11 February 2014 1. India Celebrates Victory over Polio i.

India celebrates a landmark achievement in public health the victory over polio on Monday. The country has now completed three years without any polio, one of the key pre-requisites for polio-free certification, amidst a very sensitive surveillance system for poliovirus. ii. The celebration is organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to commemorate this great accomplishment as well as to thank the efforts of all those who contributed to it. iii. The polio virus surveillance system in the country is among the best in the world. Nearly 40,000 reporting units which include health facilities report as many as 60,000 cases of paralysis every year to the polio surveillance network National Polio Surveillance Project. iv. The Director-General, World Health Organization, Dr Margaret Chan, the President, Rotary International, Ron D Burton, and the Global Polio Chief of United Nations Childrens Fund, Peter Crowley, will represent the key polio partner agencies at the event. Note: i. India has not reported any case of polio since a two-year old girl got polio paralysis on 13 January 2011 in Howrah district of West Bengal. ii. All cases of paralysis reported to the polio surveillance network until 13 January this year, have tested negative for polio. Indias

victory over polio paves the way for poliofree certification of the South East Asia region of WHO in March end. 2. Indias Olympic ban lifted i. A ban on India's Olympic Association (IOA) has been lifted, allowing the country to return to the Olympic fold. ii. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had suspended India for electing officials accused of corruption in 2012, in breach of the Olympic charter. iii. Indian athletes who have been competing at the Sochi Winter Games under the IOC flag now compete for their national Olympic committee. They can walk behind their national flag at the closing ceremony. iv. This is the first time a suspension of a national Olympic committee has been lifted during an Olympic Games and it comes into effect immediately. 3. Kharge to present interim Railway budget in Lok Sabha tomorrow i. The interim Railway budget for 2014-15 will be presented in Parliament tomorrow. ii. Railway minister Mallikarjun Kharge will present the budget in the Lok Sabha at noon. The Railway minister is likely to announce more trains, better amenities and safety measures for passengers. Sources in the ministry said it will be a growthoriented budget. iii. The budget among other things, is also expected to focus on electrification of more rail routes.

iv. In his maiden budget presentation, Kharge is likely to come out with specific measures to curb fire incidents in trains. 4. R.K.Tiwari appointed new Chairman of CBDT i. R.K.Tiwari was appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). ii. Mr. Tiwari is a 1976-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer. He is currently working as the Member of Legislation and Computerisation Department in the CBDT. iii. He will take the charge from 1 March 2014. He will succeed Chairperson Sudha Sharma who is scheduled to retire on 28 February 2014. About CBDT The CBDT is a part of Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance. The Central Board of Direct Taxes is a statutory authority functioning under the Central Board of Revenue Act, 1963. 5. Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple passes away i. Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple has died at the age of 85. She died yesterday in California, from natural causes. ii. The actress found fame as a young girl in the 1930s in films like Bright Eyes, Stand Up and Cheer and Curly Top. Her singing, dancing and acting won over fans worldwide.

iii. She was given a special juvenile Oscar in 1935, when she was just six years old. After retiring from films in 1950 at the age of 21, Temple returned to the public eye as a Republican candidate for Congress and as a US diplomat. 6. France keen on investing in Jharkhand i. The French Consul General in Kolkata, Fabrice Etienne was on a fact-finding mission to explore opportunities for investment in mineral-rich Jharkhand. ii. Etienne, who interacted with members of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Jharkhand council, headed by its Chairman, S K Behra today, will visit the state capital Ranchi, to meet the Chief Secretary and the Chief Minister, if possible, to conduct discussions in this regard. iii. Talking to newsmen, Etienne said he was here on fact-finding mission and explore new avenues for French investors in the state. iv. The Consul General admitted that there was good scope for investment in biosector, art and culture, academic exchange, higher education, energy, particularly in solar energy. 7. Krishi Karman Awards for 2012-13 i. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, presented Krishi Karman Awards for the year 2012-13 on 10 February 2014. ii. The awards were presented during inaugural function of World Congress on Agro-Forestry (WCA-2014) held in New Delhi.

The awards were presented in two categories: 1. In the Total food grain production category, the awards were presented to Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Manipur states. 2. In the excellence in the Individual food grains crops category, the awards were presented to Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar States. KRISHI KARMAN AWARDS i. Krishi Karman awards were instituted in 2010-11 by the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture. ii. Krishi Karman awards are given to States for their effort and contribution towards raising the countrys food grain production. iii. Krishi Karman Awards comprises of three awards for total food grain production and four awards for production of rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses - the crops that constitute the food grain basket. iv. Each award winning State gets a trophy, a citation and cash award. The cash award is 2 crore rupees for total food grain production and 1 crore rupees for each of the four crops included in food grains. 8. Jatinder Bir Singh appointed CMD of Punjab and Sind Bank i. Jatinder Bir Singh was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) on 6 February 2014. He will succeed D.P.singh ii. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) under the Union Government has approved the appointment.

iii. Jatinder Bir Singh is 1983-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. Prior to this, Singh was an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources. 9. Mathew Martoma faces up to 20 years in jail over insider trading i. Indian-origin Mathew Martoma, convicted for his role in the most lucrative insider trading scheme in US history involving $275 million, will be sentenced in June and could face about 20 years in prison. ii. Martoma, 39, the former portfolio manager of CR Intrinsic Investors, a division of SAC Capital, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and two counts of securities fraud by a federal jury last week after a month-long trial. iii. While the maximum prison sentence on all the three counts is 45 years, Martoma could face upto 15-20 years in prison based on federal sentencing guidelines, which will take into account the gains reaped by SAC from the trading. He also faces a fine of over $5 million on the charges. iv. US Judge Paul Gardephe said in an order on Friday that sentencing would take place on June 10 and Martoma has time till May 13 to submit any motion seeking a lenient sentence. v. Martoma is the 79th person convicted of insider trading. 10. MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina figure in IPL spot-fixing panel report i. Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina are among the six capped

Indian players named in the Mudgal Panel report, media reports claimed on Tuesday. ii. Bookie Uttam Jain alias Kitti has named Dhoni and Raina in connection with IPL spot-fixing and betting when confronted by Trichi Railway SP Sampat Kumar, informed Mudgal. iii. The Committee, investigating spot-fixing and betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL), reported that a journalist, who was apparently connected with recording of tapes for a sports magazine, could identify the voice of the Indian player and he had also stated that the player was part of the team which played the world cup and a member of the team now. iv. The journalist refused to disclose the names of the Indian players involved. In spite of repeated requests to put the name of the said player in a sealed cover for perusal before the Supreme Court, the journalist appeared terrified and was very reluctant to do so and pleaded that it would be dangerous for the journalist concerned, it said. v. It thus appears that names of six prominent Indian capped players are available in tapes in connection with dealings with bookies while two of these prominent Indian capped players have also been named by none other than a former President of BCCI, the report said. 11 jan The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and RBI concluded an agreement that expands the maximum amount of

the bilateral swap arrangement (BSA) between the two countries to USD 50 billion. The agreement was signed by BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday and has become effective as of 10th January 2014, the Reserve Bank of India said in a statement. The BSA aims at addressing possible short-term liquidity difficulties and supplementing the existing international financial arrangements, as one of the efforts in strengthening mutual cooperation between Japan and India. The BSA shall be effective until 3rd December 2015. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has reduced refinance rate for banks and other lending agencies by 0.20 per cent to promote rural credit and rural infrastructure. The revised rate of interest on refinance for a period of five years for commercial, state cooperative, regional rural and primary urban cooperative banks will be 9.70 per cent, down from 9.90 per cent. Syndicate Bank introduced missedcall service for its customers to know bank balance. After giving a missed call to a dedicated number, the customer will get his/her balance amount in the account as an SMS. The customer will not be charged for the facility.

Nilekani ready to contest LS polls on Congress ticket. 58-year-old Nilekani, who is the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, said talks are going on about the constituency from which he should be contesting. He added that he would join Congress, which has been very supportive to him and his ideas. Ali Larayedh, the Prime Minister of Tunisia resigned from his office. With his resignation, the country will be led by the caretaker Government of technocrats led by led by new Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa. He resigned following a deal between the Islamist Ennahda Party of Ali Larayedh and the secular opposition for a transition to the democracy in the country. Gorakhpur railway stations platform number one of Uttar Pradesh has entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world. The certificate given by the Limca Book of Records was unveiled on 10 January 2014 by KK Atal, the General Manager North Eastern Railways (NER). The platforms length is 1355.40 meters and was inaugurated in 6 October 2013. Before the platform number one of Gorakhpur, the platform of Kharagpur railway station of West Bengal had the distinction of being worlds largest platform with length of 1072.5 meters.

Indias first gun for women, Nirbheek was launched on 9 January 2014. It is a tribute to the gang rape victim of December 2012, Nirbhaya. Gun has been manufactured by the Indian Ordnance Factory, Kanpur. It is a 0.32 bore light weight revolver which has been developed to give more power to women to defend themselves. It only weighs 500 grams and is made of titanium alloy. LIC has re-launched its Jeevan Anand plan, a participating nonlinked plan which offers an attractive combination of protection and savings. This product provides financial protection against death throughout the lifetime of the policyholder with a special feature wherein it offers cover for whole life even after payment of maturity amount. The policy can be taken from age 18 years to 50 years with age of policyholder on policy maturity age not exceeding 75 years. The policyholder can choose policy term from minimum 15 years to maximum of 35 years. The minimum sum assured is Rs 1 lakh and in multiples of Rs 5,000. After the Justice A.K. Ganguly episode, yet another law intern has alleged sexual harassment at the hands of another former Supreme Court judge in 2011. According to highly placed sources, the law intern had, in fact, sent a complaint to Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam

in November last, bringing the incident to his notice and requesting action against the judge concerned. Social activist IIa Pathak passed away due to prolonged illness in Ahmedabad on 9 January 2014. She was the founder of Ahmedabad Womens Action Group (AWAG). IIa Pathak was the president of India Chapter of Womens International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and served as professor in H K Arts College. She was the vicePresident of Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and she played a key role in movement for justice to the victims of 2002 riots of Gujarat. The Government of India set the new guidelines for National Sports Awards under which players and coaches accused of doping will not be considered for Arjuna and Dornacharya Awards. These guidelines were issued by the Sports Minister Jitendra Singh for awarding Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyanchand Awards. These guidelines were issued after the nomination of the controversial athlete Ranjit Maheshwari for Arjuna Award in 2013. The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) is the national organization responsible for promoting, coordinating, and monitoring the doping control programme in sports in all its forms in the country.

John Isner wins his second Auckland Open title with a 7-6(4) 7-6(7) victory over an inspired Lu Yen-Hsun in a tight final at the Australian Open warm-up event on Saturday. Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani teammate Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi today ended as runners up in the Sydney International Tennis tournament.

10 jan Eyeing the Lok Sabha polls later this year, the Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday launched a country wide drive to enrol one crore members by January 26. Announcing the Main Bhi Aam Aadmi campaign at a press conference here, Kejriwal said people aspiring to join the AAP across the country could SMS on a toll-free number 07798220033 or give a missed call. Apart from this, people can also enrol into the party by filling a form on AAPs Web site, said AAP leader Gopal Rai, who will be leading the campaign. The Allahabad High Court Thursday issued notice to the Aam Aadmi party (AAP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition filed over the broom election symbol.The Lucknow bench of Justice Rajeev Sharma and Justice Mahendra Dayal gave three weeks time to respond to the petition filed

by the Naitik Party that claimed the election symbol was initially allotted to it and that it had contested the 2012 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on it. India to launch Chandrayaan-II by 2017: ISRO. Chandrayaan-II is a mission where we essentially need to move on (lunar) surface to conduct experiments. We will launch Chandrayaan-II with an indigenous rover and lander using GSLV by 2016 or 2017, Space Secretary K Radhakrishnan said at a press conference today. Chandrayaan-I, Indias first mission to Moon, was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 from Sriharikota. Mahatma Gandhis grand-daughter Ela Gandhi, Australian senator of Indian origin Lisa Maria Singh and Ramkrishna Mission in Fiji were among the 13 recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award conferred in New Delhi on Thursday. Ela Gandhi has been awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman for public service, enhancing Indias image and promoting ties between India and South Africa. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the awards to the winners at the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas programme in New Delhi. The inaugural Hockey World League Final tournament will begin at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi today. The

worlds top seven teams are participating in the tournament. India are placed in Pool A alongside reigning Olympic Champions and World Number One Germany, World No. 4 England and seventh-ranked New Zealand. Pool B consists of Australia, Netherlands, Belgium and Argentina. India will open their campaign against England today. The government on Thursday allowed state-run telecom firms Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) to get refunds of a total Rs 112.6 billion by returning their 4G radio spectrum. By returning their 4G radio spectrum to the government, BSNL will receive Rs 67.24 billion, while MTNL will get Rs 45.34 billion, Information & Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told reporters. Multi-lateral funding agency World Bank will provide $250 million loan to construct disaster resilient houses and roads in disaster-hit Uttarakhand. The loan will help construct about 2,500 permanent disaster resilient houses and about 3,600 km of roads in Uttarakhand. A joint World Bank and Asian Development Bank team conducted a Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (JRDNA) at the request of the Union Government to rebuild the States infrastructure and assets lost in the June 2013 disaster.

President Park Geun-hye will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and discuss bilateral, regional and global issues during the visit, which is expected to expand and strengthen the India-Republic of Korea strategic partnership. Former MLA and noted freedom fighter Narayan Sahu died at his residence in village Angaragaon, near Khallikote in Ganjam district Thursday night. He was 90 and is survived by three sons. Sahu, a noted socialist leader was elected to the state assembly twice in 1957 and 1967 as an Independent and Sanjukta Socialist Party (SSP) candidate from Khallikote assembly constituency respectively. He was also elected to the Ganjam zilla parishad. Sahu was jailed several times while participating in the freedom struggle. The 3rd Lusofonia Games is scheduled in Goa from 18th to 29th January 2014 . Lusofonia Games 2014 begins Hosted by Goa this year. In the 12 days sports event 12 countries Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Macau(China), Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Sri Lanka and the host nation Goa (India) are going to participating this Portuguese commonwealth games. These mega sport event will be conducted in

nine sporting discipline , namelyAthletics, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Football, Judo, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Volleyball and Wushu. The 18th National Youth Festival will be held in Ludhiana from January 12 to 16. The festival is held on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on January 12, which is observed as the National Youth Day. The festival is being organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India and the Government of Punjab. The opening ceremony will be organised at the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, and will be inaugurated by Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Youth Affairs and Sports. The theme of the National Youth Festival this year is Youth For Drugs Free World. Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova beat fifth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to claim her first WTA career title, at the Sydney International.

9 jan India has been ranked below its two nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and China in the list of countries with a weak nuclear material security in the world, according to a US-based think-tank.

In the 2014 Nuclear Threat Initiatives Nuclear Materials Security Index released yesterday, India has been ranked 23rd out of 25 countries with weapons-usable nuclear materials. India received 41 out of 100 points, which is improvement by one point from the 2012 score. Top TV journalist Ashutosh likely to join AAP. Now senior editor and one of the best known faces on Indian TV, Ashutosh has formally announced that he has quit his job and decided to join hands with Arvind Kejriwal and company. Ashutosh is the latest in a long list of professionals who have announced that they will be joining AAP. Ashutosh joins Manish Sisodia, Shazia Ilmi and Rakhi Birla in the list of journalists who have played a major role in shaping the Aam Aadmi Party. Ashutosh even wrote a book on Hazares agitation, Anna: 13 Days That Awakened India. Before joining IBN7, Ashutosh worked with Aaj Tak for 11 years, rising from a correspondent in the channel to the post of Executive Producer at TV Today. Delhi Government has launched an anti corruption helpline no. 01127357169 to deal with complaints of graft-related cases in the national capital. Launching the Helpline, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the number will be

functional from 8 in the morning to 10 in the night on all days. Former Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday rejoined the BJP and merged his Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier, after getting nod from the BJP last week in the national capital, state party leaders had met Yeddyurappa in Delhi and had asked him to decide a date for his formal return to the party. US-based Google had earlier this week made a formal presentation to the Election Commission proposing a tie-up with it for voter facilitation services ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The Election Commission in its meeting held on Thursday deliberated on the issue and decided not to go ahead. Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath and Election Commissioners HS Brahma and SNA Zaidi were present in this meeting. Union Cabinet has approved the new National Youth Policy-2014 to empower the youth across the country to use their full potential. The new Policy focuses on developing the youth into a productive work force, by providing them the right education and skills and promoting entrepreneurship. Cabinet also approved comprehensive regulatory framework in the form of guidelines

for Television Rating Agencies in India. These guidelines cover detailed procedures for registration of rating agencies, eligibility norms, terms and conditions of registration, cross-holdings and methodology for audience measurement. The Reserve Bank of India has allowed Non-Banking Financial Companies, NBFCs to lend up to 75 per cent of the value of gold. It was 60 per cent earlier. RBI said, it has been done in view of the moderation in the growth of gold loan portfolios of NBFCs in the recent past. The government decided to retain the policy of allowing 100 per cent FDI in the existing pharma firms. In a statement, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, however, said that as far as the contentious issue of non- compete clause is concerned, the Foreign Investment Promotion Board will take a view on it on case-by-case basis. Faced with a rush of multinationals acquiring Indian pharma firms, the department had earlier proposed stringent norms to tighten the FDI policy for the sector. Indian-origin youths in Forbes list of brightest young stars. The Forbes third annual 30 Under 30 list comprises young achievers in 15 different fields and includes icons like pop singers Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, founder and

CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr David Karp, tennis player Maria Sharapova and Pakistani girls rights activist Malala Yousafzai. NASA announced today that the Obama administration has approved NASAs request for an extension of operations for the International Space Station for an additional four years to 2024. The International Space Station is the largest space lab ever built, some four times bigger than Russian space station Mir and about five times as large as US Skylab. NASA said the entire lab is the length of a football field (357 feet, 109 meters). Mumbai safest city to drive according to a Survey. The survey conducted by an insurance company with a sample size of 987 has been conducted in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata among others. Mumbai has been voted as the safest city to drive and also emerged as one with the most disciplined traffic, Sanjay Datta, chief of underwriting and claims at ICICI Lombard, which conducted the survey said. While Delhi has the best roads, Bangalore has been voted as having the best driving facilities in terms of roadside assistance. Global social networking giant Facebook acquired India-based Little Eye Labs, a startup that builds

performance analysis and monitoring tools for mobile Android apps, for nearly USD 15 million. This is Facebooks first ever India-based acquisition. The Bangalore based startup company, Little Eye Labs, was co- founded by a group of experts who call themselves ions in 2012. As part of the Facebook acquisition, Little Eye Labs will relocate to Menlo Park, California, the home of Facebooks headquarters. The Little Eye Labs technology will help Facebook to continue improving our Android codebase to make more efficient, higher-performing apps. Former Mumbai Ranji Trophy cricketer Vishwanath Ramachandra Bondre died on Wednesday night. He was 77. Vishu Bondre played 8 games for Mumbai as a lower order batsman and a medium fast bowler and formed a combination with former India fast bowler Ramakant Desai for his employers ACC, Shivaji Park Gymkhana and Mumbai (then Bombay). The Chennai-based poet and activist Meena Kandasamy won the Mayilamma Award named after the `Plachimada Heroine who had campaigned against the Coca-Cola company at Keralas Plachimada village. Meena won the award for her social activism and efforts for the empowerment of women. The Rs. 15,555-award, set up by the

Mayillamma Foundation, will be presented in March at a ceremony at Palakkad. Mayilamma, a former worker at the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Ltd bottling plant at Plachimada, found that the company had caused the drying up of 64 open wells and caused the contamination of the ground water in the area. Dhoni, Dhawan, Kohli nominated for ESPNCricinfo Awards. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made the grade in the Test bowling performance of the year, while Ravindra Jadeja was shortlisted for the ODI bowling performance of the year. The winners will be announced later this year at a gala event in Mumbai.

8 jan Recommending sweeping changes in the banking structure, an RBI panel has suggested setting up of specialised banks to cater to low income households to ensure that all citizens have bank accounts by 2016. It also suggested that facility for withdrawal, payment and deposit should be set up within a 15minute walking-distance anywhere in the country. The panel, headed by banker Nachiket Mor, was set up by Raghuram Rajan on the day of taking over as the RBI Governor, to suggest

steps for promoting financial inclusion. The RBI-appointed committee on financial inclusion has recommended that the central bank should set up specialised banks called Payments Bank to provide payment services and deposit products to small businesses and low-income households. The committee, headed by Nachiket Mor, said that since the new bank will be dealing with poor customers, such a bank must be allowed to accept a maximum deposit of not more than Rs 50,000. Such a bank will earn from the payment services it offers, such as money transfers and online payments, as well as by deploying the deposits in secure government securities (G-secs). Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), the first all-women bank, today signed an agreement with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for financing students pursuing chartered accountancy. It has also signed another MoU with ICAI for financing members of ICAI, practicing chartered accountants for setting up offices, BMB said in a statement. Girl students pursuing CA will be offered a 1 per cent concession in the rate of interest, it said. World Bank will provide $500 million loan for water supply and sanitation projects in the rural areas of Assam,

Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. The project will be implemented over a six-year period. It will support the design and implementation of a dedicated RWSS program for low income states under the ongoing National Rural Drinking Water Program in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS), it said. The phase 1 of the project will cover 33 districts in Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. The euro zones unemployment rate remained stable at 12.1% in November. With this, the euro zone jobless rate has now been unchanged at its current record level for eight consecutive months now. Greece has the highest unemployment rate of 27.4% followed by Spain at 26.7%. Austria has the lowest unemployment rate of 4.8% followed by 5.2% in Germany. The Telenor Group has nominated Morten Karlsen Sorby as the new Chief Executive Officer of Uninor with immediate effect. He replaces Sigve Brekke who has served as interim CEO of Uninor since early November last year. Morten Karlsen Sorby joined Telenor in 1993 and has been a member of the Groups executive management team since 2003. Delhi Government has launched an anti-corruption helpline to deal with complaints of graft related cases in

the national capital. Launching the Helpline 011-27357169, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the number will be functional from 8 in the morning to 10 in the night on all days. He also said, the sting operation will be used by the AntiCorruption department of Delhi Government as an evidence to initiate actions against the corrupt official. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office at Kaushambi in Ghaziabad was today attacked by some unidentified miscreants. They were protesting against AAP leader Prashant Bhushans remarks on Jammu and Kashmir. Bhusan, in an interview to a private news channel had advocated for the lifting of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Jammu and Kashmir. However, later he had said that his statement was misquoted. The AAP had also distanced itself from the remarks. Bangladeshs Awami League is set to form the next government, bagging a three-fourths majority in the controversial polls, marred by deadly clashes, a low turnout and a boycott by opposition parties. Premier Sheikh Hasinas Awami League emerged as the strongest party, bagging 232 seats in the 300seat Parliament, according to the Election Commission, which compiled the result sheets last night.

Nagpur will play host to Krishi Vasant 2014, being organised by the Union Government and the Government of Maharashtra in partnership with CII between February 9 and 13. The event, which will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee, will be the biggest ever congregation of farmers from the entire country, agroindustries, research organisations, Krishi Vigyan Kendras, State Governments, Financial Institutions and all other stakeholders. Internet giant Google made a formal presentation to the Election Commission on Tuesday, proposing a tie-up with it for voter facilitation services ahead of Lok Sabha elections, a move questioned by several quarters citing security concerns. The Election Commission has said it has not signed any agreement with the US-based internet company so far on voter facilitation initiatives ahead of polls. Indian Skipper MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina will launch the 7 Premier League in Dubai tomorrow. The 7 Premier League or the 7 PL will feature teams from Seven Countries India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, England and Australia. The league will be played between seven teams, each representing the seven UAE emirates. The tournament will be kicked off in March this year. The venues will be both outdoors as well

as indoor in Dubai. India captain MS Dhoni is the chief brand ambassador of the league and the official announcement is expected in Dubai this week. The two-year-long journey of the new Hockey World League culminates with the eight-team World League Final which gets underway at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi on Friday. The trophy to be awarded to the Hockey World League winner was unveiled in the presence of all the captains of the participating teams. The tournament is the first hockey event of 2014, a year that will also feature the World Cup and Champions Trophy. FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will not be held in June or July because of the Gulf countrys summer heat. Valcke told FranceInter radio that he expects the tournament to be held between November 15 and January 15 at the latest.

7 jan Sikhs from across the world are celebrating the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Today. Guru Gobind Singh,the 10th guru of Sikhs was born on this day in 1666 at Patna in Bihar. People in large number are visiting Gurudwaras to

participate in the programmes being organised to celebrate 348th birthday of Guru ji. Former Supreme Court judge, Justice (Retd) A.K. Ganguly has stepped down from his post as West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC). Ganguly reportedly tendered his resignation during a meeting with West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan on Monday evening at the Raj Bhavan. Accused of harassing a law intern, Ganguly has been in the eye of a storm with pressure mounting on him to step down from the post of a WBHRC Chairman. Banks approach RBI to hike ATM transaction fee. Banks are likely to start charging customers for transacting more than five times a month at any bank ATM, including their own bank. Banks have mooted the charge on ATM transactions to pay for the increased security costs at ATMs, put in place by many State Governments, following the grievous attack on a woman inside an ATM kiosk in Bangalore last November. Currently, there is no cap on the number of transactions that a customer can undertake at his own banks ATM. However, the number of free transactions at other banks ATMs has been capped at five a month. Janet Yellen has been confirmed as the new chairman of the Federal

Reserve, however her appointment was backed by the least Senate support on records indicating that the central bank is facing internal differences. Yellen will be the first woman to head the Federal Reserve and will lead the central bank at a troubling time as it is planning to roll back it stimulus package. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas begins. Engaging with the youth and discussions on healthcare will be key focus areas of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 which kicked off in New Delhi on Tuesday. Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari highlighted the aim of creation of Ministry of Overseas Indians. This years theme is Engaging Diaspora: Connecting Across Generations and the Youth PBD is expected to open new horizons of a strong network of young overseas Indians to contribute to Indias engagement with youth in all sectors. India on Tuesday successfully testfired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 kms and is capable of carrying warheads of upto 1000 kgs, from a test range in Odisha. The launch was part of a user trial by the Army. The surfaceto-surface missile was test fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of the

ITR at Chandipur near here at about 0948 hrs. Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan has said the Jain community will be added to the list of national minority communities. In an interview to a private news channel, Mr. Khan said the attorney general and the Law Ministry have cleared the proposal and a note has been sent to the Prime Ministers Office. The Government launched nations first comprehensive adolescent health programme, which will include a sharp focus on adolescents sexual health. The programme envisions that all adolescents in India are able to realize their full potential by making informed and responsible decisions related to their health and wellbeing. Union HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju has said that government is soon going to launch an adult education scheme for Muslims above the age of 15 years. The scheme with a corpus of 600 crore rupees will ensure attainment of functional literacy by 1 crore muslim adults. The scheme initially will be launched in 16 to 17 muslim concentrated districts across the country. Apart from this a new scheme for skill development among minorities girls is proposed on the lines of HUNAR at the outlay of Rs

978 crores. It will benefit 9.2 lakh minorities girls. Lingaiah Nagarapu, Principal Scientist at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology has been honoured with the best scientist award of Science-Tech Foundation (STF), Bangalore, for 2013. Nagarapu has been selected for the award for his efforts in basic and applied research which resulted in the development of 15 technologies, 2 patents and 80 international publications. The 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship has begun in Patna this morning. The event will be formally inaugurated in the afternoon. Six day long championship held at Patiputra sports complex in Patna where 34 Men and 30 women teams including top mens players Sharad Kamal and Soumojit Ghosh are participating in the tournament.

5 n 6 jan Election Commission is all set to hold Lok Sabha elections starting mid-April and spread it over at least five phases till early May. The muchawaited announcement for the polls is likely to be made by the end of February or early March, for which work has already begun, top Commission sources said. Along with the Lok Sabha polls, Andhra

Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim will go to polls to elect their new Assemblies. Market regulator SEBI has granted qualified central counterparty status to National Securities Clearing Corporation, Indian Clearing Corporation and MCX-SX Clearing Corporation. The QCCP status will make the three clearing corporations comply with the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure (PFMI), an international standard to handle counterparty risk on derivatives, SEBI said in a statement issued on Friday. Canara Bank said it will soon open a branch in New York as it has got regulatory approvals from the US authorities. We have got regulatory permission from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and we will be opening a branch in New York very soon, Canara Bank Executive Director A. K. Gupta said on the sidelines of an event organised by PHD. In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court on Monday held that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) can audit the accounts of private telecom operators under the relevant provisions of the law. A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and V Kameswar Rao permitted the top accounting body to conduct audit of private telecom companies

under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Act. The Centre will soon appoint Justice B.S. Chauhan, a Judge of the Supreme Court, as Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal to take up pending applications. The tribunal has been without Chairman since April 2012, when Justice N.P. Singh resigned on health grounds. Justice Singh was appointed a few days before his superannuation as a Supreme Court judge in December 1996. INS Vikramaditya enters Indian Navys area of operation. As Indias newest aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya entered the Indian Navys area of operation in north western Arabian Sea, accompanied by three other vessels, it was rendezvoused in Naval parlance RVed with the Western Fleet that had gone all the way from Mumbai to receive it. INS Vikramaditya (R33) is a Project which entered into service with the Indian Navy in 2013. The ship has been renamed in honour of Vikramaditya, a legendary 1st century BC emperor of Ujjain, India. GSLV-D5 launch places India in elite league. ISRO said, Indias tryst with Cryogenic propulsion bears fruit. Flight-testing of Indian cryogenic engine/GSLV D5 is successful. The GSLV-D5s first mission attempt with indigenous cryogenic engine was

aborted at the eleventh hour on August 19 last year due to a fuel leak in its second stage. Fuel tank made of aluminium alloy called Afnor 7020 tended to develop crack over a period of time and the leak was blamed on it. The missions success means India now has the ability to put satellites weighing more than two tonnes in orbit, joining the elite club of the U.S., Russia, France, Japan and China who have mastered this perilous technology of using cryogenic propellants liquid oxygen at minus 183 degrees Celsius and liquid hydrogen at minus 253 degrees Celsius. The Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Sunday registered a First Information Report against social activist Teesta Setalvad, accusing her of misusing foreign funds meant for helping the victims of the 2002 Gulbarg society massacre. Sixty-nine Muslims, including Zakia Jafris husband and former Congress MP Ahsan Jafri, were killed at the Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad. Telugu film actor Uday Kiran, who was one the youngest winners of the Filmfare best actor award, allegedly committed suicide at his house last night. 33-year-old Kirans parents and his wife found his body hanging from the ceiling at his flat in Sri Nagar colony here last night, police said today. He was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. In 2001,

he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor Telugu for the film Nuvvu Nenu, and became the youngest winner of the Filmfare best actor award after Kamal Hasan. India claim U-19 Asia Cup title. India skipper Vijay Zol (100) and Sanju Samson (100) scored contrasting centuries as India colts posted a comprehensive 40-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan to clinch the Under-19 Asia Cup title in Sharjah on Saturday. India hold on to their second spot even as a resurgent Australia leap frogged to third in the latest ICC Test rankings after whitewashing England 5-0 in the Ashes series on Sunday. At present, Australia are six ratings points behind second-ranked India. England have conceded nine rating points and are now in the fourth place. South Africa are the clear leader of the table with 133 ratings points. Australia on Sunday sealed a 5-0 Ashes series sweep with five dominant victories on home soil. It is only the third 5-0 sweep in the long history of Ashes series. The hosts recorded a thumping 281 run victory over England in the fifth and final Test at Sydney with more than two days to spare. Young shuttler Aditya Joshi from Madhya Pradesh has become the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in the

world. Aditya, 17, a resident of Dhar town, recently got the number one slot in the January rankings of the World Badminton Federation (WBF). Aditya was at the 11th position till November, but he managed to jump ahead of all the players by achieving 18,776 points

4 jan Today is World Braille Day. The day is celebrated every year on 4th January to commemorate the Birthday of Louis Braille. Born on 4th January 1809, Louis Braille was the inventor of braille, a system of reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired. Braille was born in Coupvray, France, a small town located east of Paris. Mere Sapno Ka Bharat will be new social mantra for BJP to get ground-level feedback and gauge peoples pulse and aspirations. A core group in the party is giving final touches to this campaign to be launched shortly, Smriti Z. Irani, BJP Vice President, said. The project will be launched by BJPs presidential candidate and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Facing criticism, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced his decision not to take up the two fivebedroom duplex flats he has been alloted. He told the media that he has asked the government to look for smaller accommodation for him.

Multi-Screen Media, formerly known as SET India promoted its Chief Operation Officer N P Singh to the position of Chief Executive Officer from immediate effect. At the same time, Man Jit Singh, the current CEO of MSM, will return to a Non-Executive Chairman role of MSM. He will relocate to Los Angeles to assume other responsibilities. One of Indian cinemas most popular cult classic films Sholay 3D is released on January 3, 38 years after its original release. While some of the original cast and crew seem to have no objection with this, the films director Ramesh Sippy had made his anti-release stand very clear. The Bombay High Court too rejected his plea seeking a stay on the release of Sholays 3D version made by his nephew Sasha over a copyright dispute. Dhoom 3 has become Bollywoods highest revenue grosser of all times in just a fortnight after its pan-India release. In India, the Hindi action flick has done net collections of Rs 257 crore while it generated gross earnings of Rs 334 crore, according to trade estimates. Its gross overseas earnings stood at Rs 139 crore as on January 1, sources at Yashraj Films, Dhoom 3s producers, have said. The film has surpassed Krrish 3 and Chennai Express which grossed Rs 240 crore and Rs 227 crore respectively. Serena Williams has carried her momentum from 2013 into the new season, beating No. 2-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday to defend her title at the Brisbane

International and set the tone for the Australian Open. 3 jan M.S. Dhir of AAP elected new Speaker of Delhi Assembly. After a smooth sailing in the confidence vote, AAP on Friday scored yet another victory in the Delhi Assembly when its candidate M S Dhir was elected Speaker with the backing of Congress, JD(U) and an Independent. 37 MLAs voted for Dhir while BJP candidate Jagdish Mukhi got the support of 32 MLAs from his party and ally Akali Dal. Corporation Bank has launched a year-long campaign for the delivery of agriculture credit and financial inclusion initiatives at all its branches. Lending to agriculture and allied activities to farming families and assessing their needs comprehensively will be pursued during the camps at the banks branches. The objective of the campaign is to stimulate sustainable development of agricultural systems focused on farming families, community units, self-help groups, and cooperatives working in rural areas, the statement added. Targeting young individuals, public sector Indian Overseas Bank today launched Connect Card, a new ATM cum Debit card in association with VISA that can be used for e-commerce across five lakh merchant outlets. Though all IOB customers have been provided ATM cum Debit card, Connect Card is targeted at the younger generation aged between 10 and 28 years, the city-based bank said in a statement. IOB

Connect cards can be used at over five lakh outlets as well as for online shopping. West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman Justice A.K. Ganguly on Friday resigned from the post of honorary professor of the National University of Juridical Sciences, a student of which had made allegations of sexual harassment against him. Manoj Vaish appointed as new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX). Vaish is currently the Managing Director of NSDL Database Management. He was earlier an Executive Director of the BSE between 1998 and 2004 and CEO of financial services research firm Dun & Bradstreet. Bharti Retail has appointed former head of Walmart India Raj Jain as its Chief Executive Officer and Pankaj Madan as Chief Financial Officer. Raj Jain will report to Bharti Enterprises Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Rajan Bharti Mittal. Sunil Kumar Sood has been appointed General Manager, Central Railway with effect from December 31, 2013. He was earlier Chief Mechanical Engineer, Southern Railway, Chennai. Sood had also served as Divisional Railway Manager, Jodhpur Division, North Western Railway, Chief Workshop Manager, Jamalpur, Eastern Railway, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Moradabad Division, Northern Railway, earlier. He also worked for eight years each at the Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala and the South-Eastern Railway after joining Indian Railways in 1978.

Tata Sons today announced appointment of Shankar Venkateswaran as Chief Tata Sustainability Group with the responsibility of driving group level initiatives in the sustainability space, and guiding Tata Sons and the group companies on sustainability and CSR initiatives. Venkateswaran will report directly to Mukund Rajan, Member Group Executive Council, Brand Custodian and Chief Ethics Officer, Tata Sons, a company statement said. Iron lady Margaret Thatcher has been voted the most successful post-war British Prime Minister by lawmakers in a survey in which Winston Churchill came a distant fourth. The survey was carried out by Politics and International Relations students at Royal Holloway, University of London. The former Conservative leader, who died last April at the age of 87, was valued for her decisiveness by MPs who took part in the poll. Mumbai Police have issued a lookout notice against former world Billiards champion Michael Ferreira after he failed to appear before them in connection with a 425-crore rupees scam. The lookout notice was issued against Ferreira in connection with a multilevel marketing firm QNet, in which he claimed to hold shares. Serena Williams of United States defeated Russias Maria Sharapova in straights 6-2, 76 to enter the finals of the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on Friday. Serena Williams will meet Victoria Azarenka. In the ATP Tour Chennai Open Tennis championships, Yuki Bhrambri has kept

Indias hopes alive by advancing to the quarter finals. India qualified to play against Pakistan in the final of the Asian Cricket Council Under19 Asia Cup when they defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets in the second semi-finals played here at the ICCAcademy on Thursday. Now the final will be played between Pakistan and India on Saturday (January 4) at Sharjah. 2 jan, Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party government won the trust vote in the 70 member Delhi Assembly today when its confidence motion sailed through easily with the backing of the members of Congress, JD(U) and an independent. 28 MLAs of Aam Aadmi Party-AAP along with seven of Congress, a lone JD(U)member and an independent stood in support of the government. 31 members of BJP and one member of its ally Akali Dal stood against it. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that his government will take stringent action against anyone corrupt whether in the previous Congress government, MCDs controlled by the BJP and his government. India and the Maldives agreed to jointly patrol and conduct surveillance to strengthen maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region. Briefing the media after holding delegation level talks with Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom in New Delhi on Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, India is ready to provide further assistance to the

Maldives to enhance capability to address shared security challenges. India has also extended the line of credit upto 25 million US Dollars to the Maldives. Canara Bank, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), has launched Udaan in Jammu and Kashmir in co-ordination with NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) and the Government of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). R.K. Dubey, Chairman & Managing Director, Canara Bank, said that the aim of the project is development of skills and employability of youth in Jammu & Kashmir. Unemployed residents of Jammu and Kashmir, who have done graduation or above, are being covered under this scheme. Devendra Kumar Pathak has been appointed as the Special DG, Border Security Force (BSF). At the time of his appointment in BSF, he was serving as the Special DG, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). His appointment as the Special DG, BSF started with immediate effect and will continue till the date of superannuation in March 2016 or until any further orders. Pathak is an (Indian Police Service) IPS of 1989-batch of Assam-Meghalaya cadres. He has been serving Central Reserve Police Force since 11 November 2011. Pradeep Kumar Saxena has taken over charge as full-fledged General Manager of South Western Railway (SWR). Before taking over as General Manager, SWR, Saxena was Principal Chief Engineer, Central Railway, Mumbai. Saxena, an Indian Railway Service of Engineer (IRSE) of 1977 batch,

graduated in civil engineering from RewaEngineeringCollege, Madhya Pradesh. Ashraf Jehan a female judge sworn-in at Pakistans national sharia court which hears cases under the Islamic legislation. Ashraf Jehan took oath and became the first female judge to be appointed in the courts history. She was serving as an additional judge at the Sindh High Court. The Court was established during the rule of military dictator Ziaul Haq as part of his policy towards Islamisation of Pakistans institutions. The law is also known as the Hudood Laws, which run parallel to the penal code. Freedom fighter, veteran Journalist and Padm Shree awardee Ishrat Ali Siddiqui died in Lucknow today. He was 95. Ex editor of national Urdu daily Qaumi Awaz, Siddiqui was admitted to a hospital after he suffered a fracture on 24th December. His burial will take place in Lucknow this afternoon. The American actor James Avery has died following complications from open-heart surgery. He was 65. James Avery was best known for his role as Phil Banks in US television series, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air with Will Smith. The actor appeared in a number of films and TV shows including Grays Anatomy and Star Trek Enterprise. Career diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri, who recently retired as Indias Permanent Representative to the United Nations, today joined BJP. A 1974-batch Indian Foreign Service Officer, Puri in his 39 years of service held several senior positions in the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence and held Ambassadorial assignments in London

and Brasilia. In 2011 and 2012, as Permanent Representative at UN in New York, he led the Indian delegation to the Security Council. He also chaired its Counter-Terrorism Committee. India and Saudi Arabia hope to sign an agreement on labour cooperation on domestic workers recruitment soon. The agreement is likely to help frame a standard work contract that will stipulate requirements to be adhered to at the time of selection and immigration of such people. The agreement is expected to be signed during the three-day visit of the Saudi Labour Minister, which began on Wednesday. This will be the first agreement that the two countries will sign on labourrelated matters. Chile took its seat at the United Nations Security Council(UNSC) as a non-permanent member of the international body till Dec 31, 2015. It marked the fifth time the South American nation has been invited to sit on the council and help uphold the UNs principles of non-intervention and respect for international treaties, Chiles foreign ministry said in a statement Wednesday. New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson cracked the fastest century in one-day international history on Wednesday, reaching three figures in just 36 deliveries against the West Indies. The previous record was held by Shahid Afridi, who took 37 balls to reach his ton playing for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 1996. Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi would be conducting the sixth edition of the International Theatre Festival of Kerala

(ITFOK) from January 27 to February 3, 2014 at Thrissur. The theme of the sixth ITFOK is based on gender, transition and spectatorship which have contemporary resonance, a Sangeetha Nataka Akademi release in Thiruvananthapuram said.

1 jan,2014 India cancelled its Rs 3,600 crore deal with Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland for supply of 12 VVIP choppers to the Air Force in view of charges that kickbacks to the tune of Rs 360 crore were paid in it. The decision to scrap the 2010 deal was taken nearly a year after reports surfaced that two top officials of the company had allegedly paid bribes to bag the contract. Former IAF chief S P Tyagi is one of the accused in the case, which is being probed by CBI. The deal was for supply of 12 helicopters for VVIPs and out of these AgustaWestland has already delivered three. Latvia has formally joined the euro zone with new year, becoming the 18th member of the group of EU states which uses the euro as its currency. Latvia recently emerged from the financial crisis to become the EUs fastest growing economy as well. This step will improve Latvias credit rating and attract foreign investors. Market regulator SEBI has approved the appointment of Saurabh Sarkar as the new MD and CEO of MCX-SX. He now heads the United Stock Exchange (USE), is likely to

take charge in February. The appointment of Sarkar comes at a crucial time for MCXSX, which is seeing a churn in the top management, with the promoter Jigneesh Shah and Joseph Massey stepping down from the board after the Rs 5,600-crore NSEL payment crisis. Former Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan stepped down as Board member of software behemoth Infosys recently creating ripples in the corporate circles, has joined the Aam Admi Party. Kanu Kalsaria, former rebel BJP MLA and farmers movement leader, officially joined the Aam Admi Party (AAP), indicating that his new party may contest all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in 2014 polls. In recent past, the three-term BJP MLA had led farmers movement against the Nirma Group which wanted to set up a major cement manufacturing plant in Bhavnagar district. Chief Scientist & Head of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, B. Mahipal Reddy was honoured with the Best Scientist Award of Science-Tech Foundation (STF), Bangalore for the year 2013. He has been selected for his efforts which resulted in the development of novel catalysts for air pollution control, bio-mass conversion to value-added products, synthesis of fine chemicals and solar fuels, and the conversion of greenhouse gases to useful chemicals. V. Kannan has taken charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Vijaya Bank. He took charge from H.S. Upendra

Kamath, who has demitted the office of CMD on attaining superannuation on December 31, 2013. S.K. Sharma has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of defence public sector Bharat Electronics Ltd. Sharma joined BEL in 1978 after graduating from the University College of Engineering, Bangalore. He completed his Masters in Business Administration while in service. P. Madhusudan, Director (Finance), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) Vizag Steel Plant, assumed charge on Wednesday as the companys CMD. Madhusudhan, who had joined RINL in 2009, will hold the new post for the next five years, as the company plans to increase its capacity to reach to 1112 mtpa and become a maharatna. 31 dec,2013 1. Air Marshal Arup Raha today took over as the Air Force chief succeeding Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne. In his address after taking over the charge at Air Headquarters in New Delhi, Mr. Raha said IAF is committed to providing vital support to the security forces deployed in counterinsurgency operations. An ace fighter pilot, Raha has held various command, staff and instructional appointments in his 39-yearold career. Born on 26th December, 1954, 59 year-old Raha is expected to have a tenure of three years as the Chief of Air Staff.

2. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Monday said over Rs 2,000 crore had been transferred to consumers in 184 districts as direct benefits. In these highAadhaar coverage districts, 66 million consumers have been benefited, it said. The scheme aims to curb leakages and prevent black-marketing and provide subsidy to consumers in their bank accounts.

3. Brand Amul to spread to America. After saying Khobradaar USA, the Utterly Butterly Amul Girl is all set to butter up the Big Apple. Come February, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which owns and markets the Amul brand of milk products, will start manufacturing ghee (butter oil),paneer (cottage cheese) and shrikhand (a sweet dish made of strained yogurt) from a plant near New York. 4. Chandra Kant Birla, Chairman of Hindustan Motors Limited resigned from the board on 29 December 2013. He also stepped down from the post of director of Hindustan Motors (HM). During the 18month period, that is April 2012 September 2013, company incurred a huge loss of 71 crore rupees as compared to a loss of 29 crore rupees in 2011-12. 5. Anurag Bhushan, a career diplomat on 30 December 2013 took charge as the Consul General of India in Dubai and Northern Emirates in the UAE. Before taking the charge as the Consul General, he was serving as the head of the Regional passport

office in New Delhi. He is the 14th Consul General of India in Dubai, since 1973 and he is the successor of Sanjay Verma, who has been appointed as the ambassador of India to Ethiopia. 6. B. Mahipal Reddy, Chief Scientist & Head of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, here has been honoured with the Best Scientist Award of Science-Tech Foundation (STF), Bangalore for the year 2013. Reddy has been selected for his efforts which resulted in the development of novel catalysts for air pollution control, bio-mass conversion to value-added products, synthesis of fine chemicals and solar fuels, and the conversion of greenhouse gases to useful chemicals. He is the author of over 220 publications in highimpact international journals and holder of 8 patents, a release from the institute said.

consumption. 8. TEJAS attained another significant milestone on 27th Dec 2013, by flying the 500th sortie this year, the highest achieved in a calendar year thus far. The achievement is significant, given that the highest number of sorties attained earlier in a calendar year was less than 300 sorties This feat follows close on the heels of attaining IOC on 20th December 2013. 9. South Africa defeated India by 10 wickets in the second cricket Test to clinch the twomatch series 1-0 in Durban yesterday. Chasing 58 runs to win, the hosts quickly made 59 for no loss. Earlier, India were all out for a paltry total of 223 in their second innings. Ajinkya Rahane's brilliant 96 run went in vein. Jacques Kallis who was playing his farewell Test hit a superb 115 runs in the host's first innings. Brief Scores: India: 334 and 223 all out, South Africa: 500 and 59 for no loss. Dale Steyn was adjudged Man of the match and AB De Villiers Man of the series.

7. Delhi Jal Board will provide 20 kilo litres water per month free of cost to every household in the city from 1st January 2014. A decision in this regard was taken at the Board meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejrwial in Koshambi, Ghaziabad this evening. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Jal Board CEO, Vijay Kumar said that the benefit will be provided to the people who have functional water meter. He, however, said that the household using more than 20 kilo litres water per month will be charged for the entire

10. ICC Test Team Rankings: SA consolidate its lead as Number One. South Africa on Monday strengthened their position as the number-one ranked side on the ICC Test Team Rankings table courtesy their 10wicket victory over India in the second and final Test in Durban. The 1-0 series win has helped South Africa gain two ratings points

to finish on 133, while India have conceded two ratings points to end at 117. 29 & 30 dec,2013 1. Reserve Bank of India has said the country is ready for the US Federal Reserves tightening, and has pegged the current account deficit at below 3 per cent for this fiscal in its eighth Financial Stability Report. External sector risks have been considerably reduced and the effect of the tapering on the economy is expected to be limited and short-lived, the report released today said. The CAD is expected to be less than 3 per cent of the GDP during the current financial year, the RBI said in the half-yearly report. On balance, the countrys external position appears to be manageable and reserves seem adequate.

used by ministers and officials. The decision was taken at the first cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday. The cabinet also decided that no Personal Security Officer and escort vehicle will be be provided to any official. 4. Expelled Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Kamal Farooqui is likely to announce his decision on joining the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday. The former SP leader had met Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday and said that everybody is keen to join AAP. Farooqui was sacked by the SP as its secretary after he made a controversial comment that Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was arrested because he was a Muslim. 5. Energy major, the Oil India Limited (OIL) signed an agreement with the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) to carry out a feasibility study on dairy production in two districts of Assam. Oil India as a CSR initiative has decided to step into dairy sector. Oil India has a significant presence in Assam and IRMA will prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) after the study in the two districts Dibrugarh and Tinsukia of Assam. It is expected that the study would pave a way for a roadmap for the plan for development of a cooperative dairy project in the two districts. 6. P Pradeep Kumar on 29 December 2013 was appointed as the Managing Director (Corporate Banking) of State Bank of India

2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it had set up a panel under executive director Deepak Mohanty to review the current system of data collection, dissemination and data management processes in the central bank and improve the existing mechanism. The 15-member committee will review the availability, coverage, frequency, timeliness and quality of the existing data/surveys/information used for monetary policy, macro-financial policy and supervision, RBI said in a statement. 3. In keeping with its promise to end VIP culture, the Aam Admi Party government in Delhi decided that red beacon will not be

(SBI), the biggest lender of the country. As one of the four managing Directors, he will look after the corporate banking portfolio of the bank. As per a Government of Indias notification P Pradeep Kumar will be the Managing Director and Group Executive (Corporate Banking) of SBI with effect from 27 December 2013. The position will be occupied by him till the end of October 2015. 7. The Tamil Nadu Government today launched the first phase of the project providing free compact fluorescent light bulbs to over 14 lakh hut-dwellers in the State, an energy saving measure aimed at saving 40 MW of power. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa also launched over Rs 500-crore worth of projects under the Energy Department through video conferencing from her camp office at Kodanadu in the Nilgiris district. The scheme of providing free CFL bulbs was launched with an objective of promoting power-saving, a state government release here said. 8. Michael Schumacher, the seven-time Formula One champion, is in a coma and remains in a "critical" condition after striking his head in a ski accident in the French Alps on Sunday, the hospital treating him said. The 44-year-old German was "suffering a serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival, which required an immediate neurosurgical operation", the hospital in the southeast French city of Grenoble said in a statement.

9. Jacques Kallis overtakes Dravid to become 3rd highest Test run-getter. South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis today surpassed Rahul Dravid as the third highest run-getter in Test cricket after a 115-run knock against India in his farewell match here today. Kallis, who would be retiring from Tests at the end of the ongoing second and final game against India, now has 13,289 runs in the longest format. 10. ATP Chennai Open Tennis tournament begins today. Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka is the top seed in the competition, with experienced players like Russian Mikhail Youzhny and Italian Fabio Fognini also taking part. Defending champion Janko Tipseravic had, earlier, pulled out, due to injury. India's top Singles player Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan have already made it to the main draw. 28 dec,2013 1. Arvind Kejriwal sworn-in as Delhi CM. Arvind Kejriwal, whose AAP has rewritten the grammar of politics in Delhi, on Saturday took oath as Delhi Chief Minister promising a corruption-free govt and new style of governance without arrogance of power. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today allocated portfolios to his six Cabinet colleagues while keeping key departments of Home, Finance, Power and Vigilance with himself. Portfolios :

Arvind Kejriwal: Power, Finance, Home and Planning Departments Manish Sisodia: Education and PWD Somnath Bharti: Tourism and Law Departments Saurabh Bhardwaj: Food Supply and Transport Rakhi Birla: Women and Child Development Girish Soni: Development and Employment Departments Satendra Jain: Health 2. Arvind Kejriwal became the second Chief Minister with a IIT background, after his Goa counterpart Manohar Parrikar and joins a select group of ministers, including Ajit Singh and Jairam Ramesh, whose alma mater is the crown jewel of the countrys higher education. A product of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Khargapur, 45year-old Kejriwal studied Mechanical Engineering and passed out in 1989. Parrikar passed out as a metallurgical engineer from IIT, Mumbai. 3. India has signed a Rs 4,000-crore deal with the US for procuring six more C-130J Super Hercules Special Operations aircraft for the Indian Air Force. The proposal was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on December 20. The two sides signed the deal yesterday under which the US Air Force will supply the aircraft to the IAF through the Foreign Military Sales route. The IAF had acquired the first lot of six aircraft at a cost of around Rs 5,500

crore. The new lot of six planes will be located at Panagarh in West Bengal, which would be headquarters of the proposed Mountain Strike Corps of the army, along the China border. 4. Nine-year-old US boy climbs South America's tallest mountain Aconcagua peak in Argentina. Tyler Armstrong climbed the mountain, in the Argentine Andes, with his father and Tibetan sherpa Lhawang Dhondup. Last year, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa's highest peak. More than 100 people have died attempting to conquer Aconcagua, which rises 6,962 metres above sea level. The youngest person to have conquered the mountain before him was 10-year-old Matthew Moniz, also from the United States, in 2008. 5. Veteran Hindi actor Farooq Sheikh, who is best remembered for his performances in films like 'Garm Hava', 'Shatranj Ke Khiladi', 'Chashme Buddoor' and 'Kissi Se Na Kehna', died this morning after suffering a heart attack in Dubai. He was 65. Farooq Sheikh was in Dubai apparently for a concert when he suffered the heart attack on Friday night. His body will be brought to Mumbai later in the day after completing the formalities in Dubai. Sheikh made a tremendous contribution in theatre, films and TV as well. He started his career in Bollywood in 1973 with 'Garm Hava'. 6. Star Sports is official broadcaster for Aircel Chennai Open. Tennis enthusiasts are in for a treat. Organisers of the Aircel

Chennai Open, which is Indias only ATP World Tour tennis event, has named Star Sports as the official broadcaster of the tournament for the next three editions until 2016. The $450,000 Aircel Chennai Open is slated to take place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai from December 30, 2013 to January 5, 2014. 27 dec,2013 1. China is expected to overtake the US in 2028 to become the world's largest economy while India is predicted to overtake Japan that year for the third place in the same league, a London-based economic and business research group has said. The Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said Thursday in its annual report that China's gross domestic product (GDP) in dollars would overtake the US in 2028, the China Daily reported Friday. The annual report issued by the CEBR, a leading economic consultancy in Britain, covers the 30 largest economies in the world.

3. Union Minister of State for HRD Shashi Tharoor has been chosen as "Person of the Year" by animal rights campaigner PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for initiating steps for animal protection. Tharoor used the power and prestige of his office to advocate for the protection of animals, a PETA release said. 4. Bharti Airtel will offer free access to social networking site Facebook in nine regional Indian languages to its pre-paid customers across the country for a limited period.it will offer free Facebook access in nine regional Indian languages to its prepaid customers across India, Bharti Airtel said in a statement.

2. Anna Hazare on Thursday said he would not be attending his one time protg Arvind Kejriwal's swearing-in ceremony in Delhi on Saturday owing to ill-health. "I am not well," Hazare said when asked whether he will be travelling to Delhi on December 28 to attend the ceremony. The Delhi Chief Minister-designate had said earlier in the day that he would personally invite his "guru" Hazare for the ceremony.

5. Atul Sarpotdar, the leader of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) died on 26 December 2013 after a brief illness. He was of 51. Due to illness he was admitted to Leelavati Hospital in suburban Bandra on 25 December 2013 due to blood sugar-related problems. He is now survived by his wife and a son. Raj broke away from Shiv Sena to join Raj Thackeray. 26 dec 1. Narendra Modi gets a clean chit in Gujarat riots case. In a big relief to BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, an Ahmedabad court on Thursday rejected a petition filed by Zakia Jafri against the closure report of Special Investigation Team

(SIT) which gave a clean chit to the Gujarat Chief Minister in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots case. Zakia Jafri is the wife of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was among 69 people killed in the Gulberg Society massacre in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002.

3. The Union Cabinet has approved granting of constitutional status to proposed Judicial Appointments Commission, JAC, for appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary today. The status would ensure that composition of the commission cannot be altered through an ordinary legislation. 4. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal of Axis Bank for increase in foreign investment from 49 percent to 62 percent. This is subject to the aggregate foreign institutional investors holding not exceeding 49 percent of the paid up equity share capital of the bank," an official statement said. 5. The Central Government has appointed Arun Tiwari as Chairman & Managing Director of Union Bank of India. Prior to this, He was an executive director at Allahabad Bank. 6. Senior IAS officer Ashok Lavasa was today appointed as Civil Aviation Secretary. The 1980 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre is currently Special Secretary in Ministry of Power. He will take charge after superannuation of incumbent K N Srivastava, a 1978 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, this month end, said an official release by Ministry of Personnel. 7. Senior IPS officer J N Choudhury has been appointed as head of National Security Guard (NSG) in place of Arvind Ranjan who will take over as the full-time chief of

2. Couple of bitcoin operators in India have begun suspending their business after RBIs warning against use of such virtual currencies due to potential money laundering and cyber security risks. While RBI is yet to come out with a clear regulatory framework for bitcoins, which have been gaining currency across the world over the past few months, it has issued an advisory cautioning general public against use of bitcoins and other virtual currencies. Bitcoin : Bitcoin is a virtual currency that can be generated through complex computer software systems with solutions shared on a network, although the process is complex and such 'mining' can be done only on very powerful servers. Hardly three years into existence, bitcoin has already become the world's most expensive currency and its per unit value soared past USD 1,000 level or about Rs 63,000 recently, although the prices have now slipped below Rs 50,000 level. Bitcoin came into existence in 2009 and the current number of bitcoin units generated so far stands at about 12 million.

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The Union Home Ministry issued the orders today on the appointments to the two important central security forces. 8. Senior IPS officer Arvind Ranjan will take over as the full-time chief of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in place of J N Choudhury. The Union Home Ministry issued the orders today on the appointments to the two important central security forces. Mr. Ranjan, a 1977-batch officer of Kerala cadre with a wide experience in central paramilitary forces, took over the full charge of the 1.47-lakh strong CISF on Thursday at its headquarters here. 9. The Union Cabinet today approved a pension proposal for 43,000 MTNL employees, who joined the public sector company from Department of Telecom. The pension proposal will cost the government an estimated 500 crore rupees annually. 10. The Punjab govt launched a pension scheme for the registered construction workers of the state under which those aged 60 and above will be paid up to Rs 10,000 annually. The construction workers registered with the Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board, who have attained the age of 60 years, would be benefited under the new scheme, a spokesman said in Chandigarh. Those enrolled with the board for five years would get Rs 4,000 per year, while those for 10 years would be paid Rs 6,000 per year. 11. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Pakistan's richest parliamentarian. The fortune of the

elected representatives in Pakistan range from billions of rupees to just a few lakhs. Several legislators are industrialists owning sugar and textile mills, landlords and businessmen. Sharif, as per the declarations, owns agriculture land worth Rs 1.43 billion, has made investments of over Rs 13 million he has shares in six different mills and has Rs 126 million in seven bank accounts. He also owns a Toyota Land Cruiser 2010 as well as the 1973 and 1991 models of Mercedes Benz. The premier also owns a 1991 model tractor. 12. Deepika Kumari creates national record in women's 50 m archery. Top ranked women recurve archer Deepika Kumari has created a national record in women's 50 metre round in the 34th Senior National Archery Championship in Jamshedpur. World Cup silver medallist Deepika shot 346 points breaking the previous record of 333 points held by Olympian L Bombayla Devi. In the Men's section, Atanau Das emerged winner in the individual Olympic round. Olympian pair of Jayanta Talukdar and Deepika Kumari won the recurve mixed team event. New RTGS 20022 compliant System and Ways and Mean Advances (WMA). Read Below in Details :

New ISO 20022 compliant RTGS System : Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India launched the new Real Time

Gross Settlement (RTGS) system of the Reserve Bank of India on 19th October 2013. "With its advanced liquidity and queue management features, the new RTGS system is expected to significantly improve the efficiency of financial markets, Mr. Rajan said while inaugurating the ISO 20022-compliant system. The Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system is a large-value funds transfer system which banks use to settle interbank transfers for their own account as well as for their customers. It was first implemented in India in March 2004 as a major technology based electronic funds transfer system across the country. The system facilitates customer, inter-bank payment on a real time and on gross basis. The new ISO 20022 compliant RTGS system provides three access options to participants thick-client, Web-API (through INFINET or any other approved network) and Payment Originator module. The participants can decide the mode of participation in the system based on the volume of transactions and the cost of setting up the infrastructure. With implementation of the new RTGS system, the existing RTGS system will cease to be operational. Further, the RTGS System Regulations 2013 would replace the RTGS (Membership) Business Operating Guidelines, 2004 and RTGS (Membership) Regulations, 2004. Ways and Mean Advances (WMA):

Ways and means advances are the temporary advances provided by RBI to States banking with it to help them to tide over temporary mismatches in the cash flow of their receipts and payments. RBI makes WMA to State Governments for a period of three months. Two Types of WMA : Normal WMA and Special WMA Normal WMA are clean advances while Special WMA are secured advances provided against the pledge of Government of India dated securities. The operative limit for special WMA for a State is subject to its holdings of Central Government dated securities upto a maximum of limit sanctioned. The interest rate charged on WMA and overdrafts at present are the Bank Rate (9 per cent) and the Bank Rate plus two percentage points (11 per cent), respectively. 25 dec,2013 1. The BJP on Wednesday celebrated the 89th birthday of Atal Bihari Vajpayee as National Development Day and urged President Pranab Mukherjee to confer the former prime minister with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. 2. People across the globe celebrated Christmas--the birth of Jesus Christ, with gaiety and religious fervour. The Christians congregated at the churches and the chapels that were tastefully decorated and illuminated on the occasion. Christians

attired in new clothes, exchanged greetings with their brethren besides distributing sweets, cakes and chocolates. The festival reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have greeted the people the occasion. 3. Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister on Saturday at Ramlila Maidan. Kejriwal will take oath alongwith 6 ministers. The Aam Aadmi party has finalised names of six MLAs to be inducted in the Kejriwal cabinet. These are Manish Sisodia, Rakhi Birla, Satendra Jain, Girish Soni, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Somnath Bharti. 4. M. Veerappa Moily appointed as the new Environment and Forests Minister. Marpadi Veerappa Moily , the petroleum and natural gas Minister on 24 December 2013 took an additional charge of the Environment and Forests Ministry after the exit of Jayanthi Natarajan. The last Environment minister from congress was Jayanthi Natarajan. Marpadi Veerappa Moily (born 12 January 1940) is a congress MP from the state of Karnataka, and the current Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. 5. HDFC Bank has elevated its current Executive Director, Paresh Sukthankar to the position of Deputy Managing Director in order to make the possible successor of MD Aditya Puri. Sukthankar has been with the bank since its inception in 1994. He has

direct or supervisory responsibilities for the banks credit and risk management, finance and human resources functions and for various strategic initiatives of the bank. 6. Vodafone launches Safe Drive Campaign. Aiming to reduce drunken driving during the festive season, Vodafone India, one of Indias leading telecommunication service providers, today launched a unique initiative Safe Drive Campaign. The initiative was launched in association with Motors Vehicle Department, a press release said. The campaign will focus on urging motorists to wear helmets, while driving and making helmets must for two-wheeler riders as well as pillion riders, avoid drunken driving, stop using mobile phones while on wheels and avoid over speeding and rash driving. 7. President Pranab Mukherjee is to inaugurate the '86th Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan', an annual convention of Bengali literary personalities of India, in Allahabad today. During his day-long visit to the Sangam city, the president will also inaugurate the new building complex of Jagat Taran Girls Inter College and unveil the statue of late Chintamani Ghosh, the founder of 'Indian Press', in the college premises. 8. The government of India puts a way ahead to launched Cash subsidy on kerosene after the successful implementation of cash subsidy on LPG for BPL (below poverty line) families. The

scheme would be known as DTCK (direct transfer of cash subsidy on PDS kerosene). This would be on the lines of DBTL( direct benefit transfer of subsidy on LPG (cooking gas). The mode of implementation would be covered under two phases , In the first phase seven districts of three states would be covered under the subsidy. 9. President Barack Obama has named two Indian-Americans among 102 scientists as recipients of a presidential award. It is the highest honour bestowed by the US on young science and engineering professionals. The winners, including Karunesh Ganguly of San Francisco VA Medical Center and Hardeep Singh of Houston VA Medical Center, will receive the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers at a ceremony in Washington next year 10. Nepal and India have agreed in principle to allow circulation of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 denomination Indian bank notes within Nepalese territory, ending a ban in place for over a decade. Indian bank notes above Rs.100 were banned in Nepal as per India's request to curb unauthorised trade between the two neighbours. During the Nepal-India Inter Governmental Committee (ICG) meeting that concluded in Kathmandu on Sunday, the two sides decided that any Indian national visiting Nepal can carry Indian Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes up to Rs.25,000, said Joint Secretary of Nepal's Commerce Ministry Jeev Raj Koirala.

