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Current Affairs for April 2013

!e ""t! foundation day of #dis!a was celebrated across t!e $tate on 1 April

2013.

% & &aroo'uion 1 April 2013 took over charge as the secretaryof the

(epartment of elecommunications )(o*.

(r +eddys -aboratorieson 1 April 2013 appointed ./. Prasad, the son-in-law of

founder Anji edd!, as the C!ief ecutie #fficerof the compan!.

#lie Crown Awards 2013 took place in %umbai on 1 April 2013."re!

#orldwide was awarded with Agenc! of the !ear title.

!e nited 4ations eneral Assembly !ad declared 2 April as t!e 5orld

Autism Awareness (ay. $his da! highlights the needs of autistic children and

adults.

+eliance 6io 7nfocomm -tdand +eliance Communicationson 2 April 2013 signed

a 1200 crore upees definitive agreement to roll out the %" services.

C!andres! 8umari 8atoc!, the &inister of 'ulture, on 2 April 2013 inaugurated

the $agore 'entre for "lobal $hought at (ndia (nstitute of )ing*s 'ollege, +ondon.

7ndia and $ingaporeon 2 April 2013 signed an enhanced air services agreement to

build on the eisting 21 weekl! flights and meet the growing demand for air

connectivit!.

scar #inning /creenpla! #riter, +ut! Prawer 6!abala diedin ew

ork on 3 April 2013. /he was the winner of two Academ! Awards.

ustice A!ay Manikrao "#anwilkar a$$ointed C#ief ustice for %ig# Court of

%imac#al &rades#.

/upreme 'ourt of (ndia issued notice to the rincipal ealth /ecretaries of /tates

and 4nion $erritories on compliance of rules banning gutka sale and manufacture.

9istorian Bratindra 4at! %uk!er:ee diedat his residence in )olkata on % April

2013. e was a adma /hree Awardee, a renowned epigraphist and numismatist.


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oger 5bert of /un-$imes and the film critic, died at the age of 60 !ears on % April

2013 at ehabilitation (nstitute of 'hicago.

'#e (dis#a )egislati*e Assem+ly on A$ril -/0 unanimously ado$ted a

resolution re1uesting t#e Centre to award s$ecial category status to t#e state.

$he %inister of +ailwaysinaugurated (nternational 'onference on 7edicated

8reight 'orridor 'hallenges and pportunities on % April 2013 in ew 7elhi.

4arendra 8umar /erma on ; April 2013 was appointed as t!e new director of

t!e state mpowerment on = April 2013, !is 10?t! Birt! Anniersary.

(B $c!eme to be epanded to "@ more (istricts from 6uly 2013.

('/( with former '=(, 6ustice %. 4. /enkatac!alia!on < April 2013 presented the

('/( ational Awards for 5cellence in 'orporate "overnance -2012.

$ opalakris!nan,the co-founder and 5ecutive 'o-'hairman of (nfos!s,

on < April 2013 was elected as t!e President of t!e industry body )C77*

for the !ear 2013-1%.


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$he -alit $uri 9ospitality roupwas conferred with the 4ational Award for

cellence in 9ospitality ducation 2011s cricket team clean-sweeped the $20 (nternational series

against 9angladesh with 3-0 in ?adodara in the final match on < April 2013.

A 2 da! (nternational #orkshop on reen 4ational Accountingfor (ndia

'oncluded in ew 7elhi on April 2013.

4ational +ifle Association of 7ndiaelected aninder /ingh as resident and 7.?./.

ao as the new /ecretar! "eneral on April 2013.

5orld !ealt! daywas celebrated on 6 April 2013. $he theme for 2013 was high

blood pressure.

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