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PD Panorama Year Book / 12
65 Cabinet Approved the Setting up Equal Oppor-tunities Commission
65 Parliament Passes Bill to Protect Whistleblowers66 The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification)
Amendment Bill, 2013 Received President’sAssent
66 Delay is Ground for Commuting Death : SupremeCourt
67 Supreme Court Reinstates Ban on Gay Sex67 Government Provides Minority Status to Jains67 Parliament Passes the Lokpal Bill68 Cabinet Clears Constitutional Status for Judicial
Appointments Commission (JAC)69 New Land Acquisition Act Comes into Effect70 Gauhati High Court’s Path Breaking Judgement
Declaring CBI Unconstitutional Stayed by SC70 Supreme Court Takes Strict Stance on Use of
Red Beacon70 SC Tells Government How it should Govern
Bureaucrats71 Reject Nomination if Criminal Post Not Revealed
: Says SC71 Parliament Passes Pension Fund Bill72 The New Companies Bill Receives President’s
Assent
Defence/Space/Satellite72 India To Conduct Complex Interceptor Missile
Test73 India’s Second Navigation Satellite Successfully
Launched73 INS Sindhuratna Tragedy74 BrahMos Missile Successfully Test-fired74 India Successfully Test Fires Agni–IV74 Akash Missile Test-fired for Third Time74 BrahMos Missile Successfully Fired in Salvo
Mode by Indian Navy75 India Develops New Tactical Missile ‘Pragati’75 India Successfully Test-fires Nuclear-Capable
Dhanush Missile75 Successful Test of Pinaka75 Boeing to Deliver 10 C-17 Airlifters for Indian Air
Force by 2014
26 Editorial27 India : At a Glance40 Indian Economy : A Few Facts : At a Glance47 The Indian Polity : A Bird’s Eyeview51 Geography : At a Glance
National Events 2013-14
Political Updates58 BJP-led NDA Claimed Landslide Victory in Lok
Sabha 2014 Election58 TDP, TRS win Seemandhra, Telangana Assembly
Polls59 BJD Registers Emphatic Victory in Odisha59 Congress Retains Power with Three-Fourth
Majority in Arunachal Pradesh59 Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling all set to Become
Longest Serving Chief Minister in India59 Cabinet nod to Special Category Status to
Seemandhra60 Know about India’s 29th State60 First Pro-Hindi Political Party launched in Tamil
Nadu61 Demand for Creation of Bodaland Gains
Momentum61 Jats in Nine States to get Reservation Benefit61 Two Regional Parties from Jharkhand Join TMC61 Cabinet Approved President’s Rule in Delhi62 Results of Assembly Elections in Five States
Declared
Bill/Law/Constitution/Justice/Commission
63 SC Deadline for Trials Against Lawmakers63 Centre Announces 7th Pay Commission63 Supreme Court Recognises Transgenders as
Third Gender64 Rajya Sabha Passed the Street Vendors Bill, 201464 President Signs Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation
Bill64 Amendments in the Central List of Other Back-
ward Classes
76 ISRO Successfully Launches GSLV–D5 with Indi-genous Cryogenic Engine
76 Agni–I Successfully Test-fired from Odisha Coast77 BrahMos Clears Toughest Test77 Agni–III Test-fired Successfully by SFC Per-
sonnel77 India Successfully Test-fires Agni–V77 India Successfully Test-fires Prithvi–II Missile78 INS Arihant, India’s First Nuclear Missile
Submarine’s Reactor Goes Critical78 India Launches its First Indigenous Aircraft
Carrier INS Vikrant79 Indian Navy Inducts INS Vikramaditya79 INS Sunayna Inducted into Indian Navy80 India’s Submarine INS Sindhurakshak Sink, 18
Men on Board Feared Killed80 Nag Evaluation Trials conducted Successfully in
Pokhran80 India’s First Defence Satellite GSAT–7 Launched81 The Era of MiG–21 FL comes to an End in IAF81 Successful Launch of Mars Orbiter Mission83 Army Starts Raising ‘Strike Corps’ on LAC with
