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Current Affairs of January 2013


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A Dornier-228 (DO 228) surveillance aircraft, manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Seychelles was handed over to this country The multi-barrel rocket launcher weapon system indigenously developed by India, which was testPinaka fired from Chandipur-on-Sea in Odisha is named Principal The Executive Committee on Climate Change constituted to assist the Prime Ministers Council on Secretary to the Climate Change will be headed by PM The veteran film actress who has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Jaipur Sharmila Tagore International Film Festival The best tableux award at the Republic Day celebrations 2013 has been won by Kerala The best marching contingent award among para-military and other auxiliary forces has been won by CISF The Indian Navy The best marching contingent award among the three services at the Republic Day celebrations and the Indian Air 2013 has been won jointly by Force Santa Maria, the place where a major fire in a nightclub killed over 200 people and injured 100 Brazil others is located in The team which has won the Ranji Trophy defeating Saurashtra in the finals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Mumbai The Serbian player who has won the Australian Open Men's title (3rd time in succession) defeating Novak Djokovic Andy Murray in the finals The Belarusian player who has won the Australian Open Women's title (2nd in succession) defeating Victoria China's Li Na in the finals Azarenka The Indian author who has become the first Indian to win the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Jeet Thayil Foundation for The organisation which has been chosen for the National Communal Harmony Award for the year Amity & National 2012 by the Jury headed by the Vice-President of India Solidarity The place in Uttarakhand where its Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for the assembly building Gairsain (Chamoli (Vidhan Bhawan) dist.) The first indigenous warship which has been commissioned in the Bangladesh Navy is named BNS Padma The Shiv Sena supremo who has been chosen to be conferred the Shivaji Maharaj Gaurav award The noted Indian scientist and founder of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific
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Research (JNCASR), Bangalore who has been conferred the 2012 Award for International Scientific Cooperation by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) The helpline number launched by Indian Railways for commuters to register their complaints regarding railways catering services like food quality, over charging etc is The venue of tenth annual bio-technology and life sciences meet BioAsia 2013 to be held from January 28, with Spain as the Country Partner and Victoria (Australia) as the International State Partner The film which has won the 58th Idea Filmfare Best Film Award The present acting Chairman, who has been appointed as the Chairman of University Grants Commission Jasu Shilpi, who passed away on 14 January 2013 was a renowned The golf player who has won the 112th Amateur Golf Championship by defeating Viraj Madappa in the finals The eminent nuclear scientist who has been awarded the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' for 2011-12 instituted by the Maharashtra Government

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The 19-year old table tennis player who has become the youngest National Champion by defeating Soumyajit Ghosh Sharath Kamal in the finals of 74th National Table Tennis Championships The Indian city which has been listed as the World's third best city to visit in 2013 by Lonely Planet. Hyderabad (San Francisco and Amsterdam at number 1 and 2 position respectively.) The Congress leader who has been chosen to be awarded the Census 2011 Gold Medal for his Gurudas Kamat outstanding contribution to the successful conduct of census operations The Argentinian football star who has been crowned with FIFA's prestigious Ballon d'Or title for the Lionel Messi fourth time The common bird which has been announced to be the state bird of Bihar by its Chief Minister, Shri House Sparrow Nitish Kumar The venue of 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations being held from 07 to 09 January 2013 The Chief of Army Staff of Nepal who has been conferred the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army by the President of India The new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India which has been constituted with a 3-year term ending on August 31, 2015 The Indian state whose legislature is celebrating 125 years of its formation on 08 January 2013 The Serbian tennis player who has won the ATP Chennai Open defeating Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the final The place in Gujarat where fire in Indian Oil Corporation terminal killed 2 persons and destroyed fuel worth crores of rupees The venue of 8th South Asia Free Media Association 4-day conference being held from 06 Jan 2013 The Indian cricket player who has been chosen as the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2011-12 M.S. Gopalakrishnan, a recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri and Sangita Kalanidhi title, who passed away on 02 Jan 2013 was a legendary The theme of 100th session of Indian Science Congress being held in Kolkata from 3rd Jan 2013 to
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Kochi, Kerala General Gaurav Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana Justice D.K. Jain Uttar Pradesh Janko Tipsarevic Hazira Amritsar Virat Kohli Violinist Science for shaping the
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07th Jan 2013 The former Governor of Reserve Bank of India who has been appointed the Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission

Future of India Dr. Y.V. Reddy

The state which has started issuing unique green passports to young wildlife enthusiasts which would be an official stamp of approval for future conservation activities to be done along with state Kerala wildlife officials across wild life sanctuaries and parks in the state
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