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January 2013 Current Affairs Bit Bank INTERNATIONAL 1. On 7 January who is the country Palestinian Authority President has issued a decree renaming the organization the â€Å"State of Palestine ? Ans:- Mahmoud Abbas 2. On 16 January 2013 Which country Cargo Ship MV Amina fled away from the waters of Sri Lanka after suffering detention by its Navy for about two months ? Ans:- Iran 3. Which country   president signed into law the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012 on January 2013 ? Ans:- America 4. Which country Bar Council recently Suggested Chemical Castration for Repeated Sex Offenders ? Ans:- Malaysia INDIA & WORLD 1.According to the which country   2012 Home Office report, India is among 10 countries that are the main sources of illegal immigration ? Ans:- Britain 2. On 30 January 2013   which country   Pledged Humanitarian Assistance of 2. 5 Million US Dollars to Syria ? Ans:- India 3. India asked to avoid Violence Prone Areas in which country on 19 January 2013 ? Ans: Nigeria 4. Which two countries agreed not to allow escalation of tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) on 16 January 2013 ? Ans:-   India and Pakistan 5. What is the name of the Tibetan Monk got sentenced to death by the Chinese Court for encouraging the self-Immolations?Ans:-Lorang Konhok NATIONAL 1. In how many districts Government of India launched Direct Cash Transfer Benefit (CBT) on 1 January   2013   ? Ans:-   20 districts 2. According to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2012 report which class students could read Class II text fell from 53. 7% in 2010 to 46. 8% in 2012 Ans:- Vth class 3. Who released the Commemorative Postage Stamps, at the Commemoration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, in New Delhi on 12 January 2013 ? Ans:- President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee 4.Government of India how much crore of the MGNREGA linked Post Office Accounts would be used under the Direct Cash Transfer Scheme on January 2013 ? Ans:-   3. 5 Crore S TATES 1. What is the name of the   system launched by Odisha government on   2 January 2013 for citizens under the Odisha Right to Public Service Act, 2012 ? Ans:-   Public Service Delivery System 2. In which state the first Shariat panchayat   is scheduled to be inaugurated on 3 March 2013 ? Ans:- Punjab 3. Which state high court stayed the state government’s decision for giving 4 per cent additional reservation to Gurjar on 29 January 2013?Ans:-   Rajasthan High Court 4. On 20 January Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated Ghat Ki Guni tunnel at Jaipur. CONFERENCES 1. What is the name of the 100th Indian Science Congress theme which was held from   Ã‚  3 to 7 January 2013 at Kolkata ? Ans:- Science for Shaping the Future of India 2. The 43rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held from 23 – 27 January at —- Ans:- Davos-Klosters in Switzerland AWARDS & HONOURS 1. Who is the Mauritius President was received the 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award on 9 January 2013 ? Ans:- Rajkeswur Purryag 2.Who is an Indian researcher selected for a prestigious ‘Young Investigator Scholarship Award’ for his work on a drug to cure Alzheimer’s? Ans:- Mahaveer Golechha 3. Who got the Best Actor award at the 58th Idea Filmfare Awards held in Mumbai on 20 January 2013? Ans:- Ranbir Kapoor 4. Who honoured with the prestigious â€Å"International Scientific Cooperation Award 2012 Ans:-   C N R Rao 5. Who launched a Tang Prize(Asian Noble Prize) on 28 January 2013 ? Ans:-   Samuel Yin 6. Who was selected for the Order of Australia Medal award on 30 January 2013? Ans:- Krishna Arora SPORTS & GAMES 1.Who is a former India player   announced his retirement from   first class cricketer on 01 January 2013? Ans:- Sanjay Bangar 2. Who got the CEAT   International Cricketer of the Year 2011-12 on 03 January 2013? Ans:- Virat Kohli 3. Who won the WTA Brisbane International trophy on 5th January 2013? Ans:-   Sania Mirza and   Bethanie Mattek 4. Who defeated the Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov to get a Brisbane International title on 06 January 2013? Ans:-   Andy Murray 5. Who won the Chennai Open Tennis Title on 6 January 2013 ? Ans:- Tipsarevic 6. Which country won in the third and final Test match against Sri Lanka on 6 January 2013 ?Ans:- Australia 7. Who is an Australian cricketer   suspended for one match and   $4500 at MCG on 07 January 2013? Ans:-   Shane Warne 8. Who got the   FIFA Player of the Year award consecutively four times? Ans:- Lionel Messi 9. Who got the youngest national table tennis championship award on 11 January 2013? Ans:- Soumyajit Ghosh 10. Which country won the Test series with 2-0 between South Africa and New Zealand? Ans:- South Africa 11. Who is from Andhra Pradesh selected to represent India at the World Cup fencing championship in Doha (Qatar), to be held from January 19 to 21? Ans:- Y.Hala 12. To whom the International Olympics Committee (IOC) asked   to return the Olympic Bronze Medal and Certificate of 2000 Sydney Games   on 17 January 2013 after found guilty of doping? Ans:- Lance Armstrong 13. Who won the Malaysian Open Badminton Championship Women’s singles title on 20 January 2013 ? Ans:- Tai Tzu-ying 14. Who won the Australian Open Tennis Tournament Mens single’s title in the final on January 2013 ? Ans:- Novak Djokovic 15. Who got the first place   in the women’s singles rankings in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on 31 January 2013?Ans:- Lee Juri ECONOMY 1. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Who is the 18th richest person in the   world? Ans:- Mukesh Ambani 2. Which country company Toyota Motor appears at the top ranked in the top-1500 Global R&D investments list ? Ans:-   Japan 3. On 29 January   2013   The Reserve Bank of India slashed Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) from 4. 5% to —- Ans:- 4 percent 4. On 23 January 2013 The International Monetary Fund (IM F) projected that the economic growth rate of India in 2013 would be ——– ? Ans:- 5. 9 percent SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1.NASA/ESA Astronomers had captured one of the flattest galaxies known in the universe, sitting like a silver needle in the haystack of space using Hubble Space Telescope. What is the name of the galaxy? Ans:-   IC 2233 2. What cells in White blood cells having the capacity to kill the tumour (Cancer) cell? Ans:-   T lymphocytes 3. What is the name of the rocket used to launch a Mars Orbiter Mission in the mid-October 2013? Ans:-   PSLV-XL 4. How many earth size plantes are found in a Milky way Glaxy? Ans:-   17 billion 5. What is the name of the missile successfully test fired by the Indian Navy on09 January 2013 at Visakhapatnam? Ans:-   Brahmos . What is the name of the largest Space structure found in the Universe? Ans:-   Large Quasar Group(LQG) 7. What is the name of the underwater ballistic missile India successfully test fired on 27 January 2013? Ans:-   K-15. 