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CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013

CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
  • Bihar Farmer's 12 year-old Son Who Cracked IIT-JEE; Meets Sachin and Aishwarya.
  • Satyam became the youngest child to clear the IIT-JEE exam. A 12 year-old child prodigy, who had surprised the whole country by cracking one of the most toughest and prestigious entrance exam last year.
  • Given this background, Satyam was not admitted to any formal school till the age of seven, but the child prodigy had by then already memorised the Geeta and Ramayan, by heart.
  • Rest of India retained the Irani Cup by virtue of their first innings lead of 117 runs against the Mumbai team.
  • Ranchi Rhinos won Hockey India League Title.
  • Afzal Guru’s hanging code named ‘Operation Three Star’.
  • Ravi Shankar wins best music album award- On 10th February 2013 Sitar legend Ravi Shankar was posthumously awarded the best world music album trophy at the 55th Grammys,.
  • Wrestling Dropped From 2020 Olympic Games List Golf and Rugby will be joining the program at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
  • ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius charged with murdering girlfriend- South African “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, was charged on 14 February 2013 with shooting dead his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria.
  • France’s President Francois Hollande Visited India.
  • World’s Tallest Mahatma Gandhi Bronze Statue in Patna.
  • Amartya Sen honoured with France’s highest civilian award(Legion of Honour).
  • Asteroid ” 2012 DA14 ” Passed Near Earth.
  • Australia win ICC Women’s World Cup- Australia to win the ICC Women’s World Cup by beating the West Indies by 114 runs in the final Mumbai at the Brabourne Stadium.
  • World tourism conference in Hyderabad.
  • Britain PM visit India- Britain PM David Cameron visit India from 18th February to 20 February to increase the bilateral trade between India and Britain.
  • India’s First Geothermal Plant in Chhattisgarh.
  • World’s Highest Railway Bridge in Jammu Kashmir- The Indian Railways plans to complete the Chenab River Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir by 2016 , making it the world’s highest rail bridge.
  • Ela Bhatt honoured with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize- Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), was presented with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2011 by the President of India,
  • Viswanathan Anand won Grenke Chess Classic Trophy- On 17 February World champion Viswanathan Anand in chess from India won the Grenke Chess Classic trophy of 2013 after defeated Arkadij Naiditsch from Germany in the final.This is Anand’s first title in 2013.
  • FIFA confirmed use of Goal-Line Technology.
  • Centre Notified Cauvery Dispute Tribunal Award- After six years,on the directions of the Supreme Court, the Central Government of India has notified the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) on sharing the waters of the Cauvery system among the basin States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala and Union territory of Puducherry.
  • PSLV to launch world’s first smartphone-controlled Nano satellite.
  • South Korea swears in first woman president- Park Geun-hye sworn-in as the first woman President of South Korea on 25 February 2013.
  • Oscars 2013- 85th Oscar awards presentation ceremony was inagurated in Los Angels on 25 February 2013.In this ceremoney Life of Pi cinema got a 4 Oscar awards. Best Picture: Argo Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook).
  • Sexual harassment of women at workplace Bill cleared. The Rajya Sabha cleared the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill on 26 February 2013.
  • Missile Test Range at Nagayalanka, Krishna District- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was proposed establishment of the test ranges at Rutland Islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Nagayalanka in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Indira Gandhi Airport wins international health, safety award.
  • Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly Elections Results- Left Front retains Tripura NPF Wins In Nagaland Poll With Clear Majority The Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF).
  • NEW NON-PERMANENT MEMBER TO UNSC. The New Members are South Korea, Luxembourg, Argentina, Australia and Rwanda.
  • FRANCE OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED THE KILLINGS OF 1961 PARIS MASSACRE- the killings of hundreds of unarmed Algerians in the 1961 Paris Massacre.
  • US UPLIFTED ‘TERRORIST’ DESIGNATION FROM NEPALI MAOISTS ARABIC MADE ITS DEBUT AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE AT VATICAN.
  • NEW NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY LAUNCHED IN JAPAN.
  • RESOLUTION TO PROTECT THE ONLINE HUMAN RIGHTS OF GLOBAL CITIZENS COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT AND FARC LAUNCHED PEACE TALK.
  • Government of Colombia and Leftist FARC rebels formally launched peace talks in Norway on 17 October 2012 which aimed at ending nearly five decades of conflict that has claimed an estimated 600000 lives.
  • Salman Rushdie released his Book Joseph Anton.
  • Organization of the Islamic Conference have met in Cairo.
  • UK, Afghan, Pakistan Leaders Hold Talks in Britain.
  • Mumbai Is World’s Cheapest City.
  • India Won Record 46 Medals in Special Olympics.
  • On 6 February India’s differently-abled athletes returned with the largest haul of medals in the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games at Pyeong Chang, South Korea.
