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Current Affairs and GK Capsule for IBPS Exam

BANKING NEWS:

Current RBI Rates

a. CRR4% b. SLR23% c. Repo Rate7.5% d. Reverse Repo6.5% e. MSF9.5% f. Bank Rate9.5%

Important Fact and news of RBI:

3. RBI started Plastic Money Project on Trial Basis in 5 cities of India with the denomination of 10 rupees and will continue with

other small denominations depending upon the success of these notes.

4. The Union Government and RBI on 12 March 2013 decided to introduce one billion pieces of 10 Rupees bank notes made of

plastic on a field trial basis in five cities of Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Bhubhaneswar and Shimla.

5. RBI guide lines for the clearance of all the cheques is 2 days.

6. RBI hiked the investment limit in government securities by FIIs and long-term investors $25 billion from $20 billion and in

corporate bonds $50 billion from $45 billion.

7. Under the 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) scheme, any individual, including poor or those from weaker section of

the society, can open zero balance account in any bank (including foreign banks).

8. RBI permitted the premature encashment of 8% savings (Taxable) Bonds for individual investors who are 60 years and above in

age.

9. RBI issued norms for currency swap window for fresh foreign currency non-resident bank- FCNR(B) deposits mobilized for a

minimum tenor of 3 years.

10. RBI allowed the Non-Resident Investors including NRIs to buy Shares under FDI Scheme. Till now, the FIIs (Foreign Institutiona

Investor), QFIs (Qualified Foreign Investors) and NRIs were eligible to invest and acquire the shares on the recognized stock

exchanges of India in compliance with the FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) regulations. But the NRIs were not allowed

to acquire shares on exchange (bourses) under the FDI Scheme.

11. The RBI said, min paid-up equity of 25 % should be held directly by the lender. Also, repayment of the principal will commence

only after completion of minimum average maturity of 7 years and no prepayment will be allowed before maturity.

12. RBI opens special dollar window for 3 oil marketing firms: the central bank has activated the forex swap window, whereby it

will undertake sell/buy of dollar-rupee forex swaps for a fixed period with Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum and

Bharat Petroleum through a designated bank.

13. The RBI imposed restrictions on banks and NBFCs for providing loans against gold coins as well as units of gold ETFs and

mutual funds to curb demands for gold. Also banks were asked to ensure that the amount of loan to any customer against gold

ornaments, gold Jewellery and gold coins (weighing up to 50 grams) should be within the board approved limit.

14. UAE Exchange, one of the largest foreign exchange firms in the United Arab Emirates, has applied to RBI for a banking license

in India.

22. Karur Vysya Bank wins best banker award.


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ECONOMIC FACTS:

1. FDI Limits:

Sr no. List of Limits in

Various Sectors (In %)

1. Defence 26

2. Pension 49

3. Insurance 49

4. Print Media 26

5. Civil Aviation 49

6. Public Sec.

Banks

49

7. Private Sec.

Banks

74

8. Multi Brand 51

9. Single Brand 100

10. Tourism 100

11. Pharmaceutic

als

100

12. FM Radio 26

13. Telecommunication

100

14. Asset

Reconstructio

n companies

100

2. India ranking in different Indexes for 2013:

a) Global Hunger Index- 66.

b) Global Peace Index141

c) Human Development Report136

d) Global Corruption Index94

e) Global Competitiveness Index-60 for 2013 (Switzerland top in this report)

f) Gender Inequality Index - 132nd (UN Human Development (Index) Report)

g) In List of High Net worth Individuals(5th acc to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2013)


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h) In The List of Spam Spewing Nation in the World- 3rd (after US and China): as per the new report of Sophos Labs.

i) India has been ranked as the 119th freest country in the world out of 177 in the 2013 index of economic freedom.

Important News

6. Faced with a weakening rupee, the Reserve Bank announced it will sell government bonds worth Rs 22,000 crore every Monday

to check volatility in the forex market.

7. Muthoot Fincorp, which is actually a part of Muthoot Pappachan Group, announced launching 100 crore Rupees non-

convertible debenture (NCB) issue in order to fund the expansion of microfinance as well as small and medium enterprise (SME)

business

8. According to the World Bank India is Largest Recipient of Remittances in the World, receiving 69 billion US Dollars in 2012.

India is followed by China (60 billion US dollars), the Philippines (24 billion US dollars), Mexico (23 billion US dollars) and Nigeria

and Egypt (21 billion US dollars each) are Other large recipients include Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Lebanon.

11. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released a commemorative stamp of Rs 5 in memory of freedom fighter and veteran

journalist Lala Jagat Narain. Nagaland became the first state to use the high-tech voter recording system 'Voter Verifiable Paper

Audit Trail' (VVPAT) with Electronic Voting Machines for the by-elections to Noksen Assembly constituency.

12. Chhattisgarh has been selected for this year's prestigious National Literacy Award for the first time since its formation in

November 2000. The award was presented on the International Literacy Day celebrated on September eight.

13. Aditya Birla Group ( Ultra Tech Cement) to acquire Gujarat cement for Rs 3,800 crore.

14. Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to announce an interest rate of 8.5 percent from 8% on provident fund deposits for 2013-

14.

15. Tata Communications Payment Solutions (TCPS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Communications, is the first company to

launched first white label ATM (WLA) at Chandrapada, a tier-V town near Mumbai. It has been branded 'Indicash' by the

company. TCPS has got the license from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to launch white label ATM operations last month under

scheme B of the central bank.

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.

18. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) has opened about 1.5 lakh no-frills accounts in eight districts of the State on a

single day as part of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) initiative.

19. Central Bank of India and Suvidhaa launched a prepaid (Channel) card for retailers that will enable people to pay their utility

bills, taxes and book tickets by going to the nearest Suvidhaa outlets.

20. India to buy $4.3 billion worth of World Bank bonds: The government announced it decision to invest $4.3 billion (Rs 27,000

crore) the World Bank's special private placement bonds (SPPBs) so that the country could remain eligible for the global lender's

low-cost funding for various domestic infrastructure projects.

21. 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%).

22. 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.


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23. 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.

24. ICICI Bank Ltd, Indias largest private sector bank, has launched ICICI Bank Carbon in partnership with Visa.

25. India extends US$144mn credit line to Liberia of power transmission and distribution projects to reduce the gap of power

shortage in Liberia.

26. India tops BRICS in super-rich membership : World Ultra Wealth report 2013.

27. Import Duty on Gold, Silver & Platinum hiked to 10 Percent by Central Government in a bid to curb the surging imports and

burgeoning Current Account Deficit.

28. India, Japan to enhance currency swap arrangement to USD 50 billion a development that is likely to bring stability in financial

markets in the country.

29. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 113.70 crore to Karnataka under Rural

Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

30. Maharatna status for BHEL and GAIL.

31. Govt. postponed the implementation of GAAR by 2 years to April 1, 2016.

32. Govt. granted an aid of 41 Crore Rs. to protect Pashmina Goats.

33. The government signed a $60 million loan agreement with the World Bank to improve watershed operations in seven districts

of Karnataka.

34. Centre to set up country's 1st geothermal power project in Ladakh.

35. SBI launches pre-paid card for for blue collar employees and students named 'State Bank of India smart payout card'.

i. "The new product will bring a large number of workers, contract labourers and dependent family members, who don't have

access to the basic banking facilities within the ambit of financial inclusion.

ii. The pre-paid card can be loaded with Rs 10,000 at a time with a monthly cap of Rs 25,000.

iii. This can also be used as an add on card for the existing account holders.

iv. The bank will charge Rs 102 as fees for issuing the card with a validity of 10 years.

v. This card can be used by students, who normally carry the debit cards of their parents while studying outside of their native

place, Also, employers can give such cards to their workers for salary payment".

36. SEBI has introduced electronic IPOs from January 1, 2013.

37. The Indian tea industry has finally reached the 1 billion kg-mark in production.

38. SBI opened its 2nd branch in China (Tianjin), While 1st in Shanghai.

39. Govt. postponed GAAR implementation by 2 years to 2016.

40. Madhya Pradesh is the first State to fully utilize tourism plans funds.

41. ICICI Bank Opened 101 Gramin Branches across Villages in 6 States


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42. Former RBI Governor Y V Reddy will be the Chairman of 14th Finance Commission; the 13th Finance Commission was headed

by former Finance Secretary Vijay Kelkar.

43. India and Pakistan have agreed to allow two banks each from both, the countries to set up branches across the border. The

two Indian banks are SBI and Bank of India and two Pakistani banks are National Bank of Pakistan and United Bank Ltd.

44. 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 RBI.

45. Bank of India opened its 1st Branch in South Africa.

46. LIC Housing Finance has launched a new home loan product called Bhagyalakshmi for women home seekers.

47. ADB gave 100 Million US Dollar Loan to Uttarakhand for the urban infrastructure programme.

48. The ADB has offered $150 million loan for the expansion of railway tracks and to improve overall service in the country.

