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S Varadarajan Appointed as BPCLs Chairman and Managing DirectorS Varadarajan Appointed as BPCLs Chairman and Managing DirectorS Varadarajan Appointed as BPCLs Chairman and Managing DirectorS Varadarajan Appointed as BPCLs Chairman and Managing Director

S. Varadarajan, Director-Finance has been appointed on 1 October as chairman and

managing director (CMD) of Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL).He will replace R. K.

Singh when he superannuates on September 30. Mr. Varadarajan will be the Chairman and

Managing Director of BPCL till his superannuation at the end of September 2016.

Ranjan Mathai Appointed as new High Commissioner To UKRanjan Mathai Appointed as new High Commissioner To UKRanjan Mathai Appointed as new High Commissioner To UKRanjan Mathai Appointed as new High Commissioner To UK

Former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai on 1 October has been appointed as countrys

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.A 1974-batch IFS officer, Mathai, who retired

as Foreign Secretary on July 31 this year, will succeed Jaimini Bhagwati.Ranjan

Mathai joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1974 and has served in Indian embassies

in Vienna, Colombo, Washington, Tehran and Brussels.


Putin Nominated For 2014 Nobel Peace PrizePutin Nominated For 2014 Nobel Peace PrizePutin Nominated For 2014 Nobel Peace PrizePutin Nominated For 2014 Nobel Peace Prize

President Vladimir Putin on 2 October has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace

Prize by a Russian advocacy group for his key role in preventing a US missile strikeon Syria and initiatives to dismantle Damascus chemical weapons.The International

Academy of Spiritual Unity and Cooperation Among the Nations of the World has

nominated President Putin as a candidate for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

Australian Open Prize Money Increases By 1.7mAustralian Open Prize Money Increases By 1.7mAustralian Open Prize Money Increases By 1.7mAustralian Open Prize Money Increases By 1.7m

Tennis Australia has on 2 October announced ,the prize money for next years

Australian Open will be increased by 3million Australian dollars (1.7million).The

increase takes the total prize fund for the years first grand slam to 33million(19.1million) making it the third richest of the major tournaments after Wimbledon

and the US Open.

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Archaeologists have discovered an ancient city, that thrived between 3,300 and 2,900

years ago, hidden beneath a mound in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.Located in

a valley on the northern bank of the lower Zab River, the remains of the city, called

Idu, are now part of a mound created by human occupation called a tell, which rises

about 32 feet above the surrounding plain. The earliest remains date back to

Neolithic times, when farming first appeared in the Middle East, and a modern-dayvillage called Satu Qala now lies on top of the tell.The city thrived between 3,300

and 2,900 years ago.At the start of this period, the city was under the control of

the Assyrian Empire and was used to administer the surrounding territory.


Lalu Sentenced To Five Years In Jail For Fodder ScamLalu Sentenced To Five Years In Jail For Fodder ScamLalu Sentenced To Five Years In Jail For Fodder ScamLalu Sentenced To Five Years In Jail For Fodder Scam

Former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief , Lalu Prasad has been

sentenced to five years in prison in the fodder scam case, a verdict that makes himthe second parliamentarian to be disqualified under the recent Supreme Court ruling

and spells a serious setback to his party.The special CBI court judge PK Singh on 4

October pronounced the sentence, which included a fine of Rs 25 lakh and rendered the

Lalu Prasad ineligible for contesting elections for 11 years.The judgement came in

the first of the six Rs 950 crore fodder scam cases.The special CBI court of Pravas

Kumar Singh also jailed former chief minister Jagannath Mishra and JD-U leader

Jagdish Sharma for four years each. The CBI court gave its verdict against 37 of the

45 convicts in the fodder scandal, which related to the fraudulent withdrawal of

Rs.37.70 crore from the Chaibasa district treasury when Bihar was an undivided

state.The district became a part of Jharkhand after it was formed in 2000.

CCEA Approved Scheme To Reform State Higher Education SystemCCEA Approved Scheme To Reform State Higher Education SystemCCEA Approved Scheme To Reform State Higher Education SystemCCEA Approved Scheme To Reform State Higher Education System

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 3 October approved the Rashtriya

Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), a centrally-sponsored scheme (CSS) for reforming

the state higher education system.As per this, during the 12th Plan period, 80 new

universities would be created by converting autonomous colleges or colleges in a

cluster to State universities.


Afghanistan Qualified For 2015 Cricket World CupAfghanistan Qualified For 2015 Cricket World CupAfghanistan Qualified For 2015 Cricket World CupAfghanistan Qualified For 2015 Cricket World Cup



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Afghanistan on 4 October qualified for its maiden ICC World Cup after defeating Kenya

by seven wickets to finish second in the World Cricket League Championship in

Sharjah.The victory meant Afghanistan finished on 19 points five behind champion

Ireland, which qualified for ICCs flagship event to be jointly hosted by Australia

and New Zealand in 2015.

Indian Student Wins British Enterprise PrizeIndian Student Wins British Enterprise PrizeIndian Student Wins British Enterprise PrizeIndian Student Wins British Enterprise Prize

An Indian engineering student from the University of Nottingham fought off stiff

worldwide competition to be awarded the overall prize at a British government-backed

entrepreneurial contest.Ashutosh Pathak is working on developing a much cheaper, more

efficient pipe inspection and leakage detection system.


