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JANUARY MONTH 2013

A Dornier-228 (DO 228) surveillance aircraft, manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) was handed over to this country The multi-barrel rocket launcher weapon system indigenously developed by India, which was test-fired from Chandipur-on-Sea in Odisha is named The Executive Committee on Climate Change constituted to assist the Prime Ministers Council on Climate Change will be headed by The veteran film actress who has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Jaipur International Film Festival The best tableux award at the Republic Day celebrations 2013 has been won by The best marching contingent award among para-military and other auxiliary forces has been won by The best marching contingent award among the three services at the Republic Day celebrations 2013 has been won jointly by Santa Maria, the place where a major fire in a nightclub killed over 200 people and injured 100 others is located in The team which has won the Ranji Trophy defeating Saurashtra in the finals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai The Serbian player who has won the Australian Open Men's title (3rd time in succession) defeating Andy Murray in the finals The Belarusian player who has won the Australian Open Women's title (2nd in succession) defeating China's Li Na in the finals The Indian author who has become the first Indian to win the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature The organisation which has been chosen for the National Communal Harmony Award for the year 2012 by the Jury headed by the Vice-President of India The place in Uttarakhand where its Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for the assembly building (Vidhan Bhawan) The first indigenous warship which has been commissioned in the Bangladesh Navy is named The Shiv Sena supremo who has been chosen to be conferred the Shivaji Maharaj Gaurav award Seychelles
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Principal Secretary to the PM Sharmila Tagore Kerala CISF The Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force Brazil Mumbai Novak Djokovic Victoria Azarenka
Jeet Thayil Foundation for Amity & National Solidarity Gairsain (Chamoli dist.) BNS Padma Bal Thackeray
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The noted Indian scientist and founder of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore who has been conferred the 2012 Award for International Scientific Cooperation by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) The helpline number launched by Indian Railways for commuters to register their complaints regarding railways catering services like food quality, over charging etc is The venue of tenth annual bio-technology and life sciences meet BioAsia 2013 to be held from January 28, with Spain as the Country Partner and Victoria (Australia) as the International State Partner The film which has won the 58th Idea Filmfare Best Film Award The present acting Chairman, who has been appointed as the Chairman of University Grants Commission Jasu Shilpi, who passed away on 14 January 2013 was a renowned The golf player who has won the 112th Amateur Golf Championship by defeating Viraj Madappa in the finals The eminent nuclear scientist who has been awarded the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' for 2011-12 instituted by the Maharashtra Government The 19-year old table tennis player who has become the youngest National Champion by defeating Sharath Kamal in the finals of 74th National Table Tennis Championships The Indian city which has been listed as the World's third best city to visit in 2013 by Lonely Planet. (San Francisco and Amsterdam at number 1 and 2 position respectively.) The Congress leader who has been chosen to be awarded the Census 2011 Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution to the successful conduct of census operations The Argentinian football star who has been crowned with FIFA's prestigious Ballon d'Or title for the fourth time The common bird which has been announced to be the state bird of Bihar by its Chief Minister, Shri Nitish Kumar The venue of 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations being held from 07 to 09 January 2013 The Chief of Army Staff of Nepal who has been conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army by the President of India The new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India which has been constituted with a 3-year term ending on August 31, 2015 Dr. CNR Rao
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Barfi Prof. Ved Prakash Sculptor Shubhankar Sharma Dr. Anil Kakodkar
Soumyajit Ghosh
Hyderabad
Gurudas Kamat
Lionel Messi House Sparrow Kochi, Kerala General Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana Justice D.K. Jain

The Indian state whose legislature is celebrating 125 years of its formation on 08 January 2013 The Serbian tennis player who has won the ATP Chennai Open defeating Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the final The place in Gujarat where fire in Indian Oil Corporation terminal killed 2 persons and destroyed fuel worth crores of rupees The venue of 8th South Asia Free Media Association 4-day conference being held from 06 Jan 2013 The Indian cricket player who has been chosen as the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2011-12 M.S. Gopalakrishnan, a recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri and Sangita Kalanidhi title, who passed away on 02 Jan 2013 was a legendary The theme of 100th session of Indian Science Congress being held in Kolkata from 3rd Jan 2013 to 07th Jan 2013 The former Governor of Reserve Bank of India who has been appointed the Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission The state which has started issuing unique green passports to young wildlife enthusiasts which would be an official stamp of approval for future conservation activities to be done along with state wildlife officials across wild life sanctuaries and parks in the state Uttar Pradesh Janko Tipsarevic Hazira
Amritsar Virat Kohli Violinist
Science for shaping the Future of India Dr. Y.V. Reddy Kerala
FEBRUARY MONTH 2013

The state which has become the first in the country to ban manual scavenging and has barred the deployment of safai karamcharis (cleaning staff) for manual sewer cleaning The Pune based charitable trust which has been conferred the first Nanaji Deshmukh National Award instituted by Madhya Pradesh The American dramatic thriller film directed by Ben Affleck which has been awarded the Best Picture Award at the 85th Academy Awards 2013 The Indo-French satellite which was launched into space by PSLV-C20 along with six other commercial payloads from Sriharikota by ISRO is named The eminent Hindi litterateur who has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for 2012 (instituted by KK Birla Delhi
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Foundation) for his historical novel 'Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati' which is based on Swami Vivekananda and the era he belonged to The first ever day-night fire power exercise of the Indian Air Force to be conducted on 23 Feb 2013 in Pokhran is named The subsidiary of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited whose merger with BHEL has been approved by the Union Cabinet The founder of Self-Employed Women's Association who was presented Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011 by the President Mr Pranab Mukherjee The Pakistani port on the Arabian Sea which has been taken over by China as part of a drive to secure energy and maritime routes The country which has won the Women's Cricket World Cup for the sixth time defeating West Indies in the finals at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai The place in Bihar where world's tallest statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been unveiled by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar The Indian Nobel Prize winning economist who has been bestowed France's highest honour 'Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur' (Legion of Honour) by the visiting French President Francois Hollande The place in Russia at which a meteor fall injured over 900 persons and also caused damage to buildings The Olympic medallist who has been awarded the Best Sportsperson of Year award by FICCI The sport, which the International Olympic Committee has decided to exclude from Olympics 2020 The venue of 16th National Conference on e-Governance to be held on 11 and 12 February 2013 The place in Arunachal Pradesh, where the foundation stone of the state's first National Institute of Technology was laid by the Union HRD Minister Shri Pallam Raju The new Solicitor General of India, who has been appointed in place of Shri Rohinton Nariman who resigned earlier in Feb '13 The armed version of indigenously made Advanced Light Helicopter which was handed over to the Indian Army by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is named The place in Maharashtra, from where Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, a comprehensive healthcare programme to improve the quality of life of children was launched by Smt. Sonia Gandhi on 06 Feb '13 Exercise Iron Fist Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels Ltd. Ela Ramesh Bhatt
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Australia
Patna Amartya Sen
Chelyabinsk Sushil Kumar Wrestling Jaipur Jote village
Mohan Parasaran Rudra
Palghar

9th edition of Aero India 2013, which began in Bengaluru on 06 February 2013 was inaugurated by The language in which the e- version of popular employment weekly Rozgaar Samachar was released recently The Navratna Public Sector Enterprises which have been conferred the status of Maharatna PSEs wef 01 Feb 2013 (Public Sector Enterprises) The Swiss training aircraft which has been inducted into the Indian Air Force in place of HPT-32 at Air Force Station Dundigal, Hyderabad The venue of Special Olympics World Games being held from 29 Jan to 05 Feb 2013 The advanced jet designed and built indigenously which has been unveiled recently by Iran is named The luxury liner and one of the worlds largest ocean liners, which called at the Kochi port on 02 Feb 2013 The state which has been given the National Award for implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Gwadar port, the operational control of which was taken over by China from Singapore's PSA International is located in The theme state of Surajkund International Crafts mela which was inaugurated by the President Shri Pranab Mukherjee on 02 Feb 2013 Shri A.K. Antony Urdu BHEL and GAIL
Pilatus PC-7 MarkII PyeongChang, South Korea Qaher-313 (Conqueror-313) Queen Mary 2 Himachal Pradesh
Pakistan Karnataka
MARCH MONTH 2013

