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CURRENT AFFAIRS CAPSULE FOR IBPS CLERK III

Appointments

Abdul Hamid was sworn in as Bangladesh President to replace Zillur Rahman

J&K Finance Minister A.R. Rather appointed New Chairman of GST Panel

Bhim Sain Bassi appointed as the next Commissioner of Delhi Police

AK Singh sworn in as the new Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

KK Paul took over as the New Governor of Meghalaya

Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil appointed new Governor of Sikkim

.Former Telecom Secretary R. Chandrasekhar appointed President of Nasscom

Sunil Soni appointed Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards

Najeeb Jung appointed as new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

Anil Chait Took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to CISC

Anil Goswami Took Over as the Union Home Secretary

Bimal Julka appointed as Secretary of Information & Broadcasting Ministry

Darren Lehmann appointed Coach of Australian Cricket Team

.VK Duggal appointed as Nodal Officer for Relief and Rescue operations in Uttrakhand

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

Susan Elizabeth Rice Appointed as the National Security Adviser to Obama

Nawaz Sharif sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan


Ayaz Sadiq Elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan

Rami Hamdallah Appointed as the New Prime Minister of Palestine

Infosys appointed Narayan Murthy as Executive Chairman of the Board

Avinash Chander appointed as the New chief of Defence Research Development Organiastion(DRDO)

Kushal Singh Appointed as the Chairperson of NCPCR

Shashi Kant Sharma Appointed as the New Comptroller & Auditor General of India

Laxman Singh Rathore Elected as the Member of Executive Council of WMO

.Nirbhay Sharma appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh

Siddaramaiah sworn-in as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka

Brazil's Roberto Azevedo appointed Head of World Trade Organization

Staffan de Mistura appointed as Italian Special Envoy to India in Marines Case

Subhash Kumar appointed as the New Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand

Dr. Christopher Briggs appointed as the Secretary General of Ramsar Convention

Prasanna Kumar Mohanty appointed as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Government

Ramlubhya Appointed as Rajasthan State Election Commissioner

Justice Vangala Eswaraiah Appointed as The Chairperson of NCBC

Justice Darmar Murugesan Appointed as NHRC Member

Jawaid Akhtar Elected Chairperson of International Coffee Council

Nancy Gibbs Appointed as Managing Editor of Time Magazine


.Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant Appointed New Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court

NSEL Appointed Saji Cherian as New CEO and MD

P. Sudhakar Appointed as the CMD of Electronics Corporation of India Limited

Poonam Khetrapal Singh Elected Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia Region

Ashok Vemuri appointed as the President and CEO of iGate Corporation

Harish Lakshman Elected New President of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association

Deepak Sandhu Became the First Woman Chief Information Commissioner

.Rakesh Sood appointed as Prime Ministers Special Envoy

.Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana Appointed New Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court

Justice K.N.Basha Appointed as Chairman of the Intellectual Property Appellate Tribunal

Ashwani Kumar Appointed as Prime Ministers Special Envoy to Japan

Nishi Vasudeva Selected As the First Woman to Head the Oil Company, HPCL

Ratan Thiyam Appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society

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Ali Akbar Salehi appointed Head of Atomic Energy Organisation in Iran

Dilip Trivedi appointed Director General of the CRPF

D.Bala Venkatesh Varma appointed Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament


Vinay Mittal appointed as Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) member

Rakesh Sethi took Charge as Executive Director of Union Bank of India

Raghuram Govind Rajan Appointed as the 23rd Governor of RBI

Arundhati Bhattacharya appointed Managing Director of SBI

Rajeev Rishi took over as the CMD of Central Bank of India

Bhim Sain Bassi Took Charge as the 20th Delhi Police Commissioner

Mamnoon Hussain defeated Wajihuddin Ahmed to be the President of Pakistan

Suresh Chandra Mohanty Elected as the New President of ICAI

Arvind Sharma Re-Elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India

Usha Ananthasubramanian appointed as CMD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank .

R. Banumathi Appointed Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court

Ratan Watal appointed as the new Expenditure Secretary

.Parvinder Sohi Behuria appointed new Secretary General of NHRC .

Imomali Rakhmon Reelected as the President of Tajikistan

.G. K. Pillai appointed as the Chairman of MCX-SX

Bharat Suresh Joshi Appointed as British Deputy High Commissioner in Chennai

Subhas Goswami Appointed as the Director General of ITBP

P.S. Raghavan appointed as the next Russian Ambassador

Government of India Decided to Appoint Arup Raha as Chief of the Indian Air Force

Tarun Chatarjee appointed Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission
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Laxmikanta Mahapatra appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Court

Rajendra Kashyap Appointed As the Financial Commissioner (Railways)

Union Government Appointed G B Pradhan as the Chairperson of the CERC

Sigrid Kaag Appointed as the Head of Joint OPCW-UN Mission in Syria

President approved appointment of Seven Judges to Madras High Court

.Government of Pakistan Decided To Appoint Syed Ibne Abbas as Envoy to India

Janet Yellen Nominated as Head of US Federal Reserve Board

Arundhati Bhattacharya Took Charge as the First Woman Chairperson of SBI

S.Varadarajan took over as the CMD of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

Ranjan Mathai Appointed as India's High Commissioner to United Kingdom .

Ranjib Biswal Appointed as Indian Premier League Chairman

Ruchira Kamboj appointed the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO

Ravindra Kumar Elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS)

Sri Srinivasan was sworn in as Judge of US Court

Sanjay Govind Dhande Appointed as UGC Member

KC Ponnappa Took Over the Office as Chairman of Nilgiri Planters Association

Association of Mutual Funds in India Appointed Sundeep Sikka as Its Chairman


Randall Oliphant Appointed as The Chairman of The World Gold Council

BN Talukdar appointed Director General of DGH

PERSON DIED

Rituparno Ghosh, National Award Winning Filmmaker died at the age of 49

Bill Pertwee, the Warden Hodges of Dad's Army died at 86

Baleshwar Aggarwal, the veteran journalist passed away at 91

Tamil Playback Singer TM Soundararajan died in Chennai

.Nigerian Author Chinua Achebe died following a Brief Illness

Ray Manzarek, One of the Founders of the Doors Died at 74

Former International Sprinter Anand Shetty Passed Away

Eddie Braben, the British Comedy Writer and Performer Died at 82

.Australian Actress Penne Hackforth-Jones died at 64

Uttanur Rajamma, the Bandaya Writer Died

Islamic scholar Asghar Ali Engineer died at Santa Cruz, Mumbai

Harvansh Singh, Deputy Speaker of MP Assembly died due to Cardiac Arrest

Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar, Dhrupad Vocalist Passed Away at 80

.Bryan Forbes, Veteran Film Director Passed Away At 86

Hindi Story Writer and Playwright Surendra Tiwari Died

Sanaullah Ranjay, the Pakistani Prisoner died at PGI Chandigarh .

