and payment service in Maharashtra.
China and the European Union signed a ____________ (euro 45 billion) currency swap
agreement, a major step in pushing international use of the Chinese currency yuan. - 350 billion
yuan
Which country withdrew from the Commonwealth of Nations, recently? - Gambia
o Gambia, a West African country joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1965.
o President of Gambia is Yahya Jammeh.
o The capital of Gambia is Banjul.
o The Currency is Dalasi.
o The last country to be withdrawn from the Commonwealth group was Zimbabwe in 2003.
o The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 54 countries, many of them
former territories of the British Empire. It was established in 1949.
Which country become the latest to approve ―Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty‖? - Iraq
Now number of countries fully adhered to the treaty rose to 161.
Government of India declared 2013 as the ____________ - Water Conservation Year 2013.
Avahan India project prevented over _______ HIV infections. - 6 lakh
o The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Avahan programme may have prevented
over 6 lakh HIV infections in India over 10 years, according to a report in Lancet Global
Health.
Who laid the foundation of Mega Food Park in Amethi (UP)? – Rahul Gandhi
Who is to be inducted into National Academy of Engineering in the US for his "outstanding
contributions" to industrial development in India and the world over? - Ratan Tata
Which state is supposed to get double food subsidy and food grain allocation under National
Food Security Act? - Bihar
Which country becomes 28th EU member state? - Croatia
Tajikistan became ____________ of the World Trade Organisation. - 159th member
Which city will have world‘s largest crystalline man-made lagoon? – Dubai
o A multinational company plans to launch the world‘s largest man-made lagoon costing a
whopping $7 billion.
Balaji Motion Pictures buys film adaptation rights of Japanese detective novel. Name the novel. -
The Devotion of Suspect X.
o The Devotion of Suspect X by Japanese author Keigo Higashino, is the third of the cult
‗Detective Galileo‘ series.
SC directs 3% reservation for which category of people in all govt institutions? - Disabled
Google introduces new search algorithm. Name it. - Hummingbird
Sonia Gandhi unveiled the Statue of R Sankar. Who is he? - The First Congress Chief Minister of
Kerala
Which city has been named world's second-most honest city? – Mumbai
o The survey has been conducted by Reader's Digest. Finland capital Helsinki bagged the
top spot for the world's most honest city in the survey, while Lisbon, the capital of
Portugal, proved to be the least honest.
Contemporary western wear brand AND has unveiled its first exclusive boutique in which city? -
Vadodara
Wipro in partnership with which airways, announced the launch of a range of information
technology products for the aviation industry? - Qatar Airways
Air New Zealand to fly planes to which country? - Antarctica
World‘s largest solar project and Refinery project is proposed to be set up in which state? -
Rajasthan
Tourism Ministry launched Incredible Himalayas Campaign of how many days to promote the
virgin peak of Himalayas and attract tourist? - 777
Fairfax financial holdings ltd. has decided to acquire which company for $4.7 billion? – Blackberry
o The Founder of FairFax is Prem Watsa.
What is the rank of Airtel in the Top 10 most admired global brands in Africa? – 9th
o Survey was conducted by African Business Awards. Coca cola top the list.
China opens world's highest civilian airport in __________. – Sichuan
Daocheng Yading Airport replaced the previous champion, Bangda Airport in the Tibet
Autonomous Region
__________ became India‘s first woman to conquer Mt. Everest on a prosthetic leg. - Arunima
Sinha
Which is the richest state in the country according to the government statistical data? - Delhi
Information Technology Investment Region will soon be set up in__________. -Hyderabad.
Tatapani power project which is nation‘s first geo-thermal power project is to be established in
Balrampur-Ramanujganj district of ________ . - Chattisgarh
Chhattisgarh has been selected for this year's prestigious for which award for the first time since
its formation in November 2000. - National Literacy Award
Which island has been declared world biosphere reserve? - Nicobar Islands
o The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has declared and
designated the Nicobar Islands in India as a world biosphere reserve under its Man and
the Biosphere Programme.
Taj Mahal has been ranked ______ among top landmarks in the world. - 3rd
o The top two places were Machu Picchu Peru and Angkor Wat in Cambodia respectively.
Who has been named the most powerful celebrity by Forbes? -Oprah Winfrey
___________ became the first city of North India where ATM facility will be available for people
maintaining accounts in co-operative banks. - Rampur
Which port was conferred with the Major Port of the Year award for its excellent performance in
the year 2012-13? - Paradip Port
President Thein Sein became the first leader of his country to visit the White House in nearly half
a century? - Myanmar
Which state became the first to Introduce e-GPF? - Arunachal Pradesh
Which state won the ‗Krishi Karman Award‘ for highest wheat production? - Haryana
As per UN, India will be world's most populous country by _______. - 2028
The first all-women police station opened in which state? - Arunachal.
India proposed which country to be principal guest country at the International Film Festival of
India (IFFI) 2014? - China
India Proposed Hydrocarbon Pipeline from which country like TAPI? - Kazakhstan
Which is India's fastest supercomputer and the 62nd fastest supercomputer in the world? –Param
Yuva II
Which country became first in Asia to Order Chemical Castration of Child Rapist? - South Korea
Iran and Pakistan launched Gas Pipeline Project worth how much, which will link Iran's gas
pipeline to that of Pakistan? – 7.5 billion dollar
Which country became the first in the World to Extract Natural Gas from Methane Hydrate by
March 2013? - Japan
Which country inaugurated World‘s Largest Solar Power Plant of cost 600-million dollar project
named ―Shams 1‖ at Madinat Zayed? - UAE
Which company was adjudged the Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant in the country for the
year 2011-12? – Tata Steel
Asia‘s first hydro electric power plant is located in _____ - Sivasamudram
Which state has emerged top performer in the country in management of rural drinking water
schemes and
devolution of powers to panchayat raj institutions (PRIs) in 2012-13? - Karnataka
Indian Telecom Sector Became the ______ Largest Telephone Network in the World. China has
the largest Telephone Network in the World. - Second.
WORLDWIDE LEADER’S WHO VISITED INDIA
PM of UK, David Cameron, visited India.
A Swiss-Born Philanthropist and Muslim Spiritual Leader, Aga Khan, visited India.
Nepal Army Chief General, Gaurav Shamsher J B Rana, visited India to strengthen military-tomilitary
ties, including supply of hardware to Nepal Army.
President of Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, visited India.
Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, visited India.
Foreign Minister of Nicaragua, Samuel Santos Lopez, visited India.
Vice President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Karim Khalili, visited India.
The Foreign Minister of Tuvalu, Taukelina Finikaso, visited India.
Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, visited India.
Secretary of State of the United States, John Kerry, visited India
Minister for Foreign Affairs and African Integration of Republic of Chad, Moussa Faki Mahamat,
visited India.
PM of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, visited India.
Foreign Minister of Argentina, Hector Marcos Timerman, has arrived India on a four-day visit.
Foreign Minister of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, visited India in May.
Foreign Minister of Portugal, Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas, visited India in March.
United Nations Special Reporter on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, visited India.
5 member Pakistan Delegation of Indus Commission, visited India. Mirza Asif Baig headed the
Pakistan delegation team.
A four-member delegation of African Union Commission's visited India during 4-7 September
2013.Delegation led by Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Natama.
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NEW APPOINTMENTS IN INDIA AND WORLD
INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Rangaswamy Srinivasan is the only Indian American re-nominated by Obama for the District of
Columbia Circuit.
Bill de Blasio was elected New York City's first Democratic mayor in two decades.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita: New Mali President
Syed Jalil Abbas Jilani appointed New Pakistan's envoy to the United States. (Foreign Secretary
of Paksitan)
Syed Ibne Abbas: new Pakistani envoy to India. Abbas will replace current High Commissioner to
India Salman Bashir,
Ms Tehmina Janjua: New Pakistan's permanent representative (PR) for the United Nations in
New York.
C.V. Wigneswaran takes oath as Northern Province CM of Sri Lanka. He is Former Supreme
Court judge.
Mamnoon Hussain - 12th President of Pakistan and replace incumbent Asif Ali Zardari.
Miss World 2013: Megan Young from Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013 in Bali. The
second place went to Miss France Marine Lorphelin and third to Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa
Okailey Shooter.
Note: The Miss World grand final had been scheduled at avenue near Jakarta, but it after it was
shifted to Hindu-majority Bali after strong protests by Islamic groups
Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola of Nigeria becomes New World Muslimah 2013 Annual Award of World
Muslimah in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Imomali Rakhmon Reelected as the President of Tajikistan
Hun Sen: New Cambodian Prime Minister
Tony Abbott :New PM of Australia. He succeeded Kevin Rudd
Nouri Abusahmain: Preseident of Libya
Ali Zeidan: Libya PM (Prime Minister)
Wael Nader Al-Halqi: Prime Minister of Syria.
Abdulla Yameen has been appointed as the new President of Maldives.
Nawaz Sharif: New PM of Pakistan
Satya Nadella(India-born) – New Microsoft CEO (succeed Steve Ballmer)
Thomas Batch (Germany) - 9th President of IOC ( succeeded Jacques Rogge of Belgium.)
Samantha Power - US ambassador to United Nations. Samantha Power succeeded Susan Rice
Susan Elizabeth Rice - National Security Adviser to Obama ( replaced Tom Donilon)
Shinzo Abe is the new PM of Japan.
Staffan de Mistura - Italian Special Envoy to India.
Mulatu Teshome: New president of Ethiopia
Dr. Christopher Briggs - Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention .
Poonam Khetrapal Singh, first woman regional director of WHO (World Health Org)
Takehiko Nakao – new President of ADB (Asian Development Bank) ( succeeded Haruhiko
Kuroda)
Ashok Vemuri - the President and CEO of iGate Corporation.
Puneet Talwar - the Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs by the US President
Barack Obama.
The new Argentine pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio (76) - new Pope becomes the 266th pontiff.
Roberto Azevedo - Head of W.T.O. (replaced Pascal Lamy of France).
Elbegdorj Tsakhia is the new Mongolia president.
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Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal is the New Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations
Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
Satish Babu(Director, International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS)) –
elected to 2014Nominating Committee of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and
Names (ICANN).
Hassan Rouhani is Iran's seventh President replaced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Robert Mugabe is the President of Zimbabwe
Pak Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmed is the UN military advisor
James Comey - next FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Director of US.
John Kerry is the secretary of state (US).
Nicos Anastasiades is the President of Cyprus.
Hazem El-Beblawi is the new Prime Minister of Egypt by the Interim President Adly Mansour.
New King of Belgium: Prince Philippe
Khil Raj Regmi is the new Prime Minister of Nepal
Park Geun-hye is the President of S. Korea (1st women president).
Raul Castro is the President in Cuba.
Willem-Alexander is the new King of Netherlands
Enrico Letta is the new PM of Italy
Srikanth Srinivasan is the first ever Indian-American judge in the U.S. Supreme Court
Abdul Hamid is the new Bangladesh President
Elbegdorj Tsakhia is the new Mongolian President
NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS
R. Banumathi has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court
Siddhartha Birla to be next FICCI President. He will replace Naina Lal Kidwai.
Anup Wadhawan appointed as the new Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Authority (PFRDA)
Usha Ananthasubramanian appointed as CMD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank, the first women‘s bank.
T.P. Seetharam appointed as the new envoy to UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Krishna Mohan Sahni has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Multi-Commodity
Exchange of India
P.S. Raghavan appointed as the next Russian Ambassador. He replace Ajai Malhotra
Arup Raha appointed as the next Chief of the Indian Air Force.
Priyanka Chopra, the Bollywood Actress Became the Global Brand Ambassador of Guess
Australian Terry Walsh appointed as head coach of the Indian men‘s hockey team
Arunendra Kumar appointed New Chairman, Railway Board. replaced Vinay Mittal.
J&K Bank reappoints Mushtaq Ahmed as Chairman & CEO.
S Jaishankar has been appointed as a new Indian envoy to the US. He replaced Nirupama Rao.
S Jaishankar is a former envoy to China.
LIC Housing Finance Ltd has appointed Sunita Sharma as Managing Director and CEO.
Anand Mahindra elected as Chairperson of PHFI (Public Health Foundation of India).
Gireesh B. Pradhan appointed as the new Chairperson of the Central Electricity Regulatory
Commission (CERC).
Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre takes oath as new Chief Justice of Gauhati HC
Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal Appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court
Laxmikanta Mahapatra appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Court
Kanwar Deep Singh Elected as the President of the Indian Hockey Federation
Parvinder Sohi Behuria appointed new Secretary General of National Human Rights Commission
(NHRC)
Tarun Chatarjee appointed Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission
Rahul Dravid appointed as the new Brand ambassador of National Tobacco Control Campaign.
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Bharat Joshi is the new British Deputy High Commissioner to be based in Chennai, replacing
Mike Nithavrianakis.
Subhas Goswami Appointed as the Director General of ITBP. He succeed Ajay Chadha, IPS.