China83 US to Sell India 145 Howitzers for $ 885 m83 India Scraps VVIP Chopper Deal with Augusta
Westland
Other Vital Issues84 Meghalaya Gets Rail Connectivity84 4th Phase of AIDS Control Programme Launched84 101st Indian Science Congress85 Between 2000 and 2012 Jobs Grew by a Mere 2%
Per Year85 Casual Worker’s Real Wage up 61% in 13 Years85 2% Mandatory CSR Spending from Profits86 150 Workdays for Tribals Under MGNREGA86 Persons with Disabilities to Get Higher Financial
Help86 Poll Expense Limit Raised87 Young Male Registered Voters Still Outnumber
Females87 Odia Gets Classical Language Status87 New Norms of Mercy Pleas88 PM Lays Foundations of Largest Nuclear Power
Plant88 Nanavati Panel Gets 21st Extension to Submit
Report88 India may Take 15 Years to Catch up with
Chinese Military89 India–China Border Trade Rises by over 23% in
2013 : Report89 India Rejects Chinese Proposal on Border
Mechanism89 Hyderabad–Karnataka Development Board gets
President Nod90 Govt. Unveils Norms for Foreign Institutes
Eyeing Indian Campuses
90 India to Play Key Role in Building World’s LargestTelescope
90 FDI Rules Eased for Multi-brand Retail91 Infertility Cure Part of Family Planning Now91 Gandhi Heritage Portal Dedicated to the Nation91 Ahimsa Messenger Programme Formally Laun-
ched91 India Unveils Cyber Security Policy92 Autonomous Agency Set up to Coordinate Skill
Development Efforts92 Crime in India93 Government–India Inc Seal Pact for 2,500
Schools93 India Slips to 60th Rank on Competitiveness
Globally94 India Home to a Quarter of the World’s Hungry95 India 70th on List of Nations with Wealth Stashed
Abroad95 India Sets up System to Tap Phone Calls, E-mails95 India Rejects Resolution Against Child Marriage96 India Ranks 6th in Billionaire Club96 Upper Primary School Enrolment Rises 4·8%97 Union Cabinet Gives Approval to Pharma Pur-
chase Policy97 Centre Finalises Policy for Affordable Housing97 National Integration Council Meeting in New
Delhi97 EC’s 10-pt Plan to Curb Use of Black Money in
Polls98 PM Sets up Committee to Assess Status of Tribals98 Political Parties Unite, Oppose Supreme Court
Order on Disqualification of Convicted MPs/MLAs
99 Consensus Among Political Parties to Keep themout of the Purview of RTI Act
99 Union Cabinet Nod for Legislation for Women’sshare in Ex-hubby Inheritance
100 To Boost Growth, Govt. Relaxes Foreign DirectInvestment (FDI) Norms
100 Centre Streamlines Welfare Schemes for States’Ease
Regional Affairs 2013-14101 Andhra Pradesh101 Assam101 Bihar102 Chhattisgarh102 Delhi/NCR103 Gujarat103 Haryana104 Jammu & Kashmir104 Karnataka105 Kerala105 Madhya Pradesh105 Maharashtra106 North-East107 Punjab
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123 Nawaz Sharif Sworn in Prime Minister of Pakistanfor Third Term
Deals/Agreements/Pacts123 India, China Hold Talks for Peace on Border123 China Proposes Silk Route to Link India with the
Far East123 India, Israel Sign Homeland Security Pact124 India, Canada set to Enhance Ties124 India and Saudi Arabia Signed Defence co-
operation Pact125 India Signed Two Agreements with Kyrgyz
Republic125 India, Bahrain Sign Three MoUs125 India and Netherlands Sign MoU on Renewable
Energy125 Ministry of Culture and Tate Sign MoU126 Indo-German Umbrella Agreements Signed126 India, Myanmar Ink Deal to Jointly Combat cross-
border Insurgency and Criminal Activities126 India, Nepal to Check Illegal Border Trade127 India and Saudi Arabia Sign a Labour Cooperation
