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Pranab Mukherjee Imposed President’s Rule on Jharkhand ...................................................... 59 
India for the Second Consecutive Year Reported No Fresh Polio Cases ..................................... 59 
Cochin Shipyard Launched Aadesh, The First Fast Patrol Vessel For Coast Guard ..................... 60 
Railway Fares to Be Hiked From 21 January 2013: Railway Minister ......................................... 60 
Aadhaar Card to Be Accepted As Proof to Get Passport: Ministry Of External Affairs ............... 61 
News Broadcasting Standards Association Issued Guidelines For Reporting Of Sexual Crimes . 61 
India’s First Successful Intestinal Transplant Performed on A Software Engineer ..................... 61 
Foreign Tourists Not Allowed to Work as Journalists On Tourist Visa: Mha .............................. 62 
Union Government Withdrew Z-Plus Security Cover For Ex-Army Chief, Gen V K Singh ........... 62 
Union Government Decided Setting Up 5-Year Project For Cyber Security Of Critical Sectors.. 62 
New Cases of HIV Decreased By 57 Percent in India: Union Health Minister ............................ 63 
Govt. of India to set up Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Stations along River Ganga ........ 63 
India Developed Indigenous Japanese Encephalitis (Je) Vaccine................................................ 63 
Union Government of India Extended Ban On Ulfa And Ndfb .................................................... 64 
Union Government Introduced Bill to Amend Competition Act ................................................. 64 
Union Government of India Cleared Decks For Ambedkar Memorial ........................................ 64 
Global Terrorism Index Revealed: India Ranked Among Top Five Terror-Hit Nations ............... 65 
Supreme Court Issued Guidelines to Curb Eve Teasing At The Public Places ............................. 65 
Nuclear Waste would not be Dumped at Kolar Gold Mine: Govt. to Sc ..................................... 65 
Union Cabinet Cleared Setting Up Of 21 Textile Parks ............................................................... 66 
Trai Issued A Cap Of 100 Smss On Concession Rates .................................................................. 66 
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Government Nod to Grant Ex-Serviceman Status to The Retired Paramilitary Staffs ................ 66 
Union Government Constituted A National Committee On Direct Cash Transfers .................... 67 
Union Cabinet Approved Setting Up Of National Automotive Board ......................................... 67 
Union Cabinet Cleared 4000 Crore Rupees Plan To Tackle Japanese Encephalitis .................... 68 
Sc: All States and Uts To Conduct Fresh Surveys To Identify Bonded Labour Problems ............ 68 
Supreme Court Worried About the Status Of Growing Pollution In Yamuna ............................. 68 
SC: Refused to restrain Center from providing training to Sri Lankan armed Forces ................. 69 
Supreme Court Directed Government To Provide Basic Infrastructure In School ...................... 69 
India and World Bank Signed 500 Million Dollar Deal for Shiksha Abhyan ................................ 70 
Ministry of Rural Development Launched Nirmal Bharat Yatra ................................................. 70 
Supreme Court Of India Ordered Better Healthcare For Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims .............. 71 
Bccc Asked Tv Channels to Be Extra-Cautious While Showing Violence Against Women .......... 71 
Delhi High Court Approved The Guidelines For Media Reporting On Children .......................... 71 
Bimal Gurung Sworn In As The Head Of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration ........................ 72 
Special Tribunal Approved Mha Move To Declare Simi As An Unlawful Organisation ............... 72 
Power Tripped In Northern, Eastern And North Eastern Grids: India’s Biggest Power Blackout 73 
UK Lifted Travel Advisory on Jammu and Kashmir ...................................................................... 73 
Nasscom signed Pact with NIIT to Train One Lakh Students in next Three years ....................... 73 
Indira Gandhi International Airport got International Certification ........................................... 74 
BHEL Deployed Solar Panel on GSAT 10 Satellite ........................................................................ 74 
DGCA Suspended the License of Kingfisher Airlines ................................................................... 75 
NDTV filed Lawsuit against Audience Measurement Company TAM India ................................ 75 
GAIL and RSPCL signed an Agreement of Joint Venture on Gas Supply Pipeline Project ........... 76 
CVC instructed CBI to expand the scope of investigation on Coalgate ....................................... 76 
Jal Satyagraha came to an end after 17 days demonstration on a victory note ........................ 76 
Number of Supreme Court Judges increased to 28 after 3 Judges Sworn In ............................. 77 
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Cyber Security get Revamped with Government Five Year Plan ................................................ 78 
Broadcasting Content Complaint Council told Channels to Abstain From Vulgar Comedy ........ 79 
SM Krishna resigned from the Post of External Affairs Minister ................................................ 79 
Union Cabinet approved Proposals to procure Brahmos and Invar Missiles ............................. 79 
Justice Altamas Kabir appointed as the New Chief Justice of India ............................................ 79 
DCGI directed Drug Companies to submit Safety Reports of New Drugs to It ........................... 80 
No Mobile Connection to any Foreign Tourist for more than Three Months ............................ 80 
The CII held the Eleventh Energy Efficiency Summit in Hyderabad ............................................ 80 
Parthasarathi Shome Appointed As the Adviser to Finance Minister of India ........................... 81 
The 2nd Meeting on India-China Border Affairs held in New Delhi ............................................ 81 
Halimah Yacob Became First Woman Speaker of the Singapore Parliament ............................. 81 
Chapter 2: International ...................................................................................................... 83 
India and USA inaugurated the First Triangular India-US-Africa Partnership at Hyderabad ...... 83 
India and Bangladesh signed Agreements on Extradition and Visa Regime ............................... 83 
Milos Zeman won the Czech Republic Presidential Election 2013 ............................................. 84 
China Successfully Carried Out Interceptor Missile Test ............................................................ 84 
IMF: World Economic Growth Rate would be 3.5 percent in 2013 ............................................ 84 
War Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh pronounced its First Verdict of Death Sentence ............... 85 
Barack Obama Sworn In As the US President for Second Term.................................................. 86 
China’s Economy Grew 7.8 Percent In 2012, Hits 13-Year Low .................................................. 86 
Obama Proposed Stricter Gun Control Laws: 23 Executive Actions Announced ........................ 86 
India, Vietnam signed MoU to Strengthen Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises ....................... 87 
South Korea Became First Country in Asia to Order Chemical Castration of Child Rapist ......... 88 
The United States evacuated its Embassy in the Central African Republic ................................ 88 
President Mohamed Morsi signed Egypt's Controversial Constitution ...................................... 88 
Pakistan Government Recognised Republic of Kosovo as an Independent State ...................... 89 
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United Nation Approved New Debate on Arm Treaty opposed by U.S. Gun Lobby ................... 89 
India and Russia signed pacts on Economic Ties for 2 billion dollar Investment Fund............... 90 
Moscow Authorities Announced Demolishing Only Hindu Temple by January 2013 ................ 91 
European Union imposed Stiff Sanctions on Trade with Iran ..................................................... 91 
US House of Representatives passed the Defence Bill 2013 ...................................................... 91 
David Cameroon announced that Britain would Pull Half of its Troops from Afghanistan ........ 92 
Park Geun-Hye Elected As the First Woman President of South Korea...................................... 92 
Ireland to legalise Abortions when the Mother’s Life is at Risk .................................................. 92 
WHO approved Vaccine Manufacturing Practices adopted by Indian Pharmaceutical
Companies ................................................................................................................................... 92 
UK Planned to Replace Paper Money with Plastic Banknotes .................................................... 93 
Global Telecom Treaty without Net Control Signed by Eighty Nine Nations .............................. 94 
Vinod Rai Re-Elected As Chairman of UN Panel of External Auditors......................................... 95 
Maldives took over Charge of Male Airport scrapping Agreement with GMR ........................... 95 
China Held largest Air Force Drill involving 100 Fighter planes .................................................. 95 
Iran Declared Extracting Complete Data from the Captured US Drone ..................................... 96 
UN (United Nations) Panel passed N Korea Resolution by Consensus ....................................... 96 
Eurozone, International Monetary Fund Agreed to New Greek Debt Deal ................................ 96 
India Voted Against UN General Assembly’s Resolution to Ban Death Penalties ...................... 96 
Death of Savita Halappanavar Ignited Strong Reactions for Change in Irish Abortion Law ....... 97 
US Lifted the Ban Imposed on Imports from Myanmar, before President Obama’s Visit to the
