Page-2 of Current Affairs - March, 2013

Arunachal Pradesh becomes the first state to introduce e-GPF facility

March 29, 2013

Arunachal Pradesh became the first state to introduce e-GPF. The state Finance department of Arunachal Pradesh will facilitate online access to 34,000 General Provident Fund (GPF) accounts via its redesigned website www.arunachalfinance.in. Objective: Transparency and accountability of the government Now, citizens and government ..

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2013 designated as the UN International Year of Water Cooperation by UNGA

March 29, 2013

Subsequent to a proposal initiated by Tajikistan, in 2010 UN General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2013 as the UN International Year of Water Cooperation via its resolution : A/RES/65/154. UN-Water has asked UNESCO to lead the initiative keeping in view of ..

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Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani nominated as the Chairman of IJBLF

March 29, 2013

The Govt of India has nominated Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani (the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Forge Limited) as the Chairman of the India-Japan Business Leader’s Forum (IJBLF). India-Japan Business Leader’s Forum (IJBLF) Objective: Leveraging the trade and investment between India ..

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Two-time Pulitzer winner Anthony Lewis passes away

March 29, 2013

Two-time Pulitzer winner Anthony Lewis (85) passed away. Anthony Lewis was a longtime New York Times columnist. He took up such causes as free speech, human rights and constitutional law. In 1955, Anthony won his first Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his report ..

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Anil Ananthaswamy wins British Physics journalism prize

March 29, 2013

Anil Ananthaswamy, a London-based Indian-origin writer has won the inaugural Physics Journalism Prize. Anil Ananthaswamy, a consultant at New Scientist Magazine and author of ‘The Edge of Physics’. Anil’s article ‘Hip Hip Array’, that “brings to life” on the Square Kilometre Array, ..

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Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso takes over as Pakistan's 6th interim PM

March 29, 2013

Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (retired) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso took oath as sixth caretaker Prime Minister of  Pakistan. Justice Khoso held that the caretaker set-up was not going to stay for more than the stipulated period and maintained that elections would ..

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Tiger Woods Reclaims No. 1 Ranking with Win at 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational

March 29, 2013

With his eighth career win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Woods reclaimed the world No.1 ranking for the first time since 2010. Woods replaces Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy atop the world rankings.

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Nikhil Kumar new Governor of Kerala

March 29, 2013

Nikhil Kumar sworn in as the 20th Governor of Kerala. Former Indian Police Service officer Nikhil Kumar  had earlier also served as Nagaland governor, the head of the NSG (National Security Guard) and was a Congress MP.

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Navneet Kaur Dhillon Crowned Miss India 2013

March 29, 2013

Navneet Kaur Dhillon won Pond’s Femina Miss India 2013 Sobhita Dhulipala, from Mumbai won first runner up and actress Zoya Afroz (18) from Lucknow was awarded second runner up. This year was the 50th anniversary of the competition. Ms Dhillon, who also won the ..

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Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe passed away

March 29, 2013

Chinua Achebe – Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. He was best known for literary work “Things Fall Apart (1958)” – the novel which is the most widely read book in modern African literature. best known for his first novel ..

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