Pact127 WTO Inks Landmark Pact127 India and Vietnam Sign Pacts128 India-Bangladesh Extradition Treaty Takes Effect128 India Starts Power Export to Bangladesh129 India Approves $ 160 million to Boost Power
Projects in Nepal
Summits/Conferences/Meets129 3rd World Congress on Agroforestry 2014129 11th Petrotech International Oil and Gas Exhibi-
tion and Conference130 The 6th Agri Business Summit130 3rd BIMSTEC Summit131 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
(CHOGM) 2013131 4th OIC World Biz–2013 Conference in Kuala
Lumpur132 G–20 Summit at St. Petersburg, Russia132 11th ASEAN Summit in Brunei and India133 39th G–8 Summit
Guests in India134 Saudi Crown Prince Arrives in India134 Visit of the Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Re-
public to India134 Visit of the President of Zanzibar to India135 Afghan President, Hamid Karzai’s Visit to India135 Maldives President Abdulla Yameen’s Visit to
India135 US Vice-President Biden’s Visit to India
Indian Leaders in Abroad135 PM’s Visit to Runei and Indonesia136 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s US Visit136 Prime Minister’s Visit to Russia and China
107 Rajasthan108 Tamil Nadu108 Uttarakhand109 Uttar Pradesh110 West Bengal
International Events 2013-14
International Political Updates
111 Russian President Signs Treaty to Make CrimeaA Part of Russia
111 Thailand Govt. Lifts Bangkok Emergency111 Manuel Valls Becomes Prime Minister of France112 Tunisia Ends State of Emergency After 3 Years112 Congo Rebel Leader Found Guilty of Crimes
against Humanity112 Egypt’s New Govt. Sworn-in113 Iran, Britain, Resumes Diplomatic Ties113 Saudi Arabia Designates Muslim Brotherhood
‘Terrorist Group’113 UAE Backs Saudis with Muslim Brotherhood
Blacklist113 Sri Lanka Rejects Call for War Crimes Probe114 Koreas Better Ties at High-level Talks114 North, South Korea Agree to Hold Reunions114 Iran Agrees to Act on Nuclear Cooperation115 Shushil Koirala Becomes Nepal’s 37th Prime
Minister115 China, Taiwan Hold Historic Talks116 Syria Peace Talks Break off without Progress116 Iran Signs Historic Nuclear Deal with West116 Geneva : Six-month Window to Negotiate
Permanent Deal117 Bangladesh Polls : Sheikh Hasina Wins but Fails
to Quell Unrest117 Political Crisis in Central African Republic :
President Resigns after Deadly Unrest118 US Deploys Military Advisors in Somalia118 Thailand : Political Crisis Timeline119 Obama Signs $ 1·1 trillion Government Spending
Bill120 Chile’s Socialist Party Sweeps Polls : Michelle
Bachelet Wins Presidential Run off Election120 North Korea Executes its Leader Kim’s ‘Traitor’
Uncle120 Total Victory for Democratic Republic of Congo
Over Rebels120 Gambia Withdraws from Commonwealth121 North Korea Replaces Hardline Military Chief in
Reshuffle121 Saudi Arabia Turns Down UNSC Seat Over
Double Standards121 Tamil Party Secures Huge Victory in Sri Lanka
Polls121 Ibrahim B. Keita Wins Mali Election122 Mugabe Wins Polls, Opposition Mulls Protest122 Rouhani Becomes Iran’s President122 Japan PM Abe Wins Upper House Elections
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Vital International Affairs137 India Abstains from Voting Against Lanka on War
Crimes Charges137 UN Court Orders Japan to Stop Whale Hunt138 European Court Puts on End to Phone, Email
Data Collection Law138 Japan Lifts 50–year-old Ban on Weapons Exports138 Children’s Euthanasia Bill Signed by Belgium
king139 Scotland Becomes Seventeenth Country to App-
rove Same-Sex Marriages139 Indian, Nepali Armies Hold Joint Military
