1. P. Sathasivam on 29 June 2013 was appointed as the next Chief Justice
of India after he justified the Collegiums System of appointment of
Judges. The 64 year old Sathasivam will succeed the incumbent Chief
Justice of India, Altamas Kabir, who will superannuate on 18 July 2013
from his office. Sathasivam will be the 40th Chief Justice of India
(CJI) and his appointment to the post has been approved by Pranab
Mukherjee, the President of India.
2. BCCI (Board of Control of Cricket in India) on 29 June 2013 was
awarded a chance to host two major events of International Cricket
namely World Twenty20 for the first time in 2016 and its fourth 50-over
World Cup in 2023 by ICC (International Cricket Council).
3. Indian Government in the Month of June 2013 has banned the testing of
Cosmetic product on animals and thus became the first country in South
Asia to end such tests.
4. The Union Cabinet of India on 28 June 2013 gave its approval to the
proposal of signing of a headquarters agreement between the Ministry of
External Affairs and Nalanda University. This agreement would confer on
the University and members of its academic staff privileges and
immunities considered necessary to provide an overall framework for the
efficient functioning and operation of the University, and allow it to
obtain talent from across the globe. The Agreement will come into force
immediately upon signing and notification.
5. The Rajasthan government on 27 June 2013 launched a unique scheme
called Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat Lamp Yojna for energy conservation. The
State government will provide 2 CFL bulb free of cost to all
electricity consumers of villages and BPL consumers in urban areas. This
unique scheme will continue till August 2013.
6. The United States Senate on 27 June 2013 passed a landmark
comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill to provide a pathway to
citizenship to some 11 million illegal immigrants in the country. There
are over 240000 illegal Indian migrants in the US.
7. Kevin Rudd on 27 June 2013 was sworn in as Australia’s new prime
minister ousting Julia Gillard as Labor chief in a ballot. He was sworn
in at Government House in Canberra by Governor General Quentin Bryce.
8. Muthoot Finance got in-principal approval from the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) for establishing as well as operating White Label ATMs
(WLAs). The White Label ATMs (WLAs) are the ones which are not owned and
operated by the bank but by another non-bank entity. By paying a
stipulated fee, anyone can use it for the purpose of financial
transaction with any other bank branch.
9. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on 26
June 2013 flagged off first train which connects Banihal in Jammu with
Qazigund in Kashmir. This train started off from Banihal Railway Station
to Qazigund through the Pir Panchal mountain range.
10. China, on 20 June 2013 conducted the first classroom lecture from
space which was given by female Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping. Wang
Yaping, 33, addressed around 330 primary as well as middle school
students at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University in Beijing
through live video feed from space module Tiangong-1
11. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to
seven years in prisons and a lifetime ban on holding public office by a
lower court of Milan as he was found guilty of soliciting sex from a
minor and abusing his powers to cover up his actions
12. Connaught Place, the marketplace located in Delhi has been ranked
fifth in the list of world’s most expensive office market due to its
strong demand amid limited supply as per the CBRE report.
13. The British government in the second week of June 2013 planned to
introduce a new scheme requiring visitors from high risk countries in
Africa and Asia, including India and Pakistan, to put up a 4600 US
dollars cash bond before entering Britain. The countries have been
picked for their high number of visa applications and what the
government views as relatively high levels of immigration abuse and
fraud.
14. International Olympic Day was celebrated across the world on 23 June
2013. The day is celebrated for promotion of participation of people in
the sports all across the world, irrespective of athletic, gender or
age ability.
15. Nik Wallenda, said to be the 7th generation high-wire artist on 23
June 2013 successfully completed walking the 2-inch thick cable across
Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon. He finished this walk
in merely 23 minutes. With this, he became the first man to cross Grand
Canyon on the tightrope.
16. The largest as well as the brightest moon of the year 2013, called
the Supermoon was observed on 23 June 2013 as it passed the closest
point to Earth. Supermoon is said to be that situation when the natural
satellite of the Earth is closer to Earth in the orbit than every day.
This effect can be noticed when it happens at same time like the full
moon.
17. The first Unit of ONGC’s Mega Power project in Tripura was formally
dedicated to the Nation by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at
Palatana on 21 June 2013. This Unit 1 of the gas-based plant will
generate 363.3 MW. The Unit II of the 726.6 MW power plant is expected
to be commercially operational later this year. ONGC realized the
audacious dream of transporting such heavy and over-dimensional
equipment through the territories of Bangladesh.
