[Monthly Affairs] January 2013
Ranjith
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Politics |
· The implementation of General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) was deferred by two years by the government of India. · It will now come into force from 1 April 2016. |
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· President’s Rule was imposed on Jharkhand on 18 January 2013 after the Union Cabinet approved its imposition. |
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· The Supreme Court of India banned the tourists to pass from Andaman Nicobar Trunk Road which passes through an area which is Jarawas habitat. |
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· The Union Minister for Commerce on 28 January 2013 launched an eBiz portal at the CII Partnership Summit in Agra. · The portal is India’s Government-to-Business portal developed by Infosys in a PPP Model. |
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· SpiceJet decided to launch its flights to Guangzhou, South China. · It became the only Indian private airline to fly China |
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· Union Commerce Ministry claimed that India has crossed One Billion Mark in Tea Production |
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· India dropped nine places to 140th rank in the list of 179 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index 2013, which is the lowest since 2002. |
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· The Maitree Express or Dhaka-Kolkata Express is an International passenger train connecting the Bangladesh capital Dhaka and West Bengal capital Kolkata. |
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· Election Commission of India nominated Saina Nehwal and Mary Kom as the National Icons |
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· CM Narendra Modi inaugurated 6th Vibrant Gujarat summit. · It is a mega trade exhibition that has over one thousand firms from as many as 16 countries displaying their products. |
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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) · 11th PBD kicked off in Kochi, Kerala. · This was the first time to have an exclusive session on Middle East. · It 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 returned to India. |
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International |
· Delegations from some 140 countries agreed to adopt a treaty limiting the use and emission of health-hazardous mercury named Minamata Convention on Mercury. |
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· India and USA inaugurated the First Triangular India-US-Africa Partnership in Agricultural training at Hyderabad |
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Tang Prize Foundation: · Taiwanese Business Magnate, Samuel Yin, Launches Asia’s Nobel-Type Prizes. · It is for outstanding achievements in natural and social sciences. |
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· World’s largest optical telescope would be developed by the scientists of a five nation consortium namely, India, Japan, China, Canada and the US. |
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· South Korea became first country in Asia to order chemical castration of 31-year-old child rapist in landmark ruling on 3rd Jan. |
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· World anti Leprosy Day was observed on 30 January 2013 to focus attention and create awareness about the air-borne disease. |
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· China gives go-ahead for three new dams on Brahmaputra or Yarlung Zangbo. · Dams at – Dagu, Jiacha & Jiexu. |
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Science |
· Ministry of Health target to eradicate Kala azar & Filarid by 2015 |
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· Garima-II world’s first cloned buffalo delivers a calf. |
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Technology |
· The Naval offshore patrol vessel (NOPV) INS Saryu was formally commissioned into the Indian Navy. · The largest shore patrol vessel was commissioned in the eastern coast for maritime surveillance around Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
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· India achieved a major milestone by establishing underwater missile launch capability when K-15 missile. · Code-named B05 was successfully test-fired off the Visakhapatnam |
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· Iran took a "big step" towards sending astronauts into space by 2020, successfully launching a monkey above the Earth's atmosphere. |
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Economics |
· China’s economy, the 2nd largest economy of the world grew just 7.8 percent in 2012, which is the 13-year low. |
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· Mukesh Ambani Declared 18th Richest Man in the World; · Retains Position as Richest Indian |
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· Urjit Patel was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India on 3 Jan 2013. · He would succeed Subir Gokarn whose term ended on 31 Dec 2012. |
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· RBI notified the enhanced limit of investing in government securities by FIIs and long-term investors by $5 billion to $25 billion from $20 billion. · It also hiked the investment limit in corporate bonds by these entities by $5 billion $50 billion from $45 billion. |
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Sports |
· Shiva Keshavan, the Luge Athlete Reclaimed Gold at the Asian Championship. |
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· Lionel Messi on 7 January 2013 won the FIFA Ballon d’Or Award for fourth time. |
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· Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the male and female Athlete of the Year awards respectively on 8 January 2013 at JAAA Golden Cleats Awards ceremony. |
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· International Paralympic Committee Decided to Launch International GP Circuit for Disabled. |
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· Australian Open 2013: · Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in Final. · Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the Women’s Singles title. |
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Persons |
· Jeet Thayil has won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature-2013 for his debut novel Narcopolis. · Y.V. Reddy appointed chairman of 14th Finance Commission. · D.K Jain appointed as chairman of 20th Law Commission. · S. Ramakrishnan became Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre · Violinist GopalaKrishanan died on 3rd Jan. · Mahaveer Golechha, the Indian researcher was selected to be felicitated with the Young Investigator Scholarship Award for his work on Alzheimer’s drug. · Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade for the year 2013. · Milos Zeman became Czech Republic’s first directly elected President. · John Kerry replace Hilary Clinton as secretary of state US. |
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Questions for Crunch:
1. Which country Bar Council recently Suggested Chemical Castration for Repeated Sex Offenders ?
2. On 20 January Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated Ghat Ki Guni tunnel to NH11 at?
3. What is the name of the 100th Indian Science Congress theme which was held from 3 to 7 January 2013 at Kolkata ?
4. Who launched a Tang Prize(Asian Noble Prize) on 28 January 2013 ?
5. To whom the International Olympics Committee (IOC) asked to return the Olympic Bronze Medal and Certificate of 2000 Sydney Games on 17 January 2013 after found guilty of doping?
6. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Who is the 18th richest person in the world?
7. What is the name of the rocket used to launch a Mars Orbiter Mission in the mid-October 2013?
8. What is the name of the underwater ballistic missile India successfully test fired on 27 January 2013?
9. Who is the present chairman of 20th Law Commission?
10. Who is the first woman chief justice SriLanka dismissed by the Sri Lankan President?
Dipankar
1.Malyasia
2.Jaipur
3. Science for Shaping the Future of India
4. Samuel Yin
5.Lance Armstrong
6.Mukesh Ambani
7. PSLV-XL
8. K-15 (code-named B05)
9. Justice D. K. Jain
10. Shirani Bandaranayake
Thanks,
Dipankar Sharma
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