All Important national news in 2013.

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The Union Cabinet approved infusion of Rs. 12,517 crore in about 10 public sector
banks in 2012-13 fiscal.
French telecom company Alcatel-Lucent has announced to enter into a 8-year
contract with Reliance Communications. The contract is of $1 billion.
Union Cabinet has approved to impose President’s rule in Jharkhand state.
Ved Prakash has been appointed as the Chairman of the University Grant
Commission (UGC).
The Repo rate has been cut by 25 percentage points from 8 percent to 7.75 percent
by RBI.
RBI also cuts the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 25 percentage points from 4.25% to
4 %.
GDP growth downs to 6.2 percent for the fiscal year 2011-12.
The 2001 Indian Parliament attack case victim, Afzal Guru was hanged inside the
Tihar Jail, New Delhi.
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was conferred Bangladesh’s Liberation War
Honour for his contribution in 1971 independent war.
Mohan Parasaran has been appointed as the Solicitor General of India succeeding
Rohinton Nariman.
India’s new stock exchange, MCX-SX has started trading shares into Indian stock
market.
The President of France, Francios Hollande visited to India.
India has been allowed by the Court of Arbitration at Hagueto go ahead with the
construction of the Rs.3600 crore Kishenganga hydroelectric project in North
Kashmir. This project was postponed due to Pakistan’s plea demanding that it was
a violation of the 1960 Indus Water treaty.
Tata Group and Malaysia’s AirAsia have joined hands to enter the aviation sector
as a joint entity.
Wipro chairman Mr. Azim Premji has donated Rs.12300 crore to charity.
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has launched six artificial satellites
and one Indo-French ‘SARAL’ from Sriharikota spaceport using PSLV-C20 rockets.
The six satellites were- SAPPHIRE, NEOSSAT, AAUSAT, BRITE, Uni-BRITE and
STRand.
Neiphiu Rio, Manik Sarkar, Dr. Mukul Sangma have been re-elected as the Chief
Minister of Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya respectively.
The first women’s Government Medical College of Independent India at Khanpur
Kalan in Sonepat, Haryana inaugurated by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi.
Hon’ble President Pranab Mukherjee appointed former CBI Director Ashwani
Kumar and senior Congress leader S.C. Jamir as Governors of Nagaland and
Orisha respectively.
Around 60 lakh pilgrims coverage at the Maha Kumbh Mela, Allahabad held every
12 years.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya
Amano visited to India praised Indian civil nuclear program and tightening of
laws to check nuclear proliferation.

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Supreme Court put ban on Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving
India for failing to honour his commitment to bring back the two accused Italian
marines.
Union Cabinet gave approval to a diluted version of Anti-rape Bill.
The maiden flight of the submarine variant of the Indo-Russian Supersonic cruise
missile, BraMos was successful from pontoon in the Bay of Bengal.
Maulana Sayed Raabe Hasani Nadvi has been elected as the President of the All
India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) for the 5th consecutive term.
The third Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette named INS Kiltan has been
launched in Kolkata.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully conducted an ignition
test of an indigenous cryogenic engine. The test boosted the prospect of success of
the GSLV-D5 launch which will be carried out in July 2013.
Hon’ble President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Criminal Law
(Amendment) Bill, 2013.
Karnataka-based Manipal University has entered into a first of its kind pact with
Beijing Institute Of Technology, China.
S. Gopalkrishnan, the co-founder and co-Chairman of Infosys, took over as the
President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2013-14 succeeded Godrej
Group Chairman Adi Godrej.
The Agni-II ballistic missile has been successfully test-fired from the Wheeler
Island of the Orisha coast.
Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy became the first Indian to
circumnavigate the globe non-assisted. He took 150 days of continuous sailing
abroad INSV Mhadei to achieve the milestone.
The 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian development
Bank (ADB) was held in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
Krishnakumar Natarajan took over as the Nasscom Chairmen for the year 20132014.
The Supreme Court orders Gujarat government for the reintroduction of the
Asiatic lions from Gir forests, Gujarat to Kuno sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh in
order to save it from extinction due to catastrophes.
Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon and visiting India’s Vice-Prsident Hamid
Ansari agree to elevate their strategic partnership to a new level.
The United Nation’s Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
projects recovery of sorts in India’s growth to 6.4% in 2013-2014.
Shakuntala Devi, who solved complex mathematical equations mentally and
defeated computers, has been died after a heart attack in Bengaluru.
Mr. Jagdish Sharan Verma, former Chief Justice of India has been passed away in
New Delhi.
Indian carrier Jet Airways agreed to sell a 24 percent stake to Etihad Airways of
UAE at a cost of $379 million (Rs. 2058 crore).

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An India-Saudi Arabia joint working group has been formed to help minimize the
fall out of the Kingdom’s Nitaqat policy on Indian. This policy reserves a certain
percentage of total workforce in commercial establishments for Saudi nationals.
Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner in Pakistan, died after being attacked by fellow
inmates.
The Reserve Bank of India cut the repo rate by 25 basis points from 7.50 percent to
7.25 percent.
Central Government has launched a placement-oriented skill development
scheme, named ‘Roshni’. This scheme will target 50000 rural youth in the country’s
24 most Naxalism-affected districts.
In Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, Congress won with 121 seats out of
224 seats.
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang visited India. India and China signed MoUs
covering such area as pharmaceutical, buffalo meat and fisheries.
Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and Union Surface Transport Minister C.P.
Joshi got additional charge of LAW and Railway portfolio respectively after
resigning of Ashwani Kumar and Pawan Bansal.
K. Siddaramaih has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka by the
Governor H.R. Bhardwaj.
India got the observer status in the Arctic Council along with that of five other
countries – China, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.
The Ventral Government revised the guidelines of Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) and
made it mandatory to have a toilet for all houses constructed under this scheme.
Only 21 percent IAY houses have toilets.
The Union Cabinet gave approval for increasing the creamy layer income criterion
from Rs. 4.5 lakh to Rs. 6 lakh per annum for OBC.
Ms. Arunima Sinha has become India’s first amputee to conquer Mount Everest on
a prosthetic leg.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh lays the foundation stone of the Indian
National Defence University which is the country’s first defence university in
Gurgaon, Haryana.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal for the
implementation of the National AIDS Contro Support Project (NACSP) at a cost of
Rs. 2550 crore.
Shashi Kant Sharma has been appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General
of India.
Maoist attacked on the Congress workers and leaders in the hilly areas of Darbha
while returning from Sukma near Raipur in Chhattisgarh.
Reserve Bank of India ruled out a ban on sale of gold coins by banks.
India and Thailand signed a long awaited extradition treaty.
A delegation from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
(CELAC) has visited India.
India’s GDP growth fell to 4.8 percent in the fourth quarter of the 2012-13 financial
year.

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Jagmohan Dalmia has been made in-charge of the Board’s working group for
looking into day-today affairs after the IPL-6 spot-fixing controversy.
India and Australia agreed to hold a joint naval exercise in 2015 to raise their
defence cooperation to a higher level.
The Chief Ministers’ Conference on Internal Security held in New Delhi to set up
the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).
Lt. General (Retd.) Mr. Nirbhay Sharma has been appointed as the Governor of
Arunachal Pradesh.
Dr. Avinash Chander has been appointed as the Scientific Advisor to the Defence
Minister and Director General of DRDO.
Premlata Agarwal became the first Indian woman to scale the top peaks of the
seven continents which are popularly known as ‘Seven Summits’.
West Bengal Forest Department has announced that there are 103 tigers at the
Sundarban Tiger Reserve.
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as
the chairman of the National Election Campaign Committee.
Defence Minister A.K. Antony visited China in June. India and China decided to
initiate trust-building such as expanding direct contact between the two militaries.
Mr. L.K. Advani of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) announced his resignation from all
party posts.
According to the United Nations, Kerala is the only state in India which remains in
the very high human development index (HDI) with respect to education, health
and incomes.
The rank of India is at 141 in 2013 Global Page Index (GPI) out of 162 countries.
India’s first technical university for women has been inaugurated by Delhi Chief
Minister Sheila Dikshit.
The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation fell down to 4.7 percent in May
2013.
