Page-2 of Current Affairs - March, 2013

India wins the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by a defeating Australia 4-0 in Test Series

March 29, 2013

India completed a historic 4-0 clean sweep against Australia by recording an emphatic six-wicket victory in the fourth and final cricket Test. Border–Gavaskar Trophy A Test cricket series played between India and Australia. If the series is drawn, then the ..

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West Bengal Govt to start monthly stipend for Old Writers & Litterateurs

March 29, 2013

The West Bengal Government has planned to commence from next month a monthly stipend/pension for Old Writers and Litterateurs. In the first phase of this plan: 170 people will be awarded Rs 1,500 each. 100 theatre troops will be given ..

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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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