49. ADB announced to provide $74.8 million loan to improve road connectivity in the North East states.

50. ADB to provide $300 million loan to Chhattisgarh for overhauling roads

51. ING Vysya Life is now subsidiary of Exide Industries

52. India is 4th largest energy consumer in the world: 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.

53. 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. According

to Sushil Muhnot, Chairman & Managing Director, SIDBI, under the MOU, SIDBI and its associates will provide consultancy for

three year period to SFD and establish credit guarantee system for micro, small and medium enterprises in Egypt.

54. Moneylender-free village: Canara Bank has taken move by declaring Kunjupannai village in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu a

moneylender free village.

55. Revised Food Bill proposes uniform 5 kg per head foodgrain subsidy: Nearly 67 per cent of population will get 5 kg of

foodgrain per month at subsidised prices, once the National Food Security Bill (NFSB) gets approval from Parliament. The price for

providing foodgrains will be initially valid for the first three years of implementation of the Act and after that it will be linked to

Minimum Support Price. There is no change of entitlement for 2.43 crore poorest of poor families under the Antyodaya Anna

Yojana, which is 35 kg per household per month. The Bill aims to cover 75 per cent of rural population and 50 per cent of the

urban population.

56. Agricultures share in GDP may fall to 13.7% in FY13: on account of higher growth in the non-farm sectors. The contribution of

agriculture and allied sector to the Gross Domestic Product of the country declined from 14.6 per cent in 2009-10 to 14.5 per cent

in 2010-11 and further to 14.1 per cent in 2011-12.

57. Card related complaints are highest number of complaints which were reported to the Banking Ombudsmans

58. Minimum net-owned funds of Rs 50 lakh must for money transfer business: According to the Reserve Bank of India, Indian

agents intending to get into the money transfer business will need to have minimum net-owned funds of Rs 50 lakh. Further,

collateral equivalent to three dayss average drawings or $50,000, whichever is higher, may be kept by the Overseas Principal in

favour of the Indian Agent with a designated bank in India.

59. The National Manufacturing Policy, aims at enhancing the share of manufacturing in GDP to: 25 per cent within a decade.

60. 5 kg per head food grain is to be given at subsidized price as per revised Food Bill.


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61. Urban cooperative banks to implement CBS by: Dec 31,2013.

62. RBI asks urban cooperative banks to implement CBS by Dec 31: RBI has asked Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) to implement

core banking solutions (CBS) in all their branches by December 31, 2013.

63. MNREGA workers to get more wages: From April 1, the maximum daily wage of Rs 214 has been fixed for Haryana, while

Bihar, Sikkim, Tripura, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh will get the minimum of Rs 135. The MNREGA wage rate is linked to the

Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour (CPIAL) from April 1 every year.

64. Minimum net-owned funds for money transfer business: Rs 50 lakh. Further, collateral equivalent to three dayss average

drawings or $50,000, whichever is higher, may be kept by the Overseas Principal in favour of the Indian Agent with a designated

bank in India.

65. Share of Indias goods exports in GDP in 2011-12: 17.7% of GDP

66. India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation is subsidiary of: National Housing Bank (NHB).

67. Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme will be expanded to 78 districts from July 13.

68. The State Bank of Travancore launched a new service for its customers - doorstep banking.The minimum pick- up will be Rs. 5

lakh and the maximum would be Rs. 20 million.

69. The government has approved private sector lender Yes Bank's proposal to increase foreign holdings in the company to 60

percent that is likely to result in overseas equity inflow of Rs. 2,650 crore.

70. Govt released National Cyber Security Policy 2013 with an aim to protect information and build capabilities to prevent cyber

attacks and to safeguard both physical and business assets of the country.

71. Govt aimed to bring e-governance at grass root level for transparency under e-district scheme and govt has decided to cover

339 of around 620 districts by March 2014 by a system under which govt. services can be accessed through instruments like

mobile phones.The initiative is a part of e-Bharat programme for which government has received a financial support of around Rs

700 crore from World Bank.

72. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Surakhsa Yojna, MGPSY ,a pension scheme for blue-collar Indian workers was launched in the Gulf.

The MGPSY is aimed at helping the workers to save money for their retirement, their return to India and resettlement and

provides life insurance cover against natural death during the period of coverage.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.

73. Ratings agency Crisil Friday assigned 'AAA' ratings to India Infradebt Limited, the country's first infrastructure debt fund under

the non-banking finance company structure.The fund, jointly promoted by ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Life Insurance Corporation

(LIC) and Citicorp Finance (India), awarded its first sanction letter to a road project.

74. The Bank International Indonesia (BII) launched its operations in India by opening a branch in Mumbai.

75. 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.The state Government will distribute over two lakh 78 thousand metric

tonne of rice with a subsidy of 4400 crore every month.

76. State Bank of India, in partnership with a non-banking finance company, UAE Exchange and Financial Services, has launched a

card which will enable the holder to receive the remittance directly on the card.The card State Bank Xpress Money Card can be

loaded with up to Rs 50,000. A maximum of 30 remittances can be loaded during a calendar year.Prepaid cards are beneficial to

customers as there is no need to open a bank account in State Bank of India.

77. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved disinvestment of government stake in State Trading Corporation

(STC) and ITDC, which would fetch around Rs.30 crore to the exchequer.


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78. HAUSLA Scheme launch for Family Health Campaign in U.P.HAUSLA (meaning spirit or determination), the campaigns

twin goals include galvanizing state health systems to deliver high-quality, accessiblehealth programs and services, while also

increasing awareness and utilization of services by families and communities across the states 75 districts.The HAUSLA campaign

theme song, Mujhse Bada Mera Hausla, is sung by popular Bollywood singer Shaan.

79. In a major upgrade of powers given to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the government has allowed it to pass

orders like search and seizure, attachment of properties, arrest and detention of defaulters and pass disgorgement directions to

recover the wrongful gains made in contravention of laws.

80. The Delhi High Court introduced online payment of court fee, the first such facility in the country which will save litigants from

standing in long queues at the counter.

81. India ranked 3rd in Global Consumer Confidence Index. Indonesia emerged as the most optimistic country with 124 points

followed by Philippines with 121 points and India came third with 121 points.

82. Government has approved Free Trade LPG Scheme for selling five Kilogram LPG cylinders through Company Owned Retail

Outlets of Oil Marketing Companies.

83. Assam government would roll out Food Security scheme from November to cover about 2.25 crore people in the state.

84. Rampur become the first city of North India where ATM facility will be available for people maintaining accounts in co-

operative banks.

85. AADHAR platform must be only channel for DBT payments says Chidambaram and he has asked all public sector banks to

approach beneficiaries of Direct Benefit Transfer, DBT, and scheme to link AADHAR number with their bank accounts.

86. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO, has started registration of digital signatures of employers for online

transfer of Provident Fund accounts.The system is aimed at making the fund transfer process transparent, efficient and

comfortable for employees.

87. Reliance Power said its 45-MW wind power project at Vashpet in Maharashtra has commenced operations.

88. Public sector banks have been asked by RBI to set up ATMs in all branches by March, 2014 to enable customers in rural

pockets to do banking round-the-clock

89. Telecommunication major Vodafone India in association with ICICI bank has started a unique money transfer and payment

service M-Pesa in Bihar and Jharkhand where banking network and financial penetration is inadequate, particularly, in rural

areas.

90. Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide about 6 billion dollars loan to India to maintain its lending level to India.

91. The Union Cabinet approved Women Self Help Groups to Get Low Interest Loans at 7% with the objective of removing poverty

in rural areas by empowering women. Till now this rate was 11.5 to 14 %.

92. National Stock Exchange(NSE) launched the countrys first Debt Trading Platform

93. WPI Inflation eased to 4.89 percent in April 2013.

94. LPG subsidy in bank accounts in 18 districts from 1st june under this cooking gas (LPG) consumers will get Rs 435 in their bank

accounts when they book an LPG cylinder via direct benefit transfer programme

95. India and Myanmar set 3 billion dollar trade target by 2015 during the meeting of Indias energy minister Anand Sharma with

his Myanmar counterpart U Than Htay in New Delhi held on 6 June 2013.

96. Axis Bank launched co-branded credit card that offers a blend of insurance and a number of travel benefits for international

frequent flyers, available in 2 versions, viz. World Select and World.


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97. World Bank will provide USD 255 million (Rs 1,499.6 crore) loan to India for National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV)' to

promote safe behaviour among high risk groups. was signed in New Delhi on Tuesday between India and the World Bank.

98. Reliance Capital became the first company to suspend gold sales.

99. Exim Bank approved $300 million loan to Ethiopia for the construction of a railway line linking this landlocked country in the

Horn of Africa to a port city in neighbouring Djibouti.

100. President inaugurated Rs 9000 crores first Gas-based Power Plant powered by ONGCTripura Power Corporation (OTPC) at

Palatana in Tripura, which would produce 363.3 MW in the first phase.