Nati .............................................................................................................................................. 97 
IEA: US would become world’s largest oil producer by 2017 ..................................................... 98 
Nepal Elected as a Board Member of the ECOSOC ..................................................................... 98 
The Review Meeting of the E-9 Countries concluded in New Delhi ........................................... 98 
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director David Petraeus Resigned ......................................... 99 
Australian Schools would Teach Hindi ........................................................................................ 99 
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Colombian Government and FARC Launched Peace Talk ........................................................... 99 
Israeli Authorities released Red Line Report for Gaza Strip ...................................................... 100 
Five New Non-Permanent Member Countries Elected to UN Security Council ....................... 101 
South Asian University made Introduction to South Asia a Compulsory Subject ..................... 101 
UK and Scotland signed an Agreement to hold a Referendum on Scottish Independence ..... 101 
UN warned of price hike in food products and a decline in global cereal production ............. 102 
Arabic made its debut as official language at Vatican .............................................................. 102 
Maldivian Court issued an arrest warrant against ex-President Mohamed Nasheed .............. 103 
New Nuclear Safety Agency launched in Japan ........................................................................ 103 
India Topped the Chart of Registered Largest Number of Under Five Deaths in 2011 ............ 103 
US Diplomat to Libya killed in Benghazi Attack ......................................................................... 104 
India, Myanmar and Thailand decided to implement Trilateral Connectivity Project by 2016 104 
US uplifted ‘terrorist’ designation from Nepali Maoists ........................................................... 105 
Sixth Mekong –Ganga Cooperation meeting held in New Delhi ............................................... 105 
The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Summit was held in Tehran .................................... 105 
US imposed Fresh Sanctions on Belligerent Iran ...................................................................... 106 
US Senate passed Bill to label Haqqani Network as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation ............. 107 
Spice Jet to Launch Flights to Guangzhou in South China ......................................................... 107 
South African Government Rolled Out Nelson Mandela Bank Notes ....................................... 108 
China inaugurated World’s Longest High-Speed Rail Route linking Beijing with Guangzhou .. 108 
President of Russia Vladmir Putin Visited India to attend 13th India-Russia Annual Summit . 108 
Shinzo Abe Elected As Prime Minister of Japan by Lower House of the Parliament ................ 109 
Somalia got its new President in form of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ........................................ 110 
Tensions grew over Senkaku Islands in between Japan and China .......................................... 110 
Vice president of India M. Hamid Ansari released a book ........................................................ 110 
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India ranked to be 59th in the report released by World Economic Forum ............................. 111 
Tehran hosted the 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Summit ............................................ 111 
Prime Minister of Fiji, Laisenia Qarase was punished for One year Prison .............................. 111 
The Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders visited India ........................................... 111 
Rogelio Sierra Diaz, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba visited India ............................... 112 
Chapter 3: Bilateral Relations ............................................................................................ 113 
Two Pakistani Diplomats Denied Permission to Attend Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 .......... 113 
India and Asean Finalised Fta In Investments And Services ...................................................... 113 
India to Sign Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty In Criminal Matters With Four Other Nations ... 114 
India and China agreed to boost the Defence Ties ................................................................... 114 
India and Austria Signed An Mou To Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation On Rail And Road ..... 114 
Sc: There Are Alternative Ways For Allocation Of Natural Resources ...................................... 115 
Farmers Moved To Supreme Court Challenging the Release of Water .................................... 115 
India Pledged Humanitarian Assistance of 2.5 Million US Dollars to Syria ............................... 116 
India and Australia agreed to Concentrate on Energy and Food Security ................................ 116 
India and Pakistan agreed not to allow Tension along LoC to Escalate .................................... 117 
China appointed Wei Wei, a Career Diplomat as Ambasador to India ..................................... 117 
India and Bangladesh Decided Increasing Rail Link Projects .................................................... 117 
India and Pakistan Exchanged Nuclear Units List as a Part of the Agreement ......................... 118 
India and Pakistan Jointly operaionalized New Visa Agreement .............................................. 118 
North Korea Launched Long Range Unha-3 Rocket amid International Opposition ................ 119 
Eleventh Meeting of India-Canada JWG on Counter Terrorism held in New Delhi .................. 119 
India and Pakistan Discussed Methods for Solving Sir Creek Issue .......................................... 119 
India and Japan Signed Two Agreements in Tokyo ................................................................... 120 
India and Sweden Signed Social Security Agreement in New Delhi ......................................... 120 
The 8th Meeting of the India-UK JWG on Counter Terrorism held in New Delhi ..................... 121 
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The 2nd India-China Strategic economic Dialogue held in New Delhi ...................................... 122 
Tenth ASEAN-India Summit Concluded at Peace Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia .................. 124 
Twenty first ASEAN Summit concluded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia ......................................... 124 
The Seventh East Asia Summit concluded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia ..................................... 125 
India Added 22 New Items to promote Indo-Myanmar Border Trade ..................................... 125 
India and Afghanistan Signed Four Cooperation Pacts ............................................................. 126 
India, Britain decided to enhance Cooperation in Cyber Security ............................................ 126 
India-Canada finalised a Mechanism for Shipping of Canadian Uranium to India ................... 127 
India-Japan-US Trilateral Dialogue held in New Delhi .............................................................. 127 
Pakistan Cabinet Ratified the Landmark Visa Pact with India ................................................... 127 
India and UK Amended pact on Avoidance of Double Taxation ............................................... 128 
India, US and Japan held Trilateral meet and Talked on Cooperation...................................... 128 
India, Spain Signed Agreement on Defence Cooperation ......................................................... 129 
The 2nd India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue held in Tokyo...................................................................... 129 
India-Australia Announced Nuclear Deal Negotiation .............................................................. 130 
India and New Zealand signed Five MoUs to cooperate in Education ..................................... 130 
India and Pakistan Discussed TAPI Gas Project ......................................................................... 130 
Japan and India Launched Research Project to Study LNG Pricing ........................................... 131 
India and France signed an Agreement in the Field of Urban Development............................ 131 
India and Austria tied up for development of Smart Cities in India ......................................... 132 
US, India and Afghanistan held its First Trilateral Discussion ................................................... 132 
India Malaysia to Achieve a Target Trade of USD 15 Billion ..................................................... 133 
India and Nepal signed MoU for Constructing School Building ................................................ 133 
India and Burundi signed 3 Major Agreements and Issued a Joint Statement ......................... 133 
India signed a memorandum of understanding with Egypt ...................................................... 134 
India Offered Telecom Support to Turkmenistan ..................................................................... 134 
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Differences grew in between China and Japan over the disputed Diayo Islands ..................... 135 
India and Saudi Arabia held their first talk on defence ties ...................................................... 135 
India extended a credit of $10 Million aid to Palestine in a gesture of support ...................... 136 
India and Pakistan issued a joint statement at the end of the SM Krishna's Visit .................... 137 
India and Tajikistan went ahead on strategic partnership and signed six agreements ............ 137 
India established Diplomatic Relations with Niue .................................................................... 138 
