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He gave significant contribution in making of Agni - V missile and has received scientist of

the year award - 2012

3) TCA Raghvan - New ambassador or High commission of India in Pakistan.

4) Mohan Parasaran - Solicitar general of India

5) P J Kuriyan - Deputy speaker in Rajya sabha and chief of Asian population forum

* Australia - Kevin Rudd

* China - Li Keqiang

* Italy - Enrico Letta

* Rassia - Dimitri Medvadev

* Qatar - Sheikh Abdullah

* Egypt - Hamid Kandil


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* Pakistan - Navas Sharif

* Japan - Shinzo Abe


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23/07/2013

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1. Remembering Chandra Shekhar Azad on his 106th birth anniversary

i. Today is 106th birth anniversary of anniversary of fearless revolutionary and freedom fighter

Chandrashekhar Azad.

ii. He was born on July 23, 1906 to Sitaram Tewari and Jagrani Devi in Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh.iii. Chandrasekhar received his early education in a village school. After completing his elementary

schooling, he went to Varanasi for further studies in Sanskrit Vidyalaya.

iv. At a young age of 15 in 1921, Chandra Shekhar joined Mahatma Gandhi in his Non-Cooperation

movement. But he was detained and presented before the magistrate.

v. When he was produced before the magistrate, he gave his name as 'Azad', his father's name as

'Swatantra' and his residence as 'prison'.

vi. Chandra Shekhar was involved in the Kakori Conspiracy (1925), in an attempt to blow up the Viceroy's

train and at last the shooting of JP Saunders at Lahore in 1928 to avenge the killing of Lala Lajpat Rai.

vii. On February 27, 1931, Azad was encircled by police party in Alfred Park, Allahabad, where he went to

meet an old friend. He was not the one to surrender, he fought bravely, and when a single bullet

remained,the born-free Azad shot himself.viii. The British police was so terrified that after his death they watched his body for half an hour in a bid

to confirm that he is dead.

2. PC: Poverty ratio in India declines to 21.9 % in 2011-12

i. Poverty ratio in the country has declined to 21.9 per cent in 2011-12 from 37.2 per cent in 2004-05.

ii. The decline is on account of increase in per capita consumption, Planning Commission said.

iii. In a press statement, the Commission said the percentage of persons below poverty line in 2011-12

has been estimated at 25.7 per cent in rural areas, 13.7 per cent in urban areas and 21.9 per cent for the

country as a whole.

iv. According to the Commission, using Tendulkar methodology, the national poverty line in 2011-12 for

rural areas is estimated at 816 rupees per capita per month in villages and 1,000 rupees per capita permonth in cities.

v. This would mean that the persons whose consumption of goods and services exceed 33 rupees 33

paise in cities and 27 rupees 20 paise per capita per day in villages are not poor.

vi. The Commission said the decline in poverty is mainly on account of rising real per capita consumption

figures which is based on 68th round of National Sample Survey on Household Consumer Expenditure in

India in 2011-12.

3. India, China hold 3rd meet on border affairs

i. India and China are holding the third meeting on border affairs in New Delhi today.

ii. The meeting focuses on maintaining peace and tranquillity on the border and ensuring better

coordination and communication.iii. The two-day meeting of working mechanism for consultation and coordination on India-China border

affairs is led by Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs Gautam Bambawale and seniors officials

of Defence and Home Ministries from Indian side.

iv. A composite delegation of officials is representing the Chinese side in the meeting.

v. The meeting is part of a series of regular interactions between the two countries.

4. Kumar Mangalam Birla resigns from RBI board


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i. Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has resigned from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

board to avoid any conflict of interest as one of his group firm is in the race for a new banking licence, a

company spokesperson said Tuesday

ii. Birla was a member of the RBI's central board, the apex policy making body of the country's central

bank.

iii. Birla's name does not figure in the updated list of directors of the RBI board as posted on the centralbank's website.

iv. The prominent private sector representatives on the board include Azim Premji, Y. C. Deveshwar and

G. M. Rao. None of their group firms are seeking a banking licence.

NOTE: Twenty-six companies are in the fray for new banking linceces in the private sector, including

some top corporate houses like Tata Sons, L&T, Reliance Group, Bajaj, Shriram and Religare, besides

Birla.

5. Shane Warne, the Spin Legend Retired from All Forms of Cricket

i. Shane Warne, the spin legend retired from all forms of cricket officially. He announced retiring from

Twenty20 League, thereby ending the overall competitive cricket career.

ii. In the year 2007, the 43-year old Shane Warne quit the Test cricket with 708 wickets.iii. He had remained active in the domestic Twenty20 leagues. He was also the captain of Rajasthan

Royals in the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 2008.

iv. After four seasons of IPL, Shane Warne signed up for the Melbourne Stars as a marquee player in the

inaugural 2011-12 British Basketball League season.

