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The ice President of !ndia Mr. "amid Ansari re#eased a book entit#ed
$ida%e%&ucknow %Ta#es of the city and its 'eo'#e on 1 May 2013.
The Cabinet Committee on (ecurity )CC(* approved 11000 crore Rupees project
on 1 May 2013 for moderniation of centra! parami!itary forces.
The "nion #abinet of $ndia on 1 May 2013 approved the !aunch of the +ationa#
,rban "ea#th Mission.
The %upreme #ourt of $ndia on 1 May 2013 uphe!d the constitutiona! va!idity of &1
percent $-! in the mu#ti%brand retai# sector.
'aryana #!inched the 3rd "ockey !ndia .unior /omen +ationa# Cham'ionshi'
Tit!e on May 1( 2013.
!re#and0s go1ernment on 1 May 2013 un1ei#ed the Protection of &ife during
Pregnancy Bi##.
) young $ndian bio!ogist( -r. A'ara2ita -atta was honored with the
/hit#ey award( a!so known as *reen +scar( in ,ondon on 2 May 2013.
China on May 23 2013 (uccessfu##y &aunched a Communications (ate##ite
Ca##ed 4hong5ing%11.
(arab2it (ingh( the $ndian nationa! and a death row prisoner in the ,ahore-s .ot
,akhpat /ai! died on 2 May 2013 at the ,ahore0s /innah hospita!.
(heikh (a#man bin !brahim a#%6ha#ifa was e#ected as the new 'resident of
Asian $ootba## Confederation on 2 May 2013.
+n 3 May 2013( !ndian cinema com'#eted e5act#y 100 years with the re!ease of
two fi!ms1 2ombay Ta!kies and %hootout at 3ada!a.
/or#d Press $reedom -ay is ce!ebrated across the wor!d on 3 May 2013. The
theme for 3or!d 4ress 5reedom 6ay 2013 is %afe to %peak.
7eser1e Bank of !ndia on May 33 2013 reduced the 'o#icy re'o rate
by 28 basis 'oints to 9.28 'er cent.
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(omde1 -e11arman3 was recommended for 7a2i1 :andhi 6he# 7atna award
2013 by A## !ndia Tennis Association )A!TA*.
+ew :as 7eser1e disco1ered in (outhern (indh Pro1ince of Pakistan.
The %upreme #ourt of $ndia directed that the 6udanku#am nuc#ear '#ant situated
in Tami! 7adu cou!d start its operations now.
"aryana :o1ernment issued (hiksha (etu Cards to (tudents.
ATP Chairman Brad -rewett died at the age of 8; on May 33 2013.
(ubhash 6umar on May 3( 2013 took over the office of Chief (ecretary of
,ttarakhand for second time. 'e is the successor of )!ok .umar /ain.
A book on Bhagat (ingh by Chaman#a# tit#ed ,nderstanding Bhagat
(ingh was re#eased at .+, Auditorium in +ew -e#hi on May 33 2013.
The first gun of the wor!d made out of 36 printer techno!ogy was fired successfu!!y
in "% on May 8( 2013 at firing range south of )ustin( Te9as.
$ndia0s rising shutt!er P (indhu on 8 May 2013 won her maiden *rand 4ri9 *o!d
tit!e winning Ma!aysia +pen women0s fina!.
The 19th (ession of the !ndia%!ran .oint Commission was he#d in Tehran on
May ;3 2013.
Andhra Pradesh on May ;3 2013 set u' the (tate (ecurity Commission under
the chairmanshi' of the state "ome Minister.
Chaudhry 4u#fi<ar A#i( the prosecutor who was hand!ing the Mumbai terror attack
and 2hutto assassination case was gunned down in $s!amabad.
The 4resident of $ndia Pranab Mukher2ee !aunched the 2ichitra Tagore :ariorum
3ebsite on May &( 2013.
ikas :owda #!inched *o!d at $))5 3or!d #ha!!enge Meeting 2013 at .ingston on
May &( 2013.
iC=- was inaugurated by ice President "amid Ansari in .ai'ur on May 83
2013.
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Asian -e1e#o'ment Bank )A-B* on May 83 2013 announced that it is going to
'ro1ide > bi##ion -o##ars to !ndia o1er ne5t 3 years.
+a2ib 7a?ak on May ;( 2013 was sworn in as the 4rime Minister of
Ma!aysia for a second term by Ma!aysia-s king.