India, China discussed Border security and Bilateral Defence Ties........................................... 138 
India and Iran decided to Expand Trade and Economic Cooperation....................................... 139 
India China agreed to set up Joint Working Group on Trade and Investments ........................ 139 
India to cut Import Duties on 234 Items from Pakistan ............................................................ 139 
Joint Statement on the First India-CELAC Troika Foreign Ministers Meeting Held in New Delhi
 ................................................................................................................................................... 140 
India and Belgium signed Agreement for the Modernisation of Indian Railways .................... 141 
India and Israel signed Collaborative Academic Research Programme Agreement ................. 141 
India allowed FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) from Pakistan .................................................. 141 
Election Commissions of India and South Korea signed MoU to Strengthen Democracy ........ 142 
India signed Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Monaco ................................ 142 
China signed Economic Agreements with North Korea which includes the Development of SEZs
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India-Maldives Joint Military Training Exercise EKUVERIN 2012 held in Belgaum ................... 143 
President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai Visited India and discussed on various Issues ............ 144 
The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon visited India ...................................................... 144 
Chapter 4: Science and Technology .................................................................................... 145 
First Space Weather Reading Centre of India Scheduled To Be Opened By Mid 2013 ............ 145 
Costal Chain of Static Sensors Positioned Along the Coast Of Andhra Pradesh ....................... 145 
Controversy over Clean Chit Given To Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant by Iaea ........................ 145 
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President Pranab Mukherjee Launched Low Cost Aakash Tablet 2 .......................................... 146 
Union Cabinet approved the Launch of Satellite to study Mars ............................................... 147 
Researchers Found Mechanism behind Origin of Life on Early Earth ....................................... 147 
Huge Dust Storm Observed On Mars by NASA Rover ............................................................... 148 
New Drug discovered that can Halt Cancer from Multiplying .................................................. 148 
Makemake, the Massive Dwarf Planet of Solar System Has No Atmosphere .......................... 148 
Scientists decoded how flu viruses replicate within Infected Cells .......................................... 149 
Researchers Developed New Tool for Keeping Your Email Spam-Free .................................... 149 
Algorithm Developed for Controlling Computer Cursors with the Thoughts ........................... 150 
Gene Discovered That Identifies Your Time of Death ............................................................... 150 
Bionetwork of Bacteria Live in Belly Button .............................................................................. 151 
Scientist Decoded a Gene that Gives Humans an Edge over Apes ........................................... 151 
Researchers Created a Paper-Thin Fabric to Stop Bullets ......................................................... 152 
Scientists discovered Bacteria that can Line up to Create Live Wire ........................................ 152 
NASA launched Space Station Alert Service to Make People Aware about the ISS .................. 152 
A Humanoid Robot called Baxter designed in USA ................................................................... 153 
New Earth Sized Planet Discovered in Neighboring Solar System ............................................ 153 
Scientist Developed a Superhero Mice that sniff out Explosives .............................................. 154 
Scientist Discovered Source of Water on Moon ....................................................................... 154 
Australian Scientists unveiled the Colossal Radio Telescope .................................................... 154 
Sunita Williams became the Second Woman in History to take Command of ISS ................... 155 
Researchers discovered Two Proteins that can Protect against Diabetes ................................ 155 
India’s first multi-lateral Social Science research collaboration with four European Nations . 156 
Scientists developed a Gene Therapy which can restore the Sense of Smell ........................... 156 
A New Strain of Rice developed by the Scientists that could boost Crop Yields ...................... 157 
Scientists developed a New Technique to reduce the Side Effects of Chemotherapy ............. 157 
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Ring-Planet Saturn and Red Planet Mars paired in the Sky ...................................................... 157 
NASA’s New Robot Rover Curiosity touched the Surface of Mars ............................................ 158 
Google Launched Dead Sea Scrolls Online Library in Partnership with Israel Antiquities
Authority .................................................................................................................................... 158 
Tata Steel Developed a New Kind of Anti-Ballistic Steel Super Bainite .................................... 159 
Apple Launched i pad mini and fourth-generation iPad in India .............................................. 159 
Iran Announced Sending a Monkey Successfully Into Space .................................................... 159 
154 Sonnets of Shakespeare encoded and stored in strands of DNA ...................................... 160 
Scientists Discovered Gene That Restricts Tumours ................................................................. 160 
Black Holes Growing At Faster Pace Than Expected: Astronomers .......................................... 161 
Sensors to Detect Plants Distress Worked Upon By the Researchers ...................................... 161 
Researchers Developed New Technology That Helps Surgeon Detect Cancer Spread ............ 161 
Astronomers discovered Largest Cosmic Structure in the Universe ......................................... 162 
Scientists Developed a Drug to Reverse Permanent Deafness ................................................. 162 
Scientists Developed a Drug That Help Paralysed Walk Again ................................................. 162 
Mars Curiosity Rover captured a Flower like formation on Martian Rocks .............................. 163 
2 Billion Year Old Martian Rock Is a Meteorite with 10 Times More Water than Normal:
Scientists .................................................................................................................................... 163 
Researchers Discovered Protein behind Scaly and Dry Skin in Eczema .................................... 164 
Two New-Born Giant Planets Observed Around the Star ......................................................... 164 
Astronomers Claimed Rare Supercomet Would Outshine Moon in 2013 ................................ 164 
Spaceplane Successfully Completed Flight Test; Moved a Step Closer to Space Tourism ....... 165 
Life supporting Planet Found Orbiting Star near Earth ............................................................. 165 
NASA’s Twin Probes Crashed Successfully onto Lunar Mountain............................................. 165 
Researchers created natural heart pacemaker from single gene ............................................. 166 
Permian Mass Extinction Was Led By a Microbe: Research ..................................................... 166 
Brain-Removal Tool Discovered in 2400-Year Old Mummy ...................................................... 167 
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Scientists Developed a Headset That Give Humans 360 Degree Vision ................................... 167 
Scientist Decoded genetic code of Honey Bees revealing its sensitivity to Environmental
Change ....................................................................................................................................... 167 
First 100 Percent Ultrasound Toothbrush of the World Developed ......................................... 168 
NASA Announced to send New Rover to Mars in 2020 ............................................................ 168 
Anti Collision Device for Railways developed by Hyderabad Based Firm ................................. 169 
Mystery that Surrounded the Missing Sandy Island Solved ..................................................... 170 
CHAMP Missile Could Shut Down the Electronics of the Country Permanently: Boeing ......... 170 
Scientists created most complex and realistic artificial brain which can pass IQ as well ......... 170 
NASA’s Mercury-orbiting probe discovered ice on the planet ................................................. 171 
New Kind of Matter Might Be Produced In Large Hadron Collider ........................................... 171 
India Successfully Test Fired Air to Air Interceptor Astra Missile ............................................. 172 
Prithvi II, the Nuclear-capable surface to surface Missile Successfully test-fired .................... 172 
Ramanujan’s Cryptic Death Bed Theory proved by American Scientist ................................... 172 
Super-Jupiter, the Largest Planet of Our Solar System Discovered .......................................... 173 
Microsoft Corp Organised Wowzapp 2012 for Students Interested in App Development ...... 173 
Nuclear Capable Prithvi II Missile Sucessfully Test Fired .......................................................... 174 
India successfully launched its Heaviest Satellite GSAT-10....................................................... 174 
CSIR announced Fellowship program for Scientists aged above 70 ......................................... 175 
Air Force Version of Pilot-less Target Aircraft Lakshya-1 was successfully Test-flown ............ 175 
