Important Committees1. Parthasarathi Shome. – for Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC), Suggest a system to enforce better tax compliance 2. B. Shivraman Committee – Nabard 3. Suma Verma Committee – to update, and revise the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006 4. Damodran Committee: on improvement of customer services in banks 5. Shri M. Narasimham Committee: on Banking Sector Reforms 6. Shri Raghuram Rajan Committee: on Financial Sector Reforms, 7. Shri B. Mahapatra Committee: to review the existing prudential guidelines on restructuring of advances by banks/ financial institutions. 8. Shri Aditya Puri Committee: Dissemination of Credit Information 9. Shri K.U.B. Rao Committee: recommended aligning gold import regulations 10. K M Chandrasekhar committee : for rationalization of foreign investment norms 11. Shri Pulak Kumar Sinha Committee: to study the feasibility of Aadhaar as an additional factor for authentication of card present transactions 12. Mukul Mudgal Committee: looking into US giant Walmart‘s lobbying activities to enter India 13. MBN Rao Committee: to prepare the blueprint of India‘s first women‘s bank 14. Arvind Mayaram Committee –for giving clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII), 15. Committee Set Up On Uttarakhand Floods: The committee will be headed by AK Ganju (Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission, Patna) 16. JS Mathur committee : to revise Newspaper Advertisement Rates. 17. K. Ratna Prabha : Committee on indecent depiction of women in media 18. Mukul Mudgal Committee: looking into US giant Walmart‘s lobbying activities to enter India 19. Mukul Mudgal Committee: to look at process of film clearance 20. MBN Rao Committee: to prepare the blueprint of India‘s first women‘s bank 21. SK Srivastava Committee: to formulate a policy on public-private partnership model to raise coal output 22. K M Chandrasekhar Committee – for rationalization of foreign investment norms 23. Arvind Mayaram Committee –for giving clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) 24. Janakiraman Committee – To investigate the security transactions of the bank 25. MS Ahluwalia committee – to evaluate aspects related to set up of Nalanda University 26. Sitakant Mahapatra committee – for inclusion of Bhojpuri language in eighth schedule of constitution 27. N R Narayana Murthy committee – for evaluation of corporate sector participation in Higher Education. 28. C Rangarajan committee – for poverty scale estimates in the country 29. MB Shah committee – for inspection of illegal mining activities 30. N Rangachary committee – to examine taxation policies for I.T. sector 31. Parthasarathi Shome committee – implementation of GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rule) 32. Deepak Parekh committee – for Financing Infrastructure sector 33. Naresh Chandra committee – 14 member task force on security issues 34. Bhandari Committee – Reconstruction of RRBs 35. RS Gujral Committee – suggest measures to boost MSME exports. CMD‘S Of Public Sector Banks State Bank of India – Smt. Arundathi Bhattacharya Allahabad Bank – S. A. Phanse Bank of Baroda – S. S. Mundra Bank of India – V. R. Iyer Bank of Maharashtra – Sushil Muhnot Canara Bank – R. K. Dubey Central Bank of India – Rajeev Rishi Corporation Bank – Sadhuram Bansal Dena Bank – Ashwini Kumar Indian Bank – T. M. Bashin Indian Overseas Bank – M. Narendra Oriental Bank of Commerce – S. L. Bansal Punjab and Sindh Bank – D. P. Singh Punjab National Bank – K. R. Kamath Syndicate Bank – Sudhir Kumar Jain UCO Bank – Arun Kaul Union Bank of India – D. Sarkar United Bank of India – Smt. Archana Bhargava Vijaya Bank – H.S. U. Kamath Andhra Bank – Vacant IDBI Bank – M. S. 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Where is National Defense College […] Foreign Visitors to India in 2013 Vishwanath Yadav September 25.000 sq ft space on the ground floor. The King and Queen of Bhutan. 2013. Li Keqiang visited India on May 19-21. President of France Francois Hollande visited India from February 14-15. . Pham Binh Minh visited India from 10-12 July. Foreign Minister of Argentina Héctor Marcos Timerman vsited India from June 15-18. President of Egypt Dr. Mr. Prime Minister of Bhutan. 2013. Mr. Titus Corlatean visited India from March 7-8. 2013. visited to India from May 20-22. His MajestyJigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Her Majesty Jetsun Pema. Rajkeswur Purryag visited India from 3rd to 10th January. Prime Minister of UK David Cameron visited India on February 18-20. Hamid Karzai. President of Republic of Mauritius Mr. The President of Afghanistan. Mr.Foreign Visitors/ Dignitaries to India. Foreign Minister of Romania. Foreign Minister of Cuba. Special Envoy of the Syrian President to India Ms. r. 2013. Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Mr. 2013 upon the invitation of Vice President The President of the Republic of Liberia Her Excellency Mrs. Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla visited to India from May 25-27. Prime Minister of Iraq. Chinese Premier Mr. 2013. The 2nd Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Karim Khalili. 2013. 2013. 2013. 2013. 2013 at the invitation of the President of India Foreign Minister of Nicaragua. Elmar Mammadyarov to India from May 2-5. Mr. 2013. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will pay a State Visit to India from September 9 to 13. Bouthaina Shaaban visited India on March 6. 2013. Samuel Santos Lopez visited India from August 19-23. visited India from 23-30 January 2013. 2013. 2013. 2013. Mr. Foreign Affairs of Portugal. 2013. Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov visited India on March 3-5. 2013. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay visited India from August 30 to September 4. 2013. Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas visited India from 03-07 March. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam. visited India from August 20-22. Mohamed Morsy visited India from March 18-20. Nouri al-Maliki visited India from 22-25 August. 2013. Hamid Ansari visited Iran on August 4. Salman Khurshid visited Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan from September 12-15. 2013. Prime Minister‘s Special Envoy for Japan Dr. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid visited Iraq on June 19-20. Academy (Oscar) Awards for Best Actor since 1928 Vishwanath Yadav September 27. visited Japan on May 27-29. 2013. 2013 Current Affairs . External Affairs Minister. 2013. Minister of State for External Affairs Shri E.Ahamed will pay an official visit to Bahrain on 4-5 June 2013. Thinley visited India from February 7-9. The Foreign Secretary of India. 2013 and to the Kingdom of Thailand on May 30-31. 2013. 2013. visited Nepal from September 14-15. President of India visited Bangladesh on March 3-5. External Affairs Minister Shri Salman Khurshid visited Saudi Arabia on May 25-26. Manmohan Singh. Official Foreign Visits of Indian Dignitaries Visit of Mrs. the French Foreign Minister. External Affairs Minister Shri Salman Khurshid will visit France on 10-11 January 2013 for bilateral discussions with Mr. 2013. 2013. Dr. External Affairs Minister Shri Salman Khurshid visited Bangladesh from February 16 -17. Prime Minister of Bhutan Jigmi Y. Visit of Vice President of India M. Raghavan visited South Sudan between 8-9 August. Special Envoy of India for Sudan and South Sudan. 2013. National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon visited Srilanka on 8-9 July 2013. 2013. Foreign Secretary Shri Ranjan Mathai visited United States on February 20-22. visited the People‘s Republic of China on May 0910. Manmohan Singh visited Germany on 10-12 April 2013. Minister of State for External Affairs Shri E. Ahamed visited Libya from April 14-16. Sujatha Singh. Shri P. 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Prime Minister Dr. 2013. 2013. 2013. 1 Comment 1928 Emil Jannings (for The Last Command) 1929-30 Warner Baxter (for In Old Arizona) 1930-31 George Arliss (for Desraeli) 1931-32 Lionel Barrymore (for A Free Soul) 1932-33 Wallace Beery (for The Champ) 1933-34 Charles Laughton(for The Private Life of Henry VIII) 1935 Clark Gable (for It Happened One Night) 1936 Victor McLaglen (for The Informer) 1937 Paul Muni (for The Story of Louis Pasteur) 1938 Spencer Tracy (for Captains Courageous) 1939 Spencer Tracy (for Boys Town) 1940 Robert Donat (for Goodbye Mr. Chips) 1941 Jimmy Stewart (for The Philadelphia Story) 1942 Gary Cooper (for Sergeant York) 1943 James Cagney (for Yankee Doodle Dandy) 1944 Paul Lukas (for Watch on the Rhine) . 