The Union Cabinet has cleared the mental Health Care Bill, 2013.
Cloudbursts broke over the Kedar Dome, the mountain north-west of Kedarnath
Temple, Uttarakhand.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a financial assistance of Rs. 1000
crore from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to Uttarakhand for
disaster.
According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Kerala is on top in crime
rate followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge has been elevated as Railway Miniter.
Janata Dal United (JDU) broke their 17 year-old alliance with BJP in Bihar.
According to Swiss National Bank’s report, India has slipped to the 70th position
in terms of money lying in Swiss Banks.
Six hill forts of Rajasthan – Jaisalmer Fort, Kumbhalgarh Fort, Gagaron Fort,
Chittorgarh Fort, Amer Fort and Ranthambhore Fort were included in UNESCO’s
World Heritage List in the 37th Meeting of the World Heritage Committee in
Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh lays the foundation stone of the 850 MW
Ratle Power project on the river Chenab in Kashmir.
The foreign direct investment (FDI) into India has been declined by 29 percent.
The current account deficit (CAD) of India fell to 3.6 percent of GDP in the quarter
January-March, 2013.
P Sathasivam has been named the next Chief Justice of India succeeding Justice
Altamas Kabir.
The Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia Najeeb Jung has been appointed as the
new Lieutenant-Government of Delhi. K.K. Paul and A.K. Singh have been
appointed as the Governors of Meghalaya and Andaman & Nicobar Island
respectively.
Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh has inaugurated the 17.7 km-long BanihalQazigund section of the ambitious mountain railway. Dr. Singh flagged off the
first train which will run across the 11.2 km tunnel, the longest in the country.
India has placed successfully the IRNSS-1 A, country’s first dedicated navigation
satellite in orbit with the help of PSLV-C22 rocket.
Union Cabinet approved a proposal for an ordinance on the National Food
Security Bill.
Bodh Gaya temple faced the serial blasts. Two were injured.
The rupee falls to a historic low of 61.21 against the dollar.
Hon’ble President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the National Food Security
Ordinance.
India’s Telegram service has stopped its working bringing the curtain down on its
glorious 163-year old history.
Legendary Bollywood actor Pran passed away in Mumbai at the age of 93. He was
a Dada Saheb Pjalke Award and Padma Bhushan recipient.
Reserve Bank of India has banned banks from doing any proprietary trading in the
currency futures and exchange-traded currency options market.
Pakistani army personnel have crossed the Indo-Pakistan border in Kashmir and
killed five Indian jawans on 6th August.
Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s first unit has attained critically in Tirunelveli
district of Tamil Nadu.
According to National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), the poverty level
across India has been decreased by 15 percent.
23 schoolchildren were died in Chapra, Bihar after eating poisonous food served
under mid-day meal scheme of Central Government.
World’s largest steelmaker Arcelor-Mittal scrapped its steel plant of about 12billion dollar in Odisha over inordinate delay.
Mr. Hemant Soren of JMM has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand
after winning the trust vote in Jharkhand Assembly.
Us Vice-president Joe Biden visited to India and held talks with Prime Minister
Monmahan Singh. USA has expressed its willingness to partner India in shale gas
technology and joint Indo-US military exercise.

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The Central Textiles Ministry has announced that the Government will soon
launch a modified Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS).
INSAT-3D, the metrological satellite of India, has been launched abroad a
European rocket from the spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana.
India has offered a 100 million dollar credit line to Vietnam for purchasing military
equipment.
UPA Coordination Committee has agreed to the division of the Andhra Pradesh
state. New state Telangana will be the India’s 29th state in about 4-5 months. The
capital of both states will be Hyderabad for a period of 10 years.
Global biotechnology company Life Technologies has launched India’s first private
DNA forensic laboratory in Gurgaon, Haryana.
The Union Cabinet has approved the draft amendments to the Right to
Information (RTI) Act. This amendment will nullify an order of the Central
Information Commission (CIC) which sought to bring 6 national political parties
under the act.
The Central Government has rejected the demand of complete autonomy by CBI in
the Supreme Court.
Arundhati Bhattacharya has been appointed as the Managing Director of the State
of Bank of India (SBI).