101. China, Britain set up currency swap line.

102. Reliance Capital has roped in Japanese financial behemoths Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and Nippon Life Insurance as

minority partners to boost its quest for banking license.

103. The top three Expensive markets are:

i.Hong Kong (Central) with annual occupancy costs of $ 235.23 per sq ft topped the most expensive list for the third consecutive

time. ii. Londons West End, Beijings Finance Street iii. Beijings Jianguomen.

104. India and Afghanistan have pledged to enhance bilateral cooperation across various sectors, particularly in the field ofeducation. India is currently one of the largest providers of education scholarships to Afghan youth under various programmes.

105. Cabinet approved Mumbai Metro Line 3. The estimated cost for the metro project has been pegged at Rs 23,136 crore. The

Metro project will be completed by March 2019. It will have 27 stations connecting business and industrial districts such as

Nariman Point, Worli, Dadar, BKC, MIDC and SEEPZ. The daily ridership is expected to be 13.87 lakh by 2025 and 16.99 lakh by

2031.

106. The roll out of white-label automated teller machines (ATM) may still take a long time as most of the successful applicants

are not still unready to start operations and ATMs are teller machines that don't have a label of a particular bank as these

machines are installed and operated by non-bank entities. In simple words, these machines offer services to customers of all

banks.Tata Communications has already started the launch of white-label ATMs. The company aims to launch as many as 50,000

ATMs by the year 2016.

107. In its first ever loan to private agri-business in India, Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $ 18.4 million to Champion

Agro to set up cold storage facilities for fruits and vegetables focusing on Gujarat.

108. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up of the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF) as an independent

charitable society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

109. ICICI Bank, the countrys 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.

110. Paradip Port was conferred with the Major Port of the Year award for its excellent performance in the year 2012-13.

111. The Government has decided to set up two new major ports one each at Sagar in West Bengal and the other at

Dugarajapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

112. 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

113. IRDA penalty of over 3cr on Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance for violations Market regulator SEBI has allowed mutual funds to

trade directly on debt platforms of recognised stock exchanges.


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114. During the meeting with the ASEAN countries Ministers at Brunei India and ASEAN decided to set a target of $100 billion

turnover for the bilateral trade by 2015 between the two entities and reviewed the completion of legal scrubbing of India-ASEAN

agreements on Trade in Services and Investment.

5. IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER

a. MOU Signed by India:

1. India and Japan signed a currency swap agreement for up to 50 billion dollars today to address short-term liquidity problems.

The bilateral swap arrangement (BSA) has been inked between the Reserve Bank of India and the Bank of Japan.

2. Germany will provide USD 1.3 bn for renewable energy in India.

3. India signed an agreement with Belgium for the modernization of the Indian Railways.

4. India and Russia signed pacts on Economic Ties for $2 billion Investment Fund.

5. India signs $70 million loan pact with World Bank for Karkataka Health Systems Development, Reform Project.

6. India and China sign 11 pacts to enhance trade and economic ties.

7. India and World Bank Signed 500 Million Dollar Deal for Shiksha Abhyan.

8. Trade between South Asian countries crosses $2 billion following the implementation of South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)

9. India and Ukraine signed 5 agreements to enhance cooperation including in areas of defence, Nuclear energy, Science and

Technology and also to remove barriers for trade.

10. India and Sweden sign pact to enhance cooperation on social security.

11. India and Japan signed an Earths Pact that will enable the latter to import the rare Earth minerals from India.

12. India and ASEAN signed the free trade agreement (FTA) in services and investments to boost trade to $100 billion by 2015.

13. India, Mauritius met to review bilateral Double Taxation Avoidance Convention.

14. India and Bangladesh Decided to increase Rail Link Projects.

15. India, Bangladesh to set up Joint Inspection team for successful implementation of Border Trade.

16. India and Bangladesh signed Agreements on Extradition and Visa Regime.

17. India & Mauritius sign MoU in textile sector.

18. India & Austria ink social security pact.

19. India and Bangladesh signed MoU on Health.

20. India and France concluded negotiations on the Short Range Surface to Air Missile nearly worth USD 6 billion.

21. India and UK Signed MoU on in Earth Sciences.

22. India and Germany inked 6 key MoUs including that for putting together 7 million for next 4 years towards joint research in

the field of higher education, for strengthening the green energy corridor, to promote German as a foreign language.


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23. India and Sri Lanka signed two agreements.

a) Combating International Terrorism, illegal Drug and Human Trafficking.

b) An agreement on Avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion Japan to close embassy in Mali over worsening

security situation.

24. 7 key pacts in the areas of cyber security, Information technology, services, electronics, small and medium enterprises,

manufacturing, fertilizers, and renewable energy was signed between India & Egypt.

25. India and Liechtenstein signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) at Bern, Switzerland.

26. India, Myanmar & Thailand decided to implement Trilateral Connectivity Project by 2016.

27. India offered Telecom Support to Turkmenistan.

28. India & Azerbaijan inked 3 key pacts for creating the necessary legal framework in areas of extradition.

29. India and Malta signed the new DTAA (The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) at Valetta.

30. India and Nepal agreed on Cooperation in Tourism: The both side also suggested joint promotion and development of

Buddhist Tourism sites in both the countries.

31. The Andhra Pradesh Government signed a MoU with the Google India under its Education Initiative.

32. Andhra Pradesh signed an MOU with the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for better education.

33. India and Myanmar set three billion dollar trade target by 2015.

34. Exim Bank approves $300 million loan to Ethiopia for Railway Link:

35. India, Hungary join hands for gas monitoring system.

36. India, China in its 16th round of border talks discussed the Maintenance of peace and tranquility in the border areas in Beijing.

37. NTPC set agreement for the 2 x 250 MW Sampur power project in Trincomalee in Sri Lanka .

38. India inked a $252-million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for continued improvement of rural roads

in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.

39. NTPC and Power Development Bangladesh signed 3 Pacts in Dhaka which were

i. Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), ii. Implementation Agreement (IA) & iii. Supplementary Joint Venture Agreement (SJVA). The

most important pact was signed for setting up of the biggest ever joint venture project of 1320 Megawatt Coal based power

plant, which is to be developed over an area of 1834 acres of land near Mongla Seaport in Rampal Upazila at an expense of 1.6

billion US dollars.

40. India, China signed a series of (MoUs) on pharmaceuticals, buffalo meat and fisheries and an agreement on feed and feed

ingredients to address the growing trade deficit. The trade deficit has increased from $1.08 billion in 2001-02 to $40.77 billion in

2012-13.

41. India, Hungary joined hands for gas monitoring system.Gujarat Info Petro Ltd, a subsidiary of Gujarat State Petroleum

Corporation, has signed an agreement with Cason Engineering Plc, Hungary, in pursuant to the MoU signed during the Vibrant

Gujarat Summit-2013, for a gas monitoring system.

42. India, Azerbaijan ink three key pacts for the legal framework in areas of extradition.


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43. India & Thailand signed seven MOU's in different areas of MoUs covering space, extradition, IT, education, and financial

intelligence units to check money laundering.

44. NTPC inked pact for for the execution of the proposed 2X250 MW Sampur power project in Trincomale, Sri Lanka.

45. India, China discuss border issue; eight pacts signed in a Delegation level talks held in New Delhi between PM Manmohan

Singh & china PM Li Keqiang. 8 pacts were signed including one on Brahmputra river data sharing , Trade and economic

cooperation

46. India and UAE signed an MoU on Air Services as a follow up of the two day bilateral negotiation at Abu Dhabi. With this the

number of seats between India and Abu Dhabi has been increased to 50000 passengers per week.

47. India and Netherlands signed MoU in the Field of Urban Planning

48. The Election Commission of India and the National Literacy Mission Authority, Ministry of Human Resource Development

signed a MoU on Electoral Literacy and Greater Participation for a Stronger and Inclusive Democracy in New Delhi.

49. India, at present, is the second largest producer of rice. Thailand is the largest producer of rice in the World.

50. India-Chile to Enhance Cooperation in Renewable Energy: India plans to add over 30 GW of renewable energy to its energy

mix in the next 5 years alone.

51. Two MOUs were inked, including one on energy cooperation in oil and gas exploration.

52. China and Sri Lanka have agreed to boost bilateral economic and trade cooperation in education, culture, tourism, media and

other areas.

53. Indonesia, Pakistan sign free trade pact: Indonesia and Pakistan have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) and expect to take

their bilateral trade to $2 billion by next year.

54. India and Afghanistan signed memorandam of understanding (MoUs) in Kabul for implementing 60 projects in ten Afghan

provinces under the Small Development Projects (SDP) scheme.

55. Indian multinational oil and gas company, Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has signed an agreement to explore hiring RelianceIndustries' unutilised production facilities on the east to quickly bring to production its gas finds in the Krishna Godavari basin.