11. Egypts Muslim Brotherhood was declared a terrorist organisation yesterday, hours after a car bomb targeted a police building that left at least 14 people dead and over 100 injured. The condemnation of the Muslim Brotherhood considered the largest and bestorganised political force in Egypt, came weeks ahead of a referendum on a new constitution that is described as a major step towards returning to democracy since the military removed President Mohammed Morsi in July. 12. India has retained its second position in the latest ICC Test rankings while South Africa retained the No 1 position and England at 3rd Position in the latest ICC ranking released in Dubai. South Africas A.B.Devilliers is the top batsman followed by fellow countryman Hashim Amla. Indias Cheteshwar Pujara is at 7th while Virat Kohli is at the 11th position in the list. 13. South Africa fast bowler Vernon Philander declared on the No. 1 position in the latest ICC Test rankings in bowling and batting. Indias off spinner R Ashwin is at number seven while Pragyan Ojha is at number eight in the latest ranking. Ashwin is the worlds number one test all rounder followed by Bangladeshs Shakib Al Hasan. 14. South Africa's legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis will retire from Test cricket after the second Test against India starting at Kingsmead here Thursday. Kallis, 38, however, will be available for the shorter

formats of the game. Kallis made his Test debut as a young and humble 20 year-old, and finishes his Test career as one of the greatest cricketers to have played the game. His statistics speak volumes for the illustrious career - 13,174 runs, 292 wickets and 199 catches. 24 dec,2013 1. Sidharth Birla, Chairman of Xpro India Limited took the charge as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on 21 December 2013. Sidharth Birla succeeded the HSBC India Country Head Naina Lal Kidwai. Chairperson and Managing Director of Bharat Hotels, Joytsna Suri elected as Senior Vice-President of FICCI and Chairman of Ambuja Neotia group, Harshavardhan Neotia as Vice-President of FICCI.

International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) and it is first airport in India to receive this award. The airport received award in recognition of its effective implementation of occupational health and safety management systems from the British Safety Council for health and safety works at the airport. The Sword of Honour is considered to be Oscar of the Safety World.

2. Vinod Kumar Duggal, the former Home Secretary has been appointed the new Governor of Manipur on 23 December 2013. His appointment will come into effect from the date on which, he will assume the charge of the office. He will replace the present Governor of the state, Ashwani Kumar, who was given an additional charge of Manipur, while being a Governor of Nagaland. 3. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad received Sword of Honour award. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Ltd is operated by GMR Hyderabad

4. The Centre has launched e-inclusion project to make people e-literate. Communication and IT Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters in New Delhi today that the project is an initiative to make at least one individual in every household e-literate. He said, under the project, economically weaker sections of the society including rural SC, ST and women will receive IT training. The Centre is implementing the national e-governance plan with the objective of creating a transparent and accountable governance model for enabling service delivery at the doorsteps of citizens. 5. Election Commission signs MoU with Yemen. India has offered its expertise to Yemen in election management and electoral roll preparations. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed between the two nations during a visit by Indias Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) V.S. Sampath to Yemen. He is currently on a visit to the country at the invitation of Judge Mohammed Hussain AlHakimi, President of the Supreme

Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER) of Yemen. 6. Pakistan is set to sign an initial deal for import of electricity from India to overcome a crippling power crisis. At a time when the international court has allowed India to divert water from the Neelum Jhelum River for the Kishanganga Dam in Indiancontrolled Kashmir. According to The Express Tribune, the Ministry of Water and Power had sent draft of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to the Law Division for vetting, before signing it to pave the way for electricity import. India has offered to supply about 500MW of electricity in the beginning and this plan could be implemented within a year by laying a transmission line, it added. 7. Sindhu and Shrikant won singles titles in National Badminton Championship. Srikanth won the mens singles crown of the Senior National Badminton Championship by defeating M V Guru Sai Dutt 21-13, 22-20 in the finals. In the Womens singles, PV Sindhu defeated the Junior National Champion Rituparna Das 21-17, 21-11 in the finals to win the title. In the men's doubles the second seeded Pranav Chopra and Akshay Devalkar beat the top seeds Munnu Atri and Sumit Reddy 21-19, 21-17 to lift the title. Women's doubles title was won by Jwala Gutta and Ashwani Punnappa. Jwala and Punnappa regained the womens doubles crown for the first time, since 2009.

8. Agni-III the nuclear capable ballistic missile was successfully test-fired by India on 23 December 2013. It was test-fired for its full range of 3000 kilometer from the Wheeler Island of Odisha Coast. The test fire of the surface-to-surface missile was conducted by Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army with the logistic support from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). 9. A senior IAS officer, Rajendra Kumar, is tipped to become the Principal Secretary to Arvind Kejriwal, who is set to take over as Chief Minister of Delhi later this week. Like Mr Kejriwal, 47-year-old Kumar, at present Higher Education Secretary, is an alumnus of IIT-Kharagpur. Mr Kumar met Mr Kejriwal at his residence here. Chief Secretary D M Spolia also met Mr Kejriwal. They were described as courtesy calls. Q1. Which Indian City emerged as the city with highest internet penetration in India, as per the data released by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) in Nov 2013? Ans. Mumbai Q2. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has appointed whom as Managing Director and CEO in Nov 2013? Ans. Sunita Sharma Q3. India has conduncted a joint naval exercise named Malabar 2013 with which country in the Bay of Bengal in Nov 2013? Ans. USA

Q4. Indian womens hockey team won _______ in Asian Champions Trophy tournament held at Kakamigahara, Japan in Nov 2013. Ans. Silver Q5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed the Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) of the foreign banks to acquire the domestic private sector banks in Nov 2013. The subsidiaries will need a minimum capital of ________ as per RBI notification. Ans. Rs 500 crore Q6. The 53rd World Fide Championship was held in which Indian City in Nov 2013? Ans. Chennai Q7. International Day for Tolerance is observed on ___________. Ans. 16-Nov Q8. Who was appointed as the Secretary General of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Nov 2013? Ans. Parvinder Sohi Behuria Q9. Martha Dodray, health worker from Bihar won the global UN Award for her commitment and dedication to eradicate ________ in India in Nov 2013? Ans. Polio Q10. What was Indias rank in the list of worldwide Financial Secrecy Index which ranks jurisdictions based on their secrecy and the scale of their activities and serves

as a tool for understanding global financial secrecy, tax havens and illicit financial flows (published in Nov 2013). Ans. 32nd rank 22 & 23 dec,2013 1. Kisan Diwas was observed across the country on 23 December 2013 to celebrate the birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh. On this occasion, farmer seminars were organised at the divisional, district and block levels. Political leaders cutting across party lines paid tributes to fifth PM of India on his 11th birth anniversary. Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 Dec 1902 - 29 May 1987) was the fifth Prime Minister of India. He served as the Prime Minister from 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980.

2. Arvind Kejriwal to be next Delhi CM, will take oath on December 26. Putting an end to all speculations and rumours, the founder and chief of debutant AAP, Arvind Kejriwal said he will form the government in Delhi. Mr. Kejriwal handed over a formal letter to the Lt. Governor saying a majority of the people are in favour of Aam Aadmi Party forming a government in New Delhi. 3. Reserve Bank of India extended the timeline for banks till March 31 next year to adopt the new messaging standards in Realtime Gross Settlement, RTGS payment platform. A new RTGS system was put in place in October this year, requiring banks to adopt ISO 20022 standard messaging

formats. Banks are still relying on temporary solution provided by their IT and service providers for conversion of messages. RTGS systems are funds transfer systems where transfer of money or securities takes place from one bank to another on a real time and on gross basis. The system is meant for large value transactions. The minimum amount to be remitted through RTGS is 2 lakh rupees, while there is no upper ceiling. 4. Government has launched inflation indexed saving bonds, which offer protection to retail investors from price rise. It is open for subscription between December 23-31.The minimum limit for investment is Rs 5,000 and the maximum is Rs 5 lakh per applicant per annum. Interest rate would be linked to Consumer Price Index (CPI).The same will be compounded in the principal on half-yearly basis and paid at the time of maturity. Besides, eligible investors can approach three private sector banks -- HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank -- and Stock Holding Corporation of India. 5. HDFC Mutual Fund acquired its smaller rival Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund running a total of eight schemes with assets worth Rs 3,290 crore today, in a major consolidation exercise in the highly-dispersed sector. The deal comes at a time when market regulator SEBI has been favoring a consolidation in the mutual fund sector which has been struggling for a long time due to low investors interest in mutual

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6. S. Jaishankar, the new Indian Ambassador to the US, will arrive here tomorrow to take charge amid a raging diplomatic row over the arrest and strip-search of senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade on visa fraud charges. Jaishankar, who till recently was Indias Ambassador to China, arrives in Washington at a time when bilateral ties threaten to hit a low in more than a decade now in the aftermath of the arrest of Khobragade. 7. Abdiweli replaced outgoing Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon. Abdi was ousted in November 2013 by the Parliament following a rift with the Somali President over policy differences. In the voting held for the endorsement of the new Prime Minister in the Parliament, 239 votes out of total 243 were put in favour of Abdiweli. The result was announced by the Somali Parliament Speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari on 21 December 2013. 8. Distinguished Kannada poet, writer and researcher G.S. Shivarudrappa (87) passed away on Monday morning at his residence in Bangalore. The writer, who was awarded title of Rashtrakavi by the Government of Karnataka in 2006, November 1, was ailing for some time. He received the Central Sahitya Akademi Award in 1984 for his literary contribution. He has also bagged several awards including the Karnataka

State Sahitya Academy and Soviet Land Nehru Award. He presided over the Akhila Bharatiya Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Davanagere in 1992. 9. Veteran journalist Pran Chopra died. Born in 1921 in Lahore, Pran began his journalism in 1941 in civil and military gazette. In 1940s he served All India Radio as a War Correspondent in China and Vietnam. He wrote the foreword of the book If Im Assassinated a book of former Pakistan Prime Minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. 10. Dr. Michiaki Takahashi who developed a vaccine for the chicken pox virus died at the age of 85 due to heart failure on 23 December 2013 in Osaka, Japan. Takahashi developed the vaccine for the chicken pox in 1972, within few years Japan and some other countries had begun vaccination programs. The vaccine did not treat the disease, but it prompted immune systems to produce antibodies. 11. US computer giant Apple has signed a deal to bring its iPhone to China Mobile the world's largest carrier. Chine Mobile, which has 760 million customers will make the two largest iPhone models the 5s and 5c available from next month. Last month China Mobile was one of three network to be awarded China's first 4G licences. 12. Zaheer Khan on 22 December 2013 became the fourth Indian bowler to claim 300 wickets in Test Cricket. Jacques Kallis was his 300th wicket in international test

cricket on the fifth day of the first cricket test match against South Africa in Johannesburg at the Wanderers Stadium. With the 300 wickets, Zaheer joined the club of bowlers of India, who has taken 300 wickets namely Kapil Dev (434 wickets), Anil Kumble (619 wickets) and Harbhajan Singh (413 wickets). He also became the most successful left arm fast bowler after Wasim Akram of Pakistan (414 wickets) and Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka (355 Wickets). 13. The first cricket Test of the 2-match series between India and South Africa ended in a nail-biting draw at Johannesburg on Sunday night. Chasing a mammoth 458 runs, the hosts managed to score 450 runs for the loss of 7 wickets at the close of play. Superb centuries by Faf Du Plessis and AB de Villiers helped South Africa pull off nearly world record run chase. Du Plessis made 134, while De Villiers scored 103. The second and final test of the series will be played at Durban from Thursday. 14. England spinner Graeme Swann announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket with immediate effect in Melbourne today shocking everyone midway through the Ashes tour. His shock decision comes a week after England lost the Ashes to Australia. The 34-year Off-spinner is widely regarded as world cricket's premier spinner, with 255 wickets in 60 Tests.

1. S Jaishankar - New Indian envoy to the US

replaced Nirupama Rao. S Jaishankar is a former envoy to China. 2. Siddhartha Birla - Next FICCI President. He will replace Naina Lal Kidwai. 3. Anup Wadhawan - New Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) 4. Usha Ananthasubramanian - CMD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank 5. T.P. Seetharam - New envoy to UAE (United Arab Emirates) 6. Krishna Mohan Sahni - Chairman of the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India 7. P.S. Raghavan - Next Russian Ambassador. He replace Ajai Malhotra 8. Arup Raha - Next Chief of the Indian Air Force. 9. Priyanka Chopra - Brand Ambassador of Guess 10. Terry Walsh - Head coach of Indian mens hockey team 11. Arunendra Kumar - New Chairman, Railway Board. 12. J&K Bank - Mushtaq Ahmed - Chairman & CEO. 13. Gireesh B. Pradhan - New Chairperson of the

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). 14. Tarun Chugh - MD of PNB Metlife 21 dec,2013 1. Jayanthi Natrajan has resigned from the Union Cabinet as Environment and Forests Minister. She is reportedly to play a bigger role in the Congress party ahead of general elections-2014. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas M. Veerappa Moily has been given additional charge of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

2. The Election Commission recognized Aam Aadmi Party as a state party and reserved symbol of broom in Delhi on 19 December 2013. As per laid norms, a party may be recognized by the Election Commission if the party wins at least three percent seats. The AAP outperformed in Delhi assembly election and won 28 seats in the 70member House and took over 25 per cent of vote shares, which satisfied the criteria required to become state party. 3. The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, has tightened norms for credit card holders. In a notification on Friday, the RBI advised banks to treat a credit card account as a nonperforming asset if the customer fails to pay the minimum due amount within a stipulated 90-day period. 4. Usha Sangwan was appointed as the first woman managing director of the Life

Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the Government. She is the first woman director of LIC in its near six decades of existence. With this appointment, LIC is set to function at its full strength of four MDs after almost two years. These would be S B Mainak, Sushobhan Sarkar, Sangwan and V K Sharma. 5. IRCON International Limited on 20 December 2013 has been awarded the prestigious India Pride Awards for Excellence in Central PSUs in India Image Enhancement. The award was received by Mohan Tiwari, the CMD of IRCON from M.M. Pallam Raju, the Union Minister for Human Resources Development. IRCON International Limited is a government company that was incorporated by the Central Government (Ministry of Railways) under the Companies Act, 1956 on 28 April 1976 originally under the name Indian Railway Construction Company Limited. 6. Senior advocate P.H. Parekh has been appointed as the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for 2013-14. This is Mr. Parekhs sixth term as SCBA President. Other appointments : V. Shekar as the Vice-President Aishwarya Bhati as secretary Sandeep Singh as assistant secretary Vikas Bansal as treasurer Rajesh Pathak the assistant treasurer of the SCBA About Supreme Court Bar Association :

The Bar Council of India is a statutory body that regulates and represents the Indian bar. It was created by Parliament under the Advocates Act, 1961. It provides the code of conduct in professional manner , etiquettes and exercises disciplinary jurisdiction over the bar. It also sets standards for legal education and grants recognition to Universities whose degree in law will serve as a qualification for students to enroll themselves as advocates upon graduation.

7. China built a new research station in Antarctica called Taishan. It was Chinas fourth research station in the southern pole. The aim of the research station would be to provide a base for research on bioecology and remote satellite sensing. 8. Bolivia on 20 December 2013 launched the countrys first telecommunication satellite Tupak Katari. The satellite has been named upon an indigenous national hero, who fought the 18th century Spanish colonial rule. The rocket carrying the satellite blast off from a base in China. Bolivia is one of the last countries in South America to have its own satellite. 9. India post 421 in 2nd innings, set 458-run target for South Africa. After extending the lead to over 350 runs, India lost Virat Kohli (96), Rohit Sharma (6) and Cheteshwar Pujara (153) in quick succession. Pujara was caught behind by De Villiers off Kallis, after the right-hander smacked 21 fours for his majestic knock of 153 off 270 balls. Pujara

added 222 runs with Kohli for the third wicket to put India in the front seat. 20 dec,2013 1. Sushma Singh takes oath as New CIC. President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Sushma Singh as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India. She is the second woman to become CIC after Deepak Sandhu, whose term comes to an end later this month. A panel comprising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, and Law Minister Kapil Sibal appointed Ms. Singh. The CIC is mandated to resolve appeals and complaints filed by information seekers, under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, against government departments or public authorities. 2. The Petroleum Ministry has been awarded the National E-governance Award by Computer Society of India for implementing project Lakshya which is aimed at improving LPG distribution. The prestigious CSI Nihilent National eGovernance Award 2012-13 was awarded to the Project Lakshya Empowering Consumers: Transparent Supply Chain and Efficient Subsidy Administration at Vishakhapatnam as part of 48th Annual Convention of Computer Society of India (CSI-2013), a ministry press release said. 3. Bollywood lyricist-scriptwriter Javed Akhtar, Hindi novelist Mridula Garg and renowned Bengali poet Subodh Sarkar are

among those selected for this year's Sahitya Akademi Award. Akhtar has been chosen for "Lava", his compilation of 55 Urdu poems. The Awards are recommended by distinguished jury members, representing 22 Indian languages and approved by the Executive Board of the Akademi, which met on Wednesday under the Chair of Sahitya Akademi President Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari. 4. The government has started the process of finding replacement for Anand Sinha, deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India who retires on 18 January, 2014. A four member search panel headed by RBI governor Raghuram Rajan will interview nine executive directors on 27 December for select Sinhas successor. The other members of the selection committee are Rajiv Takru, secretary, financial services, Shekhar Chaudhuri, professor and former director of Indian institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta and Prakash Apte, former director of IIM-Banglaore. To be eligible for becoming deputy governor, a person needs to be below 60 years. 5. Govt clears interest-free loans to clear cane farmer arrears; proposal on raising grain buffer stocks to GoM. Sugar mills will be eligible for a combined Rs 6,600 crore ofinterest-free loans, to be able to pay arrears to cane farmers. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared a proposal in this regard on Thursday. The original proposal was to give interest-free loans of Rs 7,200 crore. CCEA

has also allowed mills to sell sugar without any quantitative restriction. 6. Infosys today announced the resignation of Director V. Balakrishnan, who was widely tipped to be in the race for becoming the company's next chief executive officer when the incumbent S.D. Shibulal retires in 2015. The resignation is effective December 31, 2013, Infosys said in a statement 7. India is expected to become the third largest aviation market by in the world by 2020 after the US and China, Civil Aviation Secretary KN Shrivastava said. "India is among the fastest growing and currently the ninth largest civil aviation market in the world," he said, speaking at an event here to rename Bengaluru International airport as Kempegowda international airport. 8. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cleared the appointment of career diplomat Aizaz Chaudhry, one of the key officials who handled the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, as Pakistans new Foreign Secretary. Chaudhry, a moderate known for his strong conviction, earlier served as Foreign Office spokesman and Additional Foreign Secretary. 9. Vladimir Putin signs pardon decree, Mikhail Khodorkovsky now a free man. Having spent 10 years in jail, Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky walked free out of jail on Friday after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree pardoning him, reports said. Khordorkovsky, who has

already spent over a decade in jail, was convicted of crimes including fraud, theft and money laundering and arrested in 2003. 10. Tejas, India's indigeneously-designed Light Combat Aircraft, on Friday got initial operation clearance (IOC-II). Defence minister AK Antony handed over release to service document (RTS) to Indian Air Force chief NAK Browne. The certification paves the way for the induction of Tejas into the Indian Air Force. 19,dec 2013 Daily Current Affairs : 19th December 2013 1. Goa is celebrating the 52nd anniversary of liberation day from the Portuguese yoke today. Goa was liberated on nineteenth December 1961 from the Portuguese occupation after a protracted and long freedom struggle and the operation Vijay conducted by the Indian Army. People from all walks of life enthusiastically participated in various programmes organised all over Goa on this occasion. The Chief Justice of Mumbai High Court Justice Shri Mohit S Shah layed the foundation stone of the proposed new building of High Court of Bombay at Goa in a function coinciding the liberation day celebrations.

2. Indias deputy consul in New York, Devyani Khobragade was transferred to Indias Permanent Mission in United Nations in New York on 18 December 2013.

This was done by India to boost her diplomatic immunity. Earlier, Devyani Khobragade was charged with criminal offences by US. Devyani, the IFS officer was transferred to the post of the deputy consul-general in New York. The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations is located in New York. 3. United Nations has lowered Indias economic growth forecast for 2013 to 4.8 per cent while warning that emerging markets should be prepared to deal with the impact of US Federal Reserves quantitative easing programme. Indias economy is forecast to grow at 4.8 per cent in 2013, down 1.3 per cent from its earlier projection, the UNs World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 report said. Similarly, it has lowered the growth projection for 2014 to 5.3 per cent, down 1.2 per cent from earlier forecast. The UN sees India to grow by 5.7 per cent in 2015. 4. Alstom bagged 125 million euro contract from BHEL for Neyveli New Thermal Power Project. The contract is to supply components and services for the 1000 MW Neyveli New Thermal Power Project (NNTPP) of Neyveli Lignite Corporation located in Tamil Nadu. The Alstom as per the scope of the contract will co-operate with BHEL in conceptualising, designing, engineering and supplying two tower boilers, the complete lignite milling and firing equipment, and critical components.

5. Swedish manufacturer Saab has won a 4.5 billion dollar contract to supply 36 fighter jets to Brazil. The deal is one of the most valuable ones in emerging markets and Saab had faced competition from rivals Boeing and Dassault Aviation. 6. Kuwait will host the Second edition of the Syria Donors conference in the capital Kuwait city next month. UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will chair the event. This was disclosed by the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator Nigel Fisher in Kuwait city yesterday. 7. Iran will resume technical talks related to its nuclear program with the experts from the six world powers- US, UK, France, Russia, China plus Germany in Geneva over the next two days. The talks are aimed at reaching out to a comprehensive deal over the next six months as envisaged under the interim nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1 group of nations in Geneva last month. Under the deal Iran agreed to scale down its nuclear program in exchange for a limited easing of sanctions. 8. Pakistan on Thursday appointed career diplomat Abdul Basit as its new High Commissioner to India. Mr. Basit, 55, was earlier tipped to take over as Foreign Secretary but the government recently made several changes in proposed appointments. The government initially zeroed in on Syed Ibne Abbas as the new envoy to New Delhi but changed its mind as

officials felt he was too junior for the crucial posting. 9. Former India captain Kapil Dev will be the recipient of the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013, BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said in a press release, here on Wednesday. The award committee, comprising BCCI president N. Srinivasan, Patel, and senior journalist Ayaz Memon, in a meeting here earlier in the day, unanimously nominated Kapil for the honour. The award includes a trophy, a citation, and a cheque for Rs. 25 lakh, and will be presented at the BCCI awards ceremony for the year 2012-13. 10. Europe is about to launch the Gaia satellite, one of the most ambitious space missions in history. The 740 million-euro observatory is going to map the precise positions and distances to more than a billion stars. This should give us the first realistic picture of how our Milky Way galaxy is constructed. The European Space Agency satellite is being sent up on a Soyuz rocket. 11. Kolkata was ranked top in public transport among Indian cities, according to a study of the International Association of Public Transport (UTIP) released on 16 December 2013. Kolkata was ranked 31st which was the highest among the six cities studied in India. The study was made by the IAPT in association with Arthur D Little, a management consultant based in Boston,

for 84 cities across the world. The study was titled Future of Urban Mobility 2.0. 12. Macau 'most searched for travel destination' by Google India users in 2013. In its year-end list charting which all travel destinations topped the search rank; Google Zeitgeist has revealed that Macau is the most looked up for place in India. The list shows the rankings of topics with the largest total search volumes by country. The top ten most searched for travel destinations in India : 1. Macau 2. Maldives 3. Mauritius 4. Bali 5. Boston 13. Saina Nehwals poor form this season has also started showing in her rankings as the Olympic bronze medallist dropped two places to No. 8 in the womens singles rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thursday. In mens singles, Parupalli Kashyap retained the 14th position while Ajay Jayaram moved up a place to 24th. No Indian figures in the top 25 of the mens, womens and mixed doubles rankings 14. World and European champions Spain top the final FIFA world rankings of the year for the sixth time in a row. Football world governing bodys rankings released Thursday show an unchanged top 10, with

Spain leading going into World Cup year ahead of Germany and Argentina. 15. India won the boys and girls team titles in the Asia-Pacific junior golf championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC). It was Indias first ever victory in the Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship.

Results Team Boys 1. India A (Manu Gandas, Viraj Madappa) 2. Thailand B (Ekthumrong Luanganuruk, Suradit Yongcharoenchai) 3. Chinese Taipei A (Sung I Yu, Chun An Yu) Team Girls 1. India B (Ridhima Dilawari, Aditi Ashok) 2. Chinese Taipei A (Yu-Hsin Chang, MinJou Chen) 3. Chinese Taipei B (Hsin-En Tsai, Cih-Hui Chen) 18 dec,2013 1. International Migrants Day was observed across the world on 18 December 2013. The number if international migrant worldwide has reached 232 million in 2013. The Secretary General of UN put forward an ambitious eight point agenda in his report to the General Assembly to make migration work for all: for all: migrants, societies of origin and societies of destination alike.

2. Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan surprised the markets, today, by leaving all key policy rates unchanged. The Reserve Bank, in its MidQuarter Monetary Policy Review, kept its short-term lending rate unchanged at 7.75 per cent, and the Cash Reserve Ratio steady at 4 per cent. The RBI governor said the apex bank will take calibrated action in the future, based on inflationary trends and action by the US Federal Reserve. 3. Parliament on Wednesday passed the Lokpal bill with the Lok Sabha adopting the measure as amended by the Rajya Sabha after a short discussion, amid the din created by members for and against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Members from Samajwadi Party and Shiv Sena, opposed the bill and staged a walkout in protest, as their counterparts from other parties, including Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and the Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj, supported the measure. 4. The Union Cabinet has approved the Prevention of Communal Violence Bill 2013 yesterday. The bill aimed to prevent and tackle the communal violence in the country and punish the perpetrators of the violence. The Bill has been named as The Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2013. The Bill has the provision of creating an institutional arrangement for speedy investigation, disposal of cases and

for providing relief and rehabilitation to victims of communal violence. 5. The Rann Utsav, a cultural festival of Gujarat state was inaugurated by Gujarat Tourism Minister Saurabh Patel at Kutch, Gujarat. The two-month long cultural festival that attracts huge number of domestic and international tourists is celebrated from 17 December to 14 February 2014. The Rann of Kutch is a seasonal salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat. Kutch is one of the Gujarat largest districts. It is surrounded by the Arabian Sea and the salt encrusted desert. 6. The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has appointed M. K. Goel as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC). Currently Goel is the Director (Commercial) and acting Chairman and Managing Director of the public sector finance company. 7. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes has been given additional charge of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, following death of Minister Sis Ram Ola. Earlier, President Pranab Mukherjee condoled the passing away of Ola, a veteran Congress leader from Rajasthan. 8. India and Macedonia have signed a new double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) that provides for among other things exchange of banking information for

tax administration purposes. This DTAA was signed by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Macedonias Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki here on Tuesday. As per the new agreement, dividend, interest and royalty will be taxed in the source country and the rate of taxation will not exceed 10 percent. 9. The Union Ministry of Power has selected the Poovar Island Resort for the National Energy Conservation Award 2013. M.R. Narayanan, Managing Director, received the award from President Pranab Mukherjee at a function in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Kabeer Khader, Chairman, was also present. 10. India and Arab League inked an MoU to elevate the political, trade and cultural relations. The MoU was signed by Salman Khurshid, External Affairs Minister of India and Nabil Elaraby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States during his visit to India. 11. Eminent historian Bipan Chandra was awarded Itihas Ratna from Asiatic Society Bihar. The award was given to Bipan Chandra on his 86th birthday. He was honoured by O.P. Jaiswal, the Secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bihar in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Campus, New Delhi. Bipan Chandra is the fourth historian to be honoured with the Itihas Ratna by the society.

12. Ronnie Biggs, known for his role in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, died on Wednesday, his daughter-in-law said. He was 84. Veronica Biggs did not provide details of the cause of death. He had been released from prison four years ago on compassionate grounds because of ill health and had suffered several strokes. Biggs was famous or notorious for taking part in the 1963 robbery and then escaping from Wandsworth Prison. He eventually made his way to Brazil, where he lived for many years beyond the reach of British justice. 13. Yahoo has acquired content delivery network provider PeerCDN in a bid to resolve its mail issues. PeerCDN's technology delivers site resources like images, videos and downloads via a peerto- peer network of people currently visiting a website using WebRTC, real-time communication technology, instead of using an additional software, TechCrunch reports. This reduces some of the bandwidth costs of the website provider by letting visitors share the burden, the report added. 17 dec,2013 1. RBI likely to raise repo rate by 0.25 per cent to tame inflation. Wholesale Price Index inflation in November climbed to a 14-month high of 7.52 per cent as prices of food items such as onions and potatoes surged. Consumer price inflation touched a nine-month high of 11.24 per cent last month. Factory output shrank 1.8 per cent

in October, the first contraction in the Index of Industrial Production ( IIP) in four months.

2. India today retaliated strongly to the arrest of its Deputy Consul General in New York by initiating series of steps to strip US diplomats and their families of privileges including withdrawing all airport passes and stopping import clearances for the embassy. Slew of measures taken by India in response to Indian diplomat Devyani Kobragades arrest in New York: The government has asked all Consulate personnel and their families to turn in their ID cards immediately. The government has also sought key information such as salaries paid to all Indian staff employed at the consulates and by Consulate officers and families including as domestic helps. It has asked the US to provide it with visa information and other details of all teachers at US schools and pay and bank accounts of Indians in these schools. Apart from these measures, Government has stopped all import clearances for the US embassy including for liquor. Also, the traffic barricades near the US embassy on Nyaya Marg here will be lifted except the picket. 3. Angela Merkel sworn in as German chancellor for 3rd time. Merkel was elected to a third term as chancellor in a vote in the German lower house of parliament, paving the way for her new grand coalition

government to be sworn in and formally take power later in the day. The new government faces a host of challenges, from bedding down European reforms aimed at shielding the bloc from future crises, to seeing through Merkel's costly switch from nuclear to renewable energy. 4. Lieuenant Governor Najeeb Jung has recommended the imposition of President's rule in Delhi in the absence of any party staking claim to form a government. 5. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes has been given additional charge of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, following the passing away of Sis Ram Ola, a release from the Presidents Secretariat said. Earlier, President Pranab Mukherjee condoled the passing away of Ola, a veteran Congress leader from Rajasthan. 6. Mumbai University, on Monday launched a book titled Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi paramedic student. The book is a compilation of thoughts and inputs on issues related to women's empowerment along with issues related to their safety. Notable writers and thinkers have contributed for this book. 7. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today released a postage stamp of former Chief Minister of Punjab ,Sardar Beant Singh. After releasing the stamp in New Delhi, Dr Singh said, it is a small token of

gratitude to a great leader who is best remembered for providing strong and determined leadership to Punjab in very troubled times. 8. Over 2,200 J&K youth getting trained under Project Udaan. Over 2,200 youth from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are getting trained by 29 corporates across the country, thanks to Project Udaan. The project, an initiative of the Prime Minister, the National Skills Development Corporation and the Ministry of Home Affairs and industry, was started with the aim of providing skills to 40,000 youth over a period of five years, according to an NSDC release. 9. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved implementation of various schemes related to agriculture, including continuation of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), in the 12th Plan with a combined outlay of over Rs 80,000 crore. The RKVY is a State plan scheme that provides 'considerable flexibility' and autonomy to states in planning and executing programmes for incentivising investment in agriculture and allied sectors. The CCEA has also approved the implementation of the central sector integrated scheme on agricultural cooperation with an outlay of Rs 920.088 crore during the 12th plan period (2012-13 to 2016-17). 10. French auto firm Renault SA on Monday signed a deal to build a joint-venture plant costing 7.76 billion yuan ($1.28 billion) to

produce cars in the central Chinese province of Hubei. Renault agreed to build the 50:50 joint-venture plant with the Dongfeng Motor Group Co, which is based in the provincial capital of Wuhan, the French company said. 11. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday approved American retail giant Walmart Stores Inc's proposal to acquire Bharti Group's nearly 50 per cent stake in their Indian wholesale stores joint venture. Walmart and Bharti Group had created the joint venture in 2007, called Bharti Walmart Private Limited, to operate wholesale stores. 12. Teen sensation Mahesh Mangaonkar became the first Indian squash player to win the IMET Open, in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava. The 19-year-old World No.98 from Mumbai downed defending champion Greg Lobban, the No.2 seed from Scotland 7-11 11-8 11-4 6-11 11-7 to take the title. 13. Australia have the Ashes for the first time in seven years after sealing a deserved 150-run win in Perth to take an impregnable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. England were all out for 353 on the final day at the WACA Ground to hand the home side an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. 14. The first high altitude cricket stadium in South India, will be inaugurated at Krishnagiri in Wynad district of Kerala this evening. The picturesque stadium, owned

by the Kerala Cricket Association, is situated about 2800 feet above sea-level. Spread over 4.4 hectares, the stadium has been constructed at a cost of about 6.5 crore rupees. LG ICC Cricket Awards 2013 Winners List The ICC Awards is a set of sports awards for Cricket. The ICC awards recognise and honour the best international cricket players of the previous 12 months. The Awards has been institutionalised by International Cricket Council since 2004. The ICC announced their award winners for 2013 on Friday, with Australia's Michael Clarke winning the top gongs. Here is the full list of LG ICC Cricket Awards 2013 winners List:ICC Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy) -- Michael Clarke (Australia) ICC Test Cricketer of the Year -- Michael Clarke (Australia) ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year -Suzie Bates (New Zealand) ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year -- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year -Cheteshwar Pujara (India) ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year -- Kevin O'Brien (Ireland) ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year -- Umar Gul (Pakistan) ICC T20I Women's Cricketer of the Year -Sarah Taylor (England) ICC Spirit of Cricket Award -- Mahela Jayawardena (Sri Lanka)

ICC Umpire of the Year (winning the David Shepherd Trophy) -- Richard Kettleborough LG People's Choice -- MS Dhoni ICC Test Team of the Year is as follows (in batting order): Alastair Cook (Eng - Captain) Cheteshwar Pujara (Ind) Hashim Amla (SA) Michael Clarke (Aus) Michael Hussey (Aus) AB de Villiers (SA) MS Dhoni (Ind - wicketkeeper) Graeme Swann (Eng) Dale Steyn (SA) James Anderson (Eng) Vernon Philander (SA) 12th Man - Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) ICC ODI Team of the Year is as follows (in batting order): Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) Shikhar Dhawan (Ind) Hashim Amla (SA) Kumar Sangakkara (SL) AB de Villiers (SA) MS Dhoni (Ind, wicketkeeper/captain) Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) Saeed Ajmal (Pak) Mitchell Starc (Aus) James Anderson (Eng) Lasith Malinga (SL) 12th Man - Mitchell McClenaghan (NZ) Top 9 Facts about Wikipedia : Wkipedia is started in January 2001. Jimmy Donal is the co- founder and promoter of Wikipedia.

1. Wikipedia is non-profit organization. 2. In wikipedia anyone can sign up and become a wikipedia editor. 3. In wikipedia articles are available in over 285 languages. 4. The English language wikipedia has more than 3+ million articles. 5. In wikipedia there are only 35 Employees. 6. Wikipedia headquarters located in San Francisco. 7. The Wikipedia servers are hosted in Florida. 8. Wikipedia site has more than 684 million page views each year. 9. Wikipedia contributers have written more than 22 million articles. 10. Wikipedia is the only site who does not have ads! 16,dec 1. Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet has been elected Chilean President for a 2nd time. Ms. Bachelet won 62 percent of the votes, easily defeating her conservative rival, Evelyn Matthei, who got only 37 percent in the worst performance by the right in two decades. Chile is the worlds

top copper exporter, and its fast-growing economy, low unemployment and stable democracy are the envy of Latin America. But millions of Chileans who have protested in the streets in recent years say more of the copper wealth should be used to reduce income inequality and fix public schools. 2. India's forex reserves rose for the fifth consecutive week, adding 4.41 billion US dollar to 295.71 billion US dollar in the week ended December 6 on account of a rise in foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank today said. Last week, the reserves recorded the single biggest weekly gain since October 2011 surging by a whopping 5.04 billion dollar to 291.3 billion dollar. 3. Indian Idol winner Sandeep Acharya passes away. Sandeep Achaya, who won the second season of Indian Idol in 2006, passed away at a Gurgaon hospital on Sunday. The 29-year-old singer, who hailed from Rajasthan, had been suffering from jaundice for a fortnight. 4. A statue of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, has been unveiled in the capital, Pretoria, a day after he was buried. The nine-metre (30ft) bronze statue has been erected at the Union Buildings, the government headquarters. The statue, with Mr Mandela's hands reaching outward, was intended to show that he had embraced the whole nation, President Jacob Zuma said

5. CVR Rajendran was on 13 December 2013 appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Bank. He was appointed by Union Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Rajendran is appointed for a period of five years or until superannuation, whichever is earlier. He is due to superannuate in April 2015. 6. Ethiopian runner Atsedu Tsegay on 15 December 2013 won the Men's Delhi Half Marathon (21.097 km) by creating a new race record. Tsegay clocked 59 minutes 10 seconds beating the previous record of 59 minutes 15 seconds held by Deriba Merga since 2008. 7. The West Bengal government has decided to launch insurance coverage for the Ganga Sagar pilgrims this year. Giving this information in Kolkata, state disaster management Minister Javed Khan said that under the insurance coverage, five lakh rupees compensation will be given in the event of death of any pilgrim and 50,000 rupees each for the injured. 8. Andy Murray, the first British tennis player to win the Wimbledon in 77 years, was crowned the 'BBC Sports Personality of the Year'. 9. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended West Indies offspinner Shane Shillingford from bowling in international matches because of illegal action. Shillingford will be unable to bowl in international matches "until such time that

he has submitted to a fresh analysis, which concludes that he has remedied his bowling action." The ICC has banned Shillingford's teammate and fellow-offspinner, Marlon Samuels, from bowling his quicker deliveries on similar grounds. He is allowed to bowl his normal off-break deliveries in international matches.

14 & 15 dec,2013 1. India defeat Pakistan to lift Kabaddi World Cup. India beat Pakistan 48-39 to emerge champions of the fourth World Cup Kabaddi played at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday. Defending champion India retained the title fourth consecutive term defeating arch-rival Pakistan with a margin of nine points. Besides, the winner's trophy, the hosts bagged a cash award of Rs two crore while Pakistan got the runners-up trophy and Rs one crore. The best raider and stopper of the game, both from the Indian team, were awarded tractors. In the first-half it was a tiff battle between the two sides.

3. Shivraj Chouhan, leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party Legislative Party in Madhya Pradesh, was sworn in Chief Minister by Governor Ram Naresh Yadav at Bhopals Jamboree Grounds on Saturday. This is Mr. Chouhans third term in office. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by most senior BJP leaders and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled States. Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu was also present. 4. Lal Thanhawla of Congress party has sworn in as the Chief Minister of Mizoram for the second successive term on 14 December 2013. Governor of Mizoram, Vakkom B. Purushothaman administered the oath of office and secrecy to Lal Thanhawla and his Cabinet colleagues at Raj Bhavan in Aizawl. The first session of the seventh Mizoram Assembly will commence on 16 December 2013. Lal Thanhawla was formally elected as its leader by Congress Legislature Party on 11 December 2013. 5. UNAIDS has urged Indian Government to repeal Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalises gay sex. The call is against the backdrop of last weeks Supreme Court ruling upholding Section 377 and striking down the Delhi High Courts verdict decriminalising gay sex. UNAIDS urged all Governments to protect the human rights of gay people, through repealing criminal laws against adult consensual same sex sexual conduct; implementing laws to protect them from violence and

2. The Centre has appointed Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard). Bhanwala succeeded Prakash Bakshi, who retired as Nabard Chairman in September. Prior to this appointment, Bhanwala was an Executive Director at India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), a state-owned infrastructure lender.

discrimination; promoting campaigns that address homophobia and transphobia; and ensuring that adequate health services are provided to address their needs. 6. China's first lunar rover named Jade Rabbit landed on Moon. The first lunar rover of China, which was carried by an unmanned remotely piloted spacecraft Chang'e-3 was deployed successfully on moon on 14 December 2013. The lunar rover has been named Jade Rabbit (called Yutu in Chinese). Chang'e-3 was blasted off on a Long March-3B carrier rocket. 7. Irrfan Khan on 13 December 2013 won the best actor award for his brilliant performance in his film The Lunchbox at the 10th edition of Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). Ritesh Batra, the WriterDirector of the film The Lunchbox, got a special mention for screenplay for the film in the same category. Irrfan won the award in the Muhr Asia Africa Feature Category. Dubai International Film Festival was held from 6 December to 14 December 2013. The jury at the DIFF was headed by renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur. 8. Oscar-winning actor Joan Fontaine has died at the age of 96. Long-time friend Noel Beutel said she died in her sleep in her Carmel home on Sunday morning. Fontaine won an Academy Award as a naive wife in Alfred Hitchcocks thrillerSuspicion and also starred in Hitchcocks Rebecca. Her other films included The Women, Jane Eyre and Born to be Bad.

9. The former footballer of India, Babul Phukan on 14 December 2013 died at a hospital in Guwahati, Assam after a prolong illness. The footballer was of 49 years in age. He is survived by his wife and a minor daughter. He represented Assam nine times in the Santosh trophy. 10. Union Labour and Employment Minister Sis Ram Ola died at a Gurgaon hospital on Sunday after a prolonger illness. The 86-year-old Congress leader had been suffering from various ailments, sources in Medanta Medicity said. Born on 30 July, 1927, the Jat leader represented the Jhunjhunu constituency of Rajasthan and was a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1990, and from 1980 to 1990 he was a cabinet minister in the Government of Rajasthan. 11. Junior Hockey World Cup: Germany beat France, register record sixth world title. Germanys stoic defence withstood a series of raids by French forwards to retain their mens Junior Hockey World Cup title by carving out a 5-2 victory in the final here on Sunday. It was a befitting end to the tournament as both Germany and France dished out splendid hockey much to the delight of the sparse crowd present on a chilly night. 12. India meet Pakistan in opening match of ICC U-19 World Cup. India will open its Under-19 Cricket World Cup title defence against traditional rivals and two-time

former champions Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium (DICS) here Feb 15, 2014. The tournament will be staged across seven venues in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Feb 14 to March 1, and will also have teams from Afghanistan, Canada, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, Scotland and the UAE besides the 10 Full Members. 13. At the 57th National Shooting Championship being held at Tughlakabad on 14 December 2013, Malaika Goel of Punjab and Prakash Nanjappa of Karnataka won Gold in their respective categories. Malaika won the Gold in womens 10-meter air pistol whereas Prakash won Gold in 50meter free pistol. The 16-year-old Malaika beat seasoned Harveen Srao by 5.3 points in the final to win the gold. Earlier she beat Olympians Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh to make the final. 13 dec,2013 1. India clinched the women's Kabaddi World Cup championship for the third time in a row, defeating debutant New Zealand 49-21 in the summit clash played at Guru Gobind Singh sports complex in Jalandhar on Thursday. The Indian eves led their New Zealand counterparts for most part of the match and held out a strong challenge by the visitors in the second half, on course to a resounding win. The Indian team took home a first-place prize of Rs one crore. Anu Rani was adjudged the best stopper while Ram Bateri was declared the best

raider. Both received a Maruti Alto car each. 2. The C Rangarajan panel recommended the guidelines prescribing bailout packages for developers of highway projects and the task of implementation lie with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The panel recommended that 75% of the premium amount payable to the government will be restricted in the first three years of the contract. The panels recommendations, if accepted, will lead to huge reduction in the premium payment in the first years. As a result, it will provide relief to the developers like GMR Infrastructure Ltd and GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd and 23 other road developers. 3. BJP leader Vasundhara Raje was on 13 December 2013 sworn in as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the second time. Vasundhara Raje was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Margaret Alva during a grand swearing-in ceremony inside the Assembly building premises in Jaipur. In 2013 Rajasthan Assembly elections Baratiya Jananta Party has won 162 out of 199 seats. Vasundhara Raje is elected from Jhalrapatan (Jhalawar) constituency. 4. Wal-Mart India has appointed Krish Iyer as President and CEO of Walmart India, effective January 20, 2014, replacing interim CEO Ramnik Narsey. Iyer will report to Walmart Asia regional president and CEO

Scott Price. Ramnik Narsey is taking a new role as senior vice president, Walmart International. Ramnik will report to David Cheesewright, the incoming President and Chief Executive Officer for Walmart International. 5. Eastern Army Command, Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag on 12 December 2013 was designated as the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCoAS). He will take over from Lieutenant General SK Singh as the Vice Chief of Army Staff retires on 31 December 2013. He will be replaced by Lieutenant General MMS Rai at the Kolkata based Eastern Army Command. Lieutenant General Arun Kumar Sahni will head the Jaipur-based Southwestern Army Command. 6. Gujarat will soon have an exclusive sanctuary for cows near Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, and animal hostels across the State to shelter cows owned by Maldharis (pastoralists) to keep their cattle away from urban roads. The sanctuary will be developed in a 1,200 hectare area to shelter about 10,000 cows of various breeds in Porbandar taluka. The sanctuary will also have a research and development centre and a plant to manufacture bio and organic fertilisers using cow dung and urine.

a row. The 48-year-old actor has conquered the Top 100 celebrity list with the help of his popularity and earnings from his mega hit film 'Chennai Express' this year. Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni moved up from the third spot last year and has come in at the number two spot with his immense popularity and endorsement deals. 8. Fodder scam case: The Supreme Court today granted bail to RJD chief Lalu Prasad in a fodder scam case, in a relief to the politician who is behind the bars for the last two months after being awarded a five-year jail term. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam granted bail after noting that several other similarly placed convicts have already been granted bail in the case. 9. The Tata Relief Committee and the Government of Uttarakhand have signed a memorandum of understanding towards community rehabilitation and reconstruction in response to the impact of the floods and landslides in June 2013. The scope of the MoU includes an overall framework within which rehabilitation initiatives are to be implemented across themes of reconstruction, health, vocational skill training and enterprise based livelihoods. It also provides for formal allocation of nine villages across Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh to the Tata Relief Committee for overall reconstruction and rehabilitation.

7. Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has been named the 'most powerful celebrity of 2013' by Forbes India for the second time in

10. Olympic medal-winning boxer M C Koms autobiography, titled Unbreakable was unveiled by the Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on 9 December 2013. The government of India had awarded her with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2009, which is the countrys highest award given to a sportsman. She also received the Arjuna Award in 2003 and Padma Shree Award in 2006. She was also appointed the International Boxing Associations Ambassador for Womens Boxing in 2009. She won bronze at Summer Olympics held in London in 2012. 11. Islamist leader Abdul Kader Mullah of Bangladesh was executed on 12 December 2013. His execution was done at the Dhaka Central Jail at 22:01 local time. He was executed for genocides done during the Bangladeshs 1971 liberation war with Pakistan. He was the first person convicted by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) and the first politician to be hanged for such crimes. He was the senior leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party. 12. ICC Annual awards: Rising Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has bagged the 'Emerging Cricketer of the Year' trophy at the ICC Annual awards announced in Dubai today. This is his first ever ICC Award for Pujara who became the second fastest Indian to get 1000 Test runs during the course of his double hundred against Australia in March at Hyderabad. Another Indian to win ICC Annual award is Mahendra Singh Dhoni who gets LG

People's Choice award. In total, there are eleven individual awards. 13. Devyani Khobragade, Deputy Consul General at the Indian Consulate here was today arrested for allegedly presenting fraudulent documents in support of a visa application for an Indian national employed by her, Manhattans top federal prosecutor Preet Bharara said. Khobragade is currently employed as the Deputy Consul General for Political, Economic, Commercial and Womens Affairs at the Consulate General of India in New York. 12 dec,2013 1. Pope Francis is Time magazines 'Person of the Year. Time magazine selected Pope Francis as its Person of the Year on Wednesday, saying the Catholic Church's new leader has changed the perception of the 2,000-year-old institution in an extraordinary way in a short time. The pope beat out NSA leaker Edward Snowden for the distinction, which the newsmagazine has been giving each year since 1927. The former Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected in March as the first pope from Latin America and the first Jesuit. 2. Ayurvedic doctor-turned-politician Raman Singh was today sworn in as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh for the third consecutive term. Governor Shekhar Dutt administered him the oath of office in Raipur on Thursday. 61 year old Singh led

BJP to victory for the third time in assembly polls. Raman Singh has become the fourth chief minister of Chhattisgarh that came into existence in November 2000. 3. After a landslide victory in Mizoram Assembly polls, Lal Thanhawla will be sworn in for a second consecutive term as the Chief Minister on Saturday. Lal Thanhawla (71) and members of his council of ministers will be administered the oath of office by Governor Vakkom B Purushothaman at a ceremony which would begin at 11 am at the Raj Bhavan in Aizawl, a communique said on Thursday. 4. Banks might adopt Aadhaar as additional authentication or move to EMV (Euro pay MasterCard Visa) chip and pin technology to ensure security in card-based payment transactions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) suggested. The central bank also said that all new card present infrastructures must be enabled with EMV chip and Pin technology as well as Aadhaar acceptance. The notification is based on Gowri Mukherjee-headed working group's recommendation. Mukherjee is the global head of digital marketing at Standard Chartered Bank. 5. Doha Bank has been granted the license to start its banking operations in India. The bank has been permitted to open a branch in Mumbai to provide full-scale banking services. This was announced by the Chairman of Doha Bank Board of Directors Sheikh Fahad Bin Mohammad Bin Jabor Al-

Thani in Doha. Doha Bank now becomes the first Qatari bank to get the license from the Reserve Bank of India to start operations in India. The bank plans to start its operations soon as a Foreign Bank branch in the city of Mumbai. It will offer wholesale banking, retail banking, treasury and trade finance services. 6. Wipro has received the 2013 ESCAPSasakawa Award for Disability-Inclusive Business in Asia and the Pacific, in the category Disability-Inclusive Multinational Enterprise. The award for DisabilityInclusive Business was established by ESCAP in cooperation with The Nippon Foundation (TNF) and the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) to recognise and honour companies that have made a significant breakthrough in engaging and hiring people with disabilities in their daily operations. The award is an initiative that views persons with disabilities as an untapped workforce. 7. India and the UAE are set to sign an agreement for promotion and protection of bilateral investments. Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA), to be signed next week in New Delhi, will provide a comprehensive framework to investors from both the countries, the outgoing Ambassador of India to the UAE M K Lokesh said on Sunday. 8. Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in New Delhi Thursday afternoon on a four day official visit to India. A press release

issued by the President's office in Kabul last evening said he will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid and hold talks on various aspects of bilateral cooperation under the long term strategic partnership treaty between the two countries. Afghan President is also scheduled to meet the Indian business and industry leaders in Pune. 9. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd lost its case to have certain products by Apple Inc banned in South Korea Thursday when a Seoul court ruled the US manufacturer had not violated Samsung patents. Samsung in March 2012 filed for damages and a sales ban on some iPhone and iPad models, saying Apple had breached three patents on technology for handling and displaying text and messages from its flagship Galaxy product range. 10. Nearly 230 million children under the age of five around the world have never had their birth registered, which often means they will be barred from education, health care and social security, the UN children's agency said. A report by UNICEF to mark its 67th birthday on December 11 said that globally it amounts to one in three children under five. 11. De Villiers dethrones Kohli from top in ICC ODI rankings. Star batsman Virat Kohli lost his top position to AB de Villiers while most of his teammates, barring skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, also slipped in the

latest ICC one-day rankings issued on Thursday after the 0-2 series loss to South Africa. De Villiers is the third batsman from South Africa after Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla to head the Test and ODI batting tables at the same time, and the ninth player overall. Amla achieved the distinction in February this year when he topped the charts after the Johannesburg Test against Pakistan. 12. Saina Nehwal has lost to the World No.1 and Olympic Champion Li Xuerui of China in the Group-B match of BWF World Super Series finals Badminton Tournament. Li defeated Saina 21-9 and 21-14 in a match today. Yesterday in the opening match, Saina lost to Japan's Minatsu Mitani 21-19, 22-24 and 19-21. With the second defeat in the tournament, her chances for getting into semi-finals have turned bleak. 13. Kabbadi World Cup: Indian Kabaddi teams both in Men and Women sections have stormed into the final of 4th World Cup Kabaddi Tournament at Bhatinda last night. Now in the final in the Men Section, Indian team will clash with Pakistan while Women team will face New Zealand. 14. SA win series 2-0. The final one-dayer of the 3-match cricket series between India and hosts South Africa was abandoned last night, due to rain at Centurion. Rain started at the innings break, after South Africa posted 301 for 8 in the stipulated 50 overs. Opener Quinton de Kock scored his third consecutive century. He made a superb

101, while Skipper AB de Villiers hit a brilliant 109. 11 dec,2013 1. Homosexuality is a criminal offence: Supreme Court; In a blow to gay rights activists, the Supreme Court today upheld the constitutional validity of the penal provision making gay sex an offence punishable with upto life imprisonment. A bench of justices G.S Singhvi and S.J Mukhopadhaya set aside the Delhi High Courts verdict which had in 2009 decriminalised gay sex among consenting adults in private. As soon as the verdict was pronounced, gay activists in the court looked visibly upset. 2. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, 68, won the Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 for his role in creating India's third-largest software exporter and also for the impressive scale of his philanthropy. The 2013 ET Awards for Corporate Excellence were given in Mumbai on 9 December 2013. The ET Awards were decided by a jury headed by Anshu Jain, coCEO of Deutsche Bank. The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence (also referred as ET Awards) are the awards conferred by The Economic Times in the field of business, corporate and government policies, economies in India. 3. Justice D.P Buch, a retired judge of the Gujarat High Court, was administered the oath of Lokayukta by Governor Kamla

Beniwal at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Assembly Speaker Vajubhai Vala. 4. General Motors named Mary Barra as its new chief executive on Tuesday, making her the first woman to lead a major car manufacturing company in the United States. The 51-year-old who previously served as Senior Vice-President for global product development will replace current CEO Dan Akerson, Detroit-based General Motors (GM) confirmed in a statement. 5. The last King of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar passed away in Bangalore on 10 December 2013 due to heart attack. Maharaja Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar Bahadur also known as Srikanta Wadeyar was the last prince of Mysore Kingdom under Wodeyar dynasty. Wodeyar Dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Mysore between 1399 and 1950. Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar was born in 1953. He was the only son of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodiyar, the last ruling Maharaja of Mysore and his second wife Maharani Tripura Sundari Ammani Avaru. 6. Uruguay on 10 December 2013 became the first country in the world to legalise marijuana for recreational use with the state taking control of the trade. In this regard Uruguay senators gave the approval for government-sponsored bill. According to the new law-Registered Uruguayans over

the age of 18 will be allowed to buy up to 40 grams of the drug a month. Tourists will be excluded. The government hopes it will help tackle drug cartels, but critics say it will expose more people to drugs. 7. The third one day cricket between India and South Africa begins at Super Sport Park in Centurion. The hosts won the toss and elected to bat in the inconsequential match as they have already won the three match series 2-0.8. 8. Former world heavyweight champion and convicted rapist Mike Tyson has been banned from entering Britain and forced to cancel appearances to promote his new autobiography, his publishers said on Tuesday. There was a change in the UK immigration law in December 2012 of which we were unaware," said a spokesman for HarperCollins. For this reason Mike had to change location to Paris to salvage his press obligations for the UK. The 47-year-old, who was convicted of raping a teenage beauty queen in 1992, had been due to appear in London this week to promote his book, Undisputed Truth. British immigration rules ban anyone who has been sentenced to more than four years in prison from entering the country. 9. An Australian schoolboy has got his name written in record books after running 200m in 21.73secs - a record for his age group - it was also about 0.08sec quicker than what Usain Bolt ran as a 14-year old. Originally from the NSW southcoast, James

Gallaugher made the record at his weekend performance in Townsville, News.com.au reported. He is one of the people making their claim for selection for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 10 dec,2013 1. Human Rights Day was observed across the world on 10 December 2013 to bring to light the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2013. Theme of the day is 20 Years Working for Your Rights. In his message, Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Justice K G Balakrishnan asked people to resolve to help maintain a value-based society and stand up for the promotion and protection of human rights. NHRC is observing the day by organising a programme in New Delhi which was addressed by Vice President Hamid Ansari. The UN Human Rights Prize is given on 10 December to the individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding achievement in human rights. Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai has been awarded the 2013 UN Human Rights Prize.

2. The World Innovation Summit for Health, WISH-2013 began in Qatar capital Doha today with a call for practical, innovative and sustainable health solutions. More than 500 global health leaders, policy makers and analysts from 67 countries will over the next two days discuss ways and means to provide better health, better care and

better value for health care services. Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary Kesav Desikaraju is representing India at the Conference. 3. Ranjan Mathai, the former Foreign Secretary of India took over as the India's High Commissioner to the UK. He has succeeded Jaimini Bhagwati, who retired recently from the post. Born on 24 May 1952, the 61-year old Mathai joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1974. 4. Sumit Bose appointed as Finance Secretary. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has appointed Sumit Bose, a 1976 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer, as Finance Secretary. Bose would replace R S Gujral (1976, Haryana cadre), who superannuated recently. The country top Finance man brings with him, not only the seniority but variegated experience in his chequered career spanning above 37 years. 5. A remote region in East Antarctica has set a new record for the coldest place on Earth, with temperatures dipping to a bonechilling minus 93.2 degrees Celsius, NASA scientists say. The temperatures in several hollows of a high ridge in Antarctica on the East Antarctic Plateau can dip below minus 92 degrees Celsius on a clear winter night. The new record of minus 136 Fahrenheit (minus 93.2 C) was set on August 10, 2010, NASA said. That is several degrees colder than the previous low of minus 128.6 F (minus 89.2 C), set in 1983 at the Russian Vostok Research Station in East Antarctica.

6. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to contest all 90 seats in the Haryana Assembly polls next year. AAP state spokesman Rajiv Godara said that they will start preparing for the polls within a week, but will not ally with any party. AAP leaders are confident the party's performance in Delhi would have a positive impact on their performance in Haryana. 7. Veteran activist Anna Hazare launched an indefinite hunger strike at his village to press for the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill. In the chilly 6 degrees Celsius temperature sweeping Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, Hazare went on his usual morning walk and then started his hunger strike near the Yadavbaba temple in the village, under the banner of his new organization, Jantantra Morcha. The Jan Lokpal Bill, also referred to as the Citizen's Ombudsman Bill, is an anti-corruption legislation drafted by civil society activists, seeking appointment of an independent panel to investigate cases of corruption. 8. Vasundhara Raje, the BJP's chief ministerelect in Rajasthan, will be sworn-in Dec 13. She met Governor Margaret Alva Tuesday and staked claim to form the government in the state. This would be second time that Raje is to be the chief minister of the state. Her first chief ministerial stint in the desert state was from 2003 to 2008. The BJP legislature party Monday unanimously elected Vasundhara Raje as its leader. She is also the president of the party's state unit.

9. The country's fair trade regulator has imposed a penalty of Rs 1,773 crore on Coal India for abusing its dominant position. Sources said the Competition Commission of India issued the order after investigating two complaints filed by customers of CIL and its subsidiaries. The first is by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) against CIL and Mahanadi Coalfields and Western Coalfields against abuse of their dominant market position. The other complaint was by the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation. Coal India accounts for over 80 per cent of the 530 million tonnes of coal produced in the country. 10. India on Monday handed over Rs 374.68 million to Nepal to build embankments on three border rivers to control floods affecting both neighbours. The constructions along the Lalbakeya, Bagmati and Kamla rivers in southern Nepal are being undertaken in accordance with the decisions taken by the India-Nepal Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management. Indian Ambassador Ranjit Rae, handed over a cheque in Kathmandu on Monday to Umakant Jha, Minister for Energy, Irrigation and Science and Technology.

countries has said that Indias midday meal programme stands 12th among 35 lower middle income countries. The report has been titled State of School Feeding Worldwide, 2013 has based its conclusions on a global survey conducted by the World Food Programme in 2012. The report shows praise for Indias mid-day meal scheme as a good example of a mixed implementation approach. The Budget 2013 has allocated 13215 crore rupees for the school feeding programme. It is 80% of total elementary education budget. 8 & 9 dec,2013 Anti-government protesters toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine's capital and attacked it with hammers on Sunday in a symbolic challenge to President Viktor Yanukovich and his plans for closer ties with Russia. The gesture rejecting Moscow's historic influence over Ukraine came after opposition leaders told hundreds of thousands of demonstrators on Kiev's Independence Square to keep up pressure on Yanukovich to sack his government. The protesters are furious that the government decided last month to ditch a landmark pact with the European Union in favour of closer economic cooperation with Moscow, Ukraine's Soviet-era overlord. 1. International Anti-Corruption Day is observed across the world on 9 December

11. Mid-day meal scheme of India at 12th rank among lower-middle-income countries. A report released by the World Food Project (WFP) for 2013 on 169

2013 to raise awareness about the menace of Corruption and what people can do to fight it. The theme for the year 2013 is: Act against Corruption Today. The day is observed on December 9 each year to raise awareness about the corruption. The UN General Assembly by resolution of 58/4 of 31 October 2003 designated 9 December as International Anti-Corruption Day. This decision aimed to raise peoples awareness of corruption and of the role of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in combating and preventing it.