1945 Bing Crosby (for Going My Way) 1946 Ray Milland (for The Lost Weekend) 1947 Fredric March (for The Best Years of Our Lives) 1948 Ronald Colman (for A Double Life) 1949 Laurence Olivier (for Hamlet) 1950 Broderick Crawford (for All The King‘s Men) 1951 Jose Ferrer (for Cyrano de Bergerac) 1952 Humphrey Bogart (for The Africa Queen) 1953 Gary Cooper (for High Noon) 1954 William Holden (for Stalag 17) 1955 Marlon Brando (for On the Waterfront) 1956 Ernest Borgnine (for Marty) 1957 Yul Brynner (for The King and I) 1958 Alec Guinness (for The Bridge on the River Kwai) 1959 David Niven (for Separate Tables) 1960 Charlton Heston (for Ben-hur) 1961 Burt Lancaster (for Elmer Gantry) 1962 Maximilian Schell (for Judgement at Nuremberg) 1963 Gregory Peck (for To Kill a Mockingbird) 1964 Sidney Poitier (for Lilies of the Field) 1965 Rex Harrison (for My Fair Lady) 1966 Lee Marvin (for Cat Ballou) 1967 Paul Scofield (for A Man For All Seasons) 1968 Rod Steiger (for In the Heat of the Night) 1969 Cliff Robertson (for Charly) . Murray Abraham (for Amadeus) 1986 William Hurt (for Kiss of the Spider Woman) 1987 Paul Newman (for The Color of Money) 1988 Michael Douglas (for Wall Street) 1989 Dustin Hoffman (for Rainman) 1990 Daniel Day-Lewis (for My Left Foot) 1991 Jeremy Irons (for Reversal of Fortune) 1992 Anthony Hopkins (for Silence of the Lambs) 1993 Al Pacino (for Scent of a Woman) 1994 Tom Hanks (for Philadelphia) .1970 John Wayne (for True Grit) 1971 George C. Scott (for Patton) 1972 Gene Hackman (for The French Connection) 1973 Marlon Brando (for The Godfather) 1974 Jack Lemmon (for Save the Tiger) 1975 Art Carney (for Harry and Tonto) 1976 Jack Nicholson (for One Flew Over the Cuckoo‘s Nest) 1977 Peter Finch (for Network) 1978 Richard Dreyfuss (for The Goodbye Girl) 1979 Jon Voight (for Coming Home) 1980 Dustin Hoffman (for Kramer vs. Kramer) 1981 Robert De Niro (for Raging Bull) 1982 Henry Fonda (for On Golden Pond) 1983 Ben Kingsley (for Gandhi) 1984 Robert Duvall (for Tender Mercies) 1985 F. 2013 Current Affairs Comments .1995 Tom Hanks (for Forrest Gump) 1996 Nicolas Cage (for Leaving Las Vegas) 1997 Geoffrey Rush (for Shine) 1998 Jack Nicholson (for As Good as It Gets) 1999 Roberto Benigni (for Life is Beautiful) 2000 Kevin Spacey (for American Beauty) 2001 Russell Crowe (for Gladiator) 2002 Denzel Washington (for Training Day) 2003 Adrien Brody (for The Pianist) 2004 Sean Penn (for Mystic River) 2005 Jamie Foxx (for Ray) 2006 Philip Seymour Hoffman (for Capote) 2007 Forest Whitaker (for The Last King of Scotland) 2008 Daniel Day-Lewis (for There Will Be Blood) 2009 Sean Penn (for Milk) 2010 Jeff Bridges (for Crazy Heart) 2011 Colin Firth (for The King‘s Speech) 2012 Jean Dujardin (for The Artist) 2013 Daniel Day-Lewis (for Lincoln) Recent Appointments In September 2013 Vishwanath Yadav October 8. 14) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appointed Rakesh Sood as his new Special envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. 4) Poonam Khetrapal Singh Elected Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia Region Court. (OIL) was appointed as the new Director G eneral of DGH. 2013. 13) Ramlubhya appointed as the Rajasthan State Election Commissioner. .1) Thomas Bach elected as the President of International Olympic Committee. 2013 was reelected to power. 3) Deepak Sandhu became the First Woman Chief Information Commissioner on 5th September. 10) Jawaid Akhtar elected as the Chairperson of International Coffee Council. 6) The ruling Cambodian People‘s Party (CPP) of incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen on 8th September. Director for exploration in Oil India Ltd. 8 )Sanjay Govind Dhande appointed as UGC Member. 12) Ravindra Kumar elected as the President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS). 9) Ruchira Kamboj appointed the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO. 11) TV Narendran appointed as the New Managing Director Tata Steel. She took over from Satyananda Mishra. 2) KC Ponnappa took over the Office as Chairman of Nilgiri Planters‘ Association. 7) Harish Lakshman elected New President of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association. 5) BN Talukdar. 18) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant appointed as the New Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.15) Ashok Vemuri appointed as the President and CEO of iGate Corporation. 17) P. 2013 Current Affairs Comments Present RBI Rates : S. 2013 atGovernment House in Canberra. 19) Nancy Gibbs appointed as the Managing Editor of Time Magazine.e.50 % 20th September 2013 .f 1 Bank Rate 9. Sudhakar appointed as the CMD of Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. Present RBI Rates Vishwanath Yadav September 20. Australia. No Rates / Reserve Ratios % W. 20) Tony Abbott was sworn in as Australia‘s new Prime Minister on 18th September. 2013 appointed Saji Cherian as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company. 16) National Spot Exchange on 16th September. A reduction in the repo rate will help banks to getmoney at a cheaper rate. Banks are always happy to lend money to RBI since their money is in safe hands with a good interest.5 % 20th September 2013 3 Reverse Repo Rate 6. If RBI decides to increase the percent of this. CRR Cash reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with RBI. Repo Rate Repo rate is the rate at which our banks borrow rupees from RBI. When the repo rate increases. RBI uses this tool when it feels there is too much money floating in the banking system. is the rate of interest which a central bank charges on the loans and advances that it extends to commercial banks and other financial intermediaries. or gold or govt. Changes in the bank rate are often used by central banks to control the money supply. Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which Reserve Bank of India(RBI) borrows money from banks.50% 20th September 2013 Bank Rate Bank rate. Reverse Repo Rate This is exact opposite of Repo rate. to drain out the excessive money from the banks. approved securities (Bonds) before providing credit to its customers.2 Repo Rate 7. also referred to as the discount rate. borrowing from RBI becomes more expensive.50% 20th September 2013 4 Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) 4. An increase in Reverse repo rate can cause the banks to transfer more funds to RBI due to this attractive interest rates. SLR rate . RBI is using this method (increase of CRR rate).00% 9 February 2013 th 5 Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 23% 11 August 2012 th 6 Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) 9. SLR SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) is the amount a commercial bank needs to maintain in the form of cash. Whenever the banks have any shortage of funds they can borrow it from RBI. the available amount with the banks comes down. K.is determined and maintained by the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) in order to control the expansion of bank credit. Mukul Mudgal Committee: looking into US giant Walmart‘s lobbying activities to enter India 5. Ratna Prabha : Committee on indecent depiction of women in media. SLR is determined as the percentage of total demand and percentage of time liabilities. Time Liabilities are the liabilities a commercial bank liable to pay to the customers on their anytime demand.Mukul Mudgal Committee: to look at process of film clearance . SLR is used to control inflation and propel growth. 3. Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) is the rate at which scheduled banks could borrow funds overnight from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against approved government securities. JS Mathur committee : to revise NewspaperAdvertisement Rates. Through SLR rate tuningthe money supply in the system can be controlled efficiently. 2013 Current Affairs Comments 1. 2. The basic difference between Repo and MSF scheme is that in MSF banks can use the securities under SLR to get loans from RBI and hence MSF rate is 1% more than repo rate. 4. Patna). Important Committees In News Vishwanath Yadav September 17. 1. Committee Set Up On Uttarakhand Floods : The committee will be headed by AK Ganju (Chairman. Ganga Flood Control Commission. N R Narayana Murthy committee – for evaluation of corporate sector participation in Higher Education. Deepak Parekh committee – for Financing Infrastructure sector 19. 10. 18. 2013 Current Affairs Comments . Current Affairs From January To July 2013 Vishwanath Yadav September 17.. MBN Rao Committee: to prepare the blueprint of India‘s first women‘s bank 7. SK Srivastava Committee: to formulate a policy on public-private partnership model to raise coal output. Parthasarathi Shome committee – implementation of GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rule). 14. RS Gujral Committee – suggest measures to boost MSME exports. Bhandari Committee – Reconstruction of RRBs 21. Janakiraman Committee – To investigate the security transactions of the bank 11. C Rangarajan committee – for poverty scale estimates in the country 15. N Rangachary committee – to examine taxation policies for I. K M Chandrasekhar Committee –for rationalization of foreign investment norms 9. MS Ahluwalia committee – to evaluate aspects related to set up of Nalanda University 12. Naresh Chandra committee – 14 member task force on security issues 20. Sitakant Mahapatra committee.6.T.for inclusion of Bhojpuri language in eighth schedule of constitution 13. Arvind Mayaram Committee –for giving clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investment (FII). MB Shah committee – for inspection of illegal mining activities 16. sector 17. 