Current Affairs August 2013 PDF

Current Affairs
August 2013
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Rajeev Rishi took over as the Chairman and Managing Director CMD! of Centra" #ank of
$ndia on 1 August 2013. Earlier, he was the executive Director of Indian Bank.
$ndia on 1 August 2013 revoked a %atent granted to &"a'o(mith )"ine *"c for its breast
cancer drug +,kerb.
-ationa" Archives of $ndia on August 1.2013 /aunched 0uarter", -ews"etter 1ntit"ed e2
Abhi"ekh.
he !a"inet !o##ittee on Econo#ic Affairs$!!EA% on 1 August 2013 a&&roved the &ro&osal for
sale of 10 &ercent 'overn#ent stake in Indian (il !or&oration $I(!%.
I)' *+s+a Bank, the &rivate sector lender, on 1 August 2013 launched the &re#iu# de"it card,
which offers s&end,"ased rewards &rogra##e.
Arundhati #hattachar,a on 2 August 2013 was a%%ointed the managing director and chief
financia" officer of the (tate #ank of $ndia(#$!.
(araswati (amman 20123 (ugathakumari, the -ala+ala# &oetess on 2 August 2013 won the
&restigious .araswati .a##an 2012 for -anale/huthu $the 0ritings on the .and%, a collection of
&oe#s in -ala+ala#. -anale/huthu was &u"lished in the +ear 2001. he award was instituted "+
22 Birla 3oundation. his is the 22nd .a##an, conferred in the histor+ of the Award.
(amantha *ower sworn as new 4( ambassador to 4nited -ations on 2 August 2013.
Dadra and -agar 5ave"i ce"ebrated its 60th /iberation Da, on 2 August 2013. It was
li"erated fro# the 4ortuguese rule.
Music Director of Ma"a,a"am and +ami" music. 7 Dakshinamoorth,. died on 2 August 2013.
he 5nion !a"inet of India on 2 August 2013 decided to continue the interest su"vention of three
&er cent on cro& loans.
he !a"inet !o##ittee of Econo#ic Affairs on 2 August 2013 a&&roved the &ro&osal of the
-inistr+ of 4ower for continuation of the 6a7iv 'andhi 'ra#een *id+utikaran 8o7ana $6''*8% in
the 12th +ear 4lan.
he !a"inet !o##ittee on Econo#ic Affairs$!!EA% on 2 August 2013 a&&roved creation of the
.&ecial )ational Invest#ent 3und $.)I3%.
India on 3 August 2013 created histor+ "+ recording their first,ever five,#atch (DI series
whitewash on foreign soil.
$ndia to%%ed the chart of 8D$ rankings re"eased b, $CC at Dubai on 3 August 2013.
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Austra"ia and 1ng"and are %"aced at 2nd and 3rd *osition res%ective",.
$ndian 9unior :omen 5ocke, team won its first ever #ron;e meda" in 1R&8 5ocke, 9unior
:or"d Cu% at Moncheng"adbac. &erman, on < August 2013.
5assan Rohani took oath to the office of the $ran=s *resident on < August 2013.
Ravindra 9adeja on 9 August 2013 "eca#e the first Indian "owler to to& the "owlers: chart in
the latest I!! (DI 4la+er.
;as7it .ingh, Air !o##odore $6etd.% And India<s Best -ilitar+ Anal+st, Died at => on 9 August
2013.
he )onkan Rai"wa, on 9 August 2013 decided to scra& .k+"us &ro7ect due to the a"sence of
?ualified "idders and financial constraints.
Rakesh (ethi on > August 2013 took charge as the 1'ecutive Director of the 4nion #ank of
$ndia.
he )ational 'reen ri"unal on @ August 2013 restrained sand #ining fro# river"eds across the
countr+.
6aghura# 'ovind 6a7an was on 1 August 2013, a&&ointed as the 'overnor of the 6eserve Bank of
India $6BI% for a ti#e &eriod of three +ears.