18. The Union Government of India on 22 June 2013 planned to introduce
Visa-on-Arrival facilities for the Chinese nationals to give a boost to
Indian tourism. China is among 30 countries for which his Ministry wants
Visa-on- Arrival facility as Beijing has a huge potential for exchanges
in the sector.
19. Six Forts of Rajasthan included in the list of World Heritage Site
of UNESCO and won international recognition on 21 June 2013 in the 37th
session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The six majestic forts include Amber (Jaipur), Kumbhalgarh, Chittorgarh,
Jaisalmer, Ranthambhore (Sawai Madhopur) and Gagaron (Jhalawar).
20. First gas based Power Plant was commissioned by Pranab Mukherjee,
the President of Indian Union on 21 June 2013 at Palatana in Tripura.
The Palatana Gas Based Power Project is developed by ONGC and is the
first such Power Company in India to be awarded with the Clean
Development Mechanism by the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change.
21. The official figures by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) in Zurich on
20 June 2013 unveiled that the Indian money found in Swiss banks dropped
down to record lowest level at 9000 crore Rupees or 1.42 billion Swiss
francs. The official data released by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) is a
part of annual report of Swiss Banks released by SNB.
22. The Supreme Court of India on 19 June 2013 in its decision
established that right to life and liberty, enshrined under Article 21
of the Constitution, is available to foreign nationals also. The Supreme
Court quashed the FIR registered by the Government of Maharashtra
against three citizens of Uganda including an Advisor to the President
of Uganda, based on the complaint given by Videocon.
23. NASA, the US Space agency, announced on 17 June 2013 that it had
selected eight new NASA astronaut candidates, out of which 4 are women.
It is important to note that this is the highest percentage of female
astronauts chosen by NASA for any class in its history.
24. Architects building Nalanda International University at Bihar
decided to make use of the Desiccant Enhanced Evaporative or the Devap
air-cooling system. It is the first time that this kind of system will
be used in India.
25. India signed an agreement for loan of 255 million US dollars with
World Bank for the National AIDS Control Project (NACP-IV) in New Delhi
on 18 June 2013. The Objective of the project is to increase safe
behaviors among high risk groups in order to contribute to India’s
national goal of reversal of the HIV epidemic by 2017.
26. A survey conducted by Top 500, revealed on 17 June 2013 that the
Chinese supercomputer is the fastest computer of the world. This Chinese
supercomputer is called Tianhe-2 and it replaced US machine called
Titan, which was earlier said to be the fastest computer of the world.
27. Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India on 17 June 2013 took
oath as the member of Rajya Sabha. He was elected to Rajya Sabha for
the fifth consecutive term from Assam. In the election, he was the only
contestant for the first preference vote seat.
28. AirAsia on 17 June 2013 appointed Ratan Tata, the ex-chairman of the
Tata Group as the Chief Advisor of AirAsia’s India board. In the
meanwhile, CEO of the AirAsia India was yet to be announced.
29. Kanji Ram became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistan’s
Punjab assembly after Seth Bharta Ram who was elected a lawmaker in
1997. Kanji Ram is scheduled to take oath on 17 June 2013. Moreover,
Saradar Ramesh Singh Arora on 1 June 2013 became the first ever Sikh to
be elected as the member of the House since Pakistan’s creation in 1947
30. Union Government on 12 June 2013 decided to discontinue the
Telegraph Services in India from 15 July 2013. Telegram in India was
also known as Taar. The decision of ceasing the services of Telegraph
came up after more than 160 years of its being into operations. The last
time Telegraph would be used to send a telegram on 14 July 2013.
31. The Reserve Bank on 10 June 2013 imposed a fine of 5 crore Rupees on
Axis Bank, 4.5 crore Rupees on HDFC Bank and 1 crore Rupees on ICICI
Bank for violation of KYC norms and anti-money laundering guidelines.
32. The world’s tallest twisted tower, the Infinity Tower was launched
in Dubai Marina on 10 June 2013. The Infinity tower features, its unique
ability of twisting to 90 degrees and the shape of the tower being
aesthetically unique also allows reduction of the wind forces on the
tower because of its twisted shape.