Pankaj Razdan Appointed as the CEO and MD of the Birla Sun Life Insurance.
MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) has appointed Gopal Krishna Pillai IAS (Retd.) as Chairman
and Thomas Mathew T., as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Indian Weightlifting Federation Joint Secretary Abraham K Techi has been appointed as an
international referee.
Prem Narain appointed as the Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry in place of Rajiv
Mehrishi, who is now new Fertilizers Secretary.
Actor Ranbir Kapoor named the brand ambassador for Philips, the country's leading lighting
company.
Ranjan Mathai: New India's High Commissioner to United Kingdom. He succeeded diplomat Dr
Jaimini Bhagwati.
Rahul Dravid - Brand ambassador for Tobacco control campaign.
M.K. Lokesh: New India ambassador to Switzerland.
P. Sudhakar: New CMD of Electronics Corporation of India Limited
Vijay Keshav Gokhale : New India's Ambassador to Germany.
Justice Vangala Eswaraiah: New Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes
(NCBC). He is former Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. He succeeded Justice
M. N. Rao,
Ranjib Biswal: New Chairman of Indian Premier League (IPL). He replaced Rajeev Shukla.
N. Srinivasan Re-Elected As the BCCI President for the Third Term.
S.Varadarajan: New CMD of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. He succeeded R.K. Singh.
S.R. Bansal: New CMD (Chairman and Managing Director) of Corporation Bank . Bansal was an
Executive Director at Punjab National Bank.
Ravindra Kumar elected new INS(Indian News Paper Society) President
Anupam Shah: New Chairman of Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC)
Sundeep Sikka : new Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India
Prasada Rao appointed as Andhra Pradesh DGP (Director General Police). He succeeded V.
Dinesh Reddy
Tarun Chugh appointed MD of PNB Metlife
Mukul Goel : New UP ADG replaced Arun Kumar
Virat Kohli: appointed brand Ambassador of Border Security Force
Sanjeev Chadha: CEO, Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region of PEPSI
Justice Darmar Murugesan: New member of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for a
five-year term.
Anand Amritraj : New Davis Cup (Tennis) captain of India
TV Narendran: New Tata Steel MD for India, South East Asia. He succeeded H M Nerurkar
Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant appointed New Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court
Ruchir Kamboj: Next Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO (Paris). She is currently
Chief of Protocol.
Nina Davuluri: Miss America/USA 2013
Shahrukh Khan become the ―goodwill ambassador‖ of the
Republic of Korea. Note: Joon-gyu Lee is the Ambassador of
Republic of Korea to India,
Justice P Sathasivam - next (40th) Chief Justice of India (CJI) (by suceeding Altamas Kabir).
K N Shansth Kumar - PTI Chairman (succeeded R Lakshmipathy)
K R Kamath Re-Elected - Chairman of Indian Banks' Association (IBA).
Sudha Sharma - New CBDT chief.
Thomas Mathew - New Chairman Of LIC succeeded D K Mehrotra
Mahendra Mohan Gupta -Vice Chairman of PTI.
S Gopalakrishnan - new President of CII.
M F Farooqui - New Telecom Secretary
Deepak Sandhu - first woman Chief Information Commissioner (replaced Satyananda Mishra).
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Vinod Rai - Re-Elected As Chairman of UN Panel of External Auditors.
Rakesh Sood - Prime Minister‘s Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.
Anil Goswami - New Union Home Secretary (by replacing R.K Singh).
Shashi Kant Sharma - New CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) of India (by succeeding
Vinod Rai)
Radha Krishna Mathur - Indian Defence Secretary (succeeded Shashikant Sharma).
V Hariharan - Secretary of the All India chess federation.
Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma - new Governor of Arunanchal Pradesh.
Siddaramaiah - C.M. of Karnataka.
Aruna Bahuguna - First Women Special DG of CRPF.
Nirbhay Sharma - Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
Krishna Kumar Natrajan (CEO and Director of Mindtree) - New Chief of NASSCOM (replaced N
Chandrasekaran).
PJ Kurien - Chairman of Asian forum of Parliamentarians (replaced Yasuo Fukuda, former P M of
Japan)
Sidharth Birla (Chairman of Xpro India Ltd and Digjam Ltd) - Senior Vice-President of FICCI.
Justice D.K. Jain - new Chairman of Law Commission.
Shyamala Gopinath - New Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) Chairperson. Jawahar Sircar -
New CEO of Prasar Bharti.
Rajiv Takru - Secretary of Financial Services in the Finance Ministry replacing Dinesh Kumar.
P.R. Vasudeva Rao - Director of the IGCAR (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research)
replacing S.C Chetal.
Asoke Kumar Mukerji - Next Permanent Representative of India to the UN.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as International Goodwill Ambassador – UNAIDS (UN Programme on
HIV/AIDS).
Mary Kom - Brand Ambassador of Super Fight League (SFL) .
Rajan Bharti Mittal - president of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India.
K K Paul - Meghalaya governor replacing Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary.
Sunil Soni - Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards
Shriniwas Patil - new governor of Sikkim.
R. Chandrasekhar (the former Secretary Department of Telecommunications (DoT))
Nasscom President, succeeding current Nasscom President Som Mittal, whose tenure expires in
January 2014
Hemant Soren (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader) - Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
Abdul Rahim Rather (Jammu & Kashmir Finance Minister) - new Chairman of the Empowered
Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST.
Arvind Sharma (Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, India) - President of Advertising Agencies
Association of India (AAAI)
Professor Mahendra P. Lama - new pro-vice-chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open
University(IGNOU).
Sujatha Singh - India‘s new foreign secretary.
Rajeev Rishi - Chairman and Managing Director of Central Bank of India.
Arundhati Bhattacharya – MD and chief financial officer of State Bank of India(SBI). She is the
first female managing director at SBI she succeeded Diwakar Gupta
Rakesh Sethi - Executive Director of the Union Bank of India.
Dilip Trivedi - new chief of CRPF.
D.Bala Venkatesh Varma - next Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the UN
Conference on Disarmament, Geneva.
Shri Ratan Thiyam - Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society.
Deepak Sandhu - first woman Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information
Commission. She succeeded Satyananda Mishra.
H.R. Mohan - New Vice President of Computer Society of India (CSI).
Sunil Bharti Mittal - Vice Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce.
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NEWS MAKERS
Yogesh Agarwal, the Chairman of PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
(PFRDA) resigned.
British Paralympic powerlifter Ali Jawad on 5 November 2013 won gold at the International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) Asian Open Championships .
Shreekant Javalgekar resigned as the Managing Director and CEO of MCX
M Gopalakrishnan: Former Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Bank sent to imprisonment
for defrauding various branches of the bank to the tune of about Rs 6.5 crore.
Mark Schwarzer, Australia Goalkeeper Retired from International Football
Jwala Gutta (Badminton player) moves court against Badminton Association of India (BAI) life
ban threat .
Mukesh Ambani: tops Forbes list of India's richest once again
Yogesh Malik Resigned as CEO of Uninor
Jignesh Shah - Mumbai Police registered an FIR against National Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSEL)
promoter Jignesh Shah and others in connection with the Rs.5,600-crore payment crisis
Ali Zeidan: Libya PM was abducted from a Tripoli hotel and held for several hours by armed
militiamen.
Siddiqa Parveen of India declared the World's Tallest Woman.
Lalu Yadav sentenced to 5 yrs in jail in fodder scam
Vladimir Putin (Russia President) nominated for 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
Rasheed Masood: member and Congress leader was sentenced to four years in jail by a Delhi
court in a corruption case in a Tripura, becoming the first MP to lose his seat after a recent
Supreme Court judgement had removed the immunity for convicted lawmakers‘
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles visit to Kerala.
Bo Xilai: China‘s disgraced former Communist Party leader, has appealed against his life
sentence conviction.
Kapil Parakh Selected for White House Fellowship 2013-14
Former Slovenia PM (Janez Jansa) has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to two years
in prison
Marion Bartoli: French Lawn Tennis Player and Wimbledon 2013 (Women‘s Singles) winner
announced her retirement
Nisha Desai Biswal nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary of State of USA.
Sushmita Banerjee: Indian Writer killed in Afghanistan
Ratan Tata- Elected as member of National Academy of Engineering.
Paras Ajmera, Director of Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) resigned from the board on 12
November 2013.
Arunima Sinha – a National-level volleyball player with an artificial limb geared up to climb the
world's highest peak - the Mt Everest, accompanied by Sushen Mahto.
Subra Suresh – Indian American Appointed as president of Carnegie Mellon
Russian President Vladimir Putin beat President Barack Obama to the top spot on Forbes' list of
"The World's Most Powerful People".
NECROLOGY
Alvaro Mutis: Alvaro Mutis, an award-winning Madhuri Chattopadhyay: Renowned Musician
Died
Vijay Soni a noted Painter and theatre personality dead
Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize-Winning Author, Died at 94
Mohan Dharia : Former Union minister, freedom fighter and environmentalist Mohan Dharia,
who quit the Indira Gandhi government against imposition of Emergency passes away.
Indian actor Kumar Pallana, who played the memorable role of a janitor in Tom Hanks starrer
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'The Terminal' and worked in many Wes Anderson movies, has died.
G.P. Deshpande : Noted Marathi Playwright Passed away
Sarojini Varadappan, the Renowned Social Worker Died
K. Raghavan: Noted Malayalam Music Composer Passed away
Eminent Telugu Writer Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja Passed away. Ravuri Bharadwaja won
Gyanpeeth award for the year 2012 f
Rajendra Yadav, the Noted Hindi Writer Passed Away at 84
K Raghavan: Malyalam music legend passed away.
Lawrence R Klein, Nobel Prize Winning Economist Died
Singer Noel Harrison died,
British Sculptor Sir Anthony Caro Passed Away
Nitish Sengupta, the former Member of Parliament Died
Kannada filmmaker Rajendra Babu died.
Ishwar Das Rohani: M.P. Assembly Speaker passes away.
Tarla Dalal, the Celebrity Cook of India, Passed Away
Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap: Vietnam war hero, dies at 102
Uttam Chandarana: Former national Table Tennis champion
Manna Dey, the legendary singer died at 94
Colombian poet, essayist and novelist
Reshma: Renowned Pakistani folk singer passed away.
Mohan Singh: Former Samajwadi Party general secretary and Rajya Sabha member .
Samar Mukherjee: Veteran Communist leader died in Kolkata.
Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo video game pioneer, dies at 85
Veliyam Bhargavan CPI veteran leader passes away
Ken Norton: Legendary boxer who beat Muhammad Ali, dies at 70
Ray Dolby: The American Engineer and the pioneer of noise reduction in audio recordings died
Robert R. Taylor: , who revolutionized hand soap by making liquid hand-wash soap, has died
Margaret Thatcher- Britain's first female PM
K P Bhaskar - Indian Classical Dance Maestro
Prof Bratindra Nath Mukherjee(Padma Shri Awardee) - the renowned historian and an
epigraphy expert
Shakuntala Devi (The Indian Mathematician also known as mental calculator and human
computer)
Lalgudi Jayaraman - Renowned Violinist and Composer Died at 82
Shamshad Begum - Legendary Singer
Rituparno Ghosh - National Award Winning Filmmaker
Pran: The winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award and a veteran actor
Vaali: Veteran Tamil lyricist passed away
Paul Bhattacharjee: British Indian actor who played the role of a doctor in James Bond film
Jaywant Yeshwant Lele: Former BCCI secretary
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SPORTS NEWS
India to host 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup
England has been selected as host of the 2018 women's World Cup.
West Bengal, the host of the 23rd All India G V Mavalankar Shooting Championship topped the
medals tally on 16 November 2013. This is the first time that West Bengal topped the medal
table of national level of shooting championship.
Tunisia has been suspended from next year‘s Davis Cup 2014 after it ordered one of its national
players to withdraw from a tournament rather than face an Israeli player.
Note: Tunisian player Malek Jaziri not to compete against Israeli player Amir Weintraub at the
2013 Tashkent Challenger in October.‖
Rafael Nadal returned to the top of the ATP rankings for the first time in more than two years,
overtaking Serbian Novak Djokovic, who dropped to second.
Serena Williams topped in Women‘s ATP rankings.
Mohammed Siddikur of Bangladesh won the 50th edition of Indian Open golf tournament on 10
November 2013 at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), New Delhi.
Ashwin became number-one ranked Test all-rounder in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for
Test all-rounder‘s.
Novak Djokovic won Barclays ATP World Tour Final after defeating Rafael Nadal
53rd World FIDE Chess Championship held in Tamil Nadu. The match between defending world
champion Vishwanathan Anand and challenger Norway grand master Magnus Carlsen was take
place.
Rohit Sharma stamped his sparkling century on debut as India against West Indies test match
held in Kolkata.
IOC (Indian Oil Corporation) won the 48th Bombay Gold Cup defeated Air India
Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Del Potro to win Shanghai Masters 2013.
Gaurav Gill created history by becoming the first Indian to win the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally
Championship title on day one of the Rally of China.