Rajaraman Chosen For Leo Szilard LectuRajaraman Chosen For Leo Szilard LectuRajaraman Chosen For Leo Szilard LectuRajaraman Chosen For Leo Szilard Lectureship Awardreship Awardreship Awardreship Award

The American Physical Society has chosen Dr. R. Rajaraman, an Emeritus Professor of

Physics from the School of Physical Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, for the

2014 Leo Szilard Lectureship Award.The Award was established to recognize

outstanding accomplishments by physicists for the benefit of society.

Pakistan Won UnderPakistan Won UnderPakistan Won UnderPakistan Won Under----19 Asian Rugby Championship 201319 Asian Rugby Championship 201319 Asian Rugby Championship 201319 Asian Rugby Championship 2013

Pakistan has won the Asian Under-19 Rugby Championship on 5 October in Lahore, after

defeated India in the final .At the end of the first half, both teams scores were

on par at 8- 8. However, in the second half, Pakistani team played more confidently

and aggressively and won five more points for them while Indians could get only three

more points.

S R Bansal is new Chairman of Corporation BankS R Bansal is new Chairman of Corporation BankS R Bansal is new Chairman of Corporation BankS R Bansal is new Chairman of Corporation Bank

S.R. Bansal took over as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Corporation

Bank.Before that, he was an Executive Director at Punjab National Bank. He started

his banking career as a direct officer recruit at Dena Bank in 1981 and went on to

hold the office of the Field General Manager (North India) covering eight States. He

was appointed as the Executive Director of Punjab National Bank in June 2012.



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Giant Channels Discovered Beneath AntaGiant Channels Discovered Beneath AntaGiant Channels Discovered Beneath AntaGiant Channels Discovered Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelfrctic Ice Shelfrctic Ice Shelfrctic Ice Shelf

Researchers from the University of Exeter, Newcastle University, the University ofBristol, the University of Edinburgh, the British Antarctic Survey and the University

of York announced that they discovered Giant 250-metre high channels, beneath a

floating ice shelf in Antarctica.The height of the ice shelf is around 250 metres and

the channels are almost as tall as the Eiffel tower and stretched hundreds of kilo

metres along the ice shelf.Giant 250-metre high channels of ice will help to predict

future of Antarctic ice.Researchers used satellite images and airborne radar

measurements to reveal the channels under the ice shelf.

India Wins Two Bronze In IJF Judo Grand PrixIndia Wins Two Bronze In IJF Judo Grand PrixIndia Wins Two Bronze In IJF Judo Grand PrixIndia Wins Two Bronze In IJF Judo Grand Prix

India won two bronze medals in the IJF Grand Prix Judo tournament which ended on 6

October in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Kapana Devi won the first bronze before H

Sunibala Devi added another in the under 78kg weight category in the event .


Two Americans and a German Won the 2013 Nobel Prize for MedicineTwo Americans and a German Won the 2013 Nobel Prize for MedicineTwo Americans and a German Won the 2013 Nobel Prize for MedicineTwo Americans and a German Won the 2013 Nobel Prize for Medicine

Two Americans, James Rothman and Randy Schekman, and Germanys Thomas Suedhof won

the 2013 Nobel Prize on 7 October .They were awarded for their groundbreaking work on

how the cell organises its transport system. James Rothman, Randy Schekman and Thomas

Suedhof work at the US universities.The three of them discovered the complex

transport system in the human body which makes the delivery of the life-saving

proteins and molecules at right place and right time. James Rothman, Randy Schekman

and Thomas Suedhof work at the Yale University, University of California and Stanford

University respectively.

IFC Launches $1 Billion Bond Program To Strengthen Indias Capital MarketsIFC Launches $1 Billion Bond Program To Strengthen Indias Capital MarketsIFC Launches $1 Billion Bond Program To Strengthen Indias Capital MarketsIFC Launches $1 Billion Bond Program To Strengthen Indias Capital Markets

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group on 7

October has launched a $1 billion offshore bond programthe largest of its kind in

the offshore rupee marketto strengthen Indias capital markets and attract greater

foreign investment in a time of renewed economic uncertainty across the world. Under



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the program, IFC will issue rupee-linked bonds and use the proceeds to finance

private sector investment in the country.


Britains Peter Higgs and Belgiums FrancoBritains Peter Higgs and Belgiums FrancoBritains Peter Higgs and Belgiums FrancoBritains Peter Higgs and Belgiums Francois Englert Won 2013 Physics Nobel Prizeis Englert Won 2013 Physics Nobel Prizeis Englert Won 2013 Physics Nobel Prizeis Englert Won 2013 Physics Nobel Prize

Britains Peter Higgs and Francois Englert of Belgium won the Nobel Prize for

physics on 8 October .They were awarded for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism

that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles.