()'! signed the crude oil sale agree#ent with -angalore 6efiner+ and 4etroche#icals Atd
$-64A%. he announce#ent was #ade on 1 August 2013.
A #odern and so&histicated "reast #ilk "ank was inaugurated on = August 2013.
Maharashtra (tate &overnment on August ?. 2013 became the first state in the countr, to
disburse sa"ar, of its staff through their Aadhaar2"inked bank accounts.
7ina, Mitta" a%%ointed as 4nion *ub"ic (ervice Commission 4*(C! member on August @.
2013.
+he Com%anies #i"" 2012 was %assed in Raj,a (abha on @ August 2013. Earlier, the "ill was
&assed "+ the Aok .a"ha on 1B Dece#"er 2012. he legislation will re&lace the @=,+ear old
!o#&anies Act, 1>@1 after getting the final consent fro# 4rana" -ukher7ee, the 4resident of
India.
$nternationa" Da, of the :or"dAs $ndigenous *eo%"e was observed as the B August 2013
across the wor"d.
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)oted 6a7asthani folk #usician .akar 2han &assed awa+ in ;aisal#er on 10 August 2013.
6ussian tennis &la+er -aria .hara&ova to&&ed the 3or"es list of highest,&aid fe#ale athletes for
the ninth straight +ear.
)A.A is all set to launch its next #ission to -ars in )ove#"er 2013.
7* (harma won the &ujar Ma" Modi Award for (cience and +echno"og, 2013.
.erena 0illia#s defeated 6o#ania:s .orana !irstea 1,2 1,0 in the final #atch of wo#en:s 6ogers
!u& on 11 August 2013.
.ardar .ingh )a#ed as the !a&tain of the Asia !u& Cocke+ ourna#ent 2013 on August 11, 2013.
)uclear 6eactor of I). Arihant achieved !riticalit+ when the Boat was in the .ea.
;a#aican s&rinter 5sain Bolt won the 100 #etre s&rint title at the 19th IAA3 0orld
!ha#&ionshi&s 2013, -oscow on 11 August 2013.
.halini .ingh, a De&ut+ Editor of he Cindu on 11 August 2013 &resented with the 4re# Bhatia
Award.
.agarika 'hosh on 11 August 2013 won the !adet 'irls singles title.
Indian &la+er .ow7an+a Bavisetti has won 10000 dollar the Internalional ennis 3ederation $I3%
0o#en:s ennis ourna#ent.
$nternationa" Couth Da,2 August 12.
India on 12 August 2013 successfull+ test,fired indigenousl+,develo&ed nuclear,ca&a"le surface,
to,surface 4rithvi,II #issile.
India on 12 August 2013 launched its first ever indigenousl+ designed and "uilt aircraft carrier
I). *ikrant in 2ochi.
9anata *art, was merged with the #harati,a 9anata *art, #9*! on 11 August 2013.
India:s shuttler 4 * .indhu has settled for a "ron/e #edal in wo#en<s singles categor+ at the B03
0orld !ha#&ionshi&s 2013.
he 5nion -inister of .tate for 4ersonnel and raining * )ara+anasa#+ on 12 August 2013
introduced he 6ight to Infor#ation $A#end#ent% Bill 2013 in Aok .a"ha.
$brahim #oubacar )eita won Ma"iAs *residentia" e"ections on 12 August 2013.
Moussa Daki Mahamat. Minister for Doreign Affairs and African $ntegration of Re%ub"ic of
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Chad. %aid an officia" visit to $ndia on 12213 August 2013.
August 13 was designated as the International Aefthanders Da+ "+ he Aeft,Canders !lu".
1g,%t=s 7ice *resident Mohamed 1"baradei resigned in %rotest over the attacks on %ro
Mohamed Morsi su%%orters in Cairo.
he 6a7+a .a"ha on 13 August 2013 &assed 6egistration of Births and Deaths $A#end#ent% Bill,
2012.
A #a7or fire "roke out on "oard I). .indhurakshak at the )aval Dock+ard in -u#"ai on 19
August 2013.
he first season of the Indian Bad#inton Aeague $IBA% started on 19 August 2013 at )ew Delhi.