Ajit Agarkar announced Retirement from all forms of Cricket
BCCI Anti-Doping tribunal banned Pradeep Sangwan. Note: Sangwan is only the second
cricketer in the history of IPL after Pakistani speedster Mohammed Asif to have been found guilty
of consuming banned drugs.
Manipur Defeated Haryana to Lift 54th Subroto Cup Football Tournament
Heena Sidhu won pistol gold in World Cup shooting at the ISSF World Cup finals in Munich,
Germany.
Top English Premier League side Liverpool on 16 October 2013 launched a residential football
academy in Pune in partnership with city-based DSK Shivajians FC.
The Indian tennis pair Sanam Singh and Vijayant Malik on 12 October 2013 won the doubles title
in the 15000 US dollars ITF Men's Futures Tennis Tournament at the Jake Hess Tennis Stadium
in Houston, USA.
Norh and South Zone declared joint winners of Duleep Trophy final held in Kochi.
Dipika Pallikal Won Macau Open Squash Title 2013 in China
Jorge Lorenzo won Australian Grand Prix 2013.
Sania Mirza in Top 10 of World Women‘s Doubles Rankings
Sachin Tendulkar only Indian in Wisden all time World test XI. Don Bradman named the captain
of this team.
Roelant Oltmans appointed as Chief Coordinator and High Performance Director for Indian
Hockey.
Simona Halep of Romania defeated Samantha Stosur of Australia to won Kremlin Tennis Cup
2013
Alok Kumar bagged Silver at World Billiards trophy
Sebastian Vettel won the F1 Indian Grand Prix 2013 at Buddha International Circuit, Greater
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Noida (India)
Sebastian Vettel won Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix 2013
Serena Williams beat Li Na of China for WTA title. She won her fourth WTA Championship.
Note: Williams' titles this year included the French and U.S. Opens for a total of 17 Grand Slam
crowns.
BCCI terminated contract of IPL team Pune Warriors for non-payment of franchise fee.
All India Football Federation (AIFF) on 30 October 2013 signed an agreement under Australian
Sports Outreach Program (ASOP) with Football Federation of Australia (FFA) to support AIFF's
Grassroots Programme.
Indian men's hockey team on 3 November 2013 officially qualified for the Rabobank Hockey
World Cup 2014. Note: The Rabobank Hockey World Cup will be held from 31 May to 15 June
2014 at The Hague, Netherland.
India's men's compound Archery team on 31 October 2013 won a gold medal in the 18th Asian
Archery competition held at Chinese Taipei.
Yuki Bhambri on 4 November 2013 won the ATP men‘s singles title of Traralgon event in
Australia.
India handed out an innings and 51 run defeat to the West Indies in the first test match at
Kolkata.
India with 20 gold 20 silver and 12 bronze medals has topped the medals tally position in the 2nd
Junior SAF Games that concluded in Ranchi.
Gregg Clark - Coach of the Junior Hockey Men‘s National Team
Novak Djokovic defeated David Ferrer to won BNP Paribas Masters Tennis Tournament 2013
Champions League T20 2013 : Mumbai Indians defeated Rajasthan Royals in final held in New
Delhi Harbhajan Singh: Man of the match & Dwayne Smith was declared Man of the Series
Iran won 17th Asia Senior Men‘s Volleyball C‘ship by defeating South Korea.
Pakistan won Under-19 Asian Rugby Championship 2013 by defeating India in Lahore.
Kalpana Devi won Bronze Medal at the Judo Tournament in Tashkent
Afghanistan Qualified for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 after defeating Kenya by seven wickets at
World Cricket League Championship in Sharjah. The world cup will be jointly hosted by Australia
and New Zealand in 2015.
35th National Games to be hosted by Kerala in 2014. Great Hornbill which has been christened
as ―Ammu‖ is the official mascot of the 35th National Games.
Star, ESPN bag BCCI sponsorship rights for 2013-14 season
NKP Salve Challenger Trophy 2013-14 Won by India Blue defeated Delhi in final.
WTA Pan Pacific Open: The Czech Republican tennis player Petra Kvitova defeated Germany's
Angelique Kerber in the final to win singles title at WTA Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo
Francisco Garcia (Spain) - as head coach of the Indian senior women‘s basketball team.
India Clinch (under 21) 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup hockey tournament by defeating Malaysia.
Durand Cup: Kolakata giants Mohammedan Sporting create history after defeating ONGC 2-1 in
the final in New Delhi to win Cup after 73 years. The last time Mohd Sporting won Durand Cup
was before Independence in 1940 by defeating Warwickshire Regiment.
Afghanistan beat India and won SAFF Championship title 2013 (Football) final held in Nepal
Asia Cup (Hockey) 2013: South Korea Defeated India in Final at Malaysia
Pakistan beat Malaysia 3-1 to win bronze in Asia Cup
Indian Cyclist Deborah Won Two Gold Medals at ACC Track Asia Cup.
Buckingham Palace held its first official football match to mark FA's (Football Association‘s)
150th anniversary on 7 October
2013.
Sandeep Tulsi Yadav has created history by winning India's first-ever bronze medal in the 66kg
Greco-Roman category at the Senior World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary
Portugal's Luis Leao Pinto won Himalaya Bicycle Rally concluded in Shimla.
Parvez Rasool first from J&K team in Indian cricket squad.
Vidit Gujrathi won bronze at World Junior Chess Championship in Kocaeli Turkey
Indian basketball team win bronze at KFC U-21 3ON3 International Challenge in Beijing.
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Stephen Lee a snooker player from England banned from Snooker for 12 Years for Match-Fixing
Charges.
Swaran Singh Virk won gold at Asian rowing championship at the 15th Asian Senior Rowing
Championship at Luan, China
Tiger Woods named U.S. PGA Tour player of the year.
Sania Mirza and Cara Black of Zimbabwe won Pan Pacific Open trophy defeated
Liezel Huber and Hao Ching Chan in Tokyo.
Deepika Kumari: settles for silver in Archery World Cup in Paris
Bajrang won bronze at World Wrestling championships held in Budapest
Sebastiaan Bowier: Ductch cyclist breaks world land speed record
World Wrestling Championship 2013: Amit Kumar (world no. 7 rank) wins silver medal.
Hyderabad Hotshots won the inaugural season of Indian Badminton League defeated Awadhe
Warriors in the final.
Important points about the Indian Badminton League (IBL)
Deepika Padukone and Aamir Khan are the brand ambassadors of the IBL.
The six teams at the inaugural IBL are Krrish Delhi Smashers, Pune Pistons, Banga Beats
(Bangalore), Awadhe Warriors (Lucknow), Hyderabad Hotshots and Mumbai Masters. Each
franchise will consist of 11 players- 4 foreign, 6 Indians and 1 junior Indian.
Six icon players from India include Jwala Gutta (Krrish Delhi Smashers), Ashwini Ponnappa
(Pune Pistons), Lee Chong Wei (Mumbai Masters), P Kashyap (Banga Beats), Saina Nehwal
(Hyderabad Hotshots) and PV Sindhu (Awadhe Warriors).
Nikhat Zareen bagged silver at AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Albena,
Bulgaria..
Sudirman Cup (Badminton) – China defeated South Korea
Brazil beat Spain to win Confederations Cup 2013
Champions Trophy 2013: India beat England.
Shikhar Dhawan first Indian Cricketer who scored a ton on Test debut as an opener.
Mumbai Indians won IPL (6) 2013, defeated Chennai Super Kings in final
Ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda clinched the first gold for India in the 20th Asian Athletics
Championships in Pune
World soccer body FIFA again banned Iraq from holding any friendly football matches due to
soaring violence, just three months after the ban was lifted.
Bhuvana Kalva won 2013 ITF Women's Tennis Tournament
SOME IMPORTANE EVENTS OF THE SPORTS WORLD
Olympics Games host cities:
2014 winter: Sochi (Russia)
2016 Summer: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
2018 winter: Pyeongchang (South Korea)
2020 summer: Tokyo (Japan)
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2013
Mens Single- Novak Djokovic(Serbia) bt Andy Murray(Britain). (Note: Novak Djokovic has now 6
Grand Slam titles to his name after winning the Australia Open 2013)
Womens Single-Victoria Azarenka bt Li Na( china)
Mens Doubles- Bob & Mike Byan bt Robin haase & Igor Sijsling.
Womens Doubles- Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci(Italy) bt Ashlegh Barty and Casey Dellaqua
FIFA (FOOTBALL) WORLD CUP HOSTS
2014: Brazil (Mascot: Smiling Armadillo to be the official Mascot of 2014 FIFA World Cup
Brazil).
2018: Russia
2022: Qatar
LAWN TENNIS
China Open 2013:
Men’s Single: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal for fourth China Open win
Women’s Single: Serena Williams beats Jelena Jankovic
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Women’s double: Sania Mirza-Cara Black defeated Vera Dushevina and Arantxa Parra
Santonja
Japan Open Tennis Championship 2013:
Men’s Single: Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentine defeated third seeded Milos Raonic of Canada
Men’s double: Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Jamie
Murray and John Peers.
US OPEN 2013:
Men’s Single: Rafal Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic. (Note: Rafael Nadal has now 13 Grand
Slam titles to his name after winning the US Open 2013)
Women’s Single: Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka. (note: Serena Williams has now
17th Grand Slam title after winning the US Open 2013)
Men’s Double: Leander Paes-Radek Stepanek beat Alexander Peya-Bruno Soares
WIMBLEDON – 2013
Men’s Single: Andy Murray(Britain) defeated Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women’s Single: Marion Bartoli (France) defeated Sabine Lisick (Germany)
Men’s Doubles: Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Dodig & M. Melo
MADRID OPEN 2013
Rafael Nadal beat Stanislas Wawrinka
Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova.
ICC WORLD CUP CRICKET VENUE
ODI (One day International)
Australia & New Zealand: 2015 Cricket World Cup.
England will host 2019 Cricket World Cup.
India will host 2023World Cup for the fourth time.
T20
Bangladesh will host the World T20 Cup -2014. (For Men & women)
India will host the World T20 Cup -2016. (For Men & women)
Australia to host World T20 in 2020. (For Men & women)
West Indies to host Women's World T20 in 2018 and Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2022.
Note: ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 - Australia defeated West Indies at Brabourne
Stadium in Mumbai.
The 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier are scheduled to be played in November 2013 in the United
Arab Emirates.
TEST
England to host Cricket World Test Champions in 2017 (for first time).
India will host World Test Championship in 2021.
ITALIAN OPEN 2013
Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federar
Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka
FRENCH OPEN 2013
Men‘s Single: Rafael Nadal Defeated David Ferrer.
Women‘s Single: Serena Willimas Defeated Maria Sharapova
Men‘s Doubles: Bob and Mike Bryan Defeated Michael Llodra & Nicolas Mahut
Mixed doubles: Frantisek Cermak and Lucie Hradecka defeated Daniel Nestor and Kristina
Mladenovic
Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova.
ASIAN GAMES HOST CITIES
2014: Incheon (South Korea) (Note: 2010 Asain Games held in Guangzhou, China).
2019: Hanoi (Vietnam)
Miami Open 2013
Andy Murray beat David Ferrer
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AWARDS & HONOURS:
1. Gabriela Isler of Venezuela won Miss Universe 2013 function held at Crocus City Hall in
Moscow, Russia. Patricia Yurena Rodriguez from Spain finished as the first runner-up, whereas
Constanza Baez from Ecuador was the second runner up.
2. Sachin ended Test career in 18th position in ICC rankings.
3. Lord Swraj Paul, a leading NRI industrialist and educationist was presented with the
International Indian of the Decade award
4. Waheeda Rehman, the veteran actress of Bollywood will be conferred with the inaugural Centenary
Award for the Indian Film Personality of the Year 2013 at the 44th International Film Festival of
India (IFFI) in Goa on 20 November 2013.
5. Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were crowned the male and female World Athletes of
the Year, 2013 on 16. They were selected as the world athletes of the year by the sport's governing
IAAF at a ceremony in Monaco.
6. Sachin Tendulkar & eminent scientist Prof CN Rao to be honoured with Bharat Ratna Award.
Note: i. Sachin first sportsperson to win country‘s highest civilian honour with Bharat Ratna
7. Martha Dodray, A polio worker from Bihar has been honoured with a prestigious UN Foundation
award for her work in protecting children from the disease.
8. Karan Thapar has won the International Press Institute (IPI) India Award for Excellence in Journalism.
9. MS Swaminathan father of green revolution got Indira Gandhi National Integration Award for the
Year 2012.
10. Eleanor Catton won the 2013 Man Booker prize for English fiction for her novel "The Luminaries"
and became the youngest winner in the award's 45-year history.
11. Srishti Rana of India Was Crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013
12. Lata Mangeshkar got Yash Chopra memorial award
13. Mann Deshi Mahila Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation, bagged the 2013 India Social Entrepreneur
of the Year award by The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organisation of
the World Economic Forum, in partnership with Jubilant Bhartia Foundation.