The !ta#ian Prime Minister3 :iu#io Andreotti died on May >3 2013 at 7ome. "e
ser1ed !ta#y as a 'rime Minister se1en times between 1@92 and 1@@2.
*overnment has constituted an inter1ministeria! group to suggest ways to tack!e
fraudu!ent money poo!ing activities by Pon?i (chemes.
Profu##a Borua( the veteran $ndian journa!ist passed away in *uwahati( )ssam after
pro!onged i!!ness on May ;(2013.
3rd +ationa# Awards for Techno#ogy !nno1ation in 4etrochemica! and
6ownstream( 4!astic 4rocessing $ndustry were presented in 7ew 6e!hi on May <(
2013.
7ay "arryhausen( the master of visua! effects and stop1motion animation( died on
May <( 2013 in ,ondon.
$oreign =5change =arnings from Tourism grew by 9 'ercent in A'ri# 2013.
(ahara #reated 7ew 3or!d Record of ,argest *roup to %ing 7ationa!
)nthem at +ne 4!ace.
%tatue of former #hief Minister of )ndhra 4radesh( + T 7ama 7ao was un1ei#ed by
Meira 6umar in the Par#iament on May 93 2013.
May 9 was obser1ed as the /or#d Asthma -ay across the wor!d with its theme
=ou #an #ontro! =our )sthma and sub1theme $t0s Time to #ontro! )sthma.
(=B! a''ro1ed 6era#aAs (tart%u' i##age Ange# $und of 10 mi##ion -o##ars.
!1an Mene?es was named as the new Chief =5ecuti1e Bfficer of ('irits
Com'any -iageo on May 93 2013.
The ,nion :o1ernment of !ndia decided to rede1e#o' the .uhu Air'ort of
Mumbai by e5tending runway >80 metres into sea.
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Moska +a2ib a 2> year o!d 6e!hi based )fghan women is short!isted among 2&
peop!e in )ustra!ia0s 2est /ob in the 3or!d #ompetition.
"indi story writer and '#aywright (urendra Tiwari died due to brain
haemorrhage on May <( 2013. 'e was ;8 years of age.
:o1ernment of Tami# +adu banned Pan Masa#a3 :utka in the (tate.
Bra?i#As 7oberto A?e1edo a''ointed "ead of /or#d Trade Brgani?ation.
Roberto )evedo was appointed as the 'ead of the 3or!d Trade +rganisation. 'e
wi!! take the charge of his office from outgoing 4asca! ,amy in %eptember 2013.
A#e5 $erguson announced retirement as Manchester ,nited
Manager.
,nion Cabinet of !ndia dec#ared Cear 2013 as /ater Conser1ation
Cear 2013.
Ministry for #onsumer )ffairs( 5ood ? 4ub!ic 6istribution introduced amendments
in the +ationa# $ood (ecurity Bi## in the ,ok %abha.
Bryan $orbes3 eteran $i#m -irector Passed Away At D>.
(ti#iyan Petro1( the captain of )ston :i!!a retired from footba!! in May 2013 at the
age of 33 years.
,stad 4ia $ariduddin -agar )1@32%2013*3 the dhru'ad 1oca#ist 'assed away
on May D3 2013 fo##owing brief i##ness at his :uruku# near Pan1e#.
(rini1asan enkatakrishnan A''ointed as the +ew C=B of Ang#ogo#d Ashanti.
The 4akistani 4risoner (anau##ah 7an2ay who was attacked by an inmate in .ot
2ha!wa! jai! in /ammu died at the hospita! in #handigarh on May >( 2013.
The ,nion :o1ernment of !ndia on May @3 2013 a''ro1ed the 'o#icy
de1e#o'ment of a1iation hubs in !ndia.
The Minister for 3omen ? #hi!d 6eve!opment( 6rishna Tirath on May >( 2013
!aunched the 3or!d 2ank assisted $%%7$4.
=5terna# Affairs Minister3 (a#man 6hurshid3 'aid an officia# 1isit to the
Peo'#e0s 7e'ub#ic of China on 0@%10 May 2013.
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)mendments in the 4ar!. @4revention of 6isAua!ificationB )ct( 1>&> was approved by
introducing 4ar!. @4revention of 6isAua!ificationB )mendment 2i!!( 2013.
,nion Ministers of 7ai#way and &aw3 P6 Bansa# and Ashwani 6umar submitted
their resignation to the Prime Minster on 10 May 2013.
The 'restigious -adasaheb Pha#ke award for #ife time achie1ement was
'resented to Pran on 10 May 2013.