The number of High Courts in India after opening of three new High Courts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura has gone up from 21 to The venue of Language Journalism Festival to be held from 29 March 2013 The African nation which plunged into anarchy after its President Francois Bozize fled to Cameroon following seizure of country's capital by rebels The Indian space scientist who has been inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame in Washington DC by the Society of Satellite Professionals International, in the US. The new caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan who has been sworn in to oversee the general elections scheduled in May 24
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Prof. U.R. Rao
Mir Hazar Khan Khuso

2013 The venue of Fifth BRICSs Summit held on 26 and 27 of March 2013, India represented by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh The place in Uttar Pradesh at which the Govt has decided to set up India's first National Aviation University The 20-year old contestant from Patiala who has been crowned Miss India 2013 The day in March which has been declared as the first ever International Day of Happiness by the United Nations General Assembly The African nation in which a new constitution was approved by popular referendum, curbing the powers of the president paving the way for elections in the next few months The President of Bangladesh who died on 20 March 2013 at a hospital in Singapore at the age of 84 The Belgian mathematician who has been chosen the Abel Prize for Mathematics 2013 by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The world's largest solar power plant which went online with effect from 19 Mar 2013 near Abu Dhabhi is named The team which has won the 22nd Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament by defeating Malaysia in the finals Eminent Malayalam poetess and social activist who has been chosen for this year's prestigious Saraswati Samman The Indian cricketer who created a new record for fastest century by a debutant scoring it in 85 balls (surpassing the record of West Indian Dwayne Smith who scored a century in 93 balls) Jorge Mario Bergoglio, (to be called Pope Francis), who has become the first non-European to be appointed the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church belongs to The new Premier of People's Republic of China who has been elected to replace Wen Jiabao The river in Shanghai city of China in which about 6000 pigs were found dead in less than 2 days Padma Bhushan Sripada Pinakapani, who passed away on 11 March 2013 was a renowned The seven-year old Indian child who has become the youngest mountaineer to climb Africa's highest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro The place in China, where the world's tallest statue of Lord Buddha (height 48 metres) was unveiled recently The film by Ministry of Tourism which has been awarded the first Durban, Africa Rae Bareli Navneet Dhillon 20 March Kaur South
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prize at the 11th Golden City Gate Tourism Media Awards Ceremony held in Berlin to coincide with ITB Berlin 2013 The committee constituted by Ministry of Finance to prepare a blue print for the proposed India's first Women's Public Sector Bank is headed by The building in New Delhi, where India's first all women Post Office was inaugurated by Union Minister of Communications & IT Shri Kapil Sibal The new Director General of Sports Authority of India Hugo chavez, who died of cancer on 05 March 2013, was the President of The American pole vaulter, who has set a new world record in women's indoor pole vault at the US Track and Field Championships breaking the previous record of Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva The team which has won the Santosh Trophy Football tournament defeating Kerala in the finals at Kochi The team which has won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy defeating Assam in the finals Seek Shri M.B.N. Rao, Ex-CMD, Canara Bank Shastri Bhawan
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APRIL MONTH 2013

The battle (part of World War II) which has been chosen as Britain's greatest battle in a contest organised by the National Army Museum (U.K.) The rank of India among the most powerful nations of the world as per a study conducted by New Delhi-based Foundation for National Security Research which judged national power by various indices, including energy security, population, technological capability etc The Thai badminton player who has won the Indian Open Women's Singles title defeating German Juliane Schenk in the finals The Malaysian badminton player who has won the Indian Open Men's Singles title defeating Kenichi Tago of Japan in the finals at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi The country, which has become the first outside South Asia to pass a legislation including caste among other forms of discrimination (viz. colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin) Battle of Kohima
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The BWF trophies whose finals will be held in India in the year 2014 as announced by BWF The place in Haryana at which the Union Power Minister dedicated the Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project to the nation With effect from 01 May 2013 the advance reservation period has been reduced from existing 120 days to The legendary playback singer of Hindi film industry who passed away on 23 April 2013 The three PhoneSats (smartphone satellites) launched into orbit on April 21 by NASA aboard Orbital Sciences Corp's Antares rocket are named The veteran politician and acting President of Bangladesh who has been elected unopposed as the country's 20th President The West Indian cricketer, who while playing for Royal Challengers against Pune Warriors scored the fastest century in the history of cricket (100 off 30 balls) The Chairman of the committee that was set up in December 2012 to suggest changes in law for dealing more effectively with offences against women, who passed away on 22 Apr 2013 The present President of Italy who has become the first Italian President to be re-elected for a second term Lalgudi Jayaraman who passed away on 22 April was a noted The Indian industrialist to whom 'Z' category security has been approved by the Home Ministry The bio-satellite launched by Russia containing 45 mice, eight Mongolian gerbils, 15 geckos, snails, fish eggs, micro-organisms and plants, aboard Soyuz 2 from Baikonur cosmodrome is named The new President of Venezuela who has been elected to succeed Hugo Chavez who died in March 2013 The highly toxic substance, Ricin, which was found on a letter addressed to U.S. President Barack Obama on 17 Apr 2012 is obtained from The eminent Telugu novelist, short story writer, poet and critic who has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award for the year 2012 for his contribution to Telugu literature The first and the only woman to hold the post of Chief Election Commissioner of India who passed away on 17 April 2013 The South African social rights activist who has been awarded the Templeton Prize 2013 for "affirming life's spiritual dimension" The state to which Asiatic lions are to be shifted in limited Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Jhajjar
60 days Shamshad Begum Alexander, Graham and Bell Abdul Hamid Chris Gayle
Justice JS Verma
Giorgio Napolitano Violinist Mukesh Ambani BION-M1
Nicolas Maduro Castor plant
Ravuri Bhardwaj
V.S. Rama Devi Desmond Tutu Madhya Pradesh

numbers from Gir forest in Gujarat as directed by the Supreme Court The strain of bird flu virus which has been reported in China and has affected over 55 people and killed 11 of them The veteran actor who has been presented the NTR National Film Award for 2011 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh at the Nandi Awards function The venue of United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Conference on sustainable tourism development to be held from 12 to 14 April 2013 The veteran actor who has been chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2012 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting The British Nobel prize-winning scientist known as the father of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) for pioneering the development of "test tube babies", who died on 09 April 2013 The veteran actress who has been chosen for the Master Deenanath (Vishesh Puraskar) Award, for her dedicated services to Indian theatre and cinema on the death anniversary of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar The state which has declared Malkhamb as a state sport and has also launched Mission Olympics 2020 for imparting coaching to talented sportspersons The station from which Science Express Biodiversity Special was flagged off by Union Minister of Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Environment & Forests Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan and Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi on its journey through 62 stations across the country to end at Gandhinagar on 28 October 2013 The two-week Nepal-hosted exercise sponsored by the U.S. designed to train military peacekeepers (from 23 nations) as a part of the Global Peace Operations Initiative held from Mar 26 to Apr 07 is named The Indian shooter who has become the first Indian woman to win a gold in pistol shooting at the World Cup in Changwon in Korea The author of Booker Prize winning novel Heat and Dust and two time Oscar award winning screenplay writer who died on 03 April 2013 The world's lightest substance with a density of only one-sixth of air, created by Chinese scientists at Zhejiang University is The eminent playback singer who has been chosen to be honoured by West Bengal Government with the Vishes Sangeet H7N9 Amitabh Bachchan Hyderabad
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Madhya Pradesh
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Mahasamman award The container terminal on the coast of Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh which was formally dedicated to the nation on 02 Apr 2013 The train on which Wi-Fi- facility has been launched by the Indian Railways as a pilot project to provide internet access in moving train The company which has been directed to pay a fine of Rs. 100 crores by the Supreme Court for polluting the environment by its copper smelting plant in Tamilnadu The Swiss Pharma Company whose plea for patent on blood cancer drug Glivec was rejected by Supreme Court of India Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal Howrah Rajdhani Express Sterlite Industries
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MAY MONTH 2013