IBA is &ro&osed "+ Bad#inton Association of India.
Israel and the 4alestinian 'overn#ents resu#ed their first direct &eace talks in ;erusale# on 19
August 2013 for resolving the land and "order dis&utes.
$ndia officia"", the Re%ub"ic of $ndia #harat &anraj,a! on August 1>. 2013 ce"ebrated itAs
6?th $nde%endence da,. *resident of $ndia (hri *ranab Mukherjee and *rime Minister of
$ndia Dr. Manmohan (ingh has congratu"ated the nation on $ndia=s 6?th $nde%endence Da,
2013.
7ija, (ingh was named a reci%ient of the 2013 /ifetime Achievement Award b, A(C121:R$
on 16 August 2013.
3or#er Bengal !ricketer and !oach 2al+an -itter &assed awa+ on 11 August 2013 in 2olkata. Ce
was =>.
D.Bala *enkatesh *ar#a was a&&ointed the next A#"assador and 4er#anent 6e&resentative of
India to the 5) !onference on Disar#a#ent.
Desh 4re# A/ad, the for#er coach of cricketer 2a&il Dev, died on 11 August 2013.
+he De"hi *o"ice on 16 August 2013 arrested one of $ndiaAs 20 most wanted terrorists.
Abdu" )arim +unda.
3inance -inister 4 !hida#"ara# on 11 August 2013 unveiled the )ational .kill !ertification and
-onetar+ 6eward .che#e in )ew Delhi.
(at,wart )adian won bron;e meda" at :or"d 9unior :rest"ing Cham%ionshi%s 2013 on
August 1?. 2013.
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4sain #o"t won the 2002metre s%rint at the :or"d Ath"etics Cham%ionshi%s in Moscow on
1? August 2013.
(enior $*( officer Di"i% +rivedi on 1? August 2013 was a%%ointed the Director &enera" of
CR*D.
3or#er director of .2I-., Dr. .heikh ;alal,ud,din who was shot "+ -ilitants in ;ul+ died due to
in7uries at )ew Delhi.
5arshwanti #isht was se"ected to receive the (ir 1dmund 5i""ar, Mountain /egac, Meda".
Iranian 4resident a&&ointed outgoing 3oreign -inister Ali Ak"ar .alehi to head the Ato#ic
Energ+ (rganisation.
Ratan +hi,am was a%%ointed as the Chair%erson of the -ationa" (choo" of Drama (ociet,
on 1B August 2013 b, the *resident of $ndia.
Agriculture -inister .harad 4awar on 1> August 2013 unveiled the statue of )o"el Aaureate Dr.
)or#an Borlaug at )ew Delhi.
+he Doreign Minister of -icaragua. (amue" (antos /o%e; %aid an officia" visit to $ndia since
1B August to 23 August 2013.
+he 1arth 8vershoot Da, for the ,ear 2013 was observed on August 20. 2013.
4sain #o"t of 9amaica eEua""ed the wor"d record of highest go"ds after winning the <'100m
re"a, at the :or"d Ath"etics Cham%ionshi%s.
)ush )umar of $ndia won go"d in men=s sing"es (Euash at the second Asian Couth &ames in
-anjing. China.
Citi;ens can now fi"e R+$ a%%"ications on"ine in a"" centra" government ministries and
de%artments through a %orta".
Robert Mugabe sworn in for ?th term as *resident of Fimbabwe on August 21. 2013.
he second .outh Asian Dias&ora !onvention $.AD!% will "e hosted "+ .inga&ore.
.ocial networking giant 3ace"ook on 21 August 2013 announced the launch of Internet.org to to
#ake Internet access afforda"le.
.tate 'overn#ent of 6a7asthan laid the foundation stone for world:s "iggest solar &ark at Bhadla
of ;odh&ur District of 6a7asthan on 21 August 2013.
elugu writer, novelist and colu#nist, -alathi !handur, died following &rolonged illness in
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!hennai on 21 August 2013.
he 21st round of the "oundar+ talks "etween the govern#ent of Bhutan and 4eo&le<s 6e&u"lic
of !hina was held in hi#&hu.
