CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013
- India Signed Social Security Agreements With 18 Countries.
- Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi Visited India.
- Apex court confirms death sentence for Yakub Memon main accused” in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.
- India votes for resolution against Sri Lanka.
- World Water Day on March 22nd.
- World Celebrates Earth Day on March 23rd.
- Three High Courts opened in Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya total number of high Courts in India has gone up to 24 from previous 21.
- PM leaves for Durban to attend BRICS Summit( Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
- India won Border Gavaskar Trophy 2013 agaist Austraia by 4-0Man of the series - Ravichandran Ashwin for claiming 29 wickets.
- Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel wins the Malaysian Grand Prix 2013.
- 2013 Abel Prize To Belgian Pierre Deligne has been chosen for this year’s prestigious Abel Prize in Mathematics.
- Paris Honours Nelson Mandela an honorary citizen.
- Kudankulam nuclear plant unit 1 to be operational in April(Tamil Nadu).
- Malala Yousafzai, signed 3-Million Dollar deal for Publishing her Life Story.
- U.R. Rao inducted into Satellite Hall of Fame.
- Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the world record for the longest spaceflight by a female astronaut, will start her India trip on April 1 from the national capital.
- NTPC commissioned New Solar Power Project in Andaman & Nicobar.
- Iran and Pakistan Launched Gas Pipeline Project.
- World Bank President Jim Yong Kim reached the India for visit.
- Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad airports among top 5 in the world [Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport,Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport ,Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International airport (RGI)].
- Sonia sets record as longest President of Congress.
- Jorge Bergoglio Elected As 266th Pope.
- Xi Jinping appointed Chinese President.
- Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 Passed by Union Cabinet(The bill which was named the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 lowers the age of consent for sex from 18 to 16 years).
- Li Keqiang Appointed as China’s new Prime Minister.
- Sultan Azlan Shah hockey Tournment-Australia winner,Malaysia(R).
- Poetess Sugathakumari Selected For Saraswati Samman Award.
- UAE Inaugurated World’s Largest CSP Solar Power Plant “Shams 1 ” in the desert of Abu Dhabi.
- 60th National Film Awards
- Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director: Chittagong (Hindi) and 101 Chodiyangal (Malayalam).
- Special Jury Award: Rituparno Ghosh for Chitrangada (Bengali)Best Hindi Film: Filmistan.
- Vice President of India Released a Book on Former President of India The book is written on the former President of India, Pratibha Devisingh Patil by Professor Sunaina Singh.
- Cabinet Approved Food Security Bill the government had proposed 7 kg of grain per month per person to priority households and at least 3 kg of foodgrain at half the price for general household.
- India successfully test-fires underwater Brahmos missile in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of the southern port city of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
- Vice President of India Released Walking With Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past.
- The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released a book titled Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past, written by K. Natwar Singh.
- India,UK Signed MOU to strenghen cooperation in earth sciences.
- President Pranab Mukherjee received the ‘Bangladesh Liberation War Honour Award’.
- woman archer Deepika Kumari was named ‘Sportsperson of the year’ by Tata Steel.
- Mukesh Ambani is richest Indian on Forbes’ list, Carlos Slim is World richest person.
- Neiphiu Rio sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Nagaland.
- Pranab Mukherjee’s three-day trip to Bangladesh.Pranab Mukherjee after taking charges as President this is the first foreign trip.
- Hyderabad to host World Agriculture Congress.
- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Dies.He was the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.
- Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh, Sharad Yadav Best Parliamentarians Arun Jaitley gets the award for the year 2010, Karan Singh for 2011 and Sharad Yadav for 2012.
- Tagore award for Ravi Shankar.
- Stree Shakti award for ‘Nirbhaya’ on International Women’s Day ‘Nirbhaya’,who was the victim of Delhi gang-rape on 16 December 2012. ‘Stree Shakti’ award as a tribute to her courage and strength.
- India and Bhutan Signed $100m Currency Swap Agreement.
- Maduro sworn in as Venezuelan president.
- Aung Suu Kyi Re-elected As Opposition NLD Leader(National League for Democracy ).
The List of Award Winners :-
Best Feature Film: Paan Singh Tomar
Best Actor: Irfan for Paan Singh Tomar, Vikram Gokhale for Anumati (Marathi).
Best Popular Film for wholesome entertainment: Vicky Donor (Hindi), Ustad (Malayalam).
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