part of four day state visit

part of four day state visit

Person in News

• Samantha Power sworn in as New US Ambassador to United Nations.

• Hassan Rouhani sworn in as the new President of Iran.

• Jalaj Shrivastva sworn in as Chairman of New Delhi Municipal Council.

• Colin Michael Foale, the First British to Perform a Space Walk, Retired from NASA.

• Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali's Presidential elections on 12 August 2013.

• The Supreme Court of India on 14 August 2013 rejected the review petition of 1993

Delhi blast accused Devender Pal Singh Bhullar.

• Lashkar-e-Taiba's Bomb Expert Abdul Karim Tunda arrested by Delhi Police.

• Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on 19 August 2013 unveiled the statue of Nobel

Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug at New Delhi.

• Pervez Musharraf was indicted by an anti-terrorism court in the 2007 assassination

of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto.

• Robert Mugabe sworn in for 7th term as President of Zimbabwe.

• Amitabh Bachchan joined UN Campaign The World Needs More.

• Malala Yousafzai won 2013 International Children's Peace Prize.

• Kapil Parakh Selected for White House Fellowship 2013-14.

• Nidal Malik Hasan was sentenced to death in connection of the Fort Hood shooting,

Texas.

• Yasin Bhatkal, the Co-Founder of Indian Mujahideen, Arrested From Bihar.

Sockalingam Sam Kannappan as its zonal Secretary/treasurer.

Awards

• The former South African President Nelson Mandela on 27 August 2013 won the

• Tata Steel was adjudged the Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant in India for the

year 2011-12.

• Harshwanti Bisht selected for Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal 2013.

• Vijay Singh was Named a Recipient of the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award.

• Prasad Babu, AP Cop Selected For Ashok Chakra Posthumously.

• The Prem Bhatia Memorial award presented to Shalini Singh of the Hindu.

• Delhi conferred Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 on Abdul Rashid Khan and

Anjolie Ela Menon.

• VP Sharma won the Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science and Technology 2013.

• Sri Lankan President felicitated tribal community, the Veddas on World Indigenous

Peoples Day.

• US Presidential Medal of Freedom to be conferred on Bill Clinton & Oprah Winfrey.

• Sugathakumari was conferred with Saraswati Samman 2012

National Sports Award 2013

A. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:

Mr. Ronjon Sodhi - Shooting

B.Arjuna Awards:

1. Ms. Chekrovolu Swuro - Archery

2. Ms. Kavita Chahal - Boxing

3. Mr. Rupesh Shah - Billiards & Snooker

4. Mr. Virat Kohli - Cricket

5. Mr. Abhijeet Gupta - Chess

6. Mr. GaganJeet Bhullar - Golf

7. Ms. Saba Anjum - Hockey

8. Ms. Rajkumari Rathore - Shooting

9. Ms. Joshna Chinnappa - Squash

10. Ms. Mouma Das - Table Tennis

11. Ms. Neha Rathi - Wrestling

12. Mr. Dharmender Dalal - Wrestling

13. Mr. Amit Kumar Saroha - Athletics (Para)

C Dronacharya Awards for 2013:

1. Ms. Poornima Mahato - Archery

2. Mr. Mahavir Singh - Boxing

3. Mr. Narinder Singh Saini - Hockey

4. Mr. K.P. Thomas - Athletics*

5. Mr. Raj Singh - Wrestling*

* Lifetime contribution in coaching

D. Dhyan Chand Awards:

1. Ms. Mary D'souza Sequeira - Athletics

2. Mr. Syed Ali - Hockey

3. Mr. Anil Mann - Wrestling

4. Mr. Girraj Singh - Para Sports (Athletics)

E. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards-2012:

1. Basant Singh Roy - Mountaineering

2. Major Ranveer Singh Jamwal - Mountaineering

3. Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy - Sailing

4. Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh Siddhu - Hang Gliding

5. Prem Singh - Mountaineering

6. Hari Ram - Mountaineering

F. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar

1. Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent -

Dr. U.K. Mishra, Founder and President, National Sports Academy, Allahabad

2. Financial Support for Sports Excellence - Services Sports Control Board

3. Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence -

Pullela Gopichand Academy of Badminton, Hyderabad

4. Employment of Sportspersons and sports welfare measures -

Petroleum Sports Promotion Board

G. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy:

1. Guru Nanak Dev Vishwavidyalay, Amritsar 2010-11

2. Punjabi Vishwavidyalay, Patiala 2011-12

3. Punjabi Vishwavidyalay, Patiala 2012-13

Important Days

August 6 Hiroshima Day

August 9 Quit India Movement Day, International Day of the World's Indigenous People.

August 12 International youth Day

August 13 was designated as the International Lefthanders Day by The Left-Handers Club.

August 15 India's Independence Day

August 19 World Photography Day

August 20: Sadbhavana Diwas, The Earth Overshoot Day for the year 2013 was observed.