33. The rupee fell by a whopping 71 paise to hit a new life-time low of
57 rupees 77 paise on 9 June 2013. The fall comes after the persistent
dollar demand from importers and banks amid the US currency gaining
overseas. The rupee which resumed lower at 57 rupees 18 paise against
dollar as against the last weekend's level of 57 rupees 6 paise per
dollars, dropped further to an all-time low of 57 rupees 77 paise per
dollar. This crosses its life-time closing low level of 57 rupees 32
paise touched in June-end 2012.
34. The United States of America on 5 June 2013 exempted India and eight
other countries from sanctions for importing oil from Iran. India,
China, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Turkey, and Taiwan have qualified for an exception to sanctions under
America's Iran Sanctions Act.
35. To deal with the Crimes against the women, the first all-women
police station started functioning in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on 4
June 2013. With the opening of the first all-women police station, the
state Government has tried to showcase its concern towards the
protection of women in the state.
36. Gold coins said to be from Gupta period were unearthed on 1 June
2013 at Ahiran in West Bengal Murshidabad district. These coins were
found during the construction of National Highway 34. The coins date
back to fourth century A.D.
37. The Union Government of India on 5 June 2013 hiked the import duty
on gold from 6 percent to 8 percent. The hike is aimed towards curbing
the import of gold. Import of gold is mainly responsible for the rise in
Current Account Deficit (CAD) and impacts the foreign exchange reserves
of the country as well as the value of rupee.
38. Burundi's Lydia Nsekera became the first woman to be elected to the
FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years at the
FIFA Congress in Mauritius held on 30 May 2013. The two other women Moya
Dodd of Australia and Sonia Bien-Aime of the Turks and Caicos Islands,
were coopted on for one year.
39. Raghav Joneja became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest
on 21 May 2013 when he along with his five schoolmates climbed the fifth
highest peak in the world.
40. Yes Bank became the first lender to hike lending and deposit rates.
Others may follow as the RBI move has tightened liquidity in the
markets. Yes Bank said it would hike its deposit rates by 0.25 percent
to 0.5 percent in select tenors effective from 1August 2013. Yes Bank
took this step following the RBI’s decision to keep key policy rates
unchanged and cut growth forecast.
41. Mamnoon Hussain was elected as the 12th President of Pakistan on 30
July 2013. 73-year old Mamnoon Hussain belonged to the PML-N Party. He
will be administered the oath on 9 September 2013.
42. As per the latest data released by Government on 23 July 2013,
Odisha and Bihar registered the sharpest decline in poverty levels
between 2004-05 and 2011-12.
43. Oscar Farnandes, the Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways
launched emergency care initiatives on 29 July 2013 on Gurgaon- Jaipur
stretch of NH-8. For giving a boost to the emergency care of the
accident victims, the Union Minister launched a pilot project for
cashless treatment of accident victims on Gurgaon- Jaipur stretch of
NH-8.
44. A new respiratory virus related to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome) has killed 39 people in Saudi Arabia. Scientists have named
this respiratory virus as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The
new virus is related to the respiratory virus SARS that killed more than
800 people across the world in 2003. It belongs to a family of viruses
that most often cause the common cold. SARS emerged in China.
45. India’s Weather Satellite INSAT-3D, carrying advanced weather
monitoring payloads, was launched successfully on 26 July 2013 by
Ariane-5 (VA214) launch vehicle from Kourou, French Guiana. After a
smooth countdown lasting 11 hours and 30 minutes, the Ariane-5
launchvehicle lifted off right on schedule at the opening of the launch
windowat 01:24 hours IST today. After a flight of 32 minutes and 48
seconds, INSAT-3D was placed in an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer
Orbit (GTO),very close to the intended one.
46. Poverty Ratio in India declined to 21.9 percent in 2011-12 from 37.2
percent measured in 2004-05 on the basis of the increase in per capita
consumption. The Planning Commission of India on 23 July 2013 released
its report on the Poverty Estimates for 2011-12. The report was based on
the Large Sample Surveys on Household Consumer Expenditure conducted by
the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) of the Ministry of Statistics
and Programme Implementation.
47. The United Nations Health agency, the World Health Organisation
(WHO) suggested India in 2009 to consider a ban on Monocrotophos, the
pesticide blamed for the poisoning of mid day meal in Bihar on 16 July
2013.
48. Prince Philippe was sworn-in as the new king of Belgium on 21 July
2013 after the abdication of his father Albert II due to his age and
health.
