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CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013

CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013
  • Jonty Rhodes named South African tourism ambassador in India.
  • PM to inaugurate CII national conference.
  • prime minister mamohan Singh will inaugurate the two-day national conference and annual general meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi on 03 March 2013.
  •  Around first solar plane to fly across US.
  •  PM schedules UAE visit in August.
  • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay a “stand Alone visit” to the United Arab Emirates in early August, the first by an Indian prime minister to the Gulf nation since Indira Gandhi visited nearly three decades ago.
  • Pranab Mukherjee clears anti- rape bill.
  • Desmond Tutu Won Prestigious “2013 Templeton Prize “.
  • On 4 South Africa’s Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has won “2013 Templeton. Prize ” for his life-long work in promoting love and forgiveness.
  • Rahi Sarnobat won a Gold medal in 25-M Pistol Event.
  • Rahi Sarnobat clinched the first gold for India in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Korea on 5 April 2013.
  • Infosys’ S Gopalakrishnan is the new CII President.
  •  7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia.
  • India and Tanzania Signed Agreement To Explore Mineral Wealth.
  • Nanjappa wins bronze in men’s 10m air pistol at World Cup.
  • India’s Prakash Nanjappa won a bronze medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup at Changwon, Korea on 06 April 2013.
  • India test-fires nuclear capable Agni-II missile.
  • The medium-range, nuclear capable Agni-II missile was successfully test-fired with a strike range of more than 2,000 kms from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast on 07 April 2013.
  •  Margaret Thatcher Former British Prime Minister Died.
  • On Aril 8,Margaret Thatcher, the Former Prime Minister of Britain died due to a stroke . Thatcher was the Prime Minister of Britain from 1979 to 1990 from Conservative party of Britain and was the first lady to hold the post of Prime Minister.
  • Krishna Kumar Natrajan appointed as the New Chief of NASSCOM.
  •  Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Hatf-IV Missile.
  • Polio Vaccine Developer Koprowski Died.
  • On 11 April Dr Hilary Koprowski , a Polish researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio died  in Philadelphia.
  • Pran gets Phalke Award.
  • On 12 April 2013,Hindi film actor Pran Krishan Sikand will be conferred with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2012.
  • UN tourism conference to be held in Hyderabad.
  • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Visited Germany  (Points Missed).
  • Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh visited Germany from 10th to  12th April 2013. He visited for participating in second round of Inter Governmental Consultations with Germany.
  • Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso wins Chinese Grand Prix 2013.
  • Nicolas Maduro Elected as Venezuela President.
  • R P Goenka passes away.
  • Industrialist Rama Prasad Goenka, better known as R P Goenka, died in Kolkata on 14 April 2013. R P Goenka established RPG Enterprises in 1979 which included Phillips Carbon Black, Asian Cables, Agarpara Jute Mill and Murphy India with a turnover of about Rs 100 crore.
  • New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes.
  • India accounts for one third of the world poor: World Bank.
  • German Bakery blast: Himayat Beg sentenced to death.
  • On April 18, a Pune court sentenced Indian Mujahideen operative Mirza Himayat Inayat Baig to death in the German Bakery bomb blast case.
  • Veteran violinist Lalgudi Jayaraman died.
  • Abdul Hamid elected Bangladesh President uncontested.
  • Chris Gayle Hits Cricket’s Fastest-ever Century in IPL Match.
  • On 23 April Chris Gayle, the West Indies opener, hit the fastest ever century in the history of cricket by reaching 100 in merely 30 balls during Royal Challengers Bangalore-Pune Warriors IPL match.Gayle scored a total run of 175 runs in merely 66 balls, which included 17 sixes and 13 boundaries.
  • Legendary Singer Shamshad Begum Died.
  • Tamilnadu Planned Rs.7000 crore Underground Hydel Power Station.
  • On 25 April Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa announced the government planned a Rs 7,000 crore underground hydel power station in Nilgiris distric.
  • Takehiko Nakao is new ADB President.
  • Italy’s new Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
  • Sailendra Nath Roy died  In Zip-Line Ponytail Stunt.
  • Sailendra Nath Roy, a 49-year-old police officer, was attempting to cross the River Teesta in the state of West Bengal on 28 April 2013 on a 180m (594ft).
  • European Space Telescope Herschel completed its Journey in Space.
  • Almaty:The 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the Istanbul Process was held here. Alamty is in Kazakhstan.
  • Yash Chopra, Rajesh Khanna and Asha Bhosale are to be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards 2013.
  • The Federal Investigation Agency in Pakistan arrested former President, Pervez Musharraf in relation to the Benazir Bhutto murder case.
  • Largest Biogas Plant of the World Inaugurated in Finland.
  • The West Bengal Government on 23 April 2013 cleared the setting up of an inquiry commission to look into money collecting schemes and organisations in the State. The commission is going to be headed by retired Justice Shyamal Sen and is supposed to have three to four other members assisting him.
  •  Mathematician Shakuntala Devi Died due to Heart Failure.
  • Belgian Mathematician Pieree Deligne won the Abel Prize 2013.
  • Falkland Islands Voted Unanimously to Stay under British Rule.
  • Aruna Bahuguna became First Women Special DG of CRPF.
  •  Telgu Writer, Ravuri Bharadwaja was selected for the Jnanpith Award 2012 by the Jnanpith Award Committee for his contribution to Telgu Literature.
  • India’s only Women Chief Election Commissioner Ramadevi Died.
  • President Pranab Mukherjee on 16 April 2013 dedicated Siddheshwar Dham Temple to the Nation at Solophok in south Sikkim.
  • An environmental campaigner Rossano Ercolini was chosen as one of the winners for the 2013 Goldman Prize.
  • Prime Minister of India Visited Germany: Important Documents Signed, Joint Declaration of Intent regarding promotion of German as a foreign language in IndiaIntergovernmental MoU between India & Germany on Cooperation in the field of Higher Education.
  •  Scientists found very strong evidence that aerosols from burning fossil fuels were affecting coral growth.

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