IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS : 30.06.2013

1. Justice P Sathasivam, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, will be the next Chief Justice of India (CJI). Justice Sathasivam (64) will take over as the 40th CJI after the expiry of
present CJI Altamas Kabir’s over nine-month tenure on July 19.

2. CPI has become the first political party to respond ...to an RTI application after a CIC order declared parties as public authorities.

3. ICC to hold its 1st World Test Championship in England in 2017.

4. In a triple bonanza for India, it will host the World T20 Cup competition in 2016 and World Test Championship 2021,both for the first time, and the 50-over World Cup for the fourth time in 2023,the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced in London on Saturday.

5. The West Indies will host the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Twenty 20 in2018 and the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2022.

6. Afghanistan was granted the Associate membership of the ICC, making it the eighth Asian nation and the 38th overall to get the
status.

7. Taj Mahal ranked third among top landmarks in the world: Travellers from across the globe have ranked India's Taj Mahal among the top three landmarks in the world, a leading travel
website has announced.

8. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi has been ranked among the world's top 25 landmark attractions based on reviews and feedback by travellers.

9. Healthcare Economist Dr Mukesh Hariawala conferred the prestigious ‘Indian Health care Visionary of the Decade’ award at a glittering ceremony of the 4th Annual Business Leadership Conclave at Hotel Leela in Mumbai.

10. Air Marshal Arup Raha to take over as Indian Air Force Vice Chief, succeeding Air Marshal D CKumaria.

11. Anil Goswami takes charge as new Home Secretary.

12. Bimal Julka (IAS MP:1979), presently serving as Special Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as the new Secretary, Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting. He will replace Uday Kumar Varma.

13. Alok Rawat (IAS WB:1979), presently serving as Secretary, (PG & Coordination) Cabinet Secretariat, has been appointed as new Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources. He will succeed Syamal Kumar Sarkar.

14. Sujata Singh (IFS 1976), India's ambassador to Germany, has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary. She is the senior most officer in the Indian Foreign Service and will succeed Rajan Mathai.

15. Germany's Nico Rosberg won a dramatic British Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday after one of several explosive tyre failures scuppered team mate Lewis Hamilton's hopes of home victory.

16. Combining a three-bladed Darrieus turbine on top, a Savonius turbine underneath, and a generator in between, the SKWID power
generation concept is claimed to be the world's first hybrid system "capable of maximizing the harvesting of ocean energy from wind and current".The SKWID, from the Japanese company Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Company (MODEC), is designed to capitalize on the energy potential available both in the winds above the ocean, and in the currents flowing beneath the waves.

Famous Books and Authors

1. Who is the author of book 'We Indians' # Khushwant Singh

2. Who is the Author of the book "One Day Wonders" # Sunil Gavaskar

3. The author of “The Discovery of India” is # Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan wrote # Indian Philosophy

5. Who wrote the book 'War and Peace' # Leo Tolstoy

6. Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book # U...nhappy India

7. Who wrote the book My Girlhood # Taslima Nasreen

8. Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom' # Maulana Azad

9. The book 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by # Jonathan Swift

10. The book ‘My Nation My Life’ was written by # L.K.Advani

11. The book "Letters from a Father to Daughter" was written by # Jawaharlal Nehru

12. The famous book 'The Daughter of the East' is written by # Benazir Bhutto

13. Who wrote the book “Origin of Species” # Charles Darwin

14. Kautilya was the author of # Arthasastra

15. Who is the author of the book India 2020 # Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

IBPS RRB PO AND OFFICE ASSISTENT RECRUITMENT EXAM 2013 NOTIFICATION COME OUT

IBPS notification for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for recruitment of Officers and Assistant 2013.

schedule of activities:

*Start date for Online Registration 04.07.2013

*Online Payment of Application Fees 04.07.2013 to 25.07.2013

*Offline Payment of Application Fees 06.07.2013 to 30.07.2013

*Last date for Online Registration 25.07.2013

*Date for Online Examination for Officers 21.09.2013/ 22.09.2013

*Date for Online Examination for Office Assistant (Multipurpose) 28.09.2013/ 29.09.2013/ 05.10.2013/ 06.10.2013

*Date for declaration of Results 05.11.2013

EXAMINATION FEES-600 FOR EACH GEN\OBC
100 FOR SC\ST\EXMS


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