+ationa# Techno#ogy -ay was ce#ebrated on 11 May 2013 as a symbo! of Auest
for scientific inAuiry and techno!ogica! creativity.
Madrid B'en 2013E 7afae# +ada# won Men0s (ing#es Tro'hy.
(iddaramaiah3 the #eader of the !ndian +ationa# Congress on 11 May
2013 was sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of the state of
6arnataka.
7etai# !nf#ation dec#ined to @.3@ Percent in A'ri# 2013.
+ationa# (tock =5change )+(=*( the ,eading bourse on 11 May 2013 !aunched the
country0s first dedicated debt trading '#atform.
The President of !ndia Pranab Mukher2ee 'resented +ationa# $#orence
+ightinga#e Award 2013 to 38 nursing 'rofessiona#s.
) !eading 7R$ in "nited .ingdom( (uni# Cho'ra was e#ected as the -e'uty Mayor
of a &ondon Borough.
"ar1ansh (ingh3 -e'uty ('eaker of MP Assemb#y died due to Cardiac Arrest.
Asom 7atna Award for the Cear 2012 Presented to !ndira :oswami. The
4resident of $ndia( 4ranab Mukherjee presented the )som Ratna )ward for the year
2012 to $ndira *oswami @posthumous!yB.
.harkhand on 12 May 2013 decided to im'art technica# ski## de1e#o'ment
training to a## unem'#oyed youth in +a5a# areas.
=5'orts in !ndia grew u' by 1.> 'ercent in A'ri# 2013.
The Cyc#onic (torm MA"A(=+ formed o1er Bay of Benga#.
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/P! !nf#ation eased to ;.D@ 'ercent in A'ri# 2013 as Per Bfficia# -ata. )s per
officia! data re!eased on 18 May 2013( 34$ $nf!ation eased to 8.C> percent in )pri!
2013.
Ange#ina .o#ie on 18 May 2013 reve!ed that she underwent a
doub#e mastectomy as she was tested positive for a genetic
mutation known as 2R#)1.
The renowned !s#amic (cho#ar and reci'ient of +ationa# Communa# "armony
Award in 1@@93 Asghar A#i =ngineer died on 1; May 2013.
The ,nion :o1ernment on 18 May 2013 decided to 'ub#ici?e best 'ractices on
im'#ementation of 7T! Act by pub!ic authorities a!! over the country.
The 7eser1e Bank of !ndia directed banks to fo##ow C#ean +ote
Po#icy and not to stab#e the notes 'acket. !t a#so directed the
banks to withdraw soi#ed notes from circu#ation.
!nternationa# Monetary $und )!M$* on 1& May 2013 approved a three1year( 1.3
bi!!ion do!!ars !oan for supporting Cy'rus- attempts to stabi!ie its financia! sector.
The 7eser1e Bank of !ndia on May 183 2013 decided to #aunch !nf#ation
!nde5ed Bonds )!!Bs*.
+irbhay (harma on May 1>3 2013 a''ointed as go1ernor of Arunacha# Pradesh
as the term of present incumbent *en @retdB / / %ingh ended in /anuary 2013.
The Chief negotiators met in +ew -e#hi from 18 May to 19 May 2013 for 1;th
round of negotiation for !ndia =, BT!A.
&egendary $ootba##er -a1id Beckham announced his 7etirement.
!ndian women basketba## team won go#d in inaugura# $!BA Asia 353
basketba## tournament 2013 in -oha on 19 May 2013. !ndia defeated
Mongo#ia 21%1;.
/or#d Te#ecommunication and !nformation (ociety -ay was ce#ebrated on
May 193 2013.
$ranceAs President $rancois "o##ande on May 193 2013 signed into #aw a
contro1ersia# bi## to #ega#ise gay marriage.
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The ;8th (ession of the !ndian &abour Conference conc#uded in +ew -e#hi on
May 1D3 2013.
7aha Moharrak( a %audi woman made history by reaching the Dverest summit1 the
wor!d0s highest mountain.
,(A on May 1C( 2013 granted conditiona! authoriation to e9port ,7* to countries
that do not have 5T) with it.
$ndian women-s compound team won 2rone meda! on 1C May 2013 at %hanghai.
7afae# +ada# beat 7oger $ederar in the fina# match '#ayed on 1@ May 2013 to
#ift his se1enth !ta#ian B'en tit#e.
Penne "ackforth%.ones( one of )ustra!ia0s most recognisab!e actors died at the age
of ;8.