8. What is the name of the multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) weapon system, was successfully test fired from a defence base at Chandipur-on-sea on 30 January 2013? Ans:- Pinaka PERSONS IN NEWS A) APPOINTMENTS 1. Who is the first minority community person appointed as a chief of the Intelligence Bureau? Ans:- Asif Ibrahim 2. Who is appointed a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India on 02 January 2013?Ans:-   Urjit Patel 4. Who is the present chairman of 20th Law Commission? Ans:-   Justice DK Jain 5. Who is the first woman speaker and Indian-origin   elected for the Singapore’s Parliament on 08 Janauary 2013? Ans:-   Halimah Yacob 6. Who is the new Chairman and Managing Director of Canara Bank? Ans:-   RK Dubey 7. Who is the new executive director of Central Bank of India appointed on 11 January 2013? Ans:-   Raj Kumar Goyal 8. Who is the Founding Chairwoman of CII’s women wing Ans:- Suchitra Ella 9. Who is the prese nt Secretary of State of America? Ans:- John Kerry 10. Who is the present President of   Czech?Ans:- Milos Zeman B) RESIGNS 1. Who is the first woman chief justice SriLanka dismissed by the Sri Lankan President? Ans:-   Shirani Bandamayake C) DEATHS 1. Who is the oldest surviving woman of the world, died at the age of 115 years in a town near Tokyo, Japan on 12 Jan. 2012 ? Ans:- Koto Okubo 2. Who is the the former all-rounder of India from Surat died on 13 January 2013 in Mumbai ? Ans:- Rusi Framroze Surti 3. Who is the co-founder of Reditt committed suicide on 11 January 2013 ? Ans:- Aaron Awartz D) VISITORS 1. Which village was visited by Mauritius   President Rajkeswur Purryag   in Bihar near patna on January 2013 ?Ans:-   Bojeetpore 2. Who visited Vietnam on January 2013 from India ? Ans:-   Vice President Hamid Ansari 3. Who visited the India from Bhutan on 23 January 2013? Ans:-   Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck E)MISCELLANEOUS 1. In which case Ex-CM o f Haryana Om Prakash Chautala arrested on 16 January 2013? Ans:-Teachers Recruitment Scam 2. Who is the oldest Indian woman conquer the 6 Summits,the highest mountains of each of the six continents? Ans:- Premlata Agarwal 3. What is the name of the Tibetan Monk got sentenced to death by the Chinese Court for encouraging the self-Immolations?Ans:- Lorang Konhok PLACES   IN   NEWS 1. On 27 January 2013 In which country 233 People Killed in Night Club Fire Accident ? Ans:- Brazil ABBREVIATIONS 1. What is the abbreviation of WEF? Ans:-   World Economic Forum BOOKS IN NEWS 1. Who is the author of   Ã¢â‚¬Å"My Share of the Task : A Memoir † Book ,which was released on 7 January 2013 ? Ans:- General Stanley McChrystal COMMITTEES 1. What is the name of the committee set up to recommend measures to improve laws dealing with sexual offences on 23 December 2012? Ans:-   JS Verma February 2013 Current Affairs Bit Bank INTERNATIONAL 1.Which 3 countries leaders set out 6 months goa l for peace, urge Taliban to dialogue on 4 February 2013 ? Ans: Britain , Afghanistan , Pakistan. 2. What is the new name for Sindh province? Ans: Sind 3. On February 2013 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a financial aid of $ 278. 8 million to —? Ans: Bangladesh 4. On February 2013 Regional African leaders signed UN-brokered accord which aims to bring peace to the troubled eastern region of the –? Ans: Democratic Republic of Congo 5. Which country prohibited its security forces from taking any air support from the International Forces on 18 February 2013 ?Ans: Aghanistan 6. Who had been elected as Cyprus new President on 24 February 2013 ? Ans: Nicos Anastasiades INDIA & WORLD 1. For which country reconstruction India pledges $100m on 5 February 2013 ? Ans: Mali 2. On 7 February 2013 the Union Cabinet approved for which project formation of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV )? Ans: TAPI pipeline 3. On february 2013 the Defence Ministry has ordered CBI prob e into how much crore alleged scam in a defence helicopter deal ? Ans: Rs 3600 crore 4. India and which country discussed on the issues of nuclear energy cooperation, security, terrorism and trade on 19 February 2013 ?Ans: Britain 5. Which two countries have exchanged strip maps as part of the process of the implementation of the agreement signed to resolve land boundary issues between the two countries ? Ans: India & Srilanka 6. Which country will make initial investments of $2 billion in infrastructure projects in India on February 2013 ? Ans: The United Arab Emirates 7. Which country wins Kishanganga case against Pakistan at the Hague court on 18 February 2013 ? Ans: India NATIONAL 1. Who was signed MoU with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to Highlight Issues related to AIDS on 14 February 2013 ? Ans: NACO 2.Who was ordered to cease operations to the telecom companies that failed to win or participate in the November 2012 2G Auction? Ans: Supreme Court of India 3. Which pro gramme was launched by the I&B Ministry for Real Time Engagement with Citizens on 7 February 2013 ? Ans: My India Initiative-A Digital Volunteer Programme 4. Who constituted a panel to Examine issues of Certification under Cinematograph Act 1952 on 4 February 2013 ? Ans:I&B Ministry STATES 1. What is the name of the scheme launched by the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for providing comprehensive care to children in India? Ans: Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram 2.In which state the 1,980 MW North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Plant was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on 20 February 2013 ? Ans:  Jharkhand 3. Which state government was decided to issue a complete ban on sale and consumption of tobacco products in the state on 15 February 2013? Ans: Manipur 4. Which State Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was launched the Direct Benefits Transfer scheme in Sonepat and Ambala districts on 1 February 2013 ? Ans: Haryana 5. On 21 February 2013 the UTTIPEC started e fforts for developing vision for successful implementation of the plans for mass-rapid transport system in Ans: Delhi . Which party won maximum number of seats in Maghalaya Assembly elections? Ans: Congress 7. Which party got the full majority in Tripura Assembly elections held on 14 February 2013? Ans: CPM-led Left Front CONFERENCES 1. What is the theme of 13th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS)? Ans: The Global Challenge of Resource Efficient Growth and Development AWARDS & HONOURS 1. The Pakistani girl was shoot by the Talibans against the girl education was nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Who is she? Ans: Malala Yousafzai 2.Who is the Karnataka Artist had won the Rs 1 million Skoda Prize 2012 for contemporary art on 1 February 2013? Ans: L. N. Tallur 3. Who had been received the Georgescu roegen Award at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit on February 2013? Ans: Kozo Mayumi (The University of Tokushima) 4. Who got Lifetime Achievement Grammy awa rd after his death? Ans: Pandit Ravi Shankar 5. Which picture got the best picuter award in 85th Oscar awards ceremony? Ans: Argo 6. Who is the Eminent Hindi litterateur had been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for 2012 for his historical novel ‘ Na Bhooto Na Bhavishyati’ on 22 February 2013 ?Ans: Narendra Kohli SPORTS & GAMES 1. Who were the two players honoured with â€Å"Davis Cup Commitment† Award on 2 Febraury 2013? Ans: Leander Paes, Jaideep Mukherjee 2. Who is the Indian cricketer equaled the record of Sunil Gavaskar of 81 first class hundreds in first class cricket at Mumbai on 8 February 2013 ? Ans: Sachin Tendulkar 3. Which two games will be joining the program at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro ? Ans: Golf and Rugby 4. Who won the National Grasscourt Tennis Championship Men’s single title on 16 February 2013? Ans: Ramkumar Ramanathan 5. Who won the Grenke Chess Classic Trophy on 17 February 2013 ?Ans: Viswanathan Anand ECONOMY 1. Which of the companies selected for the Maharatna status on 1 February 2013? Ans: BHEL and GAIL 2. On 7 February 2013 the India’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) revealed that the economic growth of India is estimated to fall to ——— in 2012- 2013 FY ? Ans: 5 percent 3. Which scheme was launched by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on 9 February 2013 in Mumbai ? Ans: Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme 4. India’s Economic Survey for 2012-13 pegs the country’s growth at 6. 1-6. 7% and inflation at ——— Ans: 6. 2-6. 