Exercise139 China to Boost Defence Budget by 12·2 per cent139 SBI Opens Counter at Pashupatinath Temple140 China Releases New Rules on State Secrets140 China to Hike Military Spending to $ 148 Billion140 Afghan Casualties Rose by 14% Since 2012 : UN140 Iran, World Powers Agree on Negotiation Agenda
for N–Talks140 Iran Nuclear Deal Takes Effect141 Israel Tests Arrow Missile Shield Successfully141 Nepal Supreme Court Gives Voters Right to Reject
Candidates142 After China, South Korea Expands Air Defence
Zone142 US Tech Giants Launch Campaign for NSA
Surveillance Reforms142 Uruguay Becomes the First Country to Legalize
Marijuana Trade142 Australian Top Court Declares Gay Weddings
Invalid143 Iran sends second Monkey into Space143 US Space X Launches First Commercial TV
Satellite143 Europe Launches Satellite to Map 1 Billion Stars144 China Does Away with Labour Camps144 Japan, Russia Hold First Diplomatic Talks144 Super Typhoon, Haiyan, Pounds Philippines144 NASA Launches Maven to Study Mars Atmos-
phere145 Experts Begin Destroying Syrian Chemical Arse-
nal Banned by UN145 China Defends Plans to Build N-Reactors in
Pakistan145 UK Allows China Role in N-Power146 Sri Lankan Train Chugs into Tamil Tiger Rebels’
Territory After 23 Years146 Caribbean Nations’ Drive to Woo Indian
Immigrants with Attractive Cash–for CitizenshipOffers
146 China Building World’s Highest Altitude Airport147 Sri Lankan President Seeks More Time to Address
Tamil Issue147 Nigerian President Replaces All His Military
Chiefs147 UN, WHO Launch Polio Drive for Mideast
Children
147 UK PM Visits China to Promote Trade147 Now, Philippines Allows Use of Phone on Planes147 Gambia Breaks Relations with Surprised Taiwan147 Taiwan Gets First Batch of US-made Attack
Helicopters148 US Loses Voting Rights at UNESCO over Pales-
tine Row148 Pak Plans to Restore Sikh, Hindu Religious
Monuments148 European Union Parliament Approves Tougher
Tobacco Rules
Latest General Knowledge
Appointments/Election
149 National153 International
Awards and Honours
155 National168 International
Persons in the News
176 National177 International
Places in the News179 National180 International
Resignation/Dismissal/Removal
181 National182 International
Obituary183 National185 International189 Archeology/Heritage191 Committee/Commission/Panel/Report/Survey
/Study203 MoU/Pact/Tie-UPs/Contracts203 Books and Authors204 Abbreviations/Acronyms205 Important Days/Weeks/Years
Environment/Ecology/Wildlife/Climate Change/Biodiversity
207 Scientists Point to Volcanoes as Ice Age SafeHavens
207 Environment Ministry Exempts 3000 sq. kmFragile Land in Kerala from ESA
208 Cabinet Approved Mission to Sustain HimalayanEcosystem
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208 GM Crops : Field Trials Get Green Signal fromMoEF
208 Vizag Zoo to Get Country’s First Wild DogBreeding Centre
209 Govt. Clears Plan to Create New Forest Cover209 800 Turtles Dead in Nellore209 Earth’s Hot Past could be Prologue to Future
Climate210 13 New Species of Birds in Wayanad210 World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Opens in
Nevada210 Green Tribunal Bans Tyre Burning in Public211 India Becomes First Country to Adopt an
Agroforestry Policy212 Grazing Animals may Protect Biodiversity212 Climate Change : Improving Heat Tolerance in
Trees213 New Ozone Threat : Small but Deadly213 Big Old Trees Grow Faster, Hold More Carbon213 15 Species of Birds from India are Critically
Endangered : IUCN Red List 2013214 India Ranks 155th in Global Environment Perfor-
mance Index214 India’s First Climate Change Theatre was opened
at Kapurthala214 March 3 Declared as World Wildlife Day by UN215 WWF India Partners Tata Housing to Conserve