7ice *resident of Afghanistan Mohammed )arim )ha"i"i visited $ndia on 20222 August
2013.
Ali Asghar .oltanieh, Iran<s re&resentative to the 5) International Ato#ic Energ+ Agenc+ $IAEA%
since 200@, announced his resignation on 22 August 2013.
Ashwani )umar A%%ointed as *rime Minister=s (%ecia" 1nvo, to 9a%an.
)ishi *asudeva on 22 August 2013 "eca#e the first wo#an to "e selected as the head of
Cindustan 4etroleu# !or& Atd $C4!A%.
4ri#e -inister and 54A !hair&erson inaugurated )ational -edia !entre at )ew Delhi.
Anjana Dhava"u +hamake won the third go"d for $ndia b, winning the gir"As @00m race.
Amitabh #achchan joined 4- Cam%aign +he :or"d -eeds More.
$ndia and $raE singed Mo4s during the visit of -ouri a"2Ma"iki to $ndia.
+he Reserve #ank of $ndia im%osed monetar, %ena"t, on si' banks for vio"ation of the
)now Cour Customer )CC!GAnti Mone, /aundering guide"ines.
.ania -ir/a , ;ie Dheng &air won 0A )ew Caven (&en itle.
4andit 6aghunath 4anigrahi, the E#inent Indian !lassical .inger 4assed Awa+ on August 2@,
2013.
+auke"ina Dinikaso visited $ndia from 21 to 2> August 2013. During his visit he discussed
i#&ortant issues of #utual interest with 4arneet kaur.
1ng"and cricket tea# won Ashes +est (eries22013 "+ 3,0 against Australia on 2@ August 2013
at England.
$ndia=s under223 cricket team won the Asian Cricket Counci" 1merging +eams Cu% in
(inga%ore on 2> August 2013.
During Afghan 4resident Ca#id 2ar/ai:s visit to 4akistan, the two countries agreed to dee&en the
"ilateral relationshi&.
9u"ie 5arris %assed awa, on 2@ August 2013 at the age of B= +ears at 0est !hatha#,
-assachusetts, 5nited .tates.
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Bra/ilian 3oreign -inister Antonio 4atriota resigned on 21 August 2013 in the "ackdro& of
hel&ing the Bolivian senator to cross into Bra/il.
/ok (abha on 26 August 2013 %assed the -ationa" Dood (ecurit, #i"" 2013. he Bill was
ado&ted "+ the Couse through a voice vote after a da+,long de"ate. he Bill now needs to "e
&assed "+ the 6a7+a .a"ha along with the 4resident<s assent to "eco#e a law.
+he Raj,a (abha on 26 August 2013 %assed +he Marriage /aws Amendment! #i"". 2010 b,
voice vote.
he for#er .outh African 4resident )elson -andela on 2= August 2013 won the inaugural
-ahathir Award for 'lo"al 4eace.
3or#er athlete 5enr, Rebe""o died in 'urgaon on 2= August 2013 after a long illness.
+he Reserve #ank of $ndia on 2? August 2013 re"eased the Discussion *a%er on H#anking
(tructure in $ndia I +he :a, Dorward=.
#irendra *rasad #aish,a A%%ointed As the Chairman of the 1thics Commission of the $:D.
Ma"a"a Cousaf;ai on 2? August 2013 won 2013 $nternationa" Chi"dren=s *eace *ri;e.
Raj,a (abha *assed the Re%resentation of the *eo%"e Amendment and 7a"idation! #i"".
2013.
2erala state govern#ent on 22 August 2013 laid the foundation store of Bio 310, a Aife .ciences
4ark.
2a&il 4arakh $4erson of Indian (rigin%, a cardiologist at ;ohns Co&kins has "een selected for the
&restigious 0hite Couse 3ellowshi& for the +ear 2013,19.