14. Sachin Tendulkar declared Time magazine‘s ‗Person of the Moment‘ by Times magazine.
15. S. Masood Ahmed, chief scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), has won
the K.K. Menon Award for 2013.
16. Peter Scholze, 25-year-old professor of mathematics, University of Bonn, Germany, has been
chosen for the 2013 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize.
17. Hilary Clinton was awarded the first founders‘ award from the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New
York on 15 October 2013 for her work to help HIV/AIDS victims.
18. Greg du Toit was Named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
19. Tillotama Shome won best actress award for Punjabi film, Qissa at Abu Dhabi Film Festival
22. Ashok Shah and Vijay Chaudhary won the Award at the World Street Food Congress
23. The Parivartan sustainability leadership awards, instituted by Sustainability Outlook,
Infosys won award for resource management.
24. Gold loan company Muthoot Finance Ltd. got ‗Golden Peacock’ award for ‗HR Excellence for
2013‘ at a function in London.
25. Tennis player-producer Ashok Amritraj got Soul of India award for his outstanding achievements in
the film industry
26. V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Award 2013 for Ecology and Environment Conservation was
presented to eminent ecologist and environmental scientist Madhav Gadgil
27. Dr. Iravathram Mahadevan received prestigious Tolkappiyar award for his immense contribution in
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the area of Epigraphy.
28. Aung Suu Kyi Received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
29. The US comedian Carol Burnett honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
30. A radio documentary about domestic violence and other related issues in the Australian
Indian community has won a prestigious United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA)
media award.
31. Allard Prize for International Integrity Presented to Anna Hazare.
32. Amitabh Bachchan received the third Hridaynath Mangeshkar award for his contribution to the film
industry.
33. Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen receives Mother Teresa International Award.
34. Mexican drama 'La Jaula De Oro' (The Golden Cage) won the best film award by a debutante director
on the closing day of 15th Mumbai Film Festival.
35. Shiraz Naval Minwalla, Professor of Physics in TIFR, Mumbai selected for the 2014 New
Horizons in Physics Prize .
36. Geeta Chandran, Bharatnatyam exponent honoured with Guru Debaprasad Award for outstanding
contribution in the field of dance.
37. Utpal Bhadra, senior scientist has been selected for the Radhakrishnan Gold Medal for the
year 2013 by the Global Economic Progress & Research Association (GEPRA)
38. Varun Arora, a young innovator from India on 10 October 2013 selected for United Nations 10
Young Innovators Competition 2013. He awarded for his creation Open Curriculum, an
online platform for local educational material for standard, primary and secondary schooling.
39. Malala Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte (American singer, human rights and social justice activist).
40. Bunker Roy(Indian environmentalist) and Malala Yousafzai
41. Anjali Gopalan awarded with French highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d‘Honneur.
42. RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan receives Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013.
43. Dr. Hara Parasad Das gets this award for his epic creation Vamsha. This is the second Moortidevi
award for Odia literature. The Moortidevi Award is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization
for a work which emphasizes Indian philosophy and culture. Moortidevi Award 2011: Gopichand
Narang
44. American writer Lydia Davis has won the 5th Man
Booker International Prize 2013.
45. Ravi Shankar Narsimhan (a senior Indian journalist). Narsimhan is the executive editor in the
overseas edition of the Beijing based China Daily. Friendship award given by China-the highest
honor given to foreigners.
46. European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov Prize: Malala Yousafzai and Edward Snowden
47. Acclaimed Cambodian director Rithy Panh received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the
Busan International Film Festival. The award comes after his documentary "The Missing Picture",
46. "Metro Man" E. Sreedharan has been selected for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak award for 2013
47. Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will be honoured with the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National
Sadbhavna Award
48. Noted Maestro Zubin Mehta has been named for the Tagore Award For Cultural Harmony for the
year 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.
49. Actor Aamir Khan has been selected for a U.S. award for his television show ‗Satyamev Jayate‘
along with eminent American director Kathryn Bigelow and the International Center on Nonviolent
Conflict (ICNC).
50. 'Pride of the Nation' Award : John Abraham conferred the 'Pride of the Nation' award for his role as
a RAW agent in "Madras Cafe".
51. Habiba Sarabi, is among this year's recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Award: Afghanistan's first
and only female governor
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52. Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award: Malala Yousafzai. Award Presented with by Harvard
University
53. Pond's Femina Miss India World 2013 Navneet Kaur Dhillon won the Multimedia Award at the
Miss World 2013 in Indonesia.
54. Indira Gandhi Award for National Intergration – Sampooran Singh Kalra (GULJAR)
55. Lifetime Achievement Awards by Bengal government to Sourav Ganguly, Leander Paes.
56. 'Guru Ratna' Award (Bengal government) to Subhas Bhowmick successful football coach.
57. Paul Walker (US anti-chemical weapons campaigner) won the Swedish rights prize.
58. Tigmanshu Dhulia won Best Director for Paan Singh Tomar
59. Karan Thapar, television journalist of CNN IBN won the International Press Institute (IPI) Award
60. Rajbhasha: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was awarded Indira Gandhi Official
Language Award for propagation of Rajbhasha ( Official Language)
61. Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF): Best Film: OASS'
Best actress: Divya Chhetri for OASS Best Actor: Sewan Sing Yein for "KO:Yad"
Best director: Manju Patra Borah for "KO:Yad
Note: The international jury of the fest was chaired by acclaimed filmmaker Aparna Sen
62. Oscars 2014 nomination:
i. 'The Good Road' nominated as India’s entry for (Best Foreign Film category at next year‘s
Oscars): Gyan Correa‘s National award-winning Gujarati film ‗The Good Road‘, a lost-and-found story
of a small boy.
ii. "Wadjda ("directed by Haifaa al-Mansour ) will represent Saudi Arabia at the Oscars,
competing for the best foreign-language film
Note: Haifaa al-Mansour is a first female filmmaker of Saudi Arabia
63. 11th Norway Bollywood film festival (Oslo)
Best Actor: Jimmy Sheirgill for Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
Best Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia wins Best Director for Paan Singh Tomar Best Producer: Rahul
Mittra for Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
64. Emmy Awards given in the field of Television.
65. American writer Lydia Davis won 5th Man Booker International Prize 2013.
66. Lifetime achievement Award by UK House of Commons: Posthumously Vijay Jawaharlal Darda Inian
Freedom fighter.
67. Global Diversity Award; Amitabh Bacchan
68. SAARC Film Festival held in Colombo (Sri Lanka): Indian film ―Paan Singh Tomar‖ won the best
Feature Film award. The Director of the film, Tigmanshu Dhulia was named the Best Director.
Kaushal Oza from India received a Special Jury Award for his documentary ―Afterglow‖.
69. Angelina Jolie to receive Honorary Oscar for humanitarian work.
70. Sugathakumari, ( the Malayalam poetess for the poetry collection ‗Manalezhuthu‘,) won the Saraswati
Samman (2013) .
71. Shalini Singh, a Deputy Editor with The Hindu, has bagged the prestigious Prem Bhatia Award for
Political Reporting-2013.
72. Vyas Samman (2012) – Narendra Kohli for his novel ―Na bhooto na bhavishyati‖
73. Indira Gandhi International Award - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for 2012(president of Liberia)
74. Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013 – Pran Krishan Sikand (Bollywood actor, mostly known as Pran).
75. Tagore Peace Prize- Shihab Ghanem (the first Arab) he will officially receive the Tagore award
in a ceremony to be held in Kolkata, India on May 6, 2013.
76. 44th Dada Saheb Phalke Award (2013)- Legendary actor, Pran Krishan Sikand.
77. Jnanpith Award - 2011 - Pratibha Ray. Jnanpith Award – 2012 - Ravuri Bharadwaja
78. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy‘s won the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award for 2013.
79. Asom Ratna Award (posthumously) to Late Smt. Indira Goswami.
80. Bihari Puraskar (2012) – Hariram Meena for his hindi novel Dhooni Tape Teer
81. Anupam Kher Won 3rd Asian Award for his performances in movies like ―Silver Linings Playbook―,
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―Bride & Prejudice―,
82. Adam Johnson‘s novel ―The Orphan Master‘s son‖ won the Pulitzer
Prize for fiction in 2013.
83. Vandana Gandhi became the first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted
Emirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013.
84. Srimanta Shankardeva Award to Smt. Sharmila Tagore, she is said as a goodwill ambassador for
UNICEF.
85. Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri‘s The Lowland has been listed among 13 novels long listed for
the Man Booker Prize 2013.
86. First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 presented to Shashi Tharoor
87. Vocalist Bombay Jayashri to get Indira Sivasailam endowment medal for this year..
Noble prize 2013:
o Nobel Literature Prize: First Canadian women Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for her short
stories that focus on the frailties of the human condition.She is just the 13th woman to win the Nobel
Literature Prize since it was first awarded in 1901.
o Nobel Physics Prize: Peter Higgs of Britain and Francois Englert of Belgium won the Nobel
Physics Prize today for the discovery of the "God particle". The pair were honoured for "the theoretical
discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic
particles.
o Nobel Prize in Economic: Eugene F. Fama, Robert J. Shiller and Lars Peter Hansen
shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on how the market prices
of assets such as stocks move. Note:: Shiller, a Yale University professor.
o Nobel Medicine Prize: US scientists James Rothman and Randy Schekman and Thomas
Suedhof of Germany have won the Nobel prize in medicine for their discoveries of the "machinery
regulating vesicle traffic", a major cellular transport system.
o Nobel Peace Prize: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
o Nobel Chemistry Prize won by : Michael Levitt, a British and US citizen of Stanford University,
US-Austrian Martin Karplus of Strasbourg University and US-Israeli Arieh Warshel of the University of
Southern California. They were awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013 for the development of
multi scale models for complex chemical systems.
National Sports Awards:2013
Dronacharya Awards for 2013:
1. Mr. K.P. Thomas: Athletics
2. Ms. Poornima Mahato : Archery
3. Mr. Narinder Singh Saini : Hockey
4. Mr. Mahavir Singh : Boxing
5. Mr. Raj Singh: Wrestling*
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: Mr. Ronjon Sodhi: Shooting
Arjuna Awards:
1. Ms. Chekrovolu Swuro - Archery
2.Mr. Ranjith Maheshwari - Athletics
3.Ms. P.V. Sindhu - Badminton
7. Mr. Abhijeet Gupta - Chess
8. Mr. Gagan Jeet Bhullar - Golf
9. Ms. Saba Anjum - Hockey
10. Ms. Rajkumari Rathore - Shooting
4. Ms. Kavita Chahal - Boxing
5.
Mr. Rupesh
Shah - Billiards & Snooker
6. Mr. Virat Kohli - Cricket
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11. Ms. Joshna Chinnappa - Squash
12. Ms. Mouma Das - Table Tennis
13. Ms. Neha Rathi - Wrestling
14. Mr. Dharmender Dalal - Wrestling
15. Mr. Amit Kumar Saroha - Athletics (Para)
60th National Film Awards 2013:
1. Best actor: Irffan Khan for 'Paan Singh Tomar' and Vikram Gokhale for Marathi film 'Anumati'
2. Best actress: Usha Jadhav for Marathi film 'Dhaag'
3. Best film - wholesome entertainment: ‘Vicky Donor‘
4. Best supporting actor: Annu Kapoor
5. Best Supporting Actress: Dolly Ahluwalia for Vicky Dono
6. Best regional film: `Vazhakku En 18/9 and, `Eega`
14th IIFA Awards 2013: held in
Macau. 1. BEST Film: ‗Barfi!‘
2. BEST Actor: Ranbir Kapoor for ‗Barfi!‘
3. BEST Female actress: Vidya Balan for ‗Kahaani‘
4. BEST Director: Anurag Basu for ‗Barfi!‘
5. BEST Story: Tani and Anurag Basu for ‗Barfi!‘
Dhyan Chand Awards (Lifetime contribution in coaching)
6. Ms. Mary D‘souza Sequeira: Athletics
7. Mr. Syed Ali: Hockey
8. Mr. Anil Mann: Wrestling
9. Mr. Girraj Singh: Para Sports (Athletics)
BOOKS AND AUTHORS:
1. The Luminaries by: Eleanor Catton. She became the Longest Novel to Win the Man Booker Prize
2013.
2. Walking With Giants: authored by former Finance Secretary G. Ramachandran.
3. "I am Malal : authored by Christina Lamb.
4. Momentous Times on the 175 years of Times of India. The book is an effort of the Times of India
Group.
5. "Victory India - A Key to Quality Military Leadership" authored by Colonel Vinay B Dalvi (Retd)
6. The Da Vinci Code: Dan Brown
7. The Wizard of Hockey : Graphic Biography on Dhyan Chand book written by Luis
Fernandes. The book is being printed by comic-series publication Amar Chitra
Katha.
8. Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen
9. Angels & Demons: Dan Brown
10. The Kite Runner: Khaled Hosseini.
11. Life of Pi: Yann Martel.
12. Harry Potter series: J.K. Rowling.
13. The Third Curve: a Book Written by Film Director Mansoor Khan
14. The Score of My life: Zubin Mehta
15. India & Malaysia: Intertwined Strands by: Veena Sikri
16. Mythily Sivaraman Wrote A Book Haunted by Fire Essays On Caste, Class, Exploitation And
Emancipation
17. ―Ahmev Radha, Ahmev Krishnah‖ - Gulab Kothari (Chief Editor of Hindi newspaper Rajasthan
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Patrika)
18. An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions - Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen.
19. A Brush with Life- Satish Gujral
20. A Bend in the river- V.S. Naipaul
21. God of Small things- Arundhati Rai
22. Inheritance of Loss- Kiran Desai.
23. Joseph Anton- Sulman Rushdie (Autobiography)
24. ―Khushwantnama-The Lessons of My Life ― –Khushwant singh
25. Lajja- Taslima Nasrim.
26. My Unforgettable Memories-Mamata Banerjee
27. "Muslim in Indian cities‖- Christophe Jaffrelot & Laurent Gayer
28. My country My Life- L.K.Advani
29. My Music My Life- Pt Ravi Shankar
30. Revolution 2020- Chetan Bhagat
31. Runs in Ruins — Sunil Gavaskar
32. Satenic versus- Salman Rushdi
33. Turning Points-APJ Abdul Kalam
34. What Young India Wants – Chetan Bhagat
35. My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions - former President of India, Dr. Avul Pakir
Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (APJ)
Some books authored by RBI Governor: Raghuram Rajan
Aid and Growth
Controlled Capital Account Liberalization
Fault Lines
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
India's Pattern of Development
The Real Effect of Banking Crises
SUMMITS:
G 20 Summit:
8th G-20 Leader‘s Summit held in St. Peters burg (Russia). 2013.
1st G-20 Labour Summit held in Moscow (Russia). 2013
NATO Summit-
NATO Summit 2014: Britain. (Britain last hosted the summit in
1990, when Margret Thatcher
was Prime Minister). 2012
Summit- Chicago (United States)
G 8 Summit:
39th Summit 2013: United Kingdom. (Northern Ireland)
40th Summit (next 2014): Russia
G-8 Countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia,
Britain and the US
SAARC Summit:
3rd SAARC ministerial meet on poverty
alleviation 2013 – Kathmandu (Nepal)
18th SAARC Summit 2013-
Kathmandu (proposed) SAARC
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Journalist‘s summit 2013- Indore.
SCO Summit:
13th Summit 2013-Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Attended by: Salman Khurshid (Foreign
Minister)
12th Summit 2012-Beijing. Attended by:
SM Krishna(Foreign Minister)
BRICS summit: (Country: Brazil, Russia,
India, China, South-Africa.)
5th Summit 2013 : South Africa (Durban)
(Note: Brazil and China Signed the Currency
Swap Agreement: BRICS Summit 2013.
4th Summit 2012: New Delhi
ASEAN Summit:
23rd ASEAN Summit 2013: Brunei Darussalam. Theme : Our People, Our Future Together‖ Brunei
Darussalam also chair t 22nd ASEAN Summit also held in Brunei Darussalam on 24-25 April 2013.
Note: 11th India-ASEAN Summit and 8th East Asian Summit also held in Brunei Darussalam.
Second ASEAN Defence minister‘s meeting held in Brunei. It has been decided to set up an additional
Expert Working group on Humanitarian Mine which will be co-chaired by India with Vietnam.
ASEAN Members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand and Vietnam.
Nuclear security summit
2nd Summit 2012 – Seoul (South Korea),
3rd Summit 2014(Next) : Netherland
NAM Summit:
16th Summit 2013: Tehran, Iran
17th Summit2015 - Caracas (Venezuela)
Note: Two nations, namely Azerbaijan Republic and Fiji, were accepted as the new
members of the organization. Theme: Lasting Peace through Joint Global Governance.
New Member
1. United Nation – South Sudan new member country . Total– 193 members
2. WTO –Tajikistan new member country. Total – 159 members.
3. World Bank & IMF – South Sudan new member country. Total– 188 members
4. European Union – Croatia new member country. Total– 28
1. Malta to Host Next Commonwealth Summit in 2015: Malta, a Southern European country
was on 17 November 2013 unanimously chosen as the host of the next Commonwealth
summit in 2015.
Note: i. This is second time for Malta to host the Commonwealth summit. Before this, Malta hosted a
Commonwealth Summit in 2005.
2. 58th Commonwealth Parliamentarian conference
(2012) held in Colombo. Johannesburg, South
Africa (2013).
3. New Delhi to host 12th Edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014. The theme of the convention is -
Engaging Diaspora -
Connecting across Generations.
Note: The 11th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) was held at Kochi, Kerala from 7th to 9th
of January 2013.
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4. Organization of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) summit (2013)– Cairo (Egypt)
5. 33rd International Trade Fair begins in New Delhi from 14th Nov. The Theme is: inclusive
growth. Fair is organized by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and Rita Menon is
Chairman of ITPO.
6. 44th International film festival to be held in Goa this month.
7. First-ever India International Bullion Summit to be held in Mumbai. BBA President Mohit Kamboj
8. 7th India-Russia Trade Investment Forum held in St. Petersburg
9. United Nation conference on Sustainable Development(2012)- Rio de Janeiro
10. The 7th Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in Sydney.
11. UN Human Rights forum held in Beijing (CHINA)
12. World Economic Forum‘s ―summer Davos‖ meeting held in the north-eastern Chinese city of Dalian (
China).
13. 31st meeting of Health Ministers of WHO South-East Asia countries held in India.
14. Sixth Global Skills Summit held in New Delhi. The Theme of the Summit
is ―Industry Leads‖. New Zealand is the country partner this time for the Summit.
15. World Agricultural Forum Congress (WAF) will be organized at Hyderabad
16. Arab league Summit 2013 - Doha.
17. Kochi to host ―Reel Earth‖ Environmental film festival in October.
18. 6th IBSA Summit2013 – New Delhi
19. 2014 Mrs India International will be held place in Kolkata.
20. Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was held in Sydney, Australia.
21. The international biodiversity meet– Hyderabad
22. London host the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum in October
23. UN biodiversity meet in 2014 -South Korea
Defence & Technology News
India developed a new tactical surface-to-surface missile Pragati which has a range between
60-170 km. The Pragati missile is based on the Prahaar missile and it has been developed by
the DRDO for the Army.
Scientists discovered a new planet called Kepler 78b which has a similar mass and density to
that of Earth.
The Indian Navy on 15 October 2013 inducted into service its largest offshore patrol vessel
(OPV), INS Sunayna, at the Southern Naval Command.
Indian Navy on 6 November 2013 inducted the fourth generation advanced jet trainer aircraft
Hawk 132 at a ceremony held at the Naval Air Station INS Dega at Visakhapatnam.
INS Vikramaditya set to join Indian Navy . INS Vikramaditya is a Kiev class aircraft carrier
which was commissioned by Russian Navy in 1987 under the name Baku.
Navy commissioned Advanced Light Helicopter squadron.
Russia successfully launches Proton-M rocket with a European communication satellite. The
Proton-M rocket is Russia‘s most popular for commercial satellite launches.
NASA space craft has detected chemical ―Propylene‖ on Saturn‘s moon Titan. According to
NASA this is the first definitive detection of the plastic ingredients on any moon or planet, other
than Earth.
Peace Mission -2013 is a anti-terror jointly Military drill conducted by Russia and China.
Indian mission to Mars blasts off successfully. The Mars Orbiter Mission, known as
"Mangalyaan" .
Note: i. Only the United States, Russia and the European Space Agency have been successful in
this mission.
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o The United States is the only nation that has successfully sent robotic explorers to
land on Mars, the most recent being Curiosity which touched down in August 2012.
o Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Radhakrishnan.
o The satellite is scheduled to reach the Mars orbit in September 2014 and is
designed to circle the Red Planet in an elliptical orbit of 366 km X 80000 km.
o Primary objectives of the Mars mission are to demonstrate India‘s technological
capability to send a satellite to orbit around Mars and conduct meaningful experiments
such as looking for signs of life, take pictures of the red planet and study Martian
environment.
India has agreed to resume military supplies to Nepal and will soon deliver a multi – role
Advanced light helicopter to it.
India & Nepal joint military exercise: Surya Kiran held in Uttrakhand.
Russia is helping Bangladesh to construct its first nuclear power plant in Dhaka. The $2bn project
is funded by $ 500ml of Russian credit and is expected to be fully completed by 2022.
US and South Korea did Joint Annual Military Drills called Key Resolve on 11 March 2013.
apart from Key Resolve, another joint drill called Foal Eagle was on its way since the starting
of March 2013.
Nassem Al Bahr is the Naval exercise b/w India & Oman. The ninth
Naval exercise begins in the North Arabian Sea.
For the first time, an innovative Explosive Detection Kit developed by Indian scientists of
DRDO will be manufatured in the United States and sold globally
INS Sindhurakshak a Russian-made diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy. The submarine
suffered a minor fire incident in 2010 and a major one on 14 August 2013, which resulted in its
sinking at Mumbai's naval dockyard
Indo-Russian INDRA 2013 military exercise is scheduled to take place in October 2013 at
Mahajan field firing range of Rajasthan in India.
China launches Fifth manned space mission: ‗Shenzhou-10‘
"IRNSS-1A, India's first ever dedicated Navigation satellite launched blasted off from the
Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Helina is an upgraded version Nag missile.
India's first International regional navigational satellite IRNSS -1A launched from Satish Dhawan
Space centre.
China launched a communications satellite called Zhongxing-11.
Pakistan successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-IV (Shaheen-1) ballistic missile (900 Km
range)
Missiles:
Nuclear-capable 'Agni-V' tested for second time. 'Agni-V' long-range ballistic missile. strike
range of more than 5000 km Note: In the Agni (Surface to Surface missile) series, India at
present has Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2 with 2000 km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with
2500 km to more than 3500 range. Agni – V more than 5000 km
Prithvi:
1. Prithvi I - 150km 2. Prithvi II - 350km 3. Prithvi III - 350km - 600km
Luzon channel is the channel b/w Taiwan & Philippines.
"EKUVERIN 2012" an India-Maldives joint military training exercise organized in Belgaum.
LADEE is the name of new spacecraft on Moon launch by NASA.
NASA Spacecraft "Voyager 1" Drifted Into Unknown Region of the Space
India‘s first defence satellite GSAT-7 launched from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on
Friday. GSAT-7 is India‘s first dedicated spacecraft for Defence applications.
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Russia launched the bio-satellite (BION-M) called orbital Noah's
China became the World's Fifth-Largest Arms Exporter.
Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Saryu inducted into Indian Navy.
K-5 ballistic missile(strike range around 1500 kms) successfully test fired from an underwater
platform in Bay of Bengal.
Indian Army gets its first indigenously-made Rudra attack chopper.
Cochin Shipyard launched Aadesh the First Fast Patrol Vessel for Coast Guard..
ISRO has launched Indo-French satellite 'SARAL'(410-kg) with the Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C20 from Sriharikota.
Tsunami Warning System installed at Rangachang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nepal & United States Conducted joint Military Exercises called Shanti Prayas-2 or Peace
Initiatives in Panchkhal,
French Nuclear of Areva Reactors will be 1st Tested in China before supplying the production to
Jaitapur in Maharashtra.
Russia launched European telecom satellite SES-6 from Kazakhstan's Baikonur space centre.
China launches a communications satellite, Zhongxing-11
Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, Russia launched the world‘s only returnable satellite called
Bion-M1 on 20 April 2013.
Indian Navy successfully test-fired the 290-km range Brahmos Supersonic Cruise
Missile, capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg, from a warship off
the Goa coast.
Indian National Defence University for training and research in military studies will be set up in
Gurgaon.
Q1. Which Indian state hikes bus fares by 30 percent from 1 October?
Answer : Himachal Pradesh
Q2. Which two countries signed a landmark civil nuclear deal after 5 years?
Answer : India And United State
Q3. Which team became the first team to make into the semi-finals of Champions League Twenty20 2013?
Answer : Chenni Super Kings (CSK)
Q4. Which Indian Player recently won the Pan Pacific Open doubles title?
Answer : Sania Mirza
Q5. Which Political party recently suspended MP Kunal Ghosh?
Answer : Trinamool Congress
Q6. Who has been recently won the Miss World crown 2013?
Answer : Megan Young
Q7. What is the name of Muzaffarnagar SSP who has been recently removed from post?
Answer : Praving Kumar
Q8. Which State court sent Let bomb expert Tunda to 3 day police custody?
Answer : Delhi
Q9. Which Indian Player recently enters the final of youth boxing championships?