8. Federal District Court Judge Harry Leinenweber-David Coleman Headley • The Islamic school of India which on 23 January 2013 demanded that the controversial writers should be banned from 6th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF).Shahrukh Khan • The renowned playback singer. Patnaik and Gyan Sudha Misra to hear cases of crime . who on 26 January 2013 refused to accept the prestigious Padma Bhushan Sreeramamurthy Janaki • The ballistic missile successfully test fired by India with a strike range of around 700 kilometres.JANUARY • The person who on 25 January 2013 became Czech Republic‘s first directly elected President as per the Czech Republic Presidential election results-Milos Zeman.Venkatesh Mannar • The former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor who constituted the 14th Finance Commission under Union Government in January 2013-Yaga Venugopal Reddy • The place at which the foundation stone of the state-of-the-art National Data Centre of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) was laid-Manesar.K.terrorist operations in J&K-Major Abup J Manjali • The mastermind of 26/11 terror attack who was sentenced to 35 years of imprisonment by the U. Saraswat • The Chennai-born Scientist of Indian Origin and President of Micronutrient Initiative. launched by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 January 2013 which was built for the Indian Coast Guard – Aadesh • The Special Bench of Justices of A. Canada who was awarded with Canada‘s Highest Civilian Award – the Order of Canada. Muthunayagam and Dr.K. V.E.Dr. Gurgaon in Haryana • The first fast patrol vessel (FPV). A.S. • The Bollywood superstar who topped the inaugural Forbes India Celebrity 100 list. from an underwater platform in Bay of Bengal-K15 • The Kannada author who was shortlisted among other ten authors for prestigious International Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013-UR Ananthamurthy • The major of Rashtriya Rifles who was selected for Kirti Chakra for his extraordinary bravery efforts in counter.Darul Uloom Deoband • The two Scientists awarded with the prestigious Aryabhatta Award instituted by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI). who was elected as a leader of Indian delegation for World Economic Forum 2013. 2013 nominated by Election Commission of India as National Icons.Nitin Gadkari • The Female sports personalities and the Olympic Bronze Medalists who on 22 Jan.Hanako • The congress MP who on 19 January 2013 declared the new vice-president of Indian National Congress after the decision made by the Congress Working Committee – Rahul Gandhi • The actor and the actress who bagged the best actor and actress award in the 58th Idea Filmfare Awards given away on 20 January 2013-Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan • The Dutch Coach who in the month of January was appointed as the High Performance Director for Indian Hockey Team.Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal • The largest shore patrol vessel which was commissioned in the eastern coast for maritime surveillance around Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Kalyan Singh • The third oldest elephant of the world.Halimah Yacob • The place at where ITU summoned the World Conference on International Tele communications held from 3-14 Dec 2012. FEBRUARY : • The new communication satellite launched by NASA on 31 January 2013 to stay in touch with its space station astronauts.Dubai • The former all-rounder of India from Surat who died on 13 January 2013 in Mumbai at the age of 76 years. during the Atal Shankhnaad Rally of BJP at Lucknow. Rajnath Singh was elected as the party chief.NS Saryu • Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh who merged his Jan Kranti Party with Bhartiya Janta Party. Central Mumbai.Roelant Oltmans • The Indian researcher who was selected to be felicitated with the Young Investigator ScholarshipAward for his work on Alzheimer‘s drug.Mahaveer Golechha • The Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs.Uddhav Thackeray • The BJP President who on 22 January 2013 resigned from his post as after his resignation.Kamal Nath • Indian-origin women who became the first woman and the 9th Speaker of the Singapore Parliament on 14 January 2013 by replacing Michael Palmer.TDRS (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite) . the Union Cabinet in January 2013 approved the Ministry of Rural Development‘s proposal to increase the unit cost under-Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) • The person elected by Shiv Sena as the President of the Party on 23 January 2013 at Sena Headquarters at Dadar. which celebrated its 66th birthday at the Inokashira Park Zoo of Japan.Rusi Framroze Surti • The place at which Indian and Pakistani armies held Brigade Commander-level flag meetingChakan-Da-Bagh in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.against women was constituted by-Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir • Keeping under consideration the sharp increase in the cost of materials. Rajkeswur Purryag • The King of Bhutan who visited India from 23 to 30 January 2013 and was the Chief Guest for the Republic Day Celebration – Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck • The fourth largest private sector Bank of India which was awarded the Financial Institutions Syndicated Deal of the Year 2012 in its Asia Pacific Region.Pandit Ravi Shankar • US Marine General who took over the command of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.Lyonchhen Jigmi Y.Shanu Lahiri • The prominent Pakistani journalist died on 2 February 2013 in New York following 4-year long fight with cancer – Ayesha Haroon • World cancer day was observed on – 4 February 2013 • Solicitor-General of India. who resigned from his office on 4 February 2013.Anindya Kumar Mitra • The 72 years old table tennis legend who died in Beijing on 10 February 2013 following lengthy fight with cancer.Joseph Dunford • Conference for South Asian Autism Network (SAAN) for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) was concluded on -11 Feb 2013 • Code name given to secret plan for executing Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist Afzal Guru in Tihar Jail on 9 February 2013 – Operation Three Star • The short range surface-to-surface missile launched by Pakistan on 11 February 2013 -Hatf IX (NASR) • The Person appointed as the chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi on 12 February 2013.12 February 2013 • The former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.Afzal Guru • The Advocate-General of West Bengal who resigned from his office on 8 Feb 2013. 2013.Michael Clarke • President of Republic of Mauritius who visited India from 3 Jan 2013 to 10 Jan 2013 and was honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award. to 9 Feb.YES Bank • The Parliament Attack Convict.Zhuang Zedong • The sitar legend was honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy award on 9 February 2013. who was hanged on 9 Feb 2013 at Tihar Jail after his mercy petition was cancelled by the President of India. Thinley • World Radio Day was observed on which day to raise awareness about the importance of radio. who sworn in as the Lokayukta on 14 February 2013.Rohinton F Nariman • The Australian cricket captain who won the fourth Allan Border Medal in Melbourne on 4 February 2013.Y Bhaskar Rao • The theme of 27nd edition of Surajkund mela that was ended on 15 February 2013 was – .• The person who emerged as winner to the first direct Presidential elections held in Czech Republic on 25 January 2013 -Milos Zeman • The renowned painter of Bengal School died on 1 February 2013 following a brief illness at Kolkata hospital.Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty • Prime Minister of the Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan was on an official visit to India from 7 Feb. Armando Trovajoli • The former news editor of The Indian Express who died on 3 March 2013 in New Delhi following a cardiac arrest-SK Varma • The person who was appointed as the new High Commissioner to Maldives replacing D M MulayRajeev Shahare .T. Disarmament and Development Award 2011 by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 18 Feb 2013 -Ela Ramesh Bhatt • The former Union Minister and three times MP for Rajya Sabha. M. Hamid Ansari which is written by K. Vijayan • The former head of Tata Group who was awarded the life time achievement award 2012 by Ernst & Young on 21 February 2013.Silver Linings Playbook • The Person who had sworn -in as the first woman President of South Korea on 25 February 2013Park Geun-hye MARCH : • The Surface Drive Based Interceptor of Indian Coast Guard Commissioned by the Chief Secretary to Government of Maharashtra. • The Congress MP from Banaskantha who passed away on 1 March 2013 in Ahmadabad because of multiple organ failure-Mukesh Gadhvi • The place where the second meeting of India. West Bengal on 22 February 2013.Interceptor Boat C-154 • The CMD.Silk Route Car Rally • The playbook which won four awards at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on 24 February 2013. the former Union Minister for External Affairs-Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past.Afghanistan-US trilateral dialogue was held– New Delhi • Famous Italian musician and composer who had written the scores for about 300 films died at the age of 95. of NLC (Neyveli Lignite Corporation) who was conferred with the CEO with HR Orientation Award at the World HRD Congress 2013 in Mumbai-B Surender Mohan • The book released by the Vice President of India. S. who died at the age of 68 on 19 February 2013 – Radhakishan Malviya • The former LIC chief who took over as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on 21 February 2013.Karnataka • The person who was appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations on 13 February 2013.Ratan Tata • The Car Rally that was flagged off from the Helipad Ground in Salt Lake Stadium.Asoke Kumar Mukerji • The Country which banned the Japanese cartoon Doraemon in the third week of February 2013 because of the fears of Hindi invasion – Bangladesh • The Ecuador‘s President who was re-elected for a third term with more than 50 percent of the voteRafael Correa • The Person who was conferred with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace. Natwar Singh. Khil Raj Regmi • The winner of the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel The Garden of Evening Mists. CII Kerala State Council for 2013-14.Ashwani Kumar • The Managing Director of Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Ltd.C J George • The India Tourism Film.