49. The People's Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) on 17 July 2013
reported that the North-East of India has the highest per capita
language in the whole World. As per the survey, Arunachal Pradesh is a
State that speaks 90 different languages.
50. A strong earthquake ripped through China's northwestern Gansu
Province. The quake, measuring 6.6 on Richter scale, shook the area at
the junction of the Minxian County and Zhangxian County. The epicenter,
with a depth of 20 km, was 170 km away from the provincial capital
Lanzhou. A 5.6-magnitude quake jolted the same area later in the
morning.
51. Shane Warne, the spin legend retired from all forms of cricket
officially. He announced retiring from Twenty20 League, thereby ending
the overall competitive cricket career.
52. The World's first mission to south pole of the Moon for installation
of a permanent telescope on the lunar surface was announced in July
2013. This installation of telescope would aid in the professional and
amateur researchers. The announcement was made during the NASA Lunar
Science Institute conference at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain
View, California.
53. Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on Richter Scale stuck Wellington, the
Capital of New Zealand on 20 July 2013. As per the details of the U.S.
Geological Survey, the quake struck under the Cook Strait 57 kilometres
southwest of Wellington at a depth of 10 kilometres.
54. Reserve Bank of India on 20 July 2013 stated that India’s foreign
exchange reserves increased by 21.1 million US dollars to 280.19 billion
US dollars, the. The total forex reserves had decreased by 4.48 billion
US dollars to 280.16 billion US dollars in the previous reporting week.
55. The measurements by Curiosity rover of NASA, the most advanced
spacecraft to land on Mars, the Red Planet, re-instated the fact, in the
month of July 2013, that the planet was composed of mostly carbon
dioxide and a few other gases. These measurements match very closely
with the findings of the Viking which had revealed about this in late
1970s. Apart from this, the scientists had also revealed the same
earlier with clues from the Martian meteorites that fell on Earth.
56. India in the month of July 2013 has come into view as the second
largest investor in the city of London with Indian companies led by
software major Infosys encouraged by the investment fervour generated by
the 2012 Olympic Games in the British capital.
57. Union Cabinet on 17 July 2013 approved amendments to the marriage
law enabling a married woman to get a share of her husband's ancestral
property as reparation in case of a divorce.
58. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
launched the nation-wide National Tobacco Control Campaign known as-
Tears you apart. The aim of the campaign is to raise the public
awareness regarding dangers of smokeless tobacco which is consumed by
millions of Indians every day.
59. Bengaluru International Airport, Karnataka: The Union Cabinet of
India on 17 July 2013 gave approval to rename the Bengaluru
International Airport as Kempegowda International Airport. The demand to
rename the airport was pending since a long time. The demand came from
people of Karnataka along with the State Government of Karnataka.
60. The Supreme Court of India on 17 July 2013 refused to reduce the age
of juvenile from 18 to 16 years and dismissed a plea that minors
involved in heinous crimes should not be protected under the law. A
bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir ruled that interference in
the Juvenile Justice Act is not necessary and dismissed a batch of PILs
which were filed in the aftermath of the 16 December 2012 brutal
gang-rape and murder case in which a minor was also allegedly involved.
61. Hemant Soren, leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and son of
party Chief Shibu Soren, on 13 July 2013 sworn in as the ninth Chief
Minister of Jharkhand. Syed Ahmed, the Governor of Jharkhand
administered the oath of the office to Hemant Soren in the premises of
Raj Bhavan in a swearing-in ceremony.
62. The Secretary General of United Nations, Ban-ki-moon on 11 July 2013
warned Myanmar to end Buddhist attacks on Minority Muslims (Rohingyas).
The Secretary General also asked Myanmar to take necessary steps to
address legitimate grievances including citizenship. Ban-ki-moon feared
that failing to do so, would bring in negative regional impacts in the
country and weaken the reform process also.
63. The Supreme Court in its landmark Judgement on 11 July 2013 barred
Persons in Jail or Police Custody from contesting election for
legislative bodies. The Supreme Court’s decision would help in bringing
an end to the era of the under trial politicians, who contest elections
from behind the bars.
64. Lt Gen (Retd) AK Singh, on 8 July 2013 took over as the new Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
65. Chinese Troops on 17 June 2013 intruded into the Chumar Sector of
Ladakh. This is the same area that sparked off tensions between the two
sides in April 2013. The troops of Chinese People's Liberation Army
(PLA) intruded the Chumar sector and vandalized the observation bunkers
and cut-down the wires of cameras, which were used to overlook the
Chinese Territory.