Answer : Nikhat Zareen
Q10. Which Player recently hits century as Delhi reaches the final of Challenger Trophy
Answer : Unmukt Chand
Answer : Himachal Pradesh
Q2. Which two countries signed a landmark civil nuclear deal after 5 years?
Answer : India And United State
Q3. Which team became the first team to make into the semi-finals of Champions League Twenty20 2013?
Answer : Chenni Super Kings (CSK)
Q4. Which Indian Player recently won the Pan Pacific Open doubles title?
Answer : Sania Mirza
Q5. Which Political party recently suspended MP Kunal Ghosh?
Answer : Trinamool Congress
Q6. Who has been recently won the Miss World crown 2013?
Answer : Megan Young
Q7. What is the name of Muzaffarnagar SSP who has been recently removed from post?
Answer : Praving Kumar
Q8. Which State court sent Let bomb expert Tunda to 3 day police custody?
Answer : Delhi
Q9. Which Indian Player recently enters the final of youth boxing championships?
Answer : Nikhat Zareen
Q10. Which Player recently hits century as Delhi reaches the final of Challenger Trophy
Answer : Unmukt Chand
Q11. Which Pakistani girl recently honoured with human rights Politkovskaya Award?
Answer : Malala yousafzai
Q12. Which Indian Badminton player faces life ban over Indian Badminton League row?
Answer : Jwala Gutta
Q13. What is the name of senior Hindustani classical vocalist who recently passes away?
Answer : Panchakshari Swami Mattigatti
Q14. Which Bollywood actor told to pay Rs 2.90 lakh per month to wife and son?
Answer : Om Puri
Q15. Which Cricket team recently beat Trinidad and Tobago by six wickets to enter the final of Champions League Twenty20?
Answer : Mumbai Indians
Q16. Who is the current Human Resource Development minister of India?
Answer : Pallam Raju
Q17. What is the name of Indian-American who led the trade promotion arm of the US Commerce Department named by US President Barack Obama?
Answer : Arun M. Kumar
Q18. Which Cricketer recently completed a milestone of 50,000 runs in all forms of recognised cricket?
Answer : SachingTendulkar
Q19. Which former Prime Minster’s elder son recently joins BJP?
Answer : Shri Chandra Shekhar
Q20. How many militants killed by Indian army on Kashmir LoC?
Answer : Four
Answer : Malala yousafzai
Q12. Which Indian Badminton player faces life ban over Indian Badminton League row?
Answer : Jwala Gutta
Q13. What is the name of senior Hindustani classical vocalist who recently passes away?
Answer : Panchakshari Swami Mattigatti
Q14. Which Bollywood actor told to pay Rs 2.90 lakh per month to wife and son?
Answer : Om Puri
Q15. Which Cricket team recently beat Trinidad and Tobago by six wickets to enter the final of Champions League Twenty20?
Answer : Mumbai Indians
Q16. Who is the current Human Resource Development minister of India?
Answer : Pallam Raju
Q17. What is the name of Indian-American who led the trade promotion arm of the US Commerce Department named by US President Barack Obama?
Answer : Arun M. Kumar
Q18. Which Cricketer recently completed a milestone of 50,000 runs in all forms of recognised cricket?
Answer : SachingTendulkar
Q19. Which former Prime Minster’s elder son recently joins BJP?
Answer : Shri Chandra Shekhar
Q20. How many militants killed by Indian army on Kashmir LoC?
Answer : Four
Q 21.Who won 2013 Wimbledon Women's Title ?
- Marion Bartoli
Q22.Who is the Recently elected Miss world 2013 ?
- Megan Young (Miss Philippines)
Q23.Which Indian won Gold in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia?
-Deepika kumari
Q24.Who is the winner of 2013 French open women's title ?
-Serena Williams
Q25.Who is the longest serving defence minister in India ?
-A.K.Antony
Q26.The Swiss made solar powered air craft which has been in the news for completing a successful trip across the United States?
-Solar Impulse
Q27.Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India ?
-Shashi kant Sharma
Q28.Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand?
-Hemant Soren
Q29.Who is the new Director General of DRDO ?
-Avinash Chander
Q30.The recently released book ‘An uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions’ is jointly written by ………. and ………… ?
-Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen
Q31.Which central Government agency has collaborated with the Tata Motors in developing India’s first Hydrogen powered bus?
-ISRO
Q32.Who has been elected as the new President of Pakistan?
-Mamnoon Hussain
- Marion Bartoli
Q22.Who is the Recently elected Miss world 2013 ?
- Megan Young (Miss Philippines)
Q23.Which Indian won Gold in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia?
-Deepika kumari
Q24.Who is the winner of 2013 French open women's title ?
-Serena Williams
Q25.Who is the longest serving defence minister in India ?
-A.K.Antony
Q26.The Swiss made solar powered air craft which has been in the news for completing a successful trip across the United States?
-Solar Impulse
Q27.Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India ?
-Shashi kant Sharma
Q28.Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand?
-Hemant Soren
Q29.Who is the new Director General of DRDO ?
-Avinash Chander
Q30.The recently released book ‘An uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions’ is jointly written by ………. and ………… ?
-Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen
Q31.Which central Government agency has collaborated with the Tata Motors in developing India’s first Hydrogen powered bus?
-ISRO
Q32.Who has been elected as the new President of Pakistan?
-Mamnoon Hussain
Q33. Who has been recently honoured with P L Roy CSR Award?
Answer : ONGC
Q34. Who has been recently appointed as first women chairman of State Bank of India?
Answer : Arundhati Bhattacharya
Q35. What is the name of BJP general secretary who recently questioned by CBI in Prajapati murder case?
Answer : Ram Lal
Q36. Who has been recently awarded with IPI award for excellence in Journalism?
Answer : Karan Thapar
Q37. Who is the current secretary of Badminton Association of India?
Answer : Dr Vijai Sinha
Q38. How many US based scientists recently win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on traffic control system of cells?
Answer : Three
Q39. How much kilogram gold recently seized from aircraft in Chennai?
Answer : 32 Kilogram
Q40. Which Bollywood actress recently arrested by Mumbai Police for abusing cops?
Answer : Anjum Nayar
Q41. Which former mines minister named in illegal mining case?
Answer : Somnath Zuwarkar
Q42. Who became the first four-star officer of Pakistan to receive an extension from an elected government after his tenure as the army chief ended in 2010?
Answer : General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
Answer : ONGC
Q34. Who has been recently appointed as first women chairman of State Bank of India?
Answer : Arundhati Bhattacharya
Q35. What is the name of BJP general secretary who recently questioned by CBI in Prajapati murder case?
Answer : Ram Lal
Q36. Who has been recently awarded with IPI award for excellence in Journalism?
Answer : Karan Thapar
Q37. Who is the current secretary of Badminton Association of India?
Answer : Dr Vijai Sinha
Q38. How many US based scientists recently win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on traffic control system of cells?
Answer : Three
Q39. How much kilogram gold recently seized from aircraft in Chennai?
Answer : 32 Kilogram
Q40. Which Bollywood actress recently arrested by Mumbai Police for abusing cops?
Answer : Anjum Nayar
Q41. Which former mines minister named in illegal mining case?
Answer : Somnath Zuwarkar
Q42. Who became the first four-star officer of Pakistan to receive an extension from an elected government after his tenure as the army chief ended in 2010?
Answer : General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
Q43. Who is the COAL MINISTER OF INDIA?
Ans. SRIPRAKASH JAISWAL
Q44. Who is the CHEIF OF I.B?
Ans. ASIF IBRAHIM
Q45. Who received the first NOBLE for INDIA?
Ans. RABINDRA NATH TAIGORE
Q46. Who is the AUTHOR OF “WINGS OF FIRE”?
Ans A.P.J ABUL KALAM
Q47.Who is the PRESIDENT OF BANGLADESH?
Ans. ABDUL HAMID
Q48.Who is the SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA?
Ans. MEIRA KUMAR
Q49. The author of the book Midnight's Children is?
Ans. SALMAN RUSHDIE
Q50. For how many years, Hyderabad will be the capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh?
Ans. 10
Q51. Who win the United Nations’ Special Envoy for Global Education’s Youth Courage Award for Education?
Ans. Razia Sultana
Q52. Who is the chief of panel committee to scrutinize new bank licences?
Ans. Bimal Jalan
Q53. Which cricket team recently beat Kenya to qualify for 2015 Cricket World Cup for the first time in
history?
Ans. Afghanistan
Q54. Who won the Women’s Single Title at US Open 2013 on 8 September 2013?
Ans. Serena Williams
Q55. Name the team which won Men’s Doubles Title 2013 at US Open 2013 on 8 September 2013?
Ans. Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek
Q56. International Literacy Day was held on 8 September 2013. When was International Literacy Day was designated by UNESCO?
Ans. 17 November 1965
Q57. Which city on 7 September 2013 won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games?
Ans. Tokyo
Q58. Indian Space Research Organization is set to launch ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission in which month of 2013?
Ans. November
Q59. Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013 passed the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013. Rajya Sabha had already passed the bill on 27 August 2013. What is the aim of the bill?
Ans. Aim of the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013 is to add a provison to sub-section (2) of section 62 of the RP Act.
Q60. Name the new Chief Information Commissioner of India who has also became the first woman Chief Information Commissioner, on 5 September 2013?
Ans. Deepak Sandhu
Q61. Name the Indian woman writer who was killed by unidentified gunmen outside her home in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan on 4 September 2013?
Ans. Sushmita Banerjee
Q62. Teacher’s Day Celebrated across India on 5th September 2013. Why was it celebrated on that day?
Ans. To commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Q63. Name the bill related to Pension Fund which was passed by Lok Sabha on 4 September 2013?
Ans. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill (PFRDA), 2011
Q64. Who has been recently won the Japan Open title 2013?
Answer :. Juan Martin del Potro:Juan Martin del Potro won the Japan title 2013.
Q65. Which Country recently signs around $700 million coal power plant deal with India?
Answer : Sri Lanka:Sri Lanka & India signs coal power plant deal; worth up to $700 million.
Q66. Which Bank recently raises Dabhol loan alarm?
Answer : ICICI Bank:ICICI Bank raises Dabhol loan alarm.
Q67. Which Cricket team won the Champions League Twenty20 2013?
Answer : Mumbai Indians:Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs to win their 2nd CLT20 title.
Q68. What is the name of Sri Lanka’s first elected Tamil Chief Minister who takes oath today?
Answer : C V Wigneswaran:Sri Lanka’s first elected Tamil Chief Minister takes oath today.
Q69. Who won the Korean Grand Prix for third consecutive year?
Answer : Sebastian Vettel:Sebastian Vettel wins Korean Grand Prix for third consecutive year.
Q70. Which Political Party chief to fast in capital today?
Answer :Telugu Desam Party:TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to fast in capital today.
Q71. What is the name of Japanese author who recently tipped for literature Nobel?
Answer : Haruki Murakami:Japanese author Haruki Murakami tipped for literature Nobel.
Q72. In which country recently at least 28 dead and 90 injured on 1973 war anniversary?
Answer : Egypt:Egypt clashes leave 28 dead and 90 injured on 1973 war anniversary.
Q73. Which cricketer won the golden bat in Champions League Twenty20 2013?
Answer : Ajinkya Rahane:Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs to win their 2nd CLT20 title.
Q74. What is the name of Andhra Pradesh law minister how recently quits over state bifurcation decision?
Answer : Erasu Pratap Reddy
Q75. Which cricket team recently beat Kenya to qualify for 2015 Cricket World Cup for the first time in history?
Answer : Afghanistan
Q76. Who is the chief of panel committee to scrutinize new bank licences?
Answer : Bimal Jain
Q77. What is the name of MLA who recently held by Crime Branch of India arrested in ‘illegal’ iron ore export case?
Answer : B Nagendra
Q78. Which Cricket team recently beats Chennai Super Kings by 14 run to enter final of Champions League Twenty20?
Answer : Rajasthan Royals
Q79. What is the name of Vietnam independence hero who recently passes away?
Answer : VO Nguyen Giap
Q80. Who became the fourth batsman to score a double-century on a Duleep Trophy debut?
Answer : Baba Aparajith
Q81. What is the name of current Army chief of Pakistan?
Answer : General Ashfaq Kayani
Q82. Recently how many percent fares rises by Indian Railway?
Answer : Two Percent
Q83. What is the name of Union tourism minister who has been recently resigned?
Answer : K Chiranjeevi
Q. WHICH ONE IS VOLATILE MEMORY IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM?
Ans. RAM
Q. KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IS IN STATE OF ?
Ans. TAMILNADU
Q. MISS WORLD 2013 IS?
Ans. MEGAN YOUNG
Q. FIREWALL IN COMPUTER IS USED FOR?
Ans SECURITY
Q. WHO IS APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF NASSCOM RECENTLY?
Ans. KRISHNA KUMAR NATRAJAN
Q. CORBETT NATIONAL PARK IS SITUATED IN STATE OF ?
Ans. UTTARAKHAND
Q. Head quarters of World Health Organisation IS ?
Ans. Geneva
Q. BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT—2013 COUNTRY RANKING AT TOP ?
Ans. NORWAY
Q. New Foreign Secretary OF INDIA?
Ans. Sujatha Singh
Ans. SRIPRAKASH JAISWAL
Q44. Who is the CHEIF OF I.B?