India's participant for the pageant was Sobhita Dhulipala, who failed to make it in the list of top 16. arlier, she won the Miss Photogenic and the Miss Eco Beauty Title contests. 3. Congress retains power in Mizoram. After facing a debacle in four states, Congress on Monday received cheer in Mizoram where it stormed back to power for a second consecutive term capturing 22 of the 40 seats, while leading in four. The four-time Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla won from both Serchhip and Hrangturzo seats he had contested. 4. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with winning over 28 of the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly elections on 8 December 2013 met the eligibility criteria of Election Commssion to become a State Party. The Aam Aadmi Party registered as a political party by the Election Commission in March 2013. 5. Sheila Dikshit, the Chief Minister of Delhi resigned from her post on 8 December 2013 after Congress party faced a defeat in the Delhi Assembly polls. She sent her resignation to the Lt Governor. Sheila Dikshit was defeated in her constituency in New Delhi from Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Aadmi Party by over 5000 votes. She has been the Chief Minister of Delhi three times. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with 28 seats has emerged as the second largest party in New Delhi in its debut elections after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

2. Miss Venezuela Alyz Henrich on 7 December 2013 was crowned with the pageant of Miss Earth 2013 at the Versailles Palace, Philippines. She was crowned with the pageant of Miss World by Tereza Fajksova, the Miss Earth 2012 from Czech Republic. This was the 13th edition of the annual Miss Earth. With this winning, Alyz Henrich has joined the roster of beauty queens and will be an ambassador for environmental preservation. Other winners are: 1. Miss Earth Fire: Miss Korea Catharina Choi 2. Miss Earth Water: Miss Thailand Punika Kulsoontornrut 3. Miss Earth Air: Miss Austria Katia Wagner

6. Ali Osman Taha, the Vice President of Sudan resigned to pave way for the new Government. Taha has been the first Vice President of Sudan, the second highest political party. He was the main negotiator of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005, which led to the end of Sudanese Civil War. Taha has been replaced by Lieutenant General Bakri Hassan Saleh. The second Vice President selected is Hasbo Mohamed Abdulrahman and the parliament head is Alfateh Ezziddin. 7. Star India will replace Sahara as the title sponsor of the Indian cricket team, according to Gautam Roy, member, Board of Control for Cricket in India. The title sponsor takes effect from January 1. Sahara filed litigation against BCCI. So we did not consider them, he told newspersons in an informal interaction. 8. PepsiCo India has roped in former Nokia senior executive D. Shivakumar to head the India region. He has been appointed as the Chairman and CEO of India region with immediate effect. He will be responsible for deploying the Rs 33,000 crore investment in India that PepsiCo announced last month. Meanwhile, Gautham Mukkavilli, current General Manager for PepsiCo India Beverages, has been named the senior VicePresident , Business Transformation AMEA at PepsiCo. 9. Qatar has launched a free telephone number service meant for its citizens

travelling to 82 countries. The first stage of the service covers 82 countries while the second will include a further 16 nations, the Information Systems and Technology Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. 10. South Africa beat India by 134 runs to clinch ODI series. South Africa clinched the three-match ODI series against India by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead after registering a 134-run win in the second onedayer in Durban on Sunday. Brief scores: South Africa: 280 for 6 in 49 overs (Quinton de Kock 106, Hashim Amla 100; Mohammed Shami 3/48);India: 146 all out in 35.1 overs (Suresh Raina 36; Lonwabo Tsotsobe 4/25, Dale Steyn 3/17). 11. Insurance giant Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has decided to stop selling as many as 34 policies, including Jeevan Anand, Jeevan Madhur and Jeevan Saral, to comply with new regulatory guidelines. These policies are withdrawn in December as they are not in conformity with the provisions of new regulations on non-linked insurance products, linked insurance products and health insurance products, a senior LIC official said. 12. Former India captain Kapil Dev on Saturday inaugurated a new nine-hole golf course in Pune at the Blue Ridge township in Hinjewadi. The course, developed by Paranjape Schemes (Construction) Limited, is built on one lakh square-feet area. Some of the main features of the course include

250-yard golf academy area with practice facilities and target greens, bunkers at 100, 150 and 200 yards; 2000 metres of cart path to connect each hole. Three lakes are also a part of this Golf Course. 13. Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis and ex-Australia wicketkepeer Adam Gilchrist will be inducted into the ICC's Hall of Fame next week. Waqar and Gilchrist become the 70th and 71st male members of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. They will become the first two inductees of 2013-14, while two more names will be announced later this month. 14. Kerala emerged as the champion state in the 29th Junior National Athletics Championships which concluded on 7 December 2013. The championship was held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Kerala ended the competition with a 585 score, way ahead of the second placed Tamil Nadu. Haryana was placed third. Significantly Kerala has been the champion for 19th time in the 29 year old history of the event. 15. Australia crush England to take 2-0 lead. Australia finished off England in 11 overs on Monday to win the second Test by 218 runs and take a 2-0 series lead into Perth, where theyre aiming to regain the Ashes with a third straight win. 6 &7 dec,2013

1. International Civil Aviation Day was observed on 7 December 2013 to highlight the importance of civil aviation for social and economic development around the world. The International Civil Aviation Day is aimed at promoting the safety and efficiency of air transportation and to create awareness about the role of International Civil Aviation Organization in air transport. International Civil Aviation organization (ICAO) is a UN body responsible for developing international standards for aviation safety. International Civil Aviation Day is annually observed on December. The date marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation at Chicago on same date in 1944.

2. UN designates 31st October as World Cities Day. A United Nations General Assembly committee adopted a resolution on human settlement on Friday, designating Oct 31 as the World Cities Day. The General Assembly "decides to designate Oct 31 of every year, beginning in 2014, as World Cities Day," Xinhua cited from the resolution adopted by the UNGA Economic and Financial Committee. 3. RBI hits the jackpot with dollar deposit scheme. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)s out-of-the-box move to woo dollar deposits by protecting banks from currency risks has been a big hit. Banks have managed to mobilise $34 billion in foreign currency

deposits since the special swap scheme was flagged off in September. 4. The Union Cabinet has finally cleared the bill to create Telangana state. Sticking to the original resolution of the Congress Working Committee, the new state will have only the 10 districts of Telangana region. Rayalseema districts of Kurnool and Anantapur will continue to be part of the residue state. It has also decided to finalize the capital of the residuary state within 45 days, thus formally setting in motion the process for the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. 5. UN General Assembly elected Jordan to the UN Security Council as a nonpermanent member on 6 December 2013 to replace Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia was elected in October 2013 to the Security Council as a non permanent member but it has rejected its seat in protest at the UN council's failure to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues. 6. The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference was concluded on 6 December 2013 at Bali, Indonesia. The Ministerial Conference has agreed on the revised draft of Bali Package. The Ministerial Conference was held in Bali, Indonesia from 3 to 6 December 2013 and attended by 159 WTO Member countries representatives. 7. India contributes USD 1 million to UN Women. This contribution constitutes the fourth installment of India's multi-year

pledge to provide five million dollars as core predictable funding to UN Women's resources, and takes India's existing contribution to USD 4 million to UN Women, so far. India's Permanent Representative to the UN Asoke K Mukerji handed over a cheque for the amount on Friday to Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women. 8. Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu on 4 December 2013 was re-appointed as the OPCW Director General at the 18th Session of the Conference of State Parties. This will be his second term in the office. The Director-General called 2013 a truly historical year in his statement during the opening of the conference as the year has witnessed an unprecedented challenge for the OPCW in the form of eliminating Syrias chemical weapons in the midst of an active war. 9. The much-awaited draw for 2014 FIFA World Cup was completed for next year`s finals in the Brazilian resort of Costa do Sauipe. Brazil will play Croatia in the opening match of the 2014 World Cup on June 12 in Sao Paulo. Brazil, who hosted the tournament last in 1950 would want to make the home fans proud this time with a sixth World Cup title. Mexico and Cameroon are the other two teams in their group. 10. The 2014 World Cup champions will receive $35 million in prize money, world footballs governing body FIFA announced

in Salvador on Thursday. The value represents a 17 per cent increase in the prize money handed to Spain for winning the 2010 tournament in South Africa. FIFA will award the second placed side $25 million while the third will receive $22 million. 1. The nation is paying homage to Dr. B R Ambedkar on his 58th Mahaparinirvan Diwas today. Floral tributes were paid to the father of the Indian Constitution at his portrait in Parliament House complex, New Delhi. Lakhs of people thronged Chaityabhoomi, the final resting place of Bharat Ratna Dr. B R Ambedkar at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Mumbai on his 56th death anniversary today.

passport. He was sentenced to five years in prison In 1964, he was charged with sabotage, sentenced to life He was freed from the prison in 1990 In 1999, he stepped down as leader In 2001, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer Awards received by Nelson Mandela : Mandela has received more than two hundred and fifty awards over four decades, some of the awards are: He was the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 He was the recipient of Bharat Ratna and Mahatma Gandhi peace award The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 18 July, Mandela's birthday, as Mandela Day, for his contribution to the anti-apartheid struggle In 1973 a nuclear particle discovered by scientists at the University of Leeds was named Mandela nelson In 1979 he became the recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations New Delhi, India In 1981, a panel of International Judges, Vienna, Austria, chose him for the Bruno Kreisky Award for merit in the field of human rights 3. The Reserve Bank of India will soon introduce cash-settled interest rate futures on 10-year government bonds and has also permitted exchanges to launch these

2. Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first elected black president and a global antiapartheid icon died early Friday, at his home in the suburb of Houghton in Johannesburg, following a lengthy illness. He was 95. He was also known as Madiba in South Africa. He was receiving intensive medical care at home for a lung infection after spending three months in hospital. About Nelson Mandela : He was born on 1918 in Eastern Cape He joined the African National Congress in 1943 In 1962, he was arrested and was convicted of incitement and leaving country without a

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to amend the law as has been done by the Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha. 8. The Karnataka state assembly passed the Karnataka Essential Services Maintenance (ESMA) Bill 2013. According to the new bill, striking work will be a non-bailable offence and police can arrest a striking employee without warrant. The Bill, popularly known as ESMA, is to put an end to employees working in water, power, health, transport and service sectors going on strikes, inconveniencing people. 9. The Union Cabinet on 5 December 2013 approved the 10 districts Telangana draft Bill. The 29th state of India, Telengana will consist of ten districts, whereas Andhra Pradesh will have 13 districts. Hyderabad will be the common capital for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for a period of 10 year. Both the states will have special status under Article 371-D of the Constitution for equitable opportunities for education and public employment. 10. Visva-Bharati may award the Deshikottama posthumously to Manna Dey, who passed away last month. If the decision is finally taken, it will be the first incidence of the award being conferred posthumously.It is the highest honour awarded by Visva-Bharati and earlier recipients include Satyajit Ray, pandit Ravishankar, Mother Teresa, Lata Mangeshkar and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was also a student for a brief period when Tagore was at the helm.

4. India is the seventh most economically confident country in the world, says a study by global research firm Ipsos. According to the study 'Ipsos Economic Pulse of the World', India's economic confidence revived substantially due to healthy farm output, a sharp boost in exports and narrowing of current account deficit. 5. Indian Bank and Apollo Hospitals have launched a health card that will enable select customers of the bank get a discount on the hospitals services and products. Customers can get up to 20 per cent discount from the Apollo Hospitals chain for a range of services, including room charges, medical check up, investigation fees and pharma products. 6. Indians seeking British visa will have to pay the visa fees online through debit or credit cards or via e-wallet. The other modes of payments including cash or demand draft will be discontinued from 16th of this month. 7. The Supreme Court has favoured punishment of life imprisonment to people indulging in production and marketing of adulterated milk and has asked the state governments to make amendment in laws. A bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and A K Sikri yesterday said punishment of six months jail term mentioned in Food Safety Act is grossly inadequate and asked states

11. Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai has been awarded the 2013 UN Human Rights Prize, an honour previously given to icons like late Nelson Mandela in recognition of outstanding achievement in human rights. The prize is awarded every five years and has previously been bestowed on Amnesty International and former US president Jimmy Carter. 12. Manama Dialogue, the leading regional and global security summit, gets underway in the Bahrain capital Manama today. The three day long summit will discuss major regional and global security, political and economic issues. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will represent India at the forum on Saturday and Sunday. This year the emphasis at the Manama Dialogue is on the Syrian crisis, Iran nuclear talks, sectarianism and extremism, GCC integration and military co-operation. 13. Hosts South Africa produced a clinical all-round performance as they crushed India by 141 runs runs in the first one day international in Johannesburg, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. This is the second biggest margin of victory by the South Africans against India in the ODIs played between the two teams. 14. India to host Under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017. In a landmark development for Indian football, the country was awarded the right to host the 2017 Under-17 FIFA World Cup on Thursday by the world governing body of the game in its executive committee meeting in Brazil. India was chosen as the host country for the mega

event by the FIFA executive committee in its meeting at Salvador de Bahia in Brazil. South Africa, Ireland and Uzbekistan were the other countries in the running for the right to host the tournament. 15. India will open their Men's Hero Hockey Junior World Cup 2013 campaign against Netherlands starting in New Delhi today. Home team India will of course be one of tournament favorites at the Major Dhyan Chan National Hockey Stadium. 4&5 dec,2013 1. The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development was observed across the world on 5 December 2013. The day, which is also known as International Volunteer Day (IVD), gives volunteers a chance to work together on projects and campaigns promoting their contributions to economic and social development at local, national and international levels. Theme for the year 2013 is: YOUNG.GLOBAL.ACTIVE. The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution 40/212 on 17 December 1985. Since then, the day is celebrated each year on 5 December across the world. 2. India ranked 94th out of 177 countries on Global Corruption Perception Index 2013, which was released by Transparency International on 3 December 2013. In the Corruption Perceptions Index 2013, Denmark and New Zealand tied for first

place with scores of 91. Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia this year make up the worst performers, scoring just 8 points each. Transparency International has released its 19th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on 3 December 2013 at Berlin, Germany. The Index, which ranks the public sector of 177 countries across the world according to perception of corruption. 3. Sushma Singh, the seniormost Information Commissioner, will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India and will succeed Deepak Sandhu, who completes her term. The decision on appointing Singh, a former IAS officer, as the next CIC was taken unanimously by a panel comprising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and law minister Kapil Sibal. Singh will the second woman to become CIC after Sandhu, whose term comes to an end later this month. 4. Metro Cash & Carry India has bagged the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Award for Food Safety 2013. The award was conferred on Metro Cash & Carry at the CIIs 8th Food Safety and Quality Summit in New Delhi. Srinivas Ranganathaiah, Head - Quality Assurance, along with Jyoti Gurung, Senior General Manager - Operations, Arun Methan General Manager, Quality Assurance and Sudha M R - Quality Manager, accepted the award on behalf of Metro Cash & Carry from Chandramouli, Chairman of The Food

Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). 5. The Reserve Bank of India has granted a registration certificate to Cheraman Financial Services Ltd to carry out the business of a non-banking finance company without accepting public deposits. The financial services of the company are limited to leasing and equity finance. The financial resources needed would be raised through share capital. The activities of the company are in compliance with the provisions of the RBI Act 1934, a statement issued here said. 6. Breaking all records, Delhi registered the highest-ever voter turnout of 65.13 per cent in the Assembly polls with men and women coming out in almost equal numbers to exercise their franchise, Delhi's Election Commission said today. In 2008 Assembly polls, the overall voting percentage was 57.58 while in 1993, it was 61.75 per cent. Out of 1.19 crore eligible voters, over 77.7 lakh people exercised their franchise yesterday. The number of first-time eligible voters is 4.05 lakh. 7. President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday released a postal stamp and First Day cover on INS Vikramaditya, the aircraft carrier that was commissioned in the Navy last month. INS Vikramaditya, the Indian Navy's latest, largest and most powerful aircraft carrier, was commissioned on Nov 16 in Russia. The warship is on its way to India from Russia.

8. Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, on a three-day visit to India, held talks with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday on a wide range of bilateral as well as regional issues. The focus of the two-hour deliberations was to sustain the momentum in India-Egypt bilateral relations and to expand the interactions to wider areas of regional and international issues of interest, said a statement from the external affairs ministry. Khurshid informed his Egyptian counterpart of India's approval to establishing a Centre of Excellence in Information Technology at the Al Azhar University in Cairo. Currently, bilateral trade between India and Egypt stands at $5.4 billion annually. India is the third largest destination of Egyptian exports ($2.6 billion) and Egypt is the 11th largest destination of Indian exports ($2.9 billion). 9. India is working to set up an energy efficient power transmission line (HVDC) with Nepal and Bhutan as part of its energy security plans, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said. India also hopes to have power transmission connectivity with ASEAN and SAARC countries, including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday while addressing the World Energy Policy Summit 2013 in New Delhi. 10. The Supreme Court on Thursday blamed the administrators for the poor state of the national game, hockey, in the country. The

court stated that the sports bodies should be headed by sports persons and not by businessmen. It also mentioned that politics has taken hockey into abysmal low. 11. Former all-rounder Chris Cairns acknowledged on Thursday an International Cricket Council (ICC) investigation into match-fixing involving three New Zealanders. "We need to let the investigation by the ICC run its course," the New Zealander said in a brief statement to Fairfax Media, adding it was the only comment he was prepared to make. 12. Luxembourg swore in Xavier Bettel as its first openly gay prime minister on Wsednesday, paving the way for the introduction of social reforms such as samesex marriage. Bettel replaces Jean-Claude Juncker, who was until Wednesday the European Union's longest-serving head of government, with 19 years in power. That distinction is now held by Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, who took office in April 2005. 13. Indian men registered their second win of the 2013 Kabaddi World Cup as they breezed past Spain in their group match while women's team defeated Kenya in an easy encounter in Hoshiarpur on Tuesday. India beat Spain 55-27 in their Pool A match at the Lajwanti Stadium. The fourth edition of Kabaddi World Cup was inaugurated by Punjab Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka at outdoor stadium Hoshiarpur and

was introduced to the players of all the participating teams. 14. Brazuka, the official 2014 FIFA World Cup match ball was unveiled on 3 December 2013 by manufacturers Adidas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ball is called the 'Brazuca' after a public vote by more than one million football fans in the host nation Brazil. Brazuca is an informal local term which means "Brazilian", or relating to a Brazilian way of life. The ball was named Brazuca in September 2012 following a public vote in Brazil involving one million football fans. 3 dec,2013 1. Nation celebrates Birth anniversary of Dr. Rajendra Prasad. India's first President Dr.Rajendra Prasad was born on 3rd December, 1884 in Saran district of Bihar. After completing his primary education from Chhapra, he gave the entrance examination of Calcutta university at the age of 18. After completing his primary education from Chhapra, he gave the entrance examination of Calcutta university at the age of 18. He ranked first in the entrance examination. His popularity in the country earned him the name Deshratna. After the Constitution was framed, he took over as the first President of the country. 2. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is marked on 3 December every year, with this year's them 'Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and

development for all'. Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world's population, live with some form of disability. 3. Delhi votes tomorrow, triangular contest with AAP's debut. The entry of Arvind Kejriwal's AAP has changed the dimension of the fight in the polls and it will be interesting to see whether the newbie will just be a "spoiler" or win some seats as predicted by opinion polls, riding on its anticorruption plank. A total of 1.19 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise tomorrow. There are over 4.05 lakh firsttime voters. 4. The crucial 3-day WTO Ministerial Conference will begin today in Indonesia city of Bali, India firm on commitment to asert its stand on Food Security. Meanwhile, Anand Sharma discussed WTO related position with Minister of Industry& Commerce, Zimbabwe Mr Mike Bimha on sidelines of WTO Ministerial. He also met South African Trade Minister Mr Rob Davies on sidelines of WTO Ministerial at Bali. 5. India today successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha as part of a user trial by defence forces. The surface-to-surface missile was test-fired at around 10:05 AM from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range, about 15 km from here, defence sources said.

6. Directorate General of Foreign Trades eBRC project has won the 2013 eASIA Award under Trade Facilitation category. The award was announced by Asia Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (AFACT) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 29 November 2013. electronic Bank Realization Certificate (e-BRC) project was launched on 5 June 2012, to electronically transmit foreign exchange realization details on exports from the respective banks to Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). 7. Brahmaputra Cruises by Assam Bengal Navigation Company has been recognised by CNN International as one of the top 10 Most Adventurous Cruises in the World for 2013. The Brahmaputra Cruises (Jungle Book Tour/India) has been ranked sixth among the cruises including the Amazon, the Antartica, the North Pole, Australia and Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Managing Director of Assam Bengal Navigation Company, Ashish Phookan, told PTI. 8. India has decided to give $1 million to the trust of Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons at The Hague for the destruction of Syrias chemical weapons and related facilities, a move that will strengthen its case for inclusion in Geneva-II talks next month. Apart from the financial assistance, India has offered the services of its experts to help in the destruction of Damascus chemical weapons arsenal and

related facilities, a Ministry of External Affairs statement said here today. 9. 29th Junior National Athletics Championships will kick off in Bangalore today. Around 2,000 athletes from across the country are expected to take part in the championships.The five-day meet, will have 125 events in eight age-group competitions, four for boys and an equal number for the girls. 10. 42 year old leg spinner Pravin Tambe was on Monday surprisingly included in the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team to take on Jharkhand in the four-day Group A match starting at the Wankhede Stadium on December 6. 11. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won this year's LG People's Choice Award, thus becoming only the second Indian cricketer to win the coveted prize after justretired Sachin Tendulkar. Dhoni has now become only the third cricketer to win this award after Tendulkar, who was the firstever recipient in 2010, and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who won it in 2011 and 2012. Other nominees for this year's LG People's Choice Award were Australia's Michael Clarke, England's Alastair Cook, India's Virat Kohli, and South Africa's AB de Villiers. 1 & 2 dec,2013 1. World AIDS Day was observed on 1 December 2013 across the globe to raise

awareness about the HIV/ AIDS. HIV/AIDS remains a major global issue, having claimed more than 36 million lives so far since the discovery of the virus more than 20 years ago. According to the World Health Organisation, there were approximately 35.3 million people living with HIV in 2012. The theme for this year is Getting to Zeromeans zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. 2. International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is being observed on 2 December 2013 across the world to create awareness about the prevention of human trafficking and the exploitation of human being. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said, it is vital to give special consideration to ending modern-day slavery and servitude which affects the poorest, most socially excluded groups like migrants, women, minorities and indigenous peoples. 3. M.V. Tanksale, former Chairman and Managing Director of Central Bank of India, has taken over as Chief Executive of the Indian Banks Association. Tanksale succeeds K. Ramakrishnan, who was at the helm of the Association for five years up to November 30, 2013. IBA, which has 176 members comprising public sector banks, private sector banks, foreign banks and urban co-operative banks, was established in 1946 to promote sound and progressive banking principles, practices and conventions in the country.

4. J S Saharia, a 1978 batch IAS officer, took over as the new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra on Saturday. He succeeds Jayant Kumar Banthia, a 1977 batch IAS officer, who was the Chief Secretary since June 2012 and retired on Saturday.

5. US actor Paul Walker died in a car accident in Southern California on 30 November 2013. He was 40. The incident occurred while he was coming back from his organization's charity event. Paul Walker was working on the latest Fast & Furious movie at the time of his death. He also starred in the suspense drama, Hours, a movie that is set for release in December 2013. 6. The French Ambassador to India, Francois Richier, has embarked on a three-day visit to Bihar starting today. This trip is part of a series of travels throughout India to expand the scope of Indo-French cooperation and develop joint, forward-looking projects in various fields, notably economic exchanges, education, science and culture. 7. Social networking giant Facebook is in talks to acquire Bangalore-based product start-up Little Eye Labs. Sources close to the development said the deal was expected to be announced in the next few weeks. It will be Facebook's first acquisition of a product firm in India. It will also be a first for software product think-tank Indian Software Products Industry Roundtable (iSpirt), which has facilitated the deal

through its M&A Connect programme, which helps Indian product companies find global buyers. Little Eye Labs builds performance analysis and monitoring tools that identify and fix performance problems for Android app developers. 8. The Department of Posts has launched Express Parcel and Business Parcel Service in 20 cities at a function in New Delhi on Monday. Launching the service, Secretary, Department of Posts, P. Gopinath said, the Express Parcel Service is a premium service available for retail as well as bulk customers. This service is aimed at promoting e-Commerce market in the country by offering reliable and cost efficient service solutions. 9. East Timor film Beatrizs War bagged Golden Peacock award for Best Film at the 44th International Film Festival of India at Panaji, Goa. The film, directed by Bety Reis and Luigi Acquisto, is a passionate story of one womans conviction to remain true to the man she loves. The award carries a Golden Peacock, a certificate and a Cash Prize of 40 lakh Rupees. Indian Director Kaushik Ganguli bags the award for Best Director for his Bengali film Apur Panchali. The award carries a Silver Peacock, a certificate and a cash prize of 15 lakh Rupees. 10. India has retained its top position in the latest ICC ODI rankings and second position in the Test cricket rankings. Virat Kohli is the top batsman in ODI list while R. Ashwin is

the top All rounder in the Test rankings. Both the lists were released by the International Cricket Council in Dubai today. 11. The Indian cricket team continued to be second in the ICC Test rankings with R Ashwin topping the all-rounders' chart in the latest list issued on Sunday. India placed behind South Africa with 119 points, which is just 12 less than the Proteas' tally. The teams are set to clash in a two-Test and thee ODI series starting 5th December in South Africa. Cheteshwar Pujara is the bestplaced Indian batsman at sixth with Virat Kohli following him at a distant 20th spot. 12. Ethiopian runners dominate 28th Pune International Marathon. Runners from Ethiopia regained their supremacy by outwitting their arch rivals Kenya as they captured top honours in both the men's and women's events in the 28th edition of the Pune International Marathon today. Belachew Endale Abayneh won the men's 42.195 km race in 2 hours, 17 minutes and 52 seconds, while Aberu Zewude Tesema claimed the top spot in the women's half distance race clocking 1 hour, 16 minutes and 54 seconds. 13. Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won the Women's Singles trophy at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament. In the title clash, Sindhu, defeated seventh seed Li Michelle of Canada in straight games, 21-15, 21-12. With this victory, Sindhu has bagged yet another Tier-III title this season, after her triumph at the

Malaysia Open Grand Prix in May 2013. Besides the Malaysia Open triumph, she also became India's first women's singles medallist at the World Championship in August 2013. This was India's first singles medal at the World Championships since Prakash Padukone won a bronze in the 1983 edition. 30 nov,2013 1. Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh will attend the closing ceremony of the 44th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held on November 30. The 50-year-old Malaysian actress's documentary film 'Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey' on which she served as an executive producer, will also be screened at the on-going festival. Michelle Yeoh will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony. 2. Debit card holders will from tomorrow be required to punch in their PIN numbers every time they use the card, a move aimed at minimising frauds. In June, the Reserve Bank had extended the deadline for implementation of mandatory PIN punching at Point-of-Sales (PoS) and merchant outlets till November 30 following representation of banks. 3. With relaxation in FDI norms to boost investor sentiments, India has emerged as the most attractive investment destination surpassing neighbouring China and the US, says a report. The global survey of leading consultancy firm EY has ranked India as the

most attractive investment destination followed by Brazil and China at second and third positions, respectively. 4. The Department of Telecom has doubled penalty provision to Rs 10 lakh on companies whose mobile towers will be found violating radiation emission levels. Earlier the maximum penalty for any violation related to radiation rules was Rs 5 lakh. Under the new penalty slabs, a maximum of Rs 50,000 fine will be imposed for delays in submission of the 'selfcertified' documents on norms, especially those pertaining to radiation emission. 5. Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on 29 November 2013 inaugurated indias first "Synthetic Rubber Plant" of the country at Panipat in Haryana. The countrys first e-SBR (styrene butadiene rubber) unit was set up by Indian Synthetic Rubber Ltd (ISRL), a joint venture promoted by Indian Oil, TSRC Corporation, Taiwan, and Marubeni Corporation, Japan. The plant will produce 120 kilo tonnes synthetic rubber annually, which would be used in industrial units for manufacturing automobile and daily need products. It is planned to increase the capacity of the plant to 220 KT in next two years. 6. Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd appointed Satyananda Mishra as the chairman of MCXs board. Market Regulatory authority, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) also approved the appointment of Satyananda Mishra as the

independent Director of MCX's board for a period up to 31 March 2016. Earlier, the exchange had appointed R M Premkumar, a former bureaucrat as its interim chairman. Mr Premkumar will continue to remain independent director on the board. 7. Malala Yousafzai, Kainat Riaz and Shazia Ramzan on 27 November 2013 were chosen for the GG2 Hammer Award, for their bravery at the GG2 (Garavi Gujarat 2) Leadership Awards 2013 a London. The activist Malala Yousafzai won the number one spot in the GG2 Power List 101 for her work in raising awareness for female empowerment. The GG2 Power 101 has been compiled by The Asian Media and Marketing Group (AMG) and features the top 101 most influential Asians in the UK, ranging from all walks of life. Now in its third year, the list honours some notable British Asians who hold power and influence not just in Britain, but also globally. 8. China will launch its first ever mission to land an unmanned spacecraft on the lunar surface next week, as it moves forward in its ambitious plan to become the worlds pre-eminent space power. The Change-3 moon rover will be launched at 1:30 a.m. on Monday from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, the missions launching headquarters said today. This will be the first time for China to send an unmanned spacecraft to soft land on the surface of an extraterrestrial body and conduct surveys on the moon.

9. Princess Astrid of Belgium inaugurated the Consulate General of Belgium in Chennai for expansion of the bilateral ties with India. This is the second Consulate General and the third diplomatic mission in India. Princess Astrid is the representative of the King of Belgium, who is on a visit to India from 23-30 November, 2013. 10. The Sports Ministry on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Department of AIDS Control with the objective to "reach a large number of youth engaged in sports activities" at village, district and state level with information on STI/HIV/AIDS prevention and related services. The MoU was signed between Secretary, Department of Sports Ajit M Saran, and Secretary, Department of AIDS Control, Lov Verma, in New Delhi on Friday. 11. Maharashtra batsman Vijay Zol has been named captain of the India Under-19 squad for the ACC Asia Cup in the UAE, which will begin on December 28. Kerala wicketkeeper Sanju Vishwanadh, who was part of the Under-19 team for the Asia Cup in 2012, has been appointed Zol's deputy. Zol shot into limelight when he scored an unbeaten 451 during a domestic U-19 match in 2011. 12. Indian weightlifters ended their Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior Championships in style, bagging six medals on Saturday to take their overall tally to a staggering 117, including 57 gold, on the

final day of the event in Penang, Malaysia. The biggest contributors to the tally were the youth boys, who notched up 24 medals, including 16 gold and eight silver. 13. Indian-origin doctor Jaswinder S. Bamrah, consultant psychiatrist in Manchester, has bagged Asian Lite Professional Excellence Award for his contribution to the medical field in the UK. Peter W. Mount, Chairman of the Central Manchester Foundation Trust, presented the award to Dr Bamrah at a ceremony in Manchester last night. 14. Veteran choreographer for several Tamil and South Indian films R. Raghuram died at his residence in Chennai on Saturday afternoon. He was 64. One of the most respected choreographers in Tamil film industry, Raghuram 'Master' had celebrated his golden jubilee (50 years) in film industry last year. Raghuram 'Master' has worked with several generations of actors and is also known for his close friendship with actor Kamal Haasan, who had in several interviews noted him as one of his earliest friends in the industry. International court of justice awarded the disputed 1000 year old Preah Vihear shiv temple to combodia.Thailand was asked to withdraw from that territory. 29 nov,2013 1. Indian Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar appointed as UNICEF's first brand

ambassador for South Asia. Sachin Tendulkar will work for promoting hygiene and sanitation in the South Asian region for two years. Sachin Tendulkar was already involving with the UNICEF campaigns for polio and global hand washing. 2. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed norms for participation of Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) in the insurance joint ventures by allowing them to hold more than 50 percent in such companies. The notification of Reserve Bank of India has stated that - it has been decided that in cases where IRDA issues calls for capital infusion into the Insurance joint venture company, the RBI may, on a case to case basis, consider need based relaxation of the 50 percent group limit. 3. India's economy grew a higher-thanexpected 4.8 per cent in the three months through September, helped by an uptick in agriculture and construction, government data showed on Friday. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast growth of 4.6 per cent. September's figure per cent was the fourth successive quarter of economic growth below 5 per cent. 4. Govt reduces threshold limit of mandatory e- payment from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 lakh. The government has now decided to reduce the threshold limit of mandatory e- payment from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 lakh for both central excise and service tax payment with effect from January 1, 2014. Currently, a manufacturer is required to pay duty of

central excise through internet banking (ie e- payment) if the total duty paid by the manufacturer exceeds Rs 10 lakh in the previous financial year as per rule 8 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002. 5. The Assam Pavilion was adjudged First for Excellence in display amongst State Governments and Union Territory Pavilions and was given the award of Gold Medal in the India International Trade Fair 2013 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This is the first time in the 33 years of history of the IITF that a State Government has consecutively received the prestigious Gold Award in succession after the Gold Awards in 2012. The theme of this year was Inclusive Growth and the theme Pavilion set up reflected the growth of various sectors in the State. 6. The woman law intern has informed the three-judge panel that it was former Supreme Court Judge A.K. Ganguly who had allegedly sexually harassed her in December last. According to highly placed sources, following the naming of the judge, the probe committee comprising Justices R.M. Lodha, H.L. Dattu and Ranjana Desai had recorded the statement of Justice Ganguly. The panel submitted its report to the Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam on Thursday. The Committee was set up by the CJI as a fact finding panel to find out the veracity of the contents of a blog in which the law intern had highlighted the alleged sexual harassment incident involving the judge concerned.

7. Noted Dalit writer Omprakash Valmiki passed away on 17 November 2013 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand. He died at the age of 63 after prolonged illness due to cancer. Omprakash Valmiki is one of the most famous Dalit litterateurs in Hindi and he portrayed the life of Dalits with an authentically Dalit voice. He was born in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh in 1950. He worked with Government Ordnance Factory Dehradun. Valmiki's autobiography Joothan is one of his famous works. 8. Google setup an election portal in India, the largest democracy of the world. The portal will provide polls and politics related news to users in India. The launched search engine will also provide information on the political parties. This portal will help the voters of India to get the answers on elections and voting-related queries to make an informed decision. Initially, during the first phase of the launch will cover the videos and information related to state elections in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Mizoram. 9. The Italian Senate expelled ex- Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament over his tax fraud conviction. The Senate declared Berlusconi ineligible for parliament after he was convicted of masterminding a complex system of illegally inflated invoices to cut the tax bill for his Mediaset television empire. 28 nov,2013

1. Dubai to host World Expo 2020. This was decided after the third and the final round of voting in Paris on 27 November 2013. Four cities including Dubai in UAE, Yekaterinbergh in Russia, Sao Paulo in Brazil and Izmir in Turkey were competing to host the prestigious event. The theme of Dubai for the EXPO 2020 is Connecting Minds, Creating the Future. World Expos is a meeting point for the global community to share innovations and make progress on issues of international importance such as the global economy, sustainable development and improved quality of life for the worlds population. The first world expo was held in London in 1851. 2. A day ahead of the announcement of GDP figure for the July-September quarter of the current fiscal, industry body Assocham has pegged the country's growth at 5.4 per cent for the period on improved agricultural output. The Reserve Bank of India expects GDP to expand 5 per cent in the current financial year, while the government estimates growth at between 5 and 5.5 per cent. 3. Standard & Poor's, the world's largest credit rater, named Citigroup's Neeraj Sahai as president, succeeding Douglas Peterson. Sahai, who is currently head of Citigroup's Securities and Fund Services business, will assume charge on January 6, according to a statement from S&P parent McGraw Hill Financial Inc.

4. State Bank of Travancore (SBT) and SBI General Insurance today jointly launched an affordable health insurance plan for SBT customers. 5. Managing Editor of Tehelka Shoma Chaudhury resigned on Thursday a week after its Editor Tarun Tejpal was exposed as having allegedly sexually assaulting a woman journalist colleague. 6. President Pranab Mukherjee will address the Arunachal Pradesh assembly on Friday during his maiden two-day visit to the state. President Pranab Mukherjee will address a special session of the Arunachal Pradesh assembly on Friday during his maiden twoday visit to the state, official sources said. It will be his first visit to Arunachal Pradesh after becoming the President.

7. IMF chief Christine Lagarde will next month pay her first visit to Myanmar as the once authoritarian government pursues reforms that have fueled growth, the global lender said. Lagarde will visit Myanmar's showcase capital Naypyidaw and its largest city Yangon during the December 6-7 visit, which will come after stops in South Korea and Cambodia.

8. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), on Wednesday, released the tariff structure and guidelines for mobile banking services, a step that would help rural customers who do not have access to

banks and financial services. The TRAI has prescribed a ceiling tariff for an outgoing unstructured supplementary service data (USSD)-based mobile banking service at Rs.1.50 per USSD session. USSD technology is used by telecom operators to send alerts to their users. 9. Mars missions D-day in three days. On the night of November 30-December 1, the spacecraft will be finally thrust away from the Earth, and all the way towards the Red Planet, after gathering a total escape speed of around 11.4 kms a second. The spacecraft carrying five instruments to study Mars was launched on November 5 from Sriharikota.

the IITF that a State Government has consecutively received the prestigious Gold Award in succession after the Gold Awards in 2012. The theme of this year was Inclusive Growth and the theme Pavilion set up reflected the growth of various sectors in the State. 12. The Latvian Prime Minister, Valdis Dombrovskis announced his resignation and thereby the fall of the Government on 27 November 2013. He resigned due to the deadly collapse of Maxima supermarket of Riga on 21 November 2013. His announcement came during the meeting with Andris Berzins, the President of Latvia. Dombrovskis is the longest serving prime minister in Latvia's history. 13. Nepal and the UAE have qualified for the ICC T20 World cup which will be held in Bangladesh next year. Nepal defeated Hong Kong by five wickets in a cliffhanger in Abu Dhabi yesterday. The UAE has also qualified for the tournament as they defeated the Netherlands by 10 runs. This will be the first time since the ICC Cricket World Cup 1996 that the UAE and Nepal will make an appearance on the global stage. Four teams have now qualified for the ICC T20 in Bangladesh next year. These include Afghanistan, Ireland, Nepal and UAE.

10. Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh will attend the closing ceremony of the 44th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held on November 30. The 50-year-old Malaysian actress's documentary film 'Pad Yatra: A Green Odyssey' on which she served as an executive producer, will also be screened at the on-going festival.

11. Assam Pavilion receives Gold award at IITF-2013. The Assam Pavilion was adjudged First for Excellence in display amongst State Governments and Union Territory Pavilions and was given the award of Gold Medal in the India International Trade Fair 2013 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This is the first time in the 33 years of history of

14. Rafael Nadal was named the greatest Spanish sports star in history by readers of Spanish sports daily. The winner of 13 Grand Slams and the current number 1 in

the ATP world ranking, received the award at the Gala for the 75th anniversary of the Spanish sports paper Diario Marca, reported Xinhua. 15. Indian lifters bag 87 medals at C'wealth Championships. Youth Asian Games champion Ragala Venkat Rahul (77kg) stole the show with half a dozen gold medals as India signed off with a whopping 87 medals at the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Championships which concluded in Penang, Malaysia on Thursday. In the senior men's division, Sivalingam Sathish Kumar (77kg) won three gold medals. India signed off with a overall tally of 47 gold, 28 silver and 12 bronze medals at the event. 16. Cristiano Ronaldo's match-winning goals for Portugal in World Cup playoff matches against Sweden lifted his country to No. 5 in the monthly FIFA rankings.

from GCC countries, including a royal family from the UAE have planned to set up the first full-fledged Islamic bank in the euro zone.The Eurisbank will come up in Luxembourg during the last quarter of 2014. An announcement to this effect was made on the sidelines of Global Islamic Economy Summit in Dubai. The Excellencia Investment Management group said that with an initial capital of $80m, the bank would offer retail, corporate and private banking services, and would open branches in Paris, Brussels, the Netherlands and Frankfurt. 2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has confirmed its decision to grant selfregulatory status to associations of nonbanking financial firms that deal in microfinance. Announcing the decision, the RBI said that the move would ensure effective monitoring of non-banking financial companies and microfinance institutions (NBFC-MFIs), and their compliance with set of laws and code of conduct. The central bank added that the membership of NBFC-MFIs in the selfregulatory organisations (SRO) would be seen as a mark of confidence. 3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 26 November 2013 directed the banks to charge customers for the transaction SMS alerts on the basis of usage, instead of imposing a fixed fee. The RBI in its notification issued to all banks has asked the banks to charge customers based on actual usage of SMS alerts, considering the

17. Hockey India on 27 November 2013 announced its Junior Men National Team for the Hero Hockey Junior Men World Cup 2013. The 18 member team will be captained by midfielder Manpreet Singh while defender Amit Rohidas will be the Vice-Captain. The Junior Hockey world Cup is scheduled from 6-15 December in New Delhi, India. 27 nov,2013 1. First Islamic Bank in Eurozone to come up in Luxembourg. A host of private investors

technology available with banks to considering the technology available with banks and the telecom service providers. Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India had set the guidelines for banks to send online alerts to the customers for all types of transactions, irrespective of the amount in March 2011. 4. Banks might adopt Aadhaar as additional authentication or move to EMV (Euro pay MasterCard Visa) chip and pin technology to ensure security in card-based payment transactions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) suggested. The central bank also said that all new card present infrastructures must be enabled with EMV chip and Pin technology as well as Aadhaar acceptance. Banks are now thus free to decide on whether they should adopt Aadhaar for making additional confirmation or make use of EMV Chip and PIN technology to ensure security of card payment infrastructure. EMV chip and PIN authentication involves card-information stored in a chip that is accessible through a PIN (personal identification number) that replaces the signature of a cardholder. The notification is based on Gowri Mukherjee-headed working group's recommendation. Mukherjee is the global head of digital marketing at Standard Chartered Bank. 5. Tata Sons Ltd has withdrawn its application for a new bank licence, according to the Reserve Bank of India. The licences are likely to be announced by January by the central bank. A panel chaired

by former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan has been entrusted with scrutinising applications for new bank licences. In the past 20 years, the RBI has licensed 12 banks in the private sector in two phases. Ten banks were licensed on the basis of guidelines issued in January 1993. 6. The Bombay Stock Exchange will launch its platform for trading in currency derivatives from Friday, making it the fourth bourse in the country to offer such trades. Other stock exchanges present in the currency futures segment are National Stock Exchange, MCX-SX and United Stock Exchange. Currency derivative contracts allow investors to take position on change in foreign exchange rates between pairs of two currencies, such as rupee and dollar. At present, NSE has the largest share in currency futures market, followed by MCXSX. 7. Global technology major Apple is the worlds most valuable brand followed by Microsoft, Coca-Cola, IBM and Google, as per the latest list published by Forbes. Apple has topped the Worlds Most Valuable List compiled by Forbes magazine with a brand value of USD 104.3 billion. Microsoft secured 2nd place with a brand value of USD 56.7 billion followed by Coca-Cola (USD 54.9 billion), IBM (USD 50.7 billion), Google (USD 47.3 billion) which make up the top five. Among the top 10 brands, McDonalds, General Electric, Intel, Samsung and Louis Vuitton have been ranked from 6th to 10th.

8. Doug McMillon, head of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.s international business, will replace Mike Duke as chief executive officer when he retires on 1st Feb next year. Duke will stay on as chairman of the boards executive committee, and McMillon will join the board immediately. McMillon will become the fifth CEO since Wal-Marts founder Sam Walton.

the first Member of Parliament for the Witham Constituency in May 2010. She was born in London and educated at a comprehensive school in Watford before studying economics at Keele University and completing her postgraduate studies at the University of Essex. 11. President Pranab Mukherjee will arrive in Nagaland on November 30 to inaugurate the 10-day Hornbill Festival and take part in the 50th anniversary celebration of statehood of Nagaland. The President will inaugurate the 10-day Hornbill Festival and launch the year-long golden jubilee celebration of Nagaland statehood.". The ten-day festivities will not only showcase the rich tradition and culture of the Naga tribes, but also various other events for the young and old alike. The Hornbill Festival of Nagaland is one of the biggest cultural extravaganzas in the North East. It seeks to revive, protect, sustain, and promote the richness of the Naga heritage and traditions. 12. Following the Centres Food Security Programme (FSP) meant for poor and needy and allegedly moulding a part of it for its own benefit by subsidising wheat price, Punjab is starting its newly amended AttaDal Scheme from coming December in the state. Under the scheme wheat has been further subsidised and will be given to the beneficiary at 1 rupee per kilogram instead of 2 rupees given under FSP. 2.5 kilogram Dal would be given at 20 rupees per kg.

9. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) on 22 November 2013 received the EEPC (Engineering Export Promotion Council, Eastern Region)s Gold Trophy. NALCO has bagged the EEPC Gold Trophy, as Top Exporter in the Large Enterprise Category, for its outstanding export performance during the year 2011-12. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is a Navratna PSU and Indias leading manufacturer-exporter of alumina and aluminium. NALCO also have the Premier Trading House status, and it is the first Indian aluminium company to be registered with London Metal Exchange, for its high quality products.

10. Priti Patel, an Indian Origin British MP on 22 November 2013 has been honoured with the prestigious Asian Trader Editors Award. She was awarded for her tireless campaigning to support small shops and convenience stores. She was awarded at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in a ceremony held. Priti Patel was elected as

13. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed Lt Gen Raheel Sharif as Pakistans new Army Chief and Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Lt Gen Sharif will replace 61-year-old Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani who would hang his boots on Friday after being at the helm of the Army for six years. The army chief is arguably the most powerful person in Pakistan, with the military having ruled the country for more than half its 66-year history since independence from Britain. 14. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 26 November 2013 launched the construction of the country's biggest Nuclear power project. The 2200MegaWatt- Karachi Coastal Power Project, comprising the K-2 and K-3 nuclear plants, is being built at Paradise Beach, located 40 km from the Karachi. The nuclear power plant is to be built with Chinese technical assistance on the Arabian Sea coast. 15. Sarah Teelow, the world champion water skier of Australia died on 25 November 2013 after a fall during a highspeed endurance race on Australias Hawkesbury River. The 21 year old, Teelow fell from her skis after the start of the 75 mile Bridge to Bridge Water Ski Classic near Sydney. Teelow had won the Formula 2 category at the World Waterski Racing Championships in Spain in September. Teelow was the daughter of two-time world waterski champion, Tania Teelow.

16. Amar Chitra Katha (ACK), well-known publishers of childrens graphic comics is planning to immortalise sports legends Dhyan Chand and K D Jadhav, too, in its series on Indias Visionaries. The popular publication has sold the maximum numbers on legends like Mother Teresa, Jim Corbett, Salim Ali and JRD Tata, Reena Puri, Editor of the Group, told Business Line here on sidelines of a function where ACK unveiled an illustrated graphic comics on life and times of the late Dr Verghese Kurien, Father of White Revolution, on his 92nd birth anniversary on Tuesday.

17. India clinched the ODI series against West Indies 2-1 with a comfortable fivewicket victory in the third and final match, riding on Shikhar Dhawan's sparkling century. The Indians first restricted West Indies to 263 for five and then overhauled the target with 23 balls to spare to lift yet another ODI trophy at home. Dhawan stole the limelight with an attacking 119 that came off 95 balls, his fifth ODI hundred, while Yuvraj Singh notched up a 74-ball 55 to seal the issue for the home side at the Green Park Stadium which was hosting an international game after a gap of nearly four years. 18. The 4th World Cup Kabaddi, circle style, will be held in Punjab from Saturday next week to 14th of of next month. This was announced yesterday by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, chairman of the organising committee. The world cup, is

organised by the Punjab government, and it will witness 12 teams in the men section and eight in the women section, vying for the top position. 26 nov,2013 1. Constitution Day was observed across India on 26 November 2013 to honour the Constitution of India. The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, which came into force on 26 January 1950. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is regarded as the father of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution of India is a supreme law of India, which lays down the framework that defines the political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers and duties of Government institution.

Refinancing Institutions from the date of this circular. 3. YES BANK, Indias fourth largest private sector bank, today signed a multi-year deal with the Hockey India League (HIL) commencing with the 2014 season. YES BANK to mobilise sports innovation and infuse positive energy into hockey.

4. Talwars gets life imprisonment in Aarushi murder case. Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were yesterday convicted in the sensational double murder of their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and Hemraj by the court. After a 15-month trial, Judge Shyam Lal held the Talwar couple guilty of destruction of evidence in the murder on the intervening night of May 15 and 16, 2008, days before the birthday of the class nine student in their residence in Noida. 5. India and Malaysia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 25 November 2013 to strengthen cooperation in public administration and governance as part of the efforts to enhance their strategic partnership. The MoU covers eight areas of co-operation including human resource management, egovernance, public delivery system, accountability and transparency, skills and capacity building and quality results. The MoU envisages cooperation via tours, workshops and conferences, sharing of public administration and governance information and expertise, common project

2. Reserve Bank today widened the definition of infrastructure lending including hotels with project costing more than Rs. 200 crore as well as convention centres with project worth Rs. 300 crore. "The government has further updated the harmonized master list...the new subsectors have been added in the list. Hotels with project cost of more than Rs. 200 crore each in any place in India and of any star rating. Convention centres with project cost of more than Rs. 300 crore each," RBI said in a notification. RBI said that the new subsectors will get classified as 'infrastructure' for the purpose of lending by banks and select All India Term-Lending and

implementation mechanisms and exchange of publications, state. 6. Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General on 25 November 2013 announced the Geneva-II peace conference is to be held on 22 January 2014. The international conference is aimed at a democratic political transition in Syria, which will bring the Government and the opposition to a negotiating table for the first time, since the conflict that started in March 2011. 7. BJPs Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is among Time magazines shortlisted candidates for its Person of the Year title and has emerged as an early favourite among the readers in an online poll. Time has shortlisted 42 global leaders, entrepreneurs and celebrities for its Person of the Year 2013 and will announce the winner next month. Other candidates in fray are Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, US President Barack Obama, Pakistani teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and even the new heir to the British throne Prince George. Modi is the only Indian in the shortlist. 8. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a new railway line in his Parliamentary constituency Amethi. The 67 kilometer Uchahar-Salon-Amethi line was approved in the union budget in 2010-11. Rahul also flagged off the new Lucknow- Prtapgarh

DMU service and Lucknow- Sultanpur EMU service. 9. The Meghalaya government has sought 50 thousand crore Rupees as award from the 14th Finance Commission. This is to meet non-plan expenditure and give a thrust to developmental projects in the state. 10. India's Deepak Lathore won a Gold and two Silver medals in the Boys' 50 kilogramme category of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships today. On the opening day of the event at Penang, Malaysia, Lathore took the Gold in Snatch with a lift of 83 kg. In Clean and Jerk, he lifted 102 kg to claim the Silver. With a total lift of 185 kg, he won another Silver in the event. India Census 2011 : Important Points The 15th Indian National Census was conducted in two phases Houselisting and population enumeration. Houselisting Phase begin on April 1, 2010 . it involves collection of information about all buldings. The Second Phase population Enumeration was conducted between 9 Feb. to 28 Feb. 2011. In 2011 census first time the biometric information was collected. Census 2011 mascot is a female enumerator (who everybody would identify as the school teacher next door).

The provisional figures of Indias largest Census 2011 were released in New Delhi on 31st March 2011 by Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and RGI C Chandramouli. The 15th Census of India and the seventh Census of Independent India-2011 was started on 1st April 2010 with President Pratibha Patil being the first citizen to be enumerated, followed by Vice President Hamid Ansari. The estimated cost of the Census was 22 Billion Rupees. Total population of India according to 2011 census : 121 crore Percentage Growth(2001-2011) in population of India : 17.64 % Most populous state in India : Uttar Pradesh(199.5 million) Least populous state in India : Sikkim State with highest fertility rate in India : Meghalaya Percentage of worlds population having in India : 17.5 % Literacy Rate : Literacy Rate in India according to Census 2011 : 74.04 % Most literate state in India : Kerala (93.91%) Note : Recently Tripura achieved the highest rate of literacy in the country at 94.65 per cent and has now overtaken Kerala (93.91). Least literate state in India : Bihar (63.82%) Most literate Union territory in India : Lakshadweep (92.2%) Least literate Union territory in India : Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Most Literate district of India : Serchhip (Mizoram) Least Literate district of India : Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh) Density Of Population :Density of Population refers to the number of people that are living per the unit of a certain area. The population density is the population that is divided by the total land area. Density of Population of India : 382 /sqKm Most densely Populated State : Bihar (1102 /sqKM) Least Densely Populated State : Arunachal Pradesh (17 /sq KM) Sex Ratio: Sex Ratio is a term used to define number of females per 1000 males. Sex ratio of India : 940/1000 Note : Overall sex ratio at the national level has increased by 7 points to reach 940 at Census 2011 as against 933 in Census 2001. State in India having Highest sex ratio : Kerala (1084/1000) State in India having Lowest sex ratio : Haryana Union territory having highest sex ratio : Puducherry (1038/1000) Union territory having Lowest sex ratio : Daman & Diu (618/1000) Union territory having Lowest population : Lakshadweep Number of districts in India according to 2011 census : 640 ~NEW APPOINTMENTS IN INDIA :~~~~~

1. S Jaishankar appointed as a new Indian envoy to the US replaced Nirupama Rao. S Jaishankar is a former envoy to China. 2. Siddhartha Birla to be next FICCI President. He will replace Naina Lal Kidwai. 3. Anup Wadhawan appointed as the new Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) 4. Usha Ananthasubramanian appointed as CMD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank, the first womens bank. 5. T.P. Seetharam appointed new envoy to UAE (United Arab Emirates) 6. Krishna Mohan Sahni Appointed Chairman of the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India 7. P.S. Raghavan appointed as the next Russian Ambassador. He replace Ajai Malhotra 8. Arup Raha appointed as the next Chief of the Indian Air Force. 9. Priyanka Chopra, the Bollywood Actress Became the Global Brand Ambassador of Guess 10. Australian Terry Walsh appointed as head coach of the Indian mens hockey team

11. Arunendra Kumar appointed New Chairman, Railway Board. replaced Vinay Mittal. 12. J&K Bank reappoints Mushtaq Ahmed as Chairman & CEO. 13. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has appointed Sunita Sharma as Managing Director and CEO. 14. Anand Mahindra elected as Chairperson of PHFI (Public Health Foundation of India). 15. Gireesh B. Pradhan appointed as the new Chairperson of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). 16. R. Banumathi Appointed Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court 17. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre takes oath as new Chief Justice of Gauhati HC 18. Tarun Chugh appointed MD of PNB Metlife 19. Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal Appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court 20. Laxmikanta Mahapatra appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Cour 24 & 25 oct,2013 1. International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women is observed today

(25th November) across the globe to raise awareness about the problem. UN Secretary General's Campaign for the year 2013 'Unite to end violence against women' has announced the 25th of each month as Orange Day. The day invites to wear orange attire to highlight its calls for the eradication of violence against women without delay. This year, the Unite Campaign is extending Orange Day to 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

2. A two day long Global Islamic Economic Summit, GIES gets underway in Dubai today. The summit will be inaugurated by the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The event is aimed at making Dubai the capital of Islamic economy. 3. Aarushi-Hemraj case: Talwar couple convicted of murder. More than five years after the double murder and flip-flops in investigation, dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were today held guilty of killing their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in their house in Noida. Additional Sessions Judge Shyam Lal held both of them also guilty of destruction of evidence in the murder on the intervening night of May 15 and 16, 2008, days before the birthday of the class nine student.

4. RBI to launch CPI-indexed bonds soon. The Reserve Bank of India has said today that it will launch CPI-indexed bonds aimed at protecting the savings of retail investors from the impact of price rise by the end of next month. Guidelines will be out soon...We are likely to launch the first tranche before end of December. We will come out with details (quantum), as per RBI Deputy Governor H.R. Khan. He also added This year it should be between Rs 10,000-15,000 crore (wholesale price and consumer price indexed bonds) but exact amount will come out. This is part of overall borrowing programme. About the Green Helicopter: The helicopter, named Volocopter, developed by the German company e-volo, two seat prototype made it earlier voage in kalsruhe, Germany. The volocopter uses eighteen electrically driven rotos propel instead of one combustion engine which is environmentally friendly and emission-free. The emission free Volocopter is a vertical take-off and landing manned aircraft, with rich features and incredibly quiet sound, absolutely no noticeable vibrations, new spring strut landing gear and extremely calm rotor plane that replace conventional aircraft . 5. Worlds First Green Helicopter Tested in Germany. Germanys aviation company eVolo on 17 November 2013 successfully tested the first helicopter which is noiseless and emission-free named- Volocopter. The Volocopter is an environmentally friendly and emission-free private helicopter.

6. Mexico will award its 2013 International Prize for Equality and Non-Discrimination to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for championing girls' rights to education. The award seeks to recognize Malala's efforts for "the protection of human rights" and especially her fight to protect the right to education without discrimination on "grounds of age, gender, sex and religion," Mexico's official National Council to Prevent Discrimination said in a statement on Sunday. 7. India has overtaken China as the most attractive investment destination according to a survey conducted by Ernst & Young (EY) a global professional services and consulting firm. The top three investing countries into India, are United States of America (USA), France and Japan, as per the survey results. 8. Iran signed a historic deal with the United States and five other world powers yesterday, agreeing to a temporary freeze of its nuclear program in the most significant agreement between Washington and Tehran after more than three decades of issues. The deal commits Iran to curb its nuclear activities for six months in exchange for limited and gradual sanctions relief. The six-month period will give diplomats time to negotiate a more sweeping agreement. The deal was considered to be a significant deal to restore peace in the Middle East region and remove pressure from Global crude oil prices as Iran is one of the largest Crude Oil Producers in the world.

9. Global tech giant Apple has acquired PrimeSense, an Israeli firm which specializes in making 3D motion detection technology. PrimeSense is best known for developing gesture control for Microsoft's Kinect sensor, and has made strides towards bringing the technology to mobile. The likely deal value is expected to be around USD 360 million. 10. Ireland and Afghanistan on 24 November 2013 qualified for ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014 after winning their respective matches in the qualifiers at Dubai. Ireland defeated Hongkong by 85 runs while Afghanistan beat Kenya by 34 runs to qualify as the top teams from the two groups. The remaining four teams will be decided after a series of matches in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The contestants include Nepal, UAE, Hongkong, Namibia, Scotland, Netherlands, Italy and Papua New Guinea. 11. Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar was sworn in as the 22nd Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh by Governor Ram Naresh Yadav yesterday. He was appointed by President of India. He was earlier the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh and has also been a judge in the Bombay High Court. He succeeded Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde who was elevated to the Supreme Court earlier this year. 12. India has donated 2,500 metric tonnes of wheat worth USD 2 million as food

assistance to the troubled Gulf state of Yemen. In response to an appeal by the United Nations for humanitarian assistance, the Indian government has extended food assistance in the form of around 2,500 metric tonnes of wheat valued at around USD 2 million to the people of Yemen, a statement issued by the Indian embassy in Yemeni capital of Sana'a said. The assistance is channelised through the World Food Programme (WFP) and the first consignment has arrived at the Hodeidah Port. 13. Formula one racing driver Sebastian Vettel won the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix 2013 on 24 November 2013. With this victory vettel matched Michael Schumachers record of 13 victories in a year and equalled the nine consecutive wins of Alberto Ascari. Vettels Red Bull teammate Mark Webber was second in his final F1 race. Fernando Alonso of Ferrari was third. 14. Jason Day, Australian Golfer won the Golf world cup at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne on 24 November 2013. Australia team (Jason Day and Adam Scott) also won the team Championships by beating the American team of Matt Kuchar and Kevin Streelman. With this victory Jason Day collected 1.2 million Dollars for sealing individual Title and will share another 600000 Dollars with Adam Scott for winning the team trophy. 15. West Indies defeat India by two wickets in 2nd ODI. Darren Sammy produced a

game-changing unbeaten 63 under pressure as West Indies pulled off a thrilling twowicket win in the second cricket One-dayer against India to level the three-match series 1-1 in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.India 288 for 7 on 50 overs.(Virat Kohli 99, MS Dhoni 51 not out; Ravi Rampaul 4/60). West Indies: 289 for 8 in 49.3 overs. (Darren Sammy 63, not out, Lendl Simmons 62; R Ashwin 2/37). 1. Repo Rate 7.75% (increased -0.25%) previous 7.5% 2. Reverse Repo 6.75% (increased -0.25%) previous 6.5% 3. CRR 4% (Unchanged) 4. SLR 23% (Unchanged) 5. MSF 8.75% (decreased- 0.25%) previous 9% 6. Bank Rate 8.75% (decreased -0.25%) previous 9% Note: >> RBI hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points on 29th October monetary policy review. It also reduced the MSF and Bank Rate by 25 bps to 8.75 per cent. >> Now The difference between the repo rate and the MSF rate is 100 basis points earlier it was 150 basis point.

23 nov,2013 1. India successfully test-fired its nuclearcapable Dhanush ballistic missile from a naval ship off Odisha coast today. Dhanush missile is capable of carrying conventional as well as nuclear payload of 500 to 1,000 kg and hit both land and sea-based targets. 2. Magnus Carlsen becomes Youngest World Chess Championship 2013. Five-time title holder Viswanathan Anands reign as the world champion came to a heartbreaking end today with Norways Magnus Carlsen taking the crown after a hardfought draw in the 10th game of the World Chess Championship match. Magnus Carlsen defeated the previous world champion Viswanathan Anand of India by 6.5-3.5 in the match that was held from 7th November in Chennai, India. 3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday declared that the dollar swap window would be closed on November 30; however, banks which will get firm commitment from international financial institutions will be able to continue availing the special incentive till December 31, 2013. The dollar swap window was introduced provide a boost to the country's forex (foreign exchange) buffer and strengthen the rupee. 4. Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to set up an Asia Pacific Infrastructure Fund to cater to the infrastructure financing needs of countries in the region. India has expressed its keenness to be part of this fund that would have contributions from

various Asia Pacific nations, besides the ADB, Rajat M. Nag, Managing DirectorGeneral of ADB, said. 5. The 9th North East Business summit began on 22 November 2013 at Dibrugarh in Assam. The summit is being jointly organized by the Indian Chambers of Commerce and the DoNER Ministry in Dibrugarh from 22 to 24 November 2013. Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Pawan Singh Ghatowar has inaugurated the two day summit. The other issues on focus include Energy, Power, Horticulture, Food Processing, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Tourism and Hospitality, Healthcare and Financial Services in sync with Look East Policy of India. 6. The Cyclonic storm Helen on 22 November 2013 struck Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam, triggering heavy rains and strong gales, killing eleven people and causing massive damage to the crops in the coastal region. Visakhapatnam, East and West Godavari and Guntur districts and part of Krishna district were the worst affected due to the cyclone. The cyclone also brought heavy to very heavy rains in the Krishna district and its nearby districts. 7. World No. 1 womens tennis player Serena Williams was named WTA Player of the Year. The 32-year-old won 78 out of her 82 matches, procuring 11 titles including the U.S. Open and the French Open in the 2013 season, reports Xinhua.