• The Business tycoon who retained his title as the richest person of India for the sixth consecutive year with the net worth of 21. 2011 and 2012 respectively. which claimed First Prize at 11th Golden City Gate Awards.5 billion US Dollars-Mukesh Ambani • The author who was selected for the Bihari Puraskar for 2012 for Hindi novel Dhooni Tape TeerHariram Meena • The Venezuelan President who died due to cancer on 5 March 2013 at Caracas-Hugo Chavez • The Person who conferred with the Liberation War Honour Award by the President of Bangladesh. APRIL : .Nicolas Maduro • 86 years old Former West Bengal Governor and industrialist who died in Jordan after a heart attack-Viren J Shah • Former CBI Director. Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav • The city which won the award for most liveable Indian city by IPSOS Best City Survey and Awards 2013 event in New Delhi -Nagpur • Venezuelan Vice.Arun Jaitley.Tan Twan Eng • The person who was elected as the Chairman of CII Karnataka – Soumitra Bhattacharya • The date on which World Consumer Rights Day was observed for creating awareness in terms of consumer protection measures as well as consumer rights – 15 March 2013.Xi Jinping • The Chief Justice who was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal by taking over the office from Baburam Bhattarai.President who was sworn in as Venezuela‘s acting president. Zillur Rahman-Pranab Mukherjee • The Person who was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the second term by taking oath as 26th CM of the state-Mukul Manda Sangma • The Pollitical leader of Naga People‘s Front (NPF) was sworn in as Chief Minister of Nagaland for the third straight term on 5 March 2013-Neiphiu Rio • The chairman of local organising committee of the 2015 World Cup who died at the age of 68James Strong • The Person who took over as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)-MRP Rao • The people who was selected by the Parliamentary Award Committee for Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2010. who was elected as the chairman.Find What You Seek • 76 years old legendary painter who died after a heart attack at a city hospital in Kolkata.Ganesh Pyne • The new leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC). who was appointed as Governor of Nagaland. who was appointed as the President of China. on 14 April 2013.Sunil Kumar. considered to be the last remaining link to sub – continent decessive past died at Kolkata at the age of 104 years – Binod Bihari Chowdhary • The Palestinian Prime Minister who resigned on 13 April 2013 after falling out with president Mahmud Abbas.Salam Fayyad • The Indian Politician who was unanimously re.PJ Kurien • The Legendary Actor who was awarded with Bollywood‘s Highest Honour Dada Saheb Phalke Award on 12 April 2013.Pran • The anti-British revolutionary.• The Person who was sworn-in as the Fourth President of Kenya on 9 April 2013. the Vice President of India and compiled by Kumar Deepak Das.including the award for investigative reporting for stories.Raj Chetty • The Person who as per the 16th Annual Global CEO survey. .Zhongxing-11 • The last British member of the Church of North India‘s Delhi Brotherhood who passed away on 30 April 2013.New York Times • The Person who took over as the Managing Director of Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) on 16 April 2013.Father Ian Weathrall • The day celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day across the world with a theme safe to Speak- . was figured among the top three most admired leaders of the world. MAY : • The Book Released by Hamid Ansari.NTPC Ltd • The nuclear-capable Missile which was successfully test-fired by Pakistan on 10 April 2013.Prasanna Kumar Mohanty • The Former President of Pakistan who was imposed with a lifetime ban from contesting electionsPervez Musharraf • The communication Satellite successfully launched by China from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province.Uhuru Kenyatta • The Electric utilities company which was conferred with the Business Leader in the Power Sector at the NDTV Business Leadership Awards in New Delhi on 9 April 2013.Mahatma Gandhi • The International Newspaper which had won four Pulitzer Prizes on 15 April 2013.Abdul Hamid • An IAS officer of the 1979 batch who on 1 May 2013 was appointed as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh government. – HatfIV ballistic missile • The day which was observed as National Safe Motherhood day across India -11 April 2013 • The Person who was appointed as the Chairman of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on population and Development on 11 April 2013 at Bangkok.An Ardent Patriot– Dinesh Goswami • The Parliamentary Speaker who on Parliamentary Speaker who sworn in as Bangladesh President to replace Zillur Rahman.Sharad Yadav • The Person who was declared the winner of Venezuela‘s presidential election on 14 April 2013Nicolas Maduro • The Indian-Origin Economist who Won John Bates Clark Medal For 2013.elected as the national President of Janata Dal (United) for third time in a row. Zulfiqar Ali • Italian Deputy Foreign Minister who was appointed as the special envoy to India to work out on fair trials for the Italian Marines.Staffan de Mistura • The Prime Minister of Italy who died on 6 May 2013 at Rome after serving as the Italian Prime Minister seven times between 1972 and 1992. Surrey following the long illness.Roberto Azevedo • The English film director.Sarabjit Singh • The young Indian biologist who was honoured with the Whitley award.Asghar Ali Engineer • The acting director of IRS who had resigned amid the criticism over the tax agency‘s handling of conservative groups seeking tax.Youssou Ndour and Kaija Saariaho • An Indian conglomerate company who created a new Guinness World Record on 6 May 2013 when its 121653 workers sang India‘s national anthem in Lucknow.Siddaramaiah • The Deputy Speaker of Madhya Pradesh State Assembly and a senior leader of Congress Party who died due to cardiac arrest. who died on 8 May 2013 in Virginia Water. in London on 2 May 2013.Sahara India Pariwar • The Pakistani Prisoner who was attacked by an inmate in Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu died at the hospital in Chandigarh on 9 May 2013.Subhash Kumar • The prosecutor who was handling the Mumbai terror attack and Bhutto assassination case was gunned down in Islamabad.Giulio Andreotti • The first ever national surfing and stand up paddle (SUP) competition of India concluded at Kovalam beach on 5 May 2013.Harvansh Singh • The renowned Islamic Scholar and recipient of National Communal Harmony Award in 1997.Nirbhay Sharma • The Saudi woman who made history by reaching the Everest summit.Brad Drewett • The Person who on 3 May 2013 took over the office of Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand for second time.exempt status. screenwriter and novelist. actor. who died on 14 May 2013. also known as Green Oscar.Raha Moharrak .3 May 2013 • The Indian national and a death row prisoner in the Lahore‘s Kot Lakhpat Jail who died on 2 May 2013 at the Lahore‘s Jinnah hospital.Bryan Forbes • The Legendary actor who was presented with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for life time achievement 10 May 2013.Aparajita Datta • The former tour player and president of ATP since January 2012 who died on 3 May 2013.the world‘s highest mountain.Steven Miller • The Person who on 16 May 2013 appointed as governor of Arunachal Pradesh as the term of present incumbent Gen (retd) J J Singh ended in January 2013.Sanaullah Ranjay • The person who was appointed as the Head of the World Trade Organisation and will take the charge of his office from outgoing Pascal Lamy in September 2013.Pran • The leader of the Indian National Congress who on 11 May 2013 was sworn in as the 22nd chief minister of the state of Karnataka.Spice Coast Open • The Senegalese singer and Finnish composer who were named as the recipients of Polar Music Prize 2013. by Mahmoud Abbas on 2 June 2013 – Rami Hamdallah • The 25-year old Bollywood actress who allegedly committed suicide on 3 June 2013 at her Juhu residence in Mumbai – Jiah Khan • The Person who became the youngest Indian to scale the Mount Everest on 21 May 2013 with his five schoolmates.Michael Christian.Lydia Nsekera • The theme of World Environment Day which was observed on 5 June 2013 -Think.Rajiv Shukla • The name of bombs which is being developed by India for its fighter jets. Save Reduce Your Foodprint • The Person who was appointed as the National Security Adviser of US President Barack Obama on 5 June 2013.Nawaz (PML-N). • The Person who on 6 June 2013 was reelected as the chairman of India Bank Association (IBA) for 2013-14 tenure. Eat.Susan Elizabeth Rice • The Australian radio presenters who responsible for Royal prank and was awarded with Jock by the employer.Opportunity rover • The Person who was elected as the Member of Executive Council of WMO during the 65th Executive Council of WMO meeting which is ongoing at Geneva.Samina Baig • NASA‘s Mars Rover which broke the 40-year. who is best known for his novels The Wasp Factory and The Crow .Kevin Barry • The Uttarakhand NGO which on 6 June 2013 bagged a French award for its contribution to protection of human rights. Samina Baig is 22 years of age. JUNE: • The principal architect of India‘s missile programmes who on 31 May 2013 was appointed DRDO chief and scientific advisor to defence minister.Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA) • Name the Scottish author.Raghav Joneja • The Leader of Pakistan Muslim League.• The place where the 45th Session of the Indian Labour Conference concluded on 18 May 2013New Delhi • The Person who on 19 May 2013 became the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest.Laxman Singh Rathore. after 9 long years of Mars exploration.old extraterrestrial distance record on 16 May 2013.Avinash Chander • The person who resigned as Chairman of IPL on 1 June 2013 in the wake of the raging spot-fixing scandal.Glide Bombs • The Person who was appointed new Prime Minister of Palestine. which are expected to be geared up for deployment by the end of year 2014.KR Kamath • The Irish writer who won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel City of Bohane which is the portrayal of Ireland of 2053.Ayaz Sadiq • The Person who became the first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee (ExCo) for a full term of four years. who on 3 June 2013 elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Iain Banks • The BJP leader who resigned from all top positions of BJP on 10 June 2013 a day after Narendra Modi was selected as the chairman party‘s election campaign.Ratan Tata • The moderate cleric of Combatant Clergy Association party won the presidential election in Iran on 15 June 2013. who passed away on 16 June 2013 in Chennai after a long fight with cancer. The Independent.Sunil Soni • The first ever Indian woman to receive Dubai Government‘s coveted Emirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013.Subramanian Ramadorai • The Chinese supercomputer which is declared is the fastest computer of the world. the highest honour of Britain by Queen Elizabeth II.Najeeb Jung • The Person who on 2 July 2013 has been appointed as Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).John William Ashe • One of the founders of RAW.Bahukutumbi Raman • The ex-chairman of the Tata Group who was appointed as the Chief Advisor of AirAsia‘s India board.S. died of Cancer on 9 June 2013.Tianhe.2.Hassan Rohani • The Malaysian author who was declared as the winner of Walter Scott Prize for his English fiction novel The Garden of Evening Mists.Anish Kapoor • The Person who became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistan‘s Punjab assembly after Seth Bharta Ram. was appointed as the Chairman of AirAsia India on 18 June 2013.Amol Rajan • The former head of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).Sneha Singh • The First NATO and European Country to Draft Women in Military Service. died on 11 June 2013 of multiple organ failure. JULY : • The Person who succeeded Ranjan Mathai to be the next Foreign Secretary of India by Manmohan Singh.Vidya Charan Shukla • The theme of World Day against Child Labour which was celebrated on 12 June 2013-No to Child Labour in Domestic Work • The first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in United States Military Academy at West Point.Vandana Gandhi • The U.Kanji Ram • The ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda who was selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th session.LK Advani • A former Union Minister and Congress veteran from Chhattisgarh. inventor who was known as the father of the computer mouse who died on 3 July 2013 at .Road. on 17 June 2013.Tan Twan Eng • The 29-year-year-old Indian origin journalist became the Editor of UK national paper.Sujata Singh • The vice chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University who on 1 July 2013 appointed as the 20th Lt Governor of Delhi.Norway • The Indian-origin sculptor who was honoured with Knighthood. who was removed after a military coup.R. Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Parpia • The Person who on 8 July 2013 took over as the new Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Justice Altamas Kabir • The day which was observed as Nelson Mandela International Day to inspire people to be an agent of change.18 July 2013 • 82 Years old Veteran Tamil film lyricist who died at a private hospital in Chennai on 18 July 2013Vaali • An Indian-American woman was nominated for the Post of Assistant Secretary of State of USANisha Desai Biswal • South Korean city which was named as the World Book Capital for the year 2015 as per UNESCO announcement.B.Mahasundari Devi • The former Secretary.Dr.Prof. who died at a hospital in Kochi.Zubin Mehta • The legendary actor and the proud recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Bhushan Award who died on 12 July 2013. H. near Madhubani on 4 July 2013.Douglas Engelbart • The Egyptian Leader who sworn in as interim president of Egypt till the next elections takes place succeeding Mohamed Morsi. who was appointed as the President of NASSCOM on 5 July 2013.Adli Mansour • Renowned Madhubani painting artist who died at a private hospital in Ranti.Bhim Sain Bassi • The Person who was administered the oath of the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) by he President of India on 19 July 2013-Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam • The Chief Justice of India who on 18 July 2013 retired from the office after a short term of just nine months.Vidya Balan • Leading liberal opposition leader who on 6 July 2013 was named as Egypt‘s new Prime MinisterMohamed ElBaradei • Senior parliamentarian who on 4 July 2013 was appointed as the new governor of SikkimShriniwas Dadasaheb Patil • Former Delhi police Chief. Oommen Mathew . Chandrasekhar • The Bollywood actress who on 6 July 2013 got the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 held in Macau.Lt Gen (Retd) AK Singh • The Theme of world Population day observed across the World on 11 July 2013.Incheon • Former Kuttanad MLA and Chairman of the Kerala State Farming Corporation.age of 88.Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy • Indian Parsi conductor of western classical music who was selected to be honoured with Tagore Award 2013. who on 8 July 2013 took over as the new Governor of Meghalaya.KK Paul • An acknowledged food scientist and the former Director of the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) who died on 9 July 2013.A.Pran • The Person who on 16 July 2013 was appointed as the next Commissioner of Delhi Police and will be succeeding Neeraj Kumar. SN Hanumantha Rao.• The Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir who on 21 July 2013 appointed as the new Chairman of GST Panel.Jagdish Raj • Sarod maestro who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award. died on 28 July 2013 at the age of 85 years.Paradip Port • The Bollywood actor who held the Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He was 83 years of age.Amjad Ali Khan • The former Indian Test umpire who passed away on 29 July 2013 at a private hospital in Karnataka. -Banking Concept was brought in India by – European.Jhumpa Lahiri • The cousin of Rajiv Gandhi as well as the Minister for Internal Security during his government. who died in Gurgaon on 25 July 2013. . 2013 Current Affairs Comments -First Bank in India was Bank of Hindusthan established in 1779.Manjula Vijayakumar • The Duchess of Cambridge.Arvind Sharma • Renowned south India yesteryear actor.Arun Nehru • The famous Indian Port which was conferred with the Major Port of the Year award for its excellent performance in the year 2012-13. who gave birth to a baby boy on 22 July 2013 at the London hospitalKate Middleton • Indian American author who novel The Lowland has been listed among 13 novels longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013.Abdul Rahim Rather • The Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett. India who was re-elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India. who died in Chennai at the age of 59 on 23 July 2013 followed a brief illness. GK Questions From Banking Sector Vishwanath Yadav September 17. -The first bank purely managed by Indian was Punjab National Bank.-First Presidency Bank of India – Bank of Calcutta established in 1806 and immediately became Bank of Bengal -The first bank of India with limited liability to be managed by Indian board was Oudh Commercial Bank. -First Indian Commercial Bank wholly managed and owned by Indian was – Central Bank of India. 