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March 2013 Current Affairs

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March 2013 Current Affairs

National News The first womens Government Medical College of Independent India at hanp!r alan in "onepat# $ar%ana ina!g!rated &% Mrs' "onia Gandhi' $on&le (resident (rana& M!)her*ee appointed former C+I ,irector -shwani !mar and senior Congress leader "'C' .amir as Governors of /agaland and 0risha respectivel%' -ro!nd 10 la)h pilgrims coverage at the Maha !m&h Mela# -llaha&ad held ever% 12 %ears' ,irector General of the International -tomic 2nerg% -genc% 3I-2-4 5!)i%a -mano visited to India praised Indian civil n!clear program and tightening of laws to chec) n!clear proliferation' "!preme Co!rt p!t &an on Italian -m&assador ,aniele Mancini from leaving India for failing to hono!r his commitment to &ring &ac) the two acc!sed Italian marines' 6nion Ca&inet gave approval to a dil!ted version of -nti7rape +ill' The maiden flight of the s!&marine variant of the Indo78!ssian "!personic cr!ise missile# +raMos was s!ccessf!l from pontoon in the +a% of +engal' Ma!lana "a%ed 8aa&e $asani /advi has &een elected as the (resident of the -ll India M!slim (ersonal 9aw +oard 3-IM(9+4 for the :th consec!tive term' The third -nti7s!&marine warfare 3-";4 corvette named I/" iltan has &een la!nched in ol)ata' The Indian "pace 8esearch 0rgani<ation 3I"804 s!ccessf!ll% cond!cted an ignition test of an indigeno!s cr%ogenic engine' The test &oosted the prospect of s!ccess of the G"9=7,: la!nch which will &e carried o!t in .!l% 2013' $on&le (resident (rana& M!)her*ee gave his assent to the Criminal 9aw 3-mendment4 +ill# 2013' arnata)a7&ased Manipal 6niversit% has entered into a first of its )ind pact with +ei*ing Instit!te 0f Technolog%# China' "' Gopal)rishnan# the co7fo!nder and co7Chairman of Infos%s# too) over as the (resident of Confederation of Indian Ind!str% 3CII4 for 2013714 s!cceeded Godre* Gro!p Chairman -di Godre*' The -gni7II &allistic missile has &een s!ccessf!ll% test7fired from the ;heeler Island of the 0risha coast' 9t' Cdr' -&hilash Tom% of the Indian /av% &ecame the first Indian to circ!mnavigate the glo&e non7assisted' $e too) 1:0 da%s of contin!o!s sailing a&road I/"= Mhadei to achieve the milestone'

International News -ccording to Chinas General -dministration of C!stoms 3G-C4# Indias e>ports to China fell &% 30 percent in ?e&r!ar% 2013' Page 2

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6h!r! en%atta &ecame the en%as (resident' The $!man ,evelopment 8eport of the 6nited /ations ,evelopment (rogram 36/,(4 for 2013 p!t Indias $,I val!e for the last %ear at 0'::4 and ran)s at 131th place among 1@A co!ntries' .orge Mario +ergogilo of -rgentina has &een elected as new (ope of the 8oman Catholic Ch!rch' $e is the first from the -mericas to &ecome the (ope' 9i eBiang has &een appointed as the new (rime Minister of China' China &ecame the worlds :th largest weapon e>porter after the 6"-# 8!ssia# German% and ?rance' - new constit!tion has &een approved thro!gh a referend!m in Cim&a&we &% c!r&ing the powers of the (resident' The fifth +8IC" "!mmit was held in ,!r&an# "o!th -frica in 2013' Tammam "alam has &een named as the (rime Minister of 9e&anon'

Sports News -!stralia $oc)e% team won the -<lan "hah C!p hoc)e% to!rnament 2013 held in Ipoh# Mala%sia' Tine +a!n of ,enmar) created histor% &% &ecoming the oldest -ll72ngland 0pen +adminton singles winner' M!shfiB!r 8ahim &ecame the first +angladeshi &atsman to hit a do!&le cent!r% at Galle# "ri 9an)a' ;est Cone won the ,eodhar Troph% 2013 for the 12th time' 8afael /adal of "pain won the Indian ;ells -T( Masters title 2013' $osts India won the test series &eating -!stralia &% 470' "e&astian =ettel of Team 8ed +!ll won the Mala%sian Grand (ri> ?orm!la 0ne title 2013' M!rali !mar of Indian /av% won the Mr' India overall title at the si>th /ational senior &od%&!ilding championship in ochi' "erena ;illiams clinched the title of the ;T- Miami 0pen Championship 2013' -nd% M!rra% of +ritain won the mens title' Magn!s Carlsen of /orwa% won the ;orld Chess Candidate To!rnament 2013 in 9ondon' 8ahi "arno&at &ecame the first Indian pistol shooter to win a Gold in a ;orld C!p' /ara%nan "rinath of India won the -sian *!nior &o%s title 2013 in "har*ah# 6-2' ;ade 0rms&% of -!stralia won the (anasonic India 0pen Golf to!rnament 2013 in /ew ,elhi' 8!pesh "hah clinched the title at the -sian &illiards championship 2013 held in Indore# Madh%a (radesh'

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News on Prize & Awards 6sain +olt of .amaica won the ;orld "portsman of the 5ear -ward for the 3rd time' Mala%alam poetess "!gatha)!mari has &een chosen for the "araswati "amman 2012 for her poetr% collection DManale<h!th!' /avneet a!r ,hillon has &een crowned Miss India 2013' +elgian Mathematician (ierre ,eligne has &een chosen for the prestigio!s -&el (ri<e in Mathematics for 2013' -sha +hosle was conferred the (andit $rida%nath 9ifetime -chievement -ward for her great contri&!tion in m!sic' ,r' 6'8' 8ao has &een ind!cted into the prestigio!s "atellite $all of ?ame# ;ashington &% the "ociet% of "atellite (rofessionals International' $e &ecame the first Indian to get s!ch achievement'

60th National Film Award: +est ?ilm 7 (aan "ing Tomar +est -ctor E Irfan han for D(aan "ing Tomar and =i)ran Go)hle for D-n!mati +est ,irector E Tigmansh! ,h!lia for D(aan "ing Tomar' +est -ctress E 6sha .adhav for Marathi movie D,hag +est (op!lar film E =ic)% ,onor 3$indi4 and 6stad $otel 3Mala%alam4'

Science & Technology News ;orlds most powerf!l telescope -9M- 3-tacama 9arge Millimeter -rra%4 &ecame operational in Chile' It has a vision 10 times sharper than that of the $!&&le "pace telescope' Indian7origin scientist 8am 8amamoorth% created a first7of7its7)ind highl% intelligent ro&ot that can pla% roc)7scissor7paper with h!man' It can respond to gest!res and anticipate h!man actions with the help of Microsoft inect# a motion sensing device'

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