The Chief Economic Advisor of India, Raghuram Rajan has been appointed as the
new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He succeeded Dr. D. Subbarao.
An IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh Durga Shakti Nagpal has been suspended after
overseeing drive against illegal sand mining in Gautam Budh, UP.
Raghuram G. Rajan has been appointed as the new Governor of Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) succeeding Dr. D. Subbarao. Mr. Rajan was formerly the Chief
Economic Advisor of Indian Finance Ministry.
The Rajya Sabha has rectified the Companies Bill, 2012 which was passed by the
Lok Sabha few months ago.
Report published that the NET Direct Tax collections went up by 10.37 percent
during the April-July period of the current fiscal year (2013-14).
Communal violence took place in Kishtwar region of Jammu & Kashmir.
The Lok Sabha passed the Food Security Bill. Under this program, 67 percent
population of India will get subsidised food grains every month. After a week, the
Rajya Sabha has also passed the Bill by voice vote.
Prime Minister Monmahan Singh and PM of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay made talks
in New Delhi. India announced a financial package worth Rs. 5000 crore for
Bhutan.
The largest blast furnace of India, Durga became operational at its Rourkela Steel
Plant, Odisha.
India’s first indigenous, INS Vikrant floats out at Coachin Shipyard.
Indian submarine, INS Sindhurakshak rocked by serial explosions and sinked at
the Naval dockyard. INS Sindhurakshak was one of the India’s 10 Russian Kiloclass diesel-electric submarines.
Deepak Sandhu became the first woman Chief Information Commissioner of India.

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RBI gave clearance Kerala Government to launch a financial institution following
the principles of Islamic finance. Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
will float the Cheraman Financial Services Limited (CFSL) to function as a nonbanking finance company.
India and Iraq signed four important MoUs in New Delhi including crucial
agreement in the field of energy and water resources. These MoUs have been
signed in the Presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Iran’s PM Nouri
al-Maliki.
Co-founder and master mind of banned Indian Mujahidden (IM) has been arrested
from India-Nepal border.
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettle Bill has been passed by the Lok
Sabha.
India’s first full-fledged military communications satellite, GSAT-7 has been
launched from the Kourou spaceport of French Guiana, South America.
According to latest report, India’s external debt has touched 390 billion dollar at
the end of March 2013.
The Union Government has referred an Amendment Bill on the Right to
Information (RTI) Act.
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth has been slipped further to 4.4
percent in the first quarter (April-June) of 2013-14.
Data released that India’s Trade Deficit decreased to 10 billion dollar in August
2013.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited USA. During his visit, India and US has
sealed their first commercial nuclear power pact.
The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation
Bill, 2013 has been passed by the Parliament.
Reports revealed that the industrial production of India has been increased of 2.6
percent in July, 2013.
The Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V has been successfully testfired from Wheeler Island, Odisha.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the Repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.50
percent.
India will build a 4000 MW solar project which is the world’s largest in Rajasthan.
The Supreme Court said that Andhar card is voluntary but not mandatory.
RBI has instructed all the banks and merchant establishments to stop offering zero
percent interest EMI schemes for the purchase of consumer goods.
The Union Government has announced the constitution of Seventh (7th) Pay
Commission.
The Supreme Court gave voters the right to negative voting and instructed the
Election Commission to provide ‘None of the Above’ button in Electronic Voting
Machines (EVMs).
68th Sessions of United Nations General Assembly was held in New Delhi.
RBI has released that current account deficit (CAD) of India has been increased to
4.9 percent from 4 percent for the first quarter of 2013-14.

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Iran has rejected the plea of India for full rupee payment for oil import.
Congress MP Rashid Masood has been given a four-year jail term by a Delhi Court
in a corruption case. He became the first lawmaker to lose his seat after the
Supreme Court judgment of removing immunity for convicted MPs and MLAs.
Union Cabinet has cleared Telangana by giving approval to divide Andhra
Pradesh. Telangana will cover 10 of 23 districts of undivided Andhra Pradesh.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has cleared the Rashtriya
Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA).
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has reported that malnutrition is
rampant in Gujarat. Around 6.13 lakh children in 14 districts including
Ahmedabad have been malnourished.