2013 Current Affairs Comments April 02 2013 . -India‘s first truly Swadeshi bank was – Central bank of India -First Indian bank to open a branch outside India is – Bank of India -First Indian bank to open a branch in Continental Europe at Paris is Bank of India -Which of the following was the first public sector commercial bank which had launched a mutual fund? – State Bank of India -Which of the following bank became the first in India to be fully computerized? – Bank of India -First cooperative bank in Asia? – Anyonya Co-operative Bank. -First bank in India to facilitate payment of Income tax using ATM recently? – Union Bank of India -First Bank in India to launch Talking ATMs for differently-able person? – Union Bank of India Awards And Honours Of 2013 Vishwanath Yadav September 12. PNB was established in Lahore in 1895. It was established in 1881. established in 1911. . February 22 2013 On 21 February 2013 the former head of Tata Group Ratan Tata. the Malayalam Poetess won Saraswati Samman 2013 for Manalezhuthu August 12 2013 On 11 August 2013 Delhi state government conferred Lifetime Achievement Award-2013 to two veteran artists: Abdul Rashid Khan and Anjolie Ela Menon August 13 2013 The Prem Bhatia Memorial award presented to Shalini Singh the Deputy Editor of The Hindu August 22 2013 Former Jamaica and West Indies wicketkeeper Jackie Hendriks receive Lifetime Award August 28 2013 Malala Yousafzai won 2013 International Children‘s Peace Prize February 11 2013 ―We Are Young‖ The pop-rockers won song of the year At the Grammy Awards.JAMMU&KASHMIR Bank won the prestigious FE India‘s Best Banks Award-2012-13 on 26 March 2013 April 18 2013 The Telgu writer Ravuri Bharadwaja selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award 2012 April 29 2013 Yash Chopra to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award 2013 August 05 2013 Sugathakumari. The Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher awarded with the City Proclamation Award in Los Angeles. ―Pandit Ravi Shankar‖ was awarded his fourth Grammy award for ‗Best world music ‘.9/9/13 February 28 2013 On 26 February 2013 Sugata Mitra was awarded the Million-Dollar TED Prize for Extraordinary creativity. was awarded the life time achievement award 2012 by Ernst & Young. US President Barrack Obama is the most followed leader on Twitter. Sharmila Tagore. the Pakistani school girl who was shot by Taliban January 14 2013 The State of Tamil Nadu ranked first in the implementation of schemes by National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) Renowned nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar was awarded ‗Maharashtra Bhooshan‘ award by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan January 19 2013 Mahaveer Golechha selected for the Young Investigator Scholarship Award by the Alzheimer‘s Drug Discovery Foundation January 24 2013 Renowned writer.January 04 2013 Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan is among the 33 federal judges re-nominated by the US President Barack Obama for the US Court of Appeals. as per data released by Digital Policy Council (DPC) Tipperary International Peace Prize for 2012 awarded to Malala Yousafzai.Rahul Dravid and Mary Com are a few notables to receive the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award January 31 2013 . U R Ananthamoorthy has been shortlisted for the International Man Booker Prize Bollywood Actor Shah Rukh Khan tops the Forbes India top 100 Celebreties of India list The Election Commission of India nominates Olympic Medalists Saina Nehwal and Mary Com as the National Icons 2012 January 26 2013 Major Abup J Manjali of Rashtriya Rifles in being nominated to receive Kirti Chakra Rajesh Khanna. January 05 2013 Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) Lowest Accident Rate Award 2012 being awarded to Delhi Transport Corporation( DTC). Zillur Rahman on 4 March 2013. Pranab Mukherjee was conferred with the ‗Liberation War Honour Award‘ by the President of Bangladesh. March 07 2013 .The National Communal Harmony Award 2012 is awarded to a Delhi based trust named The Foundation for Amity And National Solidarity(FANS) July 08 2013 Vidya Balan got the Best Actress award at 14th IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) awards 2013 July 26 2013 Paradip Port was conferred with the Major Port of the Year award for its excellent performance in the year 2012-13 Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri featured for Man Booker Prize 2013 Edward Snowden awarded with German Whistleblower Prize July 29 2013 Four Indian Americans won Simons Investigators Awards 2013 July 30 2013 Bastian Schweinsteiger Won Journalists‘ Player of the Year Award announced by the Kicker magazine on 28 July 2013 July 31 2013 Amjad Ali Khan was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award June 13 2013 Ashok Shah and Vijay Chaudhary won the Award at the World Street Food Congress June 28 2013 Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy received the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award on 28 June 2013 March 06 2013 The President of India. Venkata Mohan a scientist of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology won the National Bioscience Award for 2012 March 22 2013 The London based Indian origin writer. March 19 2013 The 60th National Film Awards were announced ‗Irrfan Khan‘ Won Best Actor Award for ‗Paan Singh Tomar‘ 79-year-old Sugathakumari the Malayalam poetess was chosen for the Saraswati Samman 2012 March 20 2013 S.The Parliamentary Award Committee announces Arun Jaitley. On 14 March 2013 Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for the year 2011 announced. . March 11 2013 On 10 March 2013 five writers honoured with the prestigious SAARC Literature Award. March 13 2013 Jessica Ennis named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year at Laureus World Sports Awards2013. Deborah from India won a Bronze medal in the women‘s juniors of 500m cycle event in Asian Cycling Championship on 7 March 2013. March 08 2013 According ABP News-IPSOS Best City Survey and Awards 2013 -Nagpur won the award for most liveable Indian city & Nashik for Best Tourist-Friendly City. March 15 2013 Tan Twan Eng was announced as a winner of the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize on 14 March 2013. Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav For Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.‘Anil Ananthaswamy‘ won inaugural Physics Journalism Prize for the article ‗Hip Hip Array‘ March 25 2013 Navneet Kaur Dhillon was crowned Pond‘s Femina Miss India 2013. 2013 Current Affairs. IBPS . presented the Asom Ratna Award for the year 2012 to Indira Goswami The President of India presented National Florence Nightingale Award 2013 on the occasion ofinternational Nurses Day May 23 2013 The President of India. Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 47th Jnanpith Award for the year 2011 to ―Pratibha Ray‖ Lydia Davis the American writer won 2013 Man Booker International Prize May 24 2013 Carole King became the first woman to receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize May 30 2013 Peter Higgs and Francois Englert received Award for ‗God Particle Discovery‘ September 06 2013 The President of India presented the National Awards to 336 teachers for their meritorious performance on the occasion of the Teacher‘s Day New Appointments From March 2013 Vishwanath Yadav October 16.May 03 2013 Jenita Mary Nongkynrih woman won ISRO Young Scientist Award 2013 May 08 2013 Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho won the Polar Music Prize 2013 May 13 2013 AT 7th Vijay awards cermony : Shah Rukh Khan receives his Chevalier Sivaji trophy from Kamal Haasan May 14 2013 The President of India. 11. 14. 3. Dobbins. 7. 2.22nd . Haryana cadre IPS Sharad Kumar to be new NIA chief. Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. Susan Rice named as Obama‘s new National Security Advisor. Siddha Ramaiah sworn in as new Karnataka chief minister ——. Wu Hongbo. Amol Rajan appointed as Independent editor. World Trade Organization names Brazilian as new chief———Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo.Comments 1. Obama Names Veteran Troubleshooter to Afghanistan-Pakistan Post———–James F. John Ashe. 5. Senate approves James Comey as new FBI director. 6. 8. Indian High Commissioner to Maldives Rajeev Shahare. 12. . 10. an IAS officer of the 1976 batch from Bihar cadre———– CAG of India . Antigua‘s Ambassador to the United Nations. Bobby Ghosh is Time International editor. 13. has been elected President of the United Nations General Assembly. P. Shashi Kant Sharma. 4. Sathasivam takes oath as new Chief Justice of India 9. Kamala Devi Harris is an American attorney. 15. Dr Manmohan Singh appoints Rentala Chandrasekhar as NTRO chief—National Technical Research Organisation. . former Co-Chairman) Infosys 32. Hemant Soren becomes Jharkhand CM. Hindustan Times has appointed Nicholas Dawes. 27.K. Tomas Brunegård. Infosys 33. 22. 29. 17. New chief of Direct Benefits Transfer Scheme——— S Sundareshan. D. Vaman Kamath is the Lead Independent Director of Infosys Limited . Senior IPS officer Krishna Chaudhary ——— Director General. R. Subhash Kumar appointed as the New Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand. NRI Sunil Chopra elected as the Deputy Mayor of a London Borough. SAI. Director General. 28. Gopalakrishnan-(Executive Vice Chairman. 34. N. Shibulal——————————–(CEO & MD) Infosys 31. 23. National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence. chairman of Sweden‘s Stampen Media Group. heads 9th government in 13 years. editor-in-chief of Mail and Guardian (M&G). 16.Som Mittal————————– NASSCOM President 25. Sunil Soni appointed Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards. S. Qatar‘s new young emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. K. the Director General of Meteorology & Permanent Representative of India with World Meteorological Organization. Krishnakumar Natarajan—————— NASSCOM Chairman 24. is the new president of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. Kushal Singh appointed as NCPCR chairperson—National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). 