6% 5. How many crores are allocated for the Agriculture Ministry in the Union Budget 2013-14?Ans: Rs. 27,049 crores SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1. What is the name of the most sophisticated fighter jet launched by the Iran? Ans: Qaher F313 (Dominant F313) 2. What is the name of the world’s first complete ‘Bionic Man’ which was unveiled recently at London’s Science Museum ? Ans: Rex 3. What is the name of the first indigenously built Weapon System Integrated Advanced Light Helicopter was inducted in to the Indian army on 8 February 2013? Ans: Rudra 4. What is the name of the fifth ship in a series of eight inshore patrol vessels (IPVs) was commissioned by Indian Coast Guard on 11 February 2013 ? Ans: Rajratan . What is the use of SARAL satellite launched by the ISRO’s PSLV-C20 rocket on 25 February 2013 from the spaceport at Sriharikota? Ans: Oceanographic Study PERSONS IN NEWS A) APPOINTMENTS 1. Who had been selected as members of the Chinese parliament on 2 February 2013 ? Ans: Mo Yan and Jackie Chan 2. Who is the Indian american and Padma Shri awardee had been appointed as the new president of Carnegie Mellon University on 9 February 2013? Ans: Dr Subra Suresh 3. Who is the Tata Group Chairman Emeritus had been elected as a member of the US prestigious ‘National Academy of Engineering‘ on 9 February 2013 ?Ans: Ratan Tata 4. Who is the former Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation, has took over as the new Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on 21 February 2013 ? Ans: T. S. Vijayan B) RESIGNS 1. Who is the Solicitor-General of India resigned on 04 February 2013 ? Ans: Rohinton Nariman 2. Who is the author of †Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Germany† Book ? Ans: Prof. Anita B Pfaff 3. Who is the Nagaland Home Minister has resigned on 19 February 2013 ? Ans: Imkong L. Imchen C) DEATHS 1. Who was the Ex-CM of Puducherry passes away on 02 February 2013? Ans: P.Shanmugam 2. Who is the China’s table tennis legend died on 10 February 2013 in Beijing ? Ans: Zhuang Zedong D) VISITORS 1. Who is the France’s President visited India from 14th and 15th February 2013 ? Ans: Francois Hollande E)MISCELLANEOUS 1. Who had been named in the BBC power list of Britain’s most influential women ? Ans: Queen Elizabeth II 2. In which state unveiled the world’s tallest bronze statue of Maha tma Gandhi at the Gandhi Maidan on 15 February 2013 ? Ans: Bihar 3. Who is the 3 year old girl had been unveiled as the youngest new member of Mensa with a higher IQ than Stephen Hawking ?Ans: Clever Alice Amos PLACES   IN   NEWS 1. Which country hits by snow storm Nemo on 8 February 2013 ? Ans: America ABBREVIATIONS 1. What is the full form of â€Å"TAPIâ€Å" †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. Ans: Turkmenistan–Afghanistan –Pakistan–India BOOKS IN NEWS 1. What is the name of the Sania Mirza new autobiography book ? Ans: Against All Odds 2. Who is the author of â€Å"Khushwantnama: The Lessons of My Life† Book ? Ans: Khushwant Singh COMMITTEES 1. Who was constituted a G Padmanabhan technical advisory committee to iron out existing issues and boost bank finance for exports ? Ans: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)IMPORTANT  DAYS & DATES 1. National Maritime Day observed on †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦? Ans: April 5 December 2012 Current Affairs Bit Bank INTERNATIONAL 1. Who announced a $10 million donation for a global war chest to educate all girls by 2015 set up in the name of Malala Yousafzai? Ans: Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari 2. Who elected as a Prime Minister with a clear victory over the   Prime Minister   and leader of the Democratic Party of Japan(DPJ) Yoshihiko Noda in the Parliament elections of Japan on 26 December 2012? Ans: Shinzo Abe 3. Who is the first woman President of South Korea? Ans: Park Chung-hee 4.Which bill that will give intelligence and security agencies sweeping powers to conduct surveillance passed by Pakistan’s National Assembly on 20 December 2012? Ans: Fair Trial Bill 2012 5)  Which state the Pakistan Government officially recognised   as an independent state on 26 December 2012? Ans:Kosovo INDIA & WORLD 1. Who is the Bihar’s State Chief minister recently among Foreign Policy magazine â€Å"The Top 100 Global Thinkers†Ã‚   List ? Ans: Nitish Kumar 2. Which Country   had agreed to set up barbed wire Fencing along Tripura border on   2 December 2012? Ans: Bangladesh 3. Which country signed with India on 10 December 2012 on five pacts?Ans: Ukraine 4. According to the 2011 Britain population census record what percent of the Hindu religion became a third-largest religion in the Nation’s ? Ans: 1. 5 % 5. According to the which survey report India nonetheless has one of the largest Muslim populations in the world ? Ans: Pew research NATIONAL 1. Which Criminal Law bill Passed by Lok Sabha on 4 December 2012 ? Ans: Sexual Assault a Gender-Neutral Offence 2. On 7 December 2012 The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) cleared a major expansion plan of the strategic Karwar naval base Phase II Alpha of the project Seabird in —— Ans: Karnataka 3.Which bill providing for quota for SCs and STs in government job promotions was on 2012 December 17 passed by Rajya Sabha? Ans: Constitution 117th   Amendment Bill 4. The Union Government of India on 23 December 2012 constituted a three-member Commission to suggest measures for saftey of women. Who is the head of this Commiitte? Ans: Former Chief Justice of India J. S. Verma 5. On 25 December 2012   Government of India decided to set up five-year project for restoring the overall which structure of critical sectors of India? Ans: Cyber Security 6. Which amendment bill 2011 have been passed by Lok Sabha on 20 December 2012?Ans: Banking Laws Amendment Bill, 2011 7. Whose commission appointed for Delhi incident victim Nirbhaya’s Case on December 2012? Ans: Usha mehra STATES 1. Which Scheme announced by Assam government on 12 December 2012 ? Ans: Special Health Scheme 2. Which state Lokayukta Bill, 2012 was passed on 14 December 2012 ? Ans: Meghalaya 3. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was launched a major food security programme of Delhi Government  on 15 December 2012. What is the name of the program? Ans: Annshri Yojna 4. Which state government   on 17 December 2012 ordered a Speci al Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the matter of multi-crore irrigation scam?Ans: Maharashtra 5. Which State had became the first state that announced some measures for making public transport safer via use of technology on 23 December 2012? Ans: Karnataka CONFERENCE 1. What is the theme of   ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit held from 20 – 21 December 2012 in New Delhi ? Ans: ASEAN – India Partnership for Peace and Shared Prosperity 2. Which of the following country will host the Climate Conference in 2013? Ans: Poland AWARDS & HONOURS 1. Who was honoured with award of ‘National Tansen Samman’ for year 2011-12 for their contribution to Hindustani classical music?Ans: Rajan and Sajan 2. Which state received the Silver Icon Web Ratna Award 2012 for its public grievance redressal website? Ans: Bihar 3. Who received the Yuri Milner Foundation award for the work on black holes and in the discovery of a new subatomic particle believed to be the long-sought Higgs boson? Ans: Stephen Hawking 4. Who will be honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously and he is also the first Indian to got this award? Ans: Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar 5. Who is former BBC correspondent had been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award for 2012 on 16 December 2012?Ans: Sir Charles Wheeler 6. Who is the Indian-origin girl won the prestigious a wildlife conservation award in South Africa ? Ans: Afeefah Patel 7. Who was honoured with ‘Tolkappiyar’ award   by the President on 21 December 2012? Ans: C. Govindarajanar 8. Who is the Bollywood actor   attended the Italy’s River to River Film Festival from India and honoured by the Government of Italy Ans: Amitabh Bachchan 9. Who became the first Emirati and Arab to win the Tagore Peace Prize on 26 December 2012? Ans: Shihab Ghanem 10. Who was honoured with Canada’s Highest Civilian Award – the Order of Canada in December 2012?Ans: Venkatesh Mannar SPO RTS & GAMES 1. Who won the 23rd Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium New Delhi on 4 December 2012? Ans: Air India 2. Who set the record for most goals in a calender year by scoring his 86th goal of 2012? Ans: Barcelona’s soccer   player Lionel Messi 3. Who was named Swiss Female athlete of the year at the 2012 Credit Suisse Sports Awards on 16 December 2012 in Zurich ? Ans: Nicola Spirig 4. Who had been named the ‘ AIFF (All India Football Federation) Player of the Year   on 20 December 2012? Ans: Rahim Nabi 5.Who is the Indian cricketer retired from ODI’s on 23 December 2012? Ans: Sachin Tendulkar 6. Who won the Syed Modi India Grand Prix Gold 2012 title? Ans: Kashyap Parupalli 7. Which country won the Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy 2012 in Qatar on 26 December 2012? Ans: Pakistan 8. Who won the gold medal for India in Azerbaijan boxing tourney? Ans: Aman Indora 9. Who won the World Tennis Championship title on 29 December 2012 in Abu Dhabi ? Ans: Novak Djokovic 10. Who got the gold medal in   the men’s rapid fire pistol event at the 56th National Shooting Championship in New Delhi?Ans: Vijay Kumar 11. Who is the Australian player inducted in the   International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame  on 4 January 2013 at the Sydney Cricket Ground? Ans: McGrath ECONOMY 1. According to US intelligence counsel which country economy dominate the world economy by 2030? Ans: India 2. According to the   International Telecommunications Communication Union (ITU) Information Society 2012 – Observe report number of cell phone connections exceeding   the world’s population by —— Ans: 2014 3. How much amount was loss by India in the form of black money during the period 2001 to 2010?Ans: $123 billion 4. According to an Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) survey which business group in India perceived to be India’s best-known global brand within and outside the country? Ans: Tata Group SCIENCE & TECNOLOGY 1. What is the name of the scientist developed Smart Phone application to easily observe the heart beat of a patient? Ans: Jems Haythers 2. Which country scientists were developed   a new technology that allows electronic messages sent from mobile phones to be directly projected on to contact lens placed in the recipient’s eyes?Ans: Belgian 3. What are the names of NASA’s twin probes crashed successfully onto Lunar Mountain? Ans: Ebb and Flow 4. Which discovery top placed in Journal Science’s 2012   Top 10 list released on 22 December 2012 ? Ans: Discovery of the Higgs Boson 5. What is the name of protein found by the Chris Ormandy, researcher of Sydney‘s Garvan Institute to makes breast cancer tumours more aggressive and resistant to treatment? Ans: ELF5 PERSONS IN NEWS APPOINTMENTS 1. Who was appointed as Adviser to Finance Minister of India on 6 December 2012? Ans: Parthasarat hy Shome 2.Who appointed as a Senior Security Adviser in Home ministry on 11 December 2012? Ans: Vijay Kumar 3. Who elected as the Chair of the UN auditors panel for the year 2013? Ans: Vinod Rai 4. Who is the first Woman president of FICCI? Ans: Naina Lal Kidwai 5. Who is the first woman president of Chicago-based Federation of Indian Associations (FIA)? Ans: Rita Singh 6. Who was appointed as the new chief of Border Security Force(BSF) on 18 December 2012? Ans: Subhash Joshi 7. Who sworn as the new Chief Minister of Gujarath for 4th consecutive time on 26 December 2012? Ans: Narendra Modi RESIGNS 1.Who is the Singapore’s Parliament speaker resigned on 12 December 2012 over an extramarital affair with a staff member of the People’s Association? Ans: Michael Palmer 2. Who is the Israeli Foreign Minister submitted his resignation on 16 December 2012 due to a pending indictment against him for fraud and breach of trust? Ans: Avigdor Lieberman DEATHS 1. Who is the worldâ €™s oldest woman died on 4 December 2012? Ans: Besse Cooper 2. Who is the world’s tallest woman died on 4 December 2012? Ans: Yao Defen 3. Who is the Britist astronomer and Who was a former president of the British Astronomical Association passes away on 9 December 2012?Ans: Sir Patrick Moore 4. Who is the former Ranji cricketer ,who did the highest score in the first – class cricket died on 11 december 2012? Ans: BB Nimbalkar 5. Who is the Sitar maestro and the receiver of Bharat Ratna passes away in San Diego on 11 December 2012? Ans: Sitar maestro Pandit   Ravi Shankar 6. Who is the co-inventor of bar code with Bernad Silver died on 9 December 2012? Ans: Norman Joseph 7. Who is the   the world’s oldest person and a resident of Iowa, had died on 17 December 2012 in Johnston? Ans: Dina Manfredini 8. Who is the former hockey player and Donee of Padma Shree award died on 20 December 2012?Ans: Leslie Claudius VISITORS 1. Who is the Palestnian Hamas leader visited the Gaza on 6th December 2012? Ans: haled Meshaal 2. Who is the Pakistan’s Interior Minister   visited India from 14 to 16 December 2012? Ans: Rehman Malik MISCELLANEOUS 1. Which country person Jiroemon Kimura (115 years)   had been named   the new oldest person in the world by Guinness World Records on 18 December 2012 ? Ans: Japan 2. Harvard Business Review (HBR) prepared a 100 best performing global chief executives list. Who was the first among the Indian CEOs featured in this list? Ans: Subir Raha PLACES IN NEWS 1.Which of the following country was hit by the powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7. 3 on 7 December 2012? Ans: Japan ABBREVIATIONS 1. What is the full of  Ã‚   U N F C C C  Ã‚   †¦. ? Ans: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2. G A A R †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. full form? Ans: General Anti Avoidance Rules BOOKS IN NEWS 1. Who is the author of   Former India opener Late Pankaj Roy Book   Pankaj, Bengal`s Forgotten Hero? Ans: Bengali sports journalist Gautam Bhattacharya 2. What is the name of a   book written by Former Chief Justice P N Bhagwati? Ans: My Tryst with Justice 3. What is the name of the M. S.Subbulakshmi new book launched on December 2012? Ans: M. S. Subbulakshmi – Queen of Carnatic Music COMMITTEES 1. Whose Committee had appointed by Market regulator Sebi to frame a single set of guidelines for all types of foreign investors? Ans: K. M. Chandrashekhar IMPORTANT DAYS & DATES 1. When is the International Mother Tongue Day celebrated? Ans: February, 21 * October 2012 Current Affairs INTERNATIONAL Imran Khan on anti-drone ‘peace march’ to tribal belt Imran Khan on 6th October 2012 set off on a motorcade â€Å"peace march† to the terrorists-riddled South Waziristan to protest US drone strikes in the tribal belt.Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Re-Elected for fourth term Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been re-elected for the third term. Mr Chavez def eated opposition leader Henrique Capriles. Mr Chavez garnered 54. 