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President of India Pranab Mukharjee on 1 December 2013 inaugurated the aga!and"straditiona! #ornbi!! $esti%a! in aga!and.
Indian shutt!er P& 'indhu on 1 December 2013 won the (omen"s 'ing!es tro)h* at the Macau+)en ,rand Pri- ,o!d adminton /ournament.
Indias Mars +rbiter ')acecraft successfu!!* )!aced in Mars transfer trajector* on 1 December2013 b* I'+ scientists.
(or!d AID' Da* was obser%ed on 1 December 2013 across the g!obe to raise awareness aboutthe #I& AID'.
China on 2 December 2013 successfu!!* sent an unmanned !unar )robe with a robotic ro%er tosoft !and on the Moon and to e-)!ore moons surface.
ra4uka the officia! 2015 $I$A (or!d Cu) match ba!! was un%ei!ed on 3 December 2013 b*manufacturers Adidas.
India anked 65th on ,!oba! Corru)tion Perce)tion Inde- 2013.
eser%e ank of India on 3 December 2013 eased norms for com)anies raising foreign fundsfor infrastructure )rojects.
Internationa! Da* of Peo)!e with Disabi!it* was obser%ed on 3 December.
/he ihar go%ernment on 3 December 2013 a))ro%ed a new surrender and rehabi!itation)o!ic* for Maoists.
Mahendra 'ingh Dhoni won ICC Peo)!es Choice Award 2013.
,aganjeet hu!!ar won Indonesia +)en ,o!f /ournament 2013.
/he Directorate ,enera! of $oreign /rades e7C )roject won the 2013 eA'IA Award under/rade $aci!itation categor*.
/he 8th Asia ,as Partnershi) 'ummit 9A,P': was he!d from 3 to 5 December 2013 at ewDe!hi.
India was chosen as the host countr* for ;nder71< $I$A (or!d Cu) in 201< b* the $I$Ae-ecuti%e committee in its meeting at 'a!%ador de ahia in ra4i! .
e!son Mande!a the former President of 'outh Africa died at 6=
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A!i +sman /aha resigned as &ice President of 'udan.
A!*4 #enrich the Miss &ene4ue!a has been crowned with the )ageant of Miss ?arth 2013 at the&ersai!!es Pa!ace Phi!i))ines.
Internationa! Anti7Corru)tion Da* obser%ed on 6 December/he !ast >ing of the erstwhi!e M*sore ro*a! fami!* 'rikantadatta arasimharaja (ode*ar diedin anga!ore on 10 December 2013 due to heart attack.
;rugua* on 10 December 2013 became the first countr* in the wor!d to !ega!ise marijuana forrecreationa! use with the state taking contro! of the trade.
(i)ro Chairman A4im Premji recei%ed ?/ Bifetime Achie%ement Award 2013.
'hi%akumar named the Chairman and C?+ of Pe)siCo India.ed eacons are a!!owed for Constitutiona! )osts and high dignitaries 'u)reme Court
anjan Mathai took o%er as the India"s #igh Commissioner to ;>
#uman ights Da* obser%ed across the (or!d on 10 December.
Po)e $rancis named as the /IM?s Person of the ear.
Antarctica hits Co!dest /em)erature e%er recorded on ?arth765.
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2011.
Ba! /hanhaw!a sworn7in as the Chief Minister of Mi4oram for second successi%e term.
ICC Annua! Awards Pujara bagged ?merging Cricketer of the ear tro)h*.
&asundhara aje sworn in as Chief Minister of ajasthan.
'hi%raj 'ingh Chouhan sworn7in as the Chief Minister of Madh*a Pradesh.
Mumbai ;ni%ersit* a!umni >rishna I*er a))ointed President and C?+ of (a!7Mart India.
Prakash Ma!aika struck ,o!d at =o!kata awarded >MC7I/AC# #eritage Award for 2013 for itsrestoration work.
ICC on 1G December 2013 sus)ended 'hane 'hi!!ingford (est Indies offs)inner from bow!ingin internationa! cricket after his action was found i!!ega!.
&ija* Diwas obser%ed on 1G December.
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>a)i! De% se!ected for Co!. C> a*udu Bifetime Achie%ement award 2013.
/he Indian Counci! of Medica! esearch 9ICM: un%ei!ed indigenous!* de%e!o)ed tha!assaemiaand sick!e ce!! anaemia testing kit.