6. India and Nigeria signed agreement for Solar Power Plants

i. India and Nigeria on 22 July 2013 signed an agreement in Abuja to locate sites for solar power plants in

Niger state.

ii. The agreement will provide additional energy for Nigeria's national grid. It would be the first of a series

of power plant deals.

iii. The agreement was signed between the secretary to the Government of India, Sutanu Behuria andNigeria's permanent secretary in the Ministry of Power Godknows Igali.

iv. With this agreement in place, Bharat Heavy Electricals (BSE) will begin preliminary studies for setting

up independent solar-powered plants in selected locations in Niger.

v. India expressed interest in the provision of funds in various forms for the development of Nigeria's

power sector.

7. Arvind Sharma Re-Elected as the President of Advertising Agencies Association

i. Arvind Sharma, the Chairman and CEO of Leo Burnett, India subcontinent was re-elected as the

President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI)

ii. M. G. Parameswaran, CEO, Mumbai, Draftfcb+Ulka Advertising, in the meanwhile, was re-elected as

the Vice-President of the association.iii. AAAI is the official as well as national organisation of all the advertising agencies of India.

iv. It provides training to the advertising professionals as well as recognises its creative work through the

coveted Triple-A Awards. It also honours the advertising men through AAAI-Premnarayen Award.

8. Padma Vibhushan Awardee, C.P. Srivastava died

i. C.P. Srivastava, who was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in

1972, died on 22 July 2013 in Genoa, Italy. He is survived by his wife Nirmala Devi and two daughters.


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ii. C.P. Srivastava, was conferred the title Sir, and was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the most

Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George by the Queen of the United Kingdom.

iii. C. P. Srivastava was the inspired major hauler in the development of the concept of World Maritime

University and in the enormous job of planning, negotiating, fundraising, organizing and implementation

that was required to take a vision and turn it into a reality.

9. India at 2nd spot in ICC test cricket team ranking

i. India are placed second in the latest ICC test cricket team ranking after South Africa. Proteans have

135 points followed by India with 116 points and England by 112 points.

ii. Riding high on its back to back test victories against Australia in the Ashes Series, England is closing

the gap with India fast.

iii. Three Indians, opener Cheteshwar Pujara along with the off spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and

Pragyan Ojha figure among the top ten.

iv. The latest ICC rankings were released in Dubai yesterday.

10. Djokovic, Serena retain top spots in rankings

i. Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams remained atop the latest tennis rankings issued on Monday by theATP and the WTA.

ii. Djokovic topped the unchanged rankings with 12,310 points, followed by Wimbledon winner Andy

Murray at 9,360. Williams, on the other hand, has collected 11,705 points, leading Maria Sharapova

(9,235 points) and Victoria Azarenka (8,825).

iii. Spain's David Ferrer is third (7,120) in the mens top 10, ahead of compatriot Rafael Nadal (6,860) and

former number one Roger Federer (5,875).

iv. After jumping eight spots thanks to her Wimbledon victory, Marion Bartoli dropped one spot to eighth

in the WTA rankings with 4,365 points, behind Petra Kvitova with 4,435 points.

11. Manjula Vijayakumar, the South Indian Actress died

i. 59 Years old Manjula Vijayakumar the south India yesteryear actor, died in Chennai on 23 July 2013followed a brief illness.

ii. She was suffering from jaundice and also hurt her stomach after falling down from the cot. Manjula

Vijayakumar made her first screen appearance as a child actor in Shanthi Nilayam.

iii. Manjula went on to play the lead role with MGR in his blockbuster Rickshawkaran in the early 1970s.

iv. She also starred in another popular MGR film Ulagam Suttrum Vaaliban


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. BrahMos Aerospace to develop new hypersonic missile

Success of BrahMos, world's first and

only operational supersonic cruise missile

developed by an Indo-Russian joint venture-

BrahMos Aerospace- has paved way for anothersimilar endeavour between the two countries. CEO

and managing director of BrahMos Aerospace A

Sivathanu Pillai while sharing the aforementioned

with the TOI during a visit to the city also added

that BrahMos can be exported to about 14

countries which have shown a keen interest in

buying variants of the missile after both the

governments chalk out the nitty-gritties of the

same.

Earlier Russian counterparts of BrahMos had

informed India about the interest shown byvarious countries in the supersonic cruise missile.

Pillai was however quick to add that the basic

agenda for developing this 'uninterceptable'

supersonic cruise missile is to fulfill our own

defence requirements. "Thereafter both the

governments have to give the nod for exporting of

BrahMos to our friendly countries", said Pillai.

Hypersonic cruise missile shall soon follow

BrahMos. Pillai said that the hypersonic version

shall cruise at Mach 7, seven times the speed of

sound. When asked about the air-launched versionof BrahMos which is being integrated with Su-30

MKI aircraft, he said that the same is undergoing

development and the first of its flight trials or test

launches shall take place in mid-2014. He also

urged upon the private industry to contribute

towards research and development of defence

sector.

BrahMos the supersonic cruise missiles with a

range of 290 kms and a cruising speed of 2.8 -3

Mach. Pillai shared that the focus would be on

participation of local industry for indigenousproduction. BrahMos was setup with a 50.5%

funding from India and 49.5% from Russia and

has already made profits, much more than the set

up cost.