The group of islands in the Indian Ocean which has been declared as a world biosphere reserve by the UNESCO under its Man and the Biosphere Programme King Bhumbol Adulyadej, to whom Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh presented a sapling of Holy Bodhi tree from Bodhgaya as a gift is the king of The new venue of 20th Asian Athletics Championships to be held from July 3, 2013. (The event was earlier scheduled to be held in Chennai.) The Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri Govt. of India, and Director General, Defence Research And Development Organisation, who has been awarded the prestigious Aryabhatta Award of the Astronautical Society of India The place at which ISRO Navigation Centre, has been unveiled by the Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office V Narayanaswamy The new Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) The eminent Japanese Tamil language scholar who has been presented the Padma Shri by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on 28 May 13. (Padma Awards are normally presented by the President but Mr. Karashima was not present during the ceremony) The film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche which has been awarded Nicobar Islands
Thailand
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the Palm d'Or (Golden Palm) award at the 66th Cannes Films Festival 2013 The place in Tamilnadu, where a new Air Force Station has been dedicated to the nation by the Defence Minister Shri A.K. Antony The team which has won the finals of the IPL VI defeating Chennai Super Kings in a match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata The new Defence Secretary appointed in place of Mr. Shashi Kant Sharma who has taken over as the new CAG The country which is implementing its controversial naturalisation law orNitaqat, forcing over 75,000 Indians to return to India in the next few months (Nitaqat seeks to replace foreigners in companies with its own people.) The military exercise carried out by the Army's Western Command in Punjab as a part of its 'Integrated Theatre Battle' concept from May 21 to 25 is named The noted Hindi writer who has been chosen for the Vyas Samman award for 2012 for his historical novel Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati The noted Hindi writer who has been chosen for the Vyas Samman award for 2011 for his collection of poems Aam ke Patte The American writer who has been awarded the Man Booker International Prize 2013. (Man Booker International Prize is awarded once every two years to a living author for a body of work published either originally in English or available in translation in English. It is different from Man Booker Prize for Fiction which is awarded every year for a specific book.) The Chief Minister of Kerala who has been chosen for the United Nation's Public Service Award for his Mass Contact Programme, which saw him directly engaging with people in the state to address their grievances The venue of 50th African Union summit, India to be represented by the Vice-President Hamid Ansari The microblogging platform and social networking website founded by David Carp which has been acquired by Yahoo for $ 1.1 billion The present Defence Secretary who has been chosen to succeed Mr. Vinod Rai as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India The US city which was hit by a monster tornado causing extensive damage and loss of lives on 20 May 2013 The President of Afghanistan who has been conferred honorary doctorate by the President Pranab Mukherjee at the convocation Warmest Colour Thanjavur Mumbai Indians
Mr. RK Mathur Saudi Arabia
Panchjanya
Dr. Kohli
Narendra
Prof Ramdarash Mishra Lydia Davis
Shri Oommen Chandy
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Mr. Shashi Kant Sharma Oklahoma city Mr. Hamid Karzai

of Lovely Professional University The veteran journalists who have been chosen for Lifetime Achievement Award by the Mumbai Press Club The military operation launched by Brazil against drug smuggling, trafficking in arms and ammunition, environmental crimes, illegal immigration etc. ahead of FIFA Confederations Cup is named The cyclone which hit the coast of Bangladesh on 16 May 2013 leaving at least 18 people dead was named The New Delhi based institute which has been designated as Collaborating Centre in Traditional Medicine for a period of four years by the World Health Organization The income criterion of Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum for applying the Creamy Layer restriction, for excluding Socially Advanced Persons/Sections (Creamy Layer) from the purview of reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has been raised to Rotavac, India's first indigenously developed vaccine against rotavirus diarrhoea has been jointly developed by Department of Biotechnology and The Indian state which has become second in the country after Tamilnadu to ban the traditional nomenclature (shwet kusht or kod) for leucoderma to clear misconceptions about the cutaneous condition The first of eight Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti Submarine Warfare (LRMRASW) aircraft being inducted into the Indian Navy were received on 15 May at The first MiG 29K supersonic aircraft were commissioned into the Indian Navy by the Defence Minister in May 2013 at The veteran Hindi film actress who has been presented with Srimant Shankardeva Award (instituted by the Govt of Assam) for the year 2008 by the President Shri Pranab Mukherjee The country which has launched same-day visa service for Indians subject to certain conditions The new Chief Minister of Karnataka, who assumed charge following the victory of Congress in the elections The Union Road Transport and Highways Minister who took additional charge as Union Railway Minister following the resignation of Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal The Union Communications and Information Technology Minister who took additional charge of Union Law Minister replacing Shri Ashwani Kumar Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar who passed away on 08 May 2013 was a renowned Hindustani classical music in its Mr. N. Ram and Mr. Kuldip Nayar Operation Agata 7 Mahasen Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga Rs. 6 lakh p.a.
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The well-known singer who has been chosen to be honoured with the Lata Mangeshkar Award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh government As per State of World Mothers Report released by Save the Children organisation the number of children who die on the day of birth in India is (India is ranked at the top in the report) The founder of Telugu Desam Party and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh whose statue was unveiled in the Parliament by the Lok Sabha Speaker Ms Meira Kumar on 07 May 2013 The Prime Minister of Malaysia who has been sworn in for the second term As per a survey by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for Feb 2013, the state which has the highest number of mobile subscribers in country is The Indian badminton player who won the Grand Prix Gold at the Malaysian Open Badminton tournament defeating Juan Gu of Singapore in the finals The country which has been ranked at Number 1 position in the World Press Freedom Index 2013 released by a non-profit organisation Reporters without Borders The rank of India in the World Press Freedom Index 2013 released by a non-profit organisation Reporters without Borders The Indian hornbill conservator who has been awarded the Whitley Award also known as the Green Oscar The Asian nation which elected Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury as its first woman speaker, succeeding Mr. Abdul Hamid who became its President The country whose reigning Queen Beatrix abdicated her throne in favour of her son, Willem Alexander, making him the country's first King in 120 years The country which has overtaken the US as the world's biggest market for personal computers, according to a market data report by consultants IHS Hariharan
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Najib Razak Uttar Pradesh
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Everest Climbers May 2013

The Russian daredevil who has claimed the record of highest ever base jump by leaping off the north face of Mount Everest The woman climber from Saudi Arabia who has become the first woman from her country to conquer Mt. Everest Valery Rozov Raha Moharrak

Indian students from Dehradun who have become the first twins to climb Mt. Everest The school in Sanawar, Himachal Pradesh whose students became the youngest team to scale Mt. Everest The student of Lawrence School, Sanawar (H.P.) who became the youngest Indian at 15 years and 7 months to scale Mt. Everest Samina Baig, who became the first woman from her country to conquer Mt. Everest belongs to The person from Assam who has become the first from his state to scale Mt Everest The 80 year old Japanese climber who has become the oldest person to climb Mt. Everest The former national level volley ball player who has become the first woman amputee in the world and the first amputee from India to scale Mt. Everest Nunshi and Tashi Malik Lawrence School Raghav Juneja Pakistan Tarun Saikia Yuichiro Miura Arunima Sinha
JUNE MONTH 2013