35. S. 21. Priyadarshini Govind appointed director of Kalakshetra. Jiji Thomson. 26. 18. E. 19. a leading South African paper. Narayana Murthy———————-(Executive Chairman) Infosys 30. 20. Bharat Bhushan has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Kerala. Laxman Singh Rathore. Foreign Minister of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla. Foreign Secretary——————. 55. 57. Cabinet Secretary——————— Shri Ajit Kumar Seth .R K Mathur . Secretary of Defense—————.Sujatha Singh. Hassan Rohani is Iran‘s president.Arvind Mayaram . 37. 50. 56. 48. 49. 46. Hector Marcos. 44. 51. Pak Pong-ju served as the Premier of North Korea since elected by the DPRK‘s Supreme People‘s Assembly. 54. Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti has appointed Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as chief executive officer.36. Secretary of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)——M F Farooqui . Union home secretary—————. Union finance secretary ————.Rajiv Takru . AirAsia India CEO Mittu Chandilya. 38. Foreign Minister of Argentina Mr. Amisha Sethi appointed chief commercial officer at AirAsia India . Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the 25th and current Prime Minister of Turkey. 53. Economic Affairs Secretary———. Tata Group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata will be the chief advisor to the board of AirAsia India.. Information and broadcasting (I&B) secretary——–Bimal Julka 58. 43.Anil Goswami . 45. 39. Dato‘ Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak is a Malaysian politician who has been the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia. 52. 40. Tony Fernandes announced as new owner of Queens Park Rangers. 42. AirAsia‘s chief executive officer Tony Fernandes . 47. 41. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is the 4th and current President of Mongolia. AirAsia has been named the World‘s Best and Asia‘s Best Low Cost Airline . AirAsia India appoints TCS‘ S Ramadorai as Chairman. Sikkim——. Venezuela‘s President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U. 79.59.Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung – 1 July 2013 76. Puducherry—— Lieutenant-Governor Virendra Kataria – 1 July 2013 77. 78. Kerala———————–Nikhil Kumar 9 March 2013 69. Arunachal Pradesh— Nirbhay Sharma – 29 May 2013 67. 65. K. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. 64. Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak. who died. 62. C. Najam Sethi named PCB‘s interim chairman. Raja Zafrul Haq———chairman of PML-N. Tripura———– Devanand Konwar – 9 March 2013 74. 81. Nagaland————— Ashwani Kumar – 9 March 2013 71. PML-N leader Ayaz Sadiq elected Speaker of Pak Parliament. Jamir 9 March 2013 72. Paraguayan president Federico Franco (Colorado Party ).S. 63.Infosys‘ S Gopalakrishnan is the new CII President. Bihar————————– D. 80. Meghalaya—————————K. TCA Raghavan is India‘s new envoy to Pakistan. Patil – 9 March 2013 68. . Delhi—. has been appointed the chief selector of the Pakistan national cricket team. K. the former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper. Parliamentary Speaker Abdul Hamid sworn in as Bangladesh President to replace Zillur Rahman. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lieutenant-Governor A. Singh – 1 July 2013 75. 61. Odisha—————– S. Y. Kanji Ram became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistan‘s Punjab assembly after Seth Bharta Ram. 60. . Paul – 1 July 2013 70. 66. Moin Khan.Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil – 1 July 2013 73. Pakistan High Commissioner in India———Salman Bashir . 91. 92. Sania Mirza joins Indian Tennis Players Association as Vice President. Narendra Kumar has taken over as Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL). 87. chairman and senior managing director of DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd (DSCL) is president designate of CII for the year 2013-2014.82. Ms.Amarjit Singh . publisher of ―The Hindu‖ newspaper. 90. Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA new chairman ————– Amarnath Sengupta . Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien unanimously elected the Chairman of the prestigious Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) in Bangkok. 85. Secretary in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ———. 86. 93. New head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission ——. 99. N Ravi. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University. has been unanimously elected President of the Editors Guild of India.Mary Jo White 89. Rashida Manjoo (South Africa) was appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women.P. Axis new President – Retail Banking —————– Rajiv Anand 84. 97. Chairman of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) —– Amitava Bhattacharyya . The Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) Vice Chairman ————. Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). 96. Senior IAS officer Sudhir Bhargava was Tuesday appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 88. Shri Sunil Kumar has taken over as Managing Director. 100. N. N. Hockey India set to appoint foreign goalkeeping coach————Greg Clarke (junior men‘s team coach). 94. Ajay S Shriram. 95. Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Arjan Kumar Sikri and Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Sharad Arvind Bobde as new judges of Supreme Court. . Devadas 98. Jeev Milkha Singh becomes Volvo India brand ambassador. Director of Kasturi and Sons Limited. 83. Vohra His Excellency Governor of Jammu & Kashmir & Chancellor. Raninder Singh re-elected president of National Rifle Association of India. Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini . 103.S. Editor. National President of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers‘ Association of India (CREDAI) ——————————— C. Cognizant CEO Francisco D‘Souza gets over $10-mn pay package. Shekhar Reddy . Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will run Asian football for the next two years after the Bahraini won a three-way election for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). P Sathasivam to be new Chief Justice of India. Computer Society of India elected H. 111. SAI (Sports Authority of India ) Director General Jiji Thomson . Bangladeshi singer Runa Laila and Oscar-winning Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy have been named as SAARC Goodwill Ambassadors for HIV/AIDS. 110. 116. Who was named ‗Philanthropist of the Year‘ at the third edition of the annual Asian Awards—– Narayana Murthy . 108. 114. India‘s new High Commissioner to Maldives – Rajeev Shahare . Ajay Devgn. Tushar Arothe is coach of Indian women‘s cricket team. Army————Former Sikkimese Chief Minister Narbahadur Bhandari‘s daughter Perilla Bhandari Swartz . 109. Harmanpreet Kaur Named Captain of the Indian Women‘s Cricket team . Google senior VP of Chrome and Android. Harvard professor Ashish Nanda is set to take over as director of IIM Ahmedabad. Mohan as its Vice-President-Cum-President. Prahlad Joshi appointed Karnataka BJP president 119. Aniruddha Bahal. Sundar Pichai. Sikkimese woman who captained the U. 115. 112. 104.101. 107. 105. CobraPost 121. Bhaichung Bhutia Appointed as the Chairman of the AIFF‘s Technical Committee 120. 102.R. 113. 118. Professor M Aslam has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) . Chief Justice for High Court of Himachal Pradesh ——– Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar . 117. Delhi-born Sunil Chopra elected as the Deputy Mayor of London Borough. 106. 144. Retirement announced Microsoft CEO———– Steve Ballmer. 145. Vice President of Afghanistan Mohammed Karim Khalili 132. Indian ambassador to Egypt Navdeep Suri 125. Ali Asghar Soltanieh is Iran‘s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Geneva. Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society ——– Ratan Thiyam. Director General of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) ————– Dilip Trivedi. Special Envoy of India for Sudan and South Sudan. Executive Director of the Union Bank of India——– Rakesh Sethi. 149. 140. 153. 151.Samantha Power. Rajeev Rishi took over as the CMD of Central Bank of India 133. Foreign Minister of Nicaragua——————. 126. the first woman ever to head a Navranta PSU.Samuel Santos Lopez. Prime Minister of Bhutan——————– Tshering Tobgay 152. 138. . Dinesh K Sarraf will be the new Chairman and Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) 127. Justice Mukul Mudgal.Ashwani Kumar.122. Deepak Sandhu will be appointed as next Chief Information Officer. Foreign Minister of Tuvalu—————– Taukelina Finikaso. 148. Indian Weightlifting Federation president Birendra Prasad Baishya has been appointed as the chairman of the Ethics Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation in the executive board meeting of the world body in Beijing. Nepal‘s new Indian ambassador—————– Ranjit Rae.PS Raghavan 136. UNICEF (United Nations International Children‘s Emergency Fund) Goodwill Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. Julia Pearson New CIA Director 124. Rakesh Sethi took charge as Executive Director at the Union Bank of India. Malala Yousafzai won 2013 International Children‘s Peace Prize 130. 129. Bhartiya Mahila Bank Ltd CEO ——— Usha Anatha Subramanyam. SAARC Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS made Maiden Visit to India 137. 