+unshi and Tashi Ma#ik( two 211year o!d $ndians from 6ehrahdun became first
twins to sca!e Mount Dverest on 1> May 2013.
!ndia Asked for more Market Access from .a'an during the isit of Anand
(harma
Asian -e1e#o'ment Bank )A-B* has provided a 1101mi!!ion 6o!!ars
!oan to /ammu and .ashmir in order to he!p in improving urban
services( inc!uding water supp!y.
(erena /i##iams defeated ictoria A?arenka >%1 >%3 to win !ta#ian B'en on 1@
May 2013. 3ith this win( %erena 3i!!iams conAuered &1st tit!e of her career.
&a5man (ingh 7athore was e#ected as the Member of =5ecuti1e Counci# of
/MB during the ;&th D9ecutive #ounci! of 3M+ meeting which is ongoing at
*eneva.
$ndian bo9ers won the 5ETM $nternationa! &imasso# Bo5ing Cu' he!d in ,imasso!(
#yprus on 1> May 2013.
Ma#a#a Cousaf?ai( the 4akistani )ctivist %e!ected for "7)1"%)0s #hampion for
*!oba! #hange )ward.
7ay Man?arek( one of the founders of 1>;0s rock group ca!!ed The 6oors( died on
20 May 2013 in Rosenheim( *ermany.
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(inger "ariharan was conferred with the &ata Mangeshkar (amman
A#ankaran in $ndore on 20 May 2013. Madhya 4radesh government instituted the
award in 1>C8.
(hashi 6ant (harma an !A( from 1@9> Bihar Cadre on 21 May 2013 was
a''ointed as CA: of !ndia by Pranab Mukher2ee. 'e wi!! succeed :inod Rai in the
office.
3or!d 6ay for #u!tura! 6iversity for 6ia!ogue and 6eve!opment ce!ebrated on May
21.
Arunima (inha( became the first $ndian amputee to conAuer Mount Dverest on May
21( 2013.
201; -ec#ared As the $riendshi' Cear to Promote ,nderstanding between
!ndia and China.
"uge Tornado "its Bk#ahomaF 6i##s @13 !nc#uding 20 Chi#dren.
5ormer internationa! sprinter Anand (hetty 'assed away on 21 May 2013 in
Manga!ore.
=ddie Braben( the 2ritish comedy writer as we!! as performer( renowned for
Morecambe and 3ise died on 21 May 2013.
!ndia%China bi#atera# meet on hea#thcare sector in :ene1a was he#d in :ene1a
on 21 May 2013.
American /riter &ydia -a1is won 2013 Man Booker !nternationa# Pri?e.
!ndia on 22 May 2013 successfu##y test fired the 2@0%km range BrahMos
su'ersonic cruise missi#e.
President of Afghanistan "amid 6ar?ai was on two days isit to !ndia from 20%
22 May 2013.
President 7obert Mugabe on 22 May 2013 signed 4imbabweAs new
constitution into #aw.
The 4resident of $ndia conferred the ;9th .nan'ith Award for the year 2011 on
4ratibha Ray on 22 May 2013 at 2a!yogi )uditorium in 7ew 6e!hi.
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Renowned 7igerian author Chinua Achebe died on 22 March 2013 in 2oston at the
age of C2.
The ,nion Cabinet of !ndia3 on 23 May 2013 a''ro1ed to c#assify Ma#aya#am as
the C#assica# &anguage.
) new variety of mango was named 7irbhaya after the 231year1o!d 6e!hi rape
victim.
!ndian +ationa# -efence ,ni1ersity to be =stab#ished at Bino#a3 :urgaon.
Ba#eshwar Aggarwa#( the veteran journa!ist as we!! as the secretary genera! of
)ntar Rashtriya %ahyog 4arishad @)R%4B died on 23 May 2013.
Cuichiro Miura( the C01year o!d mountaineer from /apan reached Mount Dverest-s
summit on 23 May 2013. 'e became the o!dest man to c!imb the mountain.
The "imacha# Pradesh assemb#y ce#ebrated its :o#den .ubi#ee on 2; May
2013. 4ranab Mukherjee wi!! become 2nd president to address specia! session of
assemb!y.
,( singer%songwriter Caro#e 6ing became the first woman to recei1e the
&ibrary of Congress :ershwin Pri?e for Po'u#ar (ong.
yas (amman for 2011 and 2012 were conferred to Prof. 7amdarash Mishra
and -r +arendra 6oh#i for their works )am ke 4atte and 7a 2hooto 7a
2havishyati.
