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Sports Current Affairs april,2013

Sabine Lisicki and Mona Barthel won the womens doubles title at the WTA Porsche Grand Prix 2013 World champion Viswanathan Anand beats Chinese champion Ding Liren and jumped to sixth spot Chris Gayle, the West Indies opener, hit the fastest ever century in the history of cricket during IPL Prayag Chauhan won Gold Medal at ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships on 22 April 2013 ICC Test Rankings released Pujara and Ashwin are the only Two Indians among Top-10 Adam Scott won the 77th Version of Augusta Masters Golf championship on 14 April 2013. Jamjang Deru won silver in the 50 kg boys category at Tashkent, in the world youth weightlifting championships 2013. Serena Williams won the Family Circle Cup,2013, by defeating Jelena Jankovic in three sets of the final match. Andy Murray won the ATP Miami Masters 2013 by defeating Spanish third seed David Ferrer . World No. 1 Serena Williams won Miami masters open Tennis Tournament for record sixth time in Key Biscayne. Current Affairs Current Affairs april,2013

The 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the Istanbul Process was held in Almaty on 26 April 2013 On 29 April 2013 Government of Goa launched Digital Krishi Card for Farmers On 29 April 2013 Bharti Airtel Introduced Flat Roaming Rates for its African Customers India and Saudi Arabia decided to set up a joint working group to address the Nitaqat law on 28 April 2013

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The State Government approved to start an International School of Music in kerala Researchers from Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Germany developed New Keyboard Called KALQ to Beat QWERTY India has cut down the import of crude oil from Iran by over 26.5 per cent in the financial year 2012-13 The unemployment rate in Spain reached new record of 27.2 percent The Union Finance Minister launched medi claim facility for the farmers holding Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) on 24 April 2013 The largest biogas plant of the world inaugurated in Finland The Union Government of India and the Government of UAE signed an MoU on Air Services to Enhance Weekly Seat Capacity on 24 April 2013 The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles ,Anand Sharma launched 21 New Textile Parks on 23 April 2013 On 9 April 2013 Nokia Launched the Cheapest Handset, Nokia 105 in Indian Markets. Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocom had signed an agreement for International Bandwidth on 23 April 2013 On 22 April 2013 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Videocon Industries discovered the fourth huge natural gas reserve in the offshore Mozambique block in Africa O n 22 April 2013 Union Government of India approved 13 Power Projects and 25 Oil & Gas Blocks Ahmadabad became the first city in South Asia to launch a Heat Action Plan (HAP) on 16 April 2013. On 18 April 2013 Twitter launched a new music app called "#Music" The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, approved a total allocation of 12000 crore rupees for Bihar during Current 5 YearPlan. The Vice-President of India, Hamid Ansari visited Tajikistan agreed on strengthening the ties between the two countries

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The Supreme Court cancelled 49 mine leases in Karnataka On 17 April 2013 World Hemophilia Day was observed. On 16th Annual Global CEO survey: Mahatma Gandhi figured among the Top Three Leaders of the World. Researchers from Duisburg-Essen, Germany discovered Red Wood ants can sense earthquakes even before it Hits. The 66th Himachal Day was held at the historic Dhalpur Ground at Kullu. India and Malta signed the New DTAA (The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) at Valetta, Malta on 8 April 2013 . Pakistan successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-IV ballistic missile on 10 April 2013. Yamaha, the Japanese two-wheeler company announced to develop cheapest motorcycle of the world in India. The Madhya Pradesh government decided to declare Malkhamb as the State Sport. Yamaha ,Japanese two-wheeler Manufacturer Company announced setting up of its fifth global research and development Centre in India. Kawasaki Ninja 300 launched in India at Rs 3.5 lakh. The worlds largest private yacht, named Azzam Launched by German Shipyard on 5 April. On 8 April 2013 Odisha decided to set up the first public health university in India India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Government of India for the year 2013-14 On 8 April 2013 Krishnakumar Natarajan, CEO and Director of Mindtree was appointed as the Chairman of Nasscom. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee was invited to be the chief guest at the 45th Independence Day celebrations of Mauritius. On 2 April 2013 Infosys signed a five-year agreement with a European Energy Trading House.

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The Minister of Culture Chandresh Kumari Katoch, inaugurated the Tagore Centre for Global Thought at London. On 2 April 2013 The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd signed three loan agreements worth 1870 crore Rupees with three Banks. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd and Reliance Communications on 2 April 2013 signed a 1200 crore Rupees definitive agreement . The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) and Ministry of Power (MOP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Financial Year 201314. The President of Egypt Mohamed Morsy was visited India at end of march 2013 for accompanying his senior ministers as well as business delegation. For the first time in 2012-13 The production of eight core sector industries decreased by 2.5 percent in the month of February 2013 For the First Time in Pakistan, Two Tribal Women to file the nominations for general elections. G.V. Prasad, Son-in-Law of Founder Anji Reddy, Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Dr Reddys Laboratories India Post decided to establish third Automated Mail Processing Centre, in Hyderabad. The Eighth Session of the India-Yemen Joint Committee meeting was held in New Delhi on march 2013. Environment Current Affairs april,2013

The scientists from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) explained about recent study that the reason for expansion of sea ice of Antarctica is climate change. Personalities Current Affairs april,2013

Sailendra Nath Roy, Indian Guinness World Record holder passed away Takehiko Nakao The Former Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs of Japan was appointed as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Trinamool Congress MP Ambica Banerjee passed away at 86