Ans. ASIF IBRAHIM
Q45. Who received the first NOBLE for INDIA?
Ans. RABINDRA NATH TAIGORE
Q46. Who is the AUTHOR OF “WINGS OF FIRE”?
Ans A.P.J ABUL KALAM
Q47.Who is the PRESIDENT OF BANGLADESH?
Ans. ABDUL HAMID
Q48.Who is the SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA?
Ans. MEIRA KUMAR
Q49. The author of the book Midnight's Children is?
Ans. SALMAN RUSHDIE
Q50. For how many years, Hyderabad will be the capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh?
Ans. 10
Q51. Who win the United Nations’ Special Envoy for Global Education’s Youth Courage Award for Education?
Ans. Razia Sultana
Q52. Who is the chief of panel committee to scrutinize new bank licences?
Ans. Bimal Jalan
Q53. Which cricket team recently beat Kenya to qualify for 2015 Cricket World Cup for the first time in
history?
Ans. Afghanistan
Q54. Who won the Women’s Single Title at US Open 2013 on 8 September 2013?
Ans. Serena Williams
Q55. Name the team which won Men’s Doubles Title 2013 at US Open 2013 on 8 September 2013?
Ans. Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek
Q56. International Literacy Day was held on 8 September 2013. When was International Literacy Day was designated by UNESCO?
Ans. 17 November 1965
Q57. Which city on 7 September 2013 won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games?
Ans. Tokyo
Q58. Indian Space Research Organization is set to launch ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission in which month of 2013?
Ans. November
Q59. Lok Sabha on 6 September 2013 passed the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013. Rajya Sabha had already passed the bill on 27 August 2013. What is the aim of the bill?
Ans. Aim of the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013 is to add a provison to sub-section (2) of section 62 of the RP Act.
Q60. Name the new Chief Information Commissioner of India who has also became the first woman Chief Information Commissioner, on 5 September 2013?
Ans. Deepak Sandhu
Q61. Name the Indian woman writer who was killed by unidentified gunmen outside her home in eastern Paktika province of Afghanistan on 4 September 2013?
Ans. Sushmita Banerjee
Q62. Teacher’s Day Celebrated across India on 5th September 2013. Why was it celebrated on that day?
Ans. To commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Q63. Name the bill related to Pension Fund which was passed by Lok Sabha on 4 September 2013?
Ans. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill (PFRDA), 2011
Q64. Who has been recently won the Japan Open title 2013?
Answer :. Juan Martin del Potro:Juan Martin del Potro won the Japan title 2013.
Q65. Which Country recently signs around $700 million coal power plant deal with India?
Answer : Sri Lanka:Sri Lanka & India signs coal power plant deal; worth up to $700 million.
Q66. Which Bank recently raises Dabhol loan alarm?
Answer : ICICI Bank:ICICI Bank raises Dabhol loan alarm.
Q67. Which Cricket team won the Champions League Twenty20 2013?
Answer : Mumbai Indians:Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs to win their 2nd CLT20 title.
Q68. What is the name of Sri Lanka’s first elected Tamil Chief Minister who takes oath today?
Answer : C V Wigneswaran:Sri Lanka’s first elected Tamil Chief Minister takes oath today.
Q69. Who won the Korean Grand Prix for third consecutive year?
Answer : Sebastian Vettel:Sebastian Vettel wins Korean Grand Prix for third consecutive year.
Q70. Which Political Party chief to fast in capital today?
Answer :Telugu Desam Party:TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to fast in capital today.
Q71. What is the name of Japanese author who recently tipped for literature Nobel?
Answer : Haruki Murakami:Japanese author Haruki Murakami tipped for literature Nobel.
Q72. In which country recently at least 28 dead and 90 injured on 1973 war anniversary?
Answer : Egypt:Egypt clashes leave 28 dead and 90 injured on 1973 war anniversary.
Q73. Which cricketer won the golden bat in Champions League Twenty20 2013?
Answer : Ajinkya Rahane:Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs to win their 2nd CLT20 title.
Q74. What is the name of Andhra Pradesh law minister how recently quits over state bifurcation decision?
Answer : Erasu Pratap Reddy
Q75. Which cricket team recently beat Kenya to qualify for 2015 Cricket World Cup for the first time in history?
Answer : Afghanistan
Q76. Who is the chief of panel committee to scrutinize new bank licences?
Answer : Bimal Jain
Q77. What is the name of MLA who recently held by Crime Branch of India arrested in ‘illegal’ iron ore export case?
Answer : B Nagendra
Q78. Which Cricket team recently beats Chennai Super Kings by 14 run to enter final of Champions League Twenty20?
Answer : Rajasthan Royals
Q79. What is the name of Vietnam independence hero who recently passes away?
Answer : VO Nguyen Giap
Q80. Who became the fourth batsman to score a double-century on a Duleep Trophy debut?
Answer : Baba Aparajith
Q81. What is the name of current Army chief of Pakistan?
Answer : General Ashfaq Kayani
Q82. Recently how many percent fares rises by Indian Railway?
Answer : Two Percent
Q83. What is the name of Union tourism minister who has been recently resigned?
Answer : K Chiranjeevi
Q. WHICH ONE IS VOLATILE MEMORY IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM?
Ans. RAM
Q. KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IS IN STATE OF ?
Ans. TAMILNADU
Q. MISS WORLD 2013 IS?
Ans. MEGAN YOUNG
Q. FIREWALL IN COMPUTER IS USED FOR?
Ans SECURITY
Q. WHO IS APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF NASSCOM RECENTLY?
Ans. KRISHNA KUMAR NATRAJAN
Q. CORBETT NATIONAL PARK IS SITUATED IN STATE OF ?
Ans. UTTARAKHAND
Q. Head quarters of World Health Organisation IS ?
Ans. Geneva
Q. BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT—2013 COUNTRY RANKING AT TOP ?
Ans. NORWAY
Q. New Foreign Secretary OF INDIA?
Ans. Sujatha Singh
- Election Commission of India started a New technology called 'VVPAT' for Enabling voters to verify their vote after polling.
In this, after polling a paper will come out and voter will be able to see and verify his choice. In case of any error, the same will be rectified. It stands for Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail.
- Kerala Government Started construction of a world Class Bio Sciences Park named Bio 360 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- Government honored Oriental Bank of Commerce with Rajbhasha Samman Award.
- Indian Airforce Inducted its biggest Transport Aircraft C - 17 Globemaster III with a capacity of Carrying 80 Tonnes and 150 Troops.
- 14 Sep is declared as Hindi Day. Hindi was declared our National Language on 14 sep, 1949.
- 15 Sep is celebrated as National Engineer's Day in memory of Famous Engineer M Vishwaraiya
- 16 Sep is celebrated as Global Ozone Layer Conservation Day.
- 24 September is International Girl Child Day.
- 27 September is world Tourism Day.
- 33rd Meet of Asian & Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators was held in Delhi
- 5 September is celebrated as India's national Teachers's Day. It is birthday of S Radhakrishnan , India's Second President
- .53rd Senior National Athletics Championships held in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
- 8 Sep is International Literacy Day as declared by UNESCO.
- 8th G - 20 Countries' Meet organized in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Bhavishya Nahi Vartman hai has been written by Vijay Ratan Shankar.
- Fly on the wall and Other Stories is written by Shubha Sharma.
- India and Malaysia : Interwined Strand is written by Veena Sikri
- Kanoon Lugat, the first Urdu law dictionary in India has been released.
- Revolution From Above is written by Deepankar Gupta.
- Science and Technology in China is written by Maharaja Krishna Rasgotra.
- A Committee Headed by Raghuram G Rajan about allocation of funds to states in case of division of states submitted its report to Government. Note that Raghuram G Rajan is Currently 23rd Governor of RBI.
- A committee headed by former Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Chairman M Damodaran was formed for Suggesting measures for increasing ease of doing business in India after a world bank report In 2012 ranked India at 132th place in world as far as Ease of business in India is Concerned. The Committee has suggested creation of an authoritive panel to study impact of Laws related to Companies and their Operations in India.
- Actor Aamir Khan has been selected by USA Organization America Abroad Media (AAM) for his television show 'Satyamev Jayate'.
- Afghanistan Education Minister Abdullah Obaid Visited India.
- Afghanistan Vice-President Karim Khalili Visited India.
- Afghanistan for the first time sent trade objects directly to India Through Oceanic Route through the Chabahar Port.
- Afghanistan won SAFF football championship 2013 after beating India.
- Angela Merkel has been made Chancellor of Germany for historic third time.
- Bal Shekhar is appointed as new Secretary General of the Lok Sabha replacing T K Vishwanathan.
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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2013
Ronjan Sodhi (shooter)
Dronacharya Awards 2013
Purnima Mahato --- Archery
Narendra Singh Saini --- Hockey
Mahavir Singh --- Boxing
K.P. Thomas --- Athletics
Raj Singh --- Wrestling
Dhyan Chand Awards 2013
Maria D’souza --- Athletics
Anil Mann --- Kushti
Giriraj Singh --- Paralympics
Syed Ali --- Hockey
Purnima Mahato --- Archery
Narendra Singh Saini --- Hockey
Mahavir Singh --- Boxing
K.P. Thomas --- Athletics
Raj Singh --- Wrestling
Dhyan Chand Awards 2013
Maria D’souza --- Athletics
Anil Mann --- Kushti
Giriraj Singh --- Paralympics
Syed Ali --- Hockey
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Nobel Prizes 2013
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013-François Englert and Peter W. Higgs
"for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider"
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013-Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel
"for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013-James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof
"for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2013-Alice Munro
"master of the contemporary short story"
The Nobel Peace Prize 2013-Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
"for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons"
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2013-Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller
"for their empirical analysis of asset prices"
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013-François Englert and Peter W. Higgs
"for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider"
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013-Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel
"for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013-James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof
"for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2013-Alice Munro
"master of the contemporary short story"
The Nobel Peace Prize 2013-Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
"for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons"
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2013-Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller
"for their empirical analysis of asset prices"
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Chief Ministers of Indian States
Andhra Pradesh— Shri Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Arunachal Pradesh— Shri Nabam Tuki
Assam— Shri Tarun Gogoi
Bihar— Shri Nitish Kumar
Chhattisgarh— Dr. Raman Singh
Delhi (NCT) — Smt. Sheila Dikshit
Goa— Shri Manohar Parrikar
Gujarat— Shri Narendra Modi
Haryana— Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Himachal Pradesh— Shri Virbhadra Singh
Jammu and Kashmir— Shri Omar Abdullah
Jharkhand— Shri Hemant Soren
Karnataka— Shri Siddaramaiah(data by facebook/cnaonweb)
Kerala— Mr Oommen Chandy
Madhya Pradesh— Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Maharashtra— Shri Prithviraj Chavan
Manipur— Shri Okram Ibobi Singh
Meghalaya— Dr. Mukul Sangma
Mizoram— Shri Lal Thanhawla
Nagaland— Shri. Neiphiu Rio(data by facebook/cnaonweb)
Odisha— Shri Naveen Patnaik(data by facebook/cnaonweb)
Puducherry (UT) — Shri N. Rangasamy
Punjab— Shri Parkash Singh Badal(data by facebook/cnaonweb)
Rajasthan— Shri Ashok Gehlot(data by facebook/cnaonweb)
Sikkim— Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling
Tamil Nadu— Selvi J. Jayalalithaa
Tripura— Shri Manik Sarkar
Uttar Pradesh— Shri Akhilesh Yadav
Uttarakhand— Shri Vijay Bahuguna(data by facebook/cnaonweb)
West Bengal— Km. Mamata Banerjee
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IMPORTANT SUMMITS HELD ON 2012-13
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summits
• 4th BRICS Summit 2012 – New Delhi, India
• 5th BRICS Summit 2013 – Durban, South Africa
G-8 Annual Summits Group of Eight (G8) Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Russia.
• 37th G8 Meeting 2011 – Deauville, France
• 38th G8 Meeting 2012 – David camp, USA
• 39th G8 Summit 2013 – County Fermanagh, UK
• 40th G8 Summit 2014 – Russia
G-20 Summits
• 7th G 20 Meeting 2012 – Los Cabos, Mexico
• 8th G 20 Meeting 2013 – Saint Petersburg, Russia
• 9th G 20 Meeting 2014 – Brisbane, Australia
SAARC Summits SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• 17th SAARC Summit 2011– Addu, Maldives
• 18th SAARC Summit 2013 – Kathmandu,Nepal
ASEAN Summits ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nation
• 19th ASEAN Summit 2011 (November) – Bali, Indonesia
• 20th ASEAN Summit 2012 (April)– Phnom penh, Cambodia
• 21th ASEAN Summit 2012 (November)– Phnom penh, Cambodia
ASEAN-India Summit
• 9th ASEAN-India Summit 2011 – Bali, Indonesia
• 10th ASEAN-India Summit 2012 – Phnom penh, Cambodia
East Asia Summit (EAS) EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders’ meetings.