42 per cent of the vote while his rival bagged 44 per cent votes. Pakistani youth support Malala Yousufzai Pakistani teenaged rights campaigner, Malala Yousafzai, who was on 14th October 2012 shot by the Taliban for publicly opposing them against the girl education. She got the support from all over the world. Ali Zidan elected Libya PMLibya’s 200-member General National Congress has elected a former congressman and human rights lawyer Ali Zidan   as the country’s new Prime Minister on 14th October 2012. Austrian skydiver breaks sound barrier Austrian national Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from a height of 39 km, became the first skydiver to record the highest ever freefall and also the first human to go faster than the speed of sound. Five New Non-Permanent Member Countries Elected to UN Security Council UN General Assembly elected five new non-permanent members to the Security Council. The New Member s are South Korea, Luxembourg, Argentina, Australia and Rwanda.Iran bans export of 50 basic foods to preserve supplies Iran has banned the export of around 50 basic goods in order to preserve supplies of essential items in the wake of tightening Western sanctions. INDIA & WORLD India, Australia signs MoU to strengthen bilateral cooperation India and Austrlia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 1st October 2012 for strengthening long-term relationship and bilateral Cooperation on Road and Rail Infrastructure. The agreement was signed   between the Minister of Railways and Road Transport and Highways, Dr. C. P.Joshi and visiting Federal Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology of Austrlia, Mrs. Doris Burse in New Delhi. India, Austrlia tie up to develop ‘smart cities’ India tie up with Austrlia to develop two â€Å"smart cities† in all states with a host of modern features like intelligent transport and carbon neutral status in each of the s tates in the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal mission. Initially half a million to one million population cities will be developed as smart cities with the help   of Austrian Institute of Technology who is expertise in this field.India gets $500 mn World Bank fund for secondary education World Bank, the multilateral lending agency, and the government of India 5th October   signed a loan agreement worth $ 500 million for Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) in the country. India lags behind China, Pak in reducing hunger level India lags behind neighbouring China, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in reducing hunger level, says the 2012 Global Hunger Index (GHI) released by US-based International Food Policy and Research Institute. India is ranked 65th out of 79 countries in GHI, behind China at 2nd place, Pakistan at 57 and Sri Lanka at 37.IOC signs MoU with Korea Gas Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), on 17th October 2012, entered into a memorandum of understand ing (MoU) with Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas) for jointly exploring opportunities in exploration of oil and gas and LNG business. Cabinet clears Rs 8,000cr missile purchase for armed forces Proposals worth over Rs 8,000 crore for procuring around 10,000 ‘Invar’ missiles from Russia for the Army’s T-90 tanks and over 200 air-launched versions of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for the IAF were cleared on 18th October 2012 by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).India and Australia Sign Four Agreements of Cooperation India and Australia agreed to expand cooperation in security and Defence including fight against terrorism. They also agreed to begin negotiations for an agreement on Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation which will precede actual cooperation. Both the countries also signed four agreements in the field of space science technology and education, cooperation in student mobility and welfare, skill development and textiles. Iran to complete gas pipelin e work by year-endIran has said it was for India and Pakistan to sort out issues related to the proposed Indo-Iran gas pipeline, even as it committed itself to complete its part of 800 km of gas pipeline to India till Irani boundaries by the end of this year. India, New Zealand sign five pacts to cooperate in field of education India and New Zealand signed five Memoranda of Understanding in the different fields of education on 19th October 2012. India, Switzerland to cooperate in Transport sector India and Switzerland on 19th October 2012 discussed ways and means for enhancing cooperation in the field of Transport sector including roads and Railways.India & Pakistan may introduce a common currency called â€Å"Papee† After taking into consideration the decade long success of Euro, and due to increasing demands of businessmen of India (and terrorists of Pakistan), both countries’ ruling leaders (i. e. India’s UPA, and Pakistan’s Military) are thinking abou t introducing a common currency for India and Pakistan. The name with the highest votes , is a word derived by adding â€Å"pa† from ‘Pa’kistan and â€Å"pee† from Indian Ru’pee’ i. e. â€Å"Papee† Hyderabad is world’s 3rd best city to visit in 2013Hyderabad has been named as one of the best cities in the world to visit in 2013 by travel guide book Lonely Planet published on 22nd October 2012. The top 10 cities according to Lonely Planet to visit in 2013 are San Francisco, Amsterdam, Hyderabad, Derry/Londonderry, Beijing, Christchurch, Hobart, Montreal, Addis Ababa and Puerto Iguazu. India, Japan focus on expanding defence cooperation India and Japan on 22nd October 2012 discussed ways to expand their security and defence cooperation at a meeting of their foreign and defence secretaries in Tokyo. Super 30’ ties up with Tokyo University The ‘Super 30’ programme for training students of the backward sections fo r the IIT-JEE tied up on 24th October 2012 with the University of Tokyo, which will sponsor study of its students in Japan. This agreement is a follow-up of the Japanese Government Program named Global 30, of engagement with Super 30 for increasing the flow of Indian Students to Japan. –7th SAFF begins in Goa The Seventh South Asia Film Festival (SAFF)-2012 held   at Panaji in Goa from. India-US-Japan trilateral meetThe US’ ‘pivot-to-Asia’ policy, Iran, China-Japan maritime dispute and South China Sea will be among the issues to be discussed during the 3rd round of India-US-Japan Trilateral dialogue in New Delhi on 29th October 2012. The meet will also focus on finding areas of cooperation between the three countries. India to give financial assistance to Nepal’s Palpa District India is to provide an assistance of four crore and thirty-three lakh Nepali rupees for Palpa District in Western Nepal on 31st October 2012. NATIONAL FICCI urges Centre to ban bauxite exportsTrade body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has urged the Union ministry of commerce and industry to ban bauxite exports fearing closure of alumina refineries for shortage of the key raw material required to produce alumina. Supreme Court directs Centre and states to provide basic facilities to students The Supreme Court on 3rd October 2012 directed all schools across the country to provide basic infrastructure facilities like drinking water and toilets to school children within six months and failure to implement will be viewed seriously.The order was passed on a petition filed by an NGO Environmental and Consumer Protection Foundation. Kejriwal forms political party, promises to change the system Social activist Arvind Kejriwal added a new dimension to his movement against corruption as he formally launched his political party and said it belonged to the people of the nation. Ministry of Rural Development Launched Nirmal Bharat Yat ra Ministry of rural development on 3 October 2012 started a campaign named Nirmal Bharat Yatra which focuses on making the country free from open defecation.The yatra will begin from Wardha District of Maharashtra from 3 october 2012 and will go through Indore, Kota, Gwalior, and Gorakhpur and end up in Bettiah district of Bihar on November 17, covering about 2000 km of distance. SC orders new survey to identify bonded labour The Supreme Court on 