56. The Ministry of Rural Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pradan, a non-governmental

organization.The NGO will serve as a resource and support organisation for the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), with

specially focusing on Naxal-affected districts.

57. The Union Government of India and Government of Albania signed an Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation and the

Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to the Taxes on Income and on Capital (DTAA).which also includes exchange of banking

information and supply of information without recourse to domestic interest.

58. India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives have entered into a tripartite agreement on maritime cooperation to secure sea routes in

the Indian Ocean region.

59. India and Iraq on signed a pact to enhance co-operation in energy security, bilateral trade & commerce, infrastructure and

others.As per the agreement, Iraq will supply more crude oil to India to meet the growing needs of energy in the country.

60. India and Tanzania have signed agreements on bilateral cooperation in several sectors including agriculture, health and

education, mines and minerals. The Tanzanian President assured his country's support for India's aspiration for a permanent seat

in a reformed United Nations Security Council.

61. India and Nigeria signed an agreement in Abuja to locate sites for solar power plants in Niger state. The agreement will

provide additional energy for Nigeria's national grid. It would be the first of a series of power plant deals With this agreement in


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place, Bharat Heavy Electricals will begin preliminary studies for setting up independent solar-powered plants in selected

locations in Niger.

62. India and Belarus signed a protocol to enhance trade ties during the sixth session of the Inter-Governmental Commission on

Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation held in New Delhi.

63. India and Senegal have signed a three-year pact to further expand cultural exchanges. The Executive Programme for Cultural

Cooperation seeks exchange of experts in the field of theatre and publications on cultural heritage.

64. The second triangular partnership programme involving India, the US and African nations, which aims to improve agricultural

productivity and support market institutions in Kenya, Liberia and Malawi was launched in Jaipur.

65. Prasar Bharati and the Australian Network signed an agreement to strengthen the partnership between the two public

broadcasters.With the agreement, ABC International will be available on DD Direct plus from 1 November 2013. It will allow the

channel to be shown along with 59 other channels on Doordarshan's DTH platform

66. Runa Laila, the SAARC Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS visited India from and the objective of the visit was to extend

support to the cause of HIV/AIDS especially on the issues of Stigma and Discrimination related to People Living with HIV/AIDS

(PLHIV).

67. India signed a Protocol amending the IndiaMorocco Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC).It provides for effective

exchange of information including banking information between tax authorities of the two countries.

68. India assured Bhutan of assistance in financing, executing and monitoring its 11th Five Year Plan in a proficient and effective

way.

69. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Minister for Foreign Affairs and African Integration of Republic of Chad, visited India. The visit was

aimed at increasing bilateral cooperation between the India and Chad.

70. The Export-Import Bank of India has extended a $125 million Line of Credit (LOC) to the Government of Sudan for financing

the Mashkour Sugar Project in Sudan.

71. India and Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further enhance cooperation in the textiles sector.Under

the MoU signed, India has offered cotton security for Bangladesh Mills.

72. India and Iraq signed MoUs during the visit of Nouri al-Maliki to India.MoU in the field of Energy between the Ministry of

Petroleum & Natural Gas of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq.

73. Ministry of Tourism of India agreed to a proposal from the visiting Tourism and Travel delegation from Nepal for joint

publicity of India and Nepal as Tourist destinations in other countries.

74. US Vice President, Joe Biden visited India and had a meeting on Trade and economic ties, defence cooperation, energy and

climate will be focus of his engagements with Indian leaders.

b. Scheme & Plan Launched by Union & state Government:

1. Main Points of Food Security Bill 2013:

a) The food security bill approved is directed towards giving the right to food to around 67 per cent of India's 120-crore

population (including 75% rural and 50% urban).

b) While families in the poorest of the poor will continue to get 35 kg of grains per month.

c) Rice will be made available at 3 Rupees per Kg.


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d) Wheat will cost 2 rupees a kg and cereal will be sold for 1 Rupees per kg.

e) The Food Security programme will be the biggest in the world with the government spending estimated at Rs. 1,25,000 crore

annually on supply of about 62 million tonnes of rice, wheat and coarse cereals to 67 per cent of the population.

f) About 2.43 crore poorest of the poor families covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme under PDS (Public

Distribution System) would continue to get 35 kg of food grains per family per month but with legal entitlement.

g) In Union Budget 2013-14, Rs 10,000 crore set aside for incremental cost for National Food Security Bill.

h) The scheme will be linked to the Aadhar scheme which provides every citizen with a unique identification number that's linked

to a database that includes the biometrics of all card-holders.

i) C Rangarajan is the head of the committee for examination of the Food Security Bill.

j) Chhattisgarh the first state to pass legislation on food security. The state legislative assembly passed the Food Security Bill 2012

that confers legal rights to the beneficiaries to receive food grains and food items at highly subsidized prices.

2. E-stamping launched in Delhi on 28 June of all denominations.

3. Chhattisgarh became the first state in the country to bring legislation on food security.

4. Arunachal Pradesh became the First State to Introduce e-GPF.

5. Odisha became the 1st Indian state to commence e-payment facility for government employees.

6. Second all-woman employees post office inaugurated at the Delhi.

7. Union government launched Direct cash transfer scheme in 20 districts, It will cover 26 schemes such as educational scholarship

for SC/ST and OBC, and widow pension.

8. Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Kumari Selja on 5 April 2013 launched a Website

(http://www.jagjivanram.nic.in/) on Babu Jagjivan Ram on the occasion of his 106th Birth Anniversary.

9. Govt. launched Child health Screening service in Maharashtra.

10. HRD Ministry Launched Sanskrit Caravan.

11. The official online portal http://intraips.gov.in of INTRA-IPS was launched by S. Jayaraman (Special Secretary-Internal

Security), Minister of Home Affairs at New Delhi.

12. Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana (health insurance scheme) was launched in Maharashtra.

13. 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.

14. Haryana Govt. decides to implement e-pension scheme system.

15. Haryana bags Krishi Karman Award for highest wheat production.

16. Odisha decided to set up the first public health university under Public-Private Partnership mode at Gramadiha village in Jatni

tehsil on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar with the colaboration State Health Department and Asian Institute of Public Health in

Bhubaneshwar.

17. 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.

18. Madya Pradesh starts new scheme Sampark Setu.


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19. M.P. govt launched Atal Jyoti scheme in Bhopal district under the scheme 24 hour power is supplied in the rural areas.

20. M.P. govt decided to declare Malkhamb as the State Sport.

21. Nirmal Bharat Campaign had started in Sevagram, Maharashtra.

22. India's first automatic toll collection system launched in Maharashtra.

23. Maharashtra Govt. creates special bank account for drought relief.

24. U.P started Ashirwad Bal Swasthya Guarantee Yojna under NRHM.

25. UP govt. launched unemployment allowance scheme.

26. UP Government launched the Samajwadi Swasthya Seva in the state.

27. Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav launched free laptop scheme for intermediate pass.

28. Uttarakhand govt to strictly implement 'no work no pay' rule.

29. Kerala Govt. Raised Age Limit (18 to 21 ) for Buying and Selling Liquor.

30. Rajasthan Govt will establish Kisan Service Centers and Village Knowledge centers at all Panchayat headquarters.

31. West Bengal to give fixed Salary to ASHA workers.

32. 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%.

33. 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.

34. Govt decided to transfer cash subsidy to domestic cooking gas (LPG) consumers under its ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer

(DBT) scheme from LPG from May .LPG consumers will get about Rs 4,000 per annum in cash from the government, and they will

have to then buy LPG at a market price of Rs 901.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder.

35. The official online portal of INTRA-IPS (http://intraips.gov.in) was launched by S. Jayaraman (Special Secretary-Internal

Security), Minister of Home Affairs at New Delhi. The online portal will fac ilitate information about the Indian Police Service Civil

List, Immovable Property Returns, Latest notifications/circulars, Rules, Police Medal Awardees list etc. related to all IPS officers all

over India.

36. Vocational education, services and e-governance network, AISECT launched a job portal called RojgarMantra.com which will

cater mainly to people in rural and semi urban India. AISECT is planning to have over 10 lakh job seekers and an equal number of

jobs registered with Rojgar Mantra in the next 5 years.

37. Cairn India makes new oil discovery in Rajasthan block.

38. Goa Government launched Krishi Card for Farmers which is supposed to help farmers in making use of benefits such as

subsidies and loans given by the State Government

39. A unique scheme, Golden Girl (Bangaru Talli) launched in Andhra Pradesh, to protect girl child and ensure her education.

cation and nutrition needs of the girls who born in a BPL

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rn,

mother will be given 2,500 Rs at the delivery time.

be paid

1000 Rs and 2000 Rs every year till she completes fifth standard.

ar till she completes 8th class and 3000 rupees till 10th class.

expenses and it will be one

lakh rupees if she opts marriage after graduation.