PERSONS IN NEWS : 1. Paras Ajmera, Director of MultiCommodity Exchange (MCX) resigned from the board on 12 November 2013. 2. Yogesh Agarwal, the Chairman of PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) resigned. 3. Mukesh Ambani: tops Forbes list of India's richest once again 4. Shreekant Javalgekar resigned as the Managing Director and CEO of MCX 5. M Gopalakrishnan: Former Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Bank sent to imprisonment for defrauding various branches of the bank to the tune of about Rs 6.5 crore. 6. Russian President Vladimir Putin beat President Barack Obama to the top spot on Forbes' list of "The World's Most Powerful People". 7. Mark Schwarzer, Australia Goalkeeper Retired from International Football 8. British Paralympic powerlifter Ali Jawad on 5 November 2013 won gold at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Asian Open Championships . 9. Yogesh Malik Resigned as CEO of Uninor

10. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles visit to Kerala. 12. Ali Zeidan: Libya PM was abducted from a Tripoli hotel and held for several hours by armed militiamen. 13. Siddiqa Parveen of India declared the World's Tallest Woman. 14. Lalu Yadav sentenced to 5 yrs in jail in fodder scam 15. Vladimir Putin (Russia President) nominated for 2014 Nobel Peace Prize 16. Rasheed Masood: member and Congress leader was sentenced to four years in jail by a Delhi court in a corruption case in a Tripura, becoming the first MP to lose his seat after a recent Supreme Court judgement had removed the immunity for convicted lawmakers 17. Bo Xilai: Chinas disgraced former Communist Party leader, has appealed against his life sentence conviction. 18. Jwala Gutta (Badminton player) moves court against Badminton Association of India (BAI) life ban threat . 19. Former Slovenia PM (Janez Jansa) has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison

20. Arunima Sinha a National-level volleyball player with an artificial limb geared up to climb the world's highest peak - the Mt Everest, accompanied by Sushen Mahto. 21. Subra Suresh Indian American Appointed as president of Carnegie Mellon 22. Marion Bartoli: French Lawn Tennis Player and Wimbledon 2013 (Womens Singles) winner announced her retirement 23. Ratan Tata- Elected as member of National Academy of Engineering. 24. Sushmita Banerjee: Indian Writer killed in Afghanistan 25. Kapil Parakh Selected for White House Fellowship 2013-14 26. Nisha Desai Biswal nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary of State of USA 22 nov,2013 1. Justice Ajit Prakash Shah today took over as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. Justice Shah succeeds Justice D. K Jain who resigned last month to take over as the President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. Justice Shah started his career as a lawyer at Solapur district Court in Maharashtra and in Bombay High Court. He was Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. The 20th Law Commission of India was constituted with

the Order of the Government of India with effect from 1 September 2012. It has a three-year term ending on 31st August, 2015. 2. Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee Prof CNR Rao has become the first Indian scientist to be elected as honorary foreign member of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS). Prof Rao is the first Indian Scientist to be elected to this prestigious academy, which consists of several Nobel laureates and eminent scientists of the world, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, of which Rao is a founder and honorary President, said. 3. Three Indians are among the six authors who have been shortlisted for the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014. The shortlisted works include The Book of Destruction by Anand and Goat Days by Benyamin both fiction translated from Malayalam by Chetana Sachidanandan and Joseph Koyippalli respectively. The third is Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer by Cyrus Mistry. Pakistani authors Mohsin Hamid and Nadeem Aslam have been shortlisted for How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia and The Blind Mans Garden respectively. Nayomi Munaweera from Island of a Thousand Mirrors is the sole writer from Sri Lanka who is in the running for the Prize. This is her first book. 4. Vodafones T.V Ramachandran awarded IET honorary fellowship. In recognition of his contribution to mobile telephony in

India, T.V. Ramachandran, Resident Director Regulatory Affairs at Vodafone India has been bestowed an honorary fellowship of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Ramachandran was the first CEO of Essar Cellphone (now part of Vodafone India), one of Indias earliest cellular service providers. He spearheaded the establishment and commercial launch of the countrys largest capacity cellular network in 1995. 5. The Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) has signed an MoU with Brookings India, one of South Asias leading think tanks. The MoU, signed at the South Asian Diaspora Convention, would have ISAS and Brookings India work collaboratively on areas such as international trade and economics, India-China comparative studies, international relations and Indias energy security options. 6. India and the European Union have inked an agreement to facilitate development and non-discriminatory enforcement of competition laws. The MoU was signed by Ashok Chawla, Chairman of Competition Commission of India, and Joaquin Almunia, Vice-President for Competition, European Union, on the sidelines of the ongoing BRICS International Competition Conference here. 7. India and France will lead a 10- nation global project to study the impact of melting of polar ice caps on climatic conditions of these countries. The ten

member countries include the US, UK, Japan, Brazil, South Africa and Germany. India recently got the status of an observer in the eight-nation Artic Council, which will enable it to study the changes in climatic conditions in the polar regions, apart from providing the possibility of exploring the mineral-rich North Pole. 8. Goa Police on Friday filed an FIR against Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal, who has been accused by a woman journalist colleague of sexual assault during an event here about 10 days ago. Deputy Inspector General of Police O P Mishra said the FIR has been filed while DGP Kishan Kumar said the crime branch could send a team of officials to Delhi for further investigation. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had ordered a preliminary inquiry into the allegations by the girl that she was sexually abused by Tejpal during an event in Goa. 9. The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan has risen above 5,000. The country's National Disaster Agency says that 5,209 people are now known to have lost their lives, with many more still missing. Haiyan, known as Yolanda in the Philippines, was one among the deadliest natural disaster in the country's history. Floods in the Ormoc region in 1991 killed 5,101 people. 10. Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to score 5000 runs in oneday internationals when he scored 86 against the West Indies in the first ODI in Kochi on 21 November 2013. Virat Kohli

achieved the feat in just 120 matches and 114 innings. He has so far scored 5005 runs, which included 17 centuries and 27 fifties in his short career. In terms of innings, Virat Kohli has equalled the record of Sir Viv Richards of West Indies, who also achieved the feat in 114 innings way back in 1987 but it was Viv's 126th match. ATMs: (Automated Teller Machine): The ATM debit cards, credit cards and prepaid cards (that permit cash withdrawal) issued by banks can be used at ATMs for various transactions. Use of ATMs of Other Banks: >> 5 free transactions are permitted per month (inclusive of financial and/or nonfinancial) at other bank ATMs for Savings Bank Account holders. >> For transaction beyond this minimum number of transactions, banks charge maximum of Rs 20/ - per transaction. Personal Identification Number (PIN) : A Personal Identification Number is a secret numeric password shared between user and a system that can be use to authenticate the user to the system. Reconciliation of failed transactions at ATMs >> The time limit for resolution of customer complaints by the issuing banks shall stand reduced from 12 working days to 7 working days from the date of receipt of customer complaint.

>> Accordingly, failure to recredit the customers account within 7 working days of receipt of the complaint shall entail payment of compensation to the customer @ Rs. 100/- per day by the issuing bank.. >> Any customer is entitled to receive such compensation for delay, only if a claim is lodged with the issuing bank within 30 days of the date of the transaction. >> All disputes regarding ATM failed transactions shall be settled by the issuing bank and the acquiring bank through the ATM system provider only. >> If the course of action for the customer complaint is not taken by his/her bank within the stipulated time than customer can take recourse to the local Banking Ombudsman in such situations. 21 nov,2013 1. PM Dr Manmohan Singh today inaugurated the 3rd BRICS International Competition Conference in New Delhi. On this occasion he called for freeing stateowned enterprises from bureaucratic control and giving them greater functional autonomy to enable them to face competition. The theme of the conference is: Competition Enforcement in BRICS Countries: Issues and Challenges. The participating countries are BRICS Nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The two-day conference is organised by

Competition Commission of India (CCI) on behalf of BRICS countries. 2. Malala Yousafzai on Wednesday received the EU's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize for her brave crusade for the right of the children to education. The European Parliament President Martin Schulz presented the award to the 16-year-old at a ceremony in Strasbourg, France. Malala, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this year, dedicated the award to "the unsung heroes of Pakistan" and to human rights campaigners worldwide. The 50,000-euro (USD 65,000) prize is considered Europe's top human rights award. 3. A Dutch Film named Kauwboy, directed by Boudewijn Koole won the Golden Elephant Award for best film in the 'International Live Action' category. The film is about a 10 year old boy and a bird. The 18th International Children's Film Festival concluded on 20 November 2013 in Hyderabad. The Jury Prize for the best artwork was won by a Hindi film Goopi Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya directed by Shilpa Ranade. During the film festival, Batul Mukthiar received the best director award for his film Kaphal in the International Live Action. The best screenplay award went to Nono-The Zigzag Kid. 4. India and Vietnam signed eight agreements on 20 November 2013 in areas of defence and security, oil exploration, civil aviation and scientific research. India will

also assist Vietnam in the modernization and training of the defence and security forces of Vietnam and agreed to give a 100 million dollar line of credit to Vietnam for defence purchases. The agreements were signed by Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong in New Delhi after delegation level talks. 5. Fifty-three years after their trip to India as Crown Prince and Crown Princess, Japanese Emperor Akihito and his wife Empress Michiko will arrive here on a sixday visit beginning November 30 with an aim to further strengthening bilateral ties. This will be the first time of an Emperor and Empress of Japan to India. 6. Cyclonic storm, 'HELEN' likely to cross south coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh tomorrow. NDRF teams being deployed to handle rescue and relief operations. 7. The All India Football Federation on Wednesday re-appointed its General Secretary Kushal Das for a second term of another three years in its Executive Committee meeting in New Delhi. 8. V. Baskaran appointed as Coach of the Senior Men Hockey Team on 20 November 2013. Baskaran will work under the recently appointed Chief Coach Terence Walsh. Hockey India on 15 October 2013 appointed the Terence Walsh as Chief Coach of the Senior Men National Hockey Team.

9. The long-serving Gurbax Singh Sandhu was on Wednesday retained as the national coach of the men's Indian boxing team till the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Sandhu, under whose guidance India won its first Olympic and World Championships medal through Vijender Singh (75kg), has been with the team for two decades. 10. Frederick Sanger, a British biochemist who is the only person to win Nobel Prize two times for Chemistry died on 19 November 2013 in Cambridge, eastern England. He was aged 95. 11. India's senior women's hockey team coach Inderjit Singh Gill passed away in a fatal road accident near Sangrur in Punjab on 20 November 2013. Gill died at the age of 59. He was a Sports Authority of India (SAI) coach.

13. Uruguay became the last team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, with a goalless draw against Jordan in the return leg of their play-off in Montevideo. 14. Ashes series begins at the Gabba, Brisbane. The opening Test match of the Ashes Series began at Gabba, Brisbane this morning.Australia won the toss and chose to bat to begin their defence of an unbeaten Test record at the Gabba since 1988-89. 15. Darvis Patton, the US sprinter on 18 November 2013 announced his retirement after 13 years career. He won the Olympic silver medal as part of the 4x100 relay teams in the 2004 Athens Olympics and in London Olympics in 2012.

12. 14-year-old Mumbai teenager Prithvi Shaw created a national record on Wednesday, hitting an astonishing 546 playing for Rizvi Springfield against St Francis D'Assisi Borivali in an inter-school match for the prestigious Harris Shield in Mumbai. Prithvi hit 85 boundaries and five sixes in the match played at the Azad Maidan. In the process, Shaw became the first schoolboy cricketer to hit a 500 plus score in an official inter-school match. Prithvi eclipsed his senior schoolmate and former India opener Wasim Jaffer's nephew Arman's score of 498, which he scored a few years back.

1 RBI allowed third-party payment for Export and Import Transactions 2 FDI inflows into the Service Sector declined by 47.5 % 3 RBI permitted foreign banks subsidiaries to acquire domestic private sector banks 4 Gross Direct Tax Collections during AprilOctober in 2013-14 up by 11.58 Percent 5 Bhubaneswar and Imphal airports were Declared as International Airports

6 Government decided to extend the sale of 5 kg LPG cylinders at petrol pumps 7 CCEA approved the launch of the IPDS for Textiles Industry 8 Reserve Bank of India Increased the Repo Rate by 25 Basis Points to 7.75 % from 7.50% 9 RBI Allowed Banks to Revise Periodicity of Interest Payments 10 Indias Foreign Exchange Reserves touched 279.24 Billion US Dollars 11 India Signed Pact with World Bank for Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project 12 Indias Foreign Exchange Reserves jumped to 281.12 Billion US Dollars 13 CCEA increased the Minimum Support Price of Wheat by 50 Rupees per Quintal 14 China and EU Signed a Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement 15 Total Number of Telecom Subscribers increased to 904.46 Million 16 Inflation Increased to 6.46 percent in September 2013; Highest in Seven Months 17 Total Broadband Subscriber Base in India increased to 15.24 Million

18 Indian Railways Carried 511.00 Million Tonnes of Freight During AprilSeptember 2013 19 IFC Launched 1 Billion Dollar offshore Rupee Bond Programme to Strengthen Indias Capital Markets 20 India and Japan Signed MoU to study Mumbai-Ahmedabad Rail Route 21 Trade Deficit for April-September, 201314 Estimated at 80126.24 Million US Dollars 22 Indias Forex Reserves dropped by 1.11 Billion US Dollars to 276.26 Billion US Dollars 23 RBI reduced the MSF Rate to 9 Percent from 9.5 Percent 24 Railway Revenue Earnings were 65354.64 Crore Rupees during AprilSeptember 2013 25 Direct Tax Collection increased by 10.66 Percent to 301250 Crore Rupees 26 CCEA ( Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ) Approved for Continuation of Integrated Textile Parks Scheme in 12th Five Year Plan 27 RBI fixed the Reference Rate of Rupee against US Dollar at 61.4050 28 SEBI approved Major Reforms to Attract Overseas Investors

29 CCEA approved National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm 30 Jet-Etihad deal Approved by SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) 20 nov,2013 1. US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Vivek Murthy for the post of Surgeon General, which a top American lawmaker described as a historic moment for the community across the country. If confirmed, Murthy would not only be the first-ever Indian-American to occupy this post but also the youngest ever Surgeon General of the country. The surgeon general serves a four-year term and is the administration's top official on public health issues. 2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 19 November 2013 directed Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to provide loans to women self-help groups (SHGs) at 7 per cent per annum to avail the benefit of interest rate subvention scheme under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar YojanaAajeevika (SGSY) scheme. Salient features of RBI Notification: All women SHGs will be eligible for interest subvention to avail the credit upto 3 lakh Rupees at 7 per cent per annum. PSBs will be subvented to the extent of difference between the Weighted Average Interest charged and 7 per cent subject to

the maximum limit of 5.5 per cent, for the FY-2014. This subvention will be available to all the PSBs on the condition that they make SHG credit available at 7 per cent in the 150 districts. The Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) will be subvented to the extent of difference between the lending rates and 7 per cent for the FY-2014 on the condition they make SHG credit available at 7 per cent. SHGs will be given an additional 3 per cent subvention on prompt repayment of loan. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar YojanaAajeevika (SGSY) is an initiative by the government to provide sustainable income to poor people living in rural areas of the country. Interest Rate subvention concept : Interest Rate subvention is a subsidy of interest given by Government to certain sectors like Textiles, Agriculture etc. For eg. Textile Company borrows from Bank at 10 percent and Government gives subvention of 2 percent. Hence net bank takes interest from textiles companies 8 percent. Other sectors have to pay 10 percent to the bank. 3. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, on Wednesday issued a Rs 1,000 crore (approximately $160 million) global Indian rupee bond of three years maturity. The bond is IFCs first rupee issuance, and the first bond issued under its $1 billion offshore rupee bond programme. The issuance is to strengthen Indias capital markets and attract greater foreign

investment in a time of renewed economic uncertainty across the world, IFC said in a statement. The maturity date of the bond is December 3, 2016, and it carries a coupon of 7.75 per cent. 4. The 44th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) that kicks off tomorrow here will screen 15 Oscarnominated films from across the world. Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman will be conferred the inaugural Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at the festival. The lifetime achievement award will be given to Czech filmmaker Jiri Menzel during the inauguration tomorrow. Hollywood actress Ausan Sarandon will be the chief guest at the inaugural function, which will be attended by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari, veteran actors, including Kamal Haasan and Rekha, singer Asha Bhonsle and Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi. 5. Anjolie Ela Menon, a contemporary artist was awarded with Dayawati Modi Award for Art and Culture and Education by Dayawati Foundation on 19 November 2013. The award comprised of a cash price of 2.51 lakh rupees, a silver shield and a scroll of hounour. It was presented to her by the Minister of state for Prime Minister Office, Department of personnel and Training, Government of India. 6. Engineering Excellence Award 2013 was conferred on the Security Printing and

Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), a Public Sector Unit under the Ministry of Finance, and Government of India on 19 November 2013. The award was given by Engineering Watch at SCOPE Convention Centre in Delhi. The second Best Engineering Marvel for Project Innovativeness was conferred on Modernisation of Ink Factory Project at Bank Note Press, Dewas. 7. Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) and the Peoples Republic of China-based Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost co-operation. The agreement is designed to facilitate potential collaboration in areas such as knowledge-sharing, research and price risk management. 8. India and Russia on 18 November 2013 agreed to expand the range of strategic partnership in a significant manner in Moscow. The two countries will also hold a Joint Air Force Level exercise for the first time in 2014. The decision was taken during the 13th Meeting of the IndiaRussia InterGovernmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRITC-MTC) and it was co chaired by AK Antony, the Defence Minister of India and His counterpart of Russia, Sergey Shoigu. 9. Indonesia has temporarily halted its military and intelligence cooperation with Australia over the latter's wiretapping of Indonesian leaders. Besides notifying people that Indonesia has submitted its

official query to Australia about the wiretapping issue, President Yudhoyono ordered a stop to several forms of joint military drills with Australia in all forces that include the navy, the army and the air force, Xinhua reported. 10. The General Assembly's human rights committee passed a resolution on Tuesday urging Myanmar to give the stateless Rohingya minority equal access to citizenship and to crack down on Buddhist violence against them and other Muslims in the Southeast Asian nation. In 1982, Myanmar passed a citizenship law recognizing eight races and 130 minority groups but omitted the nation's 800,000 Rohingya, among Myanmar's 60 million people. 19 nov,2013 1. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the first branch of Bharatiya Mahila Bank today in the iconic Air India building at Nariman Point in Mumbai with an area of 5,000 sq ft space on the ground floor. Bhartiya Mahila Bank, an all-womens bank, will have a network of 25 branches by March 2014, according to Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Usha Ananthasubramanian, who was the Executive Director of Punjab National bank, will be the Chairperson of the bank. Headquartered in Delhi, Bhartiya Mahila Banks seven branches would become operational across the country, including

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2. National Integration Day observed on 19th of November all over India. It is celebrated as the birthday anniversary of the first woman prime minister of the India, Indira Gandhi. National Integration Day is celebrated every year in India by conducting variety of programmes and activities like Inter State Youth Exchange Programme (ISYEP), National Integration Camp (NIC), National Youth Festival, National Youth Award and etc. 3. The World Toilet Day (WTD) was observed across the world on 19 November 2013. In the world about a third of the worlds people dont have an access to a decent toilet. As per the United Nations about 2.5 billion people do not have an access to adequate sanitation and about 1 billion people practice open defecation, which contributes many diseases. The World Toilet Organization created World Toilet Day to raise global awareness of the struggle 2.5 billion face every day without access to proper, clean sanitation. 4. President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 19 November 2013 presented Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Best University Award 2012-13 to Mangalore University of Karnataka. Mangalore University is fourth in the row of universities winning Indira Gandhi NSS Award in Karnataka. Prior to this university, RGUHS, Bangalore University, and UAS Dharwad had received

this award. The award comprises a memento and a citation along with a cash prize of 2 lakh Rupees. 5. German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel has been nominated for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2013. The International Jury for the Prize was chaired by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, which made this announcement today. Dr. Merkel has been nominated for her exemplary leadership in Europe and the world during the financial crises, her commitment to universal peace and disarmament and her leadership role in strengthening productive and mutually beneficial relations with India and other developing countries. 6. The Reserve Bank of India on 18 November 2013 opened a 5000 crore rupees refinance window for MSME sector, for a period of one year to ease the liquidity. The view of easing the liquidity stress to the Micro and Small Enterprises sector was taken by the RBI to provide refinance to the small Industrial Development Bank of India. The availability of the refinance facility will be till 13 November 2014. 7. Top Indian industrialist Ratan Tata has returned as a board member of East West Centre, a prominent American think tank. Tata, 75, is returning to the board and has worked with the organisation several times between 1993 and 2004. East West Centre also elected Takeshi Niinami, the CEO of

Japans Lawson Inc. East West Centre is an education and research organisation established by the US Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific and the US. 8. Australia will support Indias membership of the Nuclear Supplier Group, the newly appointed Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said here on Monday. NSG is a multinational body concerned with reducing nuclear proliferation by controlling the export and re-transfer of materials that may be applicable to nuclear weapon development and by improving safeguards and protection on existing materials. The UK has for a long time been a supporter of Indias membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. 9. Iran on 18 November 2013 unveiled a biggest missile-equipped drone with a range of 2000 km, which would enable it to cover much of the Middle East, including Israel. The drone named Fotros has an operational range of 2000 kilometres and can fly at an altitude of 25000 feet, with a flight time of 16 to 30 hours. The drone could carry out reconnaissance missions or launch air-to-surface missile strikes. 10. Nirupama Rao, the former Indian Ambassador to the US, has been named as the Meera and Vikram Gandhi Fellow with the Brown-India initiative at the Watson Institute for International Studies.

11. The book entitled Birth of Cinema written by N. Gopal Krishna was released at ICFFI media centre by a Journalist T. Udayawarluon 18 November 2013. The book comprises of details related to the advanced cinematic technologies like the 3D shootings and Voice enhancements and others, which were popularized by the Hollywood directors. He is a film maker of Andhra Pradesh. 17 & 18 nov,2013 1. Waheeda Rehman, the veteran actress of Bollywood will be conferred with the inaugural Centenary Award for the Indian Film Personality of the Year 2013 at the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on 20 November 2013. The award will be given to her in recognition of her contributions to the film industry. She has been selected unanimously by the team of five member jury. The award has been instituted by the Government of India to mark the 100 years of Indian Cinema. It includes a prize amount of 10 lakh rupees and a citation. 2. Burra Gautham Sidharth, Director, B.M. Birla Science Centre, here has been chosen for the 2013 award given by the Institute for Theoretical Physics and Advanced Mathematics Einstein-Galilei (IFM), Italy. The award recognises Sidharths contributions and discovery that the universe is expanding, which he theoretically predicted one year ahead of the scientific confirmation. The award

consists of an IFM Diploma and a gold medal.

3. Abdulla Yameen has been sworn in as the 6th President of the Maldives on 17 November 2013. The Chief Justice of Maldives, Ahmad Faiz at a special session of the Parliament in Male administered the oath of office to Abdulla Yameen. Mohammad Jameel was sworn in as vicePresident. Yameen (54) a candidate of Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) secured 51.39 percent of votes, whereas the opposition leader and the former President Mohamed Nasheed received 48.61. 4. India on 18 November 2013 successfully test-fired the advanced version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Pokhran test firing range in Rajasthan. The block III variant of BrahMos with deep penetration capability was test launched from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher (MAL). 5. The worlds largest cancer database containing 1.7 billion experimental results has been launched, with an aim to discover future treatments for the deadly disease. The system, called CanSAR, is the biggest disease database of its kind anywhere in the world and condenses more data than would be generated by one million years of use of the Hubble space telescope.

6. Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is set to hit India this week. GEW INDIA 2013 allows CIIE to create a platform to celebrate entrepreneurship across the country and help lower the societal barriers towards entrepreneurship, said Ashwin Joshi, VP Ecosystem Development, Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship. 7. German carmaker Volkswagen is the worlds top private-sector investor in research and development (R&D), followed by South Korean electronics giant Samsung, according to EU data released on Monday. Volkswagen topped the list with 9.5 billion euros ($ 12.8 billion) of R&D investments in 2012, while Samsung stood at 8.3 billion euros. 8. Rapid Metro-India's First Private Metro service started operation from Gurgaon, Haryana on 14 November 2013. Rapid Metro is India's first fully privately financed Metro system connecting NH-8 to Delhi Metro via Cyber City, Gurgaon. The Rapid Metro is using a common ticketing system with Delhi Metro. Rapid Metro Rail System: Rapid Metro is a metro rail system in the Indian city of Gurgaon, Haryana, linked with the Delhi Metro system's Yellow Line. Built and operated by Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL), the system is India's first fully privately financed metro.

9. Malta, a Southern European country was on 17 November 2013 unanimously chosen as the host of the next Commonwealth summit in 2015. The decision was made at the retreat session of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo, Sri Lanka after Mauritius withdrew as host of the 2015 Commonwealth summit as a result of its prime minister's boycott of the Colombo summit over Sri Lanka's human rights concerns. This is second time for Malta to host the Commonwealth summit. Before this, Malta hosted a Commonwealth Summit in 2005. About Malta : Malta is a southern European country in the Mediterranean Sea. The country covers just over 316 km2 (122 sq mi), making it one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries. The capital of Malta is Valletta which is also the smallest capital in the EU. Malta has two official languages: Maltese and English. CHOGM 2013 : The 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 15-17 November 2013 on the theme Growth with Equity: Inclusive Development. The event concluded with the adoption of the independent declarations - on Youth, International Trade and Inclusive Development and the release of Summit Communiqu. 10. British Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing was died on 17 November 2013 at

London. She was 94 years old. Her bestknown works are The Golden Notebook, Memoirs of a Survivor and The Summer Before the Dark. 11. West Bengal, the host of the 23rd All India G V Mavalankar Shooting Championship topped the medals tally on 16 November 2013. The championship concluded at the Chandmari Range in West Bengal. This is the first time that West Bengal topped the medal table of national level of shooting championship. 12. The Jamaican sprinters, Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were crowned the male and female World Athletes of the Year, 2013 on 16 November 2013. They were selected as the world athletes of the year by the sport's governing IAAF at a ceremony in Monaco.

position, which was his lowest since 1992. He scored 74 runs in his final innings in the Mumbai Test against the West Indies. Cheteshwar Pujara is the highest-placed Indian in the batting chart. Pujara has moved up two places to a career-best sixth with a best-ever 801 ratings points, following his knock of 113 in the Mumbai Test. 15. Sebastian Vettel of Red Bulls team on 17 November 2013 won United States Grand Prix. France's Romain Grosjean in Lotus was second with Red Bull's Mark Webber took the third place. This was his eighth successive race of Vettel in a season. This was also vettels 12th win of the season and if he wins the year-ender in Brazil than he will tie with Michael Schumacher Formulae one record of 13 victories in a single season. 16. Czech Republic on 17 November 2013 defended the Davis Cup title 2013 after Redek Stepanek defeated the Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 in the fifth rubber of the final by BNP Paribas Final in Belgrade. >> IMPORTANT COMMITTEES << --------------------------------------1. Parthasarathi Shome. for Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC), Suggest a system to enforce better tax compliance 2. B. Shivraman Committee - Nabard

13. In the latest ICC test ranking, India moved to the second position, following the 2-0 victory over West Indies on 16 November 2013. South Africa stood at the top position with 131 points, which is followed by India with 119 ratings point. England stands at third position with 116 points. 14. Legendary Sachin Tendulkar has ended his record-breaking 200-Test career by finishing 18th in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen as he jumped five places in the latest chart, released on Sunday. Tendulkar had entered the series in 24th

3. Suma Verma Committee - to update, and revise the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006 4. Damodran Committee: on improvement of customer services in banks 5. Shri M. Narasimham Committee: on Banking Sector Reforms 6. Shri Raghuram Rajan Committee: on Financial Sector Reforms, 7. Shri B. Mahapatra Committee: to review the existing prudential guidelines on restructuring of advances by banks/ financial institutions. 8. Shri Aditya Puri Committee: Dissemination of Credit Information 9. Shri K.U.B. Rao Committee: recommended aligning gold import regulations 10. K M Chandrasekhar committee : for rationalization of foreign investment norms 11. Shri Pulak Kumar Sinha Committee: to study the feasibility of Aadhaar as an additional factor for authentication of card present transactions 12. Mukul Mudgal Committee: looking into US giant Walmart's lobbying activities to enter India

13. MBN Rao Committee: to prepare the blueprint of Indias first womens bank 14. Arvind Mayaram Committee for giving clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII), 15. Committee Set Up On Uttarakhand Floods: The committee will be headed by AK Ganju (Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission, Patna) 16. JS Mathur committee : to revise Newspaper Advertisement Rates. 17. K. Ratna Prabha : Committee on indecent depiction of women in media 18. Mukul Mudgal Committee: looking into US giant Walmart's lobbying activities to enter India 19. Mukul Mudgal Committee: to look at process of film clearance 20. MBN Rao Committee: to prepare the blueprint of Indias first womens bank 21. SK Srivastava Committee: to formulate a policy on public-private partnership model to raise coal output 22. K M Chandrasekhar Committee for rationalization of foreign investment norms

23. Arvind Mayaram Committee for giving clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) 24. Janakiraman Committee - To investigate the security transactions of the bank 25. MS Ahluwalia committee - to evaluate aspects related to set up of Nalanda University 26. Sitakant Mahapatra committee - for inclusion of Bhojpuri language in eighth schedule of constitution 27. N R Narayana Murthy committee - for evaluation of corporate sector participation in Higher Education. 28. C Rangarajan committee - for poverty scale estimates in the country 29. MB Shah committee - for inspection of illegal mining activities 30. N Rangachary committee - to examine taxation policies for I.T. sector 31. Parthasarathi Shome committee implementation of GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rule) 32. Deepak Parekh committee for Financing Infrastructure sector 33. Naresh Chandra committee - 14 member task force on security issues

34. Bhandari Committee - Reconstruction of RRBs 35. RS Gujral Committee - suggest measures to boost MSME exports. Share If Useful... 64Like Share Top Comments 40 people like this. 16 nov,2013 1. Sachin & CN Rao to be honoured with Bharat Ratna Award. Sachin first sportsperson to win countrys highest civilian honour with Bharat Ratna. In a befitting tribute to a stellar career, especially on the day he was given a tearful farewell, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Saturday announced the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, for Sachin Tendulkar. The cricketing legend became the first sportsperson to get the award. The award will also be conferred on eminent scientist Prof CNR Rao. Prof Rao is an eminent scientist and a well recognised international authority on solid state and materials chemistry. He has published over 1,400 research papers and 45 books. 2. ICC hails Tendulkar as a sporting genius. The ICC today paid rich tributes to Sachin Tendulkar, who retired from international cricket today after playing his 200th Test match, with its Chief Executive Dave

Richardson saying that sporting geniuses like Sachin are rare phenomenons. 3. Tendulkar era ends with India's 2-0 sweep over West Indies. India has wrapped up an impressive innings and 126 runs victory over West Indies to get a 2-0 series win in the last Test of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who got a warm send-off by his teammates. The visitors were bowled out for 187 after India made 495 in their first innings. Pragyan Ojha was declared the Man of the Match while Rohit Sharma was named the Man of the Series. 4. National Press day is being celebrated across the country today. The day is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India. This is the day on which the Press Council of India started functioning as a moral watchdog to ensure that not only did the press maintain the high standards expected from this powerful medium but also that it was not fettered by the influence or threats of any extraneous factors. 5. International Day for Tolerance was observed on 16 November 2013 across the world to educate people about the need for tolerance in society and to aware them about the dangers of intolerance. International Day for Tolerance is celebrated worldwide every year on 16 November to promote the Tolerance among the public. The day was first observed in 1995.

6. Lord Swraj Paul, a leading NRI industrialist and educationist was presented with the International Indian of the Decade award on 15 November 2013. Swraj Paul was presented the award for his outstanding achievements in the fields of industry, education and philanthropy. Lord Swraj Paul is the founder of the UK-based steel and engineering multinational company Caparo, which at present employs about 10000 people worldwide from UK, USA and India. 7. The 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, CHOGM began in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 15 November 2013. The Summit was inaugurated by Prince Charles of England, who is representing Queen Elizabeth at the Commonwealth Summit. The theme for CHOGM 2013 is Growth with Equity; Inclusive Development. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is represented the India in the 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). 8. India continued to enjoy the second position in the recently released Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings. With 123 rating points in its kitty, India are five points behind leaders Sri Lanka (128). South Africa, meanwhile, has moved into the third position in the T20I team rankings after winning both the matches against Pakistan in Dubai, an ICC statement said. 9. Former Cyprus president Glafkos Clerides died at 94. His death was announced by his

personal physician and long time friend Iossif Kassios. 10. Lord Swraj Paul, a leading NRI industrialist and educationist was presented with the International Indian of the Decade award on 15 November 2013. Swraj Paul was presented the award for his outstanding achievements in the fields of industry, education and philanthropy. 11. Defending champion Viswanathan Anand lost to world No.1 Magnus Carlsen after 58 moves in a gruelling fifth game of the World Chess Championship in Chennai on Friday. Carlsen registered the first victory of the tournament after the previous four games all ended in draws. 12. Ram Kripalu Tripathi, popularly known as Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj passed away on 15 November 2013 at New Delhi. He was 91 years old. He was given the title of Jagadguru (the world teacher) at the age of 34 years, in 1957. Current Affairs Quiz Answers : Q1. As per the World Banks ease of doing business index the best place within India to do business is___? Ans. New Delhi Q2. Who is the author of the novel The Shadow of Crescent Moon? Ans. Fatima Bhutto

Q3. The Hemis Gompa festival celebrated every year on the tenth day of the Tibetan lunar month is internationally known. The main venue of the festival is? Ans. Ladakh Q4. To which Country, India has provided Rs 100 crores as a grant to Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) recently? Ans. Bhutan Q5. Which Country will assume the role of Chairman of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOCARC) for next two year term? Ans. Australia Q6. Rabobank which is in news recently, over the Libor interest rate-fixing scandal, is a multinational banking company based in which country? Ans. Dutch Q7. According to the ICT Development Index, 2012, which country has the best connectivity in the world for its citizens? Ans. South Korea Q8. Which acts makes provisions for Model Code of Conduct during elections? Ans. None of them, Model Code of conduct has no legal backing. 15 nov,2013 1. Sachin Tendulkar is Time magazines Person of the Moment. Accolades continued to pour in for the retiring Sachin

Tendulkar with the Time magazine naming the legendary Indian batsman its Person of the Moment while as he plays his last Test in Mumbai. 2. Maldives President Mohamed Waheed on Friday stepped down as President as the country prepared to hold the second round of the Presidential election. The second round of the Presidential election will take place on Saturday with the Maldives Democratic Party candidate and former President Mohamed Nasheed being the frontrunner.

follows the insurance regulator IRDAs guidelines allowing banks to act as corporate agents of one standalone health insurance company in addition to their existing one life and one non-life insurance companies. 6. The countrys largest bank State Bank of India plans to raise tier-II capital in the range of about Rs 5,000 crore before March. Besides, the Government has also promised to infuse Rs 2,000 crore through a preferential allotment of shares. 7. Professor Mushirul Hasan, the former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia on 14 November 2013 was conferred with the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. The title of the Hasans fellowship project is Roads to Freedom Prison, Prisoners and the Raj. 8. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and British Prime Minister David Cameron, on Thursday, expressed satisfaction that trade ties between the two countries had been resilient despite the continuing global economic slowdown and difficulties in the Euro Zone. The two Prime Ministers discussed the Bangalore-Mumbai Economic Corridor (BMEC) and were happy at the progress that had been made, sources said. 9. RINL setting up 120-MW plant on waste gas from blast furnace. The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (Visakhapatnam steel plant) is taking all steps to enhance its captive power capacity and is also using waste gas

3. Siddhartha Birla, founder and Chairman of Xpro India Ltd, and Chairman Digjam Ltd, will be the next President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Birla will head the chamber in 2014. Presently Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai is the President of FICCI. 4. Internet giant Google and investment firm KKR will invest $400 million in six solar plants in California and Arizona, the companies announced on Thursday. The plants are currently being developed and are expected to be operational by January 2014. They will be managed by Recurrent Energy, a California solar developer. 5. Max Bupa Health Insurance has entered into a bancassurance tie-up with Deutsche Bank. With this alliance, Max Bupa will offer its comprehensive health insurance plans to Deutsche Bank customers. This tie-up

heat to generate power, according to sources. The steel plant is currently having five turbo generators, three each of 60 MW capacity and two each of 67.5 MW capacity, taking the total captive power generation capacity to 315 MW. 10. Lenovo launches Yoga Tablet. Aiming at a higher market share, leading personal computer maker Lenovo on Friday announced the launch of its new Yoga Tablet priced between Rs 22,999 to Rs 28,999. 11. India is No. 2 in seeking user info from Google while the US topped the list with 10,918 requests, India followed with 2,691 during the January-June period this year. 12. Google wins book scanning case. A federal judge rejected a lawsuit on Thursday by authors aimed at stopping Googles book scanning project, ruling that Googles plan to scan and digitise 20 million books constitutes fair use under US copyright laws. 13. Reliance Life Insurance Company has signed up to support Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, one of the greatest fans of master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. As part of its corporate social responsibility, Reliance Life will offer financial aid to Sudhir to help him continue his passion of loving the sport. This private life insurer has also launched a new campaign with Sudhir with a view to supporting this big fan. The campaign is also aimed to give out a larger message that

retirement is definitive and needs to be properly planned. 14. Indias 1st ever mountain biking race on Nov 17. Cycling enthusiasts of the country will get to witness their own version of Tour the Himalayas with Indias first-ever mountain biking race all set to be held here on November 17. Being organised jointly by the Mountain Track Biking Association (MTBA) of Uttarakhand, Cycling Federation of India (CFI) and Artsmith Concepts and Visions with support from the state government and the Indian Army, the event will have races in three categories for the elite riders (20kms), the amateurs (15kms) and the teens (10kms), MTBA, Uttarakhand president Rahul Jain told reporters here today. 15. Veteran journalist R.K. Mukker passed away on 13 November 2013 after prolonged illness. He was 88 years old. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. He died at Sahibabad in Uttar Pradeshs Ghaziabad district. 14 nov,2013 1. World Diabetes Day was observed on 14 November 2013 across the world to raise awareness of diabetes. The theme for period 2009-13 is Education and Prevention. World Diabetes Day is an annual campaign, led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its member associations. The date was chosen because it marks the birthday of Frederick Banting,

who, along with Charles Best, is credited with the discovery of insulin in 1921. 2. Children's Day was celebrated in India on 14 November 2013 in order to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru the first Prime Minister of India after Independence. The day is celebrated to commemorate the affection of Jawaharlal Nehru towards children. 3. Paras Ajmera, Director of MultiCommodity Exchange (MCX) resigned from the board on 12 November 2013. Paras Ajmera is a nominee of promoter Financial Technologies India Ltd (FTIL) to the board of directors of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX). 4. The Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), Yogesh Agarwal resigned from the post of Chairman on 13 November 2013. Anup Wadhawan was appointed as the new Chairman of PFRDA by the Finance Ministry. It is important to note that Yogesh Agarwal had one and half years more as his tenure of the Chairman. 5. Micro-blogging Website Twitter has appointed Parminder Singh as the Managing Director of Asia, North Africa and India. Singh has worked at Google as Managing Director of display solution sales for Asia Pacific region for five years. He is the third person to join Twitter from Google over the last one year after Rishi Jaitly and

Shailesh Rao, both hired in November last year. 6. SBI not to merge any associate bank this fiscal. State Bank of India has gone back on its plan to bring one of its associate banks under its fold in the current fiscal. 7. Haryana, on 11 November 2013, launched its first food bank in order to give assistance to the different feeding programmes in Gurgaon as well as nearby areas. The food bank received support by global food major Cargill and India Food Banking Network (IFBN), which is initiated by Sam Pitroda, Advisor to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations. 8. Preesident Pranab Mukherjee will Friday inaugurate the nuclear waste immobilisation plant (WIP) of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) at Kalpakkam near here through video conferencing from Mumbai, the research agency said. The president will participate at the graduation function of BARC training school Friday and give the Homi Bhabha Award to the toppers in each discipline. 9. The Minister of Railways Mallikarjun Kharge released a Ruby Jubilee-40th Year Edition of the book titled Indian Railway Track-Design, Construction and Maintenance (Ruby Jubilee-40th Year Edition) on 13 November 2013. The book is authored by a renowned Civil Engineer M.M. Agarwal who served Indian Railways

for 33 years and retired from the post of Chief Engineer. 10. Shiraz Naval Minwalla, Professor of Physics in TIFR, Mumbai selected for the 2014 New Horizons in Physics Prize on 5 November 2013. He was awarded "for his pioneering contributions to the study of string theory and quantum field theory; and in particular his work on the connection between the equations of fluid dynamics and Albert Einsteins equations of general relativity".The New Horizons for Physics Prize awarded to promising junior researchers by Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation. The award carries prize money of 100000 US Dollars. 11. International funding agencies, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, have assured a financial assistance of USD 313 million to Odisha government for restoration and rehabilitation activities in cyclone Phailin hit areas. 12. David Cameron visited India. Seeking broadening of bilateral ties, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said UK and India should be "partners of choice" as both the countries can effectively deal with various challenges like combating terrorism by working closely with each other. 13. NASA in November 2013 released a natural-color image of Saturn from space, the first in which Saturn, its moons and rings, and Earth, Venus and Mars, all are

visible. The panoramic mosaic of the majestic Saturn system was taken by Cassini Spacecraft of the NASA. 14. Wholesale inflation rises to 7% in Oct. The headline inflation number, the wholesale price index or WPI, has increased to 7 per cent in October from 6.46 per cent in September. 15. INS Vikramaditya set to join Indian Navy on Nov. 16. Defence Minister A.K. Antony will induct the long-delayed aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, designed to boost Indias maritime capabilities, at a shipyard in Russia on Saturday. INS Vikramaditya is a Kiev class aircraft carrier which was commissioned by Russian Navy in 1987 under the name Baku. 16. Malayalam film actor-producer Augustine dies in Kozhikode at 56. Augustine, who acted in over 100 films, portrayed several characters that remain etched in the memory of film buffs.

17. Sachin Tendulkar postage stamp released on honour of the Little Master before 200th Test match at the Wankhede Stadium. Milind Deora, Sharad Pawar and Rajeev Shukla released the stamp honouring Tendulkar ahead of the start of second Test between India and West Indies. Even for the toss, the captains used a special commemorative coin featuring the image of the legendary batsman. 13 nov,2013

1. Usha Ananthasubramanian appointed as CMD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank on 12 November 2013. Before joining BMB, she was an Executive Director with Punjab National Bank (PNB). 2. Retired bureaucrat Krishna Mohan Sahni was appointed Chairman of the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (NMCE) on 12 November 2013. His appointment was approved by the Forward Markets Commission, the commission which is responsible for regulating the commodities markets in India. 3. Justice R. Banumathi, Judge of the Madras High Court was on 12 November 2013 appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court. She was appointed by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. 4. Seeking to calm currency markets, the Reserve Bank has said the current account deficit in 2013-14 will be USD 56 billion-much lower than the quantum projected earlier-- and there is no fundamental reason for rupee depreciation. The current account deficit (CAD), which is the difference between outflow and inflow of foreign exchange, touched an all-time high of USD 88.2 billion or 4.8 percent of the GDP in 2012-13. 5. India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati and Radio-Television of Slovenia (RTV-SLO) on 13 November 2013 signed an MoU to

develop and strengthen mutual friendly relations through an increased cooperation in the field of broadcasting. The agreement was signed by head of international department of RTV SLO, Suzana Vidas Karoli and Member Personnel of Prasar Bharati, VAM Hussain. The MoU allows to explore further opportunities in potential projects of production of programmes. 6. Elaborate arrangements have been made for the 18th International Childrens Film Festival of India (ICFFI) to be held in Hyderabad from tomorrow. Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tiwari will be formally opening the week-long childrens festival at a colorful event tomorrow evening. Bollywood Actor Ranbir Kapoor, legendary film personality Gulzar and Tare Zameen Par fame Darseel will be among a host of celebrities to take part in the opening ceremony. 7. Russia on 12 November 2013 successfully launched the Proton-M rocket carrying a defense satellite, Raduga-1M from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It is important to note that Russia restarted the launch of Proton rockets in September 2013 after a small gap in order to check why a Proton rocket launched on 2 July 2013 exploded while taking off. The Proton-M rocket is the most popular rocket of Russia for the commercial satellite launches. 8. MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) signed a MoU with Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc. (LATA) of USA on

12 November 2013. The MoU has been signed to launch the state of the of the art training programs on Cyber Security, Risk and Crisis Management, Public Safety and Disaster Management, Homeland Security/ Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security Operations Management, Industrial Security, Fire & Safety Management etc. 9. India with 20 gold 20 silver and 12 bronze medals has topped the medals tally position in the 2nd Junior SAF Games that concluded today in Ranchi. Sri Lanka with 10 gold, 10 silver and 14 bronze medals have secured 2nd position while Bangladesh with 3 bronze has come at the third position. Pakistan with one bronze is at the fourth position. 10. EC notice to Modi over 'khooni panja' remark. The Election Commission Wednesday issued notice to BJP prime minister candidate Narendra Modi over remarks he made at a rally in Chhattisgarh, terming the Congress election symbol, the hand, the "khooni panja" (bloodied paw). The remark was made Thursday last during an election rally at Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh. Indian Ballistic Missiles : Prithvi I (SS-150) - Army Version (150 km range with a payload of 1,000 kg) Prithvi II (SS-250) - Air Force Version (250 km range with a payload of 500 kg) Prithvi III (SS-350) - Naval Version (350 km range with a payload of 1000 kg)

Agni-I 700 km (SRBM) Agni-II2,500 km (MRBM) Agni-III 5,000 km (IRBM) Agni-IV 4,000 km (IRBM) Agni-V 5,500 km (ICBM) Agni-VI 10,000 km (ICBM) development 12 nov,2013

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1. World Pneumonia Day was observed on 12 November 2013 across the world to raise awareness of pneumonia. The United Nations (UN) first celebrated the day on 12 November 2009. This year, the theme for World Pneumonia Day will focus on innovation highlighting innovative solutions to end childhood pneumonia, while at the same time emphasizing that there are existing simple interventions that need to reach the most vulnerable children. 2. The Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram released a Commemorative Coin of 20 Rupees a circulation coin of 5 Rupees to mark the culmination of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad at New Delhi on 11 November 2013. 3. The Union Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Government of Puducherry signed the Financing and Project Agreements for World Bank assistance (IDA assistance) of 236 million US Dollar with the World Bank on 11 November 2013. The agreements were signed for Tamil Nadu-Puducherry

Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project (CDRRP). The objective of the Project is to increase the resilience of coastal communities in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, to a range of hydrometeorological and geophysical hazards. 4. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of October rose to 10.09% versus 9.84% in September. The consumer food price inflation was reported at 12.56% versus 11.44% in September. 5. The Commonwealth Business Forum inaugurated by the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo on 12 November 2013. The Commonwealth Business Forum is a side event being hosted alongside Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. 6. Japan pledged to provide $150 million towards reconstruction efforts in Uttarakhand in the wake of devastating floods that hit the Himalayan state in June this year. This was announced at a meeting between External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the AsiaEurope Meeting. 7. To help increase foreign direct investment in Tamil Nadu, Japanese overseas development assistance of $130 million has been granted. This is to help quick implementation of infrastructure projects such as roads, power, water and sewer in the State. In addition, $177-million

ODA has been given to IIT, Hyderabad to improve education and research environment. 8. T.P. Seetharam, currently India's High Commissioner to Mauritius, has been appointed as the next ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. An Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of 1980 batch, Seetharam is expected to take up his assignment shortly. 9. Ratan P Watal, a senior IAS officer was appointed as the Secretary of Department of Expenditure in the Union Ministry of Finance on 11 November 2013. He will be a successor of RS Gujral, an officer of the 1979 of Haryana cadre, who will retire from the post on 30 November 2013. 10. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Embassy of Sweden on 9 November 2013 jointly unveiled a Nobel Memorial Wall at Rajiv Chowk metro station, Delhi. The aim of exhibiting this wall is to spread awareness about all the Nobel Laureates of India, with a focus on Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. 11. The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Momentous Times on the 175 years of Times of India at a function in New Delhi on 11 November 2013. The Momentous Times is the fine collection and is the quick glimpse of a selective history. The book is an effort of the Times of India Group.

12. Chetna Vijay Sinha, Director, Mann Deshi Mahila Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation, on Monday bagged the 2013 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award by The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organisation of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with Jubilant Bhartia Foundation. 13. Haryana joins hands with Cargill to launch food bank. Haryana launched its first food bank to support various feeding programmes in Gurgaon and nearby areas on Monday. The food bank is being supported by global food major Cargill and India Food Banking Network (IFBN), initiated by Sam Pitroda, Advisor to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations.

tournament on 10 November 2013 at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), New Delhi. It was his second Asian Tour title after Brunei Open victory in 2010. The tournament carries a cash prize of 1.25 million US dollars. This win catapulted him from ninth to third on the Order of Merit. 17. The first Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) squadron was commissioned Tuesday by Western Naval Command chief Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha in kochi. The ALH, named Dhruv, is the first indigenously designed and manufactured helicopter built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The newly commissioned squadron would be known as the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 322. 18. Novak Djokovic on 11 November 2013 retained the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title after defeating the number one, Rafael Nadal

14. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on 11 November 2013 held a grand felicitation ceremony to honour Sachin Tendulkar, also known as Little Master. Sachin Tendulkar is scheduled to play his last test match soon. MCA also formally renamed the Kandivili ground as the Sachin Tendulkar Gymkhana Club. 15. South Africa defeated Pakistan 4-1 in the One-Day International series in UAE on 11 November 2013. In the final match at Sharjah, the South Africa defeated Pakistan by 117 runs to win the series. 16. Mohammed Siddikur of Bangladesh won the 50th edition of Indian Open golf

William e lowe(US)-IBM pc pioneer Thank u sachin-bcci twitter campaign 11 nov,2013 1. The National Education Day of India was celebrated on 11 November 2013 at Gangtok, Sikkim. It has been celebrated in India since the year 2008 to commemorate the anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a great freedom fighter, an eminent educationist and the first Education

Minister of India. On the occasion of the National Education Day of India, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 40th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment Exhibition. The theme of the exhibition will be Science and Society. 2. Union Minister of Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan on 11 November 2013 launched a National Portal on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The portal was inaugurated to mark 125th birth anniversary of the great national leader- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. This portal is an initiative to digitise the heritage of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and make his life and legacy available online. 3. The V.C. Padmanabhan Memorial Award 2013 for Ecology and Environment Conservation was presented to eminent ecologist and environmental scientist Madhav Gadgil in Thrissur. The award carries a cash prize of Rs1 lakh, a bronze plaque and a citation. 4. Exit Polls banned till 4th December. Election Commission has banned the publication and dissemination of exit polls of any kind in the five poll bound states from 11th November till 4th December, when the Assembly elections are over. The Commission has also banned the publication of results of any opinion polls 48 hours before polling in a state.

5. SC Stays Gauhati HC verdict terming CBI as 'unconstitutional'. In a huge relief to the Centre and the CBI, the Supreme Court on Saturday stayed the Gauhati High court verdict declaring the agency as "unconstitutional", saying accused in "sensational cases" have sought halting of the criminal proceedings based on that judgement. 6. Prince Charles, wife on 4-day visit to Kerala from tomorrow. A visit to the Jewish Synagogue at nearby Mattancherry, the oldest synagogue in the Commonwealth, and a trip to the elephant corridor at Vazhachal will be the highlights of the fourday visit of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles to Kerala, starting tomorrow. 7. India, Korea discuss ways to boost bilateral ties. During the 7th India-Republic of Korea Joint Commission Meeting (JCM), co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se, the two sides conducted a comprehensive review of bilateral relations, which have been upgraded to a Strategic Partnership and have acquired range and depth over the past few years. 8. Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday signed a roadmap agreement to allow inspectors broader access to nuclear sites.

9. The Government of Afghanistan on 10 November 2013 signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the development of road network in the country at a cost of 220 million US dollar. The agreement was signed between Afghan Finance Minister Dr. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal and the ADB Country Director Joji Tokeshi in Kabul. 10. Ministry of Home Affairs on 9 November 2013 inaugurated RAF Academy of Public Order in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. This academy will train personnel of Rapid Action Force along with selected members of other paramilitary forces and civil police. 11. Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Beema Yojna (BPSSBY) Health care scheme for BPL families launched in Punjab. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today launched a cashless health care scheme for BPL families, which would provide free medical services of up to Rs 30,000 per annum. 12. Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2013 launched in Sydney, Australia. The Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was officially launched on 11 November 2013 in Sydney, Australia by New South Wales, Premier Barry O'Farrell and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi. The convention's objective is to link the vast Indian diaspora and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region with India.

13. Indian Angel Network launches crossborder business plan contest. In a bid to draw a mix of investors and mentors from India and Pakistan and promote the development of cross-border businesses, Indian Angel Network has called for applications under its unique Indo-Pak initiative called Startup Dosti The CrossBorder Business Plan Competition. The programme is aimed at entrepreneurs and has been developed in partnership with the Karachi-London based SEED Ventures and the Washington DC-based Atlantic Council. 14. 'Malala's book banned as she represents West, not Pakistan'. The memoir "I am Malala" written by Teen Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzai was banned from all private schools in Pakistan as she represented the West and not her native country, said the head of schools' association. 15. Typhoon Haiyan made a landfall in northern Vietnam, close to the China border on 10 November 2013. It is the super typhoon which killed thousands of people in Philippines. The super typhoon destroyed large number of towns across Philippines and killed over 10000 people, according to the Philippines authorities. This was declared as the deadliest recorded natural disaster of Philippines. The United States, in the meanwhile, declared military help to Philippines. 16. Three astronauts returned to Earth today, following a 166-day mission, bringing

the Olympic torch back from the International Space Station after a historic space walk. The trip completes the most ambitious leg of Russia's unparallelled torch relay in the run-up to the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi next February.

17. Heena Sidhu became a part of the history by becoming the third Indian pistol shooter to win Gold at the World Cup Final on 10 November 2013 in Munich. In the Women's 10-metre Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup final, the 24-year-old shooter defeated World Champion Zorana Arunovic of Serbia to bag her first Gold. Prior to her, Anjali Bhagwat (2003) and Gagan Narang (2008) have won Gold at the rifle/pistol event in World Cup finals. 18. Indian men's hockey team finished fifth at the 3rd Asian Champions Trophy at Kakamigahara, Japan on 10 November 2013. In a fifth-sixth place match, India defeated Oman 6-1 by scoring at regular intervals in both halves of the game. Pakistan men and Japan women were crowned as the winners of the Asian Champions Trophy following victories over Japan and India respectively. Asian Champions Trophy 2013 - The Medallists Men: Gold: Pakistan, Silver: Japan, Bronze: Malaysia Women: Gold: Japan, Silver: India, Bronze: Malaysia

9 & 10 nov,2013 1. 25-year-old Venezuelan TV presenter, Gabriela Isler crowned Miss Universe in Moscow. She emerges the winner from a total of 86 contestants at the show. Last year's winner Olivia Culpo of the United States placed a diamond crown on the head of Isler. Isler's triumph was the seventh Miss Universe win for Venezuela. Manasi Moghe from India had been shortlisted for the top 10 finalists of Miss Universe 2013 but failed to win the crown. 2. 19th eight day long Kolkata International Film Festival begins today. 189 films from 63 countries will be screened at 13 venues. The focus of this years festival is on SouthEast Asian films. Besides screening of films, noted Actress Sharmila Tagore will deliver the Satyajit Ray memorial lecture during the festival. 3. Noted Rajasthani writer Vijaydan Detha passed away on 10 november 2013 at Borunda in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. He was 87. Popularlly known as Bijji, Vijaydan Detha wrote more than 800 short stories. He was a recipient of Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award. 4. An Indian-origin doctor, Rahul Jindal has been selected for prestigious "Outstanding American by Choice" award for his valuable contribution to US heatlh sector. He is a transplant surgeon and philanthropist. The initiative recognises naturalised citizens who have made significant contributions to

both their community and their adopted country. 5. Parvinder Sohi Behuria, a Senior 1977 batch IRS officer was appointed as the Secretary General of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on 8 November 2013. Behuria was appointed in the rank and pay of the secretary. She is the successor of Ashok Sahu, a 1975 batch officer of Indian Economic Service, following his retirement. 6. An English book on the introduction to Urdu poetry by Hyderabad-based writer Anees Ayesha was launched at the Singapore Writers Festival on 8 November 2013. Zafar Anjum translated the book into English. 7. UNESCO on 8 November 2013 suspended the voting rights of the United States (US) and Israel. The suspension happened as the two countries stopped paying the dues to the United Nations (UNs) cultural arm from two years in the protest over the grant of full membership to the Palestinians. The funding to UNESCO started in October 2011 because of the laws of US, which prohibits it to pay the dues to any UN agencies giving recognition of the Palestinians demand for their own state. The fund from Israel was pulled out because it objected the onesided attempts of Palestinians to be recognized of its statehood. 8. India and Kuwait agreed to expand cooperation in key areas including energy and investment. In delegation level talks

between Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh PM of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber AlMubarak Al- Hamad Al- Sabah five pacts were signed to strengthen bilateral cooperation. 9. The 7th India-Republic of Korea Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held in New Delhi on 8 November 2013. The two nations conducted a comprehensive review of bilateral relations, which have been upgraded to a Strategic Partnership and have acquired range and depth over the past few years. 10. India and Japan on 9 November 2013 decided to further strengthen their cooperation in the maritime sector as a part of the overall robust bilateral relations. The two countries agreed to enhance their interaction through the existing forums and through port-to-port exchanges. This was decided during the visit of Union Minister of Shipping G.K. Vasan, to Japan. 11. The three-day talks between six world powers (P5 nations plus Germany) and Iran held in Geneva failed to reach an agreement on latters nuclear programme. The talks ended on 8 November 2013. The divisions emerged among the USA and European allies on the final day of the talks as France implied that the proposal under discussion failed to sufficiently neutralize the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb. The P5+1 is a group of six world powers[1] which in 2006 joined the diplomatic efforts with Iran in regard to its nuclear

program.[2] The term refers to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namely United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, and France, plus Germany. P5+1 is often referred to as the E3+3 by European cou 12. Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamic party of Bangladesh is no longer a registered political party and its registration with the Election Commission, has been cancelled. Move came after the High Court on August 1 had declared the registration of Jammat, illegal on the grounds that some of the provisions in its Charter ran counter to the country's Constitution and the Representation of People Order. 13. Nigeria lifts FIFA Under-17 Football World Cup; defeats defending champions Mexico by 3-0. HELD IN UAE 14. Indian women's hockey team bags silver in Asian Champions Trophy tournament at Kakamigahara, Japan.15. ICC Test Cricket Rankings : R. Ashwin tops ICC test cricket All-rounders' rankings. Ashwin leap-frogged Shakib Al Hassan of Bangladesh and Jacques Kallis of South Africa with 81 rating points. South Africas A.B.Devilliers and Dale Steyn lead the ranking list among the batsmen and the bowlers respectively. In the overall team ranking, India is in third place behind South Africa and England 8 nov,2013

1. The Theme of 33rd edition of the India International Trade Fair is inclusive growth. The fair will begin from 14th of this month and continue till 27th at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. This year 250 exhibitors from 25 countries are participating out of 6000 exhibitors from India and overseas. The fair will be inaugurated by the President, Pranab Mukherjee. 2. The third largest public sector lender by branches Central Bank of India opened a representative office in Hong Kong. 3. Martha Dodray, a polio worker from bihar who is "performing heroic work in protecting children from this crippling disease" has been honoured with a prestigious UN Foundation award for her work in protecting children from the disease. Dodray, who hails from Darbhanga, said she was delighted and felt honoured to receive the award at such a global stage. 4. The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Indias Nuclear Energy Programme: Future Plans, Prospects and Concerns at a function organized by Indian National Science Academy (INSA) on 7 November 2013. The book is edited by Prof. R. Rajaraman. 5. Agni-1 missile test fired from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. India on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile with a strike range of 700 km from a test range off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army. The surface-to-surface, single-stage missile, powered by solid

propellants, was test-fired from a mobile launcher at 09.33 hrs from launch pad-4 of the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from Balasore. 6. U.S. automatically lost voting rights at UNESCO, after missing a crucial deadline to repay its debt to the worlds cultural agency. The U.S. hasnt paid its dues to the Paris-based U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in protest over the decision by world governments to make Palestine a UNESCO member in 2011. Israel suspended its dues at the same time. 7. Jordan will replace Saudi Arabia on the Security Council for a two-year term starting in January after the Saudis' unprecedented rejection of the seat hours after they were elected, a UN diplomat has said. Earlier this week, Jordan dropped its bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, leaving Saudi Arabia a clear path in the now uncontested election next Tuesday. 8. India's second international-standard multi-use Integrated Check Post (ICP) and the first along the Bangladesh border will be opened to people at Akhaurah in Tripura on November 17. The first such ICP was inaugurated in Attari in Punjab along the Pakistan border by then Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in April last year.

India are now 1-0 ahead in the Two test match series. A discplined bowling from Mohammad Shami as he took 5 for 47 in the second innings bowled the West Indian for 168 runs only. This match was the penultimate test match for Sachin Tendulkar. 10. The International Hockey Federation, FIH has selected India to host the men's World Cup, which is planned for December 2018. England has been selected as hosts of the 2018 women's World Cup. 11. Super Typhoon Haiyan batters central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan is battering the central Philippines with sustained winds of 314 kilometres an hour 12. The ministry of external affairs has launched the mPassport Seva mobile app on Windows and Apple iOS platforms as well. Earlier, the ministry had launched the mobile app on Android platform. The app provides passport-related information on smartphones. This is an extended service of the Passport Seva Project, executed in public-privatepartnership mode with Tata Consultancy Services.

9. India defeated West Indies to win Kolkata Test by an innings and 51 runs.

mPassport Seva enables Indian citizens to access passport related information on their smartphones. This application provides a wide variety of services such as status tracking, locating a passport office and

other general information. The application provides information on passport related services and related phone numbers in case of queries or concerns. Users will be able to search for a Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) or District Passport Cell (DPC) in a district where a passport application can be submitted. This can also be searched based on PIN code. For certain states and districts, the users can search for police stations as well. Citizens residing overseas, who apply for a passport in Indian missions/posts abroad, can also utilize this facility for searching address and other relevant information. The fee calculator feature of the application enables users to find out the applicable fee based on the service and mode of submission. Users can track the status of their passport applications by providing file number and date of birth. In case the passport has been dispatched, delivery status can also be tracked. 7 nov,2013 1. Tarla Dalal, one of the first celebrity chefs of India as well as prolific cookbook writer died on 6 November 2013 due to heart attack in Mumbai. She was 77 years old and is survived by three children. She authored more than 100 cookbooks which sold three million copies. Her website tarladalal.com is the largest food website of Asia.

2. Indias largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on 6 November 2013 increased its lending rates by 0.20 percent with effect from 7 November 2013. The bank increased the base rate or the minimum lending rate to 10 per cent from 9.80 percent. The Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) was also increased by 0.20 per cent from 14.55 per cent to 14.75 per cent. SBI increased fixed deposit rate by 0.2 per cent on select maturity. 3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 6 November 2013 permitted the Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) of the foreign banks to acquire the domestic private sector banks. RBI also permitted the banks to set up branches anywhere in the country. As per the permission given by RBI, the foreign banks will have to seek permission of RBI to open branches in certain sensitive locations. The foreign bank subsidiaries have also been allowed to list on the local stock exchanges. Although, they will not be allowed to hold more than 74 percent in the private banks they may acquire. 4. India home to 103 billionaires; 6th largest globally. India has more number of billionaires than France, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Hong Kong and is home to the sixth largest group of super rich population in the world, says a report. Moreover, the country's financial capital Mumbai with 30 billionaire, is among the top 5 'billionaire cities' globally, which was topped by New York that is home to 96 billionaires.

5. Sunita Sharma was on 6 November 2013 appointed as the managing director and chief executive director of the LIC Housing Finance. She is the first women MD and CEO of the company since its inception in 1989. She succeeded V K Sharma who was elevated to the post of managing director of LIC. 6. The government today appointed Prem Narain as the Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs Ministry in place of Rajiv Mehrishi, who is now new Fertilisers Secretary. 7. Yogesh Malik resigned as the Chief Executive Officer of Uninor, Norwegian telecom giant Telenors India unit on 7 November 2013. Sigve Brekke, Executive Vice President and Head of the Telenor Asia operations appointed as the acting CEO of Uninor. 8. Central Election Commission (CEC) of Tajikistan on 6 November 2013 declared that Imomali Rakhmon was re-elected as the President of Tajikistan. Imomali Rakhmon belongs to People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT). The President of Tajikistan is elected by popular vote. The term of the office is 7 years. 9. Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi. The MoU helps to undertake joint research activities, training

and capacity building programmes, consultancy assignments, access to documentation centre of each other, development of new academic and training programmes and enable students to have practical exposure through internship programmes etc. 10. The US and India have launched the third India-US-Africa triangular agricultural training programme at the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE). This partnership, supported by the US Governments global hunger and food security initiative Feed the Future, aims to improve agricultural productivity and support market institutions in Kenya, Liberia, and Malawi. 11. The Minister of Railways Mallikarjun Kharge flagged off the first ever Dual Cab 4500 HP Freight Diesel locomotive called Vijay from Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, a production unit of Indian Railways, on 6 November 2013. At the same time, the Minister announced to stop the Swatantrata Senani Express at Bhulanpur Railway Station, Sub-way at DLW administration. 12. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India reconstituted the Medical Council of India (MCI) on 6 November 2013 with 68 members. The reconstitution has been done following the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2013.