15th October 2012 directed all states and Union Territories to conduct fresh surveys to identify bonded labour problems in the country and regretted that a large number of children continue to work as domestic help even after the enactment of the Right to Education Act.Centre to launch Aadhaar based delivery system The much awaited Aadhaar enabled system for direct cash transfer to beneficiaries under social schemes such as MNREGA and pension will be launched on 19th October 2012 by PM Manmohan Singh at Dudu, Rajasthan. India’s infa nt mortality rate drops India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has come down by three points from 47 to 44 deaths per 1,000 live births during 2011. Centre, states sign MoU for broadband linking of villagesThe Central government has signed a tripartite agreement with 16 states and union territories and a special purpose vehicle Bharat Broadband Network Ltd (BBNL) has been launched to expedite the mission of connecting every gram panchayat with broadband network. Reshuffling of Central Cabinet Cabinet Ministers| Portfolio| M. Veeerappa Moily| Petroleum & Natural Gas| S. Jaipal Reddy| Science & Technology and Earth Science| Kamal Nath| Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs| Vayalar Ravi| Overseas Indian Affairs|Kapil Sibal| Communications & Information Technology| C. P. Joshi| Road Transport & Highways| Kumar Selja| Social Justice & Empowerment| Pawan Kumar Bansal| Railways| Salman Khursheed| External   Affairs| Jairam Ramesh| Rural Development| K. Rahman Khan| Minority Affa irs| Dinsha J. Patel| Mines| Ajay Maken| Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation| M. M. Pallam Raju| Human Resource Development| Ashwani Kumar| Law & Justice| Harish Rawat| Water Resources| Chandresh Kumar Katoch| Culture| | |Ministers of State with Independent Charge| Portfolio| | | Jyotiraditya Madharao Scindia| Power| K. H. Muniappa| Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises| Sachin Pilot| Corporate Affairs| Jitendra Singh| Youth Affairs & Sports| Manish Tewari| Information & Broadcasting| K. Chiranjeevi| Tourism| | | Ministers of State| Portfolio| E. Ahamed| External Affairs| D. Purandeswari| Commerce & Industry| Jitin Prasada| Defence & Human Resource Development| S. Jagathrakshakan| New & Renewable Energy| R. P. N.Singh| Home| K. C. Venugopal| Civil Aviation| Rajeev Shukla| Parliamentary Affairs & Planning| Shashi Tharoor| Human Resource Development| Kodikunni Suresh| Labour & Employment| Tariq Anwar| Agriculture & Food Processing Industries| K. J. Surya Prakash Reddy| Railways| Ranee Nar ah| Tribal Affairs| Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury| Railways| A. H. Khan Choudhury| Health & Family Welfare| Sarvey Sathyanarayana| Road Transport & Highways| Ninong Ering| Minority Affairs| Deepa Dasmunsi| Urban Development|Porika Balram Naik| Social Justice & Empowerment| Kruparani Killi| Communication & Inforamtion Technology| Lalchand Kataria| Defence| |   | Resigned Cabinet Ministers| Portfolio| S. M. Krishna| External Affairs| Ambika Soni| Information and Broadcasting| Mukul Wasnik| Tourism| Mahadev Khandela| Minister of State Justice and Empowerment| | | STATES Door-to-door cancer campaign in Punjab Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal   sanctioned the â€Å"biggest ever† door-to-door campaign for a symptoms-based early detection and awareness about cancer.At least 50,000 personnel and volunteers would visit 54 lakh households in 12,603 villages and 217 census towns, for the exercise that begins in Faridkot district on October 2. In Goa Housewives with family income l ess than Rs 3 lakh to get Rs 1000 to fight inflation Housewives in Goa just got a breather from rising inflation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government on 2nd October 2012 launched a scheme to provide an allowance of Rs 1,000 a month to housewives in households whose annual incomes are less than Rs 3 lakh.EC announces dates for assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh The Election Commission on 3rd October 2012 announced dates for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. While Gujarat will have elections in two phases – December 13 and 17, Himachal Pradesh will vote on November 4. The counting for both the assembly elections will take place on December 20. UP government announces ban on gutka industry from April 2013 On 3rd October 2012   Uttar Pradesh government   decided to impose a ban on gutka industry in the state with effect from April 2013.Supreme Court   bans mining activities in Goa In Goa, the Supreme Court imposed a complete ban on the mining activities as well as transportation of iron and manganese ore on 5th October 2012. Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘bijli-paani satyagraha’ in Delhi Activist Arvind Kejriwal on 6th Octomber 2012 launched a ‘bijli-paani satyagraha’ in Delhi to protest against â€Å"inflated† power and water bills and hike in tariffs by restoring electricity connection to the household of a labourer which was disconnected for non-payment of bills.EC fiat to Himachal Pradesh On 7th October 2012 The Election Commission (EC)   stopped the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh from distributing free PDS bags carrying photographs of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Maharashtra tribals demand ban on alcohol Tribal women from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur have sent 80,000 postcards to Chief Miniter Prithviraj Chavan asking to make the district liquor-free. UPRVUNL, NLC to set up thermal plant at GhatampurThe UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRVUNL) and the central government PSU Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLCL) signed a joint venture agreement (JVA) to set up a 2,000 MW thermal power plant at Ghatampur (Kanpur)   on 7th October 2012 . Union Government ruled out the decision of Cauvery River Authority Decision of the Cauvery River Authority was ruled out by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 8 October 2012. The Prime Minister ordered Karnataka to release 9000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu every day, till 20 October 2012.Railways   put 400 CCTVs at 10 stations to improve security system The Delhi division of Northern Railway   authorities have completed the installation of 400 CCTVs at 10 stations with Rs. 20 crore to ensure better security and mobility at its stations. Only in the New Delhi Railway station they installed more than 100 CCTV cameras as part of an integrated security system (ISS). President’s son Abhijit Mukherjee wins Jangipur Lok Sabha by-poll Abhijit Mukherjee, son of President Pranab Mukhe rjee and Congress candidate, on 13th October 2012 won the Jangipur Lok Sabha by-election by 2,536 votes defeating the CPI-M rival Muzaffar Hussain.Union Power Ministry gave its Nod to Implement Islanding Scheme in Delhi The Union Power Minister Veerapa Moily on 17 October 2012 announced the implementation of Islanding Scheme for Delhi by January 2013 to protect it from massive disruptions caused due to grid failures in power supply. The scheme of Delhi is different to that of the existing ones in cities like Mumbai and Kolkata because the transmission lines of different states is routed through Delhi. Haryana to give Rs. 11,000 to couples at mass weddingsThe Haryana Government has announced on 20th October 2012 that it will give Rs. 11,000 to each newly wedding couple at a mass marriage. Uttarakhand Named best Performing States in terms of Environmental standards The state of Uttarakhand on 29 October 2012 tops the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) list of being best-performing States and Union territories in terms of environmental well-being released by Planning Commission. CONFERENCES The international