Bok)a! and Boka*ukta i!! 2013 )assed b* the Bok 'abha and the aj*a 'abha.
/he first human artificia! heart im)!antation )erformed in ,eorges Pom)idou #os)ita! Parison 18 December 2013.
Minorities ights Da* obser%ed on 18 December.
e)o ate ke)t unchanged b* I in Mid7Huarter Monetar* Po!ic* e%iew announced on 18December 2013.
Internationa! Migrants Da* obser%ed across the wor!d on 18 December.'hi%raj 'ingh Chouhan the Chief Minister of Madh*a Pradesh resigned from the &idishaassemb!* seat and retained udhni seat.
I and ank of @a)an agreed to tri)!e the currenc* swa) agreement to =0 bi!!ion do!!ar.
/he 'ahit*a Akademi Awards 2013 was announced b* 'ahit*a Akademi and the )oetr* writersha%e dominated the awards announced this *ear.
'?I e-em)ted the ,o%ernment from making an offer to )ub!ic shareho!ders for acEuiring theshares of the Indian +%erseas ank 9I+:.
'?I !aid out the De)osit eEuirements for members of the Debt 'egment.
Puneet >umar has been a))ointed as the 'ecretar* ,enera! of A))are! ?-)ort PromotionCounci! 9AP?C:. Amarendra 'ahoo was the !ast secretar* genera!.
Pau! /orda* the ritish author died at G
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@a*anthi atarajan resigned as the minister of state for en%ironment and forest from theCounci! of Ministers 9C+M: on 21 December 2013.
India and &ene4ue!a signed a Programme on Cu!tura! ?-change. /he )rogramme was signedafter de!egation !e%e! ta!ks between the two countries.
?ng!and"s ,raeme 'wann announced retirement from Internationa! Cricket.
Abdiwe!i 'heikh Ahmed a))ro%ed as Prime Minister b* 'oma!ian Par!iament.
'ubrahman*am @aishankar became the Ambassador of ;'. #e is the successor of iru)ama aoand his )osition in eijing wi!! be taken b* Ashok k. kantha.
a*ern Munich defeated aja Casab!anca 270 in the fina!s of the /hird c!ub (or!d Cu) 2013 andbecame the new wor!d cham)ions.
&inod >umar Dugga! the former #ome 'ecretar* a))ointed as the ,o%ernor of Mani)ur.
/he %eteran journa!ist Pran Cho)ra on 22 December 2013 at the age of 62. #e is sur%i%ed b* hiswife and two daughters.
/he finance Ministr* on 23 December 2013 directed )ub!ic sector banks 9P's: to act asinsurance brokers from 1= @anuar* 2015.
Dr. Michiaki /akahashi who de%e!o)ed a %accine for the chicken )o- %irus died at the age of 8=
due to heart fai!ure on 23 December 2013 in +saka @a)an.
Faheer fourth Indian bow!er to c!aim 300 wickets in /est cricket.
>isan Diwas obser%ed across India on 23 December
aji% ,andhi Internationa! Air)ort 9,IA: #*derabad awarded the 'word of #onour for safet*management in Bondon.
A,I7III missi!e test fired successfu!!* from (hee!er Is!and.
Mikhai! >a!ashniko% in%entor of A>5< wea)on died at the of 65 on 23 December 2013.
/he ;nion Ministr* of oad /rans)ort and #ighwa*s c!eared Euadric*c!e as a new categor* of%ehic!e on 23 December 2013.
#*derabad high court asked two te!ugu actors to return their )adma awards to go%ernment fori i
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wing under the command of the CI Director.
ationa! Consumers ight Da* obser%ed across India on 25 December.
M. &eera))a Moi!* a))ointed as the new ?n%ironment and $orests Minister.
$isca! deficit to touch =.2J in 201372015 financia! *ear 7 e)ort b* CI'IB.Ashok Ba%asa a))ointed the ew Ci%i! A%iation 'ecretar*.
#isham Handi! the former Prime Minister of ?g*)t has been arrested.
CC?A on 2G December 2013 a))ro%ed the )ro)osa! of A-is ank Bimited to increase its foreignin%estment to G2 )ercent from 56 )ercent.
@acEues >a!!is wi!! retire from test and first c!ass cricket after the second test against India in
Durban.
I has !aunched an inf!ation inde-ed sa%ing bonds that offers )rotection to retai! in%estorsfrom )rice rise.