;ustice 2.) Basha, a retired 7udge of the -adras Cigh !ourt, took charge as the chair#an of the
Intellectual 4ro&ert+ A&&ellate ri"unal on 2B August 2013.
+he Chinese and *akistani air forces on 2@ August 2013 decided to ho"d a joint e'ercise
ca""ed (haheen22.
-ationa" (%orts Da, 8bserved on August 2B.
he second AD-- $A.EA) Defence -inisters< -eeting% 4lus #eeting was held in Brunei on 2>
August 2013.
)idal -alik Casan sentenced to death for 3ort Cood .hooting.
he 5nion !a"inet of India on 2> August 2013 a&&roved the .ocial .ecurit+ Agree#ent "etween
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India and !anada.
Casin #hatka". the co2founder of the $ndian Mujahideen $M!. was arrested from the $ndia2
-e%a" border in #ihar=s Ra'au" town on 2B August 2013.
Air India launched its direct flights to .+dne+ and -el"ourne on 2> August 2013, after a wide ga&
of 22 +ears.
+he /ok (abha on 2B August 2013 %assed the /and AcEuisition. Rehabi"itation and
Resett"ement #i"". 2011. a"so ca""ed the /and AcEuisition #i"".
'.A,=, the first Indian defence satellite was launched "+ the Euro&ean Arianes&ace<s Ariane @
6ocket fro# the 2ourou .&ace&ort of 3rench 'uiana.
6BI introduced 3orex .wa& 0indow for 4u"lic .ector (il -arketing !o#&anies.
9ustice -utha"a%ati 7enkata Ramana A%%ointed -ew Chief 9ustice of the De"hi 5igh Court.
Irish writer .ea#us Ceane+ died at the age of =9 on 2> August 2013.
he gra&hic "iogra&h+ on for#er Indian Cocke+ &la+er Dh+an !hand titled Dh+an !hand,he
0i/ard of Cocke+ launched.
+he *resident of $ndia (hri *ranab Mukherjee on 2B August 2013 gave his assent to the
Com%anies #i"" 2013.
August 30 was dec"ared as the $nternationa" Da, of the 7ictims of 1nforced Disa%%earances
b, the 4- &enera" Assemb",.
'u7arat !-, )arendra -odi was felicitated "+ &eo&le of newl+,for#ed districts of 'u7arat, !hhota
5dai&ur and -ahi .agar, on 30 August 2013.
5nion 'overn#ent of India A&&roved hree 4ro7ects under E-! .che#e.
he 4u"lic Enter&rises .election Board on 30 August 2013 reco##ended Dinesh 2 .arraf as the
next head of the ()'!
2erala "ased 3ederal Bank Ai#ited launched the electronic version of conventional &ass"ook,
called 3edBook, on 30 August 2013.
#a,ern Munich defeated Che"sea in the fina" at the 1den stadium in *rague on 30 August
2013 to win 41DA (u%er Cu% 2013.
Bharti Airtel successfull+ conducted field trials of a technolog+ which &rovides cost,efficient 3'
&hone services.
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#i"" *assedG $ntroduced in Raj,a (abhaG /ok (abha
$In August, 2013 (nl+%
he 'overn#ent of India on @ August 2013 introduced the :i"d /ife *rotection!
Amendment #i"". 2013 in the Raj,a (abha for stricter enforce#ent of laws to &rotect
wildlife. he "ill seeks to further a#end the 0ild Aife $4rotection% Act, 1>=2.
+he Com%anies #i"" 2012 was &assed "+ the 6a7+a .a"ha and on August 2>, 2013 the
4resident of India .hri 4rana" -ukher7ee gave his assent to this "ill. he !o#&anies Bill
2012 re&laced the long existent law of the land, !o#&anies Act, 1>@1.
he Raj,a (abha on 13 August 2013 &assed Registration of #irths and Deaths
Amendment! #i"". 2012
he Menta" 5ea"th Care #i"". 2013 was introduced in the Raj,a (abha in the #onth of
August 2013. he new "ill seeks to decri#inalise suicide.
he Raj,a (abha on 21 August 2013 %assed +he Marriage /aws Amendment! #i"".