Their contribution forms the cornerstone of modern particle physics.Higgs and

Francois Englert discovered a quantum field which is a distribution of energy,

throughout the universe. It is a field with special properties. When the field is

disturbed, waves travel through it. The dimmest possible wave is called a particle in

the field. They called this field as Higgs field. In the Higgs field particles are

called as Higgs Boson.

Election Commission Appoints 42 Awareness ObservElection Commission Appoints 42 Awareness ObservElection Commission Appoints 42 Awareness ObservElection Commission Appoints 42 Awareness Observersersersers

The Election Commission on 8 October appointed 42 awareness observers for assembly

polls to be conducted in five states- Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram

and Rajasthan. These awareness observers will oversee the management of electoral

process as well as help in increasing the voter turnout. In the meanwhile, the

awareness observers will also keep an eye on the paid news.

HRD Ministry To Launch 50 Free Educational Live DTH ChannelsHRD Ministry To Launch 50 Free Educational Live DTH ChannelsHRD Ministry To Launch 50 Free Educational Live DTH ChannelsHRD Ministry To Launch 50 Free Educational Live DTH Channels

The HRD Ministry on 8 October announced that it will launch 50 DTH educational

channels soon. All these channels will be different from the existing programmes on

air including Gyan Darshan as new one will be more interactive.All these channels

will air programmes which will be live and not pre recorded. The Ministry also

announced that the new initiatives will be one of the largest anywhere in the world

of its kind. Later, the number of these channels will increase to one thousand.


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The researchers from the Imperial College London and the Kings College London

revealed that a lot of aircraft noise can increase the risks of circulatory, heart

and stroke diseases. The study was conducted on 3.6 million residents near Heathrow

Airport. The study suggested that the risks of these people increase by 10-20 percent

with the highest levels of aircraft noise.In the Heathrow study, the risks were

around 10 to 20 percent higher in areas with highest levels of aircraft noisecompared with the areas with least noise.

Queen Elizabeth II Launched The Baton Relay For 2014 Commonwealth GamesQueen Elizabeth II Launched The Baton Relay For 2014 Commonwealth GamesQueen Elizabeth II Launched The Baton Relay For 2014 Commonwealth GamesQueen Elizabeth II Launched The Baton Relay For 2014 Commonwealth Games

The Queens Baton Relay heralding the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has

been launched at Buckingham Palace, London.The message written by Queen Elizabeth II,

the head of the Commonwealth is written in the baton which started its 248-day

journey around 70 nations and territories.This year Indian sportspersons will not get

a chance to hold the Queens Baton of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and run in relay on12-13 October 2013.The Queens Baton Relay is like the Olympic Torch Relay.It is

like the relay across the world before the beginning of the Commonwealth Games.


Indias Varun ArorIndias Varun ArorIndias Varun ArorIndias Varun Arora Won UN Award For Open Curriculum Web Platforma Won UN Award For Open Curriculum Web Platforma Won UN Award For Open Curriculum Web Platforma Won UN Award For Open Curriculum Web Platform

Varun Arora, a young innovator from India on 10 October selected for United Nations

10 Young Innovators Competition 2013.Varun Arora is among 10 people from around the

world selected for a prestigious United Nations award in recognition of their work as

entrepreneurs and use of technology to change the world.Varun Arora awarded for his

creation Open Curriculum, an online platform for local educational material for

standard, primary and secondary schooling.

Alice Munro Won Nobel Prize For LiteratureAlice Munro Won Nobel Prize For LiteratureAlice Munro Won Nobel Prize For LiteratureAlice Munro Won Nobel Prize For Literature

Canadian author Alice Munro has won the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature on 10

October.The Swedish Academy which selects Nobel literature winners described her asthe master of the contemporary short story.She won the Man International Booker Prize

in 2009 for a body of work.Alice Munro won the Giller Prize twice, for The Love of a

Good Woman in 1998 and Runaway in 2004.She won the Giller Prize twice, for The Love

of a Good Woman in 1998 and Runaway in 2004.



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OPCW wins 2013 Nobel Peace PrizeOPCW wins 2013 Nobel Peace PrizeOPCW wins 2013 Nobel Peace PrizeOPCW wins 2013 Nobel Peace Prize

The Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on 11October won the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2013 for its extensive efforts to

eliminate chemical weapons.The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

(OPCW) is an independent, international body set up in 1997 to implement the Chemical

Weapons Convention.The organisation is presently involved in destroying Syrias

stockpiles of chemical weapons the first time the OPCW has worked in a war zone.

India Post Launched International Money Transfer ServiceIndia Post Launched International Money Transfer ServiceIndia Post Launched International Money Transfer ServiceIndia Post Launched International Money Transfer Service---- Instant CashInstant CashInstant CashInstant Cash

India Post on 11 October signed an agreement with Wall Street Exchange for launch ofan International Electronic Money Transfer service through Instant Cash which is

owned by Emirates Post Group.The service was launched at a function organized by the

Department of Post, with Secretary of the Department P Gopinath receiving the first

payment from United Arab Emirates.The service will be made available at around 17,500

post offices across India by November. It will be provided through the International

Financial System (IFS) of Universal Postal Union.