Leopards215 Lions Across Western Africa Under Threat of
Extinction : Research215 Not Ready to Fight Impact of Climate Change :
China215 Greenhouse Gas in Atmosphere Hits New
Record : UN216 Climate Change Poses Risk to Food Supplies :
Report216 Green Tribunal Bans Sand Mining, Fishing in
Chambal Region216 Pollution Rises as Wind Speed Falls217 World Met Organization Announces Second
World Record for Cherrapunji217 Rare Asiatic Wild Dogs Spotted in India for the
First Time217 Indian Deltas are Sinking218 15 Indian Bird Species Among Globally Endange-
red218 Asia’s Largest Tulip Garden Thrown Open for
Public219 Cabinet Approves Mission to Sustain Himalayan
Ecosystem
Economic Vision
Salient Features of Indian Economy220 Important Infrastructural Components in India
Latest Fiscal Facts221 GAAR Deferred for Two Years
221 FII–Friendly GAAR Rules222 Black Money Accounts for 10% of GDP : Study
Report222 Rajan Report on State Development222 EPFO Raises Interest Rate to 8·75% for 2013-14223 PMEAC’s Economic Outlook 2013-14223 Govt. Set-up Two Panels on CST Compensation
and GST Design223 Tax Administration Reform Commission, 2013 to
Review Tax Laws, Implementation224 India’s Fiscal Deficit during April-February at
` 5·99 lakh Crore, Stays Above Budgeted Estima-tes
Finance Commission224 Thirteents Finance Commission Report225 14th Finance Commission225 Interim Union Budget 2014-15227 Interim Railway Budget 2014-15
National Income Latest Facts228 GDP Growth at 4·7% in Third Quarter in FY 2013-
14229 Current Account Deficit Declined to 0·9% of GDP
in Q3 of 2013-14229 India’s GDP Growth Estimated at 4·9% in 2013-
14230 IMF Maintains 5·4% Growth Forecast for India for
FY 15230 India to Growth at 5·5% in FY’ 15 : FICCI
Indian Planning231 History of Planning in India232 Planning Commission of India233 National Development Council—NDC233 Vision of Twelfth Five Year Plan
Population Statistics235 Census 2011 Revised Figures236 India’s Population Vs. World236 Literacy Rate in India236 Rural & Urban Population (%)—1901–2011236 Major Results of Indian Census236 Data of 15th Census 2011 : At a Glance238 Marginal Decline in Country’s Total Fertility Rate238 The World will have More Indians than Chinese
by 2028238 Over 80% of Rural Homes have Power but 60%
have No Toilets238 8·8 million Households Live in Urban Slums :
NSSO239 India Registers Decline in Infant Mortality Rate239 Women Account for Just 22% of Workforce in
India239 Unemployment Among Educated Youth is Rising239 UN Project 9·6 billion World Population by 2050
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Poverty & Inequality240 New Poverty Line Definition brings Poor
Proportion down to 21·9% in 2011-12241 Inequality in India241 Rural India Tops Consumption Charts : NSSO241 Foodgrain per capita Availability in India Declines
Indian Agriculture242 India Extends Ban on Export of Pulses242 Kharif Foodgrains Output 2013-14 Estimated at
129·32 mt242 New National Agricultural Policy243 Uttarakhand to Introduce ‘Contract Farming’243 Green Revolution in India243 Call for Evergreen Revolution243 Agricultural Holdings243 National Dairy Plan Phase-I Launched243 India’s First Milk ATM244 First Robotic Dairy Plant Opened by Amul244 Sugarcane FRP Raised for 2013-14244 India’s State of Forests
Indian Industry244 Industrial Policy Since Independence245 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Develop-
ment Act, 2006245 Industrial Policy 1991 : An Overview245 National Manufacturing Policy246 Parliament Passes Companies Bill246 BHEL and GAIL Granted Maharatna Status246 Competition (Amendment) Act Bill Tabled in