/he Centre a))ro%ed the )ro)osa! to set u) ationa! Cancer Institute at the @hajjar cam)us ofA!! India Institute of Medica! 'ciences 9AIIM':.
/he #imacha! Pradesh #igh Court on 2G December 2013 banned junk food items in )!astic
)acking and directed to im)!ement the [email protected]* got a))ointed as new head of ationa! 'ecurit* ,uard 9',:.
Ar%ind anjan a))ointed ew chief of Centra! Industria! 'ecurit* $orce 9CI'$:.
Dee)ika >umari won 35th ationa! Archer* Cham)ionshi).
,rou) of Is!amic 'cho!ars in >ashmir issued a fatwa on 2G December 2013 that women whosehusbands are missing for the )ast four *ears can remarr*.
Atu! 'ar)otdar !eader of M' died after a brief i!!ness. #e was admitted to Bee!a%ati #os)ita!due to b!ood sugar7re!ated )rob!ems.
Microsoft India introduced ,uardian a new safet* a))!ication on 2G December 2013 in#*derabad.
China ado)ted a reso!ution that eases the one chi!d )o!ic* of the countr*. /he reso!ution was
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sworn in as the *oungest Chief Minister of De!hi.
Mus!im rotherhood of ?g*)t has been dec!ared as a terrorist grou) b* the ru!ing ,o%ernment.
eiDou a%igation '*stem of China is wi!!ing to offer na%igation s*stem to its neighbouringcountries for free.
Pradee) >umar has been a))ointed as the Managing Director 9Cor)orate anking: of 'I. #ewi!! !ook after the cor)orate banking )ortfo!io.
eser%e ank of India 9I: re!eased its 8th $inancia! 'tabi!it* e)ort 9$': on 30 December2013. /he $' was re!eased against the backdro) of a mi!d )ositi%e market reaction to theannouncement of ta)ering in the ;' $edera! eser%e bond )urchase )!an from @anuar* 2015.
Co!orado and (ashington became the first two 'tates in the ;' to !ega!i4e Marijuana.
/ami! adu go%ernment has !aunched the first )hase of )ro%iding free com)act f!uorescent!ight bu!bs to o%er hut7dwe!!ers in the state.
Bight Combat Aircraft 9BAC: /ejas team set new record of f!*ing =00 sorties in 2013.
Internationa! Petro!eum Conference 2015 9P?/+/?C# 2015: to be he!d in ew De!hi in@anuar* 2015.
'erena (i!!iams won the $ema!e Ath!ete of the ear award and Beron @ames won the Ma!e
Ath!ete of the ear award announced b* the Associated Press.
Chandra >ant ir!a resigned from #industan Motors Bimited.
'ashi /haroor named P?/As Person of the ear for taking ste)s to ad%ance anima! )rotection.
A career di)!omat Anurag hushan has took the charge as the Consu! ,enera! of India in Dubaiand orthern ?mirates in the ;A?.
De%endra >umar Pathak has been a))ointed as the ')ecia! D, order 'ecurit* $orce 9'$:.
Indonesian ,o%ernment announced to bui!d new sanctuar* to sa%e (or!ds rarest @a%an hinos.
$inance Minister asked financia! sector regu!ators to im)!ement $'BC )ro)osa!s.
'ushi! >umar got !and to set u) wrest!ing academ* b* #ar*ana ,o%ernment.
Ashraf @ehan first fema!e judge in Paks ationa! 'haria Court.
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Person A))ointed 'ushma 'ingh a))ointed as the ne-t Chief Information Commissioner 9CIC: of India
Ahmet ;4umcu re7a))ointed as +PC( Director ,enera! 'hi%akumar a))ointed as the C?+ of Pe)siCo India
Bt ,en Da!bir 'ingh 'uhag designated as the &ice Chief of Arm* 'taff
>rishna I*er a))ointed C?+ of (a!7Mart India
C& ajendran a))ointed CMD of Andhra ank
#arsh >umar hanwa!a a))ointed Chairman of AAD
Puneet >umar a))ointed as the new secretar* genera! of A?PC
'.. a*ar a))ointed CMD of II$CB
P.#. Parekh e!ected as the President of 'u)reme Court ar Association
;sha 'angwan a))ointed first woman managing director of BIC
Abdiwe!i 'heikh Ahmed a))ro%ed as Prime Minister b* 'oma!ian Par!iament
'ubrahman*am @aishankar became the Ambassador of ;'
&inod >umar Dugga! the former #ome 'ecretar* a))ointed as the ,o%ernor of Mani)ur
'iddarth ir!a took charges as President of $ICCI
M. &eera))a Moi!* a))ointed as the new ?n%ironment and $orests Minister
Ashok Ba%asa a))ointed the ew Ci%i! A%iation 'ecretar*
Ar%ind anjan a))ointed ew chief of Centra! Industria! 'ecurit* $orce 9CI'$:.