Satyavrat Won Indian Style Wrestling Championship TitleSatyavrat Won Indian Style Wrestling Championship TitleSatyavrat Won Indian Style Wrestling Championship TitleSatyavrat Won Indian Style Wrestling Championship Title

Indian Wrestler Satyavrat won the 9th Roustam-E-International Indian Style wrestling

title at Vivekanand Sports Stadium, Katra after he defeated wrestler Mykhalio

Datsemko of Ukrain in the final bout on 12 October.Wrestler Satyavart was awarded

Silver Gurj, Patta and cash prize of one lakh rupees and the runner up got cash of

50000 rupees.

Sanam Singh and Vijayant Malik Won the ITF DoubSanam Singh and Vijayant Malik Won the ITF DoubSanam Singh and Vijayant Malik Won the ITF DoubSanam Singh and Vijayant Malik Won the ITF Doubles Titleles Titleles Titleles Title

The Indian tennis pair Sanam Singh and Vijayant Malik on 12 October won the doubles

title in the 15000 US dollars ITF Mens Futures Tennis Tournament at the Jake Hess

Tennis Stadium in Houston, USA.In the final match, they defeated fourth seeded pair

of Evan King (USA) and Costin Paval (Romania) in two sets .



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Election Commission of India Approved None of the Above Option in EVMs and BallotElection Commission of India Approved None of the Above Option in EVMs and BallotElection Commission of India Approved None of the Above Option in EVMs and BallotElection Commission of India Approved None of the Above Option in EVMs and Ballot

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The Election Commission of India ordered on 13 October the Chief Electoral Officers

of all States and Union territories to provide for None of the Above (NOTA) option in

electronic voting machines (EVMs) and ballot papers.The None of the Above option will

be provided at the bottom of the panel on the EVMs or as the last row in the ballot

paper after all the candidates have been listed with their respective symbols in the

same language used to list the candidates. Likewise, the contours of the NOTA panel

will be identical to that given to each candidate.

Many People Killed and Several Injured near a Temple in Madhya PradeshMany People Killed and Several Injured near a Temple in Madhya PradeshMany People Killed and Several Injured near a Temple in Madhya PradeshMany People Killed and Several Injured near a Temple in Madhya Pradesh

Approximately, 115 people were feared killed and over 100 injured in a stampede on 13

October near a temple at Ratangarh in Madhya Pradeshs Datia district.The stampede

was caused by rumours that a bridge they were crossing was about to collapse.The

unfortunate incident occurred when a large number of devotees arrived from Datia and

neighbouring Uttar Pradesh at the Durga temple at Ratangarh, about 60 kms from the

district headquarters.


Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen, Robert Shiller Wins 2013 Nobel Prize For EconomicsEugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen, Robert Shiller Wins 2013 Nobel Prize For EconomicsEugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen, Robert Shiller Wins 2013 Nobel Prize For EconomicsEugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen, Robert Shiller Wins 2013 Nobel Prize For Economics

Three American economists won the Nobel Prize in economics on 14 October for

groundbreaking research into asset prices that transformed the way economists and

investors evaluate financial markets and showed that it is possible to predict the

prices of stocks and bonds over long periods of time.Eugene Fama and Lars Peter

Hansen of the University of Chicago and Robert Shiller of Yale University were

awarded the top economics prize worth 8 million Swedish kronor ($1.25 million) for

their empirical analysis of asset prices.

Former Union Minister Mohan Dharia DiedFormer Union Minister Mohan Dharia DiedFormer Union Minister Mohan Dharia DiedFormer Union Minister Mohan Dharia Died

Former union minister and deputy chairman of Planning Commission Mohan Dharia died on

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environment protection.Mohan Dharia was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in

2005.During the Indira Gandhi government, he was the Minister of State. He strongly

opposed the Emergency, which fetched him the title of Young Turk.He served the nation

as a Union Minister and as the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission.

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Hillary Clinton Honored For Her Work On HIV/AIDSHillary Clinton Honored For Her Work On HIV/AIDSHillary Clinton Honored For Her Work On HIV/AIDSHillary Clinton Honored For Her Work On HIV/AIDS

Hilary Clinton was awarded the first founders award from the Elton John AIDS

Foundation in New York on 15 October for her work to help HIV/AIDS victims. Johns

foundation is celebrating its 21 year in USA. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was the

67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, serving under President

Barack Obama.The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is a nonprofit organization,

established by rock musician Sir Elton John in 1992 in the United States and 1993 in

the United Kingdom to support innovative HIV/AIDS prevention, education programs,direct care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS.It has raised over

200 million US dollars to support HIV/AIDS programs in fifty-five nations.Former

President Bill Clinton was given an award in 2009.

Union Government of India Decided to Bring All Post Offices Under Core Banking SystemUnion Government of India Decided to Bring All Post Offices Under Core Banking SystemUnion Government of India Decided to Bring All Post Offices Under Core Banking SystemUnion Government of India Decided to Bring All Post Offices Under Core Banking System

The Union Government of India on 15 October decided to bring all the post offices

across India under the core banking solution system to cover more people of rural

areas with AADHAAR seeded accounts. The Adviser to the Planning Commission, Nidhi

Khare explained that this will help the people to avail the benefits of various

schemes including old age pension and MGNREGA through direct benefits transfer.