66. TripAdvisor's 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards ranked
India's Taj Mahal among the top three landmarks in the world. Taj Mahal
was ranked third in the list of Top 25 landmarks.
67. Multiple blasts rocked the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar on 7
July 2013 one of the holiest Buddhist shrines. Nine, low intensity
bombs rocked the temple premises leaving injured two monks (one from
Tibet and the other was a Myanmar national) at 5 am.
68. Vidya Balan on 6 July 2013 got the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA
(International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau for her
portrayal of a pregnant woman in search of her husband in Kahaani while
Ranbir Kapoor was named Best Actor for Barfi.
69. The Supreme Court of India on 4 July 2013 ruled that employees can’t
claim for the benefits of the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) as a
matter of right. As per the ruling of Supreme Court, the decision taking
power of VRS benefits lies only in the hands of the employer.
70. Ghaziabad and Allahabad emerged as the two most air polluted cities
in Uttar Pradesh according to a recent survey conducted by a research
and advocacy organization called CSE. The report of the survey was
released on 2 July 2013.
71. Himachal Pradesh on 2 July 2013 was declared as the first Smoke-free
state of the country. The declaration was made in compliance to Section
4 of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003.
72. Chelsea Elizabeth Manning, also known as Bradley Edward Manning,
convicted as well as sentenced to the military prison for leaking
important classified documents in Wikileaks case, announced the
intention of living the life as a woman. He was diagnosed of
gender-identity disorder by an Army psychiatrist. The Army Prison
refused to provide hormone therapy to him.
73. The Rajya Sabha on 26 August 2013 passed The Marriage Laws
(Amendment) Bill, 2010 by voice vote. It seeks to amend the Hindu
Marriage Act 1955 and the Special Marriages Act, 1954 which provides for
irretrievable breakdown on marriage as a ground for divorce as well as
grants women the right to a share in the property of their husbands.
74. Papers of Jawaharlal Nehru from 1959, edited by historian Prof
Madhavan Palat, under the sponsorship of the Nehru Memorial Museum and
Library, were released in the month of July 2013. There are three
volumes of these papers and more volumes were planned to be released
every month. The released material is known as Selected Works of
Jawaharlal Nehru.
75. Bangladesh Government on 25 August 2013 released the world's first
zinc-enriched rice variety capable of fighting diarrhoea and
pneumonia-induced childhood deaths and stunted growth.
76. Global digital measurement and analytics comScore stated in its
report that India is the world’s third largest Internet user after China
and USA. At present, India has almost 74 million Internet users which
is a 31 percent increase over March 2012. Significantly, three-fourths
of its online population is under 35
77. The Union Cabinet of India on 22 August 2013 approved the amendments
to the Representation of the People Act, 1951. This is to negate the
recent Supreme Court verdict on disqualification of convicted
legislators. The amendmentas were proposed by Ministry of Law and
Justice.
78. Robert Mugabe, the incumbent President of Zimbabwe on 21 August 2013
sworn in for his seventh term as the President of the country. He took
oath to the office in the main sports stadium in Harare.
79. Thousands of people, including children were killed in the toxic gas
attack on 21 August 2013 on the eastern suburbs of Damascus, the
capital of Syria. Rocket barrages and intense artillery took place on 21
August 2013 and killed at least 100 people.
80. Citizens can now file RTI applications online in all central
government ministries and departments through a portal. This facility
was launched by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions, V Narayanasamy in New Delhi on 21 August 2013.
81. Usain Bolt of Jamaica equalled the world record of highest golds
after winning the 4x100m relay at the World Athletics Championships on
18 August 2013 at Moscow, Russia.
82. The captain of the Indian Cricket Team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, 31,
was ranked at the 16th position in the recent Forbes list of
highest-paid athletes. Dhoni’s earning stood at 31.5 million US dollar
or 180 crore Rupees. The values were calculated between June 2012 and
June 2013.
83. The Rajya Sabha on 13 August 2013 passed Registration of Births and
Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2012, under which marriages solemnized in India
irrespective of the religion of the persons getting married will have
to be compulsorily registered.
84. Idea Cellular became Aditya Birla group’s most valuable company
overtaking its flagship commodity business. The market cap of the
telecom business overtook UltraTech BSE, India’s largest cement company.