Profulla Borua, the Veteran Indian Journalist Passed Away in Guwahati

Ray Harryhausen, the Master of Visual Effects Died at 92

Former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti died at 94
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Zulfiqar Ali prosecutor in 26/11 Mumbai Attacks and Benazir Assassination Killed

ATP Chairman Brad Drewett died at the age of 54

Sarabjit Singh Died in Lahore's Jinnah Hospital in Pakistan

Father Ian Weathrall, the Last British Member of the Church Of Delhi Brotherhood Died

Deanna Durbin, Hollywood Actress Died at 91 Years

Venkateswaran Dakshinamoorthy, the Veteran Music Director died at 94

.Hemendra Prasad Barooah, the Noted Assam Tea Planter Passed Away at 87

SN Hanumantha Rao, the Former Indian Test Umpire Passed Away at 83

Jagdish Raj, the Most Type-Cast Actor of Bollywood Died at 85

Ilya Segalovich, the Co-Founder of Yandex Died at the Age of 48 Years

Obaid Siddiqi died in Bangalore following a Road Accident

Arun Nehru, the Former Union Minister and Close Aide of Rajiv Gandhi, Died at 69

IMO Secretary-General Emeritus and Padma Vibhushan Awardee, C.P. Srivastava died in Italy

Manjula Vijayakumar, the South Indian Actress died at the Age of 59

L Brojeshori Devi, the Olympian Judo Player Passed Away at 32

Former Union Minister Khurshed Alam Khan died

Prof. Oommen Mathew, Former MLA form Kuttanad, Kerala died

Veteran Tamil Film lyricist Vaali Died at the Age of 82

Samar Mukherjee, the CPI-M Veteran Leader Passed Away at 100

Barun De, the Renowned Historian and Academician Passed Away at 80


N Rangabashyam,the Padma Bhushan award recipient Gastroenterologist died

Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi died in Milan

Amar Gopal Bose, the Founder of Bose Corporation Passed Away at 83

Veteran actor Pran died due to prolonged Illness

.Dr. H.A.B. Parpia, the renowned Food Scientist died

Padma Shree Awardee Madhubani Painting artist Mahasundari Devi died at the Age of 92 .

Douglas Engelbart, Father of the Mouse died at the Age of 88

Veteran CPI leader Satya Pal Dang passed away

Tamil Actor-director Manivannan passed away .

Bahukutumbi Raman, One of the Founders of RAW, Died at 77

Former Union Minister and Leader of Congress VC Shukla passed away

Carnatic Vocalist Ranjani Hebber Guruprasad Passed Away

Scottish fiction writer Iain Banks died at the Age of 59

Esther Williams, the Competitive Swimmer and Movie Actress Died at 91 .

Jiah Khan, the 25-Year Old Bollywood Actress Died

A.K.Kutty, Indian Athletics Coach Died at 75

Alvaro Mutis Jaramillo, Colombian Writer Died at 90

Freedom Fighter Ranjit Singh Died at 97

Mohan Singh, the Veteran Samajwadi Party Politician Died at 68

Ken Norton, the Former Heavyweight Champion Died at 70

.Hiroshi Yamauchi, the Third President of Nintendo, Died

Former BCCI Secratary Jaywant Lele Passed Away

.Eiji Toyoda, Key Figure in Toyota's Rise, Died


World's Oldest Man Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez died at the Age of 112

Ray Dolby, the pioneer of Noise Reduction in Audio Recordings died .

Sunila Abeysekera, the Sri Lankan Activist, Died in Columbo at 61

Rochus Misch, the last Bodyguard of Adolf Hitler died

Ronald H. Coase, Nobel Prize Winner and Known Economist, Died At 102

Tommy Morrison, the former Heavy Weight Champion died

David Frost,British Broadcaster and Writer Died at 74

Nobel Literature Laureate Seamus Heaney died

Anatoly Onoprienko, the Serial Killer of Ukrain died

Former Indian Athlete Henry Rebello Died

Julie Harris, the US actress known for record Tony Award wins, passed away at 87 .

Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi, the Eminent Indian Classical Singer Passed Away

Telugu Novelist and Winner of Sahitya Akademi, Malathi Chandur died

.Dezso Gyarmati, the Water Polo legend from Hungary died

Dr. Sheikh Jalal-ud-din, the Cardiologist shot by Militants died

Marich Man Singh Shrestha, the former Prime Minister of Nepal, died .

Former Cricketer Kalyan Mitter Died

Desh Prem Azad, the Former Coach of Cricketer Kapil Dev, Died at 75

Renowned Naturalist and Ornithologist Zafar Futehally passed away .

Renowned Kamaicha player Sakar Khan passed away
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Jasjit Singh, Air Commodore (Retd.) And Indias Best Military Analyst, Died at 79

Abraham Samuel, Popularly Called the Cigarette Snatcher, Passed Away at 53

Ram Kripalu Tripathi, Popularly Known as Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj, Died

Veteran Journalist R.K. Mukker Passed Away at 88

.Tarla Dalal, the Celebrity Cook of India, Passed Away at 77

.Ishwar Das Rohani, the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly, died

Assamese Music Director Sher Choudhury Passed away

.Legendary Pakistani Folk Singer Reshma Passed Away in Lahore

Nitish Sengupta, the former Member of Parliament Died

Lou Reed, the Renowned Rocker and Solo Performer, Passed Away at 71

Rajendra Yadav, the Noted Hindi Writer Passed Away at 84

Vijay Soni a noted Painter and theatre personality dead

R N Mahadevan, the former AIR director died at 84

British Sculptor Sir Anthony Caro Passed Away at 89

.Lawrence R Klein, Nobel Prize Winning Economist Died

Singer Noel Harrison died, Aged 79

Jovanka Broz, widow of Josip Broz Tito, died at 88

Renowned Musician Madhuri Chattopadhyay Died

Noted Malayalam Music Composer K. Raghavan Passed away

.Eminent Telugu Writer and Gyanpeeth Awardee, Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja Passed away

.Sarojini Varadappan, the Renowned Social Worker Died at 92

Noted Marathi Playwright G.P. Deshpande Passed away

Oscar Hijuelos, the Cuban-American Writer, Died at 62


TD Rangaramanujan, the Former Table Tennis Federation of India President Died at 96

Mohan Dharia, the Former Union Minister and an Environmentalist, Died At 88

Well-known Telugu Film Actor Srihari Died

Wilfried Martens, Nine-Time Prime Minister of Belgium Died At 77

Ovadia Yosef, the Former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Died At 93

General Vo Nguyen Giap, the Legendary Vietnamese Military Commander Died at 102

Polly Anthony, the Former Epic Records President Died At 59

Tom Clancy, the US Thriller Author, Died At 66 in Baltimore

Abraham Nemeth, the Creator of the Nemeth Code Passed Away at 94

INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES

Ancient Mummies Discovered from the Excavation Site in Lima Suburb

Scientists discovered the Single Largest Volcano beneath the Pacific Ocean

3000 Years Old Stone Shields Excavated by Archeologists from Xinjiang

Urdu Ghazals written by Veer Savarkar during his Jail Term in Andaman found

Archeologists in Israel uncovered King David's Palace of Kingdom of Judea

Scientists discovered New Treatment for Schizophrenic Patients

Scientists Discovered a New Species of Burying Beetle from the Solomon Islands

Gold Coins Dating Back to the Gupta Period Unearthed in West Bengal


Fossilised Skeleton of Flying Dinosaur that Resembled Chicken, Discovered in China