NASA’s Curiosity Rover took its First Drive on the Surface of Mars ......................................... 175 
India successfully test-fired Medium Range Ballistic Missile Agni – II ...................................... 176 
India Successfully test-fired manoeuvrable version of BrahMos Supersonic Missile ............... 176 
Astronomers measured the Process how Universe cooled on lines of Big Bang Theory ......... 177 
CHAPTER 5: Polity and Governance .................................................................................... 179 
India Celebrated Its 64th Republic Day; Showcased Military Prowess and Cultural Heritage . 179 
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Supreme Court Of India Banned Construction of Religious Structures and Statues on Public
Land ........................................................................................................................................... 179 
The Union Cabinet Sanctioned Appointment Of 2000 Judges For The Fast-Track Courts ....... 179 
Election Commission Announced Date Of Election And By-Elections In 10 States .................. 179 
Money Laundering and Banking Bills 2012 Turned Into Law with Presidents Assent .............. 180 
Cji Altamas Kabir Constituted Special Bench To Hear Crimes Against Women ........................ 180 
Supreme Court Judges Number Increased To 28 Against The Sanctioned Strength Of 31 ...... 180 
Delhi High Court Dismissed The Pil That Challenged Tendulkar’s Nomination To Rajya Sabha 181 
Sc Dismissed Purno Sangma Petition That Challenged Pranab Mukherjee's Election As
President.................................................................................................................................... 181 
Lok Sabha Passed The Companies Bill 2011 Aimed At Improving Corporate Governance ...... 182 
Supreme Court Asked Judge Of Sc And Hc To Inform Government About Details Of Foreign
Visits .......................................................................................................................................... 183 
Union Cabinet of India Approved the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy ........................ 183 
The Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Came Into Force ........................ 183 
Sc: Criminal Case Can’t Be Dismissed Because Of Delay ........................................................... 184 
Union Cabinet Approved Amendment Of Indecent Representation Of Women Act ............... 185 
Commission Issued Stricter Guidelines To Curb The Practice Of Paid News ............................ 185 
Rail Radar, Website launched by the Railways to track the position of train ........................... 186 
Mos Was Signed To Provide Autonomy For The Hills Council In Assam ................................... 186 
Supreme Court Lifted The Gag Order On Media Reporting Of Troop Movement .................... 186 
Supreme Court: Media Can Be Restrained From Pressing Trials During Proceedings .............. 186 
Constitution Amendment Bill passed by Huge Majority in Rajya Sabha .................................. 187 
Chapter 6: Social Issues ..................................................................................................... 188 
Justice Js Verma Panel Report Submitted To the Government: Recommendations on the Sexual
Crimes ........................................................................................................................................ 188 
India and Sri Lanka Signed Two Agreements on Terrorism And Drug Trafficking .................... 189 
Supreme Court Banned Tourists’ Entry In Jarawa Tribe Habitat Of Andamans ....................... 190 
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Government of India Declared Use Of Mgnrega Linked Post Office Accounts For Direct Cash
Transfer ..................................................................................................................................... 190 
Supreme Court Asked Union Government to Set Up A Special Court To Try Italian Marines .. 191 
Union Home Ministry Issued Strict Guidelines for Regulating Surrogacy In India .................... 191 
Parliamentary Standing Committee Recommended Entitlement Of Food For 67 Percent
Population ................................................................................................................................. 192 
Supreme Court: Khap Panchayats’ Diktat On Dress Code For Women Unlawful ..................... 193 
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde Launched Pilot Project of Crime And Criminal
Tracking System ......................................................................................................................... 193 
Union Government Approved An Anti-Piracy Scheme In Audio-Visual Sector ......................... 194 
Igmri and Cwc Signed Mou for Post Harvest Management of Foodgrains ............................... 194 
Prime Minister Launched Aadhar Based Transfer System ........................................................ 195 
Passive Euthanasia Supported By the Law Panel ...................................................................... 195 
Sc: Land Belonging To Scheduled Castes Or Tribes Cannot Be Bought By Non-Dalits .............. 196 
New Measures Announced For the Welfare of Overseas Indians ............................................ 196 
Jal Satyagraha Came To an End after 17 Days Demonstration on A Victory Note ................... 197 
The Government Approved A Complete Ban On Employment Of Children ............................. 197 
The Union Government Issued An Ultimatum To Social Networking Site Twitter ................... 198 
Government of India Enacted Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 .................................... 198 
Chapter 7: Economy .......................................................................................................... 199 
Union Government Approved 14 Fdi Proposals Worth Over 1300 Cr Rupees ......................... 199 
Union Cabinet Approved Higher Funds For Indira Awaas Yojana ............................................. 199 
National Data Centre For Uidai To Come Up In Gurgaon ......................................................... 200 
Empowered Group of Ministers Decided To Auction Four Telecom Circles In 1800 Mhz Band
 ................................................................................................................................................... 200 
Union Government Doubled 12th Plan Outlay For Science And Technology Ministry ............ 200 
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Union Government Constituted the 14th Finance Commission under Former Rbi Governor Yv
Reddy ......................................................................................................................................... 201 
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram Unveiled Cash Transfer Rollout Plan ........................ 202 
Bihar Became the Fastest Growing Indian State between 2006 And 2010 .............................. 202 
Union Government Approved Selling 12.5 Percent Stake In Rashtriya Chemicals And Fertilizers
 ................................................................................................................................................... 202 
Bhatinda Srinagar Gas Pipeline Project To Be Completed By July 2014 ................................... 203 
Union Government Exempted Service Tax for Janashree and Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana ......... 203 
India to Sign Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty In Criminal Matters With Four Other Nations ... 204 
Union Minister Of Finance P Chidambaram Finalised Gaar Amendment ................................. 204 
Union Government Body Ccea Lifted Export Ban on Some Milk Products ............................... 205 
Indian Sovereign Rating is Stable-Moody ................................................................................. 205 
Service Tax on High-End Class Travel, Freight and Auxiliary Service Rail Fares ........................ 205 
Government Reduced Interest Rates On Rescheduled Crop Loans From 12 To 7 Percent ...... 206 
Supreme Court Refused To Lift Ban On Mining Activities In Karnataka ................................... 206 
The Government Extended the Ban On Import Of Milk And Milk Products From China ......... 206 
FDI Inflow in China Decreased 3.7 Percent, First Time in 3 Years ............................................. 206 
RBI and the State Bank of Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding ....................... 207 
Deutsche Bank Appointed As the Depository Bank for GDR of IIPL.......................................... 207 
Spice Global Entered Healthcare Sector in India; Announced Investing Over 1400 Crore Rupees
 ................................................................................................................................................... 207 
Reliance Industries Shut 8th Well in KG-D6; Gas Output Fell to All-Time Low ......................... 208 
Hindalco finalized Arrangements to acquire Bauxite Mines and Alumina Refirnery from Novelis
 ................................................................................................................................................... 208 
Union Government approved the Partial De-notification of RIL SEZ ........................................ 209 
GAIL India Commissioned Dabhol Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal .......................................... 209 
PR Fonroche inaugurated First Solar Plant under National Solar Mission Batch II ................... 210 
Supreme Court rejected Sahara Petition on Refund of 24000 crore Rupees ........................... 210 
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Allahabad Bank Signed MoU with Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 211 
Union Government Decided to disinvest Stakes in Oil India, NTPC .......................................... 211 
National Aluminium Co Ltd (Nalco) Commissioned its First Wind Power Project .................... 212 
KG-D6, Gas Producing Fields Reached Lowest Gas Output Level since Inception .................... 212 
ICICI Bank Opened 101 Gramin Branches across Villages in Six States..................................... 212 