The years in which India is to host the World T20 and World Cup ODI (respectively) The year in which India is scheduled to host the World Test Cricket Championship The year in which the first World Test Cricket Championship is scheduled to be held in England and Wales The Supreme Court Judge who has been designated to succeed Justice Altamas Kabir as the next Chief Justice of India The guided missile stealth frigate which has been inducted by the Indian Navy at Kaliningrad in Russia The rank of India in the Failed States Index 2013 released by Fund for Peace organisation The country which has been ranked at the top position (No. 1) for the sixth year in a row in Failed States Index 2013 released by Fund for Peace, a Washington based organisation and Foreign Policy magazine 2016 and 2023 2021 2017
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The sovereign Arab state whose ruler (Emir), Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, abdicated his powers in favour of his son (Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani) The MSP (Minimum Support Price) for paddy (common) and paddy (grade A) for the kharif season of 2013-14 has been fixed at The company which has rolled out the first-ever white label Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) network under the brand Indicash (White Label ATMs are set up by non-banking entities as permitted by RBI to increase the penetration of ATMs in several areas of the country.) The Labor Party leader who has taken over as the new Prime Minister of Australia succeeding Ms Julia Gillard The anti-diabetes drug believed to cause heart failure and increase the risk of bladder cancer which has been banned by the Govt (alongwith painkiller Analgin) 850 MW Ratle Hydro-electric Power Project for which the foundation stone was laid by the PM Dr. Manmohan Singh at Kishtwar is located on the river The six hill forts of Rajasthan which have been included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO on 21 June 2013 are located at The place at which the first unit of ONGCs Mega Power project in Tripura was formally dedicated to the Nation by the Honble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee The two Nepali manuscripts in the field of Ayurveda and Tantrism which have been added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register The 48-hour operation launched by Tamil Nadu police and Coast Guard (Eastern Region) to test their emergency preparedness during unexpected situations, along 13 coastal districts of the state is named The Indian American legal luminary who has been sworn in as a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the second most powerful court in the United States after the Supreme Court The venue of G-8 summit held from 17 to 18 June 2013 Qatar
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The Chinese company which has launched its 6.1inch Ascend Mate smartphone in India with a price tag of Rs.24,900. The venue of 6-day (18 - 23 June) Chinese Film Festival, inaugurated by Indian I&B Minister, Mr Manish Tiwari and Chinese Information Minister Mr.Cai Fuchao The Indian Air Force base at which the first of the ten Boeing C 17 Globemaster III, ordered from the United States, made its touchdown in India (The aircraft is proposed to the based here) European Space Agencys (ESAs) fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, the heaviest spacecraft ever launched by Europe, which connected with the International Space Station on 15 June 13 is named The Indian airport which has been named the world's second best airport in the 25-40 million passengers category by the Airport Council International. As per the latest report World Population Prospects released by the UN India's population is expected to surpass China's population by the year The Maldivian registered cargo ship which sank in the Arabian Sea and whose crew were rescued by ICGS Varuna was named The pain killer drug (an opoid analgesic) which has been banned by the Central Govt from being manufactured and sold under the Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940 The former IPS officer who has been honoured with $ 10,000Nomura Award in Singapore for her humanitarian work The permanent headquarters of National Commission for Women, whose foundation stone has been laid by the President of India has been named The Indian badminton player who has won the Thailand Open Grand Prix tournament defeating Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand in the finals The Spanish tennis star who has won the French Open Men's Singles title for a record 8th time defeating compatriot David Ferrer in the finals The US Tennis star who has won the French Open Women's Singles title defeating Maria Sharapova in the finals Huawei
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Rafael Nadal
Serena Williams

The place in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir at which country's highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is proposed to be set up at a height of about 14000 feet The place at which the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has laid the foundation stone for Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University The venue of 53rd National Inter-State Athletic Championships being held from Jun 04, 2013 The import duty on gold has been hiked in order to curb import of gold which is mainly responsible for the rise in Current Account Deficit impacting on the country's foreign exchange reserves as well as the rupee value, from 6% to The theme of World Environment Day being observed on June 05 The auxilliary craft capable of carrying 400 tonnes of fuel and 100 tonnes of aviation fuel, which was inducted into the Indian navy is named The former chief of Indian Space Research Organisation in whose honour, an endowed fellowship has been established at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology, California, USA Nyoma
Bhopal
Chennai 8%
Think, Eat, Save - Reduce our Foodprint Pradayak
Prof. Satish Dhawan
New Sites added to the World Heritage Sites list by UNESCO - June 2013
# Site Cultural Sites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Al Zubarah Archaeological Site Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora Bergpark Wilhelmshhe Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration Golestan Palace Hill Forts of Rajasthan Historic Centre of Agadez Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong Qatar* Ukraine Germany China Japan Iran India Niger Democratic Peoples' Republic Country

of Korea 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Levuka Historical Port Town Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany Red Bay Basque Whaling Station University of Coimbra Alta and Sofia Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region Fiji* Italy Canada Portugal Poland/Ukraine
* The world heritage sites are the first in their respective countries viz. Qatar and Fiji Natural Sites 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve Mt Etna Namib Sand Sea Tajik National Pamirs) Park (Mountains of the Mexico Italy Namibia Tajikistan China
Xinjiang Tianshan
53rd Inter-State Athletics Championship Chennai - June 2013

New Record Setters
Men's Long Jump Men's Triple Jump Womens Steeplechase 3000m Premkumar Renjith Maheswari Sudha Singh Khyathi Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh Karnataka 8.00 m Record) 16.98 m Record) 9:45.60 Record) 4.00 m Record) Kerala Kerala Tamilnadu (Meet (Meet (National (Meet
Womens Pole Vault
Overall championship title at the meet was won by (172.5 points) Women's championship title at the meet was won by (112.5 points) Men's championship title at the meet was won by (79 points)
MONTH JULY 2013