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Legendary singer, Shamshad Begum Died at 94 Narasimhan Ravi, the director of Kasturi and Sons Limited was elected as the president of Editors Guild of India on 23 April 2013 Legendary singer Shamshad Begum died at 94 The Renowned violinist and composer Lalgudi Jayaraman died at 82 Narendra Kumar Became the Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) on 22 April 2013. The Former Chief Justice of India :Justice JS Verma died Aruna Bahuguna, Senior IPS Officer became the first women Special Director General of CRPF. KP Bhaskar, The Indian classical dance maestro passed away. Former Governor of Karnataka, V.S. Ramadevi Passed away at 79. Britain's six-time Olympic gold medal winner Chris Hoy to retire . Dr Hilary Koprowski, a Polish researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio died at age of 96. Sania Mirza Became one of the Vice-Presidents of Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) Uhuru Kenyatta Became the fourth president of Kenya on 9 April 2013. Rajan Bharti Mittal was appointed as the President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India. Honours And Awards Current Affairs april,2013

Yash Chopra to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award 2013 The Telgu writer Ravuri Bharadwaja selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award 2012 JAMMU&KASHMIR Bank won the prestigious FE Indias Best Banks Award2012-13 on 26 March 2013 Technology Current Affairs april,2013

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Spice launches 5-inch Smart Flo Pace 2 Android smartphone at Rs 6,999 The Samsung Galaxy S4 to be launched in India on April 25; MRP will be around Rs 42,000. Culture Current Affairs april,2013

President Pranab Mukherjee dedicated Siddheshwar Dham Temple to the Nation Astronomy Current Affairs april,2013

Scientists discovered a new giant galaxy called HFLS3 in the Universe which is 12.8 Billion light years away from Earth. World History Current Affairs april,2013

The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in the Palam area of Delhi entered the List of Top 10 Weird museums of the world Business Current Affairs april,2013

Volkswagen launches latest version of Polo GT TSI in India at 7.99 lakh Books And Authors Current Affairs april,2013

The Vice-President of India released a book titled A Leaf turns Yellow : the Sufis of Awadh

The Person who on 1 April 2013 took over charge as the secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)- M F Farooqui The bank which had won the prestigious FE Indias Best Banks Award-2012-13 in recognition of its strong fundamentals and dynamic growth model- J&K Bank The Day declared by United Nations General Assembly as the World Autism Awareness Day- 2 April The Place where Olive Crown Awards 2013 took place on 1 April 2013Mumbai The Minister of Culture, who on 2 April 2013 inaugurated the Tagore Centre for Global Thought at India Institute of Kings College, London- Chandresh Kumari Katoch

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Oscar Winning Screenplay Writer, who died in New York on 3 April 2013Ruth Prawer Jhabvala The person who on 4 April 2013 was appointed as the new director of the stateowned Oil and Natural Gas Corps (ONGC) Exploration- Narendra Kumar Verma The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Critic for Chicago Sun-Times who died at the age of 70 years on 4 April 2013 at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago- Roger Ebert Padma Shree Awardee and a renowned epigraphist and numismatist who died at his residence in Kolkata on 4 April 2013- Bratindra Nath Mukherjee The co-founder and Executive Co-Chairman of Infosys, who on 5 April 2013 was elected as the President of the industry body (CII) for the year 2013-14- S Gopalakrishnan The Country where SAARC Ministerial Level Meet on Poverty concluded on 5 April 2013- Nepal The city where 2 day International Workshop on Green National Accounting for India Concluded on 6 April 2013- New Delhi The Hospitality Group which was conferred with the National Award for Excellence in Hospitality Education 2011-12 on 5 April 2013- Lalit Suri Hospitality Group The person who became the first Indian to Circumnavigate Globe Solo and Non-Stop on a sail boat- Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy The Former British Prime Minister and Iron Lady of Britain who died at the age of 87 following a stroke on 8 April 2013- Margaret Thatcher The Person who was appointed as the new chairman of the NASSCOM for its the Executive Council for 2013-14- Krishnakumar Natarajan The place where the 2013 Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) ceremony took place on 6 April 2013- BC Place, Vancouver The Person who was sworn-in as the Fourth President of Kenya on 9 April 2013- Uhuru Kenyatta

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The Electric utilities company which was conferred with the Business Leader in the Power Sector at the NDTV Business Leadership Awards in New Delhi on 9 April 2013- NTPC Ltd The nuclear-capable Missile which was successfully test-fired by Pakistan on 10 April 2013. - Hatf-IV ballistic missile The day which was observed as National Safe Motherhood day across India -11 April 2013 The Person who was appointed as the Chairman of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on population and Development on 11 April 2013 at BangkokPJ Kurien The Legendary Actor who was awarded with Bollywoods Highest Honour Dada Saheb Phalke Award on 12 April 2013- Pran The anti-British revolutionary, considered to be the last remaining link to subcontinent decessive past died at Kolkata at the age of 104 years - Binod Bihari Chowdhary The Palestinian Prime Minister who resigned on 13 April 2013 after falling out with president Mahmud Abbas- Salam Fayyad The Indian Politician who was unanimously re-elected as the national President of Janata Dal (United) for third time in a row, on 14 April 2013- Sharad Yadav The Person who was declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential election on 14 April 2013- Nicolas Maduro The Indian-Origin Economist who Won John Bates Clark Medal For 2013Raj Chetty The Person who as per the 16th Annual Global CEO survey, was figured among the top three most admired leaders of the world- Mahatma Gandhi The International Newspaper which had won four Pulitzer Prizes on 15 April 2013, including the award for investigative reporting for stories- New York Times

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The Person who took over as the Managing Director of Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) on 16 April 2013- Sunil Kumar