• 6th East Asia Summit 2011 – Bali, Indonesia
• 7th East Asia Summit 2012 – Phnom penh, Cambodia
IBSA Summits IBSA Dialogue Forum - India, Brazil, South Africa.
• 5th IBSA Summit 2011 – Pretoria, South Africa
• 6th IBSA Summit 2013 – India
APEC Summits APEC – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
• 23rd APEC summit 2011 – Honolulu, USA
• 24th APEC Summit 2012 – Vladivostok,Russia
• 25th APEC Summit 2013 – Medan/Jakarta, Indonesia
• 26th APEC Summit 2014 – China
• 27th APEC Summit 2015 – Philippines
• 28th APEC Summit 2016 – Lima, Peru
OPEC Seminars OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• 4th OPEC International Seminar 2009 – Vienna, Austria
• 5th OPEC International Seminar 2012 – Vienna, Austria
NAM Summits NAM – Non-aligned Movement
• 16th NAM Summit 2012 – Tehran, Iran
• 17th NAM Summit 2015 – Caracas,Venezuela
SCO Meetings SCO – Shanghai Cooperation Organization
• SCO Meeting 2011 – Astana, Kazakhstan
• SCO Meeting 2012 – Beijing, China
• SCO Meeting 2013 – Kyrgyzstan
NATO (North Atlantic treaty organization) international conference on Afghanistan will be held in Chicago (USA)
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meetings Annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held every year.
• ADB Annual Meeting 2012 – Manila, Philippines
• ADB Annual Meeting 2013 – New Delhi, India
WTO Ministerial Conferences
• 8th WTO Ministerial Conferences2011 – Geneva, Switzerland
• 9th WTO Ministerial Conferences2013 (Expected) -Bali, Indonesia
G-8 Annual Summits Group of Eight (G8) Countries – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Russia.
• 37th G8 Meeting 2011 – Deauville, France
• 38th G8 Meeting 2012 – David camp, USA
• 39th G8 Summit 2013 – County Fermanagh, UK
• 40th G8 Summit 2014 – Russia
G-20 Summits
• 7th G 20 Meeting 2012 – Los Cabos, Mexico
• 8th G 20 Meeting 2013 – Saint Petersburg, Russia
• 9th G 20 Meeting 2014 – Brisbane, Australia
SAARC Summits SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• 17th SAARC Summit 2011– Addu, Maldives
• 18th SAARC Summit 2013 – Kathmandu,Nepal
ASEAN Summits ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nation
• 19th ASEAN Summit 2011 (November) – Bali, Indonesia
• 20th ASEAN Summit 2012 (April)– Phnom penh, Cambodia
• 21th ASEAN Summit 2012 (November)– Phnom penh, Cambodia
ASEAN-India Summit
• 9th ASEAN-India Summit 2011 – Bali, Indonesia
• 10th ASEAN-India Summit 2012 – Phnom penh, Cambodia
East Asia Summit (EAS) EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders’ meetings.
• 6th East Asia Summit 2011 – Bali, Indonesia
• 7th East Asia Summit 2012 – Phnom penh, Cambodia
IBSA Summits IBSA Dialogue Forum - India, Brazil, South Africa.
• 5th IBSA Summit 2011 – Pretoria, South Africa
• 6th IBSA Summit 2013 – India
APEC Summits APEC – Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
• 23rd APEC summit 2011 – Honolulu, USA
• 24th APEC Summit 2012 – Vladivostok,Russia
• 25th APEC Summit 2013 – Medan/Jakarta, Indonesia
• 26th APEC Summit 2014 – China
• 27th APEC Summit 2015 – Philippines
• 28th APEC Summit 2016 – Lima, Peru
OPEC Seminars OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• 4th OPEC International Seminar 2009 – Vienna, Austria
• 5th OPEC International Seminar 2012 – Vienna, Austria
NAM Summits NAM – Non-aligned Movement
• 16th NAM Summit 2012 – Tehran, Iran
• 17th NAM Summit 2015 – Caracas,Venezuela
SCO Meetings SCO – Shanghai Cooperation Organization
• SCO Meeting 2011 – Astana, Kazakhstan
• SCO Meeting 2012 – Beijing, China
• SCO Meeting 2013 – Kyrgyzstan
NATO (North Atlantic treaty organization) international conference on Afghanistan will be held in Chicago (USA)
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meetings Annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) held every year.
• ADB Annual Meeting 2012 – Manila, Philippines
• ADB Annual Meeting 2013 – New Delhi, India
WTO Ministerial Conferences
• 8th WTO Ministerial Conferences2011 – Geneva, Switzerland
• 9th WTO Ministerial Conferences2013 (Expected) -Bali, Indonesia
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1. US scientists James Rothman and Randy Schekman and Thomas Suedhof of Germany have won the Nobel prize in medicine for their
discoveries of the “machinery regulating vesicle traffic”, a major cellular transport system. The awards in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics will be announced by other prize juries this week and next. Each prize is worth 8 million Swedish kronor ($1.2 million). Last year’s medicine award went to Britain’s John Gurdon and Japan’s Shinya Yamanaka for their contributions to stem cell science.
2. World Habitat day is observed across the world on 7 October 2013. The purpose of this day is creation of the global awareness regarding the State of the towns and cities and the basic human right to adequate shelter. First Monday of October every year is designated as the World Habitat Day by the United Nation. The theme of the World Habitat Day 2013 is Urban Mobility to encourage people to shift towards more sustainable modes of transportation.
3. Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on Oct 16. This was announced in New Delhi last evening by , Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid, after the new moon was sighted yesterday. Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated by Muslims across the world to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to Allah.
4. Arundhati Bhattacharya assumed charge as Chairperson of State Bank Of India (SBI). Immediately prior to taking over as Chairperson, Bhattacharya was the Managing Director & CFO, State Bank of India. Bhattacharya joined SBI as a Probationary officer in the year 1977 spending 36 years in the state-owned bank.
5. In another move to ease liquidity for banks, the Reserve Bank of India on Monday eased interest rate on borrowings under the marginal standing facility (MSF) by 50 basis points to 9 per cent. One bps is one hundredth of a percentage point.
6. The Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh announced that the food subsidy and foodgrain allocation would be doubled for the state of Bihar under the National Food Security Act. Jairam Ramesh announced that Bihar’s food subsidy will increase from 5500 crore Rupees to 11500 crore Rupees, under the National Food Security Act. This means that the allocation of foodgrain will increase from 28 lakh tonnes to 56 lakh tonnes. Apart from Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh would be other three major beneficiaries under the new Act.
7. Former Supreme Court judge C.V. Wigneswaran was on Monday sworn in the first chief minister of Sri Lanka’s northern province, most of which was under LTTE’s control for nearly 30 years. Justice Wigneswaran took oath before President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the chief minister after his party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), won the provincial council elections held Sep 21.
8. President Pranab Mukherjee, who is in turkey as part of his two-nation tours will hold talks with the top leadership of Turkish capital Ankara on Monday. Five inter-document agreements and six MOU’s will be signed on Monday. He is in the country on an invitation by the President of Turkey. This is the third visit by an Indian President to Turkey after the visits by the President of India in 1993 and 1998. Earlier, Mukherjee had visited Belgium where he attended a series of state events including the ‘Europalia-India 2013-14′, a cultural extravaganza showcasing India.
9. In a setback to N Srinivasan, Supreme Court proposes 3-member panel headed by Former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana HC Mukul Mudgal to independently probe into IPL spot-fixing scandal. The Supreme Court rejected BCCI’s suggestion for setting up a special committee to probe the IPL spot-fixing scandal and proposed a three-member panel headed by former Punjab and Haryana Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal to examine the issue.
10. The Supreme Court on Monday decided to appoint former Delhi High Court Chief Justice A.P. Shah to head a committee which has been deliberating on broad guidelines for protection of good Samaritans rendering assistance to accident victims.
11. The World Bank today lowered its 2013 growth forecast for East Asian developing countries to 7.1 per cent. It also warned that a prolonged US fiscal crisis could be damaging to the region.
12. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday reached his constituency Amethi and laid the foundation stone of Mega Food Park in Jagdishpur. The project is aimed to create 2,500 jobs and generate Rs 450 crore revenue.
13. India test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile. India today test-fired its ingenuously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km from Chandipur Integrated test range in Odisha. Prithvi is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twine engines.
14. Veteran Malayalam film actor Madhu, who essayed memorable roles in various films, including the National award winner ‘Chemmeen’, will be presented the Pravsi Doha Basheer award at a function in Kochi on Friday. The award, in memory of Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, Malayalam novelist and sort story writer , will be presented by eminent novelist M T Vasudevan Nair.
15. Acclaimed Cambodian director Rithy Panh, whose family died in the Khmer Rouge genocide, received the “Asian Filmmaker of the Year award” at the Busan International Film Festival on Friday for his efforts to save his country’s cinematic heritage.
16. Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is organising a five-day environmental film festival titled ‘Reel Earth: Environmental Film Fest’ in Kochi from October 7. This is the third edition of the festival, which aims to increase awareness on key environmental issues by promoting and screening short and medium length films and videos, focusing on environmental issues produced in different parts of the world.
17. World’s highest-altitude civilian airport has started operating in Sichuan provinve neighbouring Tibet, dramatically cutting travel time in the remote region in southwestern China. Daocheng Yading Airport, located 4,411 meters above sea level in Daocheng county in Garzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, began operations on Monday.
18. South Super star Kamal Hassan announced that Vishwaroopam-2 is ready for release and this film is a sequel to the his most controversial film Vishwaroopam – which stirred political controversy in Tamil Nadu.
19. Spain’s Rafael Nadal returned to the top of the ATP rankings for the first time in more than two years on Monday, overtaking Serbian Novak Djokovic, who dropped to second.
20. The Disciplinary Committee of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on 5 October 2013 recommended a life-ban on Jwala Gutta for her role in delaying the Indian Badminton League (IBL) fixture between Delhi Smashers and Banga Beats in Bangalore on 25 August 2013.
21. Novak Djokovic won his fourth China Open title in five years on Sunday, prevailing 6-3 6-4 in the final against Rafael Nadal who will replace him as the men’s new world number one on Monday.
22. Serena Williams beats jelena jankovic 6-2,6-2 to win China Open.
23. Top seeded juam Martin Del Potro of Argentine defeated third seeded Milos Raonic of Canada, 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 to win the ATP Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo on 6 October 2013.
24. Mumbai Indians clinched the Champions League Twenty-20 title by defeating Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs in New Delhi. Harbhajan Singh was adjudged Man of the match as he bagged 4 wickets by giving 32 runs while Dwayne Smith was declared Champion of the series. This was the last T-20 match of Sachin Tendulkar and Royals skipper Rahul Dravid as both players announced their retirement from T-20 format.
25. Iran wins the 17th Asia Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship.
Q26. Which country won the Asia Cup Hockey 2013?
Ans. South Korea
Q27. Who took over the charge as the 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 4 August 2013 as a successor of outgoing Governor of RBI, Dr. Subbarao?
Ans. Raghuram Rajan
Q28. Name the sports event which was included in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games after it defeated baseball/softball and squash for a spot in the competition?
Ans. Wrestling
Q29. Which internet giant has adopted a new logo for the first time since its founding 18 years ago?
Ans. Yahoo
Q30. Which mobile manufacturer and Microsoft Corporation on 3 September 2013 announced that both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of its Devices & Services business?
Ans. Nokia
Q31. Where was the G-20 summit 2013 held?
Ans. St. Petersburg in Russia.
Q32. Name the former Indian cricket team captain who was announced by Union Health Ministry as brand ambassador for its National Tobacco control Campaign?
Ans. Rahul Dravid
Q26. Which country won the Asia Cup Hockey 2013?
Ans. South Korea
Q27. Who took over the charge as the 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India on 4 August 2013 as a successor of outgoing Governor of RBI, Dr. Subbarao?
Ans. Raghuram Rajan
Q28. Name the sports event which was included in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games after it defeated baseball/softball and squash for a spot in the competition?
Ans. Wrestling
Q29. Which internet giant has adopted a new logo for the first time since its founding 18 years ago?
Ans. Yahoo
Q30. Which mobile manufacturer and Microsoft Corporation on 3 September 2013 announced that both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of its Devices & Services business?
Ans. Nokia
Q31. Where was the G-20 summit 2013 held?
Ans. St. Petersburg in Russia.
Q32. Name the former Indian cricket team captain who was announced by Union Health Ministry as brand ambassador for its National Tobacco control Campaign?
Ans. Rahul Dravid
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