Lost Apollo 11 Moon Dust Discovered After 40 Years in California Lab

Scientists discovered that Vitamin C kills Tuberculosis (TB)

Researchers Discovered a New Species of Dinosaur; the Oldest in North America

.New Sex Superbug can be more deadly than AIDS

IMPORTANT DAYS

Anti-Tobacco Day Observed across the World

World Hunger Day was observed on 28 May 2013

International Day for Biological Diversity observed on 22 May

.2014 Declared As the Friendship Year to Promote Understanding between India and China

.World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, 21 May

.Anti Terrorism Day Observed Across India on Death Anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi

.World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Celebrated World Wide

National Technology Day was Observed on 11 May 2013

Union Cabinet of India declared Year 2013 as Water Conservation Year 2013

World Asthma Day 2013 observed with theme, You Can Control Your Asthma

World Press Freedom Day Celebrated Across the World with Safe to Speak Theme

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer observed on 16 September

.International Literacy Day was celebrated Across the Globe


Teachers Day Celebrated across India on the Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances Observed Across the World

National Sports Day Observed on 29 August

.Earth Overshoot Day observed on 20 August 2013

.World Photography Day Celebrated Across the Globe to Unite the Photographers

.International Youth Day- 12 August

.13 August Designated as the International Lefthanders Day by the Left-Handers Club

.International Day of the World's Indigenous People observed on 9 August

.Dadra and Nagar Haveli Celebrated Its 60th Liberation Day

.World Breastfeeding Week observed to Encourage Breastfeeding

.World Hepatitis Day 2013 observed with theme This is Hepatitis, Know it, confront it

Pi Approximation Day Celebrated on 22 July Worldwide

Nelson Mandela International Day observed on 18 July

Malala Day observed across the World on 12 July

.World Population Day observed across the World on 11 July

Statistics Day Celebrated Across India with Labour and Employment Statistics Theme

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Observed

United Nations Public Service Day Celebrated Across the World on 23 June

International Olympic Day Celebrated Across the World on 23 June 2013

World Music Day observed on 21 June
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World Refugee Day observed across the World on 20 June

World Day to Combat Desertification Observed Across the World

.World Elder Abuse Awareness Day celebrated on 15 June 2013

.World Blood Donor Day observed on 14 June

World Day against Child Labour celebrated on 12 June 2013

World Oceans Day observed with theme Together, we have the Power to Protect the Oceans

World Environment Day was observed on 5 June 2013

.Hindi Journalism Day Celebrated In India to Mark 187 Years of Hindi Journalism

International Day for Tolerance observed on 16 November

Children's Day Observed Across India on 14 November

.World Diabetes Day observed on 14 November

.Public Service Broadcasting Day observed in India on 12 November

World Pneumonia Day observed on 12 November

World Science Day for Peace and Development observed on 10 November

National Education Day of India Observed Across the Country on 11 November

United Nations Day Observed Across the World on 24 October

Police Commemoration Day Observed on 21 October to Memorise Police Martyrs

.Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day observed on 21 October

.World Osteoporosis Day was Celebrated

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed on 17 October

.World Food Day Observed Every Year on 16 October
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World Standards Day celebrated by SCS Global Services

International Day of Rural women observed on 15 October

World Arthritis Day Observed on 12 October

International Day of the Girl Child observed on 11 October

.World Mental Health Day Observed on 10 October

The Indian Air Force Day Celebrated Across India on 8 October

.World Habitat Day Observed Across the World on 7 October 2013

The Ninth Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority Observed at New Delhi

.The International Day of Non-Violence observed on 2 October

The National Voluntary Blood Donation Day observed on 1 October

International Day of Older Persons Observed on 1 October

Every Year on 29 September Celebrated as The World Heart Day

World Rabies Day Observed on 28 September

World Tourism Day observed on 27 September

83rd National Day of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Celebrated

.International Day of Peace Observed on 21 September

Hindi Diwas Observed Across India on 14 September

Art | Culture

19th Kolkata International Film Festival Inaugurated by Legendary Actor Amitabh Bachchan

Ministry for I & B Instituted New Centenary Award to Honour Contribution to Indian Cinema

.UTV Motion Pictures Announced to Distribute Five Malayalam Films

.National Museum Institute Launched Project on Heritage Documentation


Europalia-India Cultural Festival was Jointly Inaugurated

ASI and Google Signed Agreement for Launching 100 Heritage Sites Online

.Khadi and Village Industry Commission Announced Introduction of Exclusive Khadi Mark

.Delhis Humayuns Tomb Unveiled after Years of Restoration Work

Thirteen Indian Films Chosen to be Showcased at Busan International Film Festival

Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the Release of Grand Masti

Union Minister for Culture Inaugurated Exhibition on Indian Embroideries

Handwoven Pashmina Shawls of Kashmir Accredited With the Geographical Indication Mark

.Sri Lanka banned film Flying Fish, claimed it Insulted Government and Security Forces

.ASI was entrusted with the Restoration of Kedarnath Temple

Museum and Book Dedicated to Rathindranath Tagore, Son of Rabindranath Tagore Launched

.UNESCO declared Six Forts of Rajasthan as World Heritage Sites

Scientists Discovered a New Language Called Light Warlpiri in Northern Australia

.First-Ever Chinese Film Festival Inaugurated in New Delhi

Union Cabinet of India Approved to Classify Malayalam as the Classical Language

Delegation from Tourism & I&B Ministry participated at Cannes Film Festival

Union Minister of Culture Launched 13 Short Films Based on Tagores Poems

.Indian Cinema Completed Exactly 100 Years with the Release of Two Films on 3 May 2013
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Science | Space

ISRO successfully raised Mars Orbiter Spacecraft's Orbit

Scientists discovered a Black Hole in Ophiuchus Star Constellation

India successfully launched its Maiden Mars Mission from Sriharikota

Scientists discovered a New Planet called Kepler 78b

Astronomers discovered the Most Distant Galaxy in the Universe

Mars Orbiter Mission to be Launched on 5 November 2013

NASA discovered First Known Tilted Planetary System

NASA Scientists Discovered Planets with the Shortest Ever Orbit

ISRO to launch Mars Orbiter Mission in November 2013

Astronomers found a Twin Star to Earth's own Sun Called HIP 102152

Elysium Space Introduced Sending Remains of Deceased to Space through Memorial Spaceflight

.One Lakh People applied to go to Mars not to return under Mars One Project

NASA to launch Next Mars Mission from Florida called MAVEN

NASA'S Curiosity Rover celebrated its First Anniversary on Planet Mars

Vietnam launched Micro-Satellite Pico Dragon to International Space Station

World's First Talking Robot Kirobo sent into Space

India's Advanced Weather Satellite INSAT-3d Successfully Launched

US Lawmakers proposed National Park on Moon

Two Smallest Moons orbiting Pluto Christened as Kerberos and Styx
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India successfully launched its first Navigational Satellite IRNSS-1A