,ni<ue !dentification Authority of !ndia ),!-A!* on May 2&( 2013
inaugurated three new )adhaar1enab!ed services to he!p residents.
:rou' of armed Maoists tra''ed and attacked the Congress 'arty con1oy at
-harba a##ey in Chhattisgarh on 28 May 2013.
Tami! p!ayback singer T M (oundarara2an died at his residence in #hennai on 2&
May 2013 after a brief i!!ness.
/or#d =conomic (ituation and Pros'ects 2013 re'ort re!eased by ,nited
+ations has forecasted that g!oba! economic growth wi!! gain pace.
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(achin Tendu#kar announced retirement from Twenty20
cricket format on May 2>3 2013. This was his #ast !P& season.
T7A! issued The Te!ecom #ommercia! #ommunications #ustomer
4reference @Twe!fth )mendmentB Regu!ations( 2013 in the !ast
week of May 2013.
The o!dest person of the wor!d( .iroemon 6imura( 11; years /apanese man became
the !ast ma!e of the 1>th century in the wor!d.
,nion -efence Minister A6 Antony on May 293 2013 dedicated to the nation
the +ew Air $orce (tation at Than2a1ur at a brief function he#d to mark the
occasion.
The 7eser1e Bank of !ndia on 29 May 2013 im'osed restrictions on banks and
+B$Cs for 'ro1iding #oans against go#d coins.
Bdisha on May 2<( 2013 c!inched the boy-s tit!e whi!e 'aryana won the gir!-s
championship at the third 7ationa! %ub1/unior 'ockey tournament.
Ananya :u'ta won a Bron?e Meda# in /or#d (choo# Chess Cham'ionshi'.
$oreign Minister of Cuba Bruno 7odrigue? Parri##a 1isited !ndia.
=5terna# Affairs Minister (a#man 6hurshid on 29 may 2013 ended his four%day
1isit to (audi Arabia.
Pranab Mukher2ee conferred the (angeet +atak Akademi $e##owshi's on +
7a2am3 T " ikku inayakram and 7atan Thiyam for the year 20123 on 2D May
2013.
/or#d "unger -ay was obser1ed on 2D May 2013.
B.P on 2D May 2013 e5'e##ed senior #awyer and MP 7am .ethma#ani from the
primary membership of party for si9 years over breach of discip!ine.
)rgentina and #hi!e authorities ordered evacuation of 3000 peop!e that !ive c!ose to
#opahue vo!cano( situated in south of )rgentina1#hi!e border.
Mano2 -as3 the +oted Briya writer on 2D May 2013 was 'resented the +T7
+ationa# &iterary Award.
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4unjab government on 2C May 2013 gave its approva! for starting an on!ine !ottery
system in order to increase revenues of the state.
. +arayanasamy inaugurated !(7B +a1igation Centre )!+C* at Bya#a#u3 about
;0 km from Banga#ore on 2D May 2013.
.am2ang -eru won three meda!s on 2C May 2013( the opening day of 18th Asian
Couth /eight#ifting Cham'ionshi's in 6oha.
The !ndian te#ecom sector became the second #argest te#e'hone network in the
wor#d( after #hina by registering e9ceptiona! growth during !ast nine years.
6usha# (ingh A''ointed as the Chair'erson of +ationa# Commission for
Protection of Chi#d 7ights )+CPC7*.
(=B! made it compu!sory for investment advisors to first obtain a certificate of
registration for the same.
The seventh edition of the annua! 7egiona# Pra1asi Bharatiya -i1as wi!! be he!d in
(ydney in 7ovember 2013.
6iran Ma?umdar (haw3 + C Menon3 ineet +ayar and 7onnie (crew1a#a
figured in 2013%year #ist of Asia%PacificAs most remarkab#e gi1ers.
Cochin (hi'yard &imited )C(&* on May 2C( 2013 !aunched its third 5ast 4atro!
:esse! @54:B( which is bui!t for the $ndian #oast *uard.
The "nion #abinet of $ndia gave c!earance to Bharat (anchar +igam &td )B(+&* to
ro!! out its mobi!e network in the 7a9a!1affected areas.
,( go1ernment issued sanctions against )yato!!ah )!i0s deputy chief of staff and
over &0 other $ranian government officia!s for a!!eged human rights abuses.
The Brganisation for =conomic Co%o'eration and -e1e#o'ment )B=C-* on 2>
May 2013 sca!ed down $ndia-s growth estimate to &.3 per cent for 2013 from &.> per
cent.