The group accident insurance scheme for nearly 2.5 lakh drivers of CNG run public transport vehicles in Delhi launched by Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, and Smt. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi is named The neighbouring country to which India has restored the supply of subsidized fuel, which had been stopped about a month ago on technical grounds The architect of Delhi metro project who has chosen for the Lokmanya Tilak Award for 2013 The company which has developed a India's first Hydrogen-powered automobile bus, jointly with Indian Space Research Organisation India's advanced weather satellite which was launched aboard launch vehicle Ariane-5 from Kourou, French Guiana Afghan's first and only woman governor who has been chosen for the 2013 Magsaysay Award for helping build a functioning local government and pushing for education and women's rights in Afghanistan's Bamyan province The World Heritage Site at which the IGL Suraksha Yojana
Bhutan
E. Sreedharan
Tata Motors Ltd
INSAT-3D
Habiba Sarabi
Taj Mahal
Union Tourism Minister, Shri K Chiranjeevi launched the Clean India Compaign The Indian sportsperson who has won the first ever gold medal in javelin throw at the IPC (International Paralympics Committee) Athletics World Championships being held at Lyon in France The new (40th) Chief Justice of India, who has taken over the post from Chief Justice Altamas Kabir The Indian sand artist who has won the gold medal at 12th International Sand Art Competition 2013 held at St. Petersburg, Russia The nation-wide National Tobacco Control Campaign launched by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India to raise public awareness about the dangers of smokeless tobacco is named Bangalore International Airport has been renamed as The Indian girl from Karnataka who has been awarded the the Youth Courage award for Education by the UN at the 'Malala Day' function in New York The birthday of Pakistani child activist, Malala Yousafzai, which was commemorated as Malala Day by the United Nations The pseudonym under which J.K. Rowling author of the popular Harry Potter series of novels wrote a detective novel, The Cuckoo's Calling The Indian Grandmaster who has won the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2013 held at Port Elizabeth, South Africa The 163-old telegram service has been
Devendra Jhajharia
Justice P. Sathasivam Sudarshan Patnaik
Tears you apart
Kempegowda International Airport Ashwini Angadi
12 July
Robert Galbraith
Abhijeet Gupta
Kolkata and
closed with effect from 9.00 p.m., 14 Jul 2013. The first telegraph line in India was inaugurated on Oct 4, 1851 between The Indian-American entrepreneur and academic behind the revolutionary sound systems of Bose Corporation, who died on July 12 at the age of 83 in Wayland, Massachusetts The place in Tamil Nadu where India's 21st nuclear reactor set up with Russian technology has gone critical on Saturday, 13 July 2013 The former tennis star from Switzerland has been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (Newport, Rhode Island) The country which has passed The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013, permitting abortion if the mothers life is in danger following widespread outrage over the death of Savita Halappanavar, an Indian dentist The place at which establishment of India's first university exclusively for women (Indira Gandhi National University for Women) has been approved by the Union Cabinet The theme of World Population Day 2013 observed on July 11 The new coach of Indian hockey team appointed to replace Michael Nobbs The world renowned music conductor of Western Classical Music who has been chosen for the second Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2012 Indian youngster, beneficiary of a cleft lip surgery, through New York-based organization Smile Train who flipped the coin at the Wimbledon men's singles final
Diamond Harbour
Amar Gopal Bose
Kudankulam
Martina Hingis
Ireland
Rae Bareli
Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy Maharaj Krishan Kaushik Zubin Mehta
Pinki Sonkar
between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic World No. 2 British Tennis player who has won the Wimbledon Gentlemen Singles title defeating Serbian Novak Djokovic in the finals (thus becoming the first British player since 1936 to win the Wimbledon crown) (He also became the first man since 1936 to win the US Open in 2012 defeating Novak Djokovic in the finals) The 15th seeded French Tennis player who has won the Wimbledon Ladies Singles title defeating Germany's Sabine Lisicki in the finals Mahasundari Devi, a Padma Shri awardee of 2011, who died on 04 July 2013 was associated with The Indonesian province which has been hit by an earthquake measuring 6.1, causing substantial damage to life and property The non-governmental organization which has been awarded the National Youth Award 2011-12 alongwith 27 individuals
Andy Murray
Marion Bartoli
Madhubani painting Aceh
The American engineer and inventor known for inventing computer mouse who died on 02 July 2013 The Chief Justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court who was sworn as the Interim President after the country' first democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi was ousted by the military The state which has been declared the country's first smoke-free state for achieving 85.42 percent compliance with Section 4 of the Cigarettes and Other
Bhavishya Educational and Charitable Society, West Bengal Douglas Englebart
Adly Mansoor
Himachal Pradesh
Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003 The 20th Asian Athletic Championship which began at Shiv Chatrapati Stadium on 03 July in Pune were inaugurated by The team which has won the 2013 Confederations Cup defeating Spain in the finals played at Rio de Janeiro The satellite navigation system developed by ISRO which was launched aboard PSLV-C22 from Prof Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on 01 July 2013 is named The new Chief of Integrated Defence Staff who took over the office from Lt General Naresh Chandra Marwah The country which has become the 28th nation to join the European Union
Prithviraj Chavan (CM of Mah) Brazil
IRNSS-1A
Lt. Gen Anil Chait
Croatia
National Food Security Bill, 2013

Important Facts to Remember
The quantity of foodgrains a person shall be entitled to receive per month at subsidised prices from the State Government under the Targeted Public Distribution System - 5 kgs The quantity of foodgrains a household covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana shall be entitled to receive per month at the specified prices - 35 kgs Benefits to pregnant woman and lactating mother Meal free of charge during pregnancy and six months after the child birth, through the local anganwadi. Maternity benefit of not less than Rupees Six thousand. Benefits to children Children in the age group of six months to six years - age appropriate meal free of charge through the local anganwadi. Children upto Class VIII or within the age group of six to fourteen years one mid-day meal, free of charge, everyday, except on school holidays in all schools run by local bodies,
Government and Government aided schools. Children suffering from malnutrition shall also be provided meals, free of charge through the local anganwadi.. Food Security Allowance In case of non-supply of the entitled quantities of foodgrains or meals to entitled persons, such persons shall be entitled to receive such Food Security Allowance from the State Government as may be prescribed by the Central Government. Women Empowerment The eldest woman of not less than eighteen years of age in every eligible household shall be the head of the houshold for the purpose of issue of ration cards. Obligations of Central Government The Central Government shall allocate from the central pool the required quantity of foodgrains to the State Governments under the Targeted Public distribution System. In case of short supply of foodgrains, the Central Government shall provide funds to the extent of short supply to the State Government. Obligations of State Government The State Governments shall take delivery of foodgrains from the Central Government and ensure delivery to the entitled persons through fair price shops or anganwadis as applicable.
20th Asian Athletic Championships - 2013

Shiv Chatrapathi Stadium Pune, 03 July to 07 July 2013
Medals Tally
Position Country 1. China 2. Bahrain 3. Japan 4. Saudi Arabia 5. Uzbekistan 6. India Indian Gold Medal Winners 1. Vikas Gowda Gold 16 05 04 04 03 02 Silver 06 07 06 02 04 06 Bronze 05 03 10 01 01 09
Discus Throw
2.
Women's Team comprising Nirmala, Anu Mariam Jose, Tintu Luka, Poovamma MR Indian Silver Medal Winners 1. Jithin C Thomas 2. Prem Kumar 3. Renjith M 4. Asha Roy 5. Poovamma MR 6. Sudha Singh Indian Bronze Medal Winners 1. Ratiram Saini 2. Satinder Singh 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Arpinder Singh Om Prakash Samarjit Singh Dutee Chand Tintu Luka Hemasree J Mayookha Johny
Womens 4 x 400 m relay
Men's High Jump Men's Long Jump Men's Triple Jump Women's 200 m Women's 400 m Women's 3000 m steeple chase Men's 10000 m Men's 400 m hurdles Men's Triple Jump Men's Shot Put Men's Javelin Throw Women's 200 m Women's 800 m Women's 100 m hurdles Women's Long Jump
Magsaysay Award Winners 2013

1. Ernesto Domingo Philippines Recognized for his exemplary embrace of the social mission of medical science. Recognized for its fiercely independent and successful campaign against
2. Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (Corruption Eradication
Indonesia
Commission) 3. Lahpai Seng Raw
Myanmar
4. Habiba Sarabi
Afghanistan
5. Shakti Samuha Power Group
Nepal
corruption Recognized for her quietly inspiring and inclusive leadership Recognized for her bold exercise of leadership to build up a functioning provincial government against great odds Recognized for transforming their lives in service to other human trafficking survivors.
Geographical Indicator Tags Approved

1. Nagpur Orange Oranges cultivated in the Nagpur and Vidharbha region of Maharashtra and some parts in adjoining regions of Madhya Pradesh Handloom Pattu sarees with broad solid colour borders with contrast pallus woven with brocaded gold patterns from Dharmavaram, a weaving cluster in Ananthapur of Andhra Pradesh. 400 yrs old Tribal Art Form originated in Thane Dist. of Maharashtra by the Warli indigenuous tribe. The paintings are made on a austere brown background with a single colour, white. Kaipad rice is naturally organic rice produced in the saline prone sea coastal rice tract of North Kerala covering Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod districts.
2. Dharmavaram Pattu Sarees
3. Warli tribal art
4. Kerala's Kaipad rice
Twitter Dose of Current Affairs 2013 Follow us on twitter www.twitter.com/sansarlochan .
AUGUST MONTH
The team which won the Indian Badminton League's inaugural title defeating Awadhe Warriors in the finals played at Mumbai India's first full fledged military communications satellite which was launched aboard Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou (French Guiana) on 30.08.13 The teenage activist from Pakistan who has been chosen for the prestigious International Children's Peace Prize by the Netherlands based KidsRights Foundation The university in the United States at which international edition of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism was launched on Aug 26 The Indian team of archers which won the gold medal at World Archery Championships Stage IV at Wroclaw, Poland consisted of The recipient of Amrita Devi Bishnoi Wildlife Protection Award 2010 in the institutional category The recipients of Amrita Devi Bishnoi Wildlife Protection Award 2010 in the individual category The recipient of environment ministry's Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award 2009 Earth Overshoot Day, which marks the day our resource consumption for a given year exceeds the planets ability to replenish was observed for 2013 on The eminent Indian classical singer and music director, better known as a noted vocalist of Jayadeva's 'Gita Hyderabad Hotshots
GSAT-7
Malala Yousafzai
University Carolina
of
South
Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Rimil Buriuly Shri Dadu Paryavaran Sansthan of District Tonk in Rajasthan. Shri Saurabh Gupta and Shri Gaurav Gupta Shri S.P. Yadav 20 August
Pandit Panigrahi
Raghunath