40. Puducherry Government launched Dairy Development Scheme to promote dairy activities and to enhance socio -economic

status of the farmers in the Union Territory, As per the scheme, each farmer is supposed to get 50000 Rupees to launch a mini-

dairy project with three milch cows.

41. Union Government of India decided to launched DBTL (Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG) scheme in 20 high Aadhaar coverage

districts on 1 June 2013.

42. Centre set up National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) to meet the growing need for skilled work force in both the public

and private sectors.

43. Centre launched skill development and job placement scheme 'Roshini' for rural youth and women in maoist affected 24

districts in 9 states.

44. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) launched for BPL families in Assam. The scheme is being implemented in 24 districts.

45. IIFCL Mutual Fund launched Infrastructure debt fund (IDF) with the support of Canara Bank and HUDCO being the strategic

investors and Corporation Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce & IIFCL being the other investors.

46. Army launched website on Uttarakhand relief: suryahopes.in.

47. The Rajasthan government launched a unique scheme called Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat Lamp Yojna for energyconservation. The State government will provide 2 CFL bulb free of cost to all electricity consumers of villages and BPL consumers

in urban areas. This unique scheme will continue till August 2013.

48. Govt. launched medi claim facility for farmers holding kisan Credit cards issued by Dena Bank. Launching the scheme, Finance

minister P Chidambaram handed over medi claim policies and ID cards to six farmers of different states holding KCC of the bank.

He said it is an innovative and noble scheme for the benefit of farmers at large.

49. Vodafone India, along with ICICI Bank, launched its mobile money transfer and payment service, targeting mainly migrant

workers Called M-Pesa, the service was launched across the eastern states of India that include West Bengal (including

Kolkata), Bihar and Jharkhand.

50. The Union Cabinet has given nod to the proposal to divest 10% government stake in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).

51. Singapore Finance minister M Shanmugam visited India

52. Railways launched ticketing through SMS with two dedicated numbers - 139 and 5676714 - for the servic.

53. HP launched Officejet Pro X 500 series world's fastest desktop printer that can deliver professional documents at up to 70

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54. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launched broad-based Islamic Equity Index.) on 30 April 2013 based on the wide-measure S&P

BSE 500 index. It will provide a new benchmark for Islamic investors in one of the world's largest stock exchanges.

55. Valuemart Gold and Jewels launched 1 lakh Gold coins (each of 10 grams) bearing Sachin's face, signature

56. Britain launched Super Priority same-day visa service for urgent Travellers from India.

57. Rahul to launched scheme Umeed for poor women in J&K, this scheme is launched to help the women organised into Self

Help Groups and then form federations of such groups. The programme planned to include nine lakh women and cover about

two-third of the state's rural households. It has a budget of Rs 755 crore that will be shared 90:10 by the Centre and the state

government.

58. Rail link to Kashmir launched on June 26. Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi jointly flagged off the first train on the 18-km-

long section between Banihal in Jammu and Qazigund in Kashmir. The Banihal-Qazigund section, which includes an 11-km-long

tunnel, will reduce the distance from 35 km (by road) to 18 km. It has been constructed at a cost of Rs 1,691 crore.

59. The West Bengal Government decided to set up a holding company to bring all state corporations marketing different

products under the MSME sector under a single umbrella. Also cleared allocation of Rs 492 crore for Kanyashee project to be

launched on October 1 this year to benefit the girl child.

60. Government will soon launch Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) to make the country Slum Free. This programme will cover all towns,

cities

61. Punjab State Govt launch bed and breakfast scheme for tourists. To give a boost to tourism and provide a home-like

affordable accommodation to visitors, the Punjab government is set to promote high-end bed and breakfast scheme.and urban

agglomerations in the country during its implementation phase.

62. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has proposed to launch a National Urban Livelihoods Mission

(NULM) in 12th Five Year Plan, which will replace the existing Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY).The NULM would

focus on organizing urban poor in self help groups, creating opportunities for skill development leading to market-based

employment and helping them to set up self-employment ventures by ensuring easy access to credit.

63. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has launched a public deposit scheme Sanchay whereby it will offer the highest interest rate of 9.5per cent on five-year deposits.The term period for deposits ranges from one to five years with the minimum amount of deposit

being Rs 10,000 and thereafter in multiples of Rs 1,000

64. Bhumi Sena Scheme launched in UP for transformation of Barren Land. The scheme would help in increasing cultivation area

in the state.

65. In Punjab, fearing trouble from some anti-social elements, Stri Shakti, an NGO providing mid-day meal in six districts has

decided to wind up their operations.

66. P. Chidambaram launched the National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme in New Delhi. This scheme is likely to

benefit about one million young men and women in the next 12 months.This scheme will set the curriculum and standards for

training in different skills and any institution or body may offer training courses. Upon completion the candidate then has to takea test conducted by authorised agencies.upon passing the test, the candidate will be given a certificate as well as a monetary

reward of an average of 10,000 rupees per candidate.

67. 50,000 girl students in Tripura living below the poverty line would get a bicycle each free as an incentive to reduce the school

drop out rate. Girl students in Class XI and XII with a family income less than 1.25 lakhs per annum would get the benefit.

68. The Parliament has passed the historic Companies Bill 2012.The new law will facilitate business-friendly corporate regulation,

improve corporate governance norms, enhance accountability on the part of corporates/ auditors, raise levels of transparency

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69. Delhi government is all set to launch food security programme and it is first state in India to launch Union governments food

security programme.

70. Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma launched a Centre for Adaptation to Climate Change which aims to engage

government departments and civil societies to address the issue of climate change.

71. The Union government of India planned to launch Bharat Mobile Scheme under which one member of every rural household

who has completed 100 days of work under MGNREGA can get free mobile device.

72. A free insurance scheme covering nearly 3 lakh drivers of public transport vehicles run on Compressed Natural Gas-CNG was

launched in the national capital.The Indraprastha Gas Limited Suraksha Yojana was jointly launched by Petroleum and Natural

Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.A sum of 1.5 lakh rupees will be paid to the nominee of

the driver in case of death. An additional amount of 25,000 rupees per child will be paid towards education allowance, subject to

a maximum of 50,000 rupees.

73. The National Teeka Express was launched by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare at Alwar,

Rajasthan.It has been launched to protect children from life -threatening childhood diseases.

74. under the Ksheera Bhagya scheme launched in karnataka over 65 lakh school children in 51,000 Government schools and 39

lakh children in anganwadi centres across the State will now receive 150 ml of milk three times a week

75. To ensure availability of loans at affordable rates for farmers, the government has approved a scheme for providing short-

term crop loans at concessional rate of 7 percent, "This scheme has already been extended to crop loans borrowed from private

sector scheduled commercial banks in respect of loans given within the service area of the branch concerned

76. A modern and sophisticated breast milk bank, stated to be the first in India in the public sector, was inaugurated at the

premier state-run SSKM hospital in kolkata. The bank was being funded by the National Health Renewal Mission and equipment

procured and the recruitment process done.

6. INFORMATION BASED ON AGRICULTURE AND CULTURE:

a) Top 5 production states and countries:

Wheat:

states : Uttar Pradesh(34%),Punjab(22%), Haryana(13%), Madhya Pradesh(10%), Rajasthan(9%), Bihar(6%),Gujarat(2%).

Countries: China, India, USA, Russia, France, Pakistan

Rice:

states: West Bengal, Andhra pradesh, Utter pradesh, Punjab, Orissa

Countries: China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam

Sugarcane:

States: Uttar pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Andhra pradesh

Countries: Brazil, India, China, Thailand, Pakistan

Pulses:

States: Madhya pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar pradesh, Karnataka


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Milk:

States: Uttar pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab Countries: India, USA, China, Pakistan, Russian federation

b) Revolutions in the field of agriculture in India:

- Petroleum Production

ion - Fish Production

- Leather/non-conventional(India)/Cocoa production

- Jute Production

- Fruits/Overall Horticulture development/Honey Production

- Food grains

rey Revolution - Fertilizer

- Onion production/Pharmaceutical (India)/Prawn production

- Meat & Tomato Productio

- Potato

- Cotton

- Egg/Poultry Productio

- Milk/Dairy production

- Oil Seeds production

- Overall development of Agriculture .

c) Crop Seasons:

Rabi Crop:The term Rabi means "spring" in Arabic, and the rabi crops are grown between the months mid November to April.

Sowing season: October - December

Harvesting season: February - April Important Crops: Wheat, Barley, Gram, Linseed, Mustard, Masoor, Pea and Potatos

Kharif crop refers to the planting, cultivation and harvesting of any domesticated plant sown in the rainy (monsoon) season and

it starts in June and to end in October

Sowing season: May - July Harvesting season: September to October Important Crops: Jower, Bajra, Rice, Maize, Cotton,

Groundnut, Jute, Hemp, Sugarcane, Tobacco etc

Zaid crops On the Indian sub-continent, the crops grown on irrigated lands which do not have to wait for monsoons, in the short

duration between Rabi and Kharif crop season, mainly from March to June, are called Zaid crops (also written as Zayad crops).