biodiversity meet in HyderabadThe XI Conference of Parties (CoP-11) on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) being hosted by India at Hyderabad starts on 1st October 2012. Asia Co-operation Dialogue Summit held in Kuwait Asia Co-operation Dialogue Summit has given a call for stronger co-operation among member nations and to work for the improvement of living conditions. Leaders from 32 countries pledged to focus on key areas to fulfill the aspirations of the people. These include sustainable energy and evelopment, economic growth, food security, trade and commerce, health care, climate change and co-operation in financial and education sectors. South Korea to host next UN biodiversity meet in 2014 South Korea will host the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2014, it was announced in Hyd erabad on 19th October 2012. Third Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit The 3rd Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit organized by EastWest Institute, a New York based think-and-do tank, kick-started in the New Delhi on 30th October 2012. AWARDS & HONOURSPresident Confers Shastri awards to ISRO scientist Tessy Thomas On 1st October 2012 President Pranab Mukherjee   conferred the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2012 to ISRO scientist Tessy Thomas at an award function in Rashtrapati Bhawan. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award is conferred every year for doing excellent work in the field of Public Administration, Academics and Management. Banaras Hindu University VC wins MV Pylee award for best academician Banaras Hindu University (BHU) vice chancellor and renowned molecular biology scientist Dr Lalji Singh has won the 7th MV Pylee award for the best academician.The MV Pylee award was constituted in year 1996 in honour of Cochin University’s former vice chancellor MV Pylee. T he award includes Rs 2 lakh, a memento and citation for excellence in teaching and research and contribution to academic community. It is awarded once every three years. S. No| Department| Name of the Person/ Organization| Country| Field of Research| 1. | PHYSICS| Serge Haroche and| France| For ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems| | | David J. Wineland| America| | 2. CHEMISTRY| Robert J. Lefkowitz and| America| For studies of G-Protein-coupled receptors| | | Brain K. Kobilka| America| | 3. | PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE| Sir John B. Gurdon and| Britan| For the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent| | | Shinya Yamanaka| Japan| | 4. | ECONOMIC SCIENCES| Alvin E. Roth and| America| For the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design| | | Lioyd S. Shapley| America| | 5. | LITERATURE| Mo Yan| China| Who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contempora ry| 6. PEACE PRIZE| European Union (EU)| Europe| For over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation. Democracy and   human rights in Europe. |   Sachin Tendulkar to be made member of Order of Australia Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made the announcement on 16th October 2012 that the first Indian sportsperson   Tendulkar to be conferred with the Membership of the Order of Australia, an honour â€Å"rarely† bestowed on non-Australians. First-ever India Biodiversity Awards presentedThe women who led the ecological restoration of Gundlaba village in Odisha’s Puri district after the 1999 super cyclone are among the four winners of the first India Biodiversity Awards. The awards, instituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP). Vijay Kumar honoured with ‘Services Best Sportsman’ London Olympics silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar was named as the ‘Service s Best Sportsman’ award for 2012 at the Army Headquarters in New Delhi.The award   is   given to best sportsman from out of all the three services-Army, Air Force Navy. Bangladesh honours fifty-two Indians Bangladesh has honoured foreign friends who contributed to achieve the nation’s independence from Pakistan in 1971. Of the 61 recipients of the award in the third phase, 52 are from India and the rest are from Nepal, the United States, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Australia, Sweden, and Italy. The former Indian Prime Minister, I. K. Gujral, and the former Nepalese Prime Minister, the late Girija Prasad Koirala, received the Bangladesh Muktijuddho Sammanana.Singham Bravery Award Posthumously given to IAS and Security Personnel Narendra Kumar the IPS officer who was brutally killed by illegal mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh and many other Security Personnel who had laid down their life for fighting against Maoists and anti Social element on 21 October 2012 were awar ded with Singham Bravery Awards. Bangladesh honours Babu Jagjivan Ram Former Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of India, late Babu Jagjivan Ram has been awarded with the â€Å"Friends of Liberation War Honour† by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution in the 1971 War.Narayan Murthy honoured with Hoover Medal IT giant Infosys founder, N. R. Narayan Murthy honoured with Hoover Medal for promoting science at Global Humanitarian Technology Conference in Washington. Gavaskar to receive BCCI’s lifetime achievement award Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar will be conferred the Col C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award at the annual BCCI awards function on 25th October 2012. Amitabh Bachchan gets best TV host award for Kaun Banega Crorepati Amitabh Bachchan has won the best television host award for the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati.Lord Indarjit Singh conferred Punjab Ratan Award Lord Indarjit Singh, the first member of the House of Lords to wea r a turban, has been presented with the ‘Punjab Ratan’ (Jewel of Punjab) award by the World Punjabi Organisation, in recognition of his contribution to promoting Punjabi culture, heritage and inter-faith services. Delhi Metro bags JICA President Award The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was awarded the prestigious Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President’s Award 2012 on 29th October 2012.Noted film lyricist and poet Gulzar presented with Indira Gandhi award for National Integration The Indira Gandhi award for National Integration for 2011 has been given to noted film lyricist and poet Gulzar in recognition of his contribution to national integration. SPORTS & GAMES Indian judokas win 2 silver, 3 bronze in Asian Championship Indian judokas bagged two silver and three bronze in the Asian Youth and Junior Championships held in Chinese Taipei. In the Youth Championships, Vijay Kumar Yadav and Besto Rani Devi won a silver each in boys’ 60kg a nd girls’ 48kg categories respectively.Preety and Mongjam Kabita Devi won a bronze each in gilrs’ 40kg and 44kg respectively in the September 28-30 event. Khaidem Rashi Devi bagged a bronze in 70kg category in the junior section. Indian judokas had won one gold, four silver and two bronze in the Asian Youth and Junior Championships in Lebanon last year. India move up to 2nd spot in T20 rankings India might have failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the ongoing ICC World Twenty20, but four wins out of five matches have pushed the India by one place to the second spot in the latest T20 International team rankings released on 3rd October 2012.India now trail Sri Lanka (129) by nine points and are followed by Pakistan (118) and England (118). India 168th in FIFA rankings Indian football team moved a place up to be 168th in the latest FIFA rankings, India, who last month won a hat-trick of Nehru Cup titles, have 114 points. Red Bull driver Vettel wins Japanese Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel ,the driver   Red Bull won the Japanese Grand Prix 2012 on 7th Ocober 2012. Australia retain women’s World Twenty20 title The Australian Women Cricket team on 7 October 2012 defeated England by four runs to retain the Women T-20 world cup title.West Indies won the ICC World Twenty20 Tournament West Indies 7th October 2012 clinched the ICC World Twenty20 crown with a comfortable 36-run victory over Sri Lanka. Kaltenborn becomes first female F1 team principal India born Monisha Kalterborn is set to become Formula 1? s first woman team principal after she takes charges from founder of Sauber chief Peter Sauber on 12th October 2012. Jeevan Neduncheziyan and Prerna Bhambri emerge champions Jeevan Neduncheziyan and Prerna Bhambri emerge champions in the Fenesta Open national tennis championship at the RK Khanna Stadium in New Delhi on 13thOctober 2012. Hat-trick for Vettel Sebastian Vettel has claimed his third successive victory at the Korean GP on 14h October 2012. He is already won the Singapore and Japan GP titles. Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win Shanghai Masters Novak Djokovic beated British Tennis Player Andy Murray, on 14 October 2012 saving five match points to seal a stunning 5- 7, 7- 6 ( 13/ 11), 6- 3 victory in the Shanghai Rolex Masters final. Bhullar wins Macau Open golf India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar completed a commanding start-to-finish victory at the Venetian Macau Open golf on 14th October 2012.India’s Saina Nehwal win Denmark Open Badminton Title Indian badminton player and Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has won the Denmark Open Super Series Premier trophy on 21st October 2012. Martin Guptill wins NZ top cricket award Opening batsman of New Zealand Cricket team Martin Guptill on 18 October 2012 claimed the top honour at the New Zealand Cricket Awards in Auckland, winning the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for 2011-12. Martin Guptill was also named ODI and Twenty20 player of the year, based on performanc es between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012. Anaka Alankamony clinches her second WISPA titleAsian junior gold medallist Anaka Alankamony today claimed her second title and first one abroad in the women’s professional squash tour when she beaten the   top seed Kylie Lindsay of New Zealand in the final of the Ipswich Open in Queensland. Lance Armstrong stripped of his 7 Tour de France titles, banned for life Cycling’s governing body agreed on 22nd October 2012 to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life, following a report from the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams.Women’s Indian Golf Open from November 30 The creme-de-la-creme of Indian women’s golf will be up against a strong international field, including the likes of Laura Davies and defending champion Caroline Hedwall, when the tri-sanctioned Hero Women’s Golf Open tees off from November 30. Sun TV Network Acquired Hyderabad IPL Franchise Chennai based SUN TV Network acquired the Indian Premier League (IPL) Hyderabad franchise on 25 October 2012 for an enormous amount of 85. 05 crore Rupees per year.Sebastian Vettel won F1 Second Indian Grand Prix Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix 2012 on 28 October 2012 at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) for the second time in a row extending his Formula One championship lead. This is his fourth consecutive success in this year. Pankaj Advani defeats Russell, clinches seventh World Billiards Championship title India`s Pankaj Advani won his seventh World billiards title when he outclassed defending champion Mike Russell 1,895-1,216 in the final on 28th October 2012.Joshna Chinappa wins Penang Open squash title India’s top squash player Joshna Chinappa claimed the IJM Land Penang Open, defeating top seed and local favourite Siti Munirah Jusoh in straight games on 28th October 2012. India retains thir d spot in ICC ODI ranking India retains the third spot in the ICC ODI ranking after England and South Africa. England has retained the top spot in the latest ODI rankings with 121 points followed by South Africa. The latest ICC rankings were released in Dubai on 30th October 2012.India lifts the Asian Cricket Council Women’s Twenty-20   trophy at   Guangzhou in China Indian women lifted the title of Asian Cricket Council Women’s Twenty-20 Asia Cup cricket tournament by defeatingthe Pakistan by 18   runs in the final match at Guangzhou in China. ECONOMY Govt approves 49% FDI in insurance & pension sectors On 4th October 2012 The Cabinet has cleared proposals to allow more Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in the insurance and pension sectors. In both the sectors government approves 49% of FDI’s. Govt approves 12th Five-Year PlanOn 4th October 2012 Government approved the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17) document that aims to achieve annual average economic grow th rate of 8. 2 per cent, down from   9 per cent envisaged earlier, in view of fragile global recovery. HDFC Bank partners Indian Oil Corporation to offer rural banking services HDFC Bank has partnered Indian Oil Corporation to provide banking services in the rural areas where IOC’s petrol pump outlets Kisan Seva Kendras will act as the business correspondents for the banks. IMF cuts India’s Growth Forecast for 2012 to 4. 9 Percent The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed India’s growth forecast to 4. per cent for 2012 due to low business confidence and â€Å"sluggish structural reforms†. India-US trade to touch $100 bn Bilateral trade between India and the US is expected to touch USD 100 billion in the coming years on increasing economic engagement between the countries. Rangarajan lowers FY13 GDP growth forecast to 6% Prime Minister’s key advisor C Rangarajan 25th October 2012 lowered the growth projection for the current fiscal to 6 p er cent from 6. 7 per cent estimated earlier. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Scientists discover bacteria that can produce 24-carat goldScientists have discovered a bacteria that has the ability to withstand incredible amounts of toxicity and can be the key to creating 24-carat gold. Researchers from the Michigan State University have found that the metal-tolerant bacteria ‘Cupriavidus metallidurans’ can grow on massive concentrations of gold chloride or liquid gold, a toxic chemical compound found in nature. India sucessfully test-fires Prithvi-II ballistic missile On 4th October 2012 India sucessfully test-fired surface-to-surface Prithvi-II ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur of Balasore district off Odisha coast.India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Dhanush missile A day after the launch of Prithvi-II, India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile for its full range of 350 km from a naval ship off Odisha on 5th October 2012. Australia launches world’s fastest radio telescope In the remote Australian outback, scientists have launched the world’s fastest radio telescope which will exponentially increase astronomers’ ability to survey the universe, mapping black holes and shedding new light on the origins of galaxies.The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), located near the region of Murchison about 650 kilometres north of Perth, was officially opened 5th October 2012 by Science Minister Chris Evans. Indian navy successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile The Indian Navy on 7th October 2012   successfully test-fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, capable of carrying a conventional warhead of 300 kg, from a warship off the Goa coast. The Barcode Turns 60 Years Old October 7, 2012 marks the 60th anniversary of the registration of the first bar code patent.