;; Cears o#d Ang -ami (her'a from +e'a# won the =1erest Marathon on 2@
May 2013 in women0s category of Cear 2013.
Tata Consu#tancy (er1ices )TC(* on 2@ may 2013 bagged a si5%year
contract from the -e'artment of Posts )-oP*.
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The !nternationa# Monetary $und )!M$* on 2@ May 2013 #owered its forecast
for China0s economic growth at 9.98 'ercent.
Physicist Peter "iggs and $rancois =ng#ert won the 2013 Prince of Asturias
Award.
Akshay B. :aikwad /on Three :o#d Meda#s in 18th Asian Couth /eight#ifting
Cham'ionshi's.
Prime Minister Manmohan (ingh on 30 May 2013 was e#ected to the
7a2ya (abha for the fifth time from Assam.
7itu'arno :hosh( the renowned 2enga!i fi!m maker died on 30 May 2013
of cardiac arrest at his south .o!kata residence.
May 30 is ce#ebrated as the "indi .ourna#ism -ay in $ndia-s journa!ism every
year. +n this day first 'indi newspaper( "dant Martand was brought out.
,+=(CB had dec#ared !ndiaAs +icobar !s#ands as a wor#d bios'here reser1e
under its Man and the Bios'here Programme.
!ndian%American Ar1ind Mahanka#i3 after years of c#ose ca##s3 won the (cri''s
+ationa# ('e##ing Bee on 30 May 2013.
The "nion government on 30 May 2013 decided to e9tend the !ntegrated Action
P#an )!AP* for four more years.
The P#anning Commission approved 4roject )nanta( a programme that !ooks for
pu!!ing )nantapur district out of the contro! of the perennia! drought.
The $)5-s premier )cademy !ocated at 6undiga!( 'yderabad on May 31( 2013
inducted basic trainer aircraft 4i!atus 4# < M.$$.
)ccording to /or#d "ea#th Brganisation( 3or!d 7o1Tobacco day is observed every
year on 31 May 2013.
The "7- Ministry on 31 May 2013 decided to set up a seven member Task 5orce
7T) under the #hairmanship of %anjay 6hande.
)s per Centra# (tatistica# Brgani?ation )C(B* -ATA re!eased on 31 May 2013(
economic growth fe!! to a decade0s !ow of & per cent for the entire 2012113 fisca!.
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Aditya Bir#a Chemica#s )!ndia* on 31 May 2013 decided to acAuire #)?4 6ivision
of %o!aris #hemtech $ndustries for a tota! of 1&3 crore Rupees.
A1inash Chander( the principa! architect of $ndia-s missi!e programmes
on 31 May 2013 a''ointed -7-B chief and scientific ad1isor to
defence minister.
The $!PB on 31 May 2013 approved eight 56$ proposa!s( which inc!ude those of
Mc.insey ? #ompany( )#MD %o!ar Dnergy and *DT$T $nfoservices.
Rotary $nternationa!0s $ndia has offered to take Mus!im "!amas from "ttar 4radesh
to 4akistan to persuade peop!e and advocate po!io vaccination.
The +ationa# :reen Tribuna# on 31 May 2013 gave approva! to %ter!ite $ndustries
,td so that it can start operations of copper p!ant in Tuticorin.
MCG%(G dec!ared on 31 May 2013 dec!ared that it received approva!
from %D2$ for operating separate debt as we!! as %MD trading p!atforms.
.a'an and (outh 6orea suspended some imports of "% 3heat as the regu!ators
discovered rogue wheat.
)s per the !atest figures from Durostat( in the Month of May 2013( the
"nemp!oyment rate rose up to 12.2pc in )pri! 2013 from 12.1pc in March.
The ,+ (ecurity Counci# on 31 May 2013 imposed sanctions on the %yrian rebe!
group( )!17usra 5ront.
(udha (harma(udha (harma a''ointed as the new Chair'erson of the Centra#
Board of -irect Ta5es )CB-T* on May 313 2013.
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Person A''ointed
4rasanna .umar Mohanty appointed as #hief %ecretary of )ndhra 4radesh
*overnment.
6r. #hristopher 2riggs appointed as the %ecretary *enera! of Ramsar
#onvention.
%ubhash .umar appointed as the 7ew #hief %ecretary of "ttarakhand.
7ajib Raak sworn in as the 4rime Minister of Ma!aysia for the %econd Term
%taffan de Mistura appointed as $ta!ian %pecia! Dnvoy to $ndia in Marines
#ase.