@..Chaudhar* a))ointed ew #ead of ',
Pradee) >umar a))ointed as MD Cor)orate anking of 'tate ank of India
De%endra >umar Pathak a))ointed as ')ecia! D, '$
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e!son Mande!a the former President of 'outh Africa died at 6=
/he Bast >ing of M*sore 'rikantadatta arasimharaja (ode*ar Died
$ormer footba!!er abu! Phukan died in ,uwahati
;nion Babour Minister 'is am +!a died
Peter + /oo!e the Bawrence of Arabias star dead
Marthanda &arma head of /ra%ancore ro*a! fami!* died at 62
onnie iggs the man behind the ritains ,reat /rain obber* died
Pau! /orda* the ritish author died at Gannada )oet 'hi%arudra))a died
Mikhai! >a!ashniko% in%entor of A>5< wea)on died at the of 65 on 23 December 2013
Atu! 'ar)otdar !eader of Maharashtra a%nirman 'ena died
$arooE 'heikh the o!!*wood &eteran actor died at G=.
Person esigned Chief Minister of De!hi 'hei!a Dikshit resigned
Panruti amachandran retired from acti%e Po!itics
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Person to &isit +fficia! %isit of ?-terna! Affairs Minister 'a!man >hurshid to the >ingdom of ahrain .
+fficia! %isit of ## 'heikh Abdu!!ah in Fa*ed A! ah*an $oreign Minister of ;A?. &isit of President of Afghanistan to India December 1271= 2013.
+fficia! &isit of the 'ecretar* ,enera! of the Beague of Arab 'tates to India 1G718December 2013.
'tate &isit of #is ?-ce!!enc* Mr. Abdu!!a ameen Abdu! ,a*oom President of the e)ub!icof Ma!di%es to India.
Person in ews
e!son Mande!a the former President of 'outh Africa died at 6=
A!i +sman /aha resigned as &ice President of 'udan
Miss &ene4ue!a A!*4 #enrich became Miss ?arth 2013
anjan Mathai took o%er as the India"s #igh Commissioner to ;>
'u)reme Court @udge @ustice ,' 'ingh%i retired
Po)e $rancis named as the /IM?s Person of the ear
Ba! /hanhaw!a sworn7in as the Chief Minister of Mi4oram for second successi%e term
Ange!a Merke! e!ected as ,erman Chance!!or for third term
De%*ani >hobragade transferred to Indias Permanent Mission in ;nited ations
#isham Handi! the former Prime Minister of ?g*)t has been arrested
/*!er Armstrong became the *oungest )erson to reach the 'ummit of Aconcagua
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Im)ortant Da*s December1 (or!d AID' Da*
December 3 (or!d Disabi!it* Da*
December 5 a%* Da*
December < Armed $orce $!ag Da*
December 10 #uman ights da*
December 11 ;IC?$ Da*
December 15 ationa! ?nerg* Conser%ation Da*
December 16 ,oa"s Biberation da*
December 23 >isan Di%as 9$armer"s Da*:
Awards ecognition ?ast /imor fi!m eatri4s (ar won ,o!den Peacock Award at I$$I 2013. /he Directorate ,enera! of $oreign /rades e7C )roject won the 2013 eA'IA Award
under /rade $aci!itation categor*.
(i)ro Chairman A4im Premji recei%ed ?/ Bifetime Achie%ement Award 2013.
Irrfan >han won best actor award in the 10th edition of Dubai Internationa! $i!m $esti%a!
for his fi!m /he Bunchbo-. 1037*ear o!d Park Mansion of >o!kata awarded >MC7I/AC# #eritage Award 2013.
i)an Chandra was awarded Itihas atna from Asiatic 'ociet* ihar in the @; Cam)usew De!hi.
IC+ th I di P id A d f ? !! i C t ! P'; i I di I
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