The main produce are seasonal fruits and vegetables.


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Sowing season: August - September Harvesting season: December - January Important Crops: Rice, Jowar, Rapeseed, Cotton,

Oilseeds

Zaid rabi crops:Zaid Rabi crops are sown in Februry - March

Harvesting is in April - may Important Crops: Water melon, Toris, Cucumber, leafy and Other vegetables

d) Top 5 dams and hydro power plants in India:

Tehri Dam: on Bhagirathi River, Uttarakhand

Bhakra nangal Dam: on Sutlej River, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh

Hirakud Dam: On Mahanadi River, Orissa

Nagarjuna sagar Dam: on Krishna River, Andhra Pradesh

Sardar Sarovar Dam: on Narmada River, Gujarat

e) Nuclear power plants in India:

- Narora, UP

- Tarapur, Maharashtra

- Kakarpar, Gujarat

er plant - Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu

- Kaiga, Karnataka

f) Wind power plants:

- Tamilnadu

- Maharashtra

d Park - Karnataka

- Madhya pradesh

- Kerala


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g) Thermal power plants:

- Madhya pradesh

- Orissa

- Andhra pradesh

r plant - Chhattisgarh

- UP

- MP

- West Bengal

h) Folk dances in India

Bathukamma :A folk dance of Andhra Pradesh.

Bhangra: This is a folk dance from the Northwest Indian state of Punjab. It is a lively, powerful dance.

Bihu: Bihu is a folk dance from Assam. It is a very brisk and aggressive dance performed by both boys and girls.

Changu: The changu dance is a folk dance found in Odissa and Andhra Pradesh. It derives its name from the changu, which is a

simple tambourine (daf) that is used to accompany this dance.

Dandaria: A folk dance of Andhra Pradesh.

Dhamal: 1) A folk dance of Punjab. 2) A folk dance of Andhra Pradesh

Gair: This is a dance of Rajasthan. It is performed by groups of dancers moving in and out with an almost military precision.

Garba: This is a folk dance from Gujarat. It is traditionally danced at marriages and during the time of Navaratri.

Gatka: A folk dance utilising swords, daggers, or sticks performed in the Punjab

Ghoomar: This is a folk dance of Rajasthan. It derives its name from its characteristic pirouettes.

Gobbi: A folk dance of Andhra Pradesh.

Karagam: This is a folk dance of Tamil Nadu. It is played with a pot balanced on the head.

Raas: This is a folk dance from Gujarat. It is traditionally danced at marriages and during the time of Navaratri.

Yaksha Gana: This is a folk theatre from the south Indian state of Karnatika

Dumhal: A folk dance of Kashmir.

Padayani: Padayani is one of the most colorful and popular dances of Southern Kerala. Padayani is associated with the festival

of certain temples, called Padayani or Paddeni.

Dollu Kunitha: Dollu Kunitha is a popular drum dance of Karnataka state.

Lavani: Lavani is a folk dance of Maharashtra.


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Kathak: Kathak is a dance form basically from Uttar Pradesh.

Bharatnatyam: It is the purest form of dancing in india, originated in tamil nadu. These three concepts cpome into play in

bharatnatyam dance; bhava, thala and raga.

Kuchipudi: It is a form of classical and folk dance that originated in Andhra Pradesh.

Kathakali: Classical dance of kerela.

Odissi: Folk dance performed in Orissa.

Chau: A popular dance performed in Orissa, bihar and west Bengal

Kalbelia, chari, fire, kacchi: Popular dance forms in Rajasthan.

Dindi dance: performed in Maharashtra.

7. OTHER INFORMATION:

1. Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai has given her first public speech in New York on her 16th birthday on July 12, a day that would

now be marked as 'Malala Day'.

2. A New Variety of Mango was named Nirbhaya after Delhi Rape Victim at Uttar Pradesh's famous mango centre Malihabad.

3. The Central Information Commission (CIC) in a landmark judgement held political parties are answerable under the Right to

Information Act, setting a new bench mark in transparency in politics.

4. First all-women police station opened in Arunachal.

5. The Tourism Ministry has roped in ONGC to maintain cleanliness and hygiene at 6 tourist destinations across the country, as

part of its Clean India campaign. According to the action plan finalised by the Ministry, ONGC will adopt 6 monuments - Taj Mahalat Agra, Ellora Caves and Elephanta Caves in Maharashtra, Red Fort in Delhi, Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad and Mahabalipuram in

Tamil Nadu.

6. India proposed China to be principal guest country at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2014.

7. Government constituted a Committee headed by JS Mathur to revise Newspaper Advertisement Rates.

8. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has been set up a committee headed by WCD Additional

Secretary K. Ratna Prabha to finalize modalities for a media campaign against indecent portrayal of women in mass media.

9. Canara Bank to open MSME branches in Tiruchi, Perambalur.

10. The 7th Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in Sydney from the 10th to 12th of November this year. The aim of the

Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divasor Overseas Indian Conference - is to connect India with its vast Indian Diaspora and bringing

their knowledge, expertise and skills together.

11. Pipavav Port the first private sector port of India located in Saurashtra, Gujarat Regained Top Position in Seafood Exports on

the basis of quantity.

12. The Assam government has decided to promote religious tourism in the state and In "Ambubachi Mela" at the famous

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13. The worlds tallest twisted tower Infinity Tower was launched in Dubai Marina on 10 June 2013,Bollywood actor Ajay

Devgn, Bangladeshi singer Runa Lailaand Oscar-winning Pakistani filmmaker. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy have been named as SAARC

Goodwill Ambassadors for HIV/AIDS.

14. India Proposed Hydrocarbon Pipeline from Kazakhstan like TAPI.

15. AirAsia ties up with TATA to start Airline in India.

16. Ajmal Kasab hanged and buried in Pune's Yerwada Jail.

17. Mangalam village became the first village in India where all households were provided banking facilities, it is situated in

Pondicherry.

18. Indias First River-lake link project launched In Bundelkhand.

19. Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne released a book titled "Victory India - A Key to Quality Military Leadership" authored by

Colonel Vinay B Dalvi (Retd) at the Air Headquarters.

20. Jaipur Literature Festivals theme is Buddha in literature. Spritual leader Dalai Lama will be the chief guest at the festival.

21. Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari did 4 day visit to Uzbekistan.

22. Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived on a three day visit to India to discuss Various issues of bilateral and regional concerns

23. Japanese PM Abe on historic visit to Myanmar (the first visit by a Japanese head of government since 1977) for strengthening

economic ties on agenda.

24. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in China on 6th China visit.

25. The Foreign Minister of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla paid an official visit to India from 25 May 2013 to 27 May 2013.

26. New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully visited India on an official visit.

27. Argentinian Foreign Minister, Hector Marcos Timerman visite India on 4-day visit.

28. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in India on 3-day visit onto participate in the 4th round of Indo-US strategic dialogue.

29. President Pranab Mukherjee was Chief Guest at the 45th Mauritius Independence Day celebrations on the 12th march. India

and Mauritius signed several agreements in areas of health and medicine, tourism and welfare of senior citizens and the disabled.

30. Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav Selected For Parliamentarian Award for 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively.

31. Union minister Kapil Sibal launched (a web based) Electronics Project Proposal System (e-PPS) in march 2013, which will

Support Online submission of project proposals, Evaluation of proposals by experts, Project recommendations, Project

Monitoring.

32. The Communications and Information Technology Minister, Kapil Sibal has inaugurated India's First All Women EmployeesPost Office at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi on the occasion of the International Women's Day, All the counters of this Post Office

will be manned by women employees only.

33. Postage Stamp Released on the Commemorative Sahir Ludhianvi (a renowned Urdu poet)by the President of India, Pranab

Mukherjee on 8 March 2013 on occasion of his birth anniversary.

34. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone of a residential, educational-cum- vocational training centre

ANANDA for persons with autism spectrum disorders at village Gairatpur Bass in Gurgaon. the centre will be developed by an

NGO named Action for Autism on about 10 acres of land.


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35. S. Venkata Mohan a scientist of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology for his contributions towards developing

technologies for production of clean bio-fuels from waste, won the National Bioscience Award for 2012 in Hyderabad.

36. Rajasthan celebrated its 63rd foundation day On 30th March, it was formed on 30th March 1949.

37. Odisha celebrated its 77th foundation day on 1st april.

38. New tough anti-rape law comes into force, it will now be called the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.

39. Wi-Fi, internet facility in Howrah Rajdhani launched.

40. Param Yuva II - India's fastest supercomputer and the 62nd fastest supercomputer in the world.

41. PM of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong visited India.

42. London became no.1 Fashion City of the world (earlier it was Paris)

43. Smiling Armadillo to be the official Mascot of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

44. Japan unveils plan to phase out nuclear power by 2030.

45. South Korea Became first country in Asia to Order Chemical Castration of Child Rapist.

46. Iran and Pakistan launched Gas Pipeline Project of 7.5 billion dollar gas pipeline project which will link Iran's gas pipeline to

that of Pakistan.