Parliament247 National Electronics Policy 2012247 Report on De-control of Sugar Industry Submitted
Development Poverty Alleviation andEmployment Generation
Programmes in India248 Rural Unemployment and Poverty Elimination
Programme248 Major Ongoing Programmes for Poverty Allevia-
tion and Employment Generation248 Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY)249 National Rural Livelihood Mission—Aajeevika249 Bharat Nirman Yojana Launched249 Government Launches New Health Programme
for Adolescents250 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Gaurantee Scheme (MGNREGS)250 ROSHNI : Skill Development Scheme for Tribal
Youth250 Free LPG Connections to BPL Rural Households251 Various Development and Employment Pro-
grammes in India—At a Glance254 EPFO’s Plan to Fix Minimum Pension for
Members at 1000 per Month254 6234 crore Relief Package to Weavers
Money & Banking254 RBI Makes No Change in Key Policy Rate255 First Bharatiya Mahila Bank Inaugurated255 RBI’s Annual Report 2012-13255 Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in
India : 2012-13256 RBI Releases Report on Profile of Banks 2012-13256 Parliament Approves Banking Amendment Bill,
2012256 Salient Features of Banking Laws (Amendment)
Bill, 2012257 M’s Council Recommends to Cut Stake in Banks
to 51%257 Government’s Shareholding in Public Sector
Banks258 Cabinet Approval for Raising NABARD’s Autho-
rised Capital258 Zero per cent Interest Schemess Banned by RBI258 RBI’s Financial Inclusion Panel258 SIDBI (Amendment) Bill 2012 Tabled in Parlia-
ment258 BASEL-III Became Effective w.e.f. January 2013259 Report of Financial Sector Legislative Reforms
Commission259 RBI Eased Restrictions on Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Forward Contracts259 RBI-Inflation Indexed National Savings Securities
(INSS)260 IDFC, Bandhan Get ‘Inprinciple’ Approval to Set
up Banks260 EXIM Bank Capital Raising Bill Passed in
Parliament260 5 Coins to Commemorate Aviation260 RBI for Reducing Govt. Stakes in Banks260 RBI’s 5,000 crore Support to SIDBI261 Cheque, Draft Valid for 3 Months Now261 SBI Begins Operations in Qatar261 Bill Introduced in Parliament to Amend RRB Act
1976261 Parliamentary Standing Committee Recommends
Entry of Banks and FIs in Commodity Exchanges261 India and Japan Sign Currency Swap Arrange-
ments261 Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Increase Paid-up Capital
of LIC261 Cabinet Allows 632 crore Capital Infusion in
RRBs262 New WPI to have Bigger Food Basket262 Money Stock Measures in India263 Capital Market263 Two New Share Price Indices for Mumbai Share
Market263 BSE Launches ‘Shariah Index’264 Universal Commodity Exchange Becomes India’s
6th Commodity Exchange264 IRDA Issued Guidelines for Investment in TFs264 FMC Stops Non-agriculture Trade on Saturday
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264 Forward Markets Commission Brought UnderFinance Ministry Control
264 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)265 Approved Stock Exchanges in India265 SEBI Allows Mobile Trading266 Sodhi Committee’s Report on Insider Trading
Regulations266 Newly Constituted Share Market MCX-SX
becomes Operational266 Rajeev Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme Launched
Foreign Trade266 Foreign Trade Policy 2009–14267 Annual Supplementary Foreign Trade Policy 2013-
14268 G-20 Summit Resolves to Promote Sustainable
Growth268 India Misses the Exports Target for 2013-14269 US Economy Remains the Biggest Destination for