Prithvi-II, the nuclear weapons-capable surface-to-surface missile has been
successfully test-fired from Chandipur, Odisha.
RBI has announced a 0.50 percentage point rate cut in its Marginal Standing
Facility (MSF).
Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya has been appointed as the first woman chairperson of
the Satte Bank of India (SBI).
12-year old Rohan Kokane of Belgaum, Karnataka has entered the 2014 edition of
the Guinness Book of World Records for being the lowest limbo skater.
Justice Vangala Eswaraiah, the former acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh
High Court, has become the new Chairperson of the National Commission for
Backward Classes by succeeding Justice M.N. Rao.
The Supreme Court of India has appointed a panel headed by Justice Mukul
Mudgal to probe IPL fixing.
The Union Cabinet has cleared the UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of
India) Bill.
Mangalayaan, India’s first Mars Orbiter Mission had been successfully launched
from Satish Dhawan Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Bharti Enterprises and US retail giant Wal-Mart have announced to terminate their
joint venture, ending a six-year old relationship.
A committee, headed by Mukul Mudgal, has proposed a Bill to replace The
Cinematograph Act, 1952 in its report submitted to the Information & Broadcast
Ministry.
Cyclone Phailin with a speed of 200 km/h hits coasts of Andhra Pradesh and
Odisha.
Arunendra Kumar has been appointed as the new Chairman of Railway Board of
India.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) put allegation against Aditya Birla and
former secretary P.C. Parekh.
India has refused to sign the first ever global resolution led by the UN against
child-marriage.
World Bank cut the growth estimate of India from 6.1 percent to 4.7 percent.
Indian Coast Guard has detained an armed foreign vessel named MV Seaman
Guard Ohio Ship at Tuticorin Port, Tamil Nadu.

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The Indo-Russian joint military exercise named ‘INDRA 2013’ has been organized
to improve capabilities for carrying out anti-terrorist activities in Thar Desert of
Rajasthan.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has started the biggest gold-digging
exercise under the fort of Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh in the village Daundiya
Kheda in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. It is predicted that around 1000 tonnes
of gold are to be lying under the fort.
The Finance Ministry has announced to infuse Rs. 14000 crores capital in various
banks within this fiscal.
First Indonesian bank branch in India, Bank International Indonesia (BII) was
opened in Mumbai.
Lok Sabha Secretary-General S. Bal Sekhar and RJD’s Lalu Prasad Yadav have
been disqualified from the Lok Sabha for nearly 11 years.
Prime Ministerter Dr. Manmohan Singh visited to China. On his visit, Dr. Singh
and China Prime Minister Li Keqiang signed a Border Defence Cooperation
Agreement (BDCA).
Noted playback singer Manna Dey has passed away in a Bengaluru hospital at the
age of 94.
India has resumed military aid to Nepal after nine years of suspension.
Air Marshal Arup Raha has been sworn as the New Chief of Indian Air Force
(IAF). He will take over from present Chief N.K. Brown on 31st December, 2013.
Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari has launched Indian Chamber of Commerce
(INCHAM) in Peru on his visit to this country.
According Geneva-based World Economic Forum, the rank of India is 101 out of
136 nations on a global gender gap index.
The Indian Air Force has received its fourth Boeing C-17 Globemaster III from the
USA.
World Bank has approved aid of 250 million dollar to Uttarakhand.
Report revealed by National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), Patna became
the city with highest unemployment rate among men (11.3%) and women (18.2%)
in the year 2009-10.
Reserve Bank of India has lowered GDP rate from 5.7 percent to 4.8 percent for the
current fiscal.
SENSEX has reached to its all time high of 21294 points due to aggressive buying
by the foreign institutional investors with access to low-cost funds in the USA.
The Supreme Court has issued a direction to the Centre and the States to set up a
Civil Services Board (CSB) that will regulate the postings and other related matters
of IAS, IPS officers.
According to World Billionaire Census 2013, world’s 6th largest numbers of
billionaires are in India.
19th Kolkata International Film Festival has begun on 10th November, 2013.