47. Japan Became First Country in the World to Extract Natural Gas from Methane Hydrate by March 2013.

48. World Celebrates Earth hour on 23 March With the ongoing theme will if you will " to save the planet earth & Save energy,

the fuels, the bills over the fuels and reduce Carbon emissions for a cleaner and better tomorrow is the message from Earth Hour.

49. Kuwait is the fattest country in the world, with the highest average body mass index or the BMI. The Men in Kuwait have BMI

of 27.5 while the women have a BMI of 31.4.

50. MoU Signed Between Mysore Zoo and Leipzig Zoo in Germany for Transporting Four Sloth Bears.

51. North Korea declares 'state of war' with South Korea and warned that any provocation would swiftly escalate into a nuclear

conflict.

52. The most powerful ever seen cyberattack in history "bazooka" slowed down traffic on internet.

53. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Inaugurated Worlds Largest Solar Power Plant of cost 600-million dollar project named Shams

1 at Madinat Zayed by the President of UAE and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 17 March 2013

which is aimed at providing electricity to 20000 homes.

54. World's Largest Private Yacht named Azzam Launched by German Shipyard With 94000 horsepower generated from two gas

turbines ad two diesel engines, the Azzam can reach speeds of over 55.5kph, which makes it one of the fastest yachts in theworld.

55. India's first interoperable RIFD-based (interoperable Radio Frequency Identification Device) electronic automatic toll

collection system launched in Maharashtra at Charoti Toll Plaza, Dahanu in Thane District, system was rolled out on the

Ahmedabad-Mumbai National Highway.,"

56. Courts in Pakistan have disqualified former president Pervez Musharraf for contesting parliamentary elections for suspending

the constitution and imposing emergency in 2007 during his rule.

57. Croatia becomes 28th EU member state .


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58. According to UN report India is on track to meet the United Nations' Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of poverty

reduction by 2015

59. The European Union has officially approved Latvia as the 18th member of the eurozone, which uses the blocs common

currency. Latvia will adopt the euro on January 1, 2014.

60. The Union Cabinet approved setting up of two National level universities in Uttar Pradesh. The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation

University and Indira Gandhi National University for Women, IGNUW, will be set up in Rae Bareli district. will be the first

university in the country exclusively for women.

61. The 163-year old telegram service in the country comes to an end. Started in 1850.

62. The city of Incheon in South Korea has been named World Book Capital for the year 2015 by an international committee of

experts representing the book industry and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

63. UNESCO included the writings of Cuban Revolution leader Ernesto Che Guevara in its Memory of the World Register.

64. Ford Motor Company became First Automaker to Participate in the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programme in India.Voluntary

reporting enables a complete transparency in terms of the carbon dioxide emissions.

65. Bollywood actor and UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) Goodwill Ambassador Amitabh

Bachchan joined the UN and its humanitarian partners to promote The World Needs More global campaign.

66. Group of Twenty (G-20) summit was held at St. Peters burg in Russia.The summit will focus on issues pertaining to the

economic growth throughout the developed world.

67. In defiance of the United States, two Latin American countries Venezuela and Nicaragua offered asylum to Edward Snowden,

leaker of the US secretive surveillance programme.

68. Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, Europe's longest-serving leader that he would step down over a scandal

involving the secret services, who allegedly indulged in a spate of misconduct on his watch

69. The Union Health Ministry announced former Indian cricket team captain Rahul Dravid as brand ambassador for its National

Tobacco Control Campaign.

70. China seeks to boost military ties with Bangladesh

71. London will host the ninth World Islamic Economic Forum in October

72. For the first time, the Election Commission used the paper trail system along with the Electronic Voting Machines in the

Nagaland by-election.The system, called the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail system (VVPAT), will accompany the Electronic

Voting Machines (EVM).

73. DRDO developing chilli-spray for women's self-defence

74. INS Arihant nuclear reactor activated

75. The insurance arm of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group has announced its entry into India's agriculture insurance business,

saying it would offer farmers insurance cover for their crops against adverse weather conditions.

76. The state-owned iron National Mineral Development Corporation Power Ltd. signed an Mou with the IL&FS Energy

Development Ltd to set up a 500-MW power plant at Gonda in Uttar Pradesh.

77. Tata Steel was adjudged the Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant in the country for the year 2011-12

78. Kudankulam to start generating 1,000 MW of power by the end of October


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79. Yahoo beats Google in US with 197 million visitors in July

8. NEW APPOINTMENTS IN INDIA

1. Justice P Sathasivam - next (40th) Chief Justice of India (CJI) (by suceeding Altamas Kabir).

2. K N Shanth Kumar - PTI Chairman (succeeded R Lakshmipathy)

3. K R Kamath Re-Elected - Chairman of Indian Banks' Association (IBA).

4. Rami Hamdallah - New Prime Minister of Palestine.

5. Sudha Sharma - New CBDT chief.

6. Thomas Mathew - New Chairman Of LIC succeeded D K Mehrotra, retired on 31 May.

8. S Gopalakrishnan - new President of CII.

10. Deepak Sandhu - first woman Chief Information Commissioner (replaced Satyananda Mishra).

11. Rahul Dravid - Brand ambassador for Tobacco control campaign.

12. Rakesh Sood - Prime Ministers Special Envoy for Disarmamentand Non-Proliferation.

13. Anil Goswami - New Union Home Secretary (by replacing R.K Singh).

14. Shashi Kant Sharma - New CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) of India (by succeeding Vinod Rai)

15. Radha Krishna Mathur - Indian Defence Secretary (succeeded Shashikant Sharma).

16. V Hariharan - Secretary of the All India chess federation.

17. Mittu Chandilya - chief executive of AirAsia India.

18. Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma - new Governor of Arunanchal Pradesh.

19. Siddaramaiah - C.M. of Karnataka.

20. Aruna Bahuguna - First Women Special DG of CRPF.

21. Nirbhay Sharma - Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.

22. Krishna Kumar Natrajan (CEO and Director of Mindtree) - New Chief of NASSCOM (replaced N Chandrasekaran).

23. PJ Kurien - Chairman of Asian forum of Parliamentarians (replaced Yasuo Fukuda, former P M of Japan)

24. Vinod Rai - Re-Elected As Chairman of UN Panel of External Auditors.

25. Sidharth Birla (Chairman of Xpro India Ltd and Digjam Ltd) - Senior Vice-President of FICCI.

26. Justice D.K. Jain - new Chairman of Law Commission.

27. Shyamala Gopinath - New Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) Chairperson.

28. Jawahar Sircar - New CEO of Prasar Bharti.


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29. Rajiv Takru - Secretary of Financial Services in the Finance Ministry replacing Dinesh Kumar.

31. Asoke Kumar Mukerji - Next Permanent Representative of India to the UN.

32. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as International Goodwill AmbassadorUNAIDS (UN Programme on HIV/AIDS).

33. Mary Kom - Brand Ambassador of Super Fight League (SPL) .

34. Rajan Bharti Mittal - president of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India.

35. Gregg Clark - Coach of the Junior Hockey Mens National Team

36. K K Paul - Meghalaya governor replacing Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary.

37. Sunil Soni - Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards

38. Shriniwas Patil - new governor of Sikkim.

39. R. Chandrasekhar (the former Secretary Department of Telecommunications (DoT)) - Nasscom President, succeeding current

Nasscom President Som Mittal, whose tenure expires in January 2014

40. Hazem El-Beblawi - new Prime Minister of Egypt by the Interim President Adly Mansour.

42. Hemant Soren (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader) - Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

43. Abdul Rahim Rather (Jammu & Kashmir Finance Minister) - new Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance

Ministers on GST.

46. Sujatha Singh - Indias new foreign secretary. Sujatha Singh is the third woman to head the Foreign services after Chokila Iyer

and Nirupama Rao.

48. Rajeev Rishi - Chairman and Managing Director of Central Bank of India.

49. Arundhati BhattacharyaMD and chief financial officer of State Bank of India(SBI). She is the first female managing director

at SBI she succeeded Diwakar Gupta

50. Rakesh Sethi - Executive Director of the Union Bank of India.

51. Dilip Trivedi - new chief of CRPF.

53. Shri Ratan Thiyam - Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society.

54. Deepak Sandhu - first woman Chief Information Commissioner of the Central Information Commission. She succeeded

Satyananda Mishra.

9. NEW APPOINTMENT IN WORLD

1. Sunil Bharti Mittal - Vice Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce

4. Roberto Azevedo - Head of W.T.O. (replaced Pascal Lamy of France).

5. Susan Elizabeth Rice - National Security Adviser to Obama ( replaced Tom Donilon)

6. Ratan Tata - Chief Advisor of AirAsia India

7. James Comey - next FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Director of US.


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10. Takehiko Nakaonew President of ADB (Asian Development Bank) ( succeeded Haruhiko Kuroda)

14. The new Argentine pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio (76) - new Pope becomes the 266th pontiff.