Union Cabinet gave its approval for the GSAT-15 Satellite

NASA and Italian Space Agency Signed Agreement on Exploration of Mercury

NASA Selected Eight New Astronauts; Four of These are Women

NASA's Rover identified Rock Laden with Minerals on Mars

Opportunity Rover of NASA Broke the 40-Year-Old Extraterrestrial Distance Record

Defence | Security

China Successfully Launched a Communications Satellite Called Zhongxing-11

Boeing delivered second P-8I Aircraft to India

.IAF Flagged in White Water Rafting Expedition Called IAF Aqua Scullers

.Indian Navy commissioned first Advanced Light Helicopter squadron at Kochi

Agni-1 missile test fired from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast

Hawk 132 inducted into the Indian Navy

India developed Surface-to-Surface Missile Pragati

INS Sunayna commissioned into Indian Navy

India Successfully Test-Fired Nuclear Capable Prithvi-II Missile from Odisha

.First Hawk Mk-132 Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft Delivered to Indian Navy

.Agni-5 Successfully Test Fired from Chandipur Test Range

GSAT7, India's first Defence Satellite launched Successfully

.Union Government announced to release National e-mail Policy

C-130J Super Hercules Transport Plane of Air Force landed at Daulat Beg Oldie Airstrip


India launched Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi

India successfully Test-Fired Surface-to-Surface Prithvi-II Missile

India Successfully Test-fired Pinaka Rockets from Chandipur

Agni-V to be Inducted By 2015 with Two or Three Successful Test Firings in 2013

.Union Defence Ministry launched a website on NCC

IAF's C17s Maiden Flight to Andaman & Nicobar Islands

.Stealth Frigate INS Trikand was commissioned into the Indian Navy

Indian Air Force received its First Boeing C-17 Globemaster

.Indo-Russian INDRA 2013 military exercise will take place in October 2013

.The Monetary Allowance to Gallantry Awardees Doubled

Glide bombs for Fighters Planes being developed by India

IAF Inducted Basic Trainer Aircraft Pilatus PC 7 MKII

Cochin Shipyard Limited Launched Its Third Fast Patrol Vessel for Indian Coast Guard

.Defence Ministry inaugurated the First Fighter Aircraft base at Thanjavur

Manmohan Singh laid the Foundation Stone of National Defence University

.India successfully Test Fired BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile

Indian National Defence University to be set up in Gurgaon

Plan | Programme

Global Human Rights Organisation, Breakthrough Launched a Campaign against Early Marriage

Ministry of Science and Technology Launched E-Management of INSPIRE Award Scheme


Union Government Launched the Inter Company LPG Portability Scheme

Health Ministry launched Several Schemes for Assam

Jiyo Parsi Scheme Launched by The Government of India

Seekho Aur Kamao (Learn and Earn) Progrmme Launched by Union Government of India

Department of Personnel and Training Launched Internship Scheme, 2013

Ahimsa Messenger Programme was launched by Sonia Gandhi

World Bank Assisted National AIDS Control Support Project Launched

Finance Ministry Unveiled National Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme

Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) Scheme to be extended to 35 More Districts

.Glimpses of the India Story:Second Phase Unveiled

NSDC to open Skill Development Council in Aerospace Aviation in Bangalore

Turkey completed a Trial Run of World's Deepest Rail Tunnel

Petroleum Ministry and Delhi Government launched IGL Suraksha Yojana

.Union Government to launch Bharat Mobile Scheme

Union Tourism Ministry launched Clean India Campaign at world heritage site Taj Mahal

Union Government approved a Free Trade LPG Scheme

.Central Data to be Used to Identify Beneficiaries of Food Security Scheme

.Government to Provide Pre-natal Health Care Facilities to Pregnant Women


.India and UK to develop Bangalore-Mumbai Economic Corridor Project

Approval for Mumbai Metro Line-3 (Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ) Corridor

.Health Ministry launched Free Drug Service and Free Diagnostics Service

.President dedicated ONGC Tripura Power Plant to the Nation

Integrated Action Plan (IAP) extended for Four More Years

Glimpses of the India Story; Multi-Media Initiative on UPA Commitment Unveiled

ISSNIP Project was launched by Ministry of Women and Child Development

Report | Survey

Global cereal output to reach all time high in 2013: UNFAO

ITU:40 Percent of the Global Population is Online

.UN Report:Poverty in India declined by 16 Percent

Ghaziabad and Allahabad emerged as the Most Air Polluted Cities in UP

India's Taj Mahal ranked among the Top Three Landmarks in the World

.The Number of Internet Users in India to reach 330 Million by 2016

World Population Prospects Report projected India to be most Populous Country by 2028

Qatar has the Highest Density of Millionaires:Report

IATA recorded a Significant Fall in Air Accidents in 2012

Survey:9 out of 10 People suffer from Nomophobia

Unemployment Rate hit Record High in Eurozone

Australia ranked as the World's Happiest Developed Nation


Global Index of Religion and Atheism Report: Number of Atheists Increased on Global Level

.United Nations released its Report on World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013

Chennai Airport Ranked Much Lower than Targeted on ACIs Airport Service Quality Rating

Israel became the worlds largest Exporter of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Study:India has highest Number of Diarrhoeal Deaths

Cancer deaths dropped by 60000 through Cancer Prevention Measures: Cancer Council

.India at Top in List of 1st Day Deaths of Infants: State of the Worlds Mothers Report 2013

.Uttar Pradesh accounted for Largest Number of Mobile Subscribers in India

Recent Trends in Material Flows and Resource Productivity in Asia and Pacific

Mumbai emerged as the City with Highest Internet Penetration in India

Joint Parliamentary Committee Submitted Report on 2G Spectrum to Lok Sabha Speaker

Kirit Parikh Panel Recommended Hike in Diesel, Kerosene, LPG Prices

.India Ranked 134th Spot in the Ease of Doing Business List: WB

Global Gender Gap Report 2013: India Ranked at 101 Place

1.3 Million People Died of TB Worldwide in 2012: WHO Report

.Bangalore topped the List of Best Business Destinations in India

Indian Firms Performed Best In the BRICS Countries: Transparency International

STT Should be Reduced to Give Boost to the Capital Market: SEBI Study


Global Slavery Index 2013 Estimated 30 Million People in the World Affected by Slavery

Global Hunger Index Report 2013: India Ranked at 63rd Position

.Social Media users to reach 91 Million by December 2013: IAMAI & IMRB Report

India is Largest Recipient of Foreign Remittances: World Bank Report

827 Million Undernourished People are Living in Developing Countries: UN Report

Indias GDP Grew at 4.7 % in 2013-14: Asian Development Bank

Report Entitled Primary Census Abstract for Slum Released

UNICEF Released Report on Infant Mortality Rate

Arvind Mayaram Panel on NSEL Submitted Report to Government

.Mercers 2013 Global Survey Revealed about Performance Management in Organisations