Infosys Shares started Trading on New York Stock Exchange ................................................... 213 
Telecom Commission approved 1500 crore Rupees subsidy for BSNL ..................................... 213 
Lobby Bill of Wal-Mart Hit Around 125 Crore Rupees to Seek Entry into India ....................... 213 
Sahara Companies Got Two Months Time to Repay Investors’ Money ................................... 213 
SBI Announced Expectation of 4000 crore Rupees Equity from the Government ................... 214 
Tea Board of India Joined Hand with European Tea Committee to Protect Darjeeling Tea .... 214 
SEBI Asked Government to set up Special Court for Speedy Trial ............................................ 214 
Petroleum Ministry’s Non Approval to RIL’s Investment Plans ................................................ 215 
ICICI Bank Signed an Agreement with Eco Bank of Africa ......................................................... 215 
HDFC Bank and Indian Oil came together to Provide Banking Services in Rural Areas ............ 216 
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation won work in Jakarta Metro Rail Project .................................... 216 
Indigo Airlines emerged to be the top ranked carrier for consecutive second month ............ 216 
Supreme Court asked Essar Oil to pay the sales tax dues in phases......................................... 217 
Sales percentage of car declined in India .................................................................................. 217 
GAIL signed pact with French Energy Giant GDF Suez to import LNG ...................................... 217 
Geojit BNP launched Android OS Flip Me; first mobile trading solution on NSE & BSE ........... 218 
SBI reduced the interest rate on the deposits of more than 5 years........................................ 218 
SBI reduced Interest Rate on Home and Car Loans by Up to 0.5 Percent ................................ 218 
Union Ministry for Commerce launched e Biz Portal to Provide one Stop Shop for all
Investment................................................................................................................................. 219 
Reserve Bank of India slashed Repo Rate to 7.75 Percent and CRR to 4 Percent .................... 220 
Securities and Exchange Board of India revised the Mechanism of Offer for Sale ................... 220 
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Union Commerce Ministry claimed that India has crossed One Billion Mark in Tea Production
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FDI Inflow Decreased to Two-Year Low in November 2012 ..................................................... 221 
IMF forecasted Indian Economic Growth Rate to be 5.9 percent in 2013 ............................... 221 
Union Cabinet Approved 50 Percent Reduction in the Reserve Prices for CDMA Spectrum ... 222 
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Continuation of JNNURM.................. 222 
CCEA approved Defreeze in the Tariff Value of Edible Oils as per International Market ......... 222 
Union Government of India raised the cap on Subsidized LPG Cylinders from 6 to 9 .............. 223 
Union Government Imposed 2.5 Percent Import Duty on Crude Edible Oil ............................. 223 
World Bank slashed the Global Growth Forecast to 2.4 Percent ............................................. 223 
The Implementation of GAAR deferred by 2 Years, to Come into Force from 1April 2016 ..... 224 
Sensex Crossed Crucial 20000 Mark after Two Years ............................................................... 224 
Union Government approved Ten Percent Stake Sale in Engineers India Ltd (EIL) .................. 224 
Union Government Announced More Incentives to Exporters Hit By Global Meltdown ........ 225 
Union Government of India lowered the Growth Projection for Current Fiscal to 5.7 Percent226 
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Setting up of CCI................................ 226 
Retail Inflation Increased to 9.90 Percent in November 2012 .................................................. 226 
Indian Economy Would Dominate the Economy of the World by 2030: US Intelligence
Community Report .................................................................................................................... 226 
Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) allowed 12 more Alternative Investment Funds 227 
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signed Currency Swap Agreement with Bank of Japan ................ 228 
National Cancer Institute and a National Cardio Care Centre to be developed at Jhajjar ....... 228 
India signed 70 million US Dollar loan agreement with World Bank ........................................ 229 
Reserve Bank of India asked Banks not to Provide Loans for Purchase of Gold ....................... 229 
Income Ceiling for LIG raised by Union Government of India .................................................. 230 
Union Cabinet of India cleared Proposal for Spectrum Sharing ............................................... 230 
Civil Aviation Ministry approved New Traffic Rights to Indian Carriers .................................... 231 
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Government decided to digitize Cable TV Network in Thirty Eight Cities ................................ 231 
Government of India announced Minimum Support Price for Cotton ..................................... 231 
Northern Railways introduced Pink Coloured Tatkal Forms ..................................................... 232 
RBI Expanded the Lending Norms on Priority Sectors .............................................................. 232 
Civil Aviation Ministry announced omission of Airport Development Fee from January 2013 233 
Pilot Projects for development of People Friendly Roads approved ........................................ 233 
Website for SMS alerts and Rail passenger enquiry launched by Railways .............................. 234 
CCEA approved 1.90 crore lakh package on debt restructuring for the SEBs ........................... 234 
Foreign Investment cap hiked to 74 percent for Broadcasting Services .................................. 234 
GAAR Report submitted by the Shome Committee to the Finance Ministry ........................... 235 
Cash Reserve Ratio Slashed to Inject Rs 17000 crore, Repo Rates remained Unchanged ....... 236 
Shimla Municipal Corporation introduced Green Tax on vehicles entering Shimla ................. 236 
IRCTC introduced Interbank Mobile Payment System .............................................................. 237 
Proposal for 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail and 49 percent in Aviation passed ............. 237 
Report: Indian external debts are within manageable limits .................................................... 238 
Government approved 14000 Crore Rupees Fund to spur Production of Hybrid and Electrical
Vehicle ....................................................................................................................................... 238 
SEBI allowed Partial Flexibility in IDRs for Investors ................................................................. 239 
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) transferred a Surplus of Rs 16010 crore to the Union Government
 ................................................................................................................................................... 239 
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) called for Deterrent Penal Provisions against Units in SEZs
 ................................................................................................................................................... 240 
India eased External Overseas Borrowing Rules to enable Easier Access to Cheap Dollar Funds
 ................................................................................................................................................... 240 
Union Finance Ministry approved 49 Percent FDI in Insurance and Pension Sector ................ 241 
Air India losses pegged at 28046 Crore Rupees ........................................................................ 242 
RBI stipulated the Norms for Securitisation of Loans by NBFCs ............................................... 242 
India's Marine Exports to grow by over 28% to USD 4.5 billion in 2012-13 Fiscal ................... 242 
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Regulator SEBI permitted seven Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) to start Operation in India
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CAG pegged Public Exchequer’s Loss at 1.86 Lakh Crore in Coal Blocks Allocation Scam ........ 244 
Inter-ministerial group recommended Linking Patented Drug Prices to Per-capita Income ... 244 
India’s NSE became the World’s Largest Bourse in Equity Segment as per WFE’s Global Ranking
 ................................................................................................................................................... 245 
Union Cabinet sets Base Price for Auction of 2G Spectrum at 14000 Crore Rupees ................ 245 
RBI directed NBFCs to maintain Net-owned Funds (NOF) at Rs 3 crore by 31 March 2013 ..... 246 
RBI signed MOU with Financial Regulators of 9 Countries to promote Sharing of Information
 ................................................................................................................................................... 246 
Jaideep Sarkar appointed as the new envoy to Israel ............................................................... 248 
Former Navy Chief Nirmal Verma Appointed As Indian Envoy to Canada ............................... 248 
Queen Elizabeth Became First Peacetime British Ruler to Attend Cabinet Meeting ............... 248 
Menon First Top Ranking Indian Official to Visit China after Changes in Communist Party of
China .......................................................................................................................................... 249 
Board Members of Tata Sons conferred the Title of Chairman Emeritus on Ratan Tata ......... 249 
Cyrus Pallonji Mistry Appointed as Chairman of Tata Sons ...................................................... 250 