Govind' who died on 25 Aug 2013 The five cities in which new IIITs have started functioning under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode from this academic year are The refinery in Visakhapatnam at which a fire broke out on 23 Aug killing over 20 persons and injuring several others belongs to The sarod maestro who has been conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award for the year 2013 The airstrip in Ladakh where Indian Air Force's C-130J Hercules transport made its historic landing on 20 Aug 13 The GSLV mission designated to launch into orbit the advanced communication satellite GSAT-14, which was aborted barely an hour before the launch following a fuel leak Kilo-class Indian submarine which sank in Mumbai's naval dockyard following a fire accident on 14 August 2013 The Indian trap shooter who has been chosen to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2013 Indian weightlifter who has won gold medal in the 62kg weight category, lifting a total of 192 kg at the IWF World Masters Weightlifting Championships, in Turin, Italy India's first indigenous aircraft carrier built by Cochin Shipyards Ltd. which was launched by the Defence Minister Mr. A.K. Antony at Kochi is named India's first indigenous nuclear powered submarine, the nuclear propulsion reactor in which achieved criticality on 10 August 2013 The venue of World Athletics Championships 2013 being held from 10 to 18 August 2013 The badminton player from Thailand who won the World Badminton Championshis women's singles title defeating Li Xuerei of China in the finals The Indian badminton player who has won the bronze medal at World Badminton Championships (at Guangzhou, China) losing to Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand in the semifinals (becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Badminton Championships) The toll free helpline (1800-11-2001) to provide Chittoor (A.P.), Kota (Raj.), Tiruchirapalli (TN), Guwahati (Assam) and Vadodara (Guj.) HPCL
Amjad Ali Khan Daulat Beg Oldie
GSLV-D5
INS Sindhurakshak
Ronjan Sodhi Sudhakar Jayant
INS Vikrant
INS Arihant
Moscow Ratchanok Inthanon
P.V. Sindhu
Khidmat

information about welfare programmes for minorities launched by Minority Affairs Minister K. Rahman Khan is named 8888 uprising, whose 25th anniversary is being observed on 08 Aug 2013 pertains to student uprising in The first ever burger made from lab grown beef which was eaten at a news conference in London was developed by The hospital in Kolkata at which India's first breast milk bank in public sector has been opened to cater to the needs of new-borns who are unable to get mother's milk Tuivai Hydro Electric Project, the construction of which has been accorded centre's approval is located in (Tuivai river is a tributary of Barak river) The Chief economic advisor who has been designated to take over as the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of India The talking robot launched by Japan aboard H-IIB Launch Vehicle towards International Space Station from the Tanegashima Space Center is named The place in Andhra Pradesh where the Union Government has decided to set up a major port (alongwith a decision to set up a new major port at Sagar in West Bengal) The place in Northern Ireland where World Police and Fire Games 2013 are being held from 01 to 10 Aug The anti-diabetes drug which was banned in June 2013 for the risk it caused to heart and kidneys and on which the ban has been revoked allowing it to be marketed with box warning The existing President of Zimbabwe for the last 33 years who has been declared elected for a further 5-year term in the recent elections The new President of Iran who took office succeeding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad The renowned Malayalam poetess and social activist who has been conferred the Saraswati Samman for the year 2012 by HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju Myanmar Prof Mark Post Maastricht University SSKM Hospital of
Mizoram
Raghuram Rajan
Kirobo
Dugarajpatnam
Belfast pioglitazone
Robert Gabriel Mugabe
Hassan Rouhani Sugatha Kumari
Sports Awards 2013

Arjuna Awards 2013
The Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Shri Michael Ferreira.
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Name Ms. Chekrovolu Swuro Ms. P.V. Sindhu Ms. Kavita Chahal Mr. Rupesh Shah Mr. Virat Kohli Mr. Abhijeet Gupta Mr. Gagan Jeet Bhullar
Discipline Archery Badminton Boxing Billiards & Snooker Cricket Chess Golf
# 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Name Ms. Saba Anjum Ms. Rajkumari Rathore Ms. Joshna Chinnappa Ms. Mouma Das Ms. Neha Rathi Mr. Dharmender Dalal Mr. Amit Kumar Saroha
Discipline Hockey Shooting Squash Table Tennis Wrestling Wrestling Athletics (Para)
Ranjith Maheshwari was initially chosen for the award but his name was later dropped from the list of awardees. The government finally decided to not to confer him with the prestigious Arjuna award as the triple jumper has been found to have used a 'scheduled' substance (ephedrine) in 2008.
Dhyanchand and Dronacharya Awards 2013

Dhyan Chand Awards # 1. 2. 3. 4. Name Ms. Mary D'souza Sequeira Mr. Syed Ali Mr. Anil Mann Mr. Girraj Singh Discipline Athletics Hockey Wrestling Para Sports (Athletics) Dronacharya Awards # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Name Ms. Poornima Mahato Mr. Mahavir Singh Mr. Narinder Singh Saini Mr. K.P. Thomas Mr. Raj Singh Discipline Archery Boxing Hockey Athletics Wrestling
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2013

1.
Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent Financial Support for Sports Excellence Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence Employment of Sportspersons and sports welfare measures.
Dr. U.K. Mishra, Founder and President, National Sports Academy, Allahabad Services Sports Control Board Pullela Gopichand Academy of Badminton, Hyderabad Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
2. 3. 4.
IAAF World Athletics Championship 2013

Venue : Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Medals Tally : Top 5 medallists
Position 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Country Russia U.S.A. Jamaica Kenya Germany
Gold 7 6 6 5 4
Silver 4 14 2 4 2
Bronze 6 5 1 3 1
Prominent Winners - Men
# 1. 2. 3.
Event 100 m 200 m 5000 m
Winner Usain Bolt Usain Bolt Mohammed Farah
Country Jamaica Jamaica Great
Mark 9.77 19.66 13:26.98

Britain 4. 5. 6. 7. 10000 m Marathon 4 x 100 m relay 4 x 400 m relay Mohammed Farah Stephen Kiprotich Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade and Usain Bolt David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Arman Hall and LaShawn Merritt Great Britain Uganda Jamaica U.S.A. 27:21.71 2:09:51 37.36 2:58.71
Prominent Winners - Women
# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Event 100 m 200 m Pole Vault 4 x 100 m relay 4 x 400 m relay
Winner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Yelena Isinbayeva Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Yuliya Gushchina, Tatyana Firova, Kseniya Ryzhova and Antonina Krivoshapka
Country Jamaica Jamaica Russia Jamaica Russia
Mark 10.71 22.17 4.89 m 41.29 3:20.19
Salient Features of Companies Bill 2013