August 29 National Sports Day (Dhyanchand's Birth Day)

August 30 Small Industry Day , International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances by the UN General Assembly.

Bill Passed/ Introduced in Rajya Sabha/ Lok Sabha

• The Government of India on 5 August 2013 introduced the Wild Life (Protection)

Amendment Bill, 2013 in the Rajya Sabha for stricter enforcement of laws to protect

wildlife. The bill seeks to further amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

• The Companies Bill 2012 was passed by the Rajya Sabha and on August 29, 2013 the

President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to this bill. The Companies Bill

2012 replaced the long existent law of the land, Companies Act, 1956.

• The Rajya Sabha on 13 August 2013 passed Registration of Births and Deaths

(Amendment) Bill, 2012

• The Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in the month of

August 2013. The new bill seeks to decriminalise suicide.

• The Rajya Sabha on 26 August 2013 passed The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill,

2010 by voice vote.

• Lok Sabha on 26 August 2013 passed the National Food Security Bill 2013.

• The Rajya Sabha on 27 August 2013 unanimously passed the Representation of the

People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013 to amend the RP Act, 1951.

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Important organizations and their heads

Asian Development Bank : Takehiko Nakao

South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation : Ahmeed Saleem

Association of South east Asian Nations : Le Luong Minh

Commonwealth of Nations : Queen Elizabeth, Kamlesh Sharma (General secretary)

Word Bank : Jim Yong Kim

North Atlantic treaty organization : Anders Fogh Rasmussen

International Monetary fund : Christine Lagarde

International Olympic Committee : Thomas Bach

European Union : Jose Manual Barosso

United Nations : Ban ki Moon

World Trade Organization : Roberto Azevedo

United Nations Childrens Fund : Anthony Lake

United Nations Education, Scientifc and Cultural Organization : Irina Bokova

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : Navanethem Pillay

United Nations High Commissioner for Refuges : Antonio Guterres

World Health Organization : Margaret Chan

World Food Program : Ertharin Cousin

International Police President : Mireille Balestrazzi Scretary general : Ronald Noble

Amnesty International : Salil Shetty

Organization of economic co-operation and development : Jose Angel Gurria

organization of Petroleum Exporting countries Secretary General : Abdallah el-Badri

International Cricket Council : Allan Issac

Fédération Internationale de Football Association : Sepp Blatter

G8 : David cameroon for 2013

G20 : Russia for 2013

Arab League : Nabil Elaraby

International Atomic Energy Agency : Yukiya Amano

International Labour Organization : Guy Ryder

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Indian Ministers

Pres. Pranab MUKHERJEE

Vice Pres. Mohammad Hamid ANSARI

Prime Min. Manmohan SINGH

National Security Adviser Shivshankar MENON

Dep. Chmn., Planning Commission Montek Singh AHLUWALIA

Min. of Agriculture Sharad PAWAR

Min. of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Min. of Civil Aviation Ajit SINGH

Min. of Coal Shriprakash JAISWAL

Min. of Commerce & Industry Anand SHARMA

Min. of Communications & Information Technology Kapil SIBAL

Min. of Culture Chandresh Kumari KATOCH

Min. of Defense A. K. ANTONY

Min. of Earth Sciences Jaipal Sudini REDDY

Min. of External Affairs Salman KHURSHID

Min. of Finance Palaniappan CHIDAMBARAM

Min. of Food Processing Industries Sharad PAWAR

Min. of Health & Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi AZAD

Min. of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Praful PATEL

Min. of Home Affairs Sushil Kumar SHINDE

Min. of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Girija VYAS

Min. of Human Resource Development Mallipudi Mangapati Pallam RAJU

Min. of Labor & Employment Sis Ram OLA

Min. of Law & Justice Kapil SINGH

Min. of Mines Dinsha J. PATEL

Min. of Minority Affairs K. Rahman KHAN

Min. of New & Renewable Energy Farooq ABDULLAH

Min. of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar RAVI

Min. of Panchayati Raj V. Kishore Chandra DEO

Min. of Parliamentary Affairs Kamal NATH

Min. of Personnel, Public Grievances, & Pensions Manmohan SINGH

Min. of Petroleum & Natural Gas M. Veerappa MOILY

Min. of Planning Manmohan SINGH

Min. of Railways Mallikarjun KHARGE

Min. of Road Transport & Highways Oscar FERNANDES

Min. of Rural Development Jairam RAMESH

Min. of Science & Technology Jaipal Sudini REDDY

Min. of Shipping Govind Karuppiah VASAN

Min. of Social Justice & Empowerment Kumari SELJA

Min. of Steel Beni Prasad VERMA

Min. of Textiles K. Sambasiva RAO

Min. of Tribal Affairs V. Kishore Chandra DEO