13. K Rahman Khan, the Union Minister of Minority Affairs inaugurated the National Conference on the Wakf (Amendment) Act, 2013 in New Delhi on 6 November 2013. The conference was organised to update and sensitize Chairmen and CEOs of State Wakf Boards across the country. 14. Scientists discovered a black hole in a collection of stars in the constellation Ophiuchus, which is about 22000 light years from Earth. The globular cluster in which black hole was spotted is known as M62. The globular cluster M62 is located in the constellation Ophiuchus. The discovery was done by the team of astronomers led by a Michigan State University professor. 15. Hawk 132 inducted into the Indian Navy. Indian Navy on 6 November 2013 inducted the fourth generation advanced jet trainer aircraft Hawk 132 at a ceremony held at the Naval Air Station INS Dega at Visakhapatnam. Hawk 132 is an aircraft operating with over 24 countries around the world. The aircraft was built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with Transfer of Technology from M/s British Aerospace, UK. 16. Gross Direct Tax Collections during April-October in 2013-14 up by 11.58 Percent. The Gross Direct Tax of India during the April to October 2013-14 financial year in the same period in 2012-13 financial year the gross direct tax was 302844 crore rupees. Whereas, the Gross

Collection of Corporate taxes from April to October 2013-2014 financial year has increased by 8.23 percent and stood at 209622 crore rupees. 17. Russia launched the Olympic torch into space on Thursday, as part of the flames journey ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics. The Sochi Winter Olympics are due to begin on February 7 next year. 6 nov,2013 1. Swedish Embassy celebrates 100 years of Tagores Nobel Prize. Rabindranath Tagore, the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature will be at the centre of celebrations of the Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week in the country. Organised by the Swedish Embassy, the seventh edition of the week is dedicated to Rabindranath Tagore to mark the centenary of his Nobel Prize in Literature. 2. India and China started a 10 day joint training exercise 'Hand in Hand, aimed at enhancing counter terrorism skills in Miao ergang, China. 3. Jammu and Kashmir Bank has reappointed Mushtaq Ahmad as its Chairman and CEO for a period of another three years. Ahmeds term with the private sector bank ended on October 6 this year. He has been the Chairman and CEO of the bank since October 2010.

4. LIC Housing Finance Ltd has appointed Sunita Sharma as Managing Director and CEO with effect from November 5, 2013. Prior to this, Sunita was Executive Director of Investments at Life Insurance Corporation and was looking after the areas of equity research and risk management. She takes over from the incumbent MD & CEO, V.K. Sharma. 5. Nirupama Rao, Indian envoy to the US, bid farewell to her career of diplomacy, as members of the American diplomatic corps and her counterparts from countries like China and Brazil gathered at a reception hosted in her honour by the State Department. Rao will be succeeded by S Jaishankar, currently India's Ambassador to China. 6. Mahatma Gandhi's Charkha was sold for 110000 (1.1 crore rupees approximately) at UK Auction. The charkha of Mahatma Gandhi is about eight decades old. His last/final will was also auctioned over 20000 (19 lakh rupees approximately) for historical documents and artefacts by the Mullocks Auction house in Shropshire, England. 7. Pakistan Successfully Test Fired Surfaceto-Surface Missile Hatf IX (Nasr) with a range of 60 km. The test fire was conducted with successive launches of 4 x missiles (Salvo) from a state of the art multi tube launcher. Nasr is designed specifically to defeat Anti-Tactical Missile Defence

Systems of all kinds. The missile has the capability to carry nuclear weapons. 8. Mark Schwarzer, Australia Goalkeeper Retired from International Football. Mark Schwarzer (41 years old) represented Australia at international level on 109 occasions since his debut in 1993, and one of the key players in qualifying for three consecutive World Cups. Mark Schwarzer is the key player in Socceroos team (Australia National football team) for twenty years. 9. British Paralympic powerlifter Ali Jawad on 5 November 2013 won gold at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Asian Open Championshipswith a worldrecord lift. Ali lifted 185.5kg in the 59kg class in Malaysia to better his record by 10.5kg. The championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ali Jawad is 24 years old. 10. Ishwar Das Rohani, the Speaker of Madhya Pradesh Assembly, died due to cardiac arrest at Jabalpur. He was the speaker of the assembly of Madhya Pradesh from 2003. He was 67. 11. Bill de Blasio was elected New York City's first Democratic mayor in two decades on Tuesday, running on an unabashedly liberal, tax-the-rich platform that contrasted sharply with billionaire Michael Bloomberg's record during 12 years in office. 12. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will deliver this year's Penguin Lecture, which has

featured some of the world's most respected leaders, thinkers and writers over the years. 13. Assamese music director Sher Choudhury passed away on 6 November 2013 at B. Baruah Cancer Institute in Guwahati, Assam. He was 69. Sher Choudhury received National Award for best music director for the Gautam Bora directed film 'Wosobipo' in 1990. 14. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday flagged off the test run of the rolling stock of the Chennai Metro Rail system, marking an important milestone in the execution of the Metro Rail project. Chennai Metro Rail Limited Managing Director K. Rajaraman explained to her features of the train car. Q1. Which energy sources has the largest share in the renewable energy basket of India at present? Ans. Wind Energy ( 65 % of the power from renewable sources comes from wind energy) Q2. With which neighbouring country, India has signed a Border Defence Cooperation Agreement recently (October 2013)? Ans. China Q3. For development of the infrastructure at panchayat level, which state governments gave Rs. 1 crore as grant to panchayats under its Din Dayal Panchayat Raj Infrastructure Development Scheme?

Ans. Goa Q4. According to the current norms, what is the maximum limit of poll expenditure fixed for a parliamentary constituency? Ans. 40 Lakh Q5. The Ravva oil and gas fields are located in ___? Ans. Andhra Pradesh Q6. During World War II, an American general Joe Stilwell had built a road in North East India which is famous as Stilwell Road. This road connected India's Assam to ___? Ans. Kunming in China Q7. Recently, the government of India has announced a funding for lending scheme. Who are the beneficiaries for this scheme? Ans. Commercial Banks Q8. Recently, Sachin Tendulkar was named in the Wisden all-time World Test XI. Who is the captain of this team? Ans. Don Bradman Q9. Malanjkhand in Madhya Pradesh, Khetri in Rajasthan and Ghatsila in Jharkhand; these are the famous deposits of which ore? Ans. Copper Q10. Identify Ans. India-born singer Reshma, famous for her folk songs recently died after battling with throat cancer

Q1. In October 2013, Petronas Lubricants International announced $50 million investment in a lubricant oil blending plant, its first in India. Petronas is a oil and gas company from ___? Ans. Malaysia Q2. In which state Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located? Ans. Kerala Q3. Who has won Macau Open Title 2013? Ans. Dipika Pallikal Q4. The Scrub typhus fever is a disease caused by ___? Ans. Bacteria Q5. India has imported the production technology of Smerch Rockets from____? Ans. Russia Q6. Gavrani and Killari are the indegenous breeds of cows found mainly in ___? Ans. Maharastra Q7. United Wa State Army is an extremist group operating in __? Ans. Myanmar Q8. Who has become the first ever recipient of Genesis Prize, an award popularly dubbed the Jewish Nobel Prize? Ans. Michael Bloomberg Q9. Which state in India has highest Child marriage rate?

Ans. Bihar 5 nov,2013 1. ISRO successfully launched its historic mission to Mars from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, about 100 from Chennai. It was Indias first mission to the red planet. The mission follows Indias successful 2008-2009 Chandrayaan-1 moon probe, which discovered water molecules in the lunar soil. The total cost of the Mars mission is 73 million US dollars. 2. As per the data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on 4 November 2013, Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the service sector declined by 47.5 percent to 1.19 billion US dollars during the AprilAugust 2013 period. The service sector, which includes banking, insurance, outsourcing, R&D, courier and technology testing, had received FDI (foreign direct investment) worth 2.28 billion US dollars in April-August 2012 period. The services sector contributes over 60 percent to Indias GDP. 3. The Government of India on 4 November 2013 decided to extend the sale of the nonsubsidized 5 kg cooking gas (LPG) cylinders at petrol pumps across the country. The proposal to extend the scope of the scheme was approved by M. Veerappa Moily, the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Earlier, the scheme was in operation in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru.

4. The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, recently received over 50 samples for detection of chemical weapons from the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The IICT was one of the 21 labs in 17 countries that were designated by OPCW for off-site analysis of chemical weapons. 5. A Bangladeshi court on 5 November 2013 sentenced to death 152 soldiers for their role in a 2009 mutiny. The life includes massacre of 74 people, including top army officers. The trial is considered one of the worlds biggest ever mass criminal trials.

operator in that country with over 1.6 million customers, while Warid is the third largest with around one million customers. 8. The 12th edition of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in New Delhi from 7th to 9th of January 2014. This was announced by Vayalar Ravi, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs on 5 Novemeber 2013 in New Delhi. The theme of the convention is -Engaging Diaspora - Connecting across Generationswith a special focus on the younger generation. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9th January every year to mark the contribution of Overseas Indian community in the development of India. January 9 was chosen as the day to celebrate this occasion since it was on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi the greatest Pravasi, returned to India from South Africa, led Indias freedom struggle and changed the lives of Indians forever. 9. Indian Weightlifting Federation Joint Secretary Abraham K Techi appointed as an international Weightlifting referee. Budapestbased International Weightlifting Federation issued the honour to Abraham, making him the fourth international referee from North East India. Abraham K Techi, President of the Arunachal Weightlifting Association (AWA), is the first international referee from Arunachal Pradesh and fourth from the North East. 10. Yuki Bhambri on 4 November 2013 won the ATP mens singles title of Traralgon event in Australia. He defeated Bradely

6. US software company Microsoft recently developed a new cost-effective sign language translator that converts signs into spoken and written language - and vice versa. In collaboration with researchers in China, Microsoft created the Kinect Sign Language Translator, a prototype system that understands the gestures of sign language and converts them to spoken and written languageand vice versa. 7. Bharti Airtel on 5 November 2013 entered into an agreement with the Warid Group to acquire its Congo operations with the objective of strengthening its stronghold in the African market. The acquisition will make Airtel the largest mobile operator in the Republic of Congo with around 2.6 million customers. At present, Airtel is the second largest

Klahn of America in the summit clash that was hit by rain. This is the second win of his career. 11. India won the series 3-2 against Australia on 2 November 2013 by beating Australia in the seventh match by 57 runs at Bangalore. In the seventh One Day International (ODI) match India scored Score 383/6 in 50 over and Australia scored 326 in 45.1 over. Man of the Match in the seventh match: Rohit Sharma Man of the Series: Rohit Sharma 2 ,3 & 4 nov,2013 1. Festival of Lights, Diwali celebrated across the nation. The festival marks the triumph of good over evil, of righteousness over treachery, of truth over falsehood, and of light over darkness. 2. India won a crucial election to the UN Board of Auditors with its nominee Shashi Kant Sharma, the Comptroller and Auditor General- by 124 votes out of the total 186. Shashi Kant Sharma won 124 votes out of the total 186 cast in the General Assembly's Fifth Committee on Administrative and Budgetary questions. India won by a comfortable margin against its closest contender the Philippines, which got 62 votes.

November 2013 after a long battle with throat cancer. She was 66 years old. She is known for her popular songs such as Lambi Judai and Dama Dam Mast Kalandar. She is survived by a son and a daughter. 4. Kannur Declared First Zero Landless District in the Country. Announcing this in New Delhi, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh urged all states to emulate the example of Kerala in distribution of land. He said the beneficiaries have already been identified under the programme and the Centre will extend all support to the state government to enable it to construct houses under the Indira Awaas Yojana. Kerala will also become the first big state in the country to become an open defecation free state. 5. China on 31 October 2013 opened a new highway that links Medog to Zhamoglocated near the border with Arunachal Pradesh. The highway linking Medog, the last roadless county in China, with neighboring Bome county in Tibet formally opened to traffic, ending the county's isolation from the outside world. The 117km highway, which cost 950 million yuan (155 million U.S. dollars), links Zhamog Township, the county seat of Bome, and Medog in Nyingchi Prefecture in southeastern Tibet. 6. The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad released the 7th edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia 2014 a book of Drug Standards at the Nirman

3. Legendary Pakistani folk singer Reshma passed away in Lahore, Pakistan on 3

Bhawan on 4 November 2013. The Indian Pharmacopoeia 2014 will be able to fulfill the mission of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission to promote public health, both in India and other countries using drugs manufactured in India. 7. Nitish Sengupta, the former Lok Sabha and Revenue Secretary died on 3 November 2013 due to the cardiac arrest. He was of 80 years. Now he is survived by two daughters. 8. Bangladesh became the First South Asian Country to Approve Commercial Cultivation of Bt Brinjal. National Committee on Biosafety (NCB), the highest regulatory body for GM crops in Bangladesh, officially approved the Bt brinjal varieties. With this step, Bangladesh becomes the 29th country in the world to grow GM crop. In South Asia, India, Pakistan and Myanmar grow GM crop cotton. With the NCB nod, Bangladesh becomes the first in the region to grow a GM food crop 9. IRCON International Limited on 29 October 2013 was selected as the top infrastructure company under the category construction infrastructure development mid at the Dun and Bradstreet Infra Awards 2013 for delivering exemplary performance by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). IRCON is a Public Sector Undertaking in construction sector under the Ministry of Railways.The award was received by Mohan Tiwari, the Chairman and Managing Director of IRCON at ITC Maratha Mumbai.

10. India and Vietnam signed a treaty on transfer of sentenced prisoners in the jails in the two countries. The treaty would allow prisoners of the two countries to be near their families and they will have to serve the remaining part of their sentences. This process will help to facilitate the process of their social rehabilitation. The treaty was signed from Sushilkumar Shinde, the Union Home Minister and Tran Dai Quang, the Minister of Public Security of Vietnam. 11. Russia and Japan on 2 November 2013 held their first joint Defence and Foreign Ministers meeting and agreed to expand their defense and security cooperation. With this agreement, Russia became the third country in the world to establish the two-plus-two mechanism of bilateral interaction at the ministerial level with Japan after US and Australia. On the other side, Japan became the first Asian country to have the arrangement with Russia.

12. Jignesh Shah, founder, vice-chairman and a Director of Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX), resigned from the board on 31 October 2013. The MCX was promoted by Jignesh Shah-led Financial Technologies India Ltd (FTIL), which is also promoted the now-defunct National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL). (MCX is 26 percent owned by Financial Technologies, of which Jignesh Shah is founder, chairman and CEO).

13. Countdown for India's maiden mission to Mars began at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. During the countdown, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - a giant 45metre rocket - will be fuelled and its health checked. The PSLV carrying Mangalyaan will blast off from Sriharikota, which is about 80 kilometres from Chennai. The Mangalyaan mission will cost Rs. 450 crores and will study the Martian atmosphere. If India succeeds in the 450-crore rupee mission, it would be the fourth in the world, after the US, Russia and Europe to do so. 14. The 'None Of The Above' (NOTA) option that will be exercised for the first time in the country, will be printed in Pink colour on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and ballot papers in the forthcoming Assembly polls in five states. 15. Taliban Chief Hakimullah Mehsud killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan. Hakimullah Mehsud was a powerful and ruthless leader who presided over campaign of violence including suicide bombings and shootings which killed and injured thousands of people across the country. 16. Rohit Sharma, the Indian batsman on 2 November 2013 became the third cricketer in the world to score a double hundred in an ODI match. He scored 209 runs off 158 balls against Australia in seventh and final ODI (One-Day International) match at Bangalore's M.Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Records broken by Rohit Sharma The highest scorer against Australia. Highest number of sixes in the ODI innings Second highest ODI score (209) after Virendra Sehwag (219) 17. Virat Kohli became the number one batsman in One-day cricket after a superb batting show against Australia in the justconcluded series, in which he scored 344 runs. Kohli has now become the third India batsman to hold the number-one batting rank in ODI cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. He has achieved the number-one spot for the first time in his career, just a few days before his 25th birthday. 18. Formula 1 racing driver, Sebastian Vettel on 3 November 2013 won the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit, Abu Dhabi. Sebastian Vettel clocked 1 minute 43.893 seconds to finish at the top of the table. Sebastian Vettel won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for the second time in his career. (First time is in 2009). This victory has drawn Vettel level with compatriot Michael Schumacher's mark of seven successive wins. 19. Novak Djokovic of Serbia on 3 November 2013 won the BNP Paribas Masters Tennis tournament at Paris, France. In the title clash, Novak Djokovic defeated

defending champion David Ferrer of Spain in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5. 20. Indian men's hockey team on 3 November 2013 officially qualified for the Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014. International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed the Indias berth in a official press release at Switzerland. Australia success at Oceania Cup on 3 November 2013 confirmed latest teams for world cup 2014. Very Important for IBPS CLERK Exam: Banking Gk : ATMs Q. What is an Automated Teller Machine (ATM)? Ans. Automated Teller Machine is a computerized machine that provides the customers of banks the facility of accessing their account for dispensing cash and to carry out other financial & non-financial transactions without the need to actually visit their bank branch. Q. What type of cards can be used at an ATM? Ans. The ATM debit cards, credit cards and prepaid cards (that permit cash withdrawal) issued by banks can be used at ATMs for various transactions. Q. What are the services/facilities available at ATMs?

Ans. In addition to cash dispensing ATMs may have many services/facilities enabled by the bank owning the ATM such as: *.Account information *.Cash Deposit *.Regular bills payment *.Purchase of Re-load Vouchers for Mobiles *.Mini/Short Statement *.Loan account enquiry etc. Q. How can one transact at an ATM? Ans. For transacting at an ATM, the customer inserts /swipes his/her Card in the ATM and entershis/herPersonal Identification Number(PIN) issued by his/her bank. Q. What is Personal Identification Number (PIN)? Ans. PIN is the numeric password which is separately mailed / handed over to the customer by the bank while issuing the card. Most banks require the customers to change the PIN on the first use. Q. Can these cards be used at any bank ATM in the country? Is the customer charged for the same? Ans. Yes. The cards issued by banks in India may be used at any bank ATM within India. However the savings bank account holders can transact a maximum of five transactions free at other bank ATMs in a month, which is inclusive of all types of transactions, financial and non-financial, beyond which the customer can be charged by his/her bank.

Q. What step should the customer take in the event of one forgets PIN or if the card is sucked in by the ATM? Ans. The customer may contact the card issuing bank and apply for a new PIN or retrieval/issuance of a new card. Q. What should be done if card is lost/stolen? Ans . The customer may contact the card issuing bank immediately on noticing the loss so as to enable the bank to block the card. Q. Is there any minimum and maximum cash withdrawal limit per day? Ans. Yes. broadly the withdrawal limits are set by the card issuing banks. This limit is displayed at the respective ATM locations. Q. What steps should a customer take in case of failed ATM transaction at other bank ATMs, where his account is debited? Ans. The customer should lodge a complaint with the card issuing bank at the earliest. This process is applicable even if the transaction was carried out at another banks ATM. Q. Is there any time limit for the card issuing banks for recrediting the customers account for a failed ATM transaction. Ans. As per the RBI instructions, banks have been mandated to resolve customer complaints by recrediting the customers account within 7 working days from the date of complaint.

Q. Are the customers eligible for compensation for delays beyond 7 working days? Ans. Yes. Effective from July 1, 2011, banks have to pay customers Rs. 100/- per day for delays beyond 7 working days. The compensation has to be credited to the account of the customer without any claim being made by the customer.If the complaint is not lodged within 30 days of transaction, the customer is not entitled for any compensation for delay in resolving his / her complaint. Q. What is the course of action for the customer if the complaint is not addressed by his/her bank within the stipulated time? Ans. The customer can take recourse to the local Banking Ombudsman in such situations. #singla 62Like Share Top Comments 65 people like this. Call Money is the borrowing or lending of funds for 1day. Where money is borrowed or lend for period between 2 days and 14 days it is known as Notice Money. And Term Money refers to borrowing/lending of funds for period exceeding 14 days. Which bank was merged with Centurion bank?-bank of Punjab

Approximately, what fraction of Indias total exports is contributed by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector ? -40 % What is Cartosat-2B ? - It is an advanced remote sensing statellite built by ISRO Which stock exchange launched first carbon-based thematic index Carbonex ? BSE Committee on Economic Affairs of Union Cabinet has decided to raise share capital of NACIL (National Aviation Company of India Ltd.) by A: Rs. 800 crore 1. Which of the following is the currency of U.A.E.? - Dirhem. 2. Nobel Prize winner 2013 for Physics is given to Peter Higgs and Francois Englert 3. In 85th Oscar award ceremony Life of pie won four awards including best director for Ang lee. 4. LAF stands for- Liquidity Adjustment Facility. 5. The phrase __________ describes viruses, worms, Trojan horse attack applets, and attack scripts.--- Malware 6. Delhi conferred Lifetime Achievement Award is given in2013 to Abdul Rashid Khan and Anjolie Ela Menon 7. Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice 2013 is presented to Sushmita Sen

8. United Nations Day Observed Across the World on 24 October 9. Brazil Announced to Produce Low-Cost Measles and Rubella Vaccine for Developing Nations. Records in 7th odi between #INDvsAUS *Rohit Sharma became the third batsman after Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag to score a double hundred in ODIs. Sharma made 209, the second highest score in ODIs, 10 short of Sehwag's 219. Tendulkar was the first to score a double against South Africa in Gwalior in 2010. *Rohit's 209 is the highest individual ODI innings against Australia. The previous best of 175 was held by Tendulkar and Herschelle Gibbs. *Rohit broke Shane Watson's record of most sixes in an innings. The Australian had hit 15 in the course of his 185 against Bangladesh but Rohit bettered it by one to finish with 16 in the innings of 209 off 158 balls. *India (383/6) scored their highest total in an ODI against Australia and became the first team to score more than 350 three times in the course of the same series. *Rohit scored 1000 ODI runs in a calender year for the first time besides bringing up 3000 runs in his career.

*The 38 sixes hit in the match is the most ever in an ODI. The previous highest was 31 *Rohit's fourth ODI hundred was his second of the series. Before his unbeaten 141 against Australia in Jaipur on October 16, 2013, Rohit had last scored a century (101 not out) against Sri Lanka in Bulawayo on March 30, 2010. *Rohit became the fourth batsman after George Bailey, Misbah-ul-Haq and Virat Kohli to reach 1000 runs in 2013. *Before this series, no batsman had scored two centuries between India and Australia. Kohli and Rohit finished with two each. *Rohit and Shikhar Dhawan added 112 for the opening wicket, their third of the series and sixth this year, a record by an opening pair. *Rohit and Dhawan put on a 100-plus stand for the third time against Australia. That is the most by any opening pair *Rohit went past Tendulkar's record of most runs by an Indian in a bilateral series. Rohit finished with 491 from six innings. Tendulkar had scored 374 against Sri Lanka in 2007 while MS Dhoni had 347 against Sri Lanka in 2005. *The Indian innings contained a total of 19 sixes. The highest before that was 18 (on four occasions) and India had done so twice

*Glen Maxwell's 18-ball fifty equalled the fastest ever by an Australian along with Simon O'Donnell. This was also the fastest by any batsman against India. *James Faulkner got to his maiden hundred off just 57 balls. It was the fastest ever by an Australian in ODIs. The previous was best by Hayden (66 balls) *Vinay Kumar recorded the most expensive figures in an ODI by an Indian. He also became the first Indian bowler to concede over 100 runs in an ODI. Some Important Talking ATM Questions : 1).Which Bank established First Talking ATM in India Union Bank of India (Union Bank) 2). Which city gets the countries first Talking ATM Ahmadabad 3). Which State gets the countries first Talking ATM Gujarat 4). Talking ATM Specially designed for _______ People Blind 5). Who inaugurate countries first Talking ATM Chairman and Managing Director of UBI, D Sarkar. 6). Talking ATM has what kind of Special Interface Voice Interface 7). Which was the second bank to launch Talking ATM in India State Bank of India. 1 nov,2013 1. India has slipped by five places to 106th spot in the World Prosperity Index, largely due to poor 'safety and security' environment. In the 'Prosperity Index' ranking of 142 countries compiled by

London-based Legatum Institute, India dropped from 101st position last year, while Norway continues to remain at the top. India's position has dropped below neighbouring China (51), Sri lanka (60), Nepal (102) and Bangladesh (103). 2. Syria's entire declared stock of chemical weapons has been placed under seal, inspectors said on Thursday, as international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi wrapped up a visit to muster support for peace talks. All stocks of chemical weapons and agents have been placed under seals that are impossible to break," Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons spokesman Christian Chartier said, adding that the seals were "tamper proof."

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5. India has developed a new tactical surface-to-surface missile 'Pragati' with a range between 60-170 km and will offer it to friendly countries. The new missile, now on display at a defence exhibition in South Korea, is based on the Prahaar missile developed by the DRDO for the Army and can be termed as its export variant with minor differences. 6. Scientists discovered a new planet called Kepler 78b which has a similar mass and density to that of Earth. It orbits a star 400 light years away. Kepler78b is composed mostly of rock and iron, very similar to our own planet. It is extremely close to its host star which is a hundredth of the distance between the Earth and the Sun. 7. Foreign lenders' wholly owned subsidiaries in India will receive nearnational treatment, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) assured on Tuesday. In its recently published policy, the central bank said that foreign banks would be incentivized to convert into wholly owned subsidiaries (WOS) by providing them with near-national treatment. 8. India and Vietnam on Friday signed a treaty for transfer of sentenced prisoners languishing in jails in the two countries. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Vietnam Minister of Public Security Tran Dai

3. MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) has appointed Gopal Krishna Pillai IAS (Retd.) as Chairman and Thomas Mathew T., as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. SEBI has approved Pillais election as Chairman. Last month, SEBI had granted renewal to the exchange. Pillai was in the Indian Administrative Service and retired as Home Secretary to the Government of India. He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the 1972 batch of IAS. 4. Microsoft appointed Gurdeep Singh Pall as the corporate vice president of Skype, a popular and free international voiceover and messaging service and Lync communications product. He will replace the Mark Gillett. Gurdeep Singh Pall, 46, born in Chandigarh. He joined in Microsoft

Quang signed the agreement on transfer of sentenced prisoners at a function here. The pact will help Indian prisoners imprisoned in Vietnam or vice-versa to be near their families for serving remaining part of their sentence. 9. Six major central banks in the world made currency swap arrangements permanent on 31 October 2013 as a prudent liquidity backstop in case of future global financial strains. Previously these banks had temporary bilateral currency swap arrangements. Names of Six major central banks are 1. The Bank of Japan 2. U.S. Federal Reserve 3. European Central Bank 4. Bank of England 5. central bank of Canada 6. central bank of Switzerland Central bank liquidity swap: Central bank liquidity swap/Currency is a type of currency swap used by a country's central bank to provide liquidity of its currency to another country's central bank. Currency Swap: A currency swap is a foreign-exchange agreement between two institutions /Countries to exchange aspects (namely the principal an interest payments) of a loan in one currency for equivalent aspects of an equal in net present value loan in another currency.

10. Google Inc, the world's most-popular search engine, on Thursday announced Indian winners of its Global Impact Challenge funding. The Internet search giant announced that 10 Indian non-profit organisations had been selected for a funding of Rs 21 crore under its Global Impact Challenge. Agastya, Indian Digital Green Trust, Janaagraha and Social Awareness-Newer Alternatives (SANA) will receive grants of Rs 3 crore each. The remaining six non-profit groups will receive Rs 1.5 crore each. 11. India and Australia are to hold the 3rd round of negotiations to finalise a civil nuclear agreement that could enable the sale of Australian uranium to India, in Delhi during the week beginning November 25, it was announced on Friday. 12. India won Gold in 18th Asian Archery Competition at Chinese Taipei. Abhishek Verma, Ratan Singh, Sandeep Kumar forming the compound team defeated the Korean trio of Lihong Min, Yong Hee Choi and Jongho Kim 233-231 to win the gold. 31 oct,2013 1. Nation pays tribute to the veteran freedom fighter and first Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on his 137th birth anniversary. Born on 31st October, 1875 in Gujarat, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel is also known as the Iron Man Of India. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was awarded Bharat Ratna in the year 1999. He expired on 15th december, 1950 at the age

of 76. His ideology continues to guide the nation.

2. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today laid foundation stone of Statute of Unity, a 182-metre tall statue of "iron man" Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 138th birth anniversary. The statue will be raised on a small rocky island in the middle of the Narmada riverbed facing Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadia. The Statue Of Unity will be double the height of the Statue of Liberty in the USA. 3. The worlds first Bitcoin ATM machine which can exchange digital currency Bitcoins -for any official currency has launched in Vancouver, Canada on 29 October 2013. The ATM machine, named Robocoin, installed at Waves Coffee Shop at Howe and Smithe, allows users to buy or sell the digital currency known as bitcoins. The ATM in Vancouver is operated by Las Vegas-basedRobocoin and Vancouverbased Bitcoiniacs.

5. S. Masood Ahmed, chief scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), here has won the K.K. Menon Award for 2013. The award instituted by the Geological Society of India recognised his contributions in sedimentary geology. Earlier, Ahmed also won the National Geoscience Award for the year 2009. He is Indian leader of the International Geoscience Programme on Evolution of Asian River Systems. He has published more than 50 research papers in international and national journals. 6. Utpal Bhadra, senior scientist and group leader, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), has been selected for the Radhakrishnan Gold Medal for the year 2013 by the Global Economic Progress & Research Association (GEPRA), a Chennaibased research organisation engaged in academic research in economics and finance. 7. Bharat Joshi is the new British Deputy High Commissioner to be based in Chennai, replacing Mike Nithavrianakis. Born in Croydon in the UK in 1969, Joshi joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1995 and has had diplomatic postings to Gambia, Dhaka, Qatar and Cameroon, it said. 8. Subhas Goswami, director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy appointed as the Director General (DG) of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on 30 October 2013. He will succeed Ajay Chadha,

4. Srishti Rana of India on 30 October 2013 was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 in Busan, South Korea. Srishti Rana, 21, is the second Indian in a row to win the oldest Miss Asia Pacific World 2013. Earlier, Zeenat Aman (1970), Tara Anne Fonseca (1973), Dia Mirza(2000) and Himangini Singh Yadu(2012) won Miss Asia Pacific World titles. Srishti Rana is born in Haryana.

IPS. Subhas Goswami is an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the AssamMeghalaya cadre. He was decorated with the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2001 and the Presidents Police Medal for Distinguished Services in 2007. 9. Pankaj Razdan was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI), life insurance arm of Aditya Birla Group on 30 October 2013. He has 20 years of financial services industry experience across various functions and multiple lines of business. He acted as the managing director of ICICI Prudential. He joined in Aditya Birla Financial Services Group in 2007. 10. The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and State governments to pass an order within three months, on giving fixed tenure to civil servants. A bench headed by Justice K S Radhakrishnan said that fixed tenure of bureaucrats will promote professionalism, efficiency and good governance. 11. India has given Bhutan one hundred crore rupees as assistance for the new government s stimulus plan. Indias Ambassador to Bhutan V. P Haran handed over the cheque to Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in Thimhpu. 12. Bharti Airtel has signed a managed Value Added Services (VAS) agreement with Mahindra Comviva for its Bangladesh

operations. Under the three-year deal, Mahindra Comviva will manage Bharti Airtels service delivery platform inclusive of Mahindra Comvivas deployed products like Messaging Service Delivery Platform (MSDP), Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), Bulk Messaging Gateway (BMG) and dBILL VAS Charging solution. 13. India and Cuba on 30 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in broadcasting between Prasar Bharati and Cuban Radio and Television Institute (ICRT). The MoU was signed by India's ambassador to Cuba Chinthapalli Rajasekhar and vice-president of the ICRT Emillio Moises Garcia Borroto. Under the agreement both countries will explore co-production opportunites on matters of mutual interest. The MoU was signed during the official visit of Indias vice President Hamid Ansari to Cuba. 14. British Prime Minister David Cameron will come on his third visit to India in last two years on November 14 and will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on key bilateral and regional issues. This will be third visit by Cameron, who visited India in 2010 immediately after assuming charge as UK's Prime Minister.The second visit was in February this year. 15. Bhubaneswar and Imphal airports were Declared as International Airports. The Union Cabinet of India on 30 October 2013

gave its approval for declaring the Bhubaneswar and Imphal airports as international airports to fulfill the long pending demand of people as well as the State Governments of Odisha and Manipur. Declaration of these airports as international airports will offer improved connectivity, wider choice of services at competitive cost to the air travelers resulting in boosting international tourism and economic development of the region and the country. 16. Russian President Vladimir Putin was ranked as the world's most powerful leader by Forbes after Russia managed to put US threat of an attack on Syria at bay. Russia also gave asylum to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who spilled the bins on US intelligence for the first time. 17. Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been listed the third most powerful woman as Russian President Vladimir Putin beat President Barack Obama to the top spot on Forbes' list of "The World's Most Powerful People". Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 81, takes the 28th spot with two other Indians, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, 56, ranked 38th, and ArcelorMittal chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal, 63, in the 51st position. 18. Saina Nehwal slips to 7th spot in BWF ranking. The second-round exit from French Open Super Series proved costly for Saina Nehwal as the Indian badminton ace continued her downward slide, slipping one

more spot to be placed at world number seven in the latest BWF ranking released today. Among others, P.V Sindhu has improved one place to be back at her 10th spot with 52352 ranking points, while mens singles player Parupalli Kashyap lost one place to slip to world number 12. 30 oct,2013 1. India ranked to the 134th spot in the ease of doing business list according to the annual Doing Business report released on 29 October 2013 by World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC). The top ten nations in the Ease of Doing Business ranking are Singapore (1), Hong Kong (2), New Zealand (3), United States (4), Denmark (5), Malaysia (6), Korea (7), Georgia (8), Norway (9) and the United Kingdom (10). Among BRICS grouping, Russia is placed at 92nd spot, Brazil is ranked 116, South Africa is ranked the 41st rank and China ranked at 96th position. India is also ranked lowest among the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). Other neighbouring nations of India Nepal (105), Pakistan (110) and Bangladesh (130) are also ranked above India. 2. The Union Cabinet on 30 October 2013 approved certain amendments to the Food Security Bill that includes extension of the deadline to implement the law from six months to one year.

3. The Finance Ministry has opposed the Kirit Parikh panels proposal to hiking the price of diesel, domestic LPG and PDS kerosene. The panel has suggested that diesel prices be increased by Rs 5/litre, subsidised domestic LPG by Rs 250/cylinder, and kerosene being sold under the public distribution system by Rs 4/litre immediately, as well as subsequent phaseout of subsidy on all these products. It also suggested bringing down the cap on subsidised domestic LPG cylinders available to every household annually to six from nine. 4. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 30 October 2013 approved the launch of the new Integrated Processing Development Scheme (IPDS) during the 12th five year plan with an investment of 500 crore rupees. The IPDS was approved for establishment of four to six brown field projects and three to five green field projects that addresses the environmental issues that is faced by the Textile Processing Units.

6. For the 22nd consecutive year at the United Nations, the United Nations General Assembly on 29 October 2013 adopted a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba. 7. Australia on 29 October 2013 announced the winding down of its military mission in Afghanistan with the withdrawal of most of its troops by the end of 2014. Approximately, 1000 Australian troops are posted at the International Force base in Tarin Kot, the capital of southern Afghan province Uruzgan.

5. Railways Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on 29 October 2013 launched the High Speed Rail Corporation of India Ltd (HSRC), a subsidiary of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL). The main objective of the HSRC is to develop High Speed Rail (HSR) Corridors in India to run passenger trains at speeds up to 350 Kilo Meter per hour.

8. Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor on 29 October 2013 was honoured in the House of Commons, London for her contribution to the global entertainment industry. The 33-year old actress was presented a framed golden coloured plaque by NRI MP Keith Vaz, Chairman of Britains Home Affairs Committee. Kareena was also honoured by the Asian Sunday Newspaper. Kareena is the only Bollywood artist to be honoured at British Parliament after Amitabh Bachchan and she is the first Bollywood actress to be honoured by UK Parliament. 9. Prime minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh on 29 october 2013 inaugurated the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Museum at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Museum was established in

the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who was an Indian freedom fighter. 10. Renowned Bharatnatyam exponent Geeta Chandran was on 29 October 2013 honoured with the prestigious Guru Debaprasad Award for outstanding contribution in the field of dance. The award was presented to Geeta Chandran and three others by Odisha Governor S C Jamir at in Bhubaneswar. The others Awardees are:Dr. Anita Ratnam (Contemporary Dance), Guru Shashadhar Acharya (Chhau Dance), Guru Sudhakar Sahu (Odissi). 11. Bollywood actor and talk show host Aamir Khan was among a select group of film personalities honoured here for making a major impact on social issues through cinema. In glittering event held at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium in Washington the America Abroad Media (AAM) group feted Aamir Khan along with Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and 2013 Nobel Prize nominee the International Centre on Nonviolent Conflict.

across Vodafones 387 exclusive retail stores. 13. All India Football Federation (AIFF) on 30 October 2013 signed an agreement under Australian Sports Outreach Program (ASOP) with Football Federation of Australia (FFA) to support AIFF's Grassroots Programme. The agreement includes financial, administrative and technical support (from FFA) in the form of capacity building within the State Associations who at present are involved in the Grassroots Programme, Grassroots Courses and Grassroots Festivals. 14. India pulled off a sensational six-wicket victory over Australia in the do-or-die sixth cricket one-dayer, riding on Virat Kohli's brutal unbeaten 115 and Shikhar Dhawan's blistering century to level the seven-match series 2-2 . 29 oct,2013 1. Along expected lines, the Reserve Bank of India Governor hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points in the October monetary policy review today. The repo rate is now at 7.75 per cent. Repo rate is the rate at which banks borrow short term funds from RBI. The Governor has also cut the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 25 bps to 8.75 per cent. The MSF is an emergency window that banks borrow from when faced with a funds crunch. The RBI has kept cash reserve ratio (CRR) unchanged at 4.0 per cent of deposits and increased the

12. Telecom services provider Vodafone India in association with ICICI Bank has launched M-Pesa, its trademarked mobile money transfer and payment service in Maharashtra. The service, which provides customers who register for it access to financial services through their cell phones, is extended in 286 tehsils in the State through 4,080 trained authorised agents

liquidity provided through term repos of 7day and 14-day tenor from 0.25 per cent of deposits of the banking system to 0.5 per cent with immediate effect. Current Rates: 1. Repo Rate 7.75% 2. Reverse Repo Rate 6.75% 3. CRR 4% 4.SLR 23% 5. Bank Rate 8.75% 6. MSF 8.75% RBI cuts economic growth forecast for this fiscal to 5 per cent from 5.5 per cent projected earlier. 2. P.S. Raghvan was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Russia on 28 October 2013. At present, Raghvan, the IFS of 1979 batch is serving as the current Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He will succeed Ajai Malhotra, who will retire on 30 November 2013. 3. Tennis player-producer Ashok Amritraj, who has produced 109 Hollywood films, was presented with the 'Soul of India Award' for his outstanding achievements in the film industry. Mrs Paul, wife of Dr Virendra Paul, formally launched Amritraj's book 'Advantage Hollywood' on the occasion. Amritraj has produced 109 Hollywood films. His hits, starting with 'Double Impact' in 1991, have included 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance', 'Bandits', 'Machete and Premonition'. 4. India and Peru signed 4 documents/Mous on during the official visit of the Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid

Ansari to Peru on 29 October 2013. The Vice President of India visited Peru to celebrate the 50th year of establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. India and Peru signed documents in the field of education, defence cooperation, in the fields of Museum Development, Conversation of Movable Cultural Property and Dissemination and Promotion of Cultural Heritage.

5. The Government of India on 29 October 2013 decided to appoint Air Marshal Arup Raha as the next Chief of the Air Staff. He will take the charge after the retirement of present Chief of the Air Staff NAK Browne on 31 December 2013. Air Marshal Arup Raha is presently the Vice Chief of Air Staff. 6. The Centre has constituted a high-level committee headed by former CRPF Chief, K Vijay Kumar, to look at the division of assets and the administrative framework which would be required when Telangana is created upon bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. 7. With a networth of $21 billion, Mukesh Ambani has retained his title as Indias wealthiest for the sixth year in a row, while the countrys 100 richest persons saw their collective wealth grow by a modest 3 per cent in a year. NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal (USD 16 billion) also continues to hold the second position.

8. The countrys richest woman, Savitri Jindal, inducted as a minister in the Haryana cabinet by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. This is the second time that she has become a minister in the Hooda government. She was earlier a minister of state in the 2005-09 Hooda government. She was listed by a leading business publication as the countrys richest woman as she lords over a multi-billion rupee steel and power sector empire and is the chairperson of the Jindal Group. Her name also figures in the Top-100 richest people in the world. 9. Priyanka Chopra, the Bollywood actress became the global brand ambassador of American fashion brand Guess in the last week of October 2013. She will endorse the brand from 2014. With this, Priyanka Chopra, who started her filmy career with the Tamil film Thamizhan, joined the league of Paris Hilton, Drew Barrymore and Claudia Schiffer as the brand ambassadors of Guess. 10. Rajendra Yadav, the noted Hindi writer passed away on 28 October 2013 at Mayur Vihar, Delhi because of prolonged illness. He was 84 years old. He was a pioneer of Hindi literary movement known as Nayi Kahani in the 60s. He re-launched Munshi Premchand's magazine HANS, which he himself had been editing since 1986. 11. Lou Reed, the poet of rock n roll, passed away on 27 October 2013 at Southampton, New York, United States. He was 71 years old. He died because of an

illness associated to liver transplant which took place recently. Lou Reed was known popularly for his unique deadpan voice, poetic lyrics as well as for pioneering and coining the term called Ostrich Guitar Tuning. 12. India retains number one spot in latest ICC ODI ranking, Australia at second. Indias Ravindra Jadeja is at No. 1 spot in ODI bowlers. Among batsmen, South Africas Hashim Amla leads the table. India's Virat Kohli is at No.4 followed by skipper Dhoni at No.7. 27 & 28 oct,2013 1. Today is 146th birth Anniversary of social worker, author, teacher, Sister Nivedita. Her original name was Margaret Elizabeth Noble. She was a Scots-Irish disciple of Swami Vivekananda. she took active interest in promoting Indian history, culture and science. She actively encouraged Dr. Jagadish Chandra Bose, the epoch-making Indian scientist and seminal philosopher of science who is credited to have discovered the wireless radio, to pursue original scientific research and helped him financially as well in getting due recognition when he was faced by an indifferent attitude of the British Government.

2. Today is International Animation Day, proclaimed in 2002 by ASIFA as the main global event to celebrate art of animation.

3. 5th South Asian Conference on Sanitation begins in Nepal to promote hygienic practices and enhance the quality of life in South Asian countries. Conference has been inaugurated by Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav. 4. A radio documentary about domestic violence and other related issues in the Australian Indian community has won a prestigious United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) media award. The documentary was awarded this year in the category of "increasing understanding and awareness of womens' rights and issues". 5. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conferred an Honorary Doctorate by the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Founded in 1944, it is the oldest and the most renowned school in Russia for preparing specialists in international relations and diplomacy.

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8. Mexican drama 'La Jaula De Oro' (The Golden Cage) won the best film award by a debutante director on the closing day of 15th Mumbai Film Festival that also recognised Singapore's 'Ilo Ilo' and Indian films 'Fandry', 'Katiyabaaz' and 'Qissa'. Directed by Diego Quemada-Diaz, 'The Golden Cage' was honoured with the Golden Gateway of India award and a cash prize by the jury headed by director Bruce Beresford. The best actor prize was given to French actor Vincent Macaigne for his role in French film. 9. GAIL India and Paradip Port Trust on 26 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for setting up an offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Paradip Port, Odisha. The MoU envisages setting up of the project with a capacity of 4 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMPTA) in Phase-I with a storage capacity of 170000 cubic metres. This will entail a total investment of 3108 crore rupees. 10. SC directs Sahara Group to hand over title deeds of its properties worth Rs 20,000 crores to SEBI within three weeks. 11. A team of astronomers discovered the most distant galaxy in the universe which is estimated to be 30 billion light years away from the Earth. The results of the latest findings were published in the most prestigious international journal the Nature.

6. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan received the third Hridaynath Mangeshkar award for his contribution to the film industry. The prestigious Hridaynath Mangeshkar award was supposed to be presented by melody queen Lata Mangeshkar to Bachchan, but due to health issues she could not make it and filmmaker Subhash Ghai did the honours. 7. Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen has been awarded the Mother Teresa International Award by NGO The Harmony

12. Vijay Soni, a noted painter and theatre personality died on 27 October 2013 in New Delhi. The 76 year old Vijay Soni was battling with Parkinson disease for past 12 years. He is survived by his wife Aanita Soni, two daughters and three grandsons. 13. Anjali Gopalan on 25 October 2013 was awarded with French highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur. She was awarded for her work on transgenders and HIV positive patients.

the man of the tournament award and received a cheque for 5000 rupees from newly appointed chief national coach Terry Walsh at the end of the tournament.

14. Sebastian Vettel wins 3rd Indian Grand Prix, becomes youngest to win four straight world drivers' championships. With this victory, Vettel became the quadruple champion and joined the group of legends like Michael Schumacher, Juan Manuel Fangio and Alain Prost. He is only the third to do it in a row after Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher. 15. Serena Williams beats Li Na for WTA title. Serena Williams ended her best season in suitable style, coming from behind to beat Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday for her second straight WTA Championships title. Williams' titles this year included the French and U.S. Opens for a total of 17 Grand Slam crowns. 16. Indian Oil Corporation on 27 October 2013 defeated Air India 5-3 to win the 48th Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament at the MHA stadium, Mumbai. Sunil was given

26 oct,2013 1. Global Gender Gap Report 2013, which was published on 25 October 2013 by World Economic Forum- India was ranked 101 out of 136 countries on Gender Gap index. The worst performing countries are Yemen (136), Pakisthan (135) and Chad (134). Top 5 country: 1. Iceland 2. Finland 3. Norway 4. Sweden 5. Philippines 2. Government of India on 25 October 2013 signed an agreement with World Bank for credit of 360 million US Dollar for the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project. The agreement was signed by Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India and Country Director of the World Bank, Onno Ruhl. Similarly the Project Agreement was signed by Deepak Singhal, Principal Secretary, Department of Irrigation on behalf of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. 3. The World Bank has approved $250million assistance for Uttarakhand, which was hit hard by rains and landslides in June

that killed 580 people, to help the State undertake rehabilitation work and strengthen its capacity for disaster management. 4. The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has assigned Corporation Bank No. 1 rank under the National Awards for Excellence in MSE (micro and small enterprises) Lending for 2012-13. 5. Himachal Pradesh on 26 October 2013 became the second state after Haryana to introduce Union National Vocational Qualitative Framework (NVQF) Scheme. The scheme has been implemented by the All India Technical Education 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. 6. Ethiopia's government on 24 October 2013 temporarily banned its citizens from travelling abroad to look for work. The government took this decision because many Ethiopians had lost their lives or undergone untold physical and psychological trauma due to illegal human trafficking. 7. A four-day World Agricultural Forum Congress (WAF) will be organized at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh from 4th of November this year. The theme is re-

shaping agriculture for sustainable future focus on small farm holders. 8. The Uttar Pradesh Government on 25 October 2013 appointed retired Justice Tarun Chaterjee as the new chairman of the state Human Rights Commission. State government also nominated Justice UK Dhawan and Asha Tiwari as the members of the Commission. Tarun Chaterjee (68-yearold) was the chief justice at the Allahabad high court in 2003 and retired as a Supreme Court judge in 2010. 9. Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers on 25 October 2013 sanctioned setting up of a Plastic Park at Siju Village, Kujanga Tehsil of Jagatsinghpur District in Odisha. A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) called Paradeep Plastic Park Limited would set up the Plastic Park. The project will receive a grant of 40 crore rupees by the Government of India of which 8 crore rupees will be released sooner. 10. The working committee of the Board of Cricket Control of India has terminated the contract of the Indian Premier League team Pune Warriors for non-payment of franchise fee. The team did not pay a bank guarantee of 174 crore rupees. 11. The world's oldest national football body, the English Football Association, or FA is marking its 150th anniversary today. It was established at a meeting in a London Tavern on the 26th of October, 1863 as eleven football clubs and schools

associations agreed to a set of common rules for the sport. 12. Indian cueist Alok Kumar claims at World Billiards trophy to his cabinet as he lost in the final to local favourite David Causier to settle for the silver medal at the mega-event here. 25 oct,2013 1. Global financial services major HSBC today lowered Indias current account deficit (CAD) forecast for this financial year to 3.4 per cent of GDP from 4.1 per cent earlier. CAD, the difference between inflow and outflow of foreign exchange, had declined to 3.6 per cent in the JanuaryMarch quarter after touching a record high of 6.5 per cent in the October-December quarter. 2. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is going ahead and launching new services even as the decision on whether the Aadhaar card is mandatory for getting government subsidies is pending before the Supreme Court. In a new initiative, Axis Bank entered into a tie up with the UIDAI that will enable the bank to open accounts by using the 12-digit Aadhaar number of the customer. 3. Centra sanctions 1,260 crore rupees to upgrade jawans' facilities in far-flung IndoTibetan Border Police , ITBP posts.

4. Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood actor, was on 23 October 2013 appointed as the goodwill ambassador for South Korea. He was appointed as the public diplomat as well as an ambassador of Indias soft power. Shah Rukh Khan will visit South Korea before the maiden visit to The President of South Korea- Park Geun-hye. 5. According to the China-based Hurun India Rich List, Ambani retained the top position for the second year even after a wealth decrease of 2 percent. Ambani is followed by London-based steel baron LN Mittal with assets of USD 15.9 billion. Mittal's wealth declined 6 percent from in 2012. Sun Pharmaceuticals' founder Dilip Shanghvi broke into the top three for the first time with a 66 percent surge in his wealth. 6. British sculptor Sir Anthony Caro passed away on 23 October 2013. He was 89 years old. He died after a heart attack. He was the renowned British sculptor of his generation and also worked as the assistant to Henry Moore in the 1950s. 7. Simona Halep of Romania defeated Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (1), 6-2 to win the Kremlin Cup on 20 October 2013 at Moscow, Russia. It was the fifth WTA singles championship for Simona Halep.

8. The Government of India will appoint Hockey Indias Director High Performance Roelant Oltmans as Chief Coordinator and High Performance Director for Indian

Hockey. He is all set to be appointed till Rio Olympics 2016 keeping in view all the major events taking place in the next three years. 9. The committee probing the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing episode sought information from the public regarding allegations of betting against Gurunath Meiyappan and the other accused in the scandal on Thursday. The Supreme Court appointed committee, headed by former Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and including Additional Solicitor General L. Nageshwar Rao and senior advocate Nilay Dutta, had its first meeting on Thursday after being appointed early this month. 24 oct,2013 Daily Current Affairs : 24th October 2013 1. Today is the United Nations' Day. The day is celebrated to commemorate the launch of UN Charter in 1945. The theme of this year is partnerships for global progress. The UN is known for its important role in combating poverty and vaccinating about 58 per cent of the world's children.

3. A Bihar woman health official is set to share stage with Malala Yousufzai. Martha Dodray, in her mid-40s, is an auxiliary nursing midwife posted at Kusheshwarsthan primary health centre in the state's Darbhanga district. She was selected by the United Nations Foundation (UNF) for her extraordinary work to eradicate polio. 4. The Reserve Bank of India has constituted a GIRO Advisory Group (GAG) to implement a national Indian Bill Payment System so that households will be able to use bank accounts to pay school fees, utilities, medical bills and make remittances electronically. 5. The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) and YES Bank on Wednesday entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore avenues for mutually beneficial knowledge sharing in food processing and agricultural sectors. According to the MoU, Austrade and YES Bank have agreed to jointly organise workshops across India to create awareness about Australian capabilities in the food and agri-business sectors. 6. A CBI court here yesterday sentenced former Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Bank M Gopalakrishnan and four others to one year imprisonment for defrauding various branches of the bank to the tune of about Rs 6.5 crore.

2. World Polio Day is being observed today. The day is observed to raise public awareness of the ravages of polio and garner support for eradication efforts. Global eradication programmes, since 1988, have significantly reduced the worldwide occurrence of polio by 99%. Polio is a disease which had plagued many nation.

7. Internet giant Google has emerged as the worlds best multinational company to work for, followed by software developer SAS Institute and network storage provider NetApp in the second and third place, respectively.

12. Market regulator Sebi has disqualified Cals Refineries from issuing equity shares and any other security for a further eight years, as the company was found guilty in a case involving irregularities in issuance of Global Depository Receipts (GDRs). 13. The US comedian Carol Burnett was on 20 October 2013 honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Three artists- Dame Julie Andrews, Tony Bennett and Tina Fey performed specifically in the honour of Carol Burnett at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. she also acted on Broadway and appeared on The Garry Moore Show. The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is the foremost award for humour in America. It was first awarded in the year 1988 by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 14. India's retiring batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been named in the Wisden all-time World Test XI. Tendulkar was named at number four spot in the team announced to mark 150 years of the Cricketers' Almanac in London. The team captained by legendary Australian batsman Don Bradman has four Englishmen, three West Indians, two Australians, one Indian and a Pakistani. 15. The Sports Ministry and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have launched 'India Sports 2014' at the 5th Global Sports Summit to promote sports among youth in the country. The event will be an umbrella programme,

8. Manna Dey, the legendary singer died on 23 October 2013 in Bangalore hospital. He was 94 years old. He was treated for respiratory illness died of cardiac arrest. He is survived by his daughters Shuroma and Sumita. He was born in the year 1919. His original name was Prabodh Chandra Dey but he was nicknamed Manna. 9. Delhi Electoral Office launched a theme campaign- Dil Mein Hai Dilli Vote Karenge for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections with a view to motivate people to exercise their franchise. Launching the theme at a function in the national capital, Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, Vijay Deo said, the objective behind it to ensure maximum turnout during election. 10. Actor Ranbir Kapoor named as the brand ambassador for Philips, the country's leading lighting company. 11. The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded Rs 5.96 crore as compensation to be paid by Kolkata-based AMRI Hospital and three doctors to a US-based Indian-origin doctor for medical negligence which led to the death of his wife in 1998.

focusing on all aspects of sports and will bring the entire sports fraternity on one platform. 23 oct,2013 1. India and China on Wednesday reached a comprehensive agreement to avoid border tensions and army face-offs along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by deciding that neither side will use military capability to attack the other side nor tail patrols along the border. The Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) was on Wednesday signed after extensive talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People.

3. Moscow, the Capital of Russia hosted the 14th India-Russia Annual Summit on 21 October 2013. Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh and the President of Russia Vladimir Putin co-chaired the summit. During the summit both nations discussed priority areas of bilateral cooperation on current international and regional issues. Both nations emphasised their continued commitment to promote and strengthen their special and privileged strategic partnership. 4. GAIL India Ltd on signed an agreement for development of natural gas infrastructure and city gas network in Bihar. GAIL signed a Gas Cooperation Agreement (GCA) with the Department of Industries, Government of Bihar, the company said in a statement here. The agreement was signed in the presence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and GAIL Chairman and Managing Director B.C. Tripathi in Patna. GAIL is laying a 2,050 kilometre gas pipeline from Haldia in West Bengal to Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh, of which about 621 km will pass through 14 districts of Bihar.

2. Reserve Bank on said it has received USD 10.1 billion under two schemes which were announced last month to attract foreign funds. RBI had come out with the special measures to arrest declining value of rupee, which was triggered by widening CAD, that touched a historic high of 4.8 per cent of GDP in 2012-13. Soon after taking over as RBI Governor on September 4, Raghuram Rajan announced the opening of a swap window facility to encourage banks to lure NRI funds. Under the facility, banks are permitted to swap fresh FCNR(B) dollar funds, mobilised for a minimum tenor of three years, at a fixed rate of 3.5 per cent per annum for the tenor of the deposit.

5. Canara Bank signed a MoU with industry body CII to facilitate cheaper credit access to micro, small and medium enterprises. Under the MoU, Canara Bank shall extend a concessional credit of 50 basis points on the applicable card rate of interest to MSME units which are members of CII.

6. Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) marked its re-entry into India after five years by opening a branch in Mumbai. The bank was operational in India from 1996 to 2008. In 2008, BII was bought over by Malaysiabased Maybank, which holds 88 per cent in BII. The foreign banks India operations became inactive after 2008. 7. India Post on 22 October 2013 released a commemorative postage stamp on the Golden Jubilee of Bhakra Dam. A two-inch stamp marking the 50th anniversary of Bhakra Dam was released in Nangal by Union minister of water resources Harish Rawat. The dam was dedicated to the nation by the then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru on 22nd October in 1963. 8. The Finance Ministry decided to pump in Rs 2,000 crore in State Bank of India and Rs 1,800 crore each in IDBI Bank and Central Bank of India as part of the Rs 14,000 crore capital infusion plan for the current fiscal. 9. India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) expects India's GDP growth to remain sluggish at 4.9 per cent in the current financial year, due to a mix of domestic and external factors. 10. India will launch the first interplanetary probe, Mars Orbiter Spacecraft onboard the PSLV C-25 on the fifth of next month from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota. The vehicle will lift off at 2.36 pm on that day. The mission is provided with communications and navigational support from NASA. The Mars orbiter will take

around 300 days to reach the targetted mission after the scheduled launch. 11. Lawrence R Klein, Nobel Prize winning economist died on 20 October 2013 in Gladwyne, near Philadelphia. He was 93 years old. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Then he joined the Penn faculty in 1958. He developed the statistical models there known as the Wharton Models which got him his Nobel Prize in 1980 in Economics.

12. Aung Suu Kyi on 23 October 2013 received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought at Strasbourg, France. She was choosen by the European Parliament in 1990. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought announced by the European Parliament in 1990 when she was under house arrest. 13. Singer Noel Harrison has died at his home in Devon, aged 79 on 22 October 2013. He was the son of the actor Rex Harrison. He was best known for recording the hit song The Windmills Of Your Mind on The Thomas Crown Affair soundtrack. It won best song at the 1968 Oscars and was later covered by artists including Dusty Springfield. 20,21,22 oct,2013 1. World Osteoporosis Day observed on 20th October across the world.

Osteoporosis occurs when there is a loss in the peak bone mass and loss of calcium leading to hip, knee and shoulder fractures. It is estimated that there will be around 36 million people in the world suffering from the disease by the end of this year.

MetLife from ICICI Prudential Life Insurance where he served as their Chief of Distribution, Operations and Marketing for India and was responsible for day-to-day management of all the business functions. 5. The proposed aviation venture of TATA with Singapore Airlines(SIA) has got corporate Affairs Ministrys approval to use the name Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. which plans to offer full-service passengers sevices on domestic and international routes. Tata Group had applied on the ministrys electronic platform,MCA21, to register this name. Tata Group will hold 51% stake in the company while Singapore Airline would have 49%. The two Partners are making the initial investment of USD 100 million to launch the airline,which may take off next year, after getting all clearances. 6. India will launch its ambitious pension scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana for over five million overseas workers in Dubai next week. The scheme will be formally launched by Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Vayalar Ravi at the Indian Consulate in Dubai on Monday. 7. India and Russia have made substantial progress in reaching an agreement on units 3 and 4 for the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, and deliberations between the Nuclear Power Corporation of India and Rosatom are currently in the final phase.

2. Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia elected to seats as non-permanent members by the United Nations Security Council in the 15-member Council on 17 October 2013. These members have been elected for two-year term which would start from January 2014. The New Council members will replace Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo. There are six principal organisations of UN which maintains peace and security of the world. 1. The Organisations are-General Assembly. 2. The Security Council. 3. The Economic and Social Council. 4. The Trusteeship Council, 5. The International Court of Justice and 6. The Secretariat.

3. Canara Bank, Pune Circle has launched a CASA Carnival in all its branches in Pune and in 14 districts of Maharashtra, to mobilise Savings and Current Accounts through door-to-door and shop-to-shop campaign. 4. Private life insurer PNB MetLife appointed Tarun Chugh as Managing Director of the company. Chugh joins PNB

8. The bilateral talks between India and Bangladesh on Customs Co-operation begin today. India's Revenue Secretary Sumit Bose and Chairman of Bangladesh National Revenue Board Muhammad Ghulam Hossain are leading the respective sides. The 2-day talks constitute the ninth round under the Joint Group of Customs, a bilateral framework between the two countries.

only commodity exchange in India which is listed on a stock exchange. 12. Four Indians, Chanda Kochhar, Chitra Ramkrishna, Shikha Sharma, Naina Lal Kidwai have made to 2013 Fortune magazine's global list of top-50 women business leaders. The list was released on 20 October 2013 by Fortune magazine, US. ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar has been ranked 4th, followed by National Stock Exchange chief Chitra Ramkrishna at 17th, Axis Bank's Shikha Sharma at 32nd and HSBC's Naina Lal Kidwai at 42nd place among the Indians on the international list of most powerful women in business. This list is topped by Brazilian energy giant Petrobras' CEO Maria Das Gracas Foster. 13. One of Mahatma Gandhi's most prized possessions, the 'charkha' he used in Yerwada Jail, will go under the hammer at a prestigious British auction house on November 5 with the minimum bid set at 60,000 pounds. The charkha (spinning wheel) used by Gandhi while he was in the prison at Pune during India's freedom struggle, was given to the American Free Methodist missionary Revd Floyd A Puffer. Puffer was a pioneer in Indian educational and industrial cooperatives. He invented a bamboo plow that was later adopted by Gandhi. Gandhi presented the charkha to Puffer for his work in Colonial India. 14. Convicted Congress leader Rashid Masood today became the first MP to lose his seat after the Supreme Court struck

9. Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has been conferred with the first Yash Chopra Memorial Award for her contribution to cinema. She was presented the award by Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on saturday, at a function in Mumbai. Lata Mangeshkar is the first recipient of the award constituted by TSR Foundation of T Subbarami Reddy. Yash Chopra (80) died in Mumbai on October 21 last year. 10. Google-owned online ad-placing service DoubleClick announced that the way has been cleared to include space at Facebook. Google had previously been shut out of the social network's advertising network, with no reasons given for the exclusion or the change of heart. DoubleClick Bid Manager is a way for marketers to buy online ad space at websites across the Internet. 11. Shreekant Javalgekar resigned as the Managing Director and CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on 19 October 2013. Multi Commodity Exchange is the

down a provision that protects a convicted lawmaker from disqualification on the ground of pendency of appeal in higher courts. 66-year-old Masood was held guilty in a case of corruption and other offences in September. 15. Renowned musician Madhuri Chattopadhyay died on 19 October 2013. She breathed her last at her Kolkata residence after suffering for a prolonged period. She was 73. Apart from film songs she had innumerable records. She was from West Bengal. She contributed immensely in the field of Bangla music. 16. Renowned music director K Raghavan, who brought originality and local flavour to Malayalam cinema music, in a career spanning over five decades, died in a hospital on Saturday. He was 99. He was a recipient of several honours, including Padma Shree and Kerala Government's highest film honour J C Daniel award. 17. Scientists have developed the world's first robot human 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. Roboticists Rich Walker and Matthew Godden of Shadow Robot Co in England put together the bionic man. 18. North Zone and South Zone were declared joint winners of the Duleep Trophy

this year after the fifth day's play of the final match was also called off without a ball being bowled in Kochi on Monday. It was the fourth instance in the history of Duleep Trophy when the title has been shared.