.UN Report: Sarin Gas Used in Syria Attack

FAO Report:Food Waste harms Environment and Biodiversity

Taxes and Poor Infrastructure Biggest Obstacles of Aviation Growth in India: FICCI

India became the World's Third Largest Internet User

Government failed to spend a Single Penny from Rape Relief Fund

CAG Report: 83% households in Bihar didn't get Complete Employment under MGNREGS

Employment-Unemployment Situation among Major Religions in India Studied by NSSO

Odisha, Bihar showed biggest decline in Percentage of Poor

North-East of India Has Highest Per Capita Language in World: Survey

Integrated Action Plan Helped to Reduce Naxal Violence: IAP Data


Summit | Conference

22nd Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (CHOGM) began in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Fourth Biennial Conference of Asian Society on International Law Inaugurated

.Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Inaugurated Services Conclave 2013

Oscar Fernandes Inaugurated the Two Day International Seminar on Road Sector

International Conference on Comprehensive Cleft Care Concluded in Guwahati, Assam

National Conference on Intellectual Disability Inaugurated

National Conference on the Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013 Inaugurated

.32nd Annual Coast Guard Commanders Conference Inaugurated By the Defence Secretary

.India's First Naval and Maritime Exposition Conference Concluded .

Raghuram Rajan panel submitted report on Criteria for Special Category Status to Government

33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA) Inaugurated

.President of India Inaugurated the First Engineers Conclave 2013

First Meeting of India-Germany High Technology Partnership Group held in Berlin

HRD Ministry Inaugurated the Sixth Global Skills Summit (GSS) At FICCI

.Indo-Japan Monorail and Light Rail Transit (LRT) Seminar Held at New Delhi


India to host 33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators

.The Third Meeting of the WMCC on India-China Border Talks held in New Delhi

Asian Countries sought Ban on Smokeless Forms of Tobacco

Neurotrauma Conference 2013 to be held in Assam

National Conference of State Tourism Ministers Held in New Delhi

HRD Ministry Set up a New Committee to go into the Quality Aspect of the Mid Day Meal

39th G8 Summit held at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland

Conference on Sports & Youth Affairs Concluded in New Delhi

45th Session of the Indian Labour Conference Concluded in New Delhi

Exhibition | Fare

33rd India International Trade Fair opened at New Delhi

18th International Children's Film Festival of India Inaugurated at Hyderabad

Exhibition Titled Czech Castles Inaugurated At the Red Fort, Delhi

.India Sports 2014 was launched by Sports Ministry & FICCI to Promote Sports among Youth

International Tourism Mart (ITM) Started in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh

Exhibition on Development of the Hungarian Cultural Roots Inaugurated at NGMA

3rd National Level Exhibition and Project Competitions Inaugurated Under INSPIRE

.Fifth Edition of India International Regatta Competition Inaugurated in Chennai

.Exhibition Called Return of the Yogini Inaugurated in New Delhi


TECHNOTEX-2014: International Exhibition and Conference Launched in Mumbai

.24th National Photo Contest & Exhibition organized by Photo Division

19th Delhi Book Fair Started Off At Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

The Travel & Tourism Fair (TTF) 2013 Started off in Ahmadabad

Special Exhibition Titled Jamini Roy (1887 1972): Journey to the Roots Inaugurated

15th India Realty Expo 2012 Organised by MCHI Concluded in Dubai

Places in News

India Nominated Hill Forts of Rajasthan and Himalayan National Park for World Heritage

.Sahara Created New World Record of Largest Group to Sing National Anthem at One Place

First national surfing and stand up paddle competition of India Concluded

ICOMOS Approved Japans Mount Fuji to Be Declared as the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2013 launched in Sydney, Australia

7th India-Republic of Korea Joint Commission Meeting held in New Delhi

Kannur Declared First Zero Landless District in the Country

Moscow hosted the 14th India-Russia Annual Summit

The 2nd Meeting of the India-Philippines Joint Commission held in Manila

The Largest Air Traffic Control Tower of India Inaugurated at Mumbai Airport

The Wankhede Stadium to Host Sachin Tendulkar's Landmark 200th and Final Test


India and Bangladesh jointly inaugurated India-Bangladesh Grid Inter-connection

Tourism Minister Announced Development of Kanhoji Angre Lighthouse as New Tourist Spot

.Singapore to host the Second South Asian Diaspora Convention

Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority Launched Abu Dhabi Month in New Delhi

Street Leading to Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg Named After Mahatma Gandhi

Melia Brand of Hotels in Spain Unveiled the First Twitter Hotel of the World

.XV World Police & Fire Games 2013 Organised in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Incheon was named as the World Book Capital for the Year 2015

.Bengaluru International Airport Renamed as Kempegowda International Airport

National Aviation University to be Set up in Rae Bareli, UP

.Chinese troops intruded in Chumar Sector of Ladakh

Connaught Place, ranked fifth in the List of Worlds Most Expensive Office Market

Japan's Mount Fuji was given World Heritage Status by the UNESCO

Six Syrian Heritage Sites Placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger by UN

Kedarnath Temple, One of the Holiest Shrines of Hindus Shut Down for One Year

Kochi to Host 29th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (India Chapter)

Infinity Tower, the Tallest Twisted Tower launched in Dubai

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Highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra to be Opened at Nyoma, Leh

.Seventh Edition of the Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was held in Sydney

Union Defence Minister AK Antony dedicated New Air Force Station at Thanjavur to Nation

Indian National Defence University to be Established at Binola, Gurgaon

.Huge Tornado Hits Oklahoma; Kills 91, Including 20 Children

Union Cabinet Approved Setting up Rashtriya Smriti for Last Rites of National Leaders

Person Resigned

Yogesh Agarwal, the Chairman of PFRDA Resigned; Anup Wadhawan Took Over

Paras Ajmera resigned from MCX Board

Yogesh Malik Resigned as CEO of Uninor

Jignesh Shah resigned from MCX Board

.Shreekant Javalgekar Resigned as the Managing Director and CEO of MCX

.Rasheed Masood, the Arrested Congress Leader Resigned As APEDA Chairman

Three Members Resigned from National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)

.Yogendra Yadav sacked from University Grants Commission

Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota Resigned; Luiz Figueiredo to Take Over

Egypt Clashes:Vice President Mohamed Elbaradei resigned in Protest

Jagan Reddy resigned as MP over split of Andhra Pradesh

.Kumar Mangalam Birla Resigned from the Reserve Bank of Indias Central Board


Egyptian Islamist Adel el-Khayat resigned as Governor of Luxor following Outcry from Locals

Ajay Maken and C P Joshi Resigned from the Union Cabinet

Lal Krishna Advani resigned from top Positions of BJP

Rajeev Shukla resigned as Chairman of IPL in the Wake of Spot-Fixing Scandal

Two Andhra Pradesh Ministers Charged in Jaganmohan Reddy Case Resigned

US Tax Agency Head Steve Miller resigned over targeting Conservative Political Groups

