Page-3 of Current Affairs - March, 2013

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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India has no Open Sky Policy with ASEAN

March 28, 2013

India, at present, has no Open Sky Policy with the ASEAN countries. However, there is a proposal for entering into Multilateral Agreement on Air Services with the Government of the Member States of ASEAN countries. The provisions of such Multilateral ..

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Take firm steps to recover loans of sick firms from affluent promoters: FM to Banks

March 28, 2013

Sending out warning to willful defaulters, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram asked banks to take bold steps against affluent promoters to recover loans from sick companies owned by them. The warning comes in the backdrop of several entities, including Vijay Mallya’s ..

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Fact box: Kishenganga Project

March 28, 2013

Recently, India won the legal battle against Pakistan regarding construction of Kishenganga Hydro Electric Project in North Kashmir. What is the issue? Pakistan had pleaded before the Court of Arbitration at The Hague that India’s construction of Project over Kishenganga ..

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Petroleum Ministry: ‘CAG has the right to undertake audit KG-D6’

March 28, 2013

The Petroleum Ministry has stated that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has the right to undertake the audit of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)’s KG D6 block on behalf of the government. As per the Ministry, CAG can undertake the ..

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