19. India's ace Squash player Dipika Pallikal on 20 October 2013 won the Macau Open title at Macau, China. This was Dipika Pallikal's seventh Women's Squash Association title. The Macau Open 2013 is a squash tournament held in Macau, China on 15 to 20 October 2013. It is part of the PSA World Tour and the WSA World Tour. The prize money for the Macau Open is 35000 Dollars. Dipika Pallikal (Born on 21 September 1991 at Chennai) is an Indian squash player. She is the first Indian woman to break into the top 10 in the WSA rankings. 20. Jorge Lorenzo won the Australian Grand Prix on 20 October 2013 at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Phillip Island. 1. Bangalore, known as Indias silicon city, has been ranked as the countrys top business destination, followed by Chennai, Mumbai and Pune in terms of infrastructure, human capital, city culture and basic quality of living, says a survey.The survey, conducted by Global Initiative for Restructuring Environment and Management (GIREM) and real estate consultancy firm DTZ, also found that smaller cities like Indore (5th),

Bhubaneswar (6th) and Coimbatore (7th) are competing with top metros in the race to be ideal business destinations. The list includes a total of 21 top business destination in the country. Ahmedabad has been ranked 8th, followed by Nagpur at 9th and Kochi at the 10th place. 2. Tata Steel on 21 October 2013 won a new contract to supply Britain's Network Rail with more than 95 percent of its rails for at least five years. It could supply more than 1 million tonnes of rail under the contract. The company's Scunthorpe plant is the present supplier to Network Rail. 3. The 2nd meeting of the India- Philippines joint commission on bilateral cooperation was held on 21 October 2013 in Manila. The meeting was co-chaired by the Albert F. Del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines and the Salman Khurshid, Minister of External Affairs of the of India. 4. Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal (60), the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court appointed as the regular Chief Justice of Madras High Court on 21 October 2013. The President of India also appointed seven of the eight names recommended by the Supreme Court collegium of judges headed by the Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam as Judges of the Madras High Court. 5. India's ambitious space mission to explore Mars would be launched on

November 5 from spaceport of Sriharikota: ISRO 6. Justice Laxmikanta Mahapatra was on 21 October 2013 sworn in as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court at Raj Bhava in Imphal, Manipur. He was appointed by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. Governor Ashwani Kumar administered the oath of office to Justice Laxmikanta Mahapatra. Justice Mohapatra would act as acting chief justice of the high court till appointment of a full time chief justice. 7. RJD chief Lalu Prasad and JD(U) leader Jagdish Sharma have been disqualified as Lok Sabha members following their conviction in the fodder scam. While Prasad stands disqualified for a total of 11 years five years of jail term and six years subsequent to his release, Sharma stands disqualified for ten years four years in jail and six more years after that as per electoral laws. Theirs is the first disqualification from the Lok Sabha after the Supreme Court struck down a provision that protects a convicted lawmaker from disqualification on the ground of pendency of appeal in higher courts. Lok Sabha Secretary General S. Bal Shekar has issued the notifications disqualifying Lalu and Sharma. 8. The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) on 21 October 2013 unanimously elected Kanwar Deep Singh as the president of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) for a four-year term. He was succeeded by Dinesh Reddy,

Andhra Pradesh's Director General of Police (DGP). 9. Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza came into the top 10 of the world women's doubles by gaining two spots to ninth place in the latest WTA Team Rankings issued on 21 October 2013. Sania Mirza jumped from 11th spot to 9th spot. The 26-year-old Sania moved up as a result of other players dropping points. 10. Bhavina Hashmukhbhai Patel becomes first Indian to win a silver in the ITTF Asian Table Tennis. Bhavina lost to top-seed Zhang Miao of China 6-11, 9-11, 2-11 in the final of women's singles Class 4 Second Stage, in Beijing. 1.all banks jinke naam ke last me india hai (united bank of india ko chod kar)aur Dena ka head office Mumbai me hai,,,,,,, 2. IOB & IB in chennai,,,,, jinke nam me Indian aphle ata hai unka headquarter chennai me. 3. remember a sentence "New delhi Ke panjabi log commerce me kafi tez hote hain" now PNB,Panjab & sindh Bank & Oriental bank of commerce have their headquarters in NEW DELHI . 4. UCO ,UNITED bank of India & Allahabad bank- Kolkata,,, 5.There are two banks which resembles a southindian name Canara,Vijaya- banglore ,, 6.Bank of Baroda,Bank of Mahastra &

Andhara bank headquarter are related to their own cities like Bank of Baroda-Baroda, Bank of maharastra-Pune, Andhra bankHyderabad 7.There are only two banks which have very unique headquarters memorize them separately Syndicate Bank - Manipal Corporation Bank- Mangalore .. 19 oct.2013 1. The Reserve Bank of India launched the new Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system for large-value funds transfer. The system has several new functionalities including advance liquidity features, gridlock resolution mechanism and hybrid settlement facility, facility to accept future value-dated transactions and options to process multi-currency transactions. The Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system is a large-value funds transfer system which banks use to settle inter-bank transfers for their own accounts as well as for their customers. 2. Financial inclusion can be better achieved through self-help groups: Nabard. An SHG is a homogeneous group, comprising 15-20 members (mostly women), where members first pool in their savings and give out small loans to needy members. The Government and the RBI hold 99.50 per cent and 0.50 per cent stake, respectively, in Nabard. The institution was promoted in 1982 for ensuring sustainable and equitable

agriculture and rural prosperity through effective credit support, related services, institution development and other innovative initiatives. 3. Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban visited India. During his visit, India and Hungry signed several important agreements to further strengthen cooperation which includes a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of traditional Indian medicine systems. Earlier this year, Indias Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid had visited Hungary where he discussed regional, bilateral and international issues with his Hungarian counterpart Janos Martonyi. 4. IT bellwether Infosys Ltd Friday announced it has won the 'Corporate Sustainability Stewardship' award for efficient management of energy, waste and water resources in its production processes and operations. The Parivartan sustainability leadership awards, instituted by Sustainability Outlook, a not-for-profit social organisation, recognise corporates and their executives who contribute in the field of sustainability every year. 5. Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre takes oath as new Chief Justice of Gauhati HC. In Assam, Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre today took oath as the new Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court at Rajbhawan in Guwahati. Governor J B Patnaik administered the oath to him. Justice Sapre

earlier served as the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court. 6. Noted Malayalam music composer K Raghavan died at Thalassery in Kannur district of Kerala on 19 October 2013. He was 99. Raghavan infused the folk element into Malayalam film music and his rustic melodies replaced the then prevailing trend of imitations of popular Hindi tunes of the day. The music mastero, who is credited with giving a new direction and identity to Malayalam film music, has scored music for over 60 films in a career spanning for about four decades. 7. The largest Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower of India was inaugurated outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai on 18 October 2013. The tallest ATC tower stands at the length of 84 metres or around 30 storey building. India is the 9th largest aviation market of the world and has the traffic increasing at 10 percent annually. The designing of the ATC was done by Hong Kong-based architectural firm HOK as well as the international engineering designer ARUP. These were chosen after the global competition.

8. Eminent Telugu writer and Gyanpeeth award recipient, Dr. Ravuri Bharadwaja passed away 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. 9. Pacer Pradeep Sangwan was on Saturday slapped with an 18-month ban from cricket after being found guilty of consuming a banned anabolic steroid by the BCCIs AntiDoping Tribunal. The ban on the 23-year-old Delhi cricketer has been imposed with retrospective effect from May this year when the IPL took place. Sangwan is only the second cricketer in the history of IPL after Pakistani speedster Mohammed Asif to have been found guilty of consuming banned drugs. 10. Ding Junhui won Indian Open Snooker Title 2013. Ding Junhui of China won the 2013 Indian Open Snooker title with a 5-0 victory over Aditya Mehta of India in New Delhi on 18 October 2013. Aditya Mehta, 72nd in the world, became the first Indian player to make the last four of a major ranking event when he reached the semifinals on 17 October 2013 and he was also first Indian ever to reach the final of the event. 11. Australia Tour Of India 2013 3rd ODI: Australia beat India by four wickets in the third ODI in Mohali on Saturday. Earlier, Mahendra Singh Dhoni led from the front by smashing an unbeaten 139 as India recovered from a poor start to post a massive 303 for nine against Australia. Australia Leads 7-Match Series 2-1.

1. 1st to introduce government supported family planning. 2. Largest postal network in the world. 3. Largest livestock population. 4. Largest producer of milk. 5. Largest producer of millets in the world 6. Largest consumer of gold jewellery. 7. Largest producer of jute. 8. Largest producer of ginger. 9. Largest producer of bananas. 10. Largest producer of castor oil seeds. 11. Largest producer of mangoes. 12. Largest producer of safflower oil seeds. 13. Largest producer of papayas. 14. 2nd largest producer of tea, the 1st position - China. 15. 2nd largest producer of sugarcane, 1st position - Brazil. 16. 2nd largest producer of wheat, 1st position - China. 17. 2nd largest producer of onions, the 1st position - China. 18. 2nd largest producer of potatoes, the 1st position - China. 19. 2nd largest producer of garlic, the 1st position - China. 20. 2nd largest producer of rice, the 1st position - China. 21. 2nd largest producer of cottonseed, the 1st position - China. 22. 2nd largest producer of cement., next to China. 23. India has the largest deposits of Thorium mostly in Kerala. 24. 3rd largest producer and 2nd largest consumer of fertiliser.

25. India has the 2nd largest arable land in the world. The USA has the largest arable land in the world. 18 oct,2013 1. Brazil and India will work together to devise internet regulations in order to protect online privacy from snooping by other countries. The partnership was announced in Brazilian capital Brasilia on Tuesday, after a meeting between foreign ministers of Brazil and India, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo and Salman Khurshid. 2. India and Hungary signed the bilateral agreement for the promotion and development of traditional systems of medicine on 17 October 2013. The main objective of this MoU is to strengthen, promote and develop cooperation in the field of traditional systems of medicine between the two countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefits. The MoU encourages and promotes cooperation to enhance the use of traditional systems of medicine, exchange of regulatory information on operational licensing to practice traditional medicine.

peacekeeping operations. This is the seventh India-Russia joint army exercise which will continue till 28th October. 4. Saudi Arabia has turned down membership of the UN Security Council, a day after it won the seat. Accusing the powerful body of double-standards, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said the country has no other option but to turn down Security Council membership until it is reformed and given the means to accomplish its duties and assumes its responsibilities in preserving the world's peace and security. It said the Security Council had failed in its duties towards Syria as well as in other world conflict. 5. The Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh on 18 October 2013 released a book on Indian painting written by Prof. B.N. Goswami in New Delhi. Prof. B.N. Goswami is a distinguished art historian, and a leading authority on Indian art and is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the Punjab University, Chandigarh. 6. The Reserve Bank will shortly issue Rs 10 denomination banknotes with rupee symbol bearing the signature of new governor Raghuram Rajan. As per RBI notification, it will issue these bank notes incorporating rupee symbol on the obverse and reverse, without inset letter in both the numbering panels, in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 bearing the signature of Rajan. RBI said that the year of printing - '2013',

3. India and Russian Armies began a joint exercise INDRA 2013 in Mahajan Field Firing Range in the Thar desert of Rajasthan. The Exercise is aimed at improving bilateral defence cooperation between the two armies and enhance their ability to operate as integrated forces in a well-coordinated manner within the framework of UN

will be printed on the reverse of the banknote. 7. Union Government of India appointed on 17 October 2013 Gireesh B. Pradhan, former Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, as the Chairperson of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). Gireesh B. Pradhan , a Maharashtra Cadre IAS officer of the 1977 batch. He retired from the post of Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in June 2013. 8. Maya Angelou accepts Mailer Center award. The 85yearold author, poet, dancer and actress was honored during a benefit gala at the New York Public Library, the annual gathering organized by the Mailer Center and writers colony. 9. Alleged middleman in the Agusta Westland VVIP Helicopter deal,Guido Ralph Haschke arrested by Swiss authorities. According to Italian news website, La Repubblica, Haschke could be brought to Italy by next week in case he prefers not to appeal against extradition proceedings before the Swiss Federal court. 10. Micromaxs new face is Hugh Jackman. New Delhi-based smartphone manufacturer Micromax has stepped outside Indian borders to rope in its brand ambassador. Academy Award winner Hugh Jackman, best-known for the movies Les Miserables, X-Men and Wolverine, will be associated with the Indian consumer electronics

company, a Micromax statement said on Friday.

11. Microsoft rolled out Windows 8.1 to customers yesterday. The update, which is free to users around the world who already have Windows 8 on their PCs, will allow traditionalists to boot their computers in the familiar old desktop mode rather than the tiled start page introduced with Windows 8. Windows 8.1 also boasts tighter integration with Microsofts Cloud services, a beefed-up Bing search app, and more potent multitasking. 12. Manipur Defeated Haryana to Lift 54th Subroto Cup Football Tournament. Radha Madhav Sanskrit Vidhyalaya, Nambol, Bishnupur (Manipur) lifted the Girls' title of the 54th Subroto Cup football tournament on 17 October 2013. The final match was held at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. The Subroto Cup Football Tournament is primarily an inter-school football tournament in India, which is named after Indian Air Force Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee. The tournament was started in the year 1960 and since then, it is conducted every year.It is conducted by the Indian Air Force, with support from India's Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 13. Sarojini Varadappan, the renowned social worker died on 17 October 2013 in Chennai following a brief illness. She was 92 years old. Sarojini Varadappan was a daughter of the former Tamil Nadu chief

minister M Bhakthavatsalam. She was the President of the Women India Association, an NGO working on women-related issues. 14. Online payment facility PayUPaisa announced the launch of all-in-one payment settlement solution, which addresses problems of money settlement and helps marketplaces achieve higher efficiency by providing better control over fund disbursements mechanisms. PayUPaisa takes care of nodal account registration and other regulatory requirements for the sellers, helping marketplaces cut huge cost on seller on boarding. PayUPaisa is part of PayU India, an online payment firm.It serves businesses like Goibibo, Snapdeal, Bookmyshow, Jabong, Ferns n Petals, Zomato, Tradus, Micromax Mobiles, Groupon India among others. 15. Aditya Mehta becomes first Indian to enter into the semifinals of a Snooker Ranking event. After ousting world No 18 Mark Williams in the pre-quarter-finals, Aditya Mehta beats Pankaj Advani in the quarterfinals of Indian Open Snooker tournament. 16. Pujara drops to 8th in ICC Test rankings. Cheteshwar Pujara was the highest-ranked Indian batsman despite dropping a rung to eighth while R Ashwin held on to his eighth position in the bowlers' chart of the ICC Test rankings issued on Friday. India Census 2011 : Important Points

The 15th Indian National Census was conducted in two phases Houselisting and population enumeration. Houselisting Phase begin on April 1, 2010 . it involves collection of information about all buldings. The Second Phase population Enumeration was conducted between 9 Feb. to 28 Feb. 2011. In 2011 census first time the biometric information was collected. Census 2011 mascot is a female enumerator (who everybody would identify as the school teacher next door). The provisional figures of Indias largest Census 2011 were released in New Delhi on 31st March 2011 by Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and RGI C Chandramouli. The 15th Census of India and the seventh Census of Independent India-2011 was started on 1st April 2010 with President Pratibha Patil being the first citizen to be enumerated, followed by Vice President Hamid Ansari. The estimated cost of the Census was 22 Billion Rupees. Total population of India according to 2011 census : 121 crore Percentage Growth(2001-2011) in population of India : 17.64 % Most populous state in India : Uttar Pradesh(199.5 million) Least populous state in India : Sikkim State with highest fertility rate in India : Meghalaya Percentage of worlds population having in India : 17.5 %

Literacy Rate : Literacy Rate in India according to Census 2011 : 74.04 % Most literate state in India : Kerala (93.91%) Note : Recently Tripura achieved the highest rate of literacy in the country at 94.65 per cent and has now overtaken Kerala (93.91). Least literate state in India : Bihar (63.82%) Most literate Union territory in India : Lakshadweep (92.2%) Least literate Union territory in India : Dadra and Nagar Haveli Most Literate district of India : Serchhip (Mizoram) Least Literate district of India : Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh) Density Of Population :Density of Population refers to the number of people that are living per the unit of a certain area. The population density is the population that is divided by the total land area. Density of Population of India : 382 /sqKm Most densely Populated State : Bihar (1102 /sqKM) Least Densely Populated State : Arunachal Pradesh (17 /sq KM) Sex Ratio: Sex Ratio is a term used to define number of females per 1000 males. Sex ratio of India : 940/1000 Note : Overall sex ratio at the national level has increased by 7 points to reach 940 at Census 2011 as against 933 in Census 2001.

State in India having Highest sex ratio Kerala (1084/1000) State in India having Lowest sex ratio Haryana Union territory having highest sex ratio Puducherry (1038/1000) Union territory having Lowest sex ratio Daman & Diu (618/1000) Union territory having Lowest population Lakshadweep 17 oct,2013

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1. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was observed on 17 October 2013 to promote peoples awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Theme for the year 2013 is: Working together towards a world without discrimination: Building on the experience and knowledge of people in extreme poverty.

2. Canada will offer honorary citizenship to Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai. Malala will become just the sixth person to be granted honorary Canadian citizenship after South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama British business magnate Aga Khan and Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday. Malala was the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize nominee.

3. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 17 October 2013 enhanced the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat by 50 rupees per quintal to 1400 rupees for the fiscal, starting April 2014. The CCEA accepted the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices. The MSP of red gram and mustard was also hiked by hundred rupees per quintal each. MSP is the rate at which government buys the grain from farmers. The government took this step to encourage farmers to cover more area under the crop in the ongoing rabi season. 4. Violin that was played to help calm passengers as the Titanic sank, has gone on display in Britain before being sold at a auction. The instrument belong to the band leader, Wallace Hartley who died along with 1500 others, when the ship went down in 1912. 5. The Union cabinet of India approved on 17 October 2013 the appointment of a three-member supervisory committee headed by a representative of the Central Water Commission on construction of Babhli Barrage issue. The other two members of the committee were including one representative from the state of Andhra Pradesh and one representative from the Maharashtra. The Babhli project / barrage is a controversial reservoir project being constructed by Maharashtra state across the river Godavari. The project

brought dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra states. 6. Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri has been named finalist for the prestigious US National Book Award 2013 in the fiction category for her new book The Lowland', an intimate portrayal of two brothers set in Kolkata of the 1960s. 7. Hilary Clinton was awarded the first founders award from the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York on 15 October 2013 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. 8. Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh today released the book Walking With Giants a lesson in modern Indian history a memoir written by former Finance Secretary G. Ramachandran. Ramachandrans book strikes the middle path in representing the views of politicians and bureaucrats. The book is a deep discussion of the issues that shaped

Indias history during the times when leaders such as Indira Gandhi, Morarji Desai, Charan Singh at the Centre, and Rajaji, Kamaraj and Anna Durai at the State level were in power. The foreword to the book is written by Y. V. Reddy, chairman, 14th Finance Commission, and a former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. 9. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police today arrested former managing director and chief executive of the beleaguered National Spot Exchange (NSEL) Anjani Sinha. Sinha was arrested for his role in the Rs 5,600-crore payment crisis at the NSEL which has affected 13,000 investors across the country, police said. This is the third arrest in the case; earlier the police had arrested Amit Mukherjee, a former assistant vice-president of the exchange on October 9, while Jay Bahukhundi, another former assistant vicepresident, was arrested the next day. 10. Top English Premier League side Liverpool on 16 October 2013 launched a residential football academy in Pune in partnership with city-based DSK Shivajians FC. The academy was named as LFC International Football Academy DSK. It will have a world class residential complex, full size pitches, practice areas, classrooms, residential, medical facilities, lecture theatre and canteen. This is the first time an English football club has partnered with an Indian team to help them bring through local talent.

11. Photographer Greg du Toit was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 by the panel of international judges. The winners of 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition were announced on 17 October 2013 at the awards ceremony held at Natural History Museum in London. He was given the award for his image Essence of elephants-an energetic and lively portrait of African elephants in the Northern Tuli Games Reserve in Botswana. Greg du Toit is from South Africa. He won the award beating almost 43000 contestants from across 96 countries. Chair of the judging panel was wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg. 12. Fourteen-year-old photographer from India Udayan Rao Pawar won the award as Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 for his image Mothers little headful. 13. Private sector lender Yes Bank and credit rating company Care Ratings have entered into an agreement to offer services and products in the small and medium enterprise (SME) segment. The collaboration will also work towards creating awareness on the importance of external ratings for SMEs, and funding avenues through knowledge dissemination workshops. 14. Noted Marathi playwright and political thinker Govind P Deshpande died on 16 October 2013 due to age-related ailments. He was 75. G P Deshpande won acclaim for his plays including Udhvasta Dharmashala

and Satyashodhak. (His famous Satyashodhak centred on the mission of pioneering social reformer Mahatma Phule). His most well known plays are Udhwastha Dharamshala , Raastey , Andhar Yatra and Satyashodhak .

1. Bank Rate: The interest rate at which at central bank lends money to commercial banks. Often these loans are very short in duration. Managing the bank rate is a preferred method by which central banks can regulate the level of economic activity. Lower bank rates can help to expand the economy, when unemployment is high, by lowering the cost of funds for borrowers. Conversely, higher bank rates help to reign in the economy, when inflation is higher than desired. 2. Repo: Repo is Repurchase Agreement. An agreement to sell a security for a specified price and to buy it back later at another specified price. A repo is essentially a secured loan. 3. Repo Rate: Whenever the banks have any shortage of funds they can borrow it form RBI. Repo rate is the rate at which commercial banks borrows rupees from RBI. A reduction in the repo rate will help banks to get money at cheaper rate. When the repo rate increases borrowing form RBI becomes more expensive. 4. Reverse Repo Rate: Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which RBI borrows money from

commercial banks. Banks are always happy to lend money to RBI since their money is in the safe hands with a good interest. An increase in reverse repo rate can cause the banks to transfer more funds to RBI due to this attractive interest rates. One factor which encourages an organisation to enter into reverse repo is that it earns some extra income on its otherwise idle cash. 5. CRR (Cash Reverse Ratio): CRR is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with RBI. If RBI increases CRR, the available amount with the banks comes down. RBI is using this method (increase of CRR), to drain out the excessive money from the banks. 6. SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio): SLR is the amount a commercial banks needs to maintain in the form of cash, or gold, or govt. approved securities (Bonds) before providing credit to its customers. SLR rate is determined and maintained by RBI in order to control the expansion of the bank credit. Need of SLR: With the SLR, the RBI can ensure the solvency of a commercial banks. It is also helpful to control the expansion of the Bank credits. By changing SLR rates, RBI can increase or decrease bank credit expansion. Also through SLR, RBI compels the commercial banks to invest in the government securities like govt. bonds. Main use of SLR: SLR is used to control inflation and propel growth. Through SLR rate the money supply in the system can be controlled effectively.

7. Marginal Standing Facility (MSF): MSF rate is the rate at which banks borrow funds overnight from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against approved government securities. ii. This came into effect in may 2011. Under the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF), currently banks avail funds from the RBI on overnight basis against their excess statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) holdings. iii. Additionally, they can also avail funds on overnight basis below the stipulated SLR up to 1 per cent of their respective Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) outstanding at the end of second preceding fortnight. Why (MSF) is it required: Banks borrow money from RBI at MSF rate when there is an acute cash shortage or acute asset-liability mismatch. This does not carry any stigma. Size of MSF: Minimum amount of Rs. One crore and in multiples of Rs. One crore thereafter. Current RBI Policy & Reserve Rates: 1. Repo Rate 7.50% 2. Reverse Repo 6.50% 3. CRR 4% 4. SLR 23% 5. MSF 9.00% 6. Bank Rate 9.00% 8. Commercial Paper: Commercial Paper (CP) is an unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of a promissory note. Corporates, primary dealers (PDs) and the All-India Financial

Institutions (FIs) are eligible to issue CP. Maturity period: between a minimum of 7 days and a maximum of up to one year from the date of issue. CP can be issued in denominations of Rs.5 lakh or multiples thereof. Only a scheduled bank can act as an IPA (Issuing and Paying Agent) for issuance of CP. 9. Treasury Bills: Treasury bills (T-bills) offer short-term investment opportunities, generally up to one year. They are thus useful in managing short-term liquidity. At present, the Government of India issues three types of treasury bills through auctions, namely, 91-day, 182-day and 364day. There are no treasury bills issued by State Governments. Treasury bills are available for a minimum amount of Rs.25,000 and in multiples of Rs. 25,000. Treasury bills are issued at a discount and are redeemed at par. Treasury bills are also issued under the Market Stabilization Scheme (MSS). 10. Certificates of Deposit (CD): Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a negotiable money market instrument and issued in dematerialised form or as a Usance Promissory Note against funds deposited at a bank or other eligible financial institution for a specified time period. Note: CDs can be issued by (i) scheduled commercial banks {excluding Regional Rural Banks and Local Area Banks}; and (ii) select All-India Financial Institutions (FIs) that have been permitted by RBI Minimum amount of a CD should be Rs.1 lakh, and in

multiples of Rs. 1 lakh thereafter. The maturity period of CDs issued by banks should not be less than 7 days and not more than one year, from the date of issue. 11. Fiscal Deficit: A deficit in the government budget of a country and represents the excess of expenditure over income. So this is the amount of borrowed funds require by the government to meet its expenditures completely. 12. Direct Tax: A direct tax is that which is paid directly by someone to taxing authority. Income tax and property tax are an examples of direct tax. They are not shifted to somebody else. 13. Indirect Tax: This type of tax is not paid by someone to the authorities and it is actually passed on to the other in the form of increased cost. They are levied on goods and services produced or purchased. Excise Tax, Sales Tax, Vat, Entertainment tax are indirect taxes. 14. NOSTRO Account: A Nostro account is maintained by an Indian Bank in the foreign countries. 15. VOSTRO Account: A Vostro account is maintained by a foreign bank in India with their corresponding bank. Q. 1 Which of the following banks has won the Golden Peacock Award for excellence in corporate governance 2013? [A]SBI

[B]Syndicate Bank [C]Canara Bank [D]Vijaya Bank Answer: [C]Canara Bank Q. 2 The Cabinet Committee on Investments has been set-up to address which of the following___? [A]To submit a report on the hurdles creating bottle-necks on the economy [B]To boost big ticket investments and untangle red-tapism [C]To fast track disinvestment in PSUs [D]To attract foreign investment into India to attract foreign investment into India Answer: [B]To boost big ticket investments and untangle red-tapism Q. 3 Which one of the following was the purpose of appointment of Rangachary committee? [A]Taxation of software Development Centres & IT Sector [B]Taxation of Biotechnology and Pharmacy sector [C]Taxation of MSME sector [D]None of the above Answer: [B]Taxation of Biotechnology and Pharmacy sector Q. 4 Which of the following statement is true about SpiNNaker project? [A]It is a project to develop human brained robots [B]A novel computer architecture, inspired by fundamental structure & function of human brain. *C+It is a project to develop worlds fastest super computer [D]A project to send some animals on other terrestrial planets

Answer: [B]A novel computer architecture, inspired by fundamental structure & function of human brain. Q. 5 Who among the following has won International Press Institute Award for excellence in Journalism? [A]Tilak Kumar [B]Karan Thapar [C]Vyasa Rao [D] N Ravi Answer: [B]Karan Thapar Q. 6 According to Global Agewatch Index (2013), which of the following ranked first in the best place in the world to be old? [A]Norway [B]Sweden [C]France [D]Japan Answer: [B]Sweden Q. 7 Recently (October, 2013), Indira Ghandi International airport signed a MoU called Sister Airport Agreement with which airport? [A]Birmingham Airport [B]Glasgow Airport [C]Tokyo Airport [D]Durban Airport... Answer: [A]Birmingham Airport Q. 8 Which of the following are India's largest onion producing states? [A]Maharashtra,Karnataka, Gujarat [B]Maharashtra,Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan [C]Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh [D]Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat Answer:[A]Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat Q. 9 Approximately, how many Foreign Institutional Investors are registered in India as of April 2013?

[A]1100 [B]1300 [C]1700 [D]2200 Answer: [C]1700 Q. 10 The "Alamatti dam" has been constructed across which of the following river? [A]Cauvery [B]Tungabadra [C]Krishna [D]Godavari Answer: [C]Krishna COMMITTEES ON VARIOUS SECTORS IN ECONOMY : 1. A C SHAH NON BANKING FINANCIAL COMPANY 2. BIMAN JALAN MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE INSTRNMENTS 3. MALEGAM FUNCTIONING OF MICRO FINANCE 4. BIRLA CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 5. KIRITH PARIKH RATIONALISATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 6. CHATURVEDI IMRPOVING NATIONAL HIGHWAYS 7. SR HASHIM URBAN POVERTY 8. ABHIJIT SEN WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX

9. C RANGARAJAN SERVICES PRICES INDEX AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION 10. ABID HUSSAIN DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITAL MARKETS 11. DAMADORAN CUSTOMER SERVICE IN BANKS 12. KHANDELWAL HUMAN RESOURCE IN COMMERCIAL BANKS 13. PATIL CORPORATE DEBT 14. V K SHARMA CREDIT TO MARGINAL FARMERS 15. SARANGI NON PERFORMING ASSETS 16. KHANNA REGIONAL RURAL BANKS 17. DANTAWALA LEAD BANK SCHEME 18. GADGIL FINANCIAL INCLUSION 19. THORAT DEREGULATION OF SMALL SAVING DEPOSIT RATES 20. DEEPAK MOHANTY MONETARY SYSTEM IN INDIA 21. RAGHURAM RAJAN FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS 22. NARESH CHANDRA CIVIL AVIATION 23. RAKESH MOHAN RAILWAYS

24. KAKODKAR RAIL SAFETY 25. PITRODA RAIL MODERNIZATION List of all Tennis Tournaments & Winners 2013: Grand Slams: 1. US Open 2013 Mens Single: Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeated Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Womens Single: Serena Williams (U.S.A) defeated Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) Mens Doubles: Leander Paes (India) and Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) defeated Alexander Peya (Austria) and Bruno Soares (Brazil) Women's Doubles: Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic ) & Lucie Hradecka(Czech Republic) defeating Ashleigh Barty (Australia) & Casey Dellacqua (Australia) Mixed Doubles: Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic) & Max Mirnyi (Belarus) defeated Abigail Spears (U.S.A) & Santiago Gonzlez (Mexico) 2. Wimbeldon Open 2013 Mens Single: Andy Murray(Scotland) defeated Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Womens Single: Marion Bartoli (France) defeated Sabine Lisick (Germany) Mens Doubles: Bob Bryan (U.S.A)and Mike Bryan (U.S.A) defeated Ivan Dodig (Croatia) & Marcelo Melo (Brazil) Women's Doubles: Peng Shuai (China) & Hsieh Su-wei (Chinese Taipei) defeated Ashleigh Barty (Australia ) &Casey Dellacqua (Australia) Mixed Doubles: Daniel Nestor (Canada) & Kristina Mladenovic (France) defeated Bruno Soares (Brazil) & Lisa Raymond (U.S.A) 3. French Open 2013 Mens Single: Rafael Nadal (Spain) Defeated David Ferrer (Spain) Womens Single: Serena Willimas (USA) Defeated Maria Sharapova (Russia) Mens Doubles: Bob Bryan (USA) and Mike Bryan (USA) Defeated Michael Llodra (France) & Nicolas Mahut (France) Women's Doubles: Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) & Elena Vesnina(Russia) Defeated Sara Errani(Italy) & Roberta Vinci (Italy) Mixed doubles: Frantisek Cermak (Czech Republic)and Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) defeated Daniel Nestor(Canada) and Kristina Mladenovic (France)

4. Australian Open 2013 Men Single: Novak Djokovic(Serbia) Defeated Andy Murray(Scotland) Women Single: Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) Defeated Li Na (china) Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan (USA) & Mike Byan (USA) Defeated Robin haase (Netherlands) & Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) Women's Double: Sara Errani(Italy) and Roberta Vinci(Italy) Defeated Ashlegh Barty (Australia) and Casey Dellaqua (Australia) Mixed Doubles: Jarmila Gajdosova (Australia) & Matthew Ebden (Australia) Defeated Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) & Frantisek Cermak (Czech Republic) Others: 1. Miami Open 2013 Andy Murray(Scotland) Ferrer(Spain) beat David

Serena Williams (USA) beat Maria Sharapova(Russia) 2. Italian Open 2013 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) Serena Williams (USA) defeated Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)

3. Madrid Open 2013 Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) Serena Williams (USA) beat Maria Sharapova (Russia) IBPS PO Special - New Appointment ( From March 2013...... ) 1. Amol Rajan appointed as Independent editor. 2. Bobby Ghosh is Time International editor. 3. Kamala Devi Harris is an American attorney. 4. Senate approves James Comey as new FBI director. 5. Susan Rice named as Obama's new National Security Advisor. 6. Haryana cadre IPS Sharad Kumar to be new NIA chief. 7. Shashi Kant Sharma, an IAS officer of the 1976 batch from Bihar cadre----------- CAG of India . 8. P. Sathasivam takes oath as new Chief Justice of India

9. World Trade Organization names Brazilian as new chief---------Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo. 10. Antigua's Ambassador to the United Nations, John Ashe, has been elected President of the United Nations General Assembly. 11. Obama Names Veteran Troubleshooter to Afghanistan-Pakistan Post-----------James F. Dobbins. 12. Siddha Ramaiah sworn in as new Karnataka chief minister ------- 22nd . 13. Indian High Commissioner to Maldives Rajeev Shahare. 14. Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. 15. Priyadarshini Govind appointed director of Kalakshetra. 16. Sunil Soni appointed Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards. 17. Hemant Soren becomes Jharkhand CM, heads 9th government in 13 years. 18. Jiji Thomson. Director General, SAI. 19. NRI Sunil Chopra elected as the Deputy Mayor of a London Borough.

20. Kushal Singh appointed as NCPCR chairperson---National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). 21. Laxman Singh Rathore, the Director General of Meteorology & Permanent Representative of India with World Meteorological Organization. 22. Subhash Kumar appointed as the New Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand. 23. Krishnakumar Natarajan-----------------NASSCOM Chairman 24.Som Mittal-------------------------NASSCOM President 25. Dr Manmohan Singh appoints Rentala Chandrasekhar as NTRO chief---National Technical Research Organisation. 26. Senior IPS officer Krishna Chaudhary -------- Director General, National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence. 27. New chief of Direct Benefits Transfer Scheme--------- S Sundareshan. 28. Qatar's new young emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. 29. N. R. Narayana Murthy---------------------(Executive Chairman) Infosys 30. S. D. Shibulal-------------------------------(CEO & MD) Infosys

31. S. Gopalakrishnan-(Executive Vice Chairman, former Co-Chairman) Infosys 32. K. Vaman Kamath is the Lead Independent Director of Infosys Limited , Infosys 33. E.K. Bharat Bhushan has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Kerala. 34. Hindustan Times has appointed Nicholas Dawes, editor-in-chief of Mail and Guardian (M&G), a leading South African paper. 35. Tomas Brunegrd, chairman of Swedens Stampen Media Group, is the new president of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. 36. Foreign Minister of Argentina Mr. Hector Marcos. 37. Pak Pong-ju served as the Premier of North Korea since elected by the DPRK's Supreme People's Assembly. 38. Recep Tayyip Erdoan is the 25th and current Prime Minister of Turkey. 39. Hassan Rohani is Iran's president. 40. Foreign Minister of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.. 41. Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has appointed Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as chief executive officer.

42. Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak is a Malaysian politician who has been the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia. 43. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is the 4th and current President of Mongolia. 44. Amisha Sethi appointed commercial officer at AirAsia India . chief

54. Foreign Secretary------------------- Sujatha Singh. 55. Union finance secretary ------------- Rajiv Takru . 56. Economic Affairs Arvind Mayaram . Secretary----------

57. Information and broadcasting (I&B) secretary--------Bimal Julka 58. Secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)------M F Farooqui 59. PML-N leader Ayaz Sadiq elected Speaker of Pak Parliament. 60. Moin Khan, the former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper, has been appointed the chief selector of the Pakistan national cricket team. 61. Najam Sethi named PCB's interim chairman. 62. Kanji Ram became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistan's Punjab assembly after Seth Bharta Ram. 63. Pakistan High Commissioner in India--------Salman Bashir . 64. Raja Zafrul Haq---------chairman of PMLN.

45. AirAsia's chief executive officer Tony Fernandes . 46. AirAsia India CEO Mittu Chandilya. 47. AirAsia India appoints TCS' S Ramadorai as Chairman. 48. Tata Group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata will be the chief advisor to the board of AirAsia India. 49. AirAsia has been named the World's Best and Asia's Best Low Cost Airline . 50. Tony Fernandes announced as new owner of Queens Park Rangers. 51. Cabinet Secretary--------------------- Shri Ajit Kumar Seth . 52. Union home secretary---------------- Anil Goswami . 53. Secretary of Defense---------------- R K Mathur .

65. TCA Raghavan is India's new envoy to Pakistan. 66. Arunachal Pradesh--- Nirbhay Sharma 29 May 2013 67. Bihar-------------------------- D. Y. Patil 9 March 2013 68. Kerala-----------------------Nikhil Kumar 9 March 2013 69. Meghalaya---------------------------K. K. Paul 1 July 2013 70. Nagaland--------------- Ashwani Kumar 9 March 2013 71. Odisha----------------- S. C. Jamir 9 March 2013 72. Sikkim------- Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil 1 July 2013 73. Tripura----------- Devanand Konwar 9 March 2013 74. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lieutenant-Governor A. K. Singh 1 July 2013 75. Delhi---- Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung 1 July 2013 76. Puducherry------ Lieutenant-Governor Virendra Kataria 1 July 2013 77. Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak.

78. Paraguayan president Federico Franco (Colorado Party ). 79. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. 80. Parliamentary Speaker Abdul Hamid sworn in as Bangladesh President to replace Zillur Rahman, who died. 81. .Infosys' S Gopalakrishnan is the new CII President. 82. Secretary in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ---------- Amarjit Singh . 83. Axis new President Retail Banking ---------------- Rajiv Anand 84. Shri Sunil Kumar has taken over as Managing Director, Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). 85. Senior IAS officer Sudhir Bhargava was Tuesday appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 86. Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien unanimously elected the Chairman of the prestigious Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) in Bangkok. 87. N. N. Vohra His Excellency Governor of Jammu & Kashmir & Chancellor, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University. 88. New head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission ------- Mary Jo White

89. N Ravi, Director of Kasturi and Sons Limited, publisher of "The Hindu" newspaper, has been unanimously elected President of the Editors Guild of India. 90. Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Arjan Kumar Sikri and Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Sharad Arvind Bobde as new judges of Supreme Court. 91. Ajay S Shriram, chairman and senior managing director of DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd (DSCL) is president designate of CII for the year 2013-2014. 92. Ms. Rashida Manjoo (South Africa) was appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women. 93. Narendra Kumar has taken over as Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL). 94. Raninder Singh re-elected president of National Rifle Association of India. 95. Jeev Milkha Singh becomes Volvo India brand ambassador. 96. Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA new chairman -------------- Amarnath Sengupta . 97. The Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) Vice Chairman ------------- P. Devadas

98. Hockey India set to appoint foreign goalkeeping coach------------Greg Clarke (junior men's team coach). 99. Sania Mirza joins Indian Tennis Players Association as Vice President. 100. Chairman of Commission (SSC) Bhattacharyya . Staff ----Selection Amitava

101. Computer Society of India elected H.R. Mohan as its Vice-President-Cum-President. 102. Sikkimese woman who captained the U.S. Army------------Former Sikkimese Chief Minister Narbahadur Bhandaris daughter Perilla Bhandari Swartz . 103. Delhi-born Sunil Chopra elected as the Deputy Mayor of London Borough. 104. Ajay Devgn, Bangladeshi singer Runa Laila and Oscar-winning Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy have been named as SAARC Goodwill Ambassadors for HIV/AIDS. 105. Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza gets over $10-mn pay package. 106. Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will run Asian football for the next two years after the Bahraini won a three-way election for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

107. P Sathasivam to be new Chief Justice of India. 108. National President of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) -------------------------------- C. Shekhar Reddy . 109. Chief Justice for High Court of Himachal Pradesh -------- Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar . 110. Who was named Philanthropist of the Year at the third edition of the annual Asian Awards----- Narayana Murthy . 111. Professor M Aslam has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) . 112. Sundar Pichai, Google senior VP of Chrome and Android. 113. Harmanpreet Kaur Named Captain of the Indian Women's Cricket team . 114. Tushar Arothe is coach of Indian women's cricket team. 115. Harvard professor Ashish Nanda is set to take over as director of IIM Ahmedabad. 116. Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini . 117. SAI (Sports Authority of India ) Director General Jiji Thomson .

118. Prahlad Joshi appointed Karnataka BJP president 119. Bhaichung Bhutia Appointed as the Chairman of the AIFFs Technical Committee 120. Aniruddha Bahal, Editor, CobraPost 121. Indias new High Commissioner to Maldives Rajeev Shahare 122. Justice Mukul Mudgal, former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court 123. Julia Pearson New CIA Director 124. Indian ambassador to Egypt Navdeep Suri 125. Chairman of CII Karnataka ----------------- Soumitra Bhattacharya . 126. Dinesh K Sarraf will be the new Chairman and Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) 127. Deepak Sandhu will be appointed as next Chief Information Officer. 128. Indian Weightlifting Federation president Birendra Prasad Baishya has been appointed as the chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation in the executive board meeting of the world body in Beijing. 129. Malala Yousafzai won 2013 International Children's Peace Prize 130. Navi Pillay, UN high commissioner for human rights

131. Vice President of Afghanistan Mohammed Karim Khalili 132. Rajeev Rishi took over as the CMD of Central Bank of India 133. ZANU-PF party of President Robert Mugabe,Zimbawe 134. Rakesh Sethi took charge as Executive Director at the Union Bank of India. 135. Special Envoy of India for Sudan and South Sudan,PS Raghavan 136. Ms Runa Laila, SAARC Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS made Maiden Visit to India 137. Ali Asghar Soltanieh is Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Geneva. 138. Nishi Vasudeva was today selected to head Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), the first woman ever to head a Navranta PSU. 139. Bhartiya Mahila Bank Ltd CEO --------Usha Anatha Subramanyam. 140. Executive Director of the Union Bank of India-------- Rakesh Sethi. 141. US ambassador to United Nations--------- Samantha Power. 142. PMs Special Envoy to visit Japan --------------------- Ashwani Kumar. 143. My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions------------ APJ Abdul Kalam. 144. Director General of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) -------------- Dilip Trivedi. 145. Retirement announced Microsoft CEO---------- Steve Ballmer. 146. UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) Goodwill Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan.

147. Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society -------- Ratan Thiyam. 148. Nepals new Indian ambassador---------------- Ranjit Rae. 149. Youngest member of the present Parliament ------------------ Ramya 150. Foreign Minister of Tuvalu----------------Taukelina Finikaso. 151. Prime Minister of Bhutan------------------- Tshering Tobgay 152. New Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court ------------------ Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana. 153. Foreign Minister of Nicaragua------------------ Samuel Santos Lopez. 154. Amitabh Bachchan joined UN Campaign The World Needs More. 155. D.Bala Venkatesh Varma appointed Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament. 156. First case of human to human Transmission of H7N9 Bird Flu Virus reported in China. 157. Raghuram Govind Rajan Appointed as the 23rd Governor of RBI. 158. Bhim Sain Bassi Took Charge as the 20th Delhi Police Commissioner . 159. United Bank of India: Ms. Archana Bhargav (Chairman & MD) 160. Allahabad Bank: Ms Shubhalakshmi Panse (Chairman & MD) 161. ICICI Bank: Ms.Chanda Kochhar (MD & CEO) 162. Axis Bank: Ms Shikha Sharma (MD & CEO) 163. UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has appointed a Pakistani army general, Lt Gen

Maqsood Ahmed, as the Military Adviser for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. 164. L C Goyal has been appointed as the new Secretary in the ministry of Rural Development. 165. Indias IT major Wipro will enter the National Stock Exchanges 50-share Nifty index. 166. Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corp, Steve Ballmer, announced his retirement as chief executive. Microsoft may consider Satya Nadella, India-born executive, as next Microsoft CEO. 167. V Kannan Chairman & Managing Director of Vijaya Bank. 168. Suresh N Patel as Executive Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce 169. Pumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, of South Africa, took over as the new head of the the UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women). 170. Yahoo Inc has appointed veteran technology executive and Silicon Valley investor Maynard Webb as its new chairman. 171. Syndicate Bank has appointed "Sankaran Bhaskar Iyer" as workmen employee director on the board of directors. 172. Brand ambassadors of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) ------------ Deepika Padukone and Aamir Khan. 173. Chairman of selection committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna award-- Billiards legend Michael Ferreira. 174. RBI Governor------------- Raghuram Govinda Rajan.

175. SEBI-------------------------U.K. Sinha 176. NABARD--------------------Prakash Bakshi 177. FICCI----------------------Naina Lal Kidwai 178. NASSCOM----------------Krishna kumar Natrajan 179. ASSOCHAM---------------Rana Kapoor 180. SBI-----------------------Pratip Chaudhary 181. IRDA----------------------T.S.Vijayan 182. World Bank----------------Jim Yong Kim 183. National Stock Exchange----------------Chitra Ramkrishna 184. Bombay Stock Exchange-----------------Ashish Chauhan 185. CAG-------------------------------Shashi Kant Sharma 186. Chief Economic advisor and Vice President of IMF------Kaushik Bas 187. Union Finance secretary-------------Rajiv Takru 188. Union Economic secretary---------Aravind Mayaram 189. First women MD in SBI -------------Arundhathi Bhattacharya.

190. First women Bank CEO---------- Usha Anathasubramanian 191. Standard Chartered-------------Sandeep Das 192. National Spot Exchange (NSEL)---------Saji Cherian Limited

202. CBDT chief---------------- Sudha Sharma 203. Lic Chairman ------------ S K Roy. 204. LIC MD------------- S.B. Mainak . 205. A.K. Roy -----------Chairman Managing Director, GIC. cum

193. Rakesh Sethi ------- Executive Director of Union Bank of India . 194. Rajeev Rishi----------------------- CMD of Central Bank of India. 195. Institute of Cost Accountants of India new president------- Suresh Chandra Mohanty. 196. New Chairman of GST Panel-------------Abdul Rahim Rather. 197. Indian Banks' Association President-------- K R Kamath. (IBA)

206. M.V. Tanksale---------Chairman & Managing Director, Central Bank of India . 207. Sh. Sharad Kumar, IPS has joined NIA as the Director. 208. Dilip Trivedi General of the CRPF. appointed Director

209. Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana Appointed New Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court 210. Vinay Mittal appointed as Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) member 211. Suresh Chandra Mohanty Elected as the New President of ICAI 212. Arvind Sharma Re-Elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India 213. Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil appointed new Governor of Sikkim 214. Sunil Soni appointed Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards

198. President of Asian Development Bank Board ----- Takehiko Nakao 199. S Gopalakrishnan----------- President of the industry body (CII) 200. Rajan Bharti Mittal ------------ President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India. 201. MRP Rao------------------- Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in NTPC

215. Anil Chait, took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) 216. Darren Lehmann appointed Coach of Australian Cricket Team 217. Susan Elizabeth Rice Appointed as the National Security Adviser to Obama 218. Avinash Chander appointed as the New chief of Defence Research Development Organiastion(DRDO) 219. Kushal Singh Appointed as the Chairperson of NCPCR 220. Laxman Singh Rathore Elected as the Member of Executive Council of WMO 221. Brazil's Roberto Azevedo appointed Head of World Trade Organization 222. Staffan de Mistura appointed as Italian Special Envoy to India in Marines Case 223. Subhash Kumar appointed as the New Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand. 224. Ramsar Convention appointed Dr. Christopher Briggs as its new Secretary General. 225. Subhash Kumar appointed as the New Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand

226. Giorgio Napolitano Re-elected as the President of Italy to serve a Second Term 227. Aruna Bahuguna became First Women Special DG of CRPF 228. H.R. Mohan elected as the New Vice President of Computer Society 229. Sunil Kumar Took Over as the Managing Director of CRIS 230. Uhuru Kenyatta Sworn-In as the President of Kenya. 231. Narendra Kumar Verma appointed Director for Exploration of ONGC 232. United Nation (UN) Women chief --------------- Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka 233. New High Commissioner of Singapore to India------------- Lim Thuan Kuan. 234. Depty Head of UN Mission in Mali ---------------- Abdoulaye Bathily. 235. President of Mali ----------------- Ibrahim Boubacar Keits 236. National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) appointed Saji Cherian. 237. Prime Minister of Italy--------------------------Enrico Letta. 238. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for the second term-------------N N Vohra.

239. Coach of the Junior Hockey Mens National Team------------------Gregg Clark. 240. Vice Chairman of Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) for fiscal 2013-14---------P. Devadas 241. President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)-------------Raninder Singh. 242. Chairman Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA)-----------Amarnath Sengupta 243. Secretary in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)------------------Amarjit Singh 244. Director (Personnel) of Electronics Corporation of India Ltd-------------V.S.B. Babu 245. Next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York--------------Asoke Kumar Mukerji 246. Head of the Securities and Exchange Commission---------------------Mary Jo White. 247. Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL)---------------------Narendra Kumar 248. Chairman of Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd-----------------------------------G V Prasad 249. Governor of the Bank of Japan-----------------------------------------Haruhiko Kuroda 250. John Ashe elected as the President of UN General Assembly: 251. Elbegdorj Tsakhia new Mongolia President 252. New Bangladesh President: Abdul Hamid 253. New King of Netherlands: WillemAlexander

254. Nicolas Maduro New President of Venezuela 255. Horacio Cartes New President of Paraguays 256. XI Jinping New President of China (succeeded Hu Jintao). 257. Rafael Correa Ecuadors President 258. Indian-American Nisha Biswal to be US assistant secretary of state for South Asia 259. "Regional Director" for WHO SouthEast Asia Region---------------------Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh 260. Hun Sen is the Prime Minister of Cambodia and leader of the Cambodian People's Party 261. Syria's Opposition National Council elected Ahmad Toameh as its Interim Prime Minister 262. President of Mali --------------------------Ibrahim Boubacar Keits 263. New United states ambassador to the united nations -------------- Samantha Power 264. Head of Atomic Energy organisation in Iran----------------Ali Akbar Salehi 265. Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Mr. Filippo Grandi 266. iGate names former Infosys board member Ashok Vemuri as CEO 267. Cabinet Secretary--------------------- Shri Ajit Kumar Seth . 268. Union home secretary---------------- Anil Goswami . 269. Secretary of Defense---------------- R K Mathur .

270. Foreign Sujatha Singh.

Secretary-------------------

Santosh Chowdhury gets health & family welfare #singla Join https://gkindiajobs.com/ for daily gk and jobs updates. 207Like Share Top Comments 115 people like this. 15 oct,2013 1. "International Day of Rural women" was observed on 15 October 2013 across the world to recognize the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty. The Day recognizes rural womens importance in enhancing agricultural and rural development worldwide. 2. CBI registers case against Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and former Coal Secretary P C Parekh in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks.It is the 14th FIR in its ongoing coal scam, along with raids at several places. 3. In a first-of-its-kind initiative to promote use of clean technology, India on Tuesday signed an agreement with Finland to produce indigenous ethanol and reduce countrys dependence on its import. The

271. Union finance secretary ------------Rajiv Takru . 272. Economic Affairs Secretary---------Arvind Mayaram . 273. Information and broadcasting (I&B) secretary--------Bimal Julka . 274. Former Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal has been appointed as member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). 275. Germany's Thomas Bach -------------IOC president 276. Bal Sekhar, the new secretary general of Lok Sabha 277. Cabinet ministers: Oscar Fernandes gets roads and highways ministry Girija Vyas becomes housing and urban development and poverty alleviation minister Sis Ram Ola becomes labour and employment minister K S Rao gets textiles ministry 278. Ministers of state: EMS Natchiyappan takes oath as MoS commerce and industry J D Seelam becomes MoS finance Manikrao Gavit gets social justice and empowerment

agreement was inked between Finnish Minister for European Affairs Alexander Stubb and Indias Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Panabaka Lakshmi in New Delhi. 4. Tourism Ministry launches an innovative website to make it easy for tourists to walk or drive through the most-visited cities in India by providing all tourism-related information at one place. The Ministry join hands with IT firm Genesys for launching Walking Tours at www.wonobo.com. 5. President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday conferred the Presidential Award for Classical Tamil 2009-10 and 2010-11 at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. Dr. Iravathram Mahadevan received prestigious Tolkappiyar award for his immense contribution in the area of Epigraphy. President also conferred Young Scholar Awards to Dr. T. Suresh, Dr. S. Kalpana, Dr. R. Chandrasekhar , Dr. Vaani Arivaalan and Dr. C. Muthamizhselvan for showing excellence in Tamil studies.

and close-in weapon system (CIWS). INS Sunayna will strengthen the Indian Navy capability to safeguard the maritime interests. 7. The Election Commission of India ordered on 13 October 2013 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. 8. Australian Terry Walsh is set to be appointed as head coach of the Indian mens hockey team after the Sports Authority of India recommended his name to the Sports Ministry. Walshs name has been forwarded to the Sports Ministry and his appointment will be cleared in a weeks time. 9. Indian actor Kumar Pallana, who played the memorable role of a janitor in Tom Hanks starrer 'The Terminal' and worked in many Wes Anderson movies, has died. He was 94. Pallana was a scene stealer as an Indian janitor who enjoyed watching people slip on his freshly cleaned floors in the Steven Spielberg directed movie. 10. Novak Djokovic on 15 October 2013 defeated Juan Del Potro 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3)

6. The Indian Navy on 15 October 2013 inducted into service its largest offshore patrol vessel (OPV), INS Sunayna, at the Southern Naval Command. The ship was designed and built by the public sector Goa Shipyard. The ship is equipped with the most advanced communication, navigation and electronic warfare equipment besides a 76-mm SRGM (Super Rapid Gun Mount),

to win a second straight trophy at the Shanghai Masters in China. Djokovic earned victory on the first of three match points in the third-set tiebreaker after Del Potro saved two Djokovic match-winners in the tenth game of the set. Novak Djokovic won a fourth Beijing trophy over the past five years when he beat Nadal last week. Djokovic is from Serbia. Djokovic, at present owns five titles this season and 39 in his career. 11. Oscar Hijuelos, the Cuban-American writer died on 13 October 2013 in New York City. He was 62 years old and died because of heart attack. He was the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize. He is survived by his wife. 12. BCCI confirms Sachin Tendulkar will play his 200th and farewell Test at the Wankhede Stadium in his home town Mumbai. Nobel Prize in Physics: Peter Higgs of Britain and Francois Englert of Belgium "for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider" Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: The prize was shared by Americans James E. Rothman of Yale and Randy W. Schekman

of the University of California, Berkeley and German-American Dr. Thomas C. Sudhof of the Stanford University School of Medicine. "for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells". Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Martin Karplus of the University of Strasbourg, France and Michael Levitt of the Stanford University School of Medicine, and Arieh Warshel of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. "for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems". Nobel Prize in Literature: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2013 was awarded to Canada's Alice Munro "master of the contemporary short story". Nobel Peace Prize: The "Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(OPCW)" wins the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. "for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons". Nobel Prize in Economics: Eugene F. Fama, Robert J. Shiller and Lars Peter Hansen (All Americans) "for their empirical analysis of asset prices" 13 & 14 oct,2013 1. International Day for Disaster Reduction(13th Cotober). It's objective is to raise awareness of how people are taking action to reduce their risk to disasters. The theme of the day this year is "Living with Disability and Disasters". Persons living with disabilities are among the most excluded in

the society and their plight is magnified when a disaster strikes. This year, the focus is on some one billion people around the world who live with some form of disability. 2. World Standards Day(14th October).It is celebrated internationally each year on October 14. This year's theme is International standards ensure positive change. International standards represent the consensus view of the worlds leading experts in industry sectors ranging from energy utilities and energy efficiency to transportation, management systems, climate change, healthcare, safety and information and communication technology (ICT).

Nobel Peace Prize-winning (OPCW) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Kaag is charged with overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile by 30th June, in line with a resolution passed by the Security Council last month. 5. Gold loan company Muthoot Finance Ltd has been bestowed with Golden Peacock Award for HR Excellence for 2013 at a function in London. Baroness Verma, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy and Climate, Government of United Kingdom, presented the award to George M. Jacob, Director, Muthoot Group. 6. ING Vysya Bank has entered into a business tie-up with Indian Railways IRCTC to offer online train ticketing services to its customers. This facility enables ING Vysya Banks customers to book train tickets using ING Net Banking or ING debit cards. Over 1 lakh tickets were booked during the first month of the launch, the bank said in a statement. 7. National Housing Bank (NHB) has joined hands with UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID) to launch an affordable housing project that will operate in eight low-income States. This is the first time that NHB has come up with a project that caters to specified States, said R.V. Verma, Chairman & Managing Director of NHB here today. The project will operate in the eight States of Rajasthan, Madhya

3. Eugene F. Fama, Robert J. Shiller and Lars Peter Hansen shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on how the market prices of assets such as stocks move. The three laureates, all Americans, laid the foundation for the current understanding of asset prices, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which selects the winner, said today in Stockholm.

4. The head of the United Nations named Sigrid Kaag to lead the UN's joint mission with the chemical weapons watchdog tasked with eliminating Syria's arsenal. The UN Security Council, which is set to vote on Kaag's nomination Wednesday, has formally approved a first joint mission with the

Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. 8. Private sector insurer Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI) today launched a participating traditional plan, BSLI Savings Plan, with guaranteed additions for the first five years of the policy term. The plan is a savings-cum-insurance option that aims to provide secured growth to savings and comprehensive financial protection from the risk of unfortunate death. BSLI is a joint venture between the Aditya Birla Group and Sun Life Financial Inc, a leading international financial services organisation from Canada. 9. ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has won two onland oil blocks in Myanmar, strengthening its presence in the south-east Asian nation. OVL, which has stakes in the A-1 and A-3 gas discovery blocks and three other offshore acreages in Myanmar, was last week awarded two oil and gas exploration blocks in that country's Onshore Blocks Second Bidding Round - 2013. The firm got Blocks B-2 (Zebyutaung-Nandaw) and EP-3 (Thegon-Shwegu), according to the list of winners released by Myanmar's Energy Ministry. 10. Retail inflation rose marginally to 9.84 per cent in September, mainly due to a hike in food prices, particularly of vegetables. Retail inflation measured in terms of consumer price index (CPI) was at 9.52 per cent in August. Retail inflation for rural and

urban areas in September stood at 9.71 per cent and 9.93 per cent, respectively. The same was 8.93 per cent and 10.32 per cent (revised figures) in August. For CPI inflation, price data are collected from select towns by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and from select villages by the Department of Posts. 11. Former Union minister, freedom fighter and environmentalist Mohan Dharia, who quit the Indira Gandhi government against imposition of Emergency, died here today of chronic kidney failure. He was 89. A recipient of Padma Vibhushan, the highest Padma award, in 2005, Dharia retired from active politics in 1982 and formed Vanrai, an organisation dedicated to the cause of conservation and social forestry. Interestingly,even though a bitter critic of Indira Gandhi, Dharia was conferred the prestigious Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 2011, by Congress president Sonia Gandhi. 12. The Indian tennis pair Sanam Singh and Vijayant Malik on 12 October 2013 won the doubles title in the 15000 US dollars ITF Men's 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 7-6 (5), 6-4. 13. Varun Arora, a young innovator from India on 10 October 2013 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. 14. Many 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 2013 near a temple at Ratangarh in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district. The stampede was caused by rumours that a bridge they were crossing was about to collapse.

4. Global Corruption Index 94 5. Global Competitiveness Index-60 for 2013 (Switzerland top in this report) 6. Gender Inequality Index - 132nd (UN Human Development (Index) Report) 7. In List of High Net worth Individuals (5th acc to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2013) 8. In The List of Spam Spewing Nation in the World- 3rd (after US and China): as per the new report of Sophos Labs. 9. India has been ranked as the 119th freest country in the world out of 177 in the 2013 index of economic freedom. Recent News Related to Banking & Finance : 1. Deutsche Bank has become the first bank in India to use the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)s window to swap fresh foreign currency non-resident (bank), or FCNR (B), dollar funds. It has raised about $450 million FCNR (B) deposits from about 10 non-resident Indians and swapped it with the central bank, 2. YES Bank has become the first bank to raise $ 225 million funds overseas using the swap loan facility provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) . The private sector lender raised $255 million ($180 million and 58 million) by way of dual currency, multitenor syndicated loan facility.

15. Indian Wrestler Satyavrat on 12 October 2013 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. Wrestler Satyavart was awarded Silver Gurj, Patta and cash prize of one lakh rupees and the runner up got cash of 50000 rupees. India ranking in different Indexes for 2013: 1.Global Hunger Index- 65. 2. Global Peace Index 141 3. Human Development Report 136

3. Canara Bank and Apollo Munich Health Insurance (AMHI) have entered into a bancassurance tie-up. This is the first such tie-up for the insurance company in its six years of existence. Bancassurance is distribution of insurance products through a banks network. 4. In September 4, RBI had announced a swap window to attract FCNR (B) dollar funds. Accordingly, it has been decided to offer such a window to banks to swap fresh FCNR (B) dollar funds, mobilized for a tenure of at least three years, at a fixed rate of 3.5% a year for the tenure of the deposit,. 5. World Bank lowers 2013 growth forecast for East Asian developing countries to 7.1% 6. WTO lowers growth projection for world trade in 2013 to 2.5% against 3.3 per cent projected in April and 4.3 per cent earlier in the year. 7. Own Your NPA campaign launched by IDBI: In a bid to speedily recover NonPerforming Assets (NPA), the IDBI Bank has launched a campaign named Own Your NPA. 8. Tata Communications Payment Solutions Ltd (TCPSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Communications Ltd, today inaugurated Indicash ATMs in Mysore. Note: The companys first white-label ATM

was launched at Chandrapada village in Thane district on June 27. 9. Financial Stability Board (FSB): FSB is an international body which was established after the 2009 G-20 London summit in April 2009 as a successor to the Financial Stability Forum. Note: i. FSB work is to coordinate at the international level the work of national financial authorities and international standard-setting bodies and to develop and promote the implementation of effective regulatory, supervisory and other financial sector policies. ii. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Ministry of Finance are the members of FSB from India. 10. China launched its first direct bank, a new mode of providing online banking services without any entity outlets. The direct bank has been launched by the Bank of Beijing in co-operation with the Netherlands-based ING Group. Note: i. A direct bank is a bank without any branch network that offers its services remotely via online banking and telephone banking and may also provide access via ATMs (often through interbank network alliances), mail and mobile. 11. According to the budget announcement for the financial year 2013 the Technology Up gradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) will remain continue during 12th Plan period with a major focus on power looms. The total budget outlay for continuation of the scheme will be about 11900 crore rupees,

out of which 2400 crore rupees have been allocated for the financial year 2013-14. 12. According to the latest data released by the CSO (Central Statistical office) the GDP growth of India during first quarter of the fiscal year 2013-14 dropped to 4.4 per cent, lowest in 4 years. 13. As per the latest data released by the National Sample Survey office it has said that poorest of poor in the country survive on barely Rs 17 per day in villages and Rs 23 a day in cities. 14. Bhartiya Mahila Bank proposes to complete the first six branches at Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Indore & Guwahati. Headquarter at New Delhi and likely to operational by November this year. 15. CRISIL cut India GDP growth to 4.8% for the current fiscal. 16. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) has opened about 1.5 lakh no-frills accounts in eight districts of the State on a single day as part of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) initiative. 17. Central Bank of India and Suvidhaa launched a prepaid (Channel) card for retailers that will enable people to pay their utility bills, taxes and book tickets by going to the nearest Suvidhaa outlets.