15. Thomas Bach (Germany) - 9th President of IOC ( succeeded Jacques Rogge of Belgium.)

17. Elbegdorj TsakhiaNew Mongolia president.

20. Samantha Power - US ambassador to United Nations. Samantha Power succeeded Susan Rice

22. Mamnoon Hussain - 12th President of Pakistan and replace incumbent Asif Ali Zardari.

23. Hassan Rouhani - Iran's seventh President

24. Robert MugabePresident of Zimbabwe

10. PERSONS IN NEWS

1. Arunima Sinhaa National-level volleyball player with an artificial limb geared up to climb the world's highest peak - the Mt

Everest, accompanied by Sushen Mahto.

2. Xi Jinping takes - new China's President (succeeded Hu Jintao).

3. Li Keqiang - China's new Premier (succeeded Wen Jiabao).

4. Park Geun-hye - President of S. Korea (1st women president).

5. Uhuru Kenyatta- President of Kenya

6. Abdul Hamid - Bangladesh President.

7. Nicolas Maduro - New President of Venezuela

9. Giorgio Napolitano - re-elected as Italy's president.

10. Khil Raj Regmi (Chief Justice of Nepal) - Nepal's new Prime Minister to head an interim government

11. Rafael Correa - Ecuadors President re-elected for a Third Term.

12. Shinzo Abe - New PM of Japan.

13. Tony AbottNew Australian PM

14. Abdul Hamid - Bangladesh's new president.

16. Millionaire Horacio Cartes wins Paraguay presidency.

18. Pop Benedict XVIresigned due to poor health.

21. Bhanu AthaiyaFirst Indian to win Oscar decided to return her trophy.

22. Michael Hussey (Australian Cricketer)- announced Retirement from Test Cricket.

23. Rahi Sarnobat - first Indian Pistol Shooter to clinch a gold medal in the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, Korea.


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11. ORBITUARY

1. Margaret Thatcher- Britain's first female PM

2. K P Bhaskar - Indian Classical Dance Maestro

3. Prof Bratindra Nath Mukherjee(Padma Shri Awardee) - the renowned historian and an epigraphy expert

4. Dr Hilary Koprowski - Developer of First Successful Oral Vaccination for Polio.

5. Shakuntala Devi (The Indian Mathematician also known as mental calculator and human computer)

6. Profulla Chandra Borua - Veteran journalist

7. ATP chairman Brad Drewett - Veteran journalist.

8. Lalgudi Jayaraman - Renowned Violinist and Composer Died at 82

9. Shamshad Begum - Legendary Singer

10. Rituparno Ghosh - National Award Winning Filmmaker

11. Uttanur Rajamma - veteran Bandaya Writer

12. Ray Harryhausen - the Master of Visual Effects

13. Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar - Dhrupad Vocalist

14. Surendra Tiwari - Hindi story writer and playwright

15. Anand Shetty - Former International Sprinter

16. Baleshwar Aggarwal -the veteran journalist

17. Jetti Veera Raghavulu - Telugu music director and playback singer

18. V C Shukla - Veteran Congress leader

19. Indias only Women Chief Election Commissioner Ramadevi 79 (Former Governor of Karnataka) Died.

20. Padma Shree Awardee Madhubani painting artist Mahasundari Devi died

21. Douglas Engelbart, the U.S. inventor who was known as the father of the computer mouse died.

22. H.A.B. Parpia (91), renowned food scientist and former Director of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI),

passed away

23. Eminent Carnatic musician Nukala Chinna Satyanarayana passed away,a recipient of Padma Bhushan and several otherprestigious awards

24. The winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award and a veteran actor Pran died on About Pran Kishan Sikand

25. Veteran Tamil lyricist Vaali passes away at the age of 82 in Chennai.

26. British Indian actor Paul Bhattacharjee, who played the role of a doctor in James Bond film 'Casino Royale', has been found

dead.

27. Veteran Communist leader Samar Mukherjee died in Kolkata.


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28. L Brojeshori Devi, the Olympian judo player passed away at Coimbatore

29. National Research Prof at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Obaid

Siddiqi, died.

30. Noted producer T.S. Narasimhan, who filled life to the fictional Malgudi created by novelist R.K. Narayan through Malgudi

Days, directed by Shankar Nag, died.

31. Former Union Minister Arun Nehru passed away on

32. Veteran music director V Dakshinamoorthy passed

33. The Indian classical singer and music director, Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi passed away.

34. R P Goenka - Industrialist.

35. Zao Wou-ki - abstract Chinese painter.

36. Kamala Sadagopan - eminent Tamil Novelist and Writer.

37. Robert Edwards - Test-tube baby pioneer.

38. Professor Bratindra Nath Mukherjee - Renowned Historian

39. Leslie Claudius - Legendary hockey player and one of India's greatest Olympians, passed away in Kolkata.

40. SK Varma - the former news editor of The Indian Express.

41. Hari Shankar Singhania, - the leading industrialist of India.

42. Radhakishan Malviya - the former Union Minister and Rajya Sabha Member from Madhya Pradesh

43. Shanu Lahiri - Shanu Lahiri, the Renowned Bengali PainterPasses away

44. P.Shanmugam. - Veteran Congress leader and former Puducherry Chief Minister P Shanmugham died. in his Karaikalresidence.

45. Jasuben Shilpi - Renowned sculptor Jasuben Shilpi, popularly known as The Bronze woman of India, passed away in

Gujarat.

46. M S Goplakrishnan- Violin maestro:

47. M.S. UdayamurthyTamil Writer.

48. Ravi Shankar- Music Composer.

49. Gerda Lerner - Founder member of National Organization for Woman.

50. Haradhan Bandopadhyay - Bengali Actor.

51. Koto Okubo - Worlds Oldest Female died at 115.

52. Norman woodland- Inventor of Barcode.

53. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Oscar and Booker Prize winner writer.

54. K Venukuttan Nair - a well known theatre personality as well as the Malayalam film actor.


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55. Anthony Lewis - Pulitzer Prize-winner.

56. Kallam Anji Reddy - Dr Reddy's Laboratories Founder.

57. Actor Richard Griffiths - the Renowned Vernon Dursley of Harry Potter.

58. Pietro Mennea - Italian Athlete.

59. Prof Veer Bhadra Mishra - Noted Environmentalist.

60. B Satyanarayana Reddy-Freedom fighter and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh

61. Yash chopra-Film Maker

62. Jaspal Bhatti-Comedian and satirist

63. Pt.Ravi Shankar- Music Composer

64. Joy Mukherjee- Film Actor

65. Mrinal Gore-Social Activist

66. Ranganath Misra -Former Chief Justice of India

67. Brajesh MishraFirst National Security Advisor of India

68. A.M. GovindarasuVeteran communist leader & Freedom Fighter

12. SPORTS

1. Tennis

Australian Open 2013:

- Novak Djokovic(Serbia) bt Andy Murray(Britain).

-Victoria Azarenka bt Li Na( china)

le- Bob & Mike Byan bt Robin haase & Igor Sijsling.

- Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci(Italy) bt Ashlegh Barty and Casey Dellaqua

Wimbledon2013

Womens Single: Marion Bartoli (France) defeated Sabine Lisick (Germany)

French Open 2013:


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2. Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016.

3. Sudirman CupChina defeated South Korea

4. PV Sindhu won Malaysia Badminton Grand Prix Title Gu Juan of Singapore.

5. Brazil beats Spain to win Confederations Cup 2013

6. Ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda clinched the first gold for India in the 20th Asian Athletics Championships in Pune

7. Chris Martin, the fast Bowler of New Zealand has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

8. K Srikanth clinched defeated Boonsak Ponsana to clinch the Thailand Open Grand Prix Badminton 2013

9. Sebastian Vettel defeated Ferraris Fernando Alonso to win Canadian Grand Prix

10. 4th Kabaddi World Cup will be held in Punjab in November 2013

14. Ragala Venkat Rahul bags three Golds in Asian Youth Weightlifting

15. MS Dhoni becomes first captain to win all ICC trophies

17. Bolt won Jamaican 100 title to reach World Championships

21. Prasanna new Grand Master : V Vishnu Prasanna celebrated his new Grandmaster status by outwitting seasoned GM Boris

Chatalbashev of Bulgaria

25. V Vishnu Prasanna celebrated his new Grandmaster status by outwitting seasoned GM Boris Chatalbashev of Bulgaria

27. Rupesh Shah clinched the 12th Asian Billiards championship title after beating compatriot Alok Kumar in the final

28. Preeti Beniwal won gold in 2013 Senior National Women's Boxing Championship

29. ICC Womens World Cup 2013 - Australia defeated West Indies at Brabourne Stadium in Mu

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