Industry Leader Deepak Parekh Nominated to Competition Commission of India .................. 250 
Keshub Mahindra stepped down as the Chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra ......................... 250 
US President Barack Obama named Person of the year 2012 by TIME Magazine ................... 251 
Leslie Claudius the Legendary Hockey Player from India Died ................................................. 251 
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti resigned ahead of Elections ............................................. 252 
Virbhadra Singh took oath as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for the Sixth time ............. 253 
Narendra Modi was Sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat ................................................ 253 
Delhi Gangrape Victim Passed Away at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore ...................... 253 
Tony Greig, Former Captain of England Cricket Team and Commentator Died ....................... 253 
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Patrick Suckling appointed as Australia's Next High Commissioner to India ............................ 253 
IK Gujral, Former Prime Minister of India Died At 92 ............................................................... 254 
BS Yeddyyurappa resigned from BJP and Karnataka Legislative Assembly .............................. 254 
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar visited India ...................................................................... 254 
Dr. Joseph Edward Murray, the Man behind First Kidney Transplant Died At 93 .................... 255 
Oriya Novelist and Academician Pratibha Ray selected for 2011 Jnanpith Award ................... 255 
Alok Joshi to be RAW Head, Asif Ibrahim to Head IB ................................................................ 255 
Arvind Kejriwal named his Political Party as Aam Admi Party .................................................. 255 
Ernest Bai Koroma re-elected as the President of Sierra Leone ............................................... 256 
Joaquim Barbosa sworn-in as Brazil’s Supreme Court’s First non-White President ................. 256 
Senior IPS Officer Ranjit Sinha Appointed as CBI Director for Two Years ................................. 256 
Anil Dev Singh became the new Chairperson of IOA Election Panel ........................................ 256 
Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thackeray died in Mumbai ............................................................. 257 
Ami Bera became 3rd Indian-American to win US Congressional Election .............................. 257 
Former Union Minister of India and ex-Defence Minister K.C. Pant Died ................................ 257 
Xi Jinping elected as the New General Secretary of the Communist Party of China ................ 258 
BBC Director General George Entwistle Resigned Over covering Sexual Abuse ...................... 258 
President Barack Obama Re-elected President of United States of America ........................... 258 
Irom Sharmila, the Iron Lady of Manipur completed 12 Years of Fast ..................................... 259 
Chinese-British Writer Han Suyin died at the age of 95 in Lausanne ....................................... 259 
Veteran BJP Leader Kailashpati Misra Died at the age of 90 in Bihar ....................................... 259 
Pioneer of Pocket Cartoons in India Cartoonist, T. Samuel Died .............................................. 260 
Anand Kumar of Super 30 Fame Declared People’s Hero ......................................................... 260 
The King of Romance and the Famous Filmmaker, Yash Chopra Died ..................................... 260 
Former King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk Died in China .................................................. 260 
Libya’s National Congress elected Ali Zidan as the New Prime Minister .................................. 261 
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Felix Baumgartner became the First Skydiver to go Faster than the Speed of Sound ............. 261 
S.Vishwanathan Elected as New Managing Director of State bank of India ............................. 261 
Huge Chavez Re-elected as President of Venezuela ................................................................. 261 
Ajit Saran Appointed as Secretary in National Commission for Women .................................. 262 
India's first National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra died ...................................................... 262 
Professor Banwarilal Sharma, the Mathematician and a Gandhian Activist Died .................... 262 
R Lakshmipathy elected as chairman of the Press Trust of India.............................................. 262 
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Resigned .......................................................................... 263 
Ramesh Abhishek appointed as FMC chairman ........................................................................ 263 
Aishwarya Rai appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador ............................................ 263 
C.P. Joshi appointed as the new Railway Minister .................................................................... 263 
Bill Gates still the richest person in America ............................................................................. 263 
Aung San Suu Kyi received US Congress Highest Honour ......................................................... 264 
Supreme Court refused to Review the petitions challenging Right to Education Act, 2009 .... 264 
Salman Rushdie released his Book Joseph Anton ..................................................................... 264 
World Bank appointed Onno Ruhl as the country director for India ........................................ 264 
Rajiv Mehta appointed as Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau ................................ 265 
Former Sarsanghchalak of RSS KS Sudarshan died at Nagpur .................................................. 265 
Former Chief Justice of India Ranganath Misra Died ................................................................ 265 
Cartoonist Assem Trivedi granted bail by Mumbai High Court................................................. 265 
Verghese Kurien the White Revolutionary and the Milkman of India Died ............................. 265 
Dr. KC Abraham awarded with Business Excellence Award ...................................................... 266 
Gaurav Shumsher Rana became Nepal’s Army Chief  ............................................................... 266 
Smita Shah turned up to be the First Indian American at DNC parliamentarian ...................... 266 
Sachin Pilot commissioned as a Lieutenant in Territorial Army................................................ 266 
Kaushik Basu appointed as World Bank Chief Economist ......................................................... 266 
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Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi took over as the new Indian Navy Chief ................................. 267 
Raghuram Rajan took over as the Chief Economic Advisor of in Union Finance Ministry ....... 267 
Indian American Karl Mehta was selected to Work on Five High-Impact Projects .................. 267 
Veteran Actor AK Hangal passed away in Mumbai ................................................................... 267 
PM Nair appointed the Director General of National Disaster Response Force & Civil Defence
 ................................................................................................................................................... 267 
G Ashok Kumar took over as the Southern Naval Command Chief .......................................... 268 
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenavi passed away ............................................................... 268 
PJ Kurien elected the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha ........................................................... 268 
Lakhdar Brahimi was appointed the New UN Arab League Envoy for Syria ............................. 268 
Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange would be Granted Political Asylum by Ecuador ................. 268 
Pakistan Government honoured Gopi Chand Narang with Sitara-i-Imtiaz ............................... 269 
Union Minister for Science and Technology Vilasrao Deshmukh passed away ........................ 269 
Raghuram Rajan appointed the New Chief Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry ........... 269 
Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi appointed New Election Commissioner ........................................... 269 
Kofi Annan quit as the UN special envoy to Syria ..................................................................... 269 
Kaushik Basu Ended Tenure as the Chief Economic Advisor in New Delhi ............................... 269 
Dave Brubeck, the Renowned Jazz Pianist and Composer Died At 91 ...................................... 270 
Oldest Person of the World, Besse Cooper Died At 116 ........................................................... 270 
S. Ramakrishnan took over as Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre ............................... 270 
Syed Asif Ibrahim Took Over as the Director of Intelligence Bureau ........................................ 270 
Urjit Patel Was Appointed As the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India .................. 271 
Mukesh Ambani Declared 18th Richest Man in the World; Retains Position as Richest Indian  ................................................................................................................................................... 271 
Freedom fighter Pandit Ram Sanehi Shukla died ...................................................................... 271 
Violin Maestro M.S. Gopalakrishnan died at the age of 82 ...................................................... 271 
PM Manmohan Singh Became the 19th Most Followed Leader on Twitter............................. 271 
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Gerda Lerner, the Women’s History Pioneer Died at 92 .......................................................... 271 