18. ICICI Bank Ltd, Indias largest private sector bank, has launched ICICI Bank Carbon in partnership with Visa. 19. SBI launches pre-paid card for for blue collar employees and students named 'State Bank of India smart payout card'. i. "The new product will bring a large number of workers, contract labourers and dependent family members, who don't have access to the basic banking facilities within the ambit of financial inclusion. ii. The pre-paid card can be loaded with Rs 10,000 at a time with a monthly cap of Rs 25,000. iii. This can also be used as an add on card for the existing account holders. iv. The bank will charge Rs 102 as fees for issuing the card with a validity of 10 years. v. This card can be used by students, who normally carry the debit cards of their parents while studying outside of their native place, Also, employers can give such cards to their workers for salary payment". 20. Indian banks would need Rs 3,90,0005,00,000 crore capital over the next six years in the wake of Basel III capital regulations announced by the RBI. 21. The Bank International Indonesia (BII) launched its operations in India by opening a branch in Mumbai. 22. State Bank of India, in partnership with a non-banking finance company, UAE Exchange and Financial Services, has launched a card which will enable the

holder to receive the remittance directly on the card. The card State Bank Xpress Money Card can be loaded with up to Rs 50,000. A maximum of 30 remittances can be loaded during a calendar year.Prepaid cards are beneficial to customers as there is no need to open a bank account in State Bank of India. 23. Axis Bank launched co-branded credit card that offers a blend of insurance and a number of travel benefits for international frequent flyers, available in 2 versions, viz. World Select and World. 24. ICICI Bank, the countrys largest private sector bank, launched its Branch on Wheels to offer basic banking services in remote areas which have so far been devoid of banking facilities. 1) Rajya Sabha member- Sachin Tendulkar 2) Weight lifting silver medal 55 kg Freestyle- Amit Kumar 3) Literacy day - 8th sept 4) Literacy rate - 74% 5) Greece Capital - Athens 6) Odisha Capital - Bhubneshwar 7) Most profiting Nationalised Bank - Bank of Baroda 8 ) BSBDA Minimum balance - zero balance 10) 15% of paid-up capital of RRB is held by - state govt. 11) expand CRM - customer relationship mgmt. 12) Olympics 2016 venue - Rio de Janeria 13) crop affected due to less rain in south west India - Paddy

15) Twilight author -Stephenie Meyer 16) Plastic Money - credit and Debit cards 17) Barfi Director - Anurag Basu 18) Rajat Kamal awarded actress 2012 Usha Jhadav 19) RRB amalgamation Committee - Vyas Committee 20) states in which RRB is not present - Goa and Sikkim 21) US open mixed double - Leander Paes 22) Marketing is based on - customer orientation 23) IBA chairman - KR. Kamath 24) Evironment day - 5th June 25) Soil Cultivation - something related to ploughing 26) Manchester of south India - Coimbatore 27) Health Insurance is regulated by - IRDA 28) Mutual Funds are regulated by - SEBI 29) price of milk are decided by - a) protein content b) lactose content c) fat content and SNF 30) Indian football team coach - Wim Koevermans(netherland) 33) telegram service ending date 15July 2013 Index/Reports Issued organizations in World: by different

1. World Economic Outlook is published by: International Monetary Fund (IMF). 2. Global Hunger Index is issued by: International Food Policy Research Institute 3. Global Peace Index is issued by: Institute for Economics and Peace

4. Global Corruption Index is issued by: Transparency International 5. Global Competitiveness Index is issued by: World Economic Forum 6. Human Development Report is issued by: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 7. Gender Inequality Index is issued by: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 1) The first woman president of India -- Smt. Pratibha Patil 2) The first lady to become "Miss World" -- Rita Faria 3) The first woman judge in Supreme Court -- Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi ...4) The first woman Ambassador -Miss C.B. Muthamma 5) The first woman Governor of a State in free India -- Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (1925) 6) The first woman Prime Minister -Mrs. Indira Gandhi 7) The first woman to climb Mount Everest -- Bachhendri Pal The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice -- Santosh Yadav 9) The first woman President of the Indian National Congress -- Mrs. Annie Besant

10) The first woman chief justice of a High Court -- Mrs. Leela Seth BOOKS AND AUTHORS: 1. India & Malaysia: Intertwined Strands by: Veena Sikri 2. Mythily Sivaraman Wrote A Book Haunted by Fire Essays On Caste, Class, Exploitation And Emancipation 3. Ahmev Radha, Ahmev Krishnah - Gulab Kothari (Chief Editor of Hindi newspaper Rajasthan Patrika) 4. An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions - Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen. 5. A Brush with Life- Satish Gujral 6. A Bend in the river- V.S. Naipaul 7. God of Small things- Arundhati Rai 8. Inheritance of Loss- Kiran Desai. 9. Joseph Anton(Autobiography) Sulman Rushdie

10. Khushwantnama-The Lessons of My Life Khushwant singh 11. Lajja- Taslima Nasrim.

12. My Unforgettable Memories-Mamata Banerjee 13. "Muslim in Indian cities- Christophe Jaffrelot & Laurent Gayer 14. My country My Life- L.K.Advani 15. My Music My Life- Pt Ravi shankar mahadevan 6. Revolution 2020- Chetan Bhagat 17. Runs in Ruins Sunil Gavaskar 18. Satenic versus- Salman Rushdi 19. True Colours Adam Gilchrist 20. The Heritage of Sikhs Harbans Singh 21. The Jewels of Happiness Indian spiritual guru Sri Chinmoy. 22. The Things About Thugs Tabish Nair 23. The Test of My Life'- Indian cricketer Yuvraj singh 24. Those were the Day and then-The Life & Times of Lal Krishna Advani-Mira Govind Advani 25. Turning Points-APJ Abdul Kalam 26. What Young India Wants Chetan bhagat

27. Ye Jo Hai Pakistan'- Shivendra Kumar Singh. 28. Smritiyan - Garima Sanjay 29. My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions - former President of India, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (APJ 30. How Not to Make Money -Raj Kundra, the millionaire businessman. Very Important Current Affairs SEPTEMBER -100 Sure Questions of

1. Who equaled the world record of eight golds at the 2013 World Athletics Championships? Answer: Usain Bolt 2. The Chinese Navy hospital ship which paid a week-long goodwill visit to Bangladesh recently? Answer: Peace Ark 3. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society? Answer: Ratan Thiyam 4. In which state did the Saharsha-Patna Rajyarani Express run over pilgrims killing 37 people? Answer: Bihar 5. Where in India was the statue of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug unveiled recently?

Answer: New Delhi,by agriculture min. Sharad Pawar 6. Whose new book, `My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions' has been released recently? Answer: A.P.J Abdul Kalam 7. World Photography Day was celebrated on: Answer: August 19 8. The scientists of the Smithsonian Institution of the United States have recently announced the discovery of a new mammal named .? Answer: Olinguito 9. Who has been selected for Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal 2013? Answer: Harshwanti Bisht 10. Who has been appointed as the Director General of the CRPF? Answer: Dilip Trivedi 11. Who won the Men's singles in the Rogers Cup 2013, held in Montreal, Canada? Answer: Rafael Nadal 12. In which state is the Election Commission planning to use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) system for the first time in the country? Answer: Nagaland

13. Who has been appointed as India's new Ambassador and the Permanent Representative on the U.N Conference on Disarmament? Answer: Dr. Bala Venkatesh Varma 14. Which Indian squash player won gold in the Asian Youth Games held in Nanjing, China? Answer: Kush Kumar 15. The Indian who won bronze medal in the 96 kg freestyle category at the recently held World junior Wrestling Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria? Answer: Satywart Kadian 16. Which International Tennis player from France, who also won the Wimbledon Women's Singles title 2013, has announced her retirement from the game? Answer: Marion Bartoli 17. India has won 83 medals at the 2013 World Police & Fire Games held at .? Answer: Belfast 18. What does RGGVY stand for? Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana. The programme is aimed at providing electricity to all rural households. The

Government of India has recently decided to continue the programme. 19. The new mobile app devised by German scientists that helps locate lost items? Answer: Find My Stuff 20. The Indian Newspaper Society has approved the proposal to hike the FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in print media from 26 percent to .. percent? Answer: 49 21. Who won the women's singles in the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament? Answer: Victoria Azarenka. 22. Who is the Chairman of the newly constituted committee by the Central Government, to assess the status of Scheduled tribes? Answer: Virginius Xaxa 23. The renowned Indian cricket coach and Dronacharya awardee who passed away on 16th August? Answer: Desh Prem Azad 24. A Street in which foreign country has been named after Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of India's 67th Independence Day? Answer: Canada. 25. Which space telescope built by NASA has stopped its mission of `searching for

habitable planets' after its pointing system broke down? Answer: Kepler telescope 26. Nouri-Al-Maliki, the prime minister of . recently visited India? Answer: Iraq 27. Which country's Vice President, Mohammad Karim Khalili was on an official visit to India? Answer: Afghanistan 28. Which Indian state has recently enacted anti-superstition law? Answer: Maharashtra 29. Who became the first woman to take over as Chairman and Managing Director of HPCL? Answer: Nishi Vasudeva 30. The airstrip in Ladakh, reopened by the Indian Air Force? Answer: Daulat Beg Oldi 31. Who won the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix 2013? Answer: Sebastian Vettel 32. Which Indian classical singer and music director from Odisha passed away on 25 August? Answer: Raghunath Panigrahi 33. Which Indian won the Winston-Salem open tennis doubles title along with his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor?

Answer: Leander Paes 34. The Indian Navy's submarine that sank at the navel dockyard in Mumbai after fire on board on August 14? Answer: INS Sindhurakshak 35. Who won this year's Children's Peace prize, instituted by the Dutch based Kids Rights Foundation? Answer: Malala Yousafzai 36. Which country's army general, Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmed, has been appointed as the Military Advisor for United Nations Peace Keeping operations? Answer: Pakistan 37. was observed as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its abolition? Answer: August 23 38. On which day was the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's famous `I have a dream' speech celebrated? Answer: August 28 39. In which country did many people including children die in attacks using chemical warfare? Answer: Syria 40. Who heads the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC), recently set up by the Government of India? Answer: Parthasarathy Shome

41. Facebook and Six other technology firms (Ericson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, Qualcomm and Samsung) have launched an initiative named .. to make internet access affordable for people across the globe? Answer: Internet. org 42. As a measure to contain the downward trend of Rupee, the Government of India has banned the duty-free import of . by air travelers? Answer: Flat Screen Televisions 43. The scientists of which country have recently developed the most precise clock in the world? Answer: United States 44. Who won the recently concluded Ashes Cricket test series? Answer: England 45. Who received this year's Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation? Answer: Brigalia Bam 46. Who took over as the President of Zimbabwe for another five year term? Answer: Robert Mugabe 47. Who won this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? Answer: Ronjon Sodhi

48. Who won this year's Dronacharya Award in connection with Athletics coaching? Answer: K.P Thomas 49. International Day of the victims of enforced disappearances was observed on ..? Answer: August 30 50. Who was honoured with the inaugural Mahathir award for Global Peace? Answer: Nelson Mandela

56. Which neighbouring country's Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay has paid a six day visit to India recently? Answer: Bhutan 57. Who stepped down as the Chairman of the National Payments Corporation of India? Answer: K. Narayana Murthy 58. was celebrated as the National Sports Day? Answer: 29 August. This day marks the birthday of Dhyan Chand. 59. The UN General Assembly has declared April 6 as the International Day for ? Answer: Sport for Development and Peace 60. The UN Human Rights Commissioner who was on a week-long fact finding mission in Sri Lanka? Answer: Navi Pillai 61. Which neighbouring country is set to introduce the Right to Information bill in the Parliament? Answer: Pakistan 62. Which Asian country has unveiled `Izumo' , their largest warship after World War II? Answer: Japan 63. The first prison in the country to have its own radio station?

Current Affairs-Be updated 51. The Life Sciences Park to be set up by the Kerala Government is named ..? Answer: Bio 360 52. Which country's foreign minister, Samuel Santos Lopez visited India recently? Answer: Nicaragua 53. Which Indian has been appointed as the chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation? Answer: Birendra Prasad Baishya 54. Which Indian along with Zheng Jie of China won the women's doubles title at the WTA New Haven Open? Answer: Sania Mirza 55. Which Gulf nation has passed the country's first law against domestic violence? Answer: Saudi Arabia

Answer: Tihar Jail 64. The Irish writer and Nobel Prize recipient, who passed away on 30 August? Answer: Seamus Heaney 65. Which software giant is to buy Nokia Company? Answer: Microsoft 66. The Indian Air Force has inducted its biggest transport aircraft named ..? Answer: C-17 Globemaster III 67. Who won the Asia Cup Men's Hockey title? Answer: South Korea 68. Which former heavy weight boxing champion, nicknamed `The Duke', passed away recently? Answer: Tommy Morrison 69. Which nation was chosen by the International Olympic Committee to host the 2020 Summer Olympics? Answer: Tokyo 70. Where was this year's G-20 Summit held? Answer: St. Petersburg, Russia 71. Who won the Men's singles at the US Open 2013? Answer: Rafael Nadal

72. Which book written by Jhumba Lahiri has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2013? Answer: The Lowland 73. The largest known volcano on the Earth, discovered recently? Answer: Tamu Massif, northwestern Pacific Ocean 74. Who has become India's first Woman Chief Information Commissioner? Answer: Deepak Sandhu 75. Who lifted the Italian Grand Prix Formula One title? Answer: Sebastian Vettel 76. What is the name given to the new Android 4.4 operating system? Answer: KitKat 77. Which newly discovered painting has been confirmed as a work of Vincent Van Gogh? Answer: Sunset at Montmajour 78. Who is the new President of the International Olympic Committee? Answer: Thomas Bach 79. Who was conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development recently? Answer: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,liberian prez 80. Which state Government has announced the scheme Manodhairya to

help rape survivors and child victims of sexual abuse? Answer: Maharashtra 81. Who won the South Asian Football Federation Championship 2013? Answer: Afghanistan 82. Who becomes the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? Answer: Raghuram Govind Rajan 83. Who received Amnesty International Award 2013? Answer: Malala Yousafzai 84. The International Day of Peace, also known as World Peace Day Observed On? Answer: 21st September 85. Who becomes the first Indian to win bronze medal at World Wrestling Championship? Answer: Sandeep Tulsi Yadav 86. Who is appointed as Rajasthan State Election Commissioner recently? Answer: Ramlubhaya 87. Who won Miss World 2013? Answer: Megan Young 88. Who conferred with the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for year 2013? Answer: Zubin Mehta 89. Who is sworn in as the12th President of Pakistan?

Answer: Mamnoon Hussain 90. Who wins US Open 2013 title? Answer: Serena Williams 91. Who has been elected as the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)? Answer: Thomas Bach 92. World Tourism Day was observed on? Answer: September 27, 2013 Theme for 2013: Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future 93. Union Government of India Finalised Setting up Worlds Largest Solar Power Project in ......? Answer: Rajasthan 94. A new Advanced universal banking solution that simplifies banking operations launched by Infosys is ? Answer: Finacle 11E 95. Indian rollerskater entered Guinness Book of record is ? Answer: Rohan Kokane into

96. World's highest civilian airport (to boost Tourism) opens by China located at ? Answer: Sichuan 97. India's First Marine Eco-Sensitive Zone declared in....? Answer: Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat

98. Which city won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games? Answer: Tokyo 99. Who has been awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013 ? Answer: Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan 100. Miss Nigeria, ______________ won the Miss Muslimah World 2013 Title ? Answer: Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola Who is the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) ? Answer: Alok Joshi * Who is the new chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)? Answer: Syed Asif Ibrahim * Who is the new chief of CBI? Answer: Ranjit Sinha * Who is the present Finance Commission, Chairman =>> Y.V. Reddy * Who is the Present ISRO, chairman =>> Dr. k. Radhakrishnan * Who is the present SEBI chairman =>> UK Sinha * Who is the present Supreme Court Chief Justice of India =>> P. Sathasivam * Who is the Present Chief Election Commissioner =>> V. S. Sampath * Who is the Present National Human Rights Commission, Chairman =>> K.G Balakrishnan * Who is the Present National Commission for Woman, Chairperson =>> Mamta Sharma

* Who is the Present Chief Information Commissioner =>> Deepak Sandhu * Who is the Present Chief of Air staff =>> Norman Anil Kumar Browne * Who is the Present Chief of Naval Staff =>> Devendra Kumar Joshi * Who is the Present Comptroller and Auditor General =>> Shashi Kant Sharma * Who is the Present Army Chief =>> Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh * Who is the Present Attorney General =>> Goolam Essaji Vahanvati * Who is the Present Solicitor General =>> Mohan Parasaran 12 oct,2013 1. World Arthritis Day is observed across the world on 12 October 2013 to raise awareness about Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMDs). The Day is celebrated each year on 12 October to raise awareness of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases amongst the medical community, people with RMDs and the general public. World Arthritis Day was established in 1996 by Arthritis and Rheumatism International (ARI) and is celebrated each year on 12 October. Arthritis means joint inflammation, and it's used to describe different diseases and conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround joints, and other connective tissues in the body. 2. IMF-World Bank Annual meeting kick off in Washington D.C. (11-13 Oct). The Board of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

normally meet once a year to discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty eradication, economic development, and aid effectiveness. 3. India has asked World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks to create special windows for ensuring finance for infrastructure development which should include provision to help projects that face a sudden scarcity of funds due to volatile capital flows. The aim of such a provision should be to create mechanisms which can increase the flow of infrastructure financing at times when other investments are slowing down. 4. Goal of Women's Bank is to support women in the country: Usha Ananthasubramanian. The bank will help in supporting women by giving advice and in a sustainable way. When women's income increases, it will improve significantly in the society as well, Usha said. After starting with one branch in each banking region, the bank will expand to 500 branches by the fourth year of operation. Recently, Finance Minister P Chidambaram identifies Usha Ananthasubramanian, executive director of Punjab National Bank, to be the chief executive of Bhartiya Mahila Bank, which will launch its operations from November with six branches. 5. India will be the top export destination for West Asia and North African countries by 2030. According to HSBC's latest Trade

Forecast report. By then, the country will be the UAE's top export destination, accounting for 14 percent of exports. It will also become Saudi Arabia's second largest export destination, accounting for 18.5 percent of exports. 6. The Reserve Bank of India infused liquidity aggregating Rs 19,000 crore into the banking system through a seven-day term repo auction on Friday. This is the maiden term repo auction by the central bank. It announced introduction of this auction, whereby banks pledge excess government securities with the regulator to borrow funds for 7 days and 14 days, on October 7. Against the notified auction amount of Rs 19,000 crore, the central bank infused Rs 19,001 crore into the banking system, at the cut-off rate of 8.80 per cent. 7. Bollywood actor Aamir Khan on 11 October 2013 released Mansoor Khans book The Third Curve: The End of Growth as We Know It at the India International Centre in New Delhi. Mansoor's book: The Third Curve describes the co-relation between the compulsions of economic growth and the limits imposed on man by nature. The Book also emphasises on the end of growth. Mansoor Khan is an alumnus of IIT-Mumbai, Cornell University and MIT, Boston and Bollywood film Director. Mansoor Khan, son of film maker Nasir Hussain, made his directorial debut with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) which launched the career of his cousin Aamir Khan.

8. The India Post on 11 October 2013 launched instant electronic money transfer service in partnership with Wall Street Exchange, (a company of UAE's Emirates Post Group) in New Delhi. In this regard India Post signed an agreement with Wall Street Exchange for launch of an International Electronic Money Transfer service through Instant Cash product of the Emirates Post Group. The service was launched by P. Gopinath, Secretary, Department of Posts, by receiving the first payment from United Arab Emirates. The salient features of the service are: Recipients will be able to receive their payment at any of the identified 17500 post offices by producing the unique transaction number along with their identity and KYC documents. Money will be available for payment immediately. Safe and secure transactions through established International Financial System of Universal Postal Union. The service will be rolled out nationally in a phased manner. The service will be provided through the International Financial System (IFS) of Universal Postal Union. Instant Cash is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Emirates Post Group, and its services are available in 59 countries through more than 60000 locations.

9. Cyclone Phailin set to hit Odisha and Andhra coasts this evening with a wind speed of 240km/hr. The Meteorological office at Bhubaneswar has warned extensive damage to houses, large scale disruption of power and communication lines, disruption of rail and road traffic, potential threat from flying debris, flooding of escape routes and extensive damage to agricultural crops. 11 oct,2013 . International Day of the Girl Child observed on 11 October 2013 across the world to recognise the girls rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. Theme for the year 2013 is Innovating for Girls Education. The United Nations General Assembly on 19 December 19, 2011 adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognise girls rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. 2. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons won this year's Nobel Peace Prize today "for its extensive efforts" to rid the world of such arsenals, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. "The conventions and the work of the OPCW have defined the use of chemical weapons as a taboo under international law," the committee said. The organisation is overseeing the destruction of stockpiles of chemical weapons in Syria. Based in The Hague, Netherlands, the OPCW was formed

in 1997 to enforce the Chemical Weapons Convention, the first international treaty to outlaw an entire class of weapons. 3. Government of India on 10 October 2013 signed agreements with seven countries, who pledged their commitment to the Nalanda University project in Bihar. The Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed with Australia, Cambodia, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, Lao PDR and Myanmar in the sidelines of East Asia Summit in Brunei. These MoUs are important to India's plans to establish Nalanda University in Bihar as an institution of international repute. Nalanda University will be constructed at Rajgir, which is situated around 100 km away from Patna, Bihar. The construction of the University will take place on 446-acre plot, which is situated 12 km away from the ruins of ancient seat of learning. (NCMABS Lao) 4. PM meets Indonesian President in Jakarta; 6 bilateral pacts on technology, trade, anti-corruption and anti-narcotics measures signed between India and Indonesia.

protect financial stability. The agreement lasts three years and can be extended if both parties agree. 6. The Empowered Committee led by Retired Chief Justice (High Court of Punjab and Haryana) Mukul Mudgal submitted its report on issues concerning the Cinematograph Act to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The committee has given its suggestions regarding issues such as advisory panels, guidelines for certification and issues such as portrayal of women, obscenity and communal disharmony. Other issues which the committee has revisited and given its recommendations on include classification of films, piracy and jurisdiction of appellate tribunal, among others. It has also proposed a draft Cinematograph Bill. 7. Prime Minister of Libya, Ali Zeidan was abducted by gunmen on 10 October 2013. They held him captive for several hours. Ali Zeidan was later rescued. The incident underscored the lawlessness gripping Libya two years after the ouster of autocrat Moammar Gadhafi. Ali Zeidan is the Prime Minister of Libya. He was appointed by the General National Congress on 14 October 2012, and took office on 14 November after Congress approved his cabinet nominees. 8. The Tata group has launched the third edition of Tata First Dot powered by NEN, a platform for student entrepreneurship. Tata First Dot workshops will be held across 20 cities this year, adding five Raipur,

5. China on 10 October 2013 signed a 350 Billion Yuan (45 billion Euro) currency swap agreement with the European Union, marking a major step in internationalising its currency. The agreement signed between the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the European Central Bank (ECB). The pact aimed to support bilateral trade and

Guwahati, Ranchi, Nagpur and Srinagar - to the list, said Atul Agrawal, vice-president, corporate Affairs, Tata Services. 9. The eleventh annual international life sciences conference, BioAsia 2014, will kick off in Hyderabad from February 17-19. Innovate and Evolve this will be the theme for the new edition of the international meet, as it involves the entire life sciences industry. The meets focus on innovation will address the increasing disease burden and the growing need for more efficacious and affordable healthcare solutions. 10. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will co-chair the sixth India-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) meeting during his visit to Brazil beginning October 14. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs has said that during the meeting, both sides will discuss the entire gamut of India-Brazil Strategic Partnership, including political, economic and commercial, agriculture, science and technology, defence, cultural and hydrocarbon. 11. The cyclonic storm Phailin in the second week of October 2013 hit the Andaman and Nicobar islands and moved northwestwards early this morning and presently lay centred about 800 km South East of Paradip in Odisha. It is expected to reach the coast of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in the next 48 to 72 hours. The system will intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours. Fishermen have been asked not to

venture into sea and those gone deep inside the sea have been asked to return to the coast. 12. India recorded a convincing six wicket victory over Australia in the one-off Twenty20 International cricket match at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot last night. Set to score 202 runs for a win, India achieved victory in 19.4 overs. Man of the Match Yuvraj Singh remained unbeaten on 77 which came off only 35 balls. Skipper M.S. Dhoni was not out on 24. Earlier, put in to bat, Australia made 201 for seven in their 20 overs. 13. Mumbais Wankhede Stadium is set to host the farewell Test for Sachin Tendulkar after the legendary batsman expressed a wish to play his landmark 200th match against the West Indies next month in front of his home crowd. 1. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) - an international organisation working since 1997 to convince countries to give up chemical weapons besides checking and confirming the destruction of existing chemical weapons has won the Nobel peace prize 2013. 2. International Day of the Girl Child observed on 11 October 2013 across the world to

recognise the girls rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. 3. Mumbais Wankhede Stadium is set to host the farewell Test for Sachin Tendulkar after the legendary batsman expressed a wish to play his landmark 200th match against the West Indies next month in front of his home crowd. 4. India's handicraft exports are expected to meet the 4-billion US dollar target in 201314 on the back of growing demand in markets like the US, China, Russia and Latin America. 5. After recording modest growth in the previous month, industrial output again slowed down sharply to 0.6 per cent in August mainly on account of a contraction in manufacturing and mining. Factory output, which showed some signs of recovery after recording a growth of 2.8 per cent in July, remained almost flat year 6. India's handicraft exports are expected to meet the 4-billion US dollar target in 201314

on the back of growing demand in markets like the US, China, Russia and Latin America. 7. The Group of Ministers (GoM), set up to look into the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, will focus its deliberations on the recommendations of Justice B N Srikrishna Committee that gave an extensive report on Telangana in 2010. 8. UN has voted unanimously to extend mandate of NATO-led Intl Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan for last time till 2014 end. 9. The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services ( Incois), Hyderabad, an autonomous body under the ministry of earth sciences, government of India has issued a high wind-wave alert for Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andaman, and Nicobar. 10. Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke has died at the age of 100 in Italy. Priebke was jailed for life in 1998 for his role in the WWII massacre of 335 Italians at the Ardeatine Caves 10 oct,2013

1. The World Mental Health Day Observed on 10 October 2013 across the world to raise awareness about mental illness and its effects on people. The theme for the year 2013 is Mental health and older adults. World Mental Health Day is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries. 2. Alice Munro won Nobel Prize 2013 in literature and became the first Canadian woman to take the Nobel Prize since its launch in 1901. Canada's Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for her short stories that focus on the frailties of the human condition. Munro is just the 13th woman to win the Nobel Literature Prize since it was first awarded in 1901. Munro is the author of 14 story collections; her latest is "Dear Life," which includes four autobiographical tales. Earlier this year, the 82-year-old writer announced plans to put down her pen and retire. Munro is the 17th Nobel laureate born in Canada. 3. Eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan, known as the father of Green Revolution, will be conferred the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration, it was announced today. The Award for the year 2012 consisting of a citation and Rs five lakh will be presented to the 88-yearold scientist by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi at a function here on October 31, the death

anniversary of Indira Gandhi, Member Secretary of the award committee Motilal Vora said. 4. To boost mobile banking, the Reserve Bank of India has formed a technical committee to examine the feasibility of encrypted SMS-based fund transfers. Transfers that can be facilitated using an application that can run on any mobile handset. B. Sambamurthy, Director, Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, will chair the committee and Vijay Chugh, Chief General Manager at RBI will be the member secretary. 5. The UN owes $80 million to India, the most it has to pay to any country, for costs relating to peacekeeping operations, a top official said. Apart from India, among the largest troop contributing countries to UN peacekeeping missions, the other top countries which are owed outstanding payments for such operations are Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Rwanda and Nigeria. 6. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has launched a $1-billion offshore bond programme, touted as the largest of its kind in the offshore rupee market, to strengthen Indias capital markets and attract greater foreign investment. Under the programme, IFC will issue rupee-linked bonds and use the proceeds to finance private sector investment in the country. 7. Janet Yellen to be first woman to head U.S. Fed Reserve. The U. S. Federal Reserve

is going to exit the list of top power institutions in the country where the top position has never been held by a woman. President Barack Obama's administration has nominated Janet Yellen to run the central bank She is going to be the first woman to be the chairperson of the Federal Reserve. But, she is not the world's first woman to head a central bank. 8. Pakistan's teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, shot by the Taliban for fighting girls' rights to education, was today awarded the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize. The 16-year-old who has become an emblem of the fight against the most radical forms of Islamism has also been nominated for the Nobel peace prize. 9. The governments ambitious rural job scheme MNREGA has not only unleashed a revolution in rural India but has also established the country as a model of inclusive development worldwide : World Bank. 10. Star batsman Jayasurya among new Ministers in Lanka cabinet. Sri Lankas cabinet was expanded today with the inclusion of nine new Deputy Ministers, including former star batsman and Chairman of the Selection Committee, Sanath Jayasuriya. 11. Wilfried Martens, nine-times Prime Minister of Belgium and who led the European Union's Christian Democrat

group, died at Lokeren, in East Flanders. He was 77 years old. 13. Well-known Telugu film actor, Srihari died on 9 October 2013 at a private hospital in Mumbai. He was shooting for a Hindi film Rambo Rajkumar being directed by Prabhu Deva with Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead. Srihari, was suffering from a liver ailment for some time. 14. Leprosy awareness campaign Heal INDIA launched today by the Leprosy Mission Trust of India in an effort to remove the stigma attached to leprosy. The campaign Hire Educate Accept Leprosyaffected (HEAL) will be reaching out to people through 40,000 children in schools across Delhi, NCR, and also colleges through workshops, films and music. 15. Today is the birth anniversary of one of India's most loved authors, R K Narayan. R K Narayan whose works gave the generation one of its most cherished tele-serials, Malgudi Days, and Bollywood, one of its most celebrated movies, 'Guide'. R. K. Narayan, full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongside Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao), and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world. 16. Jignesh Shah, Vice-Chairman and Shareholder Director of the MCX-SX, and Joseph Massey, Managing Director and CEO, have resigned from the board of the

exchange. According to a press release, market regulator SEBI has nominated Thomas Mathew, a former Chairman of LIC, as Public Interest Director of the exchange. 17. Akshay Kumar's upcoming film "Boss" has entered the Guinness World Records for having the largest poster in the world. The width of the poster is 193 feet and 1 inch while its height is 180 feet and 2 inches. Boss" broke the record of Michael Jackson's "This Is It", a documentaryconcert film. 18. Sachin Tendulkar, regarded as the greatest batsman in contemporary cricket, today called it quits from Test cricket, announcing his retirement after his 200th match against the West Indies next month, bringing the curtains down on an extraordinary career spanning a marathon 24 years. Tendulkar, who has scored a monumental 15,837 runs in 198 Tests at an average of 53.86, said it was hard to imagine a life without playing cricket. 19. Widely-popular fast-food chain McDonald on Wednesday announced its decision to launch its international coffee format McCafe in India. McDonald's Indian arm, WestLife Development Ltd. (WDL), will first launch McCafe in western and southern parts of India, followed by an expansion of the new coffee format in the remaining parts of the country by Connaught Plaza Restaurants Ltd. Richard James "Dick" McDonald (February 16, 1909

July 14, 1998) and his brother, Maurice James "Mac" McDonald 9 oct,2013 1. World Post Day(9th October) celebrated across the world to raise awareness of the role of the postal sector in peoples and businesses everyday lives and its contribution to the social and economic development of countries. It is the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital, Berne. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1969.

2. 23rd ASEAN Summit starts today in Brunei Darussalam. Brunei Darussalam also chair the 22nd ASEAN Summit on 24-25 April 2013 . This is the fourth time that Brunei Darussalam has chaired ASEAN, having previously been the Chair in 1989, 1995 and 2001. Brunei Darussalams theme for the Chairmanship is Our People, Our Future Together. This theme stresses the role of the people in ASEAN Member States in advancing cooperation in the areas of political-security, economic and sociocultural. ASEAN includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. 3. Michael Levitt, a British and US citizen of Stanford University, US-Austrian Martin Karplus of Strasbourg University and US-

Israeli Arieh Warshel of the University of Southern California share The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013 on 9 October 2013. They were awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013 for the development of multi scale models for complex chemical systems. The trio devised computer simulations to understand chemical processes. 4. Britain is to host next year's Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Org.) summit for the first time since the end of the cold war in 1990. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. NATO is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. NATO is an Alliance that consists of 28 independent member countries. India is not a member of NATO. 5. The autobiography of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban for supporting girls education was released yesterday in London. He auto biography I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban was co-written with British journalist Christina Lamb. 6. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the growth projection for India to 3.8 per cent in 2013-14. This is sharply lower than the 5.6 per cent growth projection it had made in July. 7. The Finance Ministry expects the economic growth in the current fiscal to

improve to 5.5 per cent from 5 per cent last year on back of likely pick up in agricultural output on account of good monsoon rains. 8. Aadhaar cards for availing subsidies, market regulator SEBI accepted the Unique Identification Authority of Indias (the agency responsible for making the cards) eKYC services. Earlier in August 2012, SEBI had said it would accept Aadhaar for proof of address. Prior to that, Aadhaar was recognised by the regulator only as proof of identity. 9. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today restricted foreign institutional investors (FIIs) to purchase shares in Great Eastern Shipping Company and Kajaria Ceramics as the foreign equity shareholding have reached the trigger limit of 24 per cent. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), Non Resident Indians (NRIs), and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) are allowed to invest in the primary and secondary capital markets in India through the portfolio investment scheme (PIS). Under the scheme, FIIs/NRIs can acquire shares/debentures of Indian companies through the stock exchanges in India. 10. World's largest retail chain Walmart Stores Inc and Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Group have called off their six-year old alliance in India and will own and operate separate businesses in the country going forward. As per the agreement, Walmart would acquire Bhartis stake in Bharti Walmart Pvt Ltd a joint venture between Bharti and Walmart,

giving Walmart 100% ownership of the best price modern wholesale cash and carry business. Bharti Retail will continue to operate easyday retail stores across all formats and invest in and grow the business. 11. The Government of India on 9 October 2013 proposed to support setting up of Plastic Parks for the promotion of downstream plastic processing industries. The Scheme to be implemented by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals envisages setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), which would provide infrastructure and common facilities for the industries. State Government or its agency, which would set up such SPV, will have to mandatorily have equity participation in it. 12. Global payments solutions provider Visa today announced its partnership with Micro Pension Foundation to launch pension scheme for low-income groups in the rural areas to save for their future. 13. Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and Birmingham Airport, UK on 7 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalise a working relationship and commit to developing links between the two cities (Birmingham and Delhi). The MoU will allow the sharing information and best practice to enhance links between Birmingham and Delhi and promote tourism and business opportunities at both ends of the route.

14. Queen's Baton Relay for the Glasgow,scotland 2014 Commonwealth Games is all set to get under way in London. The baton will travel to all 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth during its journey of around 248 days. The baton will contain the Queen's hand-written message to the Commonwealth. The 248-day relay starts from Buckingham Palace in London.2010 new delhi 15. The Ahmedabad-based Sankalp Group, which twice entered Guinness Book of World Records by making 25 and 32-feetlong dosas in 1997 and 2006, respectively, has broken its own record by preparing a 53-feet-long dosa here on Monday. The 53ft-long dosa was prepared by a team of 32 chefs who used 80 kg of flour,30 kg of pure ghee and 300 kg of cooking gas to make it in just 10 minutes. 16. Buckingham Palace held its first official football match to mark FA's (Football Associations) 150th anniversary on 7 October 2013. 17. Embattled Shuttler Jwala Gutta moved the Delhi High Court against the Badminton Association of India (BAI) after its disciplinary committee recommended a life ban on her for an alleged code of conduct breach in the Indian Badminton League. BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summits 4th BRICS Summit 2012 New Delhi, India

 5th BRICS Summit 2013 Durban, South Africa G-8 Annual Summits Group of Eight (G8) Countries France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Russia. 37th G8 Meeting 2011 Deauville, France 38th G8 Meeting 2012 David camp, USA 39th G8 Summit 2013 County Fermanagh, UK 40th G8 Summit 2014 Russia G-20 Summits 7th G 20 Meeting 2012 Los Cabos, Mexico 8th G 20 Meeting 2013 Saint Petersburg, Russia 9th G 20 Meeting 2014 Brisbane, Australia SAARC Summits SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation 17th SAARC Summit 2011 Addu, Maldives 18th SAARC Summit 2013 Kathmandu,Nepal ASEAN Summits ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nation 19th ASEAN Summit 2011 (November) Bali, Indonesia 20th ASEAN Summit 2012 (April) Phnom penh, Cambodia 21th ASEAN Summit 2012 (November) Phnom penh, Cambodia ASEAN-India Summit

9th ASEAN-India Summit 2011 Bali, Indonesia 10th ASEAN-India Summit 2012 Phnom penh, Cambodia East Asia Summit (EAS) EAS meetings are held after annual ASEAN leaders meetings. 6th East Asia Summit 2011 Bali, Indonesia 7th East Asia Summit 2012 Phnom penh, Cambodia IBSA Summits IBSA Dialogue Forum - India, Brazil, South Africa. 5th IBSA Summit 2011 Pretoria, South Africa 6th IBSA Summit 2013 India APEC Summits APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 23rd APEC summit 2011 Honolulu, USA 24th APEC Summit 2012 Vladivostok,Russia 25th APEC Summit 2013 Medan/Jakarta, Indonesia 26th APEC Summit 2014 China 27th APEC Summit 2015 Philippines 28th APEC Summit 2016 Lima, Peru OPEC Seminars OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 4th OPEC International Seminar 2009 Vienna, Austria 5th OPEC International Seminar 2012 Vienna, Austria NAM Summits Movement NAM Non-aligned

 16th NAM Summit 2012 Tehran, Iran 17th NAM Summit 2015 Caracas,Venezuela

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Ans- Deepika kumari 4. Who is the winner of 2013 French open women's title ? Ans- Serena Williams 5. Who is the longest serving defence minister in India ? Ans- A.K.Antony 6. The Swiss made solar powered air craft which has been in the news for completing a successful trip across the United States? Ans- Solar Impulse 7. Who is the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India ? Ans- Shashi kant Sharma 8. Who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand? Ans- Hemant Soren 9. Who is the new Director General of DRDO ? Ans- Avinash Chander 10. The recently released book An uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictionsis jointly written by . and ? Ans- Jean Drze and Amartya Sen 11. Which central Government agency has collaborated with the Tata Motors in developing Indias first Hydrogen powered bus? Ans- ISRO 8 oct,2013 1. The Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on 8 October 2013. It is the 81st anniversary of the Indian Air Force. On this day, various celebrations are organised across the country along with parades at the airbases all over India. The Indian Air Force was

officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire. Therefore, every year 8 October is celebrated as the Indian Air Force Day. 2. Peter Higgs of Britain and Francois Englert of Belgium won the Nobel Physics Prize today for the discovery of the "God particle". The pair were honoured for "the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles. This was recently confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle," the jury said. 3. Ethiopia's parliament elected Mulatu Teshome to be the country's new president on Monday, for a six-year term in a largely symbolic and ceremonial post. 4. The Union Cabinet today approved official amendments to the UIDAI Bill. This will give statutory status to UIDAI which is responsible for issuing the Aadhar number. Besides giving statutory status to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the Bill seeks to provide legal backing to Aadhaar, which is used to disburse subsidies. 5. Turkey has assured India of backing its bid for full membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and would take up the issue with other members of the 47nation grouping, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. In the recent past, Turkey has made it clear that it does

not object to India's quest for membership in the NSG but would like to see it joining the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a prerequisite for being part of the NSG. 6. Supreme Court has directed Central and the state governments to provide 3 percent jobs to the disabled. In its landmark order the apex court has asked the centre and states to implement reservation for disabled within three months in all government departments, companies and institutions. 8. Industry lobby All-India Association of Industries, AIAI today entered into an agreement with the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to promote trade between the two countries. The memorandum of understanding signed in Mumbai today aims to enhance trade and investments between the two nations. 9. Finance Minister P Chidambaram will leave for the US on Tuesday to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank. The world leaders will deliberate on prevailing uncertainty in global economy. Discussions will also focus on the muchawaited quota reforms that will benefit emerging economies including India. Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan and Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram, among others, will also be attending the annual meetings. The visit comes against the backdrop of external sector pressure with the country's foreign exchange reserves dipping by over 15 billion

dollars since March 2013 to 276 billion dollars as on September 27. 10. Tata Power has inked a deal to acquire AES Saurashtra Windfarms, a subsidiary of US-based AES Corp, which owns a 39.2 MW wind energy farm in Gujarat. The purchase was made through the Tata Power subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy, for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Tata Power's total generation capacity now stands at 8,560 MW of which 437 MW capacity is from wind energy. 11. Canara Bank and Apollo Munich Health Insurance (AMHI) have entered into a bancassurance tie-up. This is the first such tie-up for the insurance company in its six years of existence. Bancassurance is distribution of insurance products through a banks network. 12. The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), one of the largest banks in United Arab Emirates, has put in place an Indian IT solution that would enable real-time analysis and enrichment of revenue streams, its developer said Tuesday. The enterprise IT solution by Kerala capital headquartered SunTec, a leading provider of revenue management and business assurance solutions, is the first to be implemented in the Middle East market. 13. Tata Power has forayed into Myanmar and has begun feasibility studies to set up a coal-fired power station there. The project is expected to be commissioned in 2019-20.

This would be the first project by the Tata Group Company in the South-East Asian nation. Tata Power has executed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Myanmar for setting up an imported coal-based power plant. In Myanmar, the power plant is proposed to be located in Ngayok Kaung, Ayeyarwaddy region, and would have captive coal berthing arrangements. 14. Karan Thapar, television journalist chosen for the International Press Institute (IPI) India award for excellence in journalism 2013 on 8 October 2013 for his interviews on the Devil's Advocate programme on CNN IBN. He was selected by a distinguished jury of editors and publishers headed by the former Chief Justice of India, A. S. Anand. The members of the jury included IPI-India Chairman and The Hindu Editor N Ravi, PTI Editor-in-Chief M K Razdan, Business Standard Chairman and Chief Editor T N Ninan and Malyala Manorama Senior Assistant Editor Riyad Mathew. 15. The International Cricket Council has announced that the final stages of the ICC World Twenty 20 Qualifier 2013 will be held at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. 16. Indian cyclist Deborah on 7 October 2013 won a gold medal in the womens junior individual sprint at Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Track Asia Cup in Thailand. Teen cyclist Deborah from

Andaman Nicobar Island had earlier grabbed gold in 500m Time Trial event. 17. Union HRD Minister M.M. Pallam Raju, who has tendered his resignation over the Telangana issue, on Tuesday skipped the Union Cabinet meeting. 6 & 7 oct,2013 Important information on Nationalised Banks 1.The oldest Joint Stock Bank of India -Allahabad Bank 2. The bank founded by Freedom Fighter Dr. Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya --Andhra Bank 3. First bank to open a branch outside India -- Bank of India, London, 1946 4. The first bank to be given an ISO 9002 certificate for one of its branches --Canara Bank 5. The Postal Dept has issued a commemorative stamp in the name of this bank celebrating 100 years in 2011 --Central Bank of India 6. First Indian Bank to be wholly owned by Indians--Central Bank of India(data by fb 7. The bank formed on the efforts of Lala Lajpat Rai --Punjab National Bank 8. The only merger of nationalised banks took place between --Punjab National Bank and New Bank of India in 1993 9. The bank whose brand equity is "Pygmy Deposit Scheme" --Syndicate Bank(data by fb 10. The bank which was conceived by Shri GD Birla --UCO Bank

11. The bank which was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 -- Union Bank of India 12. The largest among nationalised banks -Punjab National Bank 1. US scientists James Rothman and Randy Schekman and Thomas Suedhof of Germany have won the Nobel prize in medicine for their discoveries of the "machinery regulating vesicle traffic", a major cellular transport system. The awards in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics will be announced by other prize juries this week and next. Each prize is worth 8 million Swedish kronor ($1.2 million). Last years medicine award went to Britains John Gurdon and Japans Shinya Yamanaka for their contributions to stem cell science. 2. World Habitat day is observed across the world on 7 October 2013. The purpose of this day is creation of the global awareness regarding the State of the towns and cities and the basic human right to adequate shelter. First Monday of October every year is designated as the World Habitat Day by the United Nation. The theme of the World Habitat Day 2013 is Urban Mobility to encourage people to shift towards more sustainable modes of transportation. 3. Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on Oct 16. This was announced in New Delhi last evening by , Shahi Imam of Fatehpuri Masjid, after the new moon was sighted yesterday. Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated by Muslims across the world to commemorate

the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to Allah. 4. Arundhati Bhattacharya assumed charge as Chairperson of State Bank of India (SBI). Immediately prior to taking over as Chairperson, Bhattacharya was the Managing Director & CFO, State Bank of India. Bhattacharya joined SBI as a Probationary Officer in the year 1977 spending 36 years in the state-owned bank. 5. In another move to ease liquidity for banks, the Reserve Bank of India on Monday eased interest rate on borrowings under the marginal standing facility (MSF) by 50 basis points to 9 per cent. One bps is one hundredth of a percentage point. 6. The Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh announced that the food subsidy and foodgrain allocation would be doubled for the state of Bihar under the National Food Security Act. Jairam Ramesh announced that Bihar's food subsidy will increase from 5500 crore Rupees to 11500 crore Rupees, under the National Food Security Act. This means that the allocation of foodgrain will increase from 28 lakh tonnes to 56 lakh tonnes. Apart from Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh would be other three major beneficiaries under the new Act. 7. Former Supreme Court judge C.V. Wigneswaran was on Monday sworn in the first chief minister of Sri Lankas northern province, most of which was under LTTE's

control for nearly 30 years. Justice Wigneswaran took oath before President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the chief minister after his party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), won the provincial council elections held Sep 21. 8. President Pranab Mukherjee, who is in turkey as part of his two-nation tours will hold talks with the top leadership of Turkish capital Ankara on Monday. Five interdocument agreements and six MOU's will be signed on Monday. He is in the country on an invitation by the President of Turkey. This is the third visit by an Indian President to Turkey after the visits by the President of India in 1993 and 1998. Earlier, Mukherjee had visited Belgium where he attended a series of state events including the 'Europalia-India 2013-14', a cultural extravaganza showcasing India. 9. In a setback to N Srinivasan, Supreme Court proposes 3-member panel headed by Former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana HC Mukul Mudgal to independently probe into IPL spot-fixing scandal. The Supreme Court rejected BCCI's suggestion for setting up a special committee to probe the IPL spot-fixing scandal and proposed a threemember panel headed by former Punjab and Haryana Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal to examine the issue. 10. The Supreme Court on Monday decided to appoint former Delhi High Court Chief Justice A.P. Shah to head a committee which has been deliberating on broad

guidelines for protection of good Samaritans rendering assistance to accident victims. 11. The World Bank today lowered its 2013 growth forecast for East Asian developing countries to 7.1 per cent. It also warned that a prolonged US fiscal crisis could be damaging to the region. 12. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday reached his constituency Amethi and laid the foundation stone of Mega Food Park in Jagdishpur. The project is aimed to create 2,500 jobs and generate Rs 450 crore revenue. 13. India test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile. India today test-fired its ingenuously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km from Chandipur Integrated test range in Odisha. Prithvi is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twine engines. 14. Veteran Malayalam film actor Madhu, who essayed memorable roles in various films, including the National award winner 'Chemmeen', will be presented the Pravsi Doha Basheer award at a function in Kochi on Friday. The award, in memory of Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, Malayalam novelist and short story writer, will be presented by eminent novelist M T Vasudevan Nair. 15. Acclaimed Cambodian director Rithy Panh, whose family died in the Khmer

Rouge genocide, received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the Busan International Film Festival on Friday for his efforts to save his country's cinematic heritage. 16. Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is organising a five-day environmental film festival titled 'Reel Earth: Environmental Film Fest' in Kochi from October 7. This is the third edition of the festival, which aims to increase awareness on key environmental issues by promoting and screening short and medium length films and videos, focusing on environmental issues produced in different parts of the world. 17. World's highest-altitude civilian airport has started operating in Sichuan provinve neighbouring Tibet, dramatically cutting travel time in the remote region in southwestern China. Daocheng Yading Airport, located 4,411 meters above sea level in Daocheng county in Garzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, began operations on Monday. 18. South Super star Kamal Hassan announced that Vishwaroopam-2 is ready for release and this film is a sequel to the his most controversial film Vishwaroopam which stirred political controversy in Tamil Nadu. 19. Spains Rafael Nadal returned to the top of the ATP rankings for the first time in more than two years on Monday,

overtaking Serbian Novak Djokovic, who dropped to second. 20. The Disciplinary Committee of the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on 5 October 2013 recommended a life-ban on Jwala Gutta for her role in delaying the Indian Badminton League (IBL) fixture between Delhi Smashers and Banga Beats in Bangalore on 25 August 2013. 21. Novak Djokovic won his fourth China Open title in five years on Sunday, prevailing 6-3 6-4 in the final against Rafael Nadal who will replace him as the men's new world number one on Monday. 22. Serena Williams beats Jelena Jankovic 6-2,6-2 to win China Open. 23. Top seeded Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentine defeated third seeded Milos Raonic of Canada, 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 to win the ATP Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo on 6 October 2013. 24. Mumbai Indians clinched the Champions League Twenty-20 title by defeating Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs in New Delhi. Harbhajan Singh was adjudged Man of the match as he bagged 4 wickets by giving 32 runs while Dwayne Smith was declared Champion of the series. This was the last T-20 match of Sachin Tendulkar and Royals skipper Rahul Dravid as both players announced their retirement from T-20 format.

25. Iran wins the 17th Asia Senior Mens Volleyball Championship. 26. Pakistan defeated India in the final of the Under-19 Asian Rugby Championship 2013 in Lahore. Suraj Veer Sharma was the captain of Indian team while Daud Gull was the captain of Pakistan team. 27. Kalapana Devi won bronze medal at the Judo tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was Indias first IJF Grand Prix medal. Competing in 52kg weight category, Kalpana defeated Zarifa Sultonova of Uzbekistan but lost to Gili Cohen of Israel. 5 oct,2013 1. Indo-Bangladesh cooperation in the power sector entered a new phase, with the two countries breaking ground for a 1,320MW coal-fired power plant and inaugurating a joint transmission line that will export 500 MW from India. A memorandum of understanding had been signed during Ms Hasina's 2010 Delhi visit for import of power from India. The 'Maitri' thermal power project is being developed by the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company, a joint venture between NTPC and Bangladesh Power Development Board. 2. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has sanctioned Rs 40.35 crore for rural water supply scheme in the Union Territory of Puducherry under Nabards Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

3. Ushering in a new regime for overseas investments in Indian capital markets, Sebi today announced new foreign portfolio investor (FPI) regulations to put in place easier registration process and operating framework for such entities. The new class of investors, FPIs, would encompass all FIIs (foreign institutional investors), their subaccounts and qualified foreign investors (QFIs), and would be divided in three categories as per their risk profile. The KYC (know your client) requirements and other registration procedures would be much simpler for FPIs compared to current practices. 4. India's leading industrialist Ratan Tata will be formally inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering in the US on Sunday for his "outstanding contributions" to industrial development in India and the world over. Eight Indian-Americans also had been elected to the body earlier, considered among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. 5. Seeking to reduce the incidence of mortality from growing number of heart attacks in India and the US, a prominent body of Indian-American physicians has joined hands with a leading NGO fostering cardiac care in US. 6. India was re-elected in the new Council of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as one of the states making the

largest contribution to the provision of facilities for international civil air navigation.The 38th session of the Assembly of ICAO completed the election of the Council in Montreal on 1October 2013. The 36- member Council is the governing body of the Organization and is elected for a three-year term. 7. Janalakshmi Financial Services , a microfinance institution, has signed a fiveyear agreement with Accenture to scale-up operations and expand services to the urban poor. Under the agreement, Accenture will manage the microfinance bodys customer and account master data, provide processing, reconciliation and reporting services. It will also manage Janalakshmis core banking system, customer relationship management software, employee portal and Web site. 8. Corporation Bank has a new Chairman and Managing Director in S.R. Bansal. Prior to this elevation, Bansal was an Executive Director at Punjab National Bank. 9. All-women Sharia Court starts functioning in Pune with an aim to redress the grievances of Muslim women. Set up here by Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), the first all-women Sharia Court will deal with various family issues, including marital discord, divorce as well as property related disputes. 10. An Indian-American Sikh lawyer Gurbir Grewal has been nominated as a county

prosecutor in New Jersey.Gurbir Grewal was formally nominated by Governor Chris Christie to be the next Bergen county prosecutor., a local media report said. 11. An Indian engineering student Ashutosh Pathak 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. 12. Veteran director Shyam Benegal will head the accomplished jury for the Seventh Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) to be held in Brisbane on December 12.The announcement was made by the APSA executive chairman Michael Hawkins in Busan on Friday. 13. Much-awaited pilgrimage for holy shrine Kedarnath resumed today 14. Bopanna, Roger-Vasselin in Japan Open final Kalapana Devi on 5 October 2013 won bronze medal at the Judo tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It was Indias first IJF Grand Prix medal. Competing in 52kg weight category, Kalpana defeated Zarifa Sultonova of Uzbekistan but lost to Gili Cohen of Israel. However, Kalpana jumped back to medal

contention through repechage round, where she got the better of Brazilian Raquel Silva. The Union government of India on 5 October 2013 launched the Inter Company LPG portability scheme in 24 cities across the country. It started with Bangaluru, Karnataka. The cities are Hyderabad, Patna, Dehradun, Faridabad, Kolkata, and Chandigarh among others. The scheme will not be launched in the five poll-bound states including Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh due to model code of conduct. Under the portability scheme, a consumer can now opt for the distributor of his choice within a cluster of LPG distributors in the vicinity and across the oil companies. Presently, an LPG consumer is attached to a distributor and cannot change its distributor even he is unhappy with the service. The consumers will be able to see the service ratings of all the distributors in their clusters and choose the one they want to based on service levels. This will usher in improvement in consumer service by the distributors as it will bring in competition in the cluster of distributors. 1. Human rights day- 10 Dec. 2. Ghoomar dance belongs to which stateRajasthan 3. Largest rice producing state in IndiaWest Bengal

4. Riga is the capital of which countryLatvia 5. How many countries in European union28 6. Full form of ATM- Automated Teller Machine 7. Uber cup related with- Badminton 8. At present which country has a female president- South Korea 9. Chatrapati Shivaji international airport is located in-Maharashtra 10. Which element is used in pencil? 11. Head Quarter of WHO- Geneva 12. Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor award in 85th academy award played as the role ofAbraham Lincoln 13. Cabinet minister on Agriculture- Sharad Pawar 14. Risk Cover is used in - Hedging Fund 15. Question from Gilt edge fund? 16. Foreign Bank invest in priority sector via RBI 17. Kimberley process certificate schemediamond 18. Imagining India-idea of a renewed nationauthor name Nandan Nilekani 19. Baht is the Currency of - Thailand 20. Who is the first person to be listed to start the census operation every time- President 21. Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna (JGSY) program is implemented by- Village Panchayat 22. Prime minister of Japan, Shinjo Abe advocated an economy policy known as-

Abenomics 23. About Inflation? 24. Bankassurance- Bank & Insurance related products 25. What do u mean by CRR- Cash Reserve Ratio 26. Attorney general of India appointed by: President 27. 28th member of EU Croatia 28. Who is Raghuram Rajan - RBI Governor 29. Financial task action force HQ - Paris 30. SAARC secretariat Ahmad Saleem 31. SAARC head office- Nepal (Kathamandu) 32. Who won the mahathir peace prize Nelson Mandela 33. What does a banking ombudsman do Listen the complaints of the customer related to Banking issues 34. Nirbhaya allocation in budget 1000 35. Max amount transaction in RTGS No Limit 36. CEO of World economic forum - klaus schwab 37. Turning point authour APJ Abdul kalam 38. India helped which country in its Election process? 39. Scheme in Maoist areas Roshini 40. Food security bill:67 percent to get food thru which ? TPDS 41. SHEKEL currency of which country ? Israel 42. FIMMDA stands for - Fixed Income Money

Market Dealers Association 43. Blue Revolution Meant for What? Fisheries 44. Bharat Chetri Related to which sport? Hockey 45. Kathakali is folk dance of ---? Kerala46. P Sathasivam is in news? he is - CJI of India 47. Commercial paper is issued by Corporate 48. About CSR corporate social responsibility. 49. GAAR is applicable from - 1st April 2016 50. Treasury bills, Certificate of deposits, commercial papers traded in which market Money market 51. PAKISTAN PM - NAWAZ SHARIF 52. Sarajevo is the capital of - BOSNIA 53. HDI Index of Rank of India 136 54. Nishi Vasudeva is the chairman of HPCL 55. Who purchased the business of Royal bank of Scotland - Ratnakar Bank 56. PPF Max amount in a financial Year 100000 57. E-Choupal is from Which Organization ITC 58. Foreign trade policy implemented by Ministry of Commerce, Industry 59. UNCTAD HQ- Geneva 60. Highest award in Sport (India) - Rajiv Khel Ratna 61. FCNR Account - Opend by NRI and IPO's 62. Father of Nuclear Programme - Homi JBABA 63. Best Feature film in 60th IIFA Awards Pan singh Thomar

64. Committee on Below Poverty line Tendulkar Committee 65. Anoop Sridhar is a Famous forBADMINTON 66. Sea of Pappies is Written by- AMITAV GHOSH 67. EFT means Electronic Funds Transfer 68. Banks didnt allow loans Beyond BASE RATE 69. For participating in President election minimum age is 35 Years 70. Fiscal Deficit in 2012-13 is 5.2% 71. SEBI Chairman U K SINHA 72. PMAEC chairman C Rangarajan 73. Telecom regulator TRAI 74. Palk Starit line India & Sri Lanka 75. Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on which river-Narmada 4 oct,2013 1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) nominated three members to the high level advisory committee formed to recommend granting new licenses to the private banks. The committee is headed by the former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan. Other members are Usha Thorat (former RBI Deputy Governor), C B Bhave (former Sebi chairman) and Nachiket Mor (financial sector expert).

2. The country's lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual (LGTB) community can now celebrate freedom of airwaves with a round-the-clock radio station dedicated specifically to them. 'Q Radio' which started operating from Bangalore this September

claims to be the first radio station in India that is tailored for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender audience. 3. India has once again emerged as the largest recipient of foreign remittances. Non-Resident Indians or NRIs sent a record 71 billion dollars home compared to 70 billion dollars last year. According to a Word Bank report on recent trends and outlook on Migration and Remittance Flows, NRIs are estimated to remit up to 85 billion dollars a year by 2015. 4. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 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. Many colleges, including professional and technical colleges would be set up and existing colleges would be upgraded. Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan would also support 5000 faculty positions. 5. Assembly elections will be held in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh from 11th November, the Election Commission announced on Friday. While Chhattisgarh will have a two-phase polling on 11th November and 19th November, the remaining states will have a single-phase poll. For the first time, voters will have an option of 'none of the above'

(NOTA) in these polls where they can decide not to vote any of the candidates in the fray. 6. President Mukherjee, in his opening remarks at the talks with Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupa, said India attaches great importance to its relations with Belgium and hoped that the two countries strengthen economic ties. President Mukherjee, the first Indian Head of the State to visit Belgium, also thanked the country for its support of India's candidature to a permanent seat in an expanded United Nations Security Council. 7. As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, ICICI Bank today opened skill training academy to provide vocational training to youth from economically weaker section of the society. The vocational training course will provide sustainable livelihood opportunities to the beneficiaries. 8. S. Varadarajan took over charge as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). S.Varadarajan has succeeded R.K. Singh. Prior to his appointment as the CMD, Varadarajan was serving as the Director (finance) of the company. 9. The Indian Railways on 3 October 2013 signed a pact with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) to set up the country's biggest Forged Wheel plant at Lalganj, Raebarelli in Uttar Pradesh. The Plant to be

set with an investment of about 1100 crore Rupees will produce one lakh numbers of Forged Wheels per annum in the First phase for Locos and High speed trains. 10. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 3 October 2013 cleared Jet Airways proposed sale of 24 per cent equity to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, paving the way for the biggest ever foreign investment in the Indian aviation sector. Jet-Etihad deal was already approved by SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India) on 1 October 2013.rs 20158 cr deal 5/20 rule 11. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on Barclays Investments and Loans(India) Limited, for violation of certain insurance norms. 12. India unveiled its first indigenously developed vaccine for treating Japanese Encephalitis, a mosquito-borne viral disease that affects the brain. The manufacturer of the vaccine named JENVAC claims that the highly purified inactivated vaccine can be administered during epidemics without the fear of adverse effects. It is available in both single dose and five dose presentations.Japanese Encephalitis, which is prevalent in 171 districts of 19 States, affects mostly children below 15 years. 13. General Vo Nguyen Giap, a key figure in securing Vietnams independence and winning the Vietnam War, died at 102. The general had been in hospital for several

years because of ill health. Gen. Giap was also known as the initiator of the final offensive against South Vietnam in 1975. 14. Afghanistan Cricket team on 4 October 2013 qualified for its maiden ICC World Cup after defeating Kenya by seven wickets at World Cricket League Championship in Sharjah. With this win Afghanistha also became the 20th team to gain entry into the tournament overall. 15. The pair of India's Sania Mirza and Zimbabwe's Cara Black has entered the women's doubles final of the China Open tennis tournament. In the semi-final played in Beijing today, the pair shocked top seeded Italians Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 12 minutes. 16. Portugal's Luis Leao Pinto won 9th Himalaya Bicycle Rally NAB - New Arrangement to Borrow NABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development NASSCOM - National Association of Software and Services Companies NAV - Net Asset Value NBFCs - Non-Banking Financial Companies NBFC-D - Deposit taking NBFC NBFC-ND - Non-deposit taking NBFC NBFC-ND-SI - Systemically Important Nondeposit taking NBFC NCR - National Capital Region NBO - National Building Organisation NDA - Net Domestic Asset NDS - Negotiated Dealing Systems

2 & 3 oct,2013 1. 109th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri celebrated across the country. Several functions including symposia and discussions organised to mark the occassion. Leaders of different political parties paid floral tributes to the former Prime Minister at his memorial Vijayghat in Delhi.

as a candidate for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. 6. President Pranab Mukherji will meet the Prime Minister of Belgium Elio De Rupo in Brussles today. After the plenary meeting between the two leaders, delegation level talks will take place during which some agreements are likely to be signed between the two countries. 7. Special CBI court in Ranchi has sentenced RJD Chief and former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to 5 years in jail in fodder scam case. The court also imposed a fine of 25 lakh rupees on him. The sentencing by special CBI judge Pravas Kumar Singh disqualifies Prasad from Parliament and renders him ineligible for contesting elections for 11 years. 8. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries India's biggest drug maker by market capital and USA based Intrexon Corporation, a leading player in synthetic biology announced on 2 October 2013 to establish a joint venture to develop controllable gene-based therapies for the treatment of eye diseases. The joint venture will helpful for Sun Pharma's to increase their global capabilities and experience in developing and manufacturing complex dosage forms .It will also enhance their specialty pharmaceuticals for niche therapy areas. 9. The goverment today launched a unique project to put 100 most important Indian heritage sites online. The sites include

2. The Centre given its approval for creation of a separate Telangana state from out of Andhra Pradesh and decided that Hydrabad will be the joint capital of the two states for 10 years. 3. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday sharply lowered its forecast on India's economic growth to 4.7 percent for this year from its earlier projection of 6 percent. 4. Government of India appointed on 2 October 2013 a four member committee headed by Arvind Mayaram, Economic Affairs Secretary setup to clear the ambiguity between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII). The committee will look into the difference between them and it will also give definition of FDI and FII. 5. The International Academy of Spiritual Unity and Cooperation Among the Nations of the World has nominated President Putin

theTaj Mahal, Khajuraho and the Ajanta and Ellora caves. An agreement to this effect was reached at between the Archaeological Survey of India and Google in New Delhi today in presence of Union Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch. 10. Meghalaya Government to provide all School and college classrooms with Wi-Fi connection to aid their learning process. The announcement was made by CM Mukul Sangma after distributing free tablet computers to 11,000 class XII students as a part of state governments Digital Learning Aid for Students scheme. 11. The book titled Haunted by Fire: Essays on Caste, Class, Exploitation and Emancipation authored by Mythily Sivaraman released in International Centre in New Delhi on 1 October 2013. Mythili Sivaraman is a Women Rights Activist. She is currently one of the Vice Presidents of the All India Democratic Women's Association (Women's wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist)). 12. A multinational company plans to launch the worlds largest man-made lagoon costing a whopping $7 billion. Crystal Lagoons Corp., developer of patented technology for giant crystalline lagoons, has signed a deal to construct the lagoon, covering 40 hectares, almost fourtimes bigger than the worlds largest existing lagoon.