According to Union Ministry for Rural Development, Kerala’s Kannur became the
first zero-landless district in India.

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Current Account Deficit (CAD) dips to 1.2 percent of GDP at 5.2 billion-dollar in
second quarter.
The 11th Asia-Europe Meet (ASEM) of Foreign Ministers took place in Gurgaon.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong visited
to India to boost bilateral ties in the field of energy, defence and economy. The two
nations signed 8 agreements.
Indian Army successfully test-fired an advanced version of the 290-km BrahMos
supersonic cruise missile in Pokhran, Rajasthan.
The 18th International Children’s Film Festival of India began in Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh.
India’s largest warship, 45400-tonne INS Vikramaditya has been commissioned
into Indian Navy. INS Vikramaditya was formerly known as Admiral Gorshkov.
Assam Government has decided to accord the status of official State-Anthem to the
song “O Mor Aponar Desh” which has been composed by Sahityarthu
Lakshminath Bezbaroa in 1910.
The 44th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has begun in Goa.
The Supreme Court accepted the amended RP Act and allowed people in lawful
custody in criminal cases.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the India’s first Women’s
Commercial Bank, The Bhartiya Mahila Bank, in Mumbai.
Prof. CNR Rao, who has been awarded Bharat Ratna in 2013, became the first
Indian to be elected as an honorary foreign member of the Chinese Academy of
Science.
India has successfully test-fired the surface-to-surface ballistic missile, Dhanush, a
naval variant of the Prithvi missile. It is capable of carrying conventional as well
nuclear weapons of 500 kg-1000 kg.
According to the global consultancy firm, Ernst & Young, has listed India as the
most attractive investment destination.
Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the UNICEF’s ambassador of South Asia
to promote sanitization in the region.
The first unit of Punjab’s largest thermal power plant, Talwandi Sabo Plant
Limited has been inaugurated. It has a capacity to generate 1980MW electricity.
Cyclone Helen, the 2nd major storm to hit Andhra Pradesh in four weeks.
Emperor of Japan, Akihito and Empress Michiko has arrived in New Delhi for a
five-day visit.
The Indian Army successfully test-fired the surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile in
Balasore, Odisha.
Nelson Mandela has been passed away at the age of 95.
The first heritage transport museum of India has been opened near Gurgaon
which will showcase history of transportation in India.
The journey of MiG-21 has come to an end after five decades.
Cabinet has approved Telengana with 10 districts where Greater Hyderabad area
will be the common capital for up to 10 years.

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India’s first heritage transport museum has been opened near Gurgaon which will
showcase history of transportation in India.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has dedicated GAIL India Ltd.’s 1000 km
long Dabhol-Bengaluru gas pipeline to the nation in the 8th Asia Gas Partnership
Summit.
World Apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has been passed away in Johannesburg,
South Africa at the age of 95.
Raman Singh has been sworn as the Chief Minister of Chattisgarh for the third
consecutive term.
Vasundhara Raje Sindhiya has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the
second time.
Lal Thanhawla has taken over as the Chief Minister of Mizoram.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been sworn as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
for the third time.
The Andhra Pradesh Re-organization Bill 2013 has been introduced in both houses
of Andhra Pradesh legislature.
Union Cabinet has approved the Prevention of Communal Violence Bill.
Rajya Sabha has passed the historic Lokpal Bill by a voice vote.
According to the latest official data, Net Direct Tax Collections from April to
December 2013 are up by 14 percent and revenue from corporate tax by 10 percent.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has finally announced to form government. RTI activist
and Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient, Arvind Kejriwal has taken oath as the
Delhi Chief Minister. He has become the youngest and 7th Chief Minister of Delhi.
Former Union Minister V.K. Duggal has been sworn as the new Governor of
Manipur.
Army Chief General Bikram Singh has taken over from IAF Chief Marshal N.K.
Browne as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC).
Hon’ble President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to Lokpal and Lokayukta
Bill, 2013.
AAP leader M.S. Dhir has been elected as the Speaker of Delhi Assembly.
A committee appointed by the Reserve Bank of India has recommended a
Universal Electronic Bank Accounts for every Indian resident above 18 years of
age by January 1, 2016.