Deputy Director General of UIDAI, Ashok Pal Singh, in context with the legality of

AADHAR card explained that AADHAAR card can be used as an identity as well as a

residential proof for opening bank accounts of any individual.


Anand Mahindra Elected as new Chairperson of PHFIAnand Mahindra Elected as new Chairperson of PHFIAnand Mahindra Elected as new Chairperson of PHFIAnand Mahindra Elected as new Chairperson of PHFI

Mahindra group Chairman and Managing Director Anand Mahindra on 16 October has been

elected as The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) Chairperson for a term of

three years.Mahindra succeeds NR Narayana Murthy, Infosys founder, Executive

Chairman, who has held the position since July 2011.



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Arunendra Kumar AppointedArunendra Kumar AppointedArunendra Kumar AppointedArunendra Kumar Appointed as new Chairman of Railway Boardas new Chairman of Railway Boardas new Chairman of Railway Boardas new Chairman of Railway Board

The Railways on 16 October appointed acting Chairman of the Railway Board Arunendra

Kumar as the head of the Board.Kumar, the Mechanical Member, was holding additionalcharge of Chairman, Railway Board (CRB) after the retirement of Vinay Mittal on June

30.

World Bank cuts Indias 2013World Bank cuts Indias 2013World Bank cuts Indias 2013World Bank cuts Indias 2013----14 GDP Forecast To 4.7%14 GDP Forecast To 4.7%14 GDP Forecast To 4.7%14 GDP Forecast To 4.7%

The World Bank on 16 October in its latest update scaled down Indias economic

growth rate projection to 4.7 per cent for 2013-14 from its earlier estimate of 5.7

per cent, saying growth this year will be hampered by weak numbers in the first

quarter.Most recently, its multi-lateral agency counterpart the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) pegged Indias economic expansion at 4.25 per cent for 2013-

14.If Indias economy indeed grows at the rate projected by IMF or the World Bank,

it would be the lowest economic expansion in 11 years. Before this, the economy grew

by lower rate of 4 per cent in 2002-03.


G.B. Pradhan Appointed as new CERC chiefG.B. Pradhan Appointed as new CERC chiefG.B. Pradhan Appointed as new CERC chiefG.B. Pradhan Appointed as new CERC chief

Gireesh B. Pradhan, former Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy , has

been appointed as the Chairperson of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

(CERC) on 17 October.Gireesh B. Pradhan , a Maharashtra Cadre IAS officer of the 1977

batch.He also served as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Power.

New Species of Dragon Tree Discovered in ThailandNew Species of Dragon Tree Discovered in ThailandNew Species of Dragon Tree Discovered in ThailandNew Species of Dragon Tree Discovered in Thailand

An international team of scientists in the month of October 2013 discovered a new

species of dragon tree (Dracaena Kaweesakii) in Thailand.The newly discovered dragon

tree species Dracaena kaweesakii is characterised by its extensive branching and

can reach 12 m in both height and crown diameter.It has soft sword-shaped leaves with

white edges and cream flowers with bright orange filaments, all highly distinctive

features.Dracaena kaweesakii is a relative of the Canary Island dragon tree Dracaena

draco.Dracaena kaweesakii is extracted from the wild for use in horticulture in

Thailand and is one of the more popular species due to its extensive branching. It is



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an ecologically important species found only on limestone hills and mountains that

are often associated with Buddhist temples in Thailand.


NASAs Kepler Spacecraft Discovered FirstNASAs Kepler Spacecraft Discovered FirstNASAs Kepler Spacecraft Discovered FirstNASAs Kepler Spacecraft Discovered First----Known Tilted Solar SystemKnown Tilted Solar SystemKnown Tilted Solar SystemKnown Tilted Solar System

NASAs Kepler spacecraft has on 18 October discovered a distant planetary system in

the Space.The newly discovered planetary system features two inner planets orbiting

at a severe tilt to their host star called Kepler-56.It is first known tilted star

system. That axis is tilted 45 degrees to the line of sight from Earth.The team of

Scientists studied regular changes in the brightness of the host star, Kepler-56,

which is an old red giant star with two planets in close orbits and a massive third

planet in a distant orbit.Kepler-56 is more than four times the radius of our Sun.

Its mass is also 30 per cent more than our Sun. It is about 3000 light years from

Earth.

Eminent Telugu Novelist Ravuri Bharadwaja DiedEminent Telugu Novelist Ravuri Bharadwaja DiedEminent Telugu Novelist Ravuri Bharadwaja DiedEminent Telugu Novelist Ravuri Bharadwaja Died

Eminent Telugu novelist, short story writer, poet critic and Jnanpith award winner

Ravuri Bharadwaja died in Hyderabad on 18 October 2013. He was 86.Ravuri Bharadwaja

won Gyanpeeth award for the year 2012 for his well known Telugu novel, Paakudu

Raallu, which reflected real life behind the silver screen of the film industry.He is

a poet, a playwright, a novelist of distinction and a popular science writer.He wrote

37 collections of short stories, seventeen novels, four play-lets, and five radio

plays. He also contributed profusely to childrens literature.Earlier he has been

awarded with awards like Sahitya Akademi Award, Soviet Land Nehru Award, Balsahitya

Parishad Award, and Telugu Akademi Award.