85. The oldest penguin of the world named King Penguin Missy turned 36
years old on 12 August 2013. 36 years old for penguins is equal to 108
years old in humans. King Penguin Missy was brought to Birdland Wildlife
Park in Gloucestershire, UK in the year 1982 at the age of 5 years.
86. The first Cyber Forensic Laboratory (CFL) of India was established
in Tripura on 11 August 2013. The lab was established at the Tripura
High Court and the purpose of the lab is to facilitate information
related to court cases. The CFL was inaugurated by Supreme Court judge
Justice Madan B. Lokur.
87. Janata Party was merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 11
August 2013 following a meeting of Janata Party President Subramanian
Swamy and BJP President Rajnath Singh. Subramanian Swamy had served as
member of the Planning Commission of India.
88. Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh on 10 August 2013
created a national record by organizing a 21 kilometer long Half
Marathon at the height of 10050 feet at Keylong. A total of 261
sportsmen from Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Army
participated in the event. The event was orgainsed with an aim of
providing an exposure and platform at the national level to the youth
living at high altitude.
89. Raghuram Govind Rajan, the Chief Economic Adviser was on 6 August
2013, appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a
time period of three years, i.e., till 2016. He succeeds D. Subbarao
who demits the office on 4 September 2013. He will be the 23rd Governor
of RBI.
90. Indian Junior Women Hockey team won its first ever Bronze medal in
ERGO Hockey Junior World Cup at Monchengladbac, Germany on 4 August
2013. India beat England by 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out. The tournament
was played at Mönchengladbach, Germany from 27 July to 4 August 2013.
India ended at third position in the tournament.
91. Hassan Rouhani on 4 August 2013 took oath as the new President of
Iran in the ceremony held at the Iranian Parliament in Tehran. –
92. Rakesh Sethi on 5 August 2013 took charge as the Executive Director
of the Union Bank of India. Before being appointed as the executive
director of the Union Bank of India, Rakesh Sethi was the General
Manager with Bank of India and headed the National Banking position in
Southern India
93. Researchers from the University of Chicago, in the first week of
August 2013, revealed that dolphins had the longest memories among the
non-human species. Researchers declared that even if these dolphins were
separated for more than 20 years, they were capable of recalling the
whistles of their former companions.
94. Ravindra Jadeja on 4 August 2013 became the first Indian bowler to
top the bowlers' chart in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings after
former captain Anil Kumble claimed the top position in the ODI Rankings
in 1996.
95. World’s first talking robot Kirobo was successfully sent into space
on 4 August 2013 by Japanese Scientists. The robot was sent by H2B
rocket from the island of Tanegashima. The rocket carried food, water
and other supplies. Kirobo will serve as a companion for Japanese
astronauts.
96. Urjit Patel was appointed as theDeputy Governor of theReserve Bank
of India on 3 January 2013. Urjit Patel succeeds Subir Gokarn, who
handled Monetary Policy in RBI. The three-year term of Subir Gokarn
terminated in November 2012 but he was given an extension which ended
finally on 31 December 2012.
97. South Korean court in landmark ruling on 3 January 2013 ordered the
first-ever chemical castration of the country. The sentence of chemical
castration was given to 31-year old pedophile (a person who is
sexually-attracted to children) along with 15 years of jail term
98. The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah on 7 January
2013 launched the first civil aviation service from Kargil to Jammu.
Mantra Airlines would be the company that will be operating the civil
airline services, from Jammu to Kargil.
99. The Delhi Police Annual Report released on 19 January 2013 reported
that Delhi witnessed the record number of highest rape cases, attempts
to murder, robbery, rioting in the complete decade. The report claimed
that the year 2012 witnessed 706 registered rape cases out of which 40
occurred at midnight including the brutal gang rape in the bus.
100. India celebrated its 64th Republic Day on 26 January 2013.
Unfurling of National flag, the rich cultural heritage, and nation's
achievements in various fields were the highlights of Republic Day
Parade at Rajpath in Delhi. The well-turned out and synchronised
military and police formations led by General Officer Commanding (Delhi)
Lt General Subroto Mitra marched proudly to the tunes of bands through
the Rajpath where President Pranab Mukherjee, the Supreme Commander of
Armed Forces, took salute for the first time after assuming office in
July 2012.
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