.PK Bansal and Ashwani Kumar submitted their Resignations to Prime Minister

Accident | Incident

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

Al-Shabab, a Somali Terrorist Group Attacked the Westgate Mall in Kenyan Capital Nairobi

Pilgrims Killed By Saharsa-Patna Rajyarani Express in Bihar's Khagaria District

Submarine INS Sindhurakshak damaged in a Fire Incident in Mumbai

India and Pakistan exchanged fire in Chakan Da Bagh area of Poonch Sector

.Suicide Attack took Place near the Indian Consulate in Jalalabad City

A Strong Earthquake ripped through China's Gansu Province

Aircraft de Havilland DHC3 crashed in Soldotna Airport in Alaska

.Multiple blasts rocked Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar

Congress Party Convoy Attacked by Maoists at Dharba Valley in Chhattisgarh


.US Cargo Plane Crashed after Taking off from Manas Airbase in Kyrgyzstan

Books | Authors

Coffee table book on Freedom Fighters Descendants launched in Mumbai

.Vice President of India Released a Book Healing Memories: Civilizations in Dialogue

.Ambedkar Speaks (Trilogy) authored by Dr. Narendra Jadhav Released

.The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng won the Walter Scott Prize 2013

Vice President Released a Book entitled Dard-E-Dil Likhun Kab Tak by Rukhsar Amrohvi

.Novel City of Bohane by Kevin Barry won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2013

.Dan Browns book Inferno irked Authorities of Manila

.Book titled Understanding Bhagat Singh was released at New Delhi

Mohsin Hamids Third Book How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Released

Vice President Released a Book Entitled Fida-e-Lucknow -Tales of the City and Its People

Vice President of India Released a Book Titled an Ardent Patriot Dinesh Goswami

Book Entitled Indian Railway Track-Design, Construction and Maintenance Released

.The Vice President of India Released a Book Entitled Momentous Times

Indian Urdu writer's book launched in Singapore

.Vice President Released a Book on Indias Nuclear Energy Programme


7th Edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia 2014 A Book of Drug Standards, Released By Ghulam Nabi Azad

Prime Minister Released Book on Indian Painting by Prof. B.N. Goswami

Brazilian Football Legend Pele launched a Book Titled 1283

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Became the Longest Novel to Win the Man Booker Prize

.The Third Curve: a Book Written by Film Director Mansoor Khan Released

Autobiography of Malala Yousafzai entitled I am Malala Released

Mythily Sivaraman Wrote A Book Haunted by Fire Essays On Caste, Class, Exploitation And Emancipation

Ramchandra Guha Wrote a Book Titled Gandhi Before India

.Book Entitled Ikea on the Road to the Future Revealed about Ikeas Family Fued

Vice President of India Released a Book Entitled India and Malaysia: Intertwined Strands

Vice President of India Released the Book Titled Ahmev Radha, Ahmev Krishnah

Raj Kundra wrote a book entitled How Not to Make Money

Graphic Biography on Dhyan Chand Launched:Dhyan Chand-The Wizard of Hockey

Book entitled Satyagraha: The Story Behind the Revolution released

Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru Second Series, Edited by Prof Madhavan Palat Released

Hamid Ansari released Book entitled Ghalib & His Times

.My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions by Dr. APJ Kalam Launched

Gitanjali the Collection of Poems by Tagore released in 14 Languages


The Moonballer book by Nirupama Vaidyanathan launched

Book Titled an Agenda for Indias Growth: Essays in Honour of P. Chidambaram, Released

Jhumpa Lahiri featured for Man Booker Prize 2013

An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions released

Shahar Sone Chala a Collection of Poems authored by Sat Pal Released

.Vice President Released a Book titled Smritiyan authored by Garima Sanjay

.Vice President of India released the book Ziauddin Barnis Tarikh-I-Firoz Shahi

The King of Style: Dressing Michael Jackson Book Awarded With Gold Medal

Awards | Honours

Singer Hariharan Conferred With the Lata Mangeshkar Samman Alankaran 2013

.UN Public Service Award 2013 for MP Cottage and Village Industry Department

Asom Ratna Award for the Year 2012 Presented to Indira Goswami

National Florence Nightingale Award 2013 were Presented

Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Achievement to Veteran Actor Pran

3rd National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemical and Downstream Presented

Youssou Ndour and Finnish Composer Kaija Saariaho won the Polar Music Prize

US Government honoured 15 AAPI Women as Champions of Change


Jagran Group bagged Three Awards at INMA Awards Ceremony

A Young Indian Biologist, Aparajita Datta Honoured With the Whitley Award 2013

.Jenita Mary Nongkynrih won ISRO Young Scientists Award for 2013

Bono Honoured With Highest Cultural Award of France- the Commander of the Order

Britain honoured Krishna Menon by placing Blue plaque on his First Home in London

.Zubin Mehta named for Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013

Vidya Balan got the Best Actress Award at IIFA 2013

Five Indian-American Kid Chefs won White House Healthy Lunchtime Challenge 2013

President conferred National Youth Awards 2011-12

Mukesh Hariawala conferred Indian Healthcare Visionary of the Decade Award

Ooman Chandy received the UN Public Service Award

.Russian Film the Major won Golden Goblet at Shanghai Film Festival

Amrit Singh received the India Abroad Publisher's Special Award for Excellence 2012

UIDAI won 21st Century Achievement Award 2013

Three Ad Agencies Won Gold and Bronze Lions at Cannes Advertising Festival 2013

.Prof Michael Stratton and Three Others Knighted for Services in Health Sector

Tan Twan Eng Declared as the Winner of Walter Scott Prize 2013

Anish Kapoor Became First Living Indian-Origin Sculptor to be Honoured with Knighthood

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Ashok Shah and Vijay Chaudhary won the Award at the World Street Food Congress

Uttarakhand NGO bagged French award for its Contribution to Protection of Human Rights

Irish Author Kevin Barry won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

.Michael Christian, the Australian RJ Responsible for Royal Prank Awarded with Top Jock

Peter Higgs, Francois Englert received Award for God Particle Discovery

NTR Literary Award presented to Noted Oriya writer Manoj Das

President of India Gave Away Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards for 2012

66th Cannes Film Festival: Blue is the Warmest Colour won Prestigious Palme d'Or award

Ramdarash Mishra and Narendra Kohli awarded with Vyas Samman

.Carole King Became the First Woman to Receive Gershwin Prize

Pratibha Ray Conferred With the 47th Jnanpith Award for the Year 2011

American Writer Lydia Davis won 2013 Man Booker International Prize

Oommen Chandy Won United Nation's Public Service Award for Mass Contact Programme

Fifty Five Beaches of England Won Blue Flag Awards for Meeting High EU Standards

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani Activist Selected for UNA-USA's Champion for Global Change Award

Indian American Kavita Shukla won INDEX Design Award

Vice President Hamid Ansari Presented Capital Foundation Awards

Zubin Mehta was Conferred Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony, 2013