2010 "+ voice vote.
/ok (abha on 21 August 2013 %assed the -ationa" Dood (ecurit, #i"" 2013.
he Raj,a (abha on 2= August 2013 unani#ousl+ %assed the Re%resentation of the
*eo%"e Amendment and 7a"idation! #i"". 2013 to a#end the 64 Act, 1>@1.
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*erson A%%ointed
Rajeev Rishi took over as the CMD of Centra" #ank of $ndia.
Arundhati #hattachar,a was a%%ointed the managing director and chief financia"
officer of the (tate #ank of $ndia(#$!.
Raghuram &ovind Rajan was on 6 August 2013. a%%ointed as the &overnor of the
Reserve #ank of $ndia R#$! for a time %eriod of three ,ears.
Rakesh (ethi took Charge as 1'ecutive Director of 4nion #ank of $ndia.
7ina, Mitta" a%%ointed as 4nion *ub"ic (ervice Commission 4*(C! member.
D.#a"a 7enkatesh 7arma a%%ointed Ambassador to 4- Conference on Disarmament.
Di"i% +rivedi a%%ointed Director &enera" of the CR*D on August 1?. 2013.
A"i Akbar (a"ehi a%%ointed 5ead of Atomic 1nerg, 8rganisation in $ran.
Ratan +hi,am A%%ointed as the Chair%erson of the -ationa" (choo" of Drama (ociet,
on August 1B. 2013.
-ishi 7asudeva on 22 August 2013 became the first woman to be se"ected as the
head of 5industan *etro"eum Cor% /td 5*C/!.
Ashwani )umar A%%ointed as *rime Minister=s (%ecia" 1nvo, to 9a%an.
9ustice ).-.#asha A%%ointed as Chairman of the $nte""ectua" *ro%ert, A%%e""ate
+ribuna".
9ustice -utha"a%ati 7enkata Ramana A%%ointed -ew Chief 9ustice of the De"hi 5igh
Court
*erson Resigned
9agan Redd, resigned as M* over s%"it of Andhra *radesh.
1g,%t=s 7ice *resident Mohamed 1"baradei resigned in %rotest over the attacks on
%ro Mohamed Morsi su%%orters in Cairo.
#ra;i"ian Doreign Minister Antonio *atriota ResignedJ /ui; Digueiredo to +ake 8ver.
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8bituar,
9asjit (ingh. Air Commodore Retd.! And $ndia=s #est Mi"itar, Ana",st. Died at ?B
Renowned )amaicha %"a,er (akar )han %assed awa,
Renowned -atura"ist and 8rnitho"ogist Fafar Duteha"", %assed awa,
Desh *rem A;ad. the Dormer Coach of Cricketer )a%i" Dev. Died at ?>
Dormer #enga" Cricketer and Coach )a",an Mitter %assed awa, on 16 August 2013 in
)o"kata
Marich Man (ingh (hrestha. the former *rime Minister of -e%a". died
De;so &,armati. the :ater *o"o "egend from 5ungar, died
+e"ugu writer. nove"ist and co"umnist. Ma"athi Chandur. died fo""owing %ro"onged
i""ness in Chennai on 21 August 2013.
*andit Raghunath *anigrahi. the 1minent $ndian C"assica" (inger *assed Awa,.
9u"ie 5arris %assed awa, on 2> August 2013 at the age of @? ,ears at :est Chatham.
Massachusetts. 4nited (tates.
Dormer ath"ete 5enr, Rebe""o died in &urgaon on 2? August 2013.
$rish writer (eamus 5eane, died at the age of ?< on 2B August 2013.
David Drost died on 31 August 2013 aboard the ocean "iner 0ueen 1"i;abeth.
*erson to 7isit
(%ecia" 1nvo, of $ndia for (udan and (outh (udan. *( Raghavan %aid an officia" visit
to 9uba. (outh (udan on 0@20B August 2013.
