JULY 2013

The Person who succeeded Ranjan Mathai to be the next Foreign Secretary of
India by Manmohan Singh- Sujata Singh

The vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University who on 1 July 2013
appointed as the 20th Lt Governor of Delhi- Najeeb Jung

The Person who on 2 July 2013 has been appointed as Director General of
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)- Sunil Soni

The first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government's coveted Emirates
Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013- Vandana Gandhi

The U.S. inventor who was known as the father of the computer mouse who
died on 3 July 2013 at age of 88- Douglas Engelbart

The Egyptian Leader who sworn in as interim president of Egypt till the next
elections takes place succeeding Mohamed Morsi, who was removed after a
military coup- Adli Mansour

Renowned Madhubani painting artist who died at a private hospital in Ranti,
near Madhubani on 4 July 2013- Mahasundari Devi

The former Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), who was
appointed as the President of NASSCOM on 5 July 2013- R. Chandrasekhar

The Bollywood actress who on 6 July 2013 got the Best Actress award at 14th
IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau-Vidya Balan

Leading liberal opposition leader who on 6 July 2013 was named as Egypt's new
Prime Minister- Mohamed ElBaradei

Senior parliamentarian who on 4 July 2013 was appointed as the new governor
of Sikkim- Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

Former Delhi police Chief, who on 8 July 2013 took over as the new Governor of
Meghalaya- KK Paul

An acknowledged food scientist and the former Director of the Central Food
Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) who died on 9 July 2013-Dr. H.A.B.
Parpia

The Person who on 8 July 2013 took over as the new Lieutenant Governor of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- Lt Gen (Retd) AK Singh

The Theme of world Population day observed across the World on 11 July 2013-
Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy

Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music who was selected to be
honoured with Tagore Award 2013- Zubin Mehta

The legendary actor and the proud recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award and
Padma Bhushan Award who died on 12 July 2013- Pran

The Person who on 16 July 2013 was appointed as the next Commissioner of
Delhi Police and will be succeeding Neeraj Kumar- Bhim Sain Bassi

The Person who was administered the oath of the office of Chief Justice of India
(CJI) by he President of India on 19 July 2013-Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam

The Chief Justice of India who on 18 July 2013 retired from the office after a
short term of just nine months- Justice Altamas Kabir

The day which was observed as Nelson Mandela International Day to inspire
people to be an agent of change- 18 July 2013

82 Years old Veteran Tamil film lyricist who died at a private hospital in Chennai
on 18 July 2013- Vaali

An Indian-American woman was nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary
of State of USA- Nisha Desai Biswal

South Korean city which was named as the World Book Capital for the year 2015
as per UNESCO announcement- Incheon

Former Kuttanad MLA and Chairman of the Kerala State Farming Corporation,
who died at a hospital in Kochi- Prof. Oommen Mathew

The Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir who on 21 July 2013 appointed as
the new Chairman of GST Panel- Abdul Rahim Rather

The Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, India who was re-elected as the
President of Advertising Agencies Association of India-Arvind Sharma

Renowned south India yesteryear actor, who died in Chennai at the age of 59 on
23 July 2013 followed a brief illness- Manjula Vijayakumar

The Duchess of Cambridge, who gave birth to a baby boy on 22 July 2013 at the
London hospital- Kate Middleton

Indian American author who novel The Lowland has been listed among 13
novels longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013- Jhumpa Lahiri

The cousin of Rajiv Gandhi as well as the Minister for Internal Security during his
government, who died in Gurgaon on 25 July 2013- Arun Nehru

The famous Indian Port which was conferred with the Major Port of the Year
award for its excellent performance in the year 2012-13- Paradip Port

The Bollywood actor who held the Guinness World Record for being the most
type-cast actor, died on 28 July 2013 at the age of 85 years-Jagdish Raj

Sarod maestro who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna
Award- Amjad Ali Khan

The former Indian Test umpire who passed away on 29 July 2013 at a private
hospital in Karnataka. He was 83 years of age- SN Hanumantha Rao