Bill passed by Rajya Sabha in August 2013
It allows a single individual to set up a one-person company as against a minimum of 2 required as per existing rules. It is mandatory for companies to spend at least 2 per cent of their net profit on Coporate Social Responsibility. The companies will also have to give preference to the local areas of their operation for such spending. If they are unable to meet CSR norms, they will have to give explanations and may even face penalty. Punishment has been introduced for falsely inducing a person to enter into any agreement with bank or financial institution, with a view to obtaining credit facilities. In order to guard the interests of employees, the bill provides for payment of two years' salary to employees in case a company shuts operations. Auditors may be appointed for a period of five years subject to ratification by members at every annual general meeting. The limit in respect of maximum number of companies in which a person may be appointed as auditor has been proposed as 20. The maximum number of directors in a private company has been increased from 12 to 15, which can be increased further by special resolution. Independent directors shall be excluded for the purpose of computing "one-third of retiring directors". The financial year of any company can end only on March 31 and the only exception is for companies which are holding/subsidiary of a foreign entity requiring consolidation outside India.
SEPTEMBER MONTH 2013
The Indian representative at the Miss World beauty pageant, who was awarded the 2nd Multimedia Award (the first was awarded to Indian contestant Vanya Mishra in 2012) Megan Young, who was crowned Miss World 2013 at the beauty pageant in Bali, Indonesia belongs to The 31-year old athlete from Kenya who has won the 40th BMW Berlin Marathon and set a new world record by clocking 2 hrs 3 mts and 23 secs The Somalia based terrorist outfit has claimed responsibility for attack on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall The Indian Railway manufacturing unit which has has rolled out the countrys most powerful engine of 5500 HP (also the largest on a 22-axle load in the world) The Indian economist and Governor of RBI who has been awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013 by the Centre for Financial Studies (CFS) in partnership with Goethe University Frankfurt. The dedicated pin code which has been allotted to the Supreme Court by the Department of Posts The place in Kerala where India's first Naval and Maritime Expo (NAMEXPO) is being held from 24 Sep 13
Navneet Kaur Dhillon
Philippines
Wilson Kipsang
al-Shabab
Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi Raghuram Rajan
110 201
Cochin
The place in Rajasthan where the foundation stone of Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) Coach Factory has been laid by Smt Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of the UPA The film written and directed by Gyan Correa, which has been nominated to represent India in the Best Foreign Film category at next years Oscars (The film had won the National Award for the Best Feature Film in Gujarati) NTPC's Lara Super Thermal Power Project, the foundation stone of which was laid by the PM in Sep 2013 is located in NTPC's 2,980 MW Rajiv Gandhi Sipat Super Thermal Power Station which was dedicated to the nation by Dr. Manmohan Singh on 19 Sep 2013 is located in The film star who has been awarded the Pride of the Nation award by Anti Terrorist Front for his attempt to raise the sensitive issue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination through his role as a RAW agent in "Madras Cafe" The beauty pageant contestant who has become the first Indian origin woman to be crowned Miss America The Indian tanker ferrying oil from Iraq, which was detained by Iran for about 26 days at its Bandar Abbas port was named The public sector company which has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield by the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of Hindi Divas The International Shooter who has been chosen for Odisha's most prestigious award for sportspersons Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2013 The rocket launched by Japan carrying the
Rupaheli Station (Bhilwara Dist.)
The Good Road
Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
John Abraham
Nina Davuluri
Desh Shanti
NTPC
Shriyanka Sadangi
Epsilon
payload SPRINT-A, which Japan has claimed is a cheaper and more efficient way of sending satellites into space The Indian filmstar who has been honoured with the Global Diversity Award 2013 at the State Room of Britain's House of Commons in London. The Indian freedom fighter who has been posthumously conferred a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at UK's House of Commons for his contribution during India's independence movement and its journey afterwards The spacecraft launched by NASA in 1977, which has become the first manmade object to enter the interstellar space on 25 Aug 2012 (as confirmed by NASA in Sep 2013) The former IAS officer who has been elected as the regional director of World Health Organization's South-East Asia Region (SEAR) being the first Indian to hold the post after a gap of 44 years The high-altitude exercise being conducted jointly by the Indian Army and its French counterpart in the French Alps at Grenoble from Sep 09 is named The Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Government of India, who has become the first recipient of Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 (instituted by Sree Narayan Dharma Samithy) The new President of Pakistan who has succeeded Mr Asif Ali Zardari, who stepped down after completion of his five year term The unmanned space craft launched by NASA on 07 Sep to study the moon's atmosphere is named
Amitabh Bachchan
Jawaharlal Darda
Voyager 1
Poonam Khetarpal Singh
Shakti
Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Mamnoon Hussain
LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment
The sporting event which has been reinstated for the Olympics 2020 about seven months after it was excluded from the games The city which has been given the right to host Olympic Games 2020 by the International Olympic Committee The state which has become the first in the country to use VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) with Electronic Voting Machines (for the by-elections to Noksen Assembly constituency.) The Indian author of best-selling book A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wifewho was shot dead by suspected militants in Afghanistan The chess player from West Bengal who has won the National Women's Premier Chess title, third time in a row The venue of 2013 G-20 Summit being held from 05 September, India being represented by PM Dr. Manmohan Singh The person who has been appointed as India's first woman Chief Information Commissioner The Indian economist who has taken over the 23rd Governor of Reserve Bank of India from the outgoing Governor Dr. D Subba Rao Indian Air Force's largest transport aircraft (with a carrying capacity of 70 tonnes) which was formally inducted into the IAF by the Defence Minister at Hindon The country which has won the ISTAF Sepaktakraw Men's title defeating Malaysia in the finals at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi The country which has won the ISTAF Sepaktakraw Women's title defeating
Explorer) Wrestling
Tokyo
Nagaland
Ms. Sushmita Mukherjee Mary Ann Gomes
St. Petersburg, Russia Ms Deepak Sandhu Raghuram Rajan
C-17 Globemaster III
South Korea
Thailand
Indonesia in the finals at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi The country which has won the Asia Cup hockey championship defeating India in the finals at Ipoh, Malaysia
South Korea
World Happiness Report

World Happiness Report released by the United Nations General Assembly ranks nations on the basis of six key factors that include GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, someone to count on, perceived freedom to make life choices, freedom from corruption, and generosity.
Top 10 Countries
1.
Denmark; 2. Norway; 3. Switzerland; 4. Netherlands; 5. Sweden; 6. Canada; 7. Finland; 8. Austria; 9. Iceland; 10. Australia.
Major Countries and their ranks

U.S.A. - 17; U.K. - 22; France - 25; Germany - 26; Japan - 43; Russia - 68
India and its Neighbours

India - 111; Bangladesh - 108; Sri Lanka - 137; Nepal - 135; Pakistan - 81; China - 93
US Open 2013
Event Winner Nationality Runnerup Nationality
Men's Singles Women's Singles Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Rafael Nadal Serena Williams Leander Paes Radek Stepanek Andrea Hlavkov Lucie Hradeck Andrea Hlavkov Max Mirnyi
Spain USA India Czech Republic Czech Republic
Czech Republic Belarus
Novak Djokovic Victoria Azarenka Alexander Peya Bruno Soares Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua Abigail Spears Santiago Gonzalez
Serbia Belarus Austria Brazil
Australia
USA Mexico
Capital Foundation Awards

The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari presented the Capital Foundation Awardsinstituted by Capital Foundation Society on 07 Sep 2013
Capital Foundation Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer Award

Shri S. Jaipal Reddy - In recognition of his outstanding contribution to Science, Technology and Public Service.
Capital Foundations Justice P.N. Bhagwati Award

Dr. Lalit Bhasin - In recognition of his outstanding contribution to Human Rights and Legal Education.
Capital Foundations Justice Kuldip Singh Award

Mr Vijay Panjwani - In recognition of his outstanding contribution to Environmental Protection.
Capital Foundation Award