US President Barack Obama re nominated Indian American Srikanth Srinivasan as Federal
Judge .......................................................................................................................................... 272 
Former South African Bowler Neil Adcock died at the age of 81.............................................. 272 
Ravindra Dholkia to Head five-member committee of Air India .............................................. 272 
Justice D.K. Jain appointed as the Chairman of Law Commission ............................................ 272 
Chief Minister of Jharkhand Arjun Munda Resigned ................................................................ 273 
Akbaruddin Owaisi Arrested For Delivering Hate Speech; Faces Several Other Charges ......... 273 
Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi inaugurated 6th Vibrant Gujarat summit ............... 273 
Air Marshal Kulwant Singh Gill took over as the Commandant of NDA ................................... 273 
Rajiv Takru appointed Secretary of Financial Services in the Finance Ministry ........................ 274 
Brij Bihari Lal Butail Elected As the Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly ......... 274 
Internet Activist and Co-founder of Reditt, Aaron Swarth committed Suicide ........................ 274 
Rusi Framroze Surti, Former Test Cricketer Died At 76 ............................................................ 274 
Kamal Nath Elected As the Leader of Indian Delegation for World Economic Forum 2013 .... 274 
Tahawwur Rana sentenced 14 years in Jail by the Federal Court............................................. 275 
SSPI to honour Prof. U R Rao by inducting him as a Member to the Satellite Hall of Fame ..... 275 
Rahul Gandhi appointed as the Vice-President of Indian National Congress ........................... 276 
Bhutan King to be the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day for the Year 2013  ......................... 277 
JBT Teachers’ Recruitment Scam: Chautala and Son sentenced 10 years in Prison ................. 277 
Rajnath Singh elected as the new National President of Bhartiya Janata Party ....................... 277 
Uddhav Thackeray appointed as the Party President of Shiv Sena .......................................... 277 
U.S. Federal Court sentenced 35 years in Prison for David Coleman Headley ......................... 277 
US Astronaut Neil Alden Armstrong passed away .................................................................... 278 
Chapter 9: INSTITUTION and Agencies ............................................................................... 279 
Special Consultative Status With Uno Accorded To Six Indian Ngos ........................................ 279 
Broadband Network Pact Signed With 16 States and Ut Government .................................... 279 
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Union Government Approved 492 Crore Rupees To Set Up Central Academy For Police Training
In Bhopal .................................................................................................................................... 280 
Union Government decided to launch Saksham to Educate Adolescent Boys ......................... 280 
Women and Child Development Ministry launched a Web Portal named Track Child ............ 280 
Chapter 10: Awards/Honours ............................................................................................ 282 
The Bhilai Steel Plant won the Prime Minister’s Trophy for the 10th Time ............................. 282 
Jammu and Kashmir Bank was Awarded Best Banker Prize ..................................................... 282 
Krishi Karman Awards for the year 2011-2012 presented by the President of India ............... 282 
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards for the Year 2012 Announced ..... 283 
Lula da Silva awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development .......... 284 
Autar Kaw, a professor of Indian Origin won US Professor of the Year Award-2012 ............... 284 
Three Indian Writers Shortlisted for DSC South Asian Literature Prize 2013 ........................... 285 
Gavaskar conferred with Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award ................................. 285 
Malala Yousafzai awarded with Bravery Award by World Peace and Prosperity Foundation . 285 
President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2012 ............ 286 
Chinese Film, 11 Flowers won NETPAC Award at Kolkata Film Festival ................................... 286 
Urdu Scholar Gopi Chand Narang Awarded Moortidevi Award for 2010 ................................. 286 
Katherine Boo won US National Book Award for Mumbai Book .............................................. 287 
Madhav Chavan Awarded the Education Nobel Prize .............................................................. 287 
Literary Critic and Educator Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Got Kyoto Prize ................................ 287 
Sunita Williams Ventured on 7th Space Walk: Set New Record ............................................... 288 
Mathura Refinery Bagged 13th Annual Greentech Environment Award ................................. 288 
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Conferred with French Award the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letter ......................................................................................................................................... 288 
Lyricist Gulzar Conferred with Indira Gandhi National Award .................................................. 289 
Amitabh Bachchan Got Best TV Host Award for KBC ................................................................ 289 
Strategic Thinker and Analyst Brahma Chellaney won Bernard Schwartz Award .................... 289 
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Edinburgh Napier University honoured Sharmila Tagore with Honorary Doctorate of Arts .... 290 
Gov. of Bangladesh Awarded Babu Jagjivan Ram with Friends of Liberation War Honour ...... 290 
V Narayan Murthy honoured with 2012 Hoover Medal in Washington ................................... 290 
Books that won 11th Economist Crossword Book Award Declared ......................................... 291 
First Ever India Biodiversity Award Presented in Hyderabad ................................................... 291 
British Writer Hilary Mantel won Booker Prize for Second Time ............................................. 291 
Reliance Industry Limited's Jamnagar refinery bagged British Safety Council Award .............. 291 
Lloyd Shapley and Alvin Roth of America won Nobel Prize in Economics ................................ 292 
Nobel Peace Prize 2012 awarded to European Union .............................................................. 292 
Mo Yan a Chinese writer won the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature ........................................... 293 
Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka Won Nobel Prize 2012 for Chemistry .............................. 293 
Serge Haroche and David Wineland won Nobel Prize 2012 for Physics ................................... 294 
John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka won Nobel Prize-2012 for Medicine ............................... 294 
Fortis Escorts won FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award 2012 ................................................... 294 
Sheryl Kumar was Crowned as Miss India Fiji 2012 .................................................................. 294 
Jeet Thayil shortlisted for the Man Booker for his debut novel Narcopolis ............................. 295 
Pieta the South Korean Film won Golden Lion Venice Top Prize .............................................. 295 
Aditi Mukherjee won the prestigious Norman Borlaug Award................................................. 295 
Delhi Government presented Lifetime Achievement Awards .................................................. 295 
Six Top Sporting Coaches to receive Dronacharya Award for 2012.......................................... 295 
Charles L Bennett received the Gruber Cosmology Prize 2012 ................................................ 296 
Prime Minister Shram Awards for year 2011 announced ......................................................... 296 
Indian Scientist Ashoke Sen was honoured with Fundamental Physics Prize .......................... 296 
9 physicists worldwide received the Fundamental Physics Prize ............................................. 296 
Muthunayagam and Saraswat to be awarded with Aryabhatta Award by the ASI .................. 297 
Scientist Venkatesh Mannar honoured with Order of Canada Award ..................................... 297 
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Ireland’s prestigious Tipperary International Peace Prize for 2012 awarded to Malala .......... 298 
Sunmeet Kaur became the first woman to win 5 Crore Rupees on Kaun Banega Crorepati Game
Show .......................................................................................................................................... 298 
Life of Pi Nominated For BAFTA 2013 with Nine Nominations, Lincoln Leads Way with 10 Nods
 ................................................................................................................................................... 298 
Renault Duster Awarded Car of the Year Award 2013.............................................................. 299 
Malala Yousafzai Honoured with France's Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women's Freedom 299 
19th Colors Screen Awards: Ranbir Kapoor and Irfan Khan declared Best Actors ................... 299 
Golden Globe Awards 2013: Argo Won Best Picture and Best Director Awards ...................... 299 
President Pranab Mukherjee honoured 18 States with Krishi Karman Awards ....................... 299 
58th Idea Filmfare Awards: Barfi! Bags Seven Awards, Kahaani Scripts Five ........................... 300 
Thirty-Seven Officers of Customs & Central Excise and ED Selected for Presidential Awards . 301 
Major Abup J Manjali Selected For Second- Highest Peacetime Gallantry Award Kirti Chakra 301 