Lata Mangeshkar Received First National Yash Chopra Memorial AwardLata Mangeshkar Received First National Yash Chopra Memorial AwardLata Mangeshkar Received First National Yash Chopra Memorial AwardLata Mangeshkar Received First National Yash Chopra Memorial Award

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has been honoured with the First Yash ChopraMemorial Award.The Award carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs (One million) and a

citation was presented by the Union Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting

Manish Tewari at a star studded function in Mumbai on 19 October.The award is a

tribute to the legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra on the eve of his first death

anniversary.Yash Chopra the memorial award will be given annually to people in

recognition of their outstanding contribution in the field of art and culture.The



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Yash Chopra Memorial Award has been instituted by the TSR Foundation of T. Subbarami

Reddy.Lata Mangeshkar was conferred several national and international honours,

including Bharat Ratna, Indias highest civilian award, three national film awards

and the One Time Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008 to commemorate the 60th

anniversary of Indias Independence.

Multi Commodity Exchange CEO Shreekant Javalgekar ResignedMulti Commodity Exchange CEO Shreekant Javalgekar ResignedMulti Commodity Exchange CEO Shreekant Javalgekar ResignedMulti Commodity Exchange CEO Shreekant Javalgekar Resigned

Shreekant Javalgekar resigned as the Managing Director and CEO of Multi Commodity

Exchange (MCX) on 19 October .Multi Commodity Exchange is the only commodity exchange

in India which is listed on a stock exchange. Multi Commodity Exchange was promoted

by Jignesh Shah-led Financial Technologies India Ltd (FTIL), which also promoted the

now-defunct National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL). Jignesh Shah Managing Director and CEO

of the Financial Technologies India Ltd also resigned from the board on 9 October

2013.Joseph Massey Managing Director and CEO of the MCX-SX also resigned from theboard on 9 October 2013.


Scientists Developed First Complete Bionic ManScientists Developed First Complete Bionic ManScientists Developed First Complete Bionic ManScientists Developed First Complete Bionic Man

Scientists have developed the worlds first robot human (Bionic man) made entirely

of prosthetic parts and he can walk, talk and even has a beating heart.The robot,

which cost almost USD 1 million to build, was assembled from prosthetic body parts

and artificial organs donated by laboratories around the world.The bionic man also

has a nearly complete set of artificial organs including an artificial heart, blood,

lungs (and windpipe), pancreas, spleen, kidney and functional circulatory system.He

also sports a cochlear implant, speech recognition and speech production systems.He

lacks a few major organs including liver, stomach and intestines, which are too

complex to replicate in a lab. His brain can mimic certain functions of the human

brain and he has a retinal prosthesis.Roboticists Rich Walker and Matthew Godden of

Shadow Robot Co in England developed the bionic man.The robot was modeled in some

physical aspects after Bertolt Meyer, a social psychologist at the University of

Zurich in Switzerland, who wears one of the worlds most advanced bionic hands.

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Indias ace Squash player Dipika Pallikal won the Macau Open title on 20 October at

Macau, China.She defeated One Rachel Grinham of Australia in the final.This was

Dipika Pallikals seventh Womens Squash Association title.


Kerala To Set Up Committee To Respond To Centre on Western Ghats ReportKerala To Set Up Committee To Respond To Centre on Western Ghats ReportKerala To Set Up Committee To Respond To Centre on Western Ghats ReportKerala To Set Up Committee To Respond To Centre on Western Ghats Report

The Kerala Government on 21 October decided to form an expert committee to prepare

the States response on the recommendations of the Madhav Gadgil and Kasturi Rangan

panels on protecting biodiversity in the Western Ghats. Western Ghats are spread over

six states, including Kerala.Union Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) on 18

October 2013 approved a proposal for Western Ghats development prepared by K

Kasturirangan-led panel. The Union Forest and Environment Ministry (MoEF) had also

sought the States response on the matter.

Justice Mohapatra Sworn in as Judge of Manipur High CourtJustice Mohapatra Sworn in as Judge of Manipur High CourtJustice Mohapatra Sworn in as Judge of Manipur High CourtJustice Mohapatra Sworn in as Judge of Manipur High Court

Justice Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra , a former judge of the Allahabad High Court, was on 21

October sworn-in as a judge of Manipur High Court.The post of chief justice of High

Court of Manipur remained vacant after the first chief justice Abhay M Sapre was

transferred as chief justice of the Gauhati High Court.North eastern states, Tripura,

Meghalaya and Manipur on 23 March 2013 got their own High Courts. Justice Abhay

Manohar Sapre, Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court took is the first Chief Justice of

Manipur High Court.With the opening of the three high Courts in the North Eastern

states of India, the total number of high Courts in India has gone up to 24 from

previous 21.