India’s Exports269 Government Extends Export Duty Benefit to Few
Sectors269 Risk Management System Introduced in Export
Sector270 Interest Subsidy Increased to Boost Exports270 SEZ Norms Liberalised270 Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)270 RBI Relaxes FEMA Norms for Individuals
Foreign Direct Investment270 FDI Inflows into India in 2013 Rose 17% to $ 28
billion271 Government Notifies 100% FDI in Single-brand
Retail271 DIPP Released 6th Issue of Consolidated FDI
Policy271 India is E & Y’s Most Attractive Investment
Destination, China 3rd, US 5th272 Govt. Allows 49% FDI in Insurance and Pension
Sectors272 India and UAE Sign BIPPA272 FII, NRI Investment Allowed in Insurance, Allied
Activities272 FDI Norms Further Released273 India Allows FDI from Pakistan273 Govt. Liberalises FDI Limits in 12 Sectors,
Including Telecom
External Debt & Foreign Assistance273 India’s External Debt Rose to US $ 426 billion (at
end December 2013)274 World Bank’s Approval for $ 100 million Loan to
NHB275 India Signs $ 252 million Loan with ADB
Important International Report275 Human Development Report 2013275 Gender Equality in India Among Worst in World :
UN276 World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 :
Global Economic Outlook276 UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2013
277 Asian Development Outlook 2013277 World Development Report 2013277 India Improves Tourism Competitiveness Rank :
WEF Report278 India Stands 101st in Gender Gap Index WEF278 India Registers Second Highest Growth in HNI
Population in 2012278 Global Competitiveness Index 2012-13279 India Declines to 40th Rank in Financial
Development Index 2012279 India Placed at 63rd Rank in Global Hunger Index
2013280 Third Billion Index280 Global Risks 2012 Report280 UN Project 9·6 billion World Population by 2050281 India Ranked at 115 on Women Empowerment
Scale : Survey281 India Ranks 120th in Economic Freedom Index for
2014281 India Tops in Global Slavery Index282 India Stands Second in Innovation Efficiency
Index282 India Ranks 78th on Human Capital Index282 India Ranks 134th in World Bank’s Doing
Business’ List282 India Ranks Seventh in Global Service Trade
Energy282 Power Generation Capacity India’s Stands Fifth
in World283 4000 MW Solar Power Projects by 5 PSU283 LPG Cap Hiked to 12; No Cash Transfers283 Iraq Becomes Second Biggest Crude Supplier to
India283 Govt. Unveils NELP-X284 Govt. Notifies New Gas Price Mechanism284 5 kg Cylinder and Inter-Company LPG Portability
Schemes Launched284 MoU Signed between NTPC and Ministry of
Power for 2013-14285 Tata Power Commissions 21 MW Rajasthan Wind
Project285 Rangarajan Panel to Link Domestic Gas Price to
Global Average285 Govt. Policy to Boost Wind Power in the Country285 Gandhi Power Plant Commissioned
Transport285 Maharajas Express Wins World Travel Awards for
2nd Time285 Vivek Express Now Longest Distance Covering
Train286 Fourth Rail Coach Manufacturing Factory to be
set up in Kerala286 Paradeep Port Celebrates Golden Jubilee286 Bio-toilets in all Trains in 6 years286 Ennore Port Renamed as Kamaraj Port286 Gopalpur set to be an All-Weather Port287 T2 of Mumbai Airport Inaugurated287 ‘Tata SIA Airlines Limited’ Constituted by Tata
Group and Singapore Airlines287 List of International Airports in India
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288 New Aviation Regulator With More Power288 51 Low-Cost Small Airports to come up288 International Airport Status to Five More Domestic
Airports
Communication288 Tele-density in India Increase to 73·69 at end-
November 2013288 New Telecom Policy 2012 Provides Nationwide