Indian writer shortlisted for the prestigious International Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013 301 
President of India approved the conferment of 108 Padma Awards ....................................... 302 
Taiwanese Business Magnate Launches Asia’s Nobel-Type Prizes ........................................... 302 
Chapter 11: Reports and Committees ................................................................................ 304 
RTE Report revealed the Low Percentage of Enrolment of SC and ST Students in Schools ..... 304 
Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report Released ............................ 304 
Agewell Foundation Report on Condition of Elderly People in Delhi-NCR Released................ 305 
The World Development Report 2013-Jobs Released by World Bank...................................... 306 
Children in India 2012 - A Statistical Appraisal Report released ............................................... 307 
Naresh Chandra Committee submitted its Report on National Security .................................. 308 
Chapter 12: Programs and Policy ....................................................................................... 309 
Union Government Approved Relaxation In Policies Related To Transfer Of Government Land
 ................................................................................................................................................... 309 
Health Ministers of BRICS decided to set up Technical Working Group (TWG) ....................... 309 
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World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) Held in Dubai ............... 309 
National Girl Child Day Celebrated In India on 24 January ....................................................... 310 
Chapter 13: Sports ............................................................................................................. 312 
Union Hrd Minister Kapil Sibal Launched Hockey and Cricket League ..................................... 312 
Scott Flemming Became the New Indian Basketball Team Coach ............................................ 312 
Six Top Sporting Coaches to receive Dronacharya Award for 2012.......................................... 312 
Roelant Oltmans is the High Performance Director for Indian Hockey Team .......................... 313 
Former Cricketer Anil Kumble Appointed Chairman of ICC Cricket Committee ....................... 313 
Monisha Kaltenborn Became the First Woman Team Principal in Formula one ...................... 313 
Indian Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar won Macau Open .................................................................. 313 
Novak Djokovic won Shanghai Masters by Defeating Andy Murray......................................... 314 
Deccan Chargers now out of Indian Premium League .............................................................. 314 
Martin Guptill won New Zealand Top Cricket Award ............................................................... 314 
Olympic Shooter Vijay Kumar Named Services Best Sportsman .............................................. 314 
Saina Nehwal won Denmark Open Badminton Title ................................................................. 314 
Lance Armstrong Stripped of from Seven Tour de France Titles .............................................. 314 
Sun TV Network Acquired Hyderabad IPL Franchise ................................................................ 315 
Sebastian Vettel won F1 Second Indian Grand Prix .................................................................. 315 
Pankaj Advani won World Billiards Championship Title ........................................................... 315 
Lionel Messi won Golden Boot Award as Europe’s top Scorer ................................................. 315 
Union Government of India Approved Indo-Pak Cricket Series ................................................ 316 
Virat Kohli Selected for BCCI Polly Umrigar Award ................................................................... 316 
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna won First ATP Tour Masters Title ............................... 316 
Sachin Tendulkar received the Honorary Membership of the Order of Australia .................... 316 
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Renamed his Super Bike Team and Signed Two New Members ........ 317 
Gaganjeet Bhullar Declared Youngest Indian on Golfer List ..................................................... 317 
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DGP of Andhra Pradesh V. Dinesh Reddy appointed as the President of IHF .......................... 317 
Life Ban on Mohammad Azharuddin Lifted by Andhra Pradesh High Court ............................ 317 
Marcel Granollers & Marc Lopez won the ATP World Tour Final 2012 .................................... 318 
Daimler Purchased full control of Mercedes One Motor Racing Team .................................... 318 
Davis Cup 2012: Czech Republic defeated Spain in the Finals .................................................. 318 
Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix named IAAF World Athletes of the Year 2012 ............................. 319 
Sebastian Vettel became Youngest Triple Champion in Formula One History ......................... 319 
Former Australian Cricketer Glenn McGrath to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
 ................................................................................................................................................... 319 
Novak Djokovic won World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi ............................................ 319 
Australian Cricketer Michael Hussey Announced Retirement from Test Cricket ..................... 320 
Sachin Tendulkar announced Retirement from One Day Cricket ............................................. 320 
Roger Federer Named Swiss Male Athlete of the Year 2012 .................................................... 320 
Sardar Singh Commanded the Best Price in Hockey India League Auction .............................. 320 
India Lost the Test Series by 1-2 after Nagpur Test ended as a Draw ...................................... 321 
Junior World TT Championship: China Claimed All Titles ......................................................... 321 
India won the World Cup Kabaddi Tournament 2012 .............................................................. 321 
India Beat Pakistan to Lift Inaugural SBI T20 World Cup for the Blind 2012 ............................ 322 
BB Nimbalkar, India’s Highest Scorer in First class cricket Passed away .................................. 323 
Lionel Messi set the Record for most Goals in a Calendar Year ............................................... 323 
Hockey Champions Trophy: Australia Won for the Fifth Consecutive Year, India Lost Bronze to
Pakistan ..................................................................................................................................... 323 
Athens Olympics Athletes Lose Medals over Doping After 8 Years .......................................... 324 
England Cricket Captain Alastair Cook became the youngest Batsman to score 7000 Runs ... 324 
Air India won Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament against Bharat Petroleum .................. 324 
IOC suspended IOA; India facing ban from Olympics ................................................................ 325 
Ricky Ponting announced his Retirement from International Test Cricket .............................. 325 
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Ravindra Jadeja Became Only Indian to Score Three Triple Tons in First-Class Cricket ........... 325 
Anna Ushenina of Ukraine won the Women’s World Championship Crown of Chess ............. 326 
Tiger Woods won his 75th PGA Tour Title in the Farmers Insurance Open ............................. 326 
India won the ODI series against England 3-2; England won the Fifth ODI .............................. 326 
Mumbai won its 40th Ranji Trophy after defeating Saurashtra in Final ................................... 327 
Novak Djokovic won Australian Open 2013, defeated Andy Murray in Final ........................... 327 
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won Australian Open 2013 in the Women’s Category ............... 327 
Fauja Singh, the Oldest Marathon Runner of the World Announced Retirement ................... 327 
Kohli became the Quickest Indian and Second at World Level to complete 4000 ODI Runs ... 328 
IOC asked Armstrong to return back the Sydney Olympic Bronze Medal ................................ 328 
Saina Nehwal clinched Second Position in the Badminton World Federation Rankings .......... 328 
International Paralympic Committee Decided to Launch International GP Circuit for Disabled
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Simon Taufel to be the First Umpire to deliver the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture 2013
 ................................................................................................................................................... 329 
Usain Bolt and Fraser-Pryce Won Athlete of the Year Award At JAAA Golden Cleats Awards
Ceremony .................................................................................................................................. 329 
Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d’Or Award for fourth time ................................................. 330 
Andy Murray defeated Grigor Dimitrov to retain his Brisbane International Tennis Title ....... 330 
India Lost the Series against Pakistan by 2-1 after it won the last match by 10 runs .............. 331 
Virat Kohli named CEAT International Cricketer of the Year .................................................... 331 
Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands claimed Ladies Doubles final at the Brisbane
International .............................................................................................................................. 332 
Chapter 14: State News ..................................................................................................... 333 
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