2rai!0s Roberto )evedo appointed 'ead of 3or!d Trade +rganiation
@3T+B who wi!! assume charge in %eptember 2013.
%iddaramaiah sworn1in as the 22nd #hief Minister of .arnataka
7irbhay %harma appointed *overnor of )runacha! 4radesh
%heikh %a!man D!ected as the 7ew 4resident of )sian 5ootba!! #onfederation
,a9man %ingh Rathore D!ected as the Member of D9ecutive #ounci! of 3M+
%hashi .ant %harma )ppointed as the 7ew #omptro!!er ? )uditor *enera! of
$ndia.
.usha! %ingh )ppointed as the #hairperson of 7#4#R .
)vinash #hander appointed as the new chief of 6efence Research
6eve!opment +rganisation @6R6+B.
7esignationH 7etired
"nion Rai!way Minister 4. 2ansa! Resigned.
"nion ,aw Minister )shwani .umar Resigned.
%achin Tendu!kar )nnounced Retirement from Twenty20 #ricket 5ormat.
6avid 2eckham announced his Retirement.
%ti!iyan 4etrov( the #aptain of )ston :i!!a Retired from 5ootba!!.
)!e9 5erguson announced retirement as Manchester "nited Manager.
#)* :inod Rai retired on May 22( 2013.
:. .. %araswat retired as 6R6+ #hief.

Current Affairs
May 2013

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('orts
)kshay 2. *aikwad 3on Three *o!d Meda!s in 1&th )sian =outh 3eight!ifting
#hampionships.
/amjang 6eru of $ndia 2agged Three Meda!s in 1&th )sian =outh
3eight!ifting #hampionships.
)nanya *upta won a 2rone Meda! in 3or!d %choo! #hess #hampionship.
3rd 7ationa! %ub1/unior 'ockeyF +disha c!inched 2oy0s Tit!e.
Mumbai $ndians 6efeated #hennai %uper .ings in 5ina! to ,ift its 5irst $4,
Trophy.
4reeti 2eniwa! won go!d in 2013 %enior 7ationa! 3omen0s 2o9ing
#hampionship.
$ndian 2o9ers won 2013 $nternationa! ,imasso! #up he!d in #yprus.
2hupati and 2opanna !ost to Mike and 2ob 2ryan at the Rome Masters.
$ndonesian Men and )ustra!ian 3omen won Thanthi T:1)sia 4acific
#hampionship.
%erena 3i!!iams defeated :ictoria )arenka to win $ta!ian +pen.
Rafae! 7ada! beat Roger 5ederar to win $ta!ian +pen 2013.
$ndian 3omen0s #ompound Team won 2rone in )rchery.
$ndian women won go!d at inaugura! 5$2) )sia 393 basketba!! tournament
2013.
$ndia was granted an +bserver %tatus by )rctic #ounci!.
Matt 4rior named Dng!and0s #ricketer of the =ear for 2012113.
Rafae! 7ada! won Men-s %ing!es Trophy in Madrid +pen 2013.
$ndia 2agged 2 %i!ver and < 2rone Meda!s in #ommonwea!th #hampionship.
%tanis!as 3awrinka 6efeated 6avid 5errer to 3in )T4 3or!d Tour( 4ortuga!
+pen 2013 Tit!e.
:ikas *owda #!inched *o!d at $))5 3or!d #ha!!enge Meeting 2013 at
.ingston.
$ndia-s %hutt!er 4: %indhu won Ma!aysia 2adminton *rand 4ri9 Tit!e.
)$T) Recommended %omdev 6evvarman for Rajiv *andhi .he! Ratna )ward
2013.
'aryana #!inched the 3rd 'ockey $ndia /unior 3omen 7ationa!
#hampionship Tit!e.
Current Affairs
May 2013

1<
Persons isited

D9terna! )ffairs Minister %a!man .hurshid visited #hina.
"nion Minister of #ommerce and $ndustry )nand %harma :isited /apan
between 1< to 1C May 2013.
4resident of )fghanistan 'amid .arai was on two days :isit to $ndia from
20122 May 2013.
D9terna! )ffairs Minister %a!man .hurshid visited %audi )rabia.
5oreign Minister of #uba 2runo Rodrigue 4arri!!a visited $ndia.