Doreign Minister of Re%ub"ic of Chad Moussa Daki Mahamat visited $ndia on 12213
August 2013.
7ice *resident of Afghanistan Mohammed )arim )ha"i"i visited $ndia on 20222
August 2013.
+he Doreign Minister of -icaragua. (amue" (antos /o%e; %aid an officia" visit to $ndia
since 1B August to 23 August 2013.
+he Doreign Minister of +uva"u +auke"ina Dinikaso visited $ndia from 21 to 2>
August 2013.
*rime Minister of $raE -ouri a"2Ma"iki visited $ndia from 22 to 2> August 2013 as a
%art of four da, state visit.
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August 2013
*erson in -ews
(amantha *ower sworn in as -ew 4( Ambassador to 4nited -ations.
5assan Rouhani sworn in as the new *resident of $ran.
9a"aj (hrivastva sworn in as Chairman of -ew De"hi Munici%a" Counci".
Co"in Michae" Doa"e. the Dirst #ritish to *erform a (%ace :a"k. Retired from -A(A.
$brahim #oubacar )eita won Ma"iAs *residentia" e"ections on 12 August 2013.
+he (u%reme Court of $ndia on 1< August 2013 rejected the review %etition of 1BB3
De"hi b"ast accused Devender *a" (ingh #hu""ar.
/ashkar2e2+aibaAs #omb 1'%ert Abdu" )arim +unda arrested b, De"hi *o"ice.
Agricu"ture Minister (harad *awar on 1B August 2013 unvei"ed the statue of -obe"
/aureate Dr. -orman #or"aug at -ew De"hi.
*erve; Musharraf was indicted b, an anti2terrorism court in the 200? assassination
of e'2%remier #ena;ir #hutto.
Robert Mugabe sworn in for ?th term as *resident of Fimbabwe.
Amitabh #achchan joined 4- Cam%aign +he :or"d -eeds More.
Ma"a"a Cousaf;ai won 2013 $nternationa" Chi"drenAs *eace *ri;e.
)a%i" *arakh (e"ected for :hite 5ouse De""owshi% 201321<.
-ida" Ma"ik 5asan was sentenced to death in connection of the Dort 5ood shooting.
+e'as.
Casin #hatka". the Co2Dounder of $ndian Mujahideen. Arrested Drom #ihar.
+he -ationa" Counci" of 1'aminers for 1ngineering and (urve,ing -C11(! e"ected
(ocka"ingam (am )anna%%an as its ;ona" (ecretar,Gtreasurer.
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Awards
+he former (outh African *resident -e"son Mande"a on 2? August 2013 won the
inaugura" Mahathir Award for &"oba" *eace.
+ata (tee" was adjudged the #est *erforming $ntegrated (tee" *"ant in $ndia for the
,ear 2011212.
5arshwanti #isht se"ected for (ir 1dmund 5i""ar, Mountain /egac, Meda" 2013.
7ija, (ingh was -amed a Reci%ient of the 2013 /ifetime Achievement Award.
*rasad #abu. A* Co% (e"ected Dor Ashok Chakra *osthumous",.
+he *rem #hatia Memoria" award %resented to (ha"ini (ingh of the 5indu.
De"hi conferred /ifetime Achievement Award 2013 on Abdu" Rashid )han and
Anjo"ie 1"a Menon.
7* (harma won the &ujar Ma" Modi Award for (cience and +echno"og, 2013.
(ri /ankan *resident fe"icitated triba" communit,. the 7eddas on :or"d $ndigenous
*eo%"es Da,.
4( *residentia" Meda" of Dreedom to be conferred on #i"" C"inton K 8%rah :infre,.
(ugathakumari was conferred with (araswati (amman 2012.