Free Roaming288 Spectrum Trading : Key Guidelines of TRAI
Miscellaneous Important Facts289 National Food Security Scheme 2013290 Mor Panel Recommendations on Financial
Inclusion291 Unemployment Rate Down in 2010-11291 Parliament Passed Land Acquisition Bill292 Indra Nooyi, Chanda Kochhar Fortune’s List of
50 Powerful Business-Women292 Microsoft Names Satya Nadella its New CEO293 South Sudan Becomes IMF’s 188th Member293 Parliament Passes Pension Bill—Some Key Facts294 Facebook Acquires Whats App for $ 19 billion294 ETA : A New Mantra to Boost Tourism in India294 India Likely to be 3rd Largest Economy by 2030294 Tata Steel, ONGC in Fortune’s Most Admired
Companies in the World294 Income Rises But Services Still Inadequate :
NCAER295 Rangachary-led Panel to Review Taxation of IT
Sector295 Nobel Prize Winners in Economics296 2/3rd of Farm Suicides Take Place in 4 Cotton-
growing States296 Finance Minister’s 12-Point Plan to Revive Life
Insurance Sector
Science and Technology297 Oxadiazoles : New Class of Antibiotics Discovered297 Algae Proposed as a Viable Source to Produce
Cheaper Biofuel297 Indian–American Scientist Creates World’s First
3D Fingerprint297 CAPRISA Discovers Antibodies Capable of
Neutralizing HIV298 New Technique can Grow Ears, Nose from Body
Fat298 Indian–American Scientist Sangeeta Bhatia
Developed Paper Diagnostic for Cancer299 Indian–Origin Boy Invents Low-Cost Braille
Printer299 ASI and Google Jointly Launched the 360 Degree
Online View of Indian Heritage Sites299 Indian–Origin Doctor Hemant Thatte Finds
Solution to Preserve Organ299 Sixth Layer to Human Cornea Discovered300 Oldest Known Star in the Universe Discovered300 Destroying Greenhouse Gases in Environmen-
tally-Friendly Way300 World’s First Multi-Material, Full-Colour 3D
Printer Launched301 US–Indian Scientist ‘Re-engineering’ Tulasi301 C–DAC’s Param Yuva–II Amongst Top 100 Super
computers in World301 World’s First Artificial Heart Transplant Perfor-
med in France302 Hawking Proposes New Theory on Black Holes302 India Starts Historic Mission to Mars303 NASA Launched Spacecraft to Study Mars
Atmosphere303 Human Pancreas Grown in Lab Using Progenitor
Cells303 Oceans Turning Hot, Sour and Breathless303 NASA Sends Stunning Image of Saturn304 ‘Lost World’ with New Species Found304 Tree of Gold Found in Australia304 The Most Distant Galaxy Discovered304 Antarctica is the Coldest Spot with 92 Degrees
Celsius305 A Planetary Body Rich in Water Found305 God Particle in Light Again305 Planet Found Floating without Star in Space305 The First Malaria Vaccine to Hit Market by 2015306 A Breakthrough to Cure Diabetic306 Dazzling Comet is Dying306 Plastic on Saturn’s Moon Titan306 Existence of Life Conditions in Space306 Jupiter and Saturn may be Awash with Diamonds306 Mind-Controlled Helicopter Flies on Brainwaves307 A New Pill to Delay Ageing Process and Improve
Health307 Himalayas Lost 13% Glaciers in 40 Years307 30,000-Year-old Virus Comes Back to Life307 NASA Discovers 715 New Planets Outside the
Solar System307 Heart Transplant Patients Survive for 20 Years
Post Surgery307 A Breakthrough in Malaria Eradication308 Powerful HIV Vaccine Comes Closer to Reality308 NASA Discovers New Weird Wobbly Planet308 A Blood Test will Reveal When You are Going to
Die308 Volcanoes Behind Global Warming ‘Pause’,
Research Claims308 Water Vapour Detected on a Jupiter-Like Planet
Sports Panorama 2013-14309 Cricket314 Hockey316 Badminton317 Tennis320 Football321 Golf322 Chess324 Grand Prix326 Sports Miscellaneous
Memorable Points330 National335 International