Awards
4eter 'iggs( 5rancois Dng!ert received )ward for *od 4artic!e 6iscovery
7TR ,iterary )ward presented to 7oted +riya writer Manoj 6as
4resident of $ndia *ave )way %angeet 7atak )kademi 5e!!owships and
)kademi )wards for 2012
Ramdarash Mishra and 7arendra .oh!i awarded with :yas %amman
#aro!e .ing 2ecame the 5irst 3oman to Receive *ershwin 4rie
4ratibha Ray #onferred 3ith the 8<th /nanpith )ward for the =ear 2011
)merican 3riter ,ydia 6avis won 2013 Man 2ooker $nternationa! 4rie
+ommen #handy 3on "nited 7ation0s 4ub!ic %ervice )ward for Mass
#ontact 4rogramme
Ma!a!a =ousafai( the 4akistani )ctivist %e!ected for "7)1"%)0s #hampion for
*!oba! #hange )ward
%inger 'ariharan #onferred 3ith the ,ata Mangeshkar %amman )!ankaran
2013
"7 4ub!ic %ervice )ward 2013 for M4 #ottage and :i!!age $ndustry
6epartment
)som Ratna )ward for the =ear 2012 4resented to $ndira *oswami
6adasaheb 4ha!ke )ward for ,ifetime )chievement to :eteran )ctor 4ran
=oussou 7dour and 5innish #omposer .aija %aariaho won the 4o!ar Music
4rie
) =oung $ndian 2io!ogist( )parajita 6atta 'onoured 3ith the 3hit!ey )ward
2013
/enita Mary 7ongkynrih won $%R+ =oung %cientists )ward for 2013

Current Affairs
May 2013

1C
Bbituary
%arabjit %ingh 6ied in ,ahore0s /innah 'ospita! in 4akistan
)T4 #hairman 2rad 6rewett died at the age of &8
Gu!fiAar )!i prosecutor in 2;H11 Mumbai )ttacks and 2enair )ssassination
.i!!ed
5ormer $ta!ian 4rime Minister *iu!io )ndreotti died at >8
Ray 'arryhausen( the Master of :isua! Dffects 6ied at >2
4rofu!!a 2orua( the :eteran $ndian /ourna!ist 4assed )way in *uwahati
%anau!!ah Ranjay( the 4akistani 4risoner died at 4*$ #handigarh
'indi %tory 3riter and 4!aywright %urendra Tiwari 6ied
2ryan 5orbes( :eteran 5i!m 6irector 4assed )way )t C;
"stad Gia 5ariduddin 6agar( 6hrupad :oca!ist 4assed )way at C0
'arvansh %ingh( 6eputy %peaker of M4 )ssemb!y died due to #ardiac )rrest
$s!amic scho!ar )sghar )!i Dngineer died at %anta #ru( Mumbai
"ttanur Rajamma( the 2andaya 3riter 6ied
)ustra!ian )ctress 4enne 'ackforth1/ones died at ;8
Dddie 2raben( the 2ritish #omedy 3riter and 4erformer 6ied at C2
5ormer $nternationa! %printer )nand %hetty 4assed )way
Ray Manarek( +ne of the 5ounders of the 6oors 6ied at <8
7igerian )uthor #hinua )chebe died fo!!owing a 2rief $!!ness
Tami! 4!ayback %inger TM %oundararajan died in #hennai
2a!eshwar )ggarwa!( the veteran journa!ist passed away at >1
2i!! 4ertwee( the 3arden 'odges of 6ad0s )rmy died at C;
7ationa! )ward 3inning 5i!mmaker Rituparno *hosh died at the age of 8>
Current Affairs
May 2013

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!m'ortant -ays
May 1 $nternationa! ,abour 6ay( Maharashtra 6ay
May 3 $nternationa! Dnergy 6ay
May < 3or!d )sthma 6ay
May C $nternationa! Red #ross 6ay @$t is ce!ebrated to commemorate the
birth anniversary of the founder of the Red #ross +rganiation /ean 'enry
6unantB
May 11 7ationa! Techno!ogy 6ay
May 1& $nternationa! 5ami!y 6ay
May 1< 3or!d Te!ecommunication and $nformation %ociety 6ay
May 21 3or!d 6ay for #u!tura! 6iversity for 6ia!ogue and 6eve!opment
May 21 )nti Terrorism 6ay @$ndiaB.
May 22 $nternationa! 6ay for 2io!ogica! 6iversity
May 28 #ommonwea!th 6ay
May 2C 3or!d 'unger 6ay
May 30 'indi /ourna!ism 6ay
May 31 3or!d 7o Tobacco 6ay
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