Gold Leaf Trees Discovered In The Australian Outback Gold Leaf Trees Discovered In The Australian Outback Gold Leaf Trees Discovered In The Australian Outback Gold Leaf Trees Discovered In The Australian Outback

Scientists from Australias Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research

Organisation (CSIRO) have discovered that eucalyptus trees in the Australian outbackare drawing up gold particles from deep underground through their root system and

depositing the precious metal in their leaves and branches. Rather than being a new

source of gold leaf, the discovery could provide a cheaper, more environmentally

friendly way to uncover valuable gold ore deposits.Certain trees on which the

research was done, brought the gold from a depth of 30 metres, which is equal to the

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Australia, which, in late 1800s was a primary site of the major gold rush. In order

to analyse the extremely small particles at the high resolution, the scientists made

use of CSIROs Maia detector at Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne for X-ray

imaging. The scientists found out that gold particles with the diameter one-fifth of

a human hair were present in the trees.The same method can also used for finding out

other metals like copper and zinc. The researchers also explored the gold in leavesof other trees like Acacia Mulga.The latest discoveries of gold fell by 45 percent in

past 10 years. In the year 2011, the US Geological Survey revealed that there was

around 51000 tonnes of gold remaining in reserve of the world.

Singer Noel Harrison DiedSinger Noel Harrison DiedSinger Noel Harrison DiedSinger Noel Harrison Died

Singer Noel Harrison, known to millions for The Windmills Of Your Mind, has died on

22 October.Noel John Christopher Harrison was an English singer, actor, and Olympic

skier.He was the son of British actor Sir Rex Harrison.The Windmills Of Your Mind wonan Oscar for best song.Harrison was born in London on 29 January 1934.Noel Harrison

spent most of his life in America, as an actor and performer. However he moved back

to the UK in the last decade to live in South Devon.He starred in the TV series The

Girl from UNCLE and had chart hits with A Young Girl and Suzanne, by Leonard Cohen

while he was living in US.


Maharashtra Cabinet Decided To Implement New Mining RulesMaharashtra Cabinet Decided To Implement New Mining RulesMaharashtra Cabinet Decided To Implement New Mining RulesMaharashtra Cabinet Decided To Implement New Mining Rules

The Maharashtra cabinet has decided to implement new mining rules on 23 October,

which is aimed atensuring planned and scientific exploitation of the states mineral

wealth.New mining norms according to the Maharashtra Minor Minerals (Development and

Regulation) Rules 2013, would ensure checks in the mining of minor minerals such as

sand, stones, gravel and clay, which are used in construction and other sectors.

British Sculptor Sir Anthony Caro DiedBritish Sculptor Sir Anthony Caro DiedBritish Sculptor Sir Anthony Caro DiedBritish Sculptor Sir Anthony Caro Died

The British sculptor Sir Anthony Caro, considered one of the finest artists of his

generation, has died on 23 October. He was 89 years old.Sir Anthony Caro was born on

8 March 1924 at New Malden, England.He won various prizes, which also included

2008s Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture for his piece Promenade.Sir Anthony Caro

played a crucial role in development of 20th Century sculpture.In the year 1997, he

was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sculpture.In May 2000, he was given



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the Order of Merit which recognises great achievement in the fields of the arts,

learning, literature and science.On 9 March 2004, he was elected as the Senior Member

of the Royal Academy.

Shah Rukh Khan Appointed South Korean AmbassadorShah Rukh Khan Appointed South Korean AmbassadorShah Rukh Khan Appointed South Korean AmbassadorShah Rukh Khan Appointed South Korean Ambassador

Bollywood actor , Shah Rukh Khan was appointed goodwill ambassador for South Korea on

23 October.He was appointed as the public diplomat as well as an ambassador of

Indias soft power.The actor officially accepted the title and plans on visiting the

nation before January of 2014.


Mukesh Ambani Tops Huruns Richest Indians ListMukesh Ambani Tops Huruns Richest Indians ListMukesh Ambani Tops Huruns Richest Indians ListMukesh Ambani Tops Huruns Richest Indians List

On 24 October According to the China-based Hurun India Rich List ,Reliance Industries

Chairman Mukesh Ambani is Indias richest man with personal assets of $18.9

billion.Mukesh Ambani retained the top position for the second year even after a

wealth decrease of 2 per cent.Mukesh Ambani is followed by London-based steel baron L

N Mittal with assets of USD 15.9 billion. Mittals wealth declined 6 per cent from

last year.Sun Pharmaceuticals founder Dilip Shanghvi broke into the top three for

the first time with a 66 per cent surge in his wealth.Anil Ambani of Anil Dhirubhai

Ambani Group occupies the 11th position with a personal fortune of USD 7.1

billion.Bollywood Actor Shah Rukh Khan was ranked 114th and has personal assets of

USD 400 million.

Legendary Indian Playback Singer Manna Dey DiedLegendary Indian Playback Singer Manna Dey DiedLegendary Indian Playback Singer Manna Dey DiedLegendary Indian Playback Singer Manna Dey Died

Legendary Indian singer Manna Dey, whose original name was Prabodh Chandra Dey, has

died on 24 October in Bangalore.He debuted in the film Tamanna in 1942, and went on

to record more than 4000 songs from 1942 to 2013. The Government of India honoured

him with the Padma Shri in 1971, the Padma Bhushan in 2005 and the Dadasaheb Phalke

Award in 2007.Dey sang mainly in Hindi and Bengali; he also recorded songs in severalother Indian languages. His peak period in Hindi playback singing is from 1953-1976.