147. 142. 135.Zimbawe 134. New Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court —————— Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana. 128. 141. My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions———— APJ Abdul Kalam. Youngest member of the present Parliament —————— Ramya 150. US ambassador to United Nations———. 146. ZANU-PF party of President Robert Mugabe. 143. Ms Runa Laila. Navi Pillay. PM‘s Special Envoy to visit Japan ———————. Nishi Vasudeva was today selected to head Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL). former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court 123. 139. Chairman of CII Karnataka —————— Soumitra Bhattacharya . UN high commissioner for human rights 131. United Bank of India: Ms. First case of human to human Transmission of H7N9 Bird Flu Virus reported in China. as the Military Adviser for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. Allahabad Bank: Ms Shubhalakshmi Panse (Chairman & MD) 161. Brand ambassadors of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) ———— Deepika Padukone and Aamir Khan. L C Goyal has been appointed as the new Secretary in the ministry of Rural Development. Bhim Sain Bassi Took Charge as the 20th Delhi Police Commissioner . 168.Bala Venkatesh Varma appointed Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament. Lt Gen Maqsood Ahmed. 173. 170. Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corp.K. 167. 171. 166. ICICI Bank: Ms.Chanda Kochhar (MD & CEO) 162.154. V Kannan Chairman & Managing Director of Vijaya Bank. 175. 155. IRDA———————-T. FICCI———————-Naina Lal Kidwai 178. of South Africa. Yahoo Inc has appointed veteran technology executive and Silicon Valley investor Maynard Webb as its new chairman. 156. 165. announced his retirement as chief executive. Axis Bank: Ms Shikha Sharma (MD & CEO) 163. UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has appointed a Pakistani army general. SEBI————————-U. 157. 164. Amitabh Bachchan joined UN Campaign The World Needs More. India-born executive. 159. Chairman of selection committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna award— Billiards legend Michael Ferreira. Pumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. as next Microsoft CEO. Suresh N Patel as Executive Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce 169. Microsoft may consider Satya Nadella. Archana Bhargav (Chairman & MD) 160. Syndicate Bank has appointed ―Sankaran Bhaskar Iyer‖ as workmen employee director on the board of directors. Sinha 176. Steve Ballmer. India‘s IT major Wipro will enter the National Stock Exchange‘s 50-share Nifty index. took over as the new head of the the UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women). SBI———————–Pratip Chaudhary 181.S.Vijayan . 158. D. NABARD——————–Prakash Bakshi 177. 174. 172. ASSOCHAM—————Rana Kapoor 180. RBI Governor————. NASSCOM—————-Krishna kumar Natrajan 179. Raghuram Govind Rajan Appointed as the 23rd Governor of RBI.Raghuram Govinda Rajan. First women MD in SBI ————– Arundhathi Bhattacharya. CBDT chief—————. LIC MD————.B.182. Central Bank of India . 206. S Gopalakrishnan———– President of the industry body (CII) 200. 196. MRP Rao——————.Executive Director of Union Bank of India . Indian Banks‘ Association (IBA) President——– K R Kamath. M. Institute of Cost Accountants of India new president——.Suresh Chandra Mohanty. Rajan Bharti Mittal ———— President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India. World Bank—————-Jim Yong Kim 183.V. Chief Economic advisor and Vice President of IMF——Kaushik Bas 187. National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL)———Saji Cherian 193. 198. New Chairman of GST Panel————–Abdul Rahim Rather. GIC. Bombay Stock Exchange—————— Ashish Chauhan 185. 195. 205.Sudha Sharma 203. Rakesh Sethi ——. First women Bank CEO———. 197. National Stock Exchange—————–Chitra Ramkrishna 184. 201. CAG——————————-Shashi Kant Sharma 186. Lic Chairman ———— S K Roy. A. Mainak . 194. President of Asian Development Bank Board —– Takehiko Nakao 199.Usha Anathasubramanian 191. Rajeev Rishi———————– CMD of Central Bank of India.Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in NTPC 202.K. 204. Union Finance secretary————-Rajiv Takru 188.Aravind Mayaram 189. Tanksale———Chairman & Managing Director. Union Economic secretary———. Standard Chartered————-Sandeep Das 192. . 190.S. Roy ———–Chairman cum Managing Director. 209. Dilip Trivedi appointed Director General of the CRPF. Christopher Briggs as its new Secretary General. 225. Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil appointed new Governor of Sikkim 214. Avinash Chander appointed as the New chief of Defence Research Development Organiastion(DRDO) 219. Staffan de Mistura appointed as Italian Special Envoy to India in Marines Case 223. Darren Lehmann appointed Coach of Australian Cricket Team 217. Ramsar Convention appointed Dr. 208. Aruna Bahuguna became First Women Special DG of CRPF 228. took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) 216. H. Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana Appointed New Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court 210. Laxman Singh Rathore Elected as the Member of Executive Council of WMO 221. Sh. Sunil Kumar Took Over as the Managing Director of CRIS . Brazil‘s Roberto Azevedo appointed Head of World Trade Organization 222.R. Kushal Singh Appointed as the Chairperson of NCPCR 220. Anil Chait. Subhash Kumar appointed as the New Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand. Mohan elected as the New Vice President of Computer Society 229. IPS has joined NIA as the Director. Sharad Kumar. Vinay Mittal appointed as Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) member 211.207. Giorgio Napolitano Re-elected as the President of Italy to serve a Second Term 227. 224. Subhash Kumar appointed as the New Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand 226. Susan Elizabeth Rice Appointed as the National Security Adviser to Obama 218. Suresh Chandra Mohanty Elected as the New President of ICAI 212. Sunil Soni appointed Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards 215. Arvind Sharma Re-Elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association of India 213. John Ashe elected as the President of UN General Assembly: 251.Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka 233. Hun Sen is the Prime Minister of Cambodia and leader of the Cambodian People‘s Party 261. President of Mali ————————— Ibrahim Boubacar Keits 263. 234. Elbegdorj Tsakhia new Mongolia President 252. 237. 240. Chairman of Dr Reddy‘s Laboratories Ltd———————————–G V Prasad 249. 242. Next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York——— —–Asoke Kumar Mukerji 246. New King of Netherlands: Willem-Alexander 254. President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)————–Raninder Singh. Syria‘s Opposition National Council elected Ahmad Toameh as its Interim Prime Minister 262. Rafael Correa – Ecuador‘s President 258. ―Regional Director‖ for WHO South-East Asia Region———————Dr. Chairman Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA)———–Amarnath Sengupta 243. United Nation (UN) Women chief —————. Secretary in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)——————Amarjit Singh 244. Depty Head of UN Mission in Mali —————– Abdoulaye Bathily. 231. Director (Personnel) of Electronics Corporation of India Ltd————-V. National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) appointed Saji Cherian.Lim Thuan Kuan. 247. 238.S. Coach of the Junior Hockey Men‘s National Team——————Gregg Clark. President of Mali —————– Ibrahim Boubacar Keits 236. 235. Vice Chairman of Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) for fiscal 2013-14———-P. New High Commissioner of Singapore to India————. Horacio Cartes – New President of Paraguay‘s 256. Narendra Kumar Verma appointed Director for Exploration of ONGC 232. New Bangladesh President: Abdul Hamid 253. Head of the Securities and Exchange Commission———————Mary Jo White. New United states ambassador to the united nations ————– Samantha Power . Governor of Jammu and Kashmir for the second term————-N N Vohra. Uhuru Kenyatta Sworn-In as the President of Kenya. Indian-American Nisha Biswal to be US assistant secretary of state for South Asia 259. 239. Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL)———————Narendra Kumar 248.B. Nicolas Maduro – New President of Venezuela 255. XI Jinping – New President of China (succeeded Hu Jintao). Prime Minister of Italy—————————Enrico Letta. Governor of the Bank of Japan——————————————Haruhiko Kuroda 250. Babu 245. Poonam Khetrapal Singh 260. Devadas 241. 257.230. Bal Sekhar. Union home secretary—————. 268.R K Mathur . Ministers of state: • EMS Natchiyappan takes oath as MoS commerce and industry • J D Seelam becomes MoS finance • Manikrao Gavit gets social justice and empowerment • Santosh Chowdhury gets health & family welfare Important Abbreviations Related To Banking Vishwanath Yadav March 26. 2014 General Knowledge Comments .Arvind Mayaram . Union finance secretary ————. Cabinet Secretary——————— Shri Ajit Kumar Seth . 274.264. Mr. Germany‘s Thomas Bach ————– IOC president 276. Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Filippo Grandi 266. Foreign Secretary——————. Secretary of Defense—————.Rajiv Takru .Anil Goswami . 272. 273.Sujatha Singh. 269. 271. 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