President of India Presented the National Awards to Teachers on Teachers Day

Haraprasad Das was conferred the Moortidevi Award for 2012

President of India conferred the National Sports Awards

Nelson Mandela became the First Recipient of the Mahathir Award

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards 2013 announced by the Government

Tata Steel was adjudged the Best Performing Steel Plant

Harshwanti Bisht selected for Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal 2013

Vijay Singh was Named a Recipient of the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award

Prime Minister's Shram Awards for the Year 2012 Announced

\Prasad Babu, AP Cop Selected For Ashok Chakra Posthumously

.UK Songwriting Contest 2013 Results Announced; Indian-Origin Winners Included

.Indian-American Trio won World Geography Championship

The Prem Bhatia Memorial award presented to Shalini Singh of the Hindu

Delhi conferred Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 on Abdul Rashid Khan and Anjolie Ela Menon

VP Sharma won the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science and Technology 2013

.Sri Lankan President felicitated tribal community, the Veddas on World Indigenous Peoples Day

US Presidential Medal of Freedom to be conferred on Bill Clinton & Oprah Winfrey

.Sports Ministry announced 50 Thousand Cash Prize for Each Junior Women Hockey Player


Play Called the Radicalisation of Bradley Manning Won James Tait Black Prize for Drama

Sugathakumari, the Malayalam Poetess won Saraswati Samman 2013 for Manalezhuthu

Indian Students Grab Two Silver & Three Bronze at 54th International Mathematical Olympiad

.Amjad Ali Khan to get 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award

Four Indian Americans won Simons Investigators Awards 2013

Paradip Port Conferred With the Major Port of the Year Award

Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation announced the Ramon Magsaysay Awards for the year 2013

.British Firm called Real VNC was presented the MacRobert Award

OISD Safety Awards 2011-12; Maximum number of Awards won by HPCL and BPCL

Michael Levitt, Martin Karplus and Arieh Warshel Won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013

Pranab Mukherjee Conferred the Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil

Peter Higgs and Francois Englert won the Nobel Prize for Physics 2013

Karan Thapar Chosen for IPI-India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2013

James Rothman, Randy Schekman and Thomas Suedhof Won the 2013 Nobel Prize for Medicine

.First National Award for Senior Citizens- Vayoshreshtha Samman, 2013 Presented

.Ravi Shankar Narsimhan was presented with Friendship Award

D. Purandeswari Presented the EPCES Export Awards to EOUs and SEZs


.Rafiq Kathwari, an Indian-American Poet Won Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award 2013

Malala Yousafzai Presented with Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award by Harvard University

Raghuram Rajan awarded with the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize

Navneet Kaur Dhillon won the Multimedia Award at the Miss World 2013

First Ever Allard Prize for International Integrity Presented to Anna Hazare

Eight Scientists Selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2013

Nelson Mandela Honoured with Humanitarian Achievement Award

.Bunker Roy and Malala Yousafzai Selected for Clinton Global Citizens Awards

Aamir Khan Selected For a US Award for His TV Show Satyamev Jayate

.National Communal Harmony Award conferred by The President of India

Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola Won Miss Muslimah World 2013 Title

Freedom Fighter Jawaharlal Darda Conferred House of Commons Award Posthumously

Tigmanshu Dhulia Won Best Director Award at Norway Bollywood Film Festival

Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and National Safety Awards for the Year 2011 Presented

.Malala Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte received Ambassador of Conscience Award 2013 .

NTPC Awarded Indira Gandhi Official Language Award for Propagation of Rajbhasha on Hindi Divas

OASS movie won best film Award at Ladakh International Film Festival

John Abraham honoured with the Pride of the Nation Award


Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development conferred on Johnson Sirleaf

Jhumpa Lahiris book the Lowland shortlisted for Man Booker 2013

First Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 presented to Shashi Tharoor

Hindujas won Lifetime Achievement Award in Britain

Prof. CNR Rao and Sachin Tendulkar Selected for Bharat Ratna Award

.Lord Swraj Paul presented with International Indian of the Decade Award

Mushirul Hasan was conferred with Nehru Fellowship

.Krishna Tirath gave away National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement

Shiraz Naval Minwalla won New Horizons in Physics Prize 2014

Infosys Science Foundation Announced Winners of the Infosys Prize 2013

Rahul Jindal, an Indian-American doctor got Outstanding American by Choice Award

Martha Dodray won UN Award

IRCON for its performance won two top Infrastructure Awards

Bollywood Actress Kareena Kapoor honoured in the House of Commons

Ashok Amritraj won Soul of India Award

Geeta Chandran, Bharatnatyam exponent honoured with Guru Debaprasad Award

Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice 2013 Presented to Sushmita Sen

French Award Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur for Anjali Gopalan

Manna Dey, the legendary singer died at 94


The US Comedian Carol Burnett Honoured With the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Aung Suu Kyi Received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg won Inaugural Genesis Prize

Lata Mangeshkar was Presented the First National Yash Chopra Memorial Award

Malala Yousafzai to be granted Honorary Canadian Citizenship

Greg du Toit was Named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

Hilary Clinton got the First Founders Award for helping AIDS Victims

Nobel Prize 2013 Announced: List of Winners

Eleanor Catton, 28, Became Youngest Ever Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2013

.Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen, Robert Shiller won 2013 Nobel Prize for Economics

Varun Arora won UN Award for 'Open Curriculum' Web Platform

OPCW won 2013 Nobel Peace Prize

.MS Swaminathan Selected for Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the Year 2012

.Alice Munro, the Canadian writer, won Nobel Prize 2013 in literature

Malala Yousafzai Won European Union's Sakharov Human Rights Prize 2013

Person on Visit

Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh visited Russia

.Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh visited China

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban visited India

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh concluded four-day visit to Brunei and Indonesia


.President of India Pranab Mukherjee visited Belgium and Turkey

Aga Khan, a Swiss-Born Philanthropist and Muslim Spiritual Leader Visited India

Pakistan Delegation of Indus Commission visited India

Salman Khurshid Visited Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan

President of Republic of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visited India

Filippo Grandi,Commissioner-General of UNRWA visited India

African Union Commission's Delegation visited India

Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay visited India

Foreign Minister of Nicaragua,Samuel Santos Lopez visited India

Vice President of Afghanistan Mohammed Karim Khalili visited India

Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to Expand Economic Cooperation

Taukelina Finikaso, the Foreign Minister of Tuvalu visited India

Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki visited India

Foreign Minister of Republic of Chad visited India

Special Envoy of India for Sudan and South Sudan,PS Raghavan visited South Sudan

.Secretary of State of the United States, John Kerry Completed India Visit

Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visited Iraq

.Prime Minister of India was on four days Visit to Japan from 27-30 May 2013

Foreign Minister of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla visited India

.External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visited Saudi Arabia

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visited China


Person in News

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Three Other Indians Figured in Forbes Philanthropy List

Ang Dami Sherpa, Pregnant runner won womens Everest Marathon

Oldest Person of the World, also the Last Living Male of the 19th Century

Ram Jethmalani expelled by BJP Party from Primary Membership for Six years

US Senate confirmed Srinivasan as top US Court Judge to the District of Columbia Circuit