-ationa" (%orts Award 2013
A. Rajiv &andhi )he" Ratna Award3
(". -o. -ame Disci%"ine
1. -r. 6on7on .odhi .hooting
#.Arjuna AwardsE
(". -o. -ame Disci%"ine
1. -s. !hekrovolu .wuro Archer+
2. -s. 2avita !hahal Boxing
3. -r. 6u&esh .hah Billiards F .nooker
9. -r. *irat 2ohli !ricket
@. -r. A"hi7eet 'u&ta !hess
Current Affairs
August 2013
1. -r. 'agan ;eet Bhullar 'olf
=. -s. .a"a An7u# Cocke+
B. -s. 6a7ku#ari 6athore .hooting
>. -s. ;oshna !hinna&&a .?uash
10. -s. -ou#a Das a"le ennis
11. -s. )eha 6athi 0restling
12. -r. Dhar#ender Dalal 0restling
13. -r. A#it 2u#ar .aroha Athletics $4ara%
C Dronachar,a Awards for 20133
(".-o. -ame Disci%"ine
1. -s. 4oorni#a -ahato Archer+
2. -r. -ahavir .ingh Boxing
3. -r. )arinder .ingh .aini Cocke+
9. -r. 2.4. ho#as AthleticsG
@. -r. 6a7 .ingh 0restlingG
G Aifeti#e contri"ution in coaching
D. Dh,an Chand Awards3
(".-o. -ame Disci%"ine
1. -s. -ar+ D<sou/a .e?ueira Athletics
2. -r. .+ed Ali Cocke+
3. -r. Anil -ann 0restling
9. -r. 'irra7 .ingh 4ara .&orts $Athletics%
1. +en;ing -orga, -ationa" Adventure Awards220123
(. -o. -ame Disci%"ine
1. Basant .ingh 6o+ -ountaineering
2. -a7or 6anveer .ingh ;a#wal -ountaineering
3. At. !dr. A"hilash o#+ .ailing
Current Affairs
August 2013
9. )ai" .u"edar 4ara#7eet .ingh .iddhu Cang 'liding
@. 4re# .ingh -ountaineering
1. Cari 6a# -ountaineering
D. Rashtri,a )he" *rotsahan *uruskar
(". -o. Categor, Rashtri,a )he" *rotsahan
*uruskar. 2013
1. !o##unit+ .&orts Identification and
)urturing of Budding 8oung alent
Dr. 5.2. -ishra, 3ounder and
4resident, )ational .&orts Acade#+,
Allaha"ad
2. 3inancial .u&&ort for .&orts Excellence .ervices .&orts !ontrol Board
3. Esta"lish#ent and -anage#ent of
.&orts Acade#ies of Excellence
4ullela 'o&ichand Acade#+ of
Bad#inton, C+dera"ad
9. E#&lo+#ent of .&orts&ersons and
s&orts welfare #easures.
4etroleu# .&orts 4ro#otion Board
&. Mau"ana Abu" )a"am A;ad +ro%h,3
(". -o. -ame Cear
1. 'uru )anak Dev *ishwavid+ala+,
A#ritsar
2010,11
2. 4un7a"i *ishwavid+ala+, 4atiala 2011,12
3. 4un7a"i *ishwavid+ala+, 4atiala 2012,13
-ationa" (%orts Awards are given ever, ,ear to recogni;e and reward e'ce""ence in s%orts.
Current Affairs
August 2013
$m%ortant Da,s
August 6 5iroshima Da,
August B 0uit $ndia Movement Da,. $nternationa" Da, of the :or"dAs $ndigenous *eo%"e.
August 12 $nternationa" ,outh Da,
August 13 was designated as the $nternationa" /efthanders Da, b, +he /eft25anders C"ub.
August 1> $ndiaAs $nde%endence Da,
August 1B :or"d *hotogra%h, Da,
August 203 (adbhavana Diwas. +he 1arth 8vershoot Da, for the ,ear 2013 was observed.
August 2B -ationa" (%orts Da, Dh,anchandAs #irth Da,!
August 30 (ma"" $ndustr, Da, . $nternationa" Da, of the 7ictims of 1nforced
Disa%%earances b, the 4- &enera" Assemb",.
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