  • Strong 6.6 Magnitude Quake Hits Solomon Islands.
  • India, Bhutan to boost cooperation in hydro-power sector.
  • First Complete Bionic Man Unveiled in U.K.
  • On 7 February The world’s first complete ‘Bionic Man’ named ” Rex ” was unveiled at London’s Science Museum.
  • Sachin Tendulkar equalled Sunil Gavaskar’s Indian record of 81 First Class centuries.
  • Hyderabad to host World Agriculture Forum Congress.
  • The first indigenously built Weapon System Integrated Advanced Light Helicopter, ” Rudra ” was handed over to the Indian Army by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
  • Snow Storm Nemo Hits US and Canada.
  • Bhutan Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley visited India.
  • Parliament attack case convict Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged and buried inside the Tihar jail complex.
  • Strong 6.9 earthquake strikes Colombia.
  • South Sudan Bishop Taban won UN Peace Award.
  • Aero India 2013 ” Held in Bangalore.
  • Malala Yousafzai nominated for Nobel Peace Prize.
  • Malala Yousafzai, the shot Pakistani schoolgirl-turned-icon of Taliban resistance, and ex-Eastern bloc activists are among those known to be nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
  • global tourism trade fair in Spain.
  • Government grants Maharatna status to BHEL, GAIL.
  • Sania Mirza AutoBiography Book “Against All Odds”.
  • Iran launches new fighter jet  Qaher F313.
  • Khushwant Singh has released a new book named “Khushwantnama: The Lessons of My Life”.
  • President Gave Assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013.
  • The Ordinance was to be largely based on the recommendations of the Justice Verma Committee.
  • Mo Yan and Jackie Chan Selected As Members of Chinese Parliament.
  • Padmanabhan Committee To Help Boost Bank Finance For Exports.
  • South Africa top in ICC Rankings for Test Cricket.
  • Organization of the Islamic Conference have met in Cairo.
List of Padma awardees
THE FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF PADMA AWARDEES ANNOUNCED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ON JANUARY 25, 2013:
PADMA VIBHUSHAN:Raghunath Mohapatra, 
Art, Orissa; S. Haider Raza, Art, Delhi; Prof. Yash Pal, Science and Engineering, Uttar Pradesh; Prof. Roddam Narasimha, Science and Engineering, Karnataka PADMA BHUSHAN:Dr. Ramanaidu Daggubati, Art, Andhra Pradesh; Sreeramamurthy Janaki, Art, Tamil Nadu; Dr. (Smt.) Kanak Rele, Art, Maharashtra; Sharmila Tagore, Art, Delhi; Dr. (Smt) Saroja Vaidyanathan, Art, Delhi; Abdul Rashid Khan, Art, West Bengal; Late Rajesh Khanna, Art, Maharashtra; Late Jaspal Singh Bhatti, Art, Punjab; Shivajirao Girdhar Patil, Public Affairs, Maharashtra; Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai, Science, Engineering Delhi; Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Science and Engineering, Delhi; Dr. Ashoke Sen Science and Engineering Uttar Pradesh; N. Suresh, Science and Engineering, Karnataka; Prof. Satya N. Atluri, Science and Engineering, USA; Prof. Jogesh Chandra Pati, Science and Engineering, USA. PADMA SHRI(FROM ANDHARA PRADESH)Gajam Anjaiah, Art, R Nageswara Rao alias Surabhi Babji, Art, Dr Mudundi Ramakrishna Raju, Science and Engg, Dr C Venkata S Ram alias Chitta, Venkata Sundara Ram, Medicine, Dr Radhika Herzberger, Literature & Education.
  • Milos Zeman Elected as Czech Republic new President.
  • Australian Open Tennis Tournament – 2013 Winners.
  • Womens Single’s :- Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the Women’s Singles title of the Australian Open Tennis tournament after defeated Li Na of China in the final at Melbourne on 26 January .
  • Men’s Singles:- Novak Djokovic (Serbia) has won the men’s singles title after defeating Andy Murray (Britain) in four sets. This is Djokovic’s fourth Australian Open and over all six Grand Slam single title.
  • Magnus Carlsen Won Tata Steel Chess Championship.
  • Mumbai won 40th Ranji Trophy Title.
  • On 29 January Mumbai won its 40th Ranji Trophy title against Saurashtra by an inning and 125 runs in the final at Wankhede at Mumbai.
  • India , Bangladesh Signed Extradition and Visa Agreements.
  • Iran ‘successfully sends monkey into space’.
  • Indian-Origin woman,Krishna Arora selected for the “Order of Australia Medal”.
  • Pinaka weapon system successfully test fired.
  • Pinaka, the country’s indigenously developed multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) weapon system, was successfully test fired from a defence base at Chandipur-on-sea.
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