Yuichiro Miura, 80-Year-Old Japanese Mountaineer Became Oldest Man to Climb Mount Everest

Chief of IMF Questioned at Paris Court over Bernard Tapie Payout Amount

Arunima Sinha became the First Indian Amputee to Scale Mt Everest

Nunshi and Tashi Malik Became First Twins to Scale Mount Everest

Samina Baig Became the First Pakistani Woman to Scale Mount Everest

Anshu Jamshenpa scaled the Mount Everest for the Third Time

Investigation Team to Seek SC's Guidance on Kodnani Death Penalty Issue

Raha Moharrak, the First Arab Woman to reach Everest Summit

NRI Sunil Chopra elected as the Deputy Mayor of a London Borough

Guatemala Court Tribunal Sentenced Former Military Leader Montt 80 Years in Prison

Moska Najib Shortlisted for Australia's Best Job in the World Competition

Lok Sabha Speaker unveiled Statue of N T Rama Rao in Parliament


Lifetime ban on Pervez Musharraf for Contesting Elections

HRD Minister M.M. Pallam Raju was Conferred the Honorary Fellowship by IETE

Justice Altamas Kabir Retired from the Office of Chief Justice of India

Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam Sworn in as the Chief Justice of India

.International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Ali Mohammed Mujaheed to Death

Supreme Court Stayed trial against Lalu Yadav in Fodder Scam

.Mohamed ElBaradei named Caretaker PM of Egypt

78th Birthday of Dalai Lama celebrated across the World

Adli Mansour Sworn in as the interim President of Egypt

Vandana Gandhi became First Indian Woman to Receive Prestigious Emirates Woman Award

India turned down the Snowden's Request for Asylum

Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad won AAA President's Election

.Sujata Singh designated as India's next Foreign Secretary

P. Sathasivam appointed as the Next Chief Justice of India

Oprah Winfrey named most powerful celebrity by Forbes

Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to 7 years Jail in Sex Trial and banned from public office for life

.Nik Wallenda Became First Man to Successfully Walk Across Grand Canyon on Tightrope

.James Comey nominated as next FBI director by Barack Obama

Indian-Origin Amol Rajan Became First Non-White Editor of the Independent

.PM takes oath as Rayja Sabha Member from Assam for 5th Consecutive Term
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Hassan Rohani Won Presidential Elections of Iran; Defeated Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

John Ashe elected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th Session

Kanji Ram became the Second Hindu to enter Pakistan's Punjab Province

Indian-American Girl appointed to United States Military Academy at West Point

.Duas Layer: New cornea layer named after Indian Researcher Harminder Dua

Ancient Asian Giant Lizard named after Jim Morrison, frontman of band The Doors

Burundi's Lydia Nsekra became the First Woman to be Elected to FIFA

.Raghav Joneja, became the Youngest Indian to climb Everest at the age of 15 Years

Endowed fellowship established at Caltech in honour of Satish Dhawan

PM Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam for the Fifth Time

13 Year-old Indian-American Arvind Mahankali won National Spelling Bee

Campbell became the Youngest Pilot to fly across the World on Single Engine Aircraft

.Indian Writer Sushmita Banerjee was killed in Afghanistan

Raghuram Rajan succeeded Subbarao as the 23rd Governor of RBI

Swati Dandekar, an Indian-American announced her candidature for US Congress

Diana Nyad, 64, Became First Woman to Swim Across Florida Straits without Shark Cage

Anjana Padmanabhan became the First Winner of Indian Idol Junior


Sockalingam Sam Kannappan Elected Zonal Secretary/Treasurer of NCEES

Yasin Bhatkal, the Co-Founder of Indian Mujahideen, Arrested From Bihar

Nidal Malik Hasan sentenced to death for Fort Hood Shooting

Kapil Parakh Selected for White House Fellowship 2013-14

Malala Yousafzai won 2013 International Children's Peace Prize

Bradley Manning Announced Intention of Living like a Woman; to be Named Chelsea Manning

Amitabh Bachchan joined UN Campaign The World Needs More

Robert Mugabe sworn in for 7th term as President of Zimbabwe

Pervez Musharraf indicted in Benazir Bhutto Assassination Case

Statue of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug Unveiled at New Delhi

Abdul Karim Tunda,Lashkar-e-Taiba's Bomb Expert arrested by Delhi Police

SC rejected the Review Petition of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali Presidential Elections

Colin Michael Foale, the First British to Perform a Space Walk, Retired from NASA

.Jalaj Shrivastva sworn in as Chairman of New Delhi Municipal Council

Hassan Rouhani sworn in as the new President of Iran

Samantha Power sworn in as New US Ambassador to United Nations

Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Retired from His Office

Angelina Jolie Declared as the Highest Paid Actress of Hollywood by Forbes

Batla House Encounter convict Shahzad Ahmed got Life Sentence


Edward Snowden awarded with German Whistleblower Prize

Salman framed for Culpable Homicide in Hit and Run Case

Sunetra Guptas Portrait to be exhibited in Britain

Nisha Desai Biswal nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary of State of USA

Kenichi Ito set his new Quadruped Record

Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler Won Miss Universe 2013

Srishti Rana of India Was Crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013

Shah Rukh Khan Appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for South Korea

.Four Indians Listed in Fortune Top 50 Women Business Leaders-2013

Eleanor Catton, 28, New Zealand Author Won the Man Booker Prize 2013

Alice Munro won Nobel Prize 2013 for literature

Arunendra Kumar Appointed as Chairman of Railway Board

Eugene F. Fama shared Nobel Prize for Economics with Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller

.Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan abducted by Gunmen

Ethiopia Parliament Elected Mulatu Teshome as New President

Peter Higgs Honoured for Contribution of Origin of Mass of Subatomic Particles

Ratan Tata, Indias Leading Industrialist Inducted into National Academy of Engineering

CV Wigneswaran Sworn in as the Chief Minister of Northern Province- Sri Lanka

Moe Set Wine Selected As First Miss Universe Contender to Represent Myanmar in 50 Years

A Special Senate Committee voted to strip Silvio Berlusconi of his Parliament Seat


Rajnath Singh Appointed the BJP Campaign Committee Chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha Polls

Rahul Dravid named as Brand Ambassador for National Tobacco Control Campaign

Megan Young of Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013

UN-backed Court upheld War Crimes Convictions of Charles Taylor

Pawan Goenka Appointed as Executive Director of Mahindra & Mahindra

Virat Kohli Appointed As the Brand Ambassador of Border Security Force

Dutch Cyclist Sebastiaan Bowier Broke World Land Speed Record

Ratan Tata Nominated as Board Member of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Malala Yousafzai, Edward Snowden Nominated for EU's Sakharov Prize

Indian rollerskater Rohan Kokane entered into Guinness Book

Nina Davuluri Became First Indian-Origin Contestant to Win the Miss America Pageant

Siddiqa Parveen of India declared the World's Tallest Woman

Syria's Opposition National Council elected Ahmad Toameh as its Interim Prime Minister

Puneet Talwar appointed as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs

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