India Ranks 101 on GlobalIndia Ranks 101 on GlobalIndia Ranks 101 on GlobalIndia Ranks 101 on Global Gender Gap IndexGender Gap IndexGender Gap IndexGender Gap Index



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Indicating a poor state of affairs on gender parity front, India was on 25 October

ranked at a low 101st position on a global Gender Gap Index despite an improvement by

four places since last year.The index, compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum

(WEF), has ranked 136 countries on how well resources and opportunities are divided

between men and women in four broad areas of economy, education, politics, education

and health.While India has moved up four positions from its 105th position in 2012,it still remains lowest-ranked among the five BRICS nations.Top-four positions on the

global have been retained by Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden.Philippines has

moved up to 5th place, while Ireland has slipped one position to sixth rank. They are

followed by New Zealand, Denmark, Switzerland and Nicaragua in the top ten.The worst

performing countries are Yemen (136), Pakisthan (135) and Chad (134).The Global

Gender Gap Report, introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, provides a

framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities around

the world.

French Award For Anjali GopalanFrench Award For Anjali GopalanFrench Award For Anjali GopalanFrench Award For Anjali Gopalan

France on 25 October awarded its highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion

dHonneur to Anjali Gopalan for her work on transgenders and HIV positive

patients.She was awarded at a function, by Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, the French Cabinet

Minister for Womens Right.Anjali Gopalan is an Indian Human Rights and Animals

Rights Activist.She started the Naz Foundation (India) Trust as its executive

director, which further changed the lives of the HIV Positive, transgenders and

homosexuals .


Chinese Scientists Developed Bird Flu VaccineChinese Scientists Developed Bird Flu VaccineChinese Scientists Developed Bird Flu VaccineChinese Scientists Developed Bird Flu Vaccine

The scientists from China has developed vaccine for H7N9 Bird Flu Virus on 26th

October .The vaccine was jointly developed by the School of Medicine of the Zhejiang

University, Hong Kong University, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,

National Institute for Food and Drug Control, and the Chinese Academy of Medical

Sciences.China reported the worlds first human case for H7N9 bird flu infection in

March 2013. As of now, a total of 136 people were confirmed to have been infectedwith the virus. Of the infected, 45 died, representing a fatality rate of about 33

per cent.Avian influenza A H7 viruses are a group of influenza viruses that normally

circulate among birds. The avian influenza A (H7N9) virus is one subgroup among the

larger group of H7 viruses. Although some H7 viruses (H7N2, H7N3 and H7N7) have

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Himachal Pradesh Became Second State After Haryana To Introduce NVQFHimachal Pradesh Became Second State After Haryana To Introduce NVQFHimachal Pradesh Became Second State After Haryana To Introduce NVQFHimachal Pradesh Became Second State After Haryana To Introduce NVQF

Himachal Pradesh has on 26 October became the second state after Haryana to introduce

Union National Vocational Qualitative Framework (NVQF) Scheme.The scheme wasimplemented by the All India Technical Education Council and the National Skill

Development Council and the National Skill Development Council.As per the scheme, 70

skill development councils will be established and each council will be given

specific trades. The scheme was being implemented for students of Class IX to Class

XI and every student has to clear four levels to get the certificate.


Astronomers Discovered Seven Planet SystemAstronomers Discovered Seven Planet SystemAstronomers Discovered Seven Planet SystemAstronomers Discovered Seven Planet System

Astronomers, in the month of October 2013, revealed that they identified one of the

richest planetary systems.The astronomers discovered the seventh planet around the

dwarf star KIC 11442793. The discovery was done by two different teams of researchers

from the University of Oxford and team of astronomers from several European

countries.The newly discovered planetary system has a lot of similarities like our

own system. However, all the seven planets orbit closer to the host star which is

situated around 2500 light years from the Earth.Chris Lintott, from the University of

Oxford, co-author on the Planet Hunters paper explained that this was the first

seven-planet system from Kepler, by making use of the transiting search. The research

done by the team of Chris Lintott was submitted to the Astronomical Journal for peer

review. Another research conducted by the astronomers from several European countries

submitted their paper to the Astrophysical Journal.Apart from this, there is another

star, HD 10180, which is claimed to have either seven or even nine planetary signals.

Yet another sun called GJ 887C might have seven planets.

Sebastian Vettel Won The F1 Indian Grand Prix 2013Sebastian Vettel Won The F1 Indian Grand Prix 2013Sebastian Vettel Won The F1 Indian Grand Prix 2013Sebastian Vettel Won The F1 Indian Grand Prix 2013

Sebastian Vettel, the Red Bull driver won 2013 Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix at Buddha

International Circuit in Greater Noida.This is the third continuous victory of Vettelin the Indian Grand Prix. This is the tenth victory of the season of Vettle and

thirty sixth victory of his career. He won the race almost 30 seconds ahead of NIco

Rosberg of Mercedes. Romain Grosjean of Lotus was placed at third position.


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