13. 3M Healthcare, the healthcare division of 3M India, has won the Sterilization Services Company of the Year award at the Frost & Sullivans fifth annual India Healthcare Excellence Awards 2013. These coveted Awards recognized innovative growth strategies and solutions adopted by top companies in the healthcare industry for 2012-13. 14. Yashasvini Cooperative Farmers Health Care Scheme, launched in Karnataka in June 2003, has successfully completed 10 years benefiting lakhs of farmers in cooperative sector. The Yashasvini Cooperative Farmers Health Care Trust was formed under the principle One for all and all for one has made healthcare affordable to farmers in co-operative sector. 15. Airtel is the only telecom company from India featuring on the list of top ten global brands admired most in Africa, according to a survey. Airtel was placed at ninth on the list, beating Japanese car manufacturer Honda, the survey conducted by the African Business Awards said. The list was headed by US-based Coca Cola, and dominated by other US and European brands, the only other Asian brands were Japans Toyota and Samsung Electronics of Korea. The full list is: 1. Coca ColaUS, 2. ShellNetherlands 3. SamsungSouth Korea 4. VodafoneUK 5. NikeUS

6. ToyotaJapan 7. McDonaldsUS 8. Pepsi ColaUS 9. AirtelIndia 10. HondaJapan. 16. Tata Power today has commenced construction work for the first phase of its joint venture 400-MW hydro power project in Georgia. The hydel project would be jointly developed by Tata Power along with Clean Energy Invest AS, Norway (Clean Energy) and IFC InfraVentures (IFC). 17. Private insurer SBI Life Insurance on Thursday launched Smart Power Insurance plan, which is designed to care for investors twin needs of insurance and investment. SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between State Bank of India and BNP Paribas Cardif, the insurance arm of BNP Paribas. 18. The Gambian Government on 2 October 2013 announced that it is pulling out of the Commonwealth with immediate effect. Gambian, a West African country joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1965. The last country to be withdrawn from the Commonwealth group was Zimbabwe in 2003. 19. The BCCI awarded the title sponsorship for all international series and the domestic tournaments in India for the year 2013-14 to Star Private Ltd and ESPN at the base price of Rs. two crore per fixture, considerably low compared to their

previous deal with Airtel. Sponsorship rights will extend to domestic events such as Irani Cup, Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Vijay Hazare, Deodhar Trophy and Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy. 20. Former national table tennis champion Uttam Chandarana, who dominated the sport during 1940s and 50s, passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday morning due to old age, family sources said. Chandarana is remembered for defeating world champion Ivan Andreadis in 1954. 21. Balaji Motion Pictures, the film production unit of Balaji Telefilms, has acquired the film adaptation rights to the book, The Devotion of Suspect X. ii. Director Sujoy Ghosh, whose previous release was the Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani, has been signed to direct the Hindi feature film. 22. The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has again been named the world's top university by the Times Higher Education Global Ranking. 1 oct,2013 1. Today, the International Day of Older Persons is being celebrated. The day is celebrated by raising awareness about issues affecting the elderly and to appreciate the contributions that they make to society. The days theme for 2013 is The Future we want: What older persons are saying.

2. Former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai appointed as India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He will succeed noted economist and veteran diplomat Dr Jaimini Bhagwati. 3. A senior Indian journalist, Ravi Shankar Narsimhan, on 29 September 2013 was presented with Friendship award by Chinathe highest honor given to foreigners. Narsimhan is the executive editor in the overseas edition of the Beijing based China Daily. Ravi Shankar hails from Andhra Pradesh. 4. Finance Ministry on Tuesday said economy will grow by over 5 percent in the current fiscal on back of high farm productivity and investments and promised more steps to boost growth. 5. Former Indian President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and ex-Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda were posthumously conferred with the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour on Tuesday in recognition of their outstanding support to the countrys struggle for independence from Pakistan. 6. Trade between India and Mozambique could double to $3 billion by 2016 from the current level of $1.28 billion. This was stated by Commerce Minister Anand Sharma during his meeting with Mozambique's Industry and Trade Minister Armando Inroga in the Mozambique capital Maputo. India has extended Lines of Credit (LoC) worth $640 million to Mozambique.

India is the 8th largest foreign investor in Mozambique with total investments estimated at more than $500 million. 7. The Reserve Bank of India will infuse 10 thousand crore rupees by purchasing government securities on 7 October, to ease liquidity in the market. Open market operations refer to the sale or purchase of government securities with the objective of adjusting rupee liquidity conditions in the market. 8. The CBI has filed a case against the then Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and BSNL officials for allegedly allotting 300 high-speed telephone lines to Marans residence in Chennai which were extended to his brothers channel. 9. Aga Khan, a Swiss-Born Philanthropist and Muslim Spiritual Leader visited India. During the official visit, Aga Khan the unveiled restored Humayuns Tomb in New Delhi on 18 September 2013. 10. The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released a commemorative postage stamp in the memory of Baba Jumdev at a function in Gondia, Maharashtra on 30 September 2013. Baba Jumdev was a prominent spiritual leader and revered social activist. 11. Rajya Sabha member and Congress leader, Rasheed Masood, was sentenced to four years in jail by a Delhi court in a corruption case, becoming the first MP to

lose his seat after a recent Supreme Court judgement had removed the immunity for convicted lawmakers. 12. In Tennis Somdev Devvarman qualifies for Singles event at china Open. 13. Indian basketball team has won bronze medal at KFC under-21 3ON3 International Challenge in Beijing. Lovneet also secured a gold medal for India in KFC 3ON3 International Challenge 3-Pointer shooting competition. 14. The Czech Republican tennis player Petra Kvitova defeated Germany's Angelique Kerber in the final to win singles title at WTA Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo. It was her 11th WTA title and evened her tournament finals appearances at 2-2 in 2013. 30 sept,2013 1. Every year on 29 September celebrated as the World Heart Day since 1999. The theme of the 2013 World Heart Day is A life course approach to the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with a focus on women and children because healthy children lead to healthy adults and healthy adults lead to healthy families and communities. The World Heart Day is organised by World Heart Federation. 2. Ruchira Kamboj was appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris with the rank of

Ambassador. The government made this announcement on 25 September 2013. She will succeed VS Oberoi. 3. Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was Monday held guilty in a fodder scam case by a Special CBI court and renders him ineligible for contesting elections for at least six years. . The quantum of sentence will be announced Oct 3. 4. Megan Young of Philippines crowned Miss World 2013 at the Bali Nasa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia. The second place went to Miss France Marine Lorphelin and third to Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter. 5. In Andhra Pradesh, a state-of-the-art advanced integration centre for the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory under DRDO was inaugurated in Visakhapatnam on 29 September 2013. 6. The National Green Tribunal banned digging of earth across India for making bricks and roads without prior environment clearance. A bench headed by Justice P Jyothimani directed the Chief Secretaries of all states and union territories to ensure that its interim order is adhered to. 7. Net-enabled cellphones could soon be provided to 2.5 crore people under the MGNREGA scheme. As per proposal, one person per family registered under MGNREGA scheme will be provided with the cellphone for which a recharge of Rs 30

per month will be provided for free for two years. To get the cellphone, the beneficiary will have to pay Rs 300. The scheme will be funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) at a cost of Rs 4,850 crore spread over a period of four years to cover 2.5 crore beneficiaries. 8. The Khadi and Village Industry Commission (KVIC) announced on 29 September 2013 that Khadi will get a new push in context with its brand identity with the introduction of an exclusive mark from 2014 onwards. 9. Indian and Chinese officials held fourth round of talks and discussed various issues like finalising a key border security mechanism expected to be signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposed visit here next month. 10. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on Sunday met in New York for the first time and discussed ways to normalise bilateral ties. 11. Leaders of the Brics group of nations on 5 September 2013 announced to set up a 100 billion US dollar fund to steady currency markets destablised by an expected pullback of US monetary stimulus. The announcement was made at the meeting of BRICS leaders. Brazil, India and Russia committed 18 billion dollars each while China announced 41 billion US dollars. South Africa announced 5 billion US dollars.

BRICS had earlier planned to set up 240 billion US dollars fund. 12. Germany is ready to give finance and technical support to the international operation to destroy Syria's chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Sunday. 13. High imports of gold and oil pushed Current Account Deficit (CAD) to 4.9 per cent of GDP to $21.8 billion in the AprilJune quarter of the current fiscal, the RBI said today. CAD, the difference between inflow and outflow of foreign exchange, was 4.4 per cent or $16.9 billion in the same quarter of last fiscal, 2012-13. 14. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has opened a lending window for private sector for the creation of warehouse space and also to set up cold storages and cold chains in Karnataka. 15. Rajnath Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party President became the campaign committee chief for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls on 29 September 2013 in New Delhi. 16. Rafiq Kathwari, an Indian-American poet selected for 2013 Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award for the collection of his debut poems. Rafiq Kathwari is the first non-Irish person to win the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award. The award was founded by the Patrick Kavanagh Society in 1971 to

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Global Context - Revitalising Growth through Institutional Framework, for Dynamic, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth'. 21. Shahrukh Khan may soon become the goodwill ambassador of the Republic of Korea. 22. Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi launched the campaign - '777 days of Incredible Indian Himalayas' on World Tourism Day to promote the virgin peaks of Himalayas and attract both domestic and international tourists during lean summer season. 23. Russia today successfully launched a Proton-M rocket with a European communication satellite on board, marking a return of its most important unmanned space vehicle three months after one exploded on takeoff. The Proton-M rocket is Russias most popular for commercial satellite launches. 24. NCA Chairman Ranjib Biswal appointed as chairman of the IPL during the annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at Chennai. Prior to this appointment Ranjib Biswal was manager of the Indian Cricket team during the ICC World Cup 2011 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. He is also the head of Orissa Cricket Association. He replaced Rajeev Shukla as chairman of IPL. 25. Narayanaswamy Srinivasan re-elected as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for a third term at its

17. Anti-Corruption Bureau Director General B. Prasada Rao has been appointed as Director General Police in-charge by the State Government in Hyderabad on Monday as the DGP V. Dinesh Reddy retired on reaching superannuation. 18. The facsimile version of 'Harijan', a weekly publication started by Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, to highlight the social and economic problems of India and the world, will be released on Monday. "Harijan is one of the two main publications of Gandhiji while Young India has already been published. 19. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundationfunded Avahan programme may have prevented over 6 lakh HIV infections in India over 10 years, according to a report in Lancet Global Health. The Avahan India AIDS Initiative was launched in 2003, as a large scale, targeted intervention prevention programme and was implemented in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Manipur and Nagaland. 20. Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy is expected to participate at the 11th edition of the Suminfra 2013, an infrastructure summit organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here Oct 7-8. he theme of this year's summit is 'Accelerate Infrastructure Growth in the Changing

84th annual general meeting (AGM) held at Chennai. 26. Olympian Swaran Singh Virk led the Indian rowers' impressive showing by clinching a gold medal at the 15th Asian Senior Rowing Championship at Luan, China on Sunday. 27. A dominant India triumphed in the 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup with a thumping 3-0 victory over hosts Malaysia in the title clash of the Under-21 hockey tournament here today. 28. United Arab Emirates defeated Namibia in their second crucial match at Sharjah cricket Stadium by 135 runs to keep their hopes alive to qualify directly to the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015. 29. Former Junior World Champion Nikhat Zareen (54kg) came one step short of making it two titles in two World Championships in Albena, Bulgaria on Saturday. 30. Stephen Lee, a snooker player from England banned for 12 years after being found guilty of seven charges of matchfixing on 25 September 2013. 29 sept,2013 1. Ruchira Kamboj was appointed as the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris with the rank of Ambassador. The

government made this announcement on 25 September 2013. She will succeed VS Oberoi. 2. Megan Young of Philippines on 28 September 2013 was crowned Miss World 2013 at the Bali Nasa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia 3. In Andhra Pradesh, a state-of-the-art advanced integration centre for the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory under DRDO was inaugurated in Visakhapatnam on 29 September 2013. 4. The National Green Tribunal banned digging of earth across India for making bricks and roads without prior environment clearance. A bench headed by Justice P Jyothimani directed the Chief Secretaries of all states and union territories to ensure that its interim order is adhered to. 5. A dominant India triumphed in the 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup with a thumping 3-0 victory over hosts Malaysia in the title clash of the Under-21 hockey tournament here today.

6. Srinivasan re-elected as BCCI president, Ranjib Biswal appointed IPL chairman. 7. Indian and Chinese officials held fourth round of talks and discussed various issues like finalising a key border security mechanism expected to be signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposed visit here next month. 8. A witness to some of India's most memorable triumphs in recent years, longserving team manager Ranjib Biswal was on Sunday appointed chairman of the IPL in the Cricket Board's AGM in Chennai. 9. Germany is ready to give finance and technical support to the international operation to destroy Syria's chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Sunday. 10. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on Sunday met in New York for the first time and discussed ways to normalise bilateral ties. 28 sept,2013 1. What is meant by Priority Sector?

Priority sector refers to those sectors of the economy which may not get timely and adequate credit in the absence of this special dispensation. Typically, these are small value loans to farmers for agriculture and allied activities, micro and small enterprises, poor people for housing, students for education and other low income groups and weaker sections. 2. What are the different categories under priority sector? Priority Sector includes the following categories: (i) Agriculture (ii) Micro and Small Enterprises (iii) Education (iv) Housing (v) Export Credit (vi) Others 3. What are the Targets and Sub-targets for banks under priority sector? Categories Domestic commercial banks / Foreign banks with 20 and above branches (As percent of ANBC or Credit Equivalent of Off-Balance Sheet Exposure, whichever is higher) Foreign banks with less than 20 branches

(As percent of ANBC or Credit Equivalent of Off-Balance Sheet Exposure, whichever is higher) Total Priority Sector 40/ 32 Total agriculture 18/ No specific target. Advances to Weaker Sections 10/ No specific target.

lending to farmers for agricultural and allied activities. 5. What constitutes 'Indirect Finance' to Agriculture? (i) Loans to corporates, partnership firms and institutions engaged in Agriculture and Allied Activities (dairy, fishery, animal husbandry, poultry, bee-keeping and sericulture). (ii) Loans upto `5 crore to Producer Companies set up exclusively by only small and marginal farmers under Part IXA of Companies Act, 1956 for agricultural and allied activities. (iii) Bank loans to Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), Farmers Service Societies (FSS) and Large-sized Adivasi Multi Purpose Societies (LAMPS). 6. What constitutes Micro and Small Enterprises under priority sector? Bank loans to Micro and Small Manufacturing and Service Enterprises, provided these units satisfy the criteria for investment in plant machinery/equipment as per MSMED Act 2006. Manufacturing sector Enterprises Investment in plant and machinery Micro Enterprises Do not exceed twenty five lakh rupees

4. What constitutes 'Direct Finance' for Agricultural Purposes? (i) Loans to individual farmers [including Self Help Groups (SHGs) or Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), i.e. groups of individual farmers] engaged in Agriculture and Allied Activities, viz., dairy, fishery, animal husbandry, poultry, bee-keeping and sericulture. (ii) Loans to small and marginal farmers for purchase of land for agricultural purposes. (iii) Loans to distressed farmers indebted to non-institutional lenders. (iv) Bank loans to Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), Farmers Service Societies (FSS) and Large-sized Adivasi Multi Purpose Societies (LAMPS) ceded to or managed/ controlled by such banks for on

Small Enterprises More than twenty five lakh rupees but does not exceed five crore rupees Enterprises Investment in equipment Micro Enterprises Does not exceed ten lakh rupees Small Enterprises More than ten lakh rupees but does not exceed two crore rupees

Priority sector loans to the following borrowers are considered under Weaker Sections category:(a) Small and marginal farmers; (b) Artisans, village and cottage industries where individual credit limits do not exceed `50,000; (c) Beneficiaries of Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), now National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM); (d) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;

7. What is the loan limit for education under priority sector? Loans to individuals for educational purposes including vocational courses upto `10 lakh for studies in India and `20 lakh for studies abroad are included under priority sector. 8. What is the limit for housing loans under priority sector? Loans to individuals up to `25 lakh in metropolitan centres with population above ten lakh and `15 lakh in other centres for purchase/construction of a dwelling unit per family excluding loans sanctioned to banks own employees. 9. What is included under Weaker Sections under priority sector?

(e) Beneficiaries of Differential Rate of Interest (DRI) scheme; (f) Beneficiaries under Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY); (g) Beneficiaries under the Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS); (h) Loans to Self Help Groups; (i) Loans to distressed farmers indebted to non-institutional lenders; (j) Loans to distressed persons other than farmers not exceeding `50,000 per borrower to prepay their debt to noninstitutional lenders; (k) Loans to individual women beneficiaries upto ` 50,000 per borrower;

10. What is the rate of interest for loans under priority sector? The rate of interest on various priority sector loans will be as per RBIs directives issued from time to time, which is linked to Base Rate of banks at present. Priority sector guidelines do not lay down any preferential rate of interest for priority sector loans. 1. The Nation is celebrating the 106th birth anniversary of the great son of the soil, Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, today. Bhagat Singh was born on 28 September, 1907 at Banga, Lyallpur district, in a family which was already involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj. 2. World Rabies Day observed on 28 September 2013 across the world to raise awareness about the impact of rabies disease and to deliver the message that rabies is preventable.The theme for the year 2013 is Rabies: Understand it to defeat it. The World Rabies Day is observed each year on 28 September- on the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur who developed the first efficacious rabies vaccine with his colleagues. 3. World Bank funded North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) would be executed in four northeastern states Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, to uplift the economic condition of the rural people, officials said. "Under the NERLP,

various livelihood generation schemes including farming would be undertaken in the selected districts of the four northeastern states, 4. Bangladesh, on Friday, began importing electricity from India on an experimental basis, adding 50 MW to the national grid. The import, which took roughly three years to materialise after it was decided in 2010, was part of the countrys plan to help ease the crisis. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2010 regarding import of 500 MW of power from India. 5. The Kirit Parikh panel on fuel pricing has suggested that the diesel prices should be increased by Rs 1-1.50 a litre every month as against the 45-50 paise monthly hike followed currently. The high-level panel headed by former Planning Commission Member Kirit Parikh has also suggested a draft trade parity mechanism for determining diesel price. 6. The International Monetary Fund approved a standby loan of nearly two billion euros to match a backup loan of the same size requested from the European Union. The IMF loan is a two-year standby arrangement for 1.98 billion euros, to give the government space to continue reforms. 7. Five years after India and the US signed a landmark civil nuclear deal, the two countries have clinched the first commercial agreement on civilian nuclear power

cooperation that was stalled over India's nuclear liability law. President Barack Obama announced the agreement on Friday after his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House Oval Office. 8. Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights campaigner presented with the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award (Harvard Humanitarian of the year) by Harvard University on 27 September 2013. 16 years old Malala received the award by Dr Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation for her contribution in promoting the education among girls. 9. In Madhya Pradesh, a special court of Mandla district convicted IAS officer Shashi Karnawat in a corruption case and sentenced her to five years in jail and a fine of Rs. 50 lakh. The court also sentenced three others in the case. Karnawat had allegedly misused her official position to benefit a company for purchase of stationary worth about Rs. 35 lakh. 10. A 9-Metre bronze statue of Nelson Mandela will be unveiled in Pretoria in December to kick off celebrations of 20 years of democracy of south Africa. President Jacob Zuma will unveil the statue of the anti-aoartheid icon at the union buldings on Reconcilation Day on December 16. 11. India wasted a two-goal advantage to draw 3-3 against hosts Malaysia in their last

inconsequential round-robin match of The Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 hockey tournament, here on Saturday. 12. Tiger Woods was named U.S. PGA Tour player of the year for the 11th time on the strength of his five big wins and return to No. 1 in the world. It was the third time Woods won the Jack Nicklaus Award despite not winning a major. 13. Sania Mirza captured her fourth title of the season and 18th overall with Cara Black of Zimbabwe, recording a come-frombehind win over Liezel Huber and Hao Ching Chan to lift the Pan Pacific Open trophy in Tokyo on Saturday. Banking Appetite. 1. First India bank Got ISO : Canara Bank 2. First Governor of RBI : Mr. Osborne Smith 3. First Indian governor of RBI : Mr. C D Deshmukh 4. First Bank to Introduce ATM in India : HSBC 5. First Bank to introduce saving Bank in India : Presidency bank in 1830 6. First Bank to Introduce Cheque system in India : Bengal Bank 1784 7. First Bank to introduce Internet Banking : ICICI BANK 8. First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund : State Bank of India 9. First Bank to introduce Credit Card in India : Central Bank of India 10. First Foreign Bank in India : Comptoire

dEscompte de Paris of France in 1860 11. First Bank Set Up in India : Bank of Hindustan in 1770 12. First Joint Stock Bank of British India : State Bank of India 13. First Joint Stock Bank of India : Allahabad Bank 14. First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India : Allahabad Bank 15. First national bank that is merged with Punjab National Bank : New Bank of India in 1993 16. First Indian bank to open branch outside India in London in 1946 : Bank of India 17. First Indian Bank started with Indian capital /indigenous Bank of India : Punjab National Bank 18. First Regional Rural Bank name Prathama Grameen Bank Was started by : Syndicate 1. World Water Day March 22 2. Argentina Capital - Buenos Aires 3. Australia Currency - Dollar 4. First Indian Women to get Olympic Medal Karnam Malleshwari 5. English Vinglish Movie Director Gauri Shinde 6. International Development Association HQ Washington 7. Gnanpit Award Telugu Literature 2013 Ravauri Bharadwaja 8. Pride and Prejudice Book Author Jane Austen 9. Fiat Cars Which Country Italy

10. Wriddhiman Saha related to Cricket 11. Highest Literacy State (2011) Kerala 12. Abdul Rahim Rather Minister of state Jammu & Kashmir 13. Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh 14. Vinton Cerf Father of Internet 15. Swaythling Cup for Men, Corbillon Cup for Women Related to Which Game Table Tennis 16. Difference Between Repo & Reverse Repo Rate Interest Rate Corridor 17. Annapurna Scheme 18. JNNURM Started in Year 2005 19. Current Chief Justice Sathasivam 20. Ranbaxy related to - Pharmaceutical 21. Bulk Payments ECS 22. A question about GDP 23. To Classify as NPA Number of Required Days - 90 Days 24. Number of Digits in IFSC Code - 11 25. Image Based Cheque Clearing - Cheque Truncation System 26. 14th Finance commission Headed By YV Reddy 27. CASA Ratio Share of Current and Savings Account 28. Situation where an inflation rate is high, the economic growth rate slows down, and unemployment remains steadily high Stagflation 29. Banks Capital Infusion 14,000 crores by May 2014

30. Safest Form of Deposit Fixed Deposit 31. Converting asssets into marketable securities & generating cash flows securitisation 32. If NRI wants to invest in stock exchange, which account should b opened..?

==> MD and CEO of NSE - Chitra Ramakrishna. ==> Principal secretary of President - Omita Paul. ==> New Foreign Secretary - Sujata Singh. ==> Tulsi Gabbard - New member of US House of Representatives ==> Smita Singh - Member of U.S. Global Development Council IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IBS - International Banking Statistics ICAC - International Cotton Advisory Committee ICAI - Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ICAR - Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICICI - Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India 1. World Tourism Day (27 September 2013) is being celebrated today all over the globe. The 2013 theme for World Tourism Day is Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future. As the most widely celebrated global day for tourism it represents a unique opportunity to raise awareness of tourisms role in water access and shine a spotlight on the sectors contribution to a more sustainable water future.

27 sept,2013 Recent Appointments (Womens Special) ==> Arundhati Bhattacharya - 1st women MD and CFO of SBI. ==> Usha Ananthasubramanian - 1st CEO of Bhartiya Mahila Bank.hq-new delhi ==> Aruna Bahuguna - 1st Women Special DG of CRPF. ==> 1st Woman MD of a Public Sector bank - Ms Ranjana Kumar. ==> Chairman & MD ICICI Bank - Chanda Kochhar (MD & CEO). ==> Chairman & MD of United Bank of India - Archana Bhargav. ==> Chairman & MD of Axis Bank - Shikha Sharma. ==> Chairman & MD of Allahabad Bank Shubhalakshmi Panse. ==> Chairperson of CBDT Sudha Sharma.

2. In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Friday gave the citizens of India the right to reject all candidates in elections. Hearing a petition filed by the People's Union for Civil Liberties, an NGO, the apex court ruled that the Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs should have a button that will allow the voters to choose "none of the above" option. The bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that voters should be allowed to reject all candidates standing in an election in his/her constituency. 3. The Raghuram Rajan panel report has made a case for ending the 'special category' criteria for providing additional assistance to poorer states, as it ranked Goa and Kerala as the most advanced state and Odisha and Bihar the least. The committee, headed by the then Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan (now RBI governor) which was set up by the government amid demand for "special category" status by Bihar, suggested a new methodology for devolving funds on states based on a 'Multi Dimensional Index (MDI)'. 4. The controversial GAAR provision, which seeks to check tax avoidance by investors routing their funds through tax havens, will come into effect from April 1, 2016. The provision of General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) will apply to entities availing tax benefit of at least Rs 3 crore, according to the notification dated September 23. The

notification is broadly in line with recommendations of the Parthasarathi Shome Committee, which was set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in July last year to address the concerns of investors. 5. RBI governor Raghuram G Rajan has been awarded the Fifth Deutsche Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013, in recognition of his ground-breaking research work which influenced financial and macro-economic policies around the world. The academic prize is sponsored by the Deutsche Bank Donation Fund and carries an endowment of euro 50,000. 6. Eight eminent scientists have been selected for this year's Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, the country's top most award for excellence in Science and Technology. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is named after the founder-Director General of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and carries a cash component of five lakh rupees. It is given annually to young scientists below the age of 45 who have made outstanding contributions in any field of science and technology. 7. India's financial capital Mumbai has been named the world's second-most honest city, according to a survey of 16 cities worldwide. Finland capital Helsinki bagged the top spot for the world's most honest city in the survey, while Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, proved to be the least honest. The survey put hundreds of people to test

in four continents to find out just how honest they were by dropping wallets and seeing how many would be returned. 8. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan of $500 million (Rs 3,100 crore) to build a power transmission system at the Bhadla park in Rajasthan to deliver clean electricity from wind and solar power projects to the state and national grids, the development financial institution said on Friday. 9. US anti-chemical weapons campaigner Paul Walker, 67, was jointly awarded the Swedish Right Livelihood Award on Thursday honouring those who work to improve the lives of others. 10. The University of British Columbias Faculty of Law on 25 September 2013 presented Anna Hazare with the inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity at Vancouver, Canada. The Allard prize is one of the worlds largest awards recognizing efforts to combat corruption and to promote human rights. 11. Supreme Court gets dedicated customized pin code. The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of India allotted Customized Pin Code to the Supreme Court of India for the first time. The Customized Pin Code of the Supreme Court is 110 201. 12. Horticultural mail order company Thompson & Morgan developed a plant

called The TomTato, which can produce not just the tomatoes, but also potatoes. The TomTato is described as the veg plot in a pot and it was launched in UK. The TomTato has the capability of growing over 500 sweet cherry tomatoes and also the white potatoes. 13. Anupam Shah has taken over as the new Chairman of the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC). Prior to this, he was the Senior Vice-Chairman of EEPC and has also been the past president of the Merchant Chamber, Kolkata. 14. In Uttar Pradesh, the Centrally sponsored National Urban Health Mission will be launched soon. Over 3 crore urban population will be benefitted from the scheme. 15. The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) on 26 September 2013 appointed Sundeep Sikka, Reliance MF President and Chief Executive, as its Chairman. In the meanwhile, Sandesh Kirkire, Chief Executive Officer of Kotak Asset Management company was elected as the vice-chairman. 16. The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) was elected Ravindra Kumar, Editor of The Statesman newspaper as its president for the year 2013-14. Kumar, who succeeds K N Tilak Kumar of Deccan Herald and Prajavani was chosen at the 74th Annual General Meeting of the society.

17. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has given its no objection certification (NOC) to AirAsia India to start a low-cost carrier. The next step for AirAsia will be to get an Air Operating Permit and prepare to kick-start its operations in India. AirAsia India, is a three way joint venture between AirAsia, the Malaysia-based low-cost airline, Tata Sons and Telestra Trade place which was formed to start a new low-cost domestic airline. 18. The 18th International Children's Film Festival (ICFFI), popularly known as 'The Golden Elephant', will be held in Hyderabad from November 14-20. The festival will present four competitive sections and the best film would bag the Golden Elephant trophy and Rs 2 lakhs in cash.The second best feature will bag the Golden Elephant Plaque with Rs 1 lakh in cash. 19. Pond's Femina Miss India World 2013 Navneet Kaur Dhillon on 27 September 2013 won the Multimedia Award at the Miss World 2013 in Indonesia. India won this award for the second time in a row. The award was first introduced by the Miss World Organization in 2012 and India's Vanya Mishra was its first winner. 20. Japan will promote "womenomics" -- a theory which asserts that theadvancement of women in society is directly correlated with its growth rate -- and give over $3 billion of official development assistance (ODA) in the next three years targeting women's participation in society and the

empowerment of women, says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. 21. India will build its first strategic oil storage by January in an effort to insulate itself from supply disruptions. India, which is 79 per cent dependent on imports to meet its crude oil needs, is building underground storages at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Mangalore and Padur in Karnataka to store about 5.33 million tonnes of crude oil. This is enough to meet nation's oil requirement for 13-14 days. 22. The company launched its latest "Hummingbird" algorithm about a month ago and that it currently affects 90 percent of worldwide searches via Google. "Hummingbird" is the company's effort to match the meaning of queries with that of documents on the Internet, said Singhal from the Menlo Park garage where Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin conceived their now-ubiquitous search engine. 23. Contemporary western wear brand AND has unveiled its first exclusive boutique in Vadodara. It offers diverse collection of western wear like jumpsuits, jeggings, tunics, maxis, and more. "Store in Vadodara is the brand's 39th store in India. 24. Asia Cup Hockey: India lose 2-1 to Korea in SF match. India's dreams of earning a World Cup hockey berth were shattered when they lost 2-1 in a semifinal match of

the 8th women's Asia Cup championship in Kuala Lumpur today. 25. Serena Williams has clinched the yearend women`s world number one ranking for the third time in her career after winning two grand slam titles during an excellent 2013. 26. India have entered the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup, Under-21 hockey tournament by virtue of points. India will now face hosts Malaysia in the final match. 27. Former Under-14 World Champion and Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi won the bronze medal at the World Junior Chess Championship after settling for a quick draw with winner Yu Yangyi of China in the 13th and final round that concluded at Kocaeli in Turkey. 28. Sania Mirza and Cara Black beat the topseeded duo of Su-Wei Hsieh of Chinese Taipei and Shuai Peng of China in the semifinals to reach final of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Friday. #HappyBirthday to the most essential part of our lives - #Google who turned 15 today! 1. The Raghuram Rajan panel report has made a case for ending the 'special category' criteria for providing additional assistance to poorer

states, as it ranked Goa and Kerala as the most advanced state and Odisha and Bihar the least. 2. Finland capital Helsinki bagged the top spot for the world's most honest city in the survey. India's financial capital Mumbai has been named the world's second-most honest city, according to a survey of 16 cities worldwide. 3. The 18th International Children's Film Festival (ICFFI), popularly known as 'The Golden Elephant', will be held in Hyderabad from November 14-20. 4. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has given its no objection certification (NOC) to AirAsia India to start a low-cost carrier. The next step for AirAsia will be to get an Air Operating Permit and prepare to kick-start its operations in India.AirAsia India, is a three way joint venture between AirAsia, the Malaysia-based lowcost airline, Tata Sons and Telestra Tradeplace which was formed to start a new low-cost domestic airline.

5. Indian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is the inaugural recipient of a new Canadian award that recognises individuals who fight abuse of power and suppression of human rights. 6. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for implementation of the multi-sectoral programme to address the maternal and child under-nutrition in 200 high burden districts in the 12th Five Year Plan. 7. Heavily-armed militants from Pakistan attacked a police station in Kathua, killing seven people, including five policemen, before targeting an Army camp in nearby Samba, India. 8. The controversial GAAR provision, which seeks to check tax avoidance by investors routing their funds through tax havens, will come into effect from April 1, 2016, a government notification said. 9. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is to be the 22 FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament that is scheduled to take place in 2022 in Qatar.
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> All three terrorists involved in twin terror attacks in J&K killed; Political parties strongly condemn the heinous attacks. > Defence deal and other pacts to be signed during Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan's visit to the United States. > CBI questions congress MP and industrialist Navin Jindal in connection with a coal block allocation case. > Finance Minister P Chidambaram says CBI is looking into alleged irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd. > Rupee gains 37 paise, to close at 62.07 against dollar. AND IN SPORTS: > India will face Malayasia in the final of Sultan of Johor Cup, Under-21 hockey tournament . 1. The new Foreign Secratory of India-Sujata singh 2. The new 29th state of india- Tilangana 3. The new chief director of National Research agency-sharad kumar 4. Whom elected the head of Asian athletics association-daljam alahmad(katar) 5. The new head of railway boardArunendra Kumar

10.With 12 points in their kitty, India are at the top of the league standings and will play hosts and second-placed Malaysia in their last round-robin match on Saturday

6. The new Vice Governor of Delhi-Najeeb Jung 7. The new Chief Minister of JharkhandHemant Soren 8. New coach of Indian hockey team maleM. K. Kaushik 9. The new police commissioner of Delhi-B. S Bassi 10. Where will be built the longest Rail Bridge of India-Assam 11. Worlds biggest temple will be inMayapur (Kolkata) 12. What is the percentage of poors according to the planning commission21.9% 13. In which sector central government have been approved the 100% FDITelecommunication 14. Our new Sadashivam chief justice-Justice P.

18. The new chief of DRDO-Avinash Chandra 19. The new chief of Central election Commity of Bhajpa is-Premlata Agarwal 20. The famous Director and Actor who have been recently passed away-Rituparno Ghosh 26 september,2013 >> Nagpur, Maharashtras second capital promoted as the gateway to tiger reserve as it is the entry point to 13 of the 39 tiger reserves in the country. ~~>>Helina is HELIcopter launched Nag. It is the upgraded version of Indias third generation anti-tank Nag missiles. Nag is a third generation fire-and-forget anti-tank missile developed in India. It is one of the five missile systems developed by DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme. ~~>> Bo Xilai the former party chief of Chongqing was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was found guilty of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. ~~>> Jawaid Akthar, the chairman of Coffee Board of India, has been elected as the Chairperson of the International Coffee Council.

15. The new central home secretary Anil Goswami 16. The new managing director of LIC S. k. Roy 17. The new chairman of Air Asia India-S. Ramadorai

~~>> London Whale is the nickname for the unsafe and unsound practices made by USs biggest bank JP Morgan that led to its $6.2bn losses last year. ~~>> Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has agreed in principle to be bought by a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holding Ltd. For $4.7 bn. Centre to fund rubber plantation in over 50 thousand acres of land in Maoistaffected states. Government says Army has no mandate to fund politicians or political parties ; Asks former Army Chief V.K. Singh to name the persons for early action. RBI bans zero per cent interest rate schemes for purchase of consumer goods. Intense negotiations on in UnitedNations over a proposed Security Council resolution to rid Syria of its chemical weapons. India to take on Korea in the semi-finals of the Women's Asia Cup Hockey tournament in Malaysia today . Pugilist AshaRoka enters semifinals of the AIBA Women's Junior World Boxing Championships in Bulgaria. The head quarter of Food and Agriculture Organization is in Rome (Italy).

The head quarter of International Atomic Energy Agency is in Vienna (Austria). The heal quarter of International Civil Aviation Organization is in Montral (Canada). The head quarter of International Fund for Agricultural Development is in Rome (Italy). The head quarter of International Labor Organization is in Geneva (Switzerland). The head quarter of International Monetary Fund is in Washington (USA). 25 september,2013 1. The government on Wednesday announced constitution of the Seventh Pay Commission, which will go into the salaries, allowances and pensions of about 80 lakh of its employees and pensioners. The government constitutes Pay Commission almost every ten years to revise the pay scales of its employees and often these are adopted by states after some modification. The sixth Pay Commission was implemented from 1st January, 2006, fifth from 1st January, 1996 and fourth from 1st January, 1986. 2. Former South Africa president Nelson Mandela was honoured with the Humanitarian Achievement Award this year. 3. The RBI on Wednesday banned zero per cent interest rate scheme for purchase of

consumer goods; a move intended to protect customers, which may however dampen the festive spirit. 4. The Reserve Bank of India has set up a committee on comprehensive financial services for small businesses and lowincome households. The committee will be headed by Nachiket Mor, member on the Central Board of Directors, Reserve Bank of India. The committee has been asked to come out with a set of design principles that will guide the development of institutional frameworks, and regulation for achieving financial inclusion and financial deepening. 5. The Reserve Bank of India set the cut-off price at Rs. 82 on inflation-indexed bonds (yield-to maturity 3.6624 per cent) for a notified amount of Rs. 1,000 crore at the bond auction held on Tuesday. 6. Tata Communications Payment Solutions Ltd (TCPSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Communications Ltd, today inaugurated Indicash ATMs in Mysore. The companys first white-label ATM was launched at Chandrapada village in Thane district on June 27. This is in keeping with the Reserve Bank of Indias vision to accelerate growth and improve ATM penetration across the country. 7. Reliance Life Insurance has launched life insurance policies in electronic demat form across all its products. Reliance Life Insurance is among the first few private

insurers to offer policy holders the option to hold their insurance policies in electronic demat form. 8. The Bombay Bullion Association, the apex body of all bullion and jewellery associations in India, would host the firstever India International Bullion Summit, IIBS in Mumbai on October 5th. The IIBS would serve as a platform for industry experts, suppliers and buyers to converge and address concerns of the industry. 9. Vijay Keshav Gokhale has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to Germany. Gokhale, a 1981- batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, has been India's High Commissioner to Malaysia since 2009. He was previously Joint Secretary ( China and East Asia). 10. Ruchira Kamboj, currently the Chief of Protocol, has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Paris, with the rank of Ambassador. The 1987-batch IFS officer, Kamboj will succeed V S Oberoi. 11. A.J. Tharakan has been elected national president of the Seafood Exporters Association of India. Elias Sait will continue as the secretary general. Other functionaries are: V. Padmnanabham and Kenny Thomas, vice-presidents; and Norbert Karikkassery, treasurer. 12. Mobile telephony and data services provider Aircel has tied up with handset

maker Micromax for integrated device sales and activation. As part of the tie-up, customers who purchase Micromax handsets in the retail networks of both the companies would be eligible for a host of bundled offers including Rs 10,000 worth entertainment content free for over three months on 3G phones. 13. Retired IAS officer Ramlubhaya has been appointed Commissioner of Rajasthan State Election Commission. Ramlubhaya, who will succeed incumbent A K Pandey, will take over the post from October 1 for a five-year tenure. 14. ONGC is to explore shale gas in the Cambay Basin. It will spend nearly Rs 150-Rs 200 crore to drill the first set of wells starting next month, N. K. Verma, Director (Exploration) of Indias largest explorer, said on Wednesday. 15. 4G Identity Solutions Private Ltd (4Gid) has won the Red Herring 2013 top 100 Asia Award, one of the industrys prestigious awards recognising the years most promising private technology ventures from the Asian business region. 16. Australia's most powerful super computer, Raijin, was today unveiled in Canberra. Raijin, named after the Japanese God of thunder and rain, has cost $45.2 million to build and will cost USD 10.85 million a year to run, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.

17. The Finance Ministry, on Friday, clarified that auxiliary educational services such as hostels, canteen and school buses will not attract 12 per cent service tax. 18. India defeated hosts Malaysia 2-0 to qualify for the semi-finals of the eighth women's Asia Cup hockey tournament on Tuesday. 19. The Board of Cricket Control of India, BCCI, today imposed a life ban on former IPL Comissioner Lalit Modi from any of its activities. The decision to this effect was taken at the special general meeting under the chairmanship of BCCI President N.Srinivasan at Chennai. 20. India BEAT Pakistan 4-0 at Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 hockey tournament in Malaysia. 21. India have suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of top seeded Russia in their opening tie of the junior Davis Cup finals in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.Spain beat s. korea In final 22. Chinese paddler Liu Shiwen clinched her third women's table tennis World Cup after beating team-mate Wu Yang in four sets. 24 september,2013 1. Hun Sen, 61, who has been in power for 28 years, was sworn in Tuesday as Cambodian prime minister for another fiveyear term. Hun Sen took office after parliament re-elected him as the prime minister amid a boycott by the opposition party.

2. A high-level panel, headed by Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram, on Monday submitted to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram its report on the alleged irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL). NSEL, part of Jignesh Shah-led Financial Technologies group, is facing a crisis in settling dues worth Rs 5,600 crore. 3. ICICI Bank has launched a new Facebook app that will enable its customers to transact directly from the social networking site. Primarily targeted at young customers, the new app 'Pockets' will enable customers of the bank to transfer money, recharge mobile phones and book movie tickets from their Facebook pages. There will be no additional charge for using the application. 4. Moodys has lowered its outlook for India's GDP growth to 4.5 per cent for 201314 from 5.5 per cent. 5. New HIV infections drop by a third since 2001 and more than halved among children :UNAIDS. In its annual report on the state of the global pandemic, the UNAIDS said globally, 2.3 million people contracted the AIDS virus last year, which is down 33% from 2001. Last year, 1.6 million people died of AIDS-related deaths, down from 1.8 million in 2011. 6. Joint military exercises in general combat and mountain warfare between India and Nepal began in Pithoragarh today in Uttrakhand . The exercise includes anti-

insurgency operations in hilly terrains and relief and rescue operations at the time of natural disasters. 7. India Navy is conducting 3-day joint military exercises Naseem Al Bahr or the Breeze from the Sea, with the royal Oman Navy from September 23-26. The joint military exercise is part of ongoing collaboration between the navies of the two countries to enhance maritime capabilities. 8. Paper Arabia 2013, a 3-day long exhibition and conference of the leading manufacturers and exporters of paper and pulp industry gets underway at Dubai World trade center today. 132 exhibitors from 22 countries including India are taking part in the conference. India is a leading exporter and currently produces 12 tonnes of paper and paper products out of which 10 percent is exported. 9. Rising shuttler P V Sindhu was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award by Sports Minister Jitendra Singh in New Delhi on Tuesday. Sindhu had missed the opportunity to receive the award from President Pranab Mukhejee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 31 as she was busy playing in the final of the Indian Badminton league (IBL). Jitendra Singh today presented the shuttler with a statuette, citation and a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh during the governing body meeting of Sports Authority of India.

10. India environmentalist Bunker Roy and Pakistan's teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai were declared winners of this year's of the prestigious 'Clinton Global Citizens Awards'. Roy is the founder of the Barefoot College, which has been providing solutions to problems in rural communities for more than 40 years. 11. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in partnership with GE and Saudi Aramco Tuesday launched first all-female business process outsourcing (BPO) centre in Saudi Arabia that will create nearly 3,000 jobs in the Gulf kingdom. 12. Bo Xilai, Chinas disgraced former Communist Party leader, has appealed against his life sentence conviction. The move came after a court in eastern China sentenced Bo to life in prison on Sunday for bribe-taking, embezzlement and abuse of power. Three BJP and one BSP MLA arrested in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly inciting violence in Muzaffarnagar. Two Indians among 39 killed in an attack by gunmen on a shopping mall in Kenyan capital Nairobi. BCCI Chief's Meiyappan, son-in-law Gurunath

actor Bindu Dara Singh and Pak umpire Asad Rauf among 22 chargesheeted in IPL betting scandal. Sri Lanka's main Tamil party, TNA, sweeps Northern Provincial elections securing 30 of 38 seats. Suicide attacks claim 96 lives in Iraq. India's Yuki Bhambri enters doubles final and single semi final of Taiwan ATP Challengers Tennis Tournament.

September 2013 agreed on collaboration to jointly develop and manufacture civilian aircraft and helicopters for especially for emergency relief and medical purposes. Russian Government also offered to set up manufacturing facilities in the India for joint production of defence hardware.

Important CURRENT AFFAIRS : 22nd & 23rd September 2013 1. Remembering 'Dinkar' on his 105th birth anniversary on23rd September. Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' was an Indian Hindi poet, essayist and academic. He is considered as one of the most important modern Hindi poets. Dinkar was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1972 for Urvashi. He also became a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, in 1952.

2. Angela Merkel is heading for a third term as Germanys chancellor, as exit polls showed she could even be on course for the historic achievement of an absolute majority in the countrys parliament. 3. Deutsche Bank has become the first bank in India to use the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)s window to swap fresh foreign currency non-resident (bank), or FCNR (B), dollar funds. Deutsche Bank has raised about $450 million FCNR (B) deposits from about 10 non-resident Indians and swapped it with the central bank, 4. Tata and EESL have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to carry out collaborative activities and partnerships in the field of Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management ( DSM), Tata Power said in a statement. EESL ( Energy Efficiency Services Ltd) is a joint venture of public sector units of the Ministry of Power. 5. Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was appointed as the brand ambassador of the Border Security Force (BSF) on 22 September 2013. It is important to note that any central force in India has appointed its brand ambassador. BSF is the second largest paramilitary force of India that guards two crucial Indian borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. 6. Beverage and snacks maker PepsiCo on Monday named company veteran Sanjeev Chadha as its CEO, Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region, effective

immediately. Chadha will report to chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi and oversee all aspects of PepsiCo's business in the AMEA region, the company announced from its headquarters in New York. 7. All new credit card swipe machines and automated teller machines (ATMs) will be required to have a mechanism for Aadhaar authentication using biometrics. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is understood to be preparing such a directive to improve security and promote financial inclusion. 8. 7th India Russia meeting on trade and investment was held at St. Petersburg , Russia on 20 September 2013. A high level delegation of 120 Indian business leaders led by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry participated in the meeting. It discussed various business opportunities with their Russian counterparts. The special focus was on Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry, Tourism and Medical Tourism and Trade in goods, services and innovative products. 9. Seekho Aur Kamao (Learn and Earn) Progrmme Launched by Union Government of India. Union Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India on 23 September 2013 launched a central sector scheme for Skill Development of Minorities. 10. Bharat Nirman- a Public Information Campaign launched at Viramgam block of Ahmedabad District in Gujarat on 23 September 2013 to spread the information

of Government flagship programmes like MGNREGA, NRHM etc. 11. Justice Darmar Murugesan, the former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 21 September 2013 appointed as member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for a five-year term. 12. Durga Sakthi Nagpal reinstated. A day after she met Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the Uttar Pradesh government today revoked the suspension of woman IAS officer Durga Sakhti Nagpal. 13. South Africa and India will jointly hold an inter-ministerial conference as well as a business meet later this month to enhance bilateral trade relations, officials said, here today. 14. Australia is keen to collaborate with ISRO for scientific space data to guard its 59,736-km-long coastline against tsunami and storms.Australia has shown interest in getting data from Indian satellite Oceansat2, which can measure ocean colour. 15. Disgraced top Communist Party leader Bo Xilai sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chinese court for bribery, embezzlement of power. 16. The AITA has appointed former Davis Cupper Anand Amritraj as the new nonplaying captain of the Davis Cup team, which will take on Chinese Taipei in the Asia/Oceania Group I tie next year.

17. Russia would hand over 1,000 Megawatt Bushehr nuclear reactor to Iran today. The project under IAEA Control, began 35 years ago with Germanys help and was finished by Russia. Irans Atomic agency chief Ali Akbar Salehi said he expected work to start soon on a second plant upon completion of talks with Moscow. 18. Sandeep Tulsi Yadav has created history by winning India's first-ever medal in the 66kg Greco-Roman category at the Senior World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary. 19. Deepika Kumari wins Silver at Archery World Cup in Paris. In the finals, the 19year-old Deepika lost to the Korean Olympic champion Ok-Hee Yun. 20. Alvaro Mutis, an award-winning Colombian poet, essayist and novelist influential throughout the Spanish-speaking world, died on Monday in Mexico City, officials said. Mutis, who was 90, won the prestigious Principe de Asturias award in 1997 and the Cervantes award in 2001, two of the top Spanish language literature prizes. 21. Samajwadi Party general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Mohan Singh, who was recently removed from the post of party national spokesman over differences with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, passed

away at AIIMS on Sunday after a prolonged battle with cancer. 22. Nepalese Army Chief General Gaurav Shamsher J B Rana will undertake a weeklong visit to India from 29th September to strengthen military-to-military ties, including supply of hardware to Nepal Army. This is Rana's third visit to India after assuming charge as Army Chief and second official visit to the country this year. 23. A powerful typhoon Usagi hit Hong Kong and the southern China coast on Monday, killing at least 20 people on the mainland, crippling power lines and causing flooding and gale force winds. Important Abbreviations FAO - Food & Agriculture Organisation FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions FATF - Financial Action Task Force FBT - Fringe Benefit Tax FC - Financial Conglomerate FCAs - Foreign Currency Assets FCCB - Foreign Currency Convertible Bond FCI - Food Corporation of India FCNR(B) - Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Banks) FDI - Foreign Direct Investment FED - Foreign Exchange Department FEDAI - Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India FEMA - Foreign Exchange Management Act FI - Financial Institutions FICCI - Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

FIEO - Federation of Indian Export Organisation FIIs - Foreign Institutional Investors FIPB - Foreign Investment Promotion Board FITL - Funded Interest Term Loan FIU-IND - Financial Intelligence Unit-India FLCCs - Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling Centres FMCG - Fast Moving Consumer Goods FMD - Financial Markets Department FOF - Flow of Funds FPS - Focus Product Scheme FRBM - Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management FRBs - Floating Rate Bonds FRL - Full Reservoir Level FRLs - Fiscal Responsibility Legislations FSB - Financial Stability Board FSF - Financial Stability Forum ADRs American Depository Receipts AFS Available for Sale ANBC Adjusted Net Bank Credit ARC Agricultural Refinance Corporation ARDC Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation ATM Automated Teller Machine BC Business Correspondent BCSBI Banking Codes and Standards Board of India BF Business Facilitator BFS Board for Financial Supervision BIS Bank for International Settlements BO Banking Ombudsman BoP Balance of Payments

BPSSBoard for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems BRBNMPL Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited BSR Basic Statistical Returns CAC Current Account Convertibility CAMELS Capital Adequacy, Asset Quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, Systems and Control CAS Central Accounts Section CBS Core Banking Solution CCIL Clearing Corporation of India Limited CCP Central Counter Party CDSL Central Depository Services Ltd CE of OBE Credit Equivalent of OffBalance Sheet Exposures CFMS Centralised Funds Management System CFSP Committee on Financial Sector Plan CMB Cash Management Bill CPPAPS Committee on Procedures and Performance Audit on Public Services CRAR Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio CRR Cash Reserve Ratio CSD Customer Service Department CSF Consolidated Sinking Fund CTS Cheque Truncation System World Rose Day i.e. Cancer prevention day was observed on 22nd September 2013 Heads of important international organizations:World

1. Who is the president of International Meteorological Organization? Answer: Head Michel Jarraud (Secretary-General) David Grimes (President) Status Active Established 1950 Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland 2. who is the secretary general ofAsean? Answer: Le Luong Minh(Vietnam) replaced Surin Pitsuwan 3. Who is the Director-General of UNESCO? Answer:Irina Bokova 4. Who is the Secretary General of NATO? Answer:Anders Rasmussen 5. Who is the President of the European Union ? Answer:Herman Van Rompuy 6. Who is the head of the African Union Commission ? answer:Nkosazana DlaminiZuma 7. Who is the Executive Director of UN Women ? Answer:Michelle Bachelet 8. Who is Head of Organization ? Answer:Margaret Chan World Health

9. Who is the Managing Director of IMF? Answer:Christine Lagarde

10. Who is the President of the World Bank? Answer:Jim Yong Kim 1 ) treasury bills, Certificate of deposits, commercial papers traded in which market Money market 1 2) About CSR corporate social responsibility 3) GAAR is applicable from - 1st april 2016 4) INDIA is going to trade in South east asian countries it is called - ASEAN 5) PAKISTAN PM - NAWAZ SHARIEF 6) Sarajevo is the capital of BOSNIA7) HDI Index of Rank of India - 136 8 )Nishi Vasudeva is the chairman of - HPCL 9) Who purchased the business of Royal bank of Scotland - Ratnakar Bank 2 10) Some thing about Insurance Broking permission as per the notification given by IRDA- Dnt know the answer 3 11) PPF Max amount in a financial Year 100000 12) E-Choupal is from Which Organization ITC 13) Foreign trade policy annoued by Ministry of commerce, Industry 4 14) UNCTAD HQ- Geneva 15) Swadhaar scheme for - A Scheme for Women in Difficult Circumstances 16) Highest award in Sport (India) - Rajiv Khel Ratna 17) FCNR Account - Opend by NRI and IPO's 18)About Asset Reconstruction Companies 19) Present Reverse Repo Rate - 6.5% ( Answer is not given previous is 6.25%) 20) Father of Nuclear Programme - Homi J BABA 21)ESCAP HQ Bangkok

Executive Secretary of ESCAP Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Singapore 22) Best Feature film in 60th IIFA Awards _ Pan singh Thomar 5 23) Committee on Below Poverty line Tendulkar Committee 6 24)Anoop Sridhar is a Famous forBADMINTON 7 25) Sea of Pappies is Written by- AMITAV GHOSH 8 26) Question on KYC Norms 27)NPAs limited to by the end of 2013-14 fiscal Year is DoNT KNOW 9 28) FEMA enacted in the year 2000 10 29) ED is levied on I Think MANUFACT```URING GOODS 30) EFT means Electronic Funds Transfer 31) Banks didnt allow loans Beyond BASE RATE 32) Baht is the currency of THAILAND 33) Question on WPI 34) For participating in president election minimum age is 35 Years 35) Not a retail Banking Product DNT KNOW 11 36) Lender of last resort RBI 37) Fiscal Deficit in 2012-13 is 4.89% 38) SEBI Chairman U K SINHA 39) PMAEC chairman Rangarajan 40) Telecom regulator TRAI 1. New Member of European Union ~~>Croatia 2. New Governor of Sikkim - ~~> Sriniwas Patil 3. PV sindhu related to ~~>Badminton

4. Who won the Champions Trophy 2013 ~~>India 5. Committee for NABARD ~~>Shivaraman 6. Which company installed white label ATm first in country? ~~>Tata 7. RTGS limit ~~>no limit

19. What does a banking ombudsman do 20. Nirbhaya allocation in budget ~~>1000 21. CEO of World economic forum ~~>klaus schwab 22. Turning point authour ~~> kalam 23. Blue revolution ~~> fish

8. Kathakali is folk dance of -- ~~>Kerala 9. P Sathasivam is in news? ~~>CJI of India 10. Largest producer of Rice in world? ~~>China 11. Commercial paper is issued by ~~>Corporate 12. What do u mean by CRR ~~> cash reserve ratio 13. Attorney general of india appointed by ~~>President of India 14. 28th member of EU ~~>croatia 15. Who is raghuram rajan ~~>RBi Governer 16. Financial task action force HQ~~>Paris 17. saarc head office ~~>Nepal 18. Who won global peace award ~~>Nelson mandela 24. India to help which country in its Elections? ~~Nepal NEW APPOINTMENTS IN 2013. 1. Sujata Singh New Foreign Sec. She succeeded Ranjan Mathai 2. Justice P Sathasivam - New CJI(40th Chief Justice of India). He Succeeded Altamas Kabirs 3. Avinash Chander - New Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO Chief) replaced V. K. Saraswat 4. Infosys appoints Narayana Murthy as Executive Chairman 5. Sunil Soni New Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards 6. Shashi Kant Sharma - New Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, replaced Vinod Rai. 7. Kushal Singh - New Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) 8. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul- takes oath as new CJ of Punjab & Haryana high court

9. Sudha Sharma: New CBDT chief (Central Board of Direct Taxes). She succeeded Poonam Kishore Saxena 10. K R Kamath Re-Elected as the Chairman of Indian Banks' Association (IBA) 11. SK Roy- New Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation 12. Asian Athletics Association President's - Dahlan Jumaan Al-Hamad 13-Who is Chairperson of National Women Commission? Ans) Ms Mamta Sharma Some Impo. Abbreviations(Must Read n SHARE With Others) AADHAAR card denotes Unique Identity Number PSL Priority sector lending NBFC Non Banking Financial Company WPI Wholesale price Index CPI Consumer Price Index LAF Liquidity adjustment facility NDTL Net Deman d and Time Liabilities UCB Urban Cooperative Bank ECS Electronic clearing service FSLRC Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission UCIC Unique Customer Identification Code AML Anti Money Laundering CFT Combatting of financial terrorism SME Small and Mediu m Enterprises CDR Corporate Debt Restructuring

CDS Credit Default Swaps IRS Interest Rate Swaps FII Foreign Institutional Investors RRB Regional Rural Banks PDC Post Dated Cheques MSE Micro an d Small Enterpr ises DCCO Date of commencement of commercial operations CRAR Capital to Risk weighted assets ratio IBL Inter bank liability GDS Gold deposit scheme CAD Current account deficit MFIN Micro Finance Institutions Network IRDA Insurance Regulatory Development Authority CRMPG Counterparty Risk Management Policy Group HTM Held to maturity SLR Statutor y Liquidity Ratio BC Business correspondents BF Business facilitators DSA Direct selling agents DMA Direct mar keting agents DRA Debt Recovery agents ELA Emergency Liquidity assistance BOP Balance of payments APBS AADHAAR payment bridge system FDI Foreign direct investment MSF Marginal standing facility FFA Forward freight agreements BIS Bank for international settlements BR act Banking Regulation act MCX Mu lti commodity exchange PSB Public sector banks

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expenditure, as announced in the Union Budget of 2013-14? Rs. 16,65,297 crore (4) What is the total outlay for budget expenditure, as announced in the Union Budget of 2013-14? Rs. 16,65,297 crore (5) What is the total outlay for non-planned expenditure, as announced in the Union Budget of 2013-14? Rs 11,09,975 crore (for 2013-14) (6) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram didnt announce any changes in the tax rates for 2013-14, which were much anticipated. He however, announced a tax credit for people earning between Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh. How much tax credit would be given to people in this income bracket? Rs. 2000 (7) A 10% additional tax surcharge has been imposed on super-rich people of the country, by which their effective tax rate has gone up from the present 30.9% to 33.9%. What is the definition of these super-rich? People earning an income over Rs. 1 crore per annum

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Daily Current Affairs : 20th & 21st September 2013 1. RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday surprised the industry and shocked the stock markets by hiking the short-term policy rate by 0.25 percent to keep worrisome inflation under check, a move that may increase EMIs for home and auto loans in the medium term. New Policy Rates are as Follows: Repo Rate 7.50% Reverse Repo Rate 6.50% CRR 4% MSF 9.50% Bank Rate - 9.50% SLR 23% 2. Gyan Correas National award-winning Gujarati film The Good Road, a lost-andfound story of a small boy, nominated to represent India in the Best Foreign Film category at next years Oscars. Produced by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), The Good Road marks 42-year-old Correas debut. 3. Govt approves 10% DA hike, to benefit 80 lakh employees, pensioners. DA and dearness relief are revised twice a year, first in January 1 and second from July 1. The revisions are based on the change in the consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW).

4. The Heavy Industries Ministry is planning to set up an Ultra Mega Green Solar Power Project in Rajasthan. It will be developed on 23,000 acres of land belonging to Sambhar Salts Ltd. The total capacity of this project will be 4,000 MW, making it the largest solar-based power project in the world. The first phase of the project, which will be 1,000 MW, is likely to be commissioned in three years end of 2016. 5. The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) for setting up 9million-tonne-per-annum (mmtpa) Greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Barmer District in Rajasthan.This will be a joint venture with the Rajasthan State Government and will be named HPCLRajasthan Refinery Ltd (HRRL). HPCL will own 74 per cent stake while the balance will be with the State Government. 6. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated Phase 1 of the Jaipur Metro Rail on Saturday after he laid the foundation stone of the first airport in Rajasthan's Ajmer district, while informing that small destinations in the country will have air connectivity with a network of more than 100 airports, planned to meet the expected passenger load capacity of 30 crore, by 2020. 7. Jawaid Akhtar, the Chairman of Coffee Board of India, was elected as the Chairperson of the International Coffee Council at the meetings of the International

Coffee Organization which took place on 9 September 2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The 111th session of the Council and the meetings took place from 9 September 2013- 12 September 2013. 8. Banks have been given conditional freedom to open branches in tier-I cities without seeking the Reserve Bank of Indias prior approval in each case. 9. Gurgaon's Rapid Metro likely to be inaugurated on 2nd October. Rapid Metro would be the country's first metro rail system developed in the public-private partnership mode, at a cost of about Rs 1,100 crore. The first phase of the Rapid Metro covers 5.1 km long track, with six stations: DLF phase-II, Belvedere Towers, Gateway Towers, Moulsari Avenue, DLF Phase-III and Sikanderpur. A major part of the line is single-track. 10. Assam government launched 'Swavalamban Pension Scheme'. As per the scheme named 'Swavalamban Pension Scheme', a person with a minimum contribution of Rs 1,000 per year will get an equal amount of contribution from the govt. The aggregator for the scheme in the state will be Assam Gramin Vikash Bank and Alankit Assignment, while the fund managers are SBI Pension Fund, LIC and UTI. 11. TV Narendran appointed new Tata Steel MD for India, South East Asia. Narendran will succeed incumbent H M Nerurkar, who is retiring on October 31 upon attaining the

age of superannuation. The appointment of Narendran, who is in his late 40s, has surprised many as current group CFO Koushik Chatterjee's name was doing the rounds for the top post. 12. Former secretary of the Indian Cricket Board, Jaywant Yeshwant Lele passed away at his residence in Vadodara following a massive heart attack. Lele breathed his last late Thursday night. He was 75 and is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

13. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly and tennis ace Leander Paes will be conferred Lifetime Achievement Awards, while successful football coach Subhas Bhowmick will be given 'Guru Ratna' by the state government at a function on September 28. 14. Actor Aamir Khan has been selected for a U.S. award for his television show Satyamev Jayate along with eminent American director Kathryn Bigelow and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC). They will be honoured at the inaugural awards dinner by the America Abroad Media (AAM) in Washington DC on October 28.

15. Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting created history by winning the prestigious Durand Cup Football tournament after a gap of 73 years, defeating ONGC 2-1 in the final in New Delhi. The last time Mohd

Sporting won Durand Cup was before Independence in 1940 by defeating Warwickshire Regiment.

16. Indian men earned a maiden World Cup berth on the back of its best-ever sixthplace finish in mens free-style at the World Championships in Budapest on Friday. India finished the tournament in the mens freestyle category with 23 points, which catapulted the country to sixth in rankings behind Iran, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and USA. As per the FILA rules, the top eight teams in the World Championship automatically qualify for the World Cup and Amit Kumar Dahiyas silver medal in the 55kg and Bajrangs bronze in the 60-kg freestyle category ensured India its maiden World Cup appearance next year.