Current Affairs for Bank Exams 2013

Current Affairs for Bank Exams 2013

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Current Affairs for Bank Exams 2013

• China and Pakistan to hold Joint Air Exercise called Shaheen (Eagle)-2 
• E-Commerce Firm Snapdeal.com entered into a Partnership with Hypercity Retail
• SepakTakraw Super Series kicked off in Delhi
• The second ADMM (ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting) Plus meeting was held in Brunei on 29 August 2013
• Tourist Visa on Arrival Facility extended at Four More Airports -Trivandrum, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi
• UN Security Council failed to reach an agreement on a resolution that could authorise the use of military force against Syria
• Scientists discovered structural difference in the hills of Uttarakhand, which may lead to earthquake, because of the presence of strain (energy)
• The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) on 26 August 2013 cleared 36 projects worth 1.83 lakh crore rupees.
• Prakash Jha released a book titled Satyagraha: The Story Behind the Revolution. The book was released to promote his film Satyagraha.
• India has suggested Myanmar to set-up a Joint Border Working Group to address the issues of demarcation of border between the two countries.
• Nelson Mandela became the First Recipient of the Mahathir Award
• The Apollo Hospitals Group on 27 August 2013 signed a MoU with the University of Rochester Medical Centre, USA for academic collaboration and patient care.
• Kerala to have a World Class Life Sciences Park called Bio 360
• Haryana Government to Conduct Survey of Manual Scavengers
• Kapil Parakh (Person of Indian Origin), a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins has been selected for the prestigious White House Fellowship for the year 2013-14.
• NASA Lunar Science Institute Detected the Evidence of Water on Lunar Surface
• Former Indian Athlete Henry Rebello Died
• RBI Released the Discussion Paper on ‘Banking Structure in India – The Way Forward’
• Malala Yousafzai won 2013 International Children's Peace Prize
• Rajya Sabha Passed the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013
• Vice President of Afghanistan Mohammed Karim Khalili visited India
• England Won Ashes 2013 Test Series by 3-0
• The Number of Foreign Tourists in India increased to 207.31 Lakh in 2012
• Chelsea Elizabeth Manning, also known as Bradley Edward Manning, announced the intention of living the life as a woman.
• The Rajya Sabha on 26 August 2013 passed The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 by voice vote
• Indian-Origin Beverly Singh to Help Build Fastest Car of the World in UK
• India Under-23 Team won the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup
• Bharat Biotech International Ltd Launched the Typhoid Vaccine Called Typbar TCV
• Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to Expand Economic Cooperation
• Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota Resigned; Luiz Figueiredo to Take Over
• Lok Sabha passed the National Food Security Bill. The Bill now needs to be passed by the Rajya Sabha along with the President’s assent to become a law.
• Bangladesh  released the world's first zinc-enriched rice variety capable of fighting diarrhoea and pneumonia-induced childhood deaths and stunted growth.
• Tata Medical Centre of Kolkata to Start Bio-Bank to Store Cancer Tissues
• Sania Mirza - Jie Zheng pair won WTA New Haven Open Title
• India bagged a Gold medal in the Archery World Cup Stage 4 competition in Wroclaw, Poland on 25 August 2013.

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