1. Shri Arun Jaitley - In recognition of his contribution as an Outstanding Parliamentarian. 2. Dr Justice K. Narayana Kurup - For Public Health and Anti Smoking Campaign 3. Shri Manjit Singh - For Punjabi Language, Culture and Tradition 4. Lt. General Syed Ata Hasnain - For Military Services and Leadership We are also on facebook: www.facebook.com/testcurrentaffairs 38
Twitter Dose of Current Affairs 2013 Follow us on twitter www.twitter.com/sansarlochan 5. Major General Dr. Naresh Chandra Arora - For Orthopaedics 6. Shri M.G. Arora - For Law Publications
Salient Features of the Report of Committee for Evolving a Composite Development Index for States headed by Shri Raghuram Rajan.
1. A Multi Dimensional Index has been suggested to help measure backwardness and to aid the Centre in allocating funds to states. 2. The Index categorizes backwardness of states based on (i) monthly per capita consumption expenditure (ii) education (iii) health (iv) household amenities (v) poverty rate (vi) female literacy (vii) percent of SC-ST population (viii) urbanization rate (viii) financial inclusion and (x) connectivity. 3. Depending on the scores on the Multi Dimensional Index, each state will be categorized as Least Developed, Less Developed and Relatively Developed. 4. The states that score 0.6 and above (out of 1) on the composite index are classified asLeast Developed, the states that score from 0.4 to 0.6 are Less Developed and the states that score less than 0.4 are Relatively Developed.
Least Developed Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Meghalaya Madhya Pradesh Odisha
Index Score 0.73 0.71 0.76 0.75 0.75 0.69 0.76 0.80
Less Developed Gujarat Himachal Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Manipur Mizoram Nagaland
Index Score 0.49 0.40 0.52 0.50 0.45 0.57 0.49 0.55
Relatively Developed Goa Kerala Maharashtra Punjab Tamil Nadu Uttarakhand Haryana
Index Score 0.05 0.09 0.35 0.35 0.34 0.38 0.40
Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh
0.63 0.64
Sikkim Tripura West Bengal
0.43 0.47 0.55
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The vintage steam locomotive (manufactured by Chittranjan Locomotive Works) which has been restored and overhauled to run a tourist train from Delhi to Alwar is named The Indian Human Rights and Animal Rights activist, founder and executive director of The Naz Foundation Trust who has been awarded France's highest civilian award 'Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur' for her work on transgenders and HIV positive patients The country to which India has resumed supply of arms ending an eight-year old ban imposed in 2005 The eminent gastroenterologist and director of Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi who has been chosen for the 42nd Dhanvantri award The Indo-Russian joint military to improve capabilities for carrying out anti-terrorist operations which is being conducted at Mahajan field firing range near India-Pakistan border in Thar desert of Rajasthan is named The Chinese Snooker professional who has won the Indian Open World Snooker Tournament held in New Delhi in Oct 2013 defeating Aditya Mehta of India in the finals The country which has rejected a seat in the United Nations Security Council to protest against a lack of international efforts to end world conflicts The Indian cricketer who has become the fastest Indian to score a century off 52 balls (surpassing Virender Sehwag's record of century in 60 balls) in an ODI against Australia in Jaipur The New Zealand author who has been awarded the Man Akbar
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Eleanor Catton

Booker Prize 2013 for her second novel The Luminaries Indian Navy's largest offshore patrol vessel which was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice-Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command at Kochi is named The place in M.P. where a stampede on a bridge over Sindh river (tributary of Yamuna) killed over 80 people and injured several others The ship belonging to a US-based firm (and registered in Sierra Leone) which was detained by the Indian Coast Guard for carrying weapons in Indian waters is named The cyclone which hit the eastern coast of India at Gopalpur in Odisha on 13 Oct 13 causing extensive damage to property was named The agricultural scientist and Father of Green Revolution in India, who has been chosen for the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 2012 The typhoon which hit the eastern coast of China forcing evacuation of lakhs of people and causing extensive damage to property The Indian industrialist who has been inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the US for his contributions to industrial development in India and across the world The Managing Director and Chief Finance Officer of SBI, who has been appointed as the first woman chairperson of State Bank of India, (also becomes the first woman to head a Fortune 500 company in India) The Indian women's pair of snooker players who have won the team title in the 2013 IBSF World 6-red Snooker Championship after defeating Hong Kong in the final at Carlow, Ireland India's first indigenous vaccine against Japanese Encephalitis launched by the health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and jointly developed by National Institute of Virology, Pune, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Bharat Biotech Limited is named The rank of India as the Human Capital Index released by World Economic Forum The Govt of India has constituted a Council of National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) to facilitate better coordination and synergy between the four NITTTRs located at Chandigarh, Bhopal, Calcutta and INS Sunanya
Ratangarh
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Fitow
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Vidya Pillai and Arantxa Sanchis
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Chennai. The ex-officio Chairman of the Council will be The theme of International Day of Older Persons, 2013 chosen by the United Nations Organisation The First National Award For Senior Citizens instituted by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and presented by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee on the ocassion of International Day of Older Persons are named The Indian badminton star who has been chosen as the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 2013 The future we want: what older persons are saying Vayoshreshtha Samman, 2013
Saina Nehwal
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

Introduction
The National Development Council (NDC) approved Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for reforming the state higher education system as part of the 12th Plan. It was subsequently included in the list of 66 schemes approved by the Cabinet on 20th June 2013, as part of the restructured CSSs for implementation in the 12th Plan. In Oct 2013, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the RUSA. During the 12th Plan period, 80 new universities would be created by converting autonomous colleges/colleges in a cluster to State universities. 100 new colleges, including professional/technical colleges would be set up and 54 existing colleges would be converted into model degree colleges. Infrastructure grants would be given to 150 universities and 3,500 colleges to upgrade and fill critical gaps in infrastructure especially libraries, laboratories etc. RUSA would also support 5,000 faculty positions.
Important Objectives of the Scheme

Improving the overall quality of existing state higher educational institutions by ensuring conformity to prescribed norms and standards and adoption of accreditation as a mandatory quality assurance framework. Correct regional imbalances in access to higher education through high quality institutions in rural and semi urban areas as well as creating opportunities for students from rural areas to get access to better quality institutions. Setting up of higher education institutions in unserved and underserved areas. We are also on facebook: www.facebook.com/testcurrentaffairs 42
Twitter Dose of Current Affairs 2013 Follow us on twitter www.twitter.com/sansarlochan Improve equity in higher education by providing adequate opportunities to socially deprived communities; promote inclusion of women, minorities, SC/ST and OBCs as well as differently abled persons. Ensure adequate availability of quality faculty in all higher educational institutions and ensure capacity building at all levels. Create an enabling atmosphere in higher educational institutions to devote themselves to research and innovation. Integrate skill developments efforts of the government with the conventional higher education system through optimum interventions. The scheme will be spread over two plan periods. Centre-State funding would be in the ratio of 90:10 for North-Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and 65:35 for other States and Union Territories.
Human Capital Index

The Human Capital Index, covering 122 countries, released by the World Economic Forumexplores the contributors and inhibitors to the development and deployment of a healthy, educated and productive labour force.
The four pillars of the Index

1. The Health and Wellness pillar contains indicators relating to a populations physical and mental well being, from childhood to adulthood. 2. The Education pillar contains indicators relating to quantitative and qualitative aspects of education across primary, secondary and tertiary levels and contains information on both the present workforce as well as the future workforce. 3. The Workforce and Employment pillar is designed to quantify the experience, talent, knowledge and training in a countrys workingage population. 4. The Enabling Environment pillar captures the legal framework, infrastructure and other factors that enable returns on human capital.
Top 5 countries
Switzerland - 1; Finland - 2; Singapore - 3; Netherlands - 4; Sweden - 5
Major Countries and their ranks

U.S.A. - 16; U.K. - 8; France - 21; Germany - 6; Japan - 15; Russia - 51 We are also on facebook: www.facebook.com/testcurrentaffairs 43
India and its Neighbours

India - 78; Bangladesh - 110; Sri Lanka - 50; Pakistan - 112; China - 43
Booker Prize 2013 Shortlist

# 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Book A Tale for the Time Being Harvest The Lowland The Luminaries The Testament of Mary We Need New Names Author Ruth Ozeki Jim Crace Jhumpa Lahiri Eleanor Catton Colm Toibin noviolet Bulawayo Nationality Canada England India New Zealand Ireland Zimbabwe
Nobel Prizes 2013

# 1. Field Physics Winners Francois Englert Peter W. Higgs Nationality Belgium United Kingdom Contribution 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 for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems
2.
Chemistry
Martin Karplus Michael Levitt Arieh Warshel
Austria South Africa Israel U.S.A. U.S.A. Germany
3.
Medicine
James E. Rothman Randy W. Schekman Thomas C.
for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells

Sdhof 4. 5. Literature Peace Alice Munro Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Eugene F. Fama Lars Peter Hansen Robert J. Shiller Canada master of the contemporary short story for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons
6.
Economic Sciences
U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A.
for their empirical analysis of asset prices
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