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July Month Current Affairs - Covering all Topics

Appointments:

1)New Chief Justice of India: The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee administeredthe oath of the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) toJustice PalanisamySathasivam. Justice Sathasivam is the 40th CJI of India.

2)New Chief Minister of Jarkhand : Hemant Sorensworn in as Ninth Chief Ministerof Jharkhand.

3)New President of Pakistan Appointed : Mamnoon Hussain.

4)New Prime Minister of Egypt Appointed : Hazem El-Beblawi.

5)The Institute of Cost Accountants of India announcedSuresh ChandraMohantyas the new president of the body. Suresh Chandra Mohanty replaced RakeshSingh.

6)Prince Philippe sworn in as the Seventh king of Belgium.

7)Abdul Rahim Rather, the Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir appointed asthe new Chairman of GST ( Goods and services Tax ) Panel by the EmpoweredCommittee of States Finance Ministers on GST.

8)New Governor of Meghalaya : KK Paultook over as the New Governor ofMeghalaya.

9)Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil appointed new Governor of Sikkim

10)New President of Nasscom (The National Association of Software and ServicesCompanies) appointed: Former Telecom Secretary R. Chandrasekhar.

11)Adli Mansour Sworn in as the interim President of Egypt.

12)Sunil Soni appointed Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

13)Indias next Foreign Secretary Appointed :Sujata Singh.

14)Anil GoswamiTook Over as the Union Home Secretary.

Awards:


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1)IIFA Awards:Best Actor:Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi!)Best Female Actor:Vidya Balan (Kahaani)Best Film:Barfi!Best Director:Anurag Basu (Barfi!)

Best Story :Tani and Anurag Basu (Barfi!)

2)Tagore Award 2013: Zubin Mehtanamed for Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony2013.

3)Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award 2013 :Amjad Ali Khanto get 21st RajivGandhi National Sadhbhavna Award.

4)Bastian Schweinsteiger Won Journalists' Player of the Year Award by KickerMagazine.

5)Edward Snowden awarded with German Whistleblower Prize.

6)Vandana Gandhi became the first Indian woman to receive Dubai Government'sEmirates Woman Award for business excellence in June 2013.

Sports:1)Wimbledon 2013 Mens Title:Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic atCenterCourt of London to become the first Briton in 77 years to win the Mens Singles Title atWimbledon 2013.

2)Wimbledon 2013 Womens Title :In the Women's Singles category of

Wimbledon, Marion Bartoli of France won her maiden Grand Slam title.

3)FIFA CUP 2013 (Football) :Brazil won the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013against Spain in the final match.

4)SAFF Football Title 2013:India defeated Nepal to lift Under-16 SAFF FootballTitle 2013.

5)Tour de France 2013( Bicycle Race):Chris Froome won 100th Edition of theRace.

6)IPCA ( Interntional Physically Disabled Chess Association )WorldWomen's Individual Chess Championship :India's K Jennitha Anto won the 13thIPCA World Women's Individual Chess Championship title.

7)Serena Williams won Swedish Open title by defeating Johanna Larsson in the final ofthe Swedish Open.


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8)Australian legend bowler Shane Warnejoined the list of cricket legends to beinducted into the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame at Lord's.

9)India bagged a Gold medal in the Women's Recurve Team event at the Archery

World Cup Stage-3 in Medellin, Colombia. The Indian trio of Deepika Kumari, LaishramBombayla Devi and Rimil Biruly defeated the top seeded Chinese team of Cheng Ming,Xu Jing and Cui Yuanyuan, to reclaim the Women's Recurve Team Gold.

10)Commonwealth Chess Championship: Former world junior championAbhijeet Gupta won the Commonwealth Chess Championship.

Miscellaneous:1)New Member of European Union Elected : Croatiabecame the 28th Member of theEuropean Union.

2)Nelson Mandela International Day observed on 18 July.

3)India signed agreement withAsian Development Bankfor 60 million Dollarsloan for NKUSIP North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Program(NKUSIP).

4)Indias Weather SatelliteINSAT-3D, carrying advanced weathermonitoringpayloads, was launched successfully by Ariane-5 (VA214) launch vehiclefrom Kourou, French Guiana.

5)Himachal Pradeshstate government launched video chat facility in all six prisons

of the state.

6)Incheonnamed as the World Book Capital for the year 2015. Incheon is in SouthKorea.

7)Bengaluru International Airport Renamed as Kempegowda InternationalAirport.

8)The Union Government of India raised the FDI limit in Telecom Sector from 74percent to 100 percent.

9)President Pranab Mukherjee launched Kisaan Portal for Sending SMS to Farmers.

10)RBI fined 22 banks for violating KYC and Anti-Money Laundering Norms.

11)Himachal Pradesh was declared as the first Smoke-free state of the country. Thedeclaration was made in compliance to the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act(COTPA) 2003.


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12)India launched its first dedicated navigation satellite,IRNSS-1Ausing PolarSatellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C22.Obituaries:1)Former Union Minister Khurshed Alam Khan died at the age of 95. He was the father

of Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid.

2)Veteran actor Pran died due to Illness.

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