April 1---- Andy Murray wins is Master of Miami.
MP Govt. launches Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar Yojana.
m.f. Farooqui takes charge as DoT Secretary.
April 2--- GAIL Signed deal with US firm for LNG liquefaction terminal.
Kalam launches Atal Jyoti scheme in MP.
April 3--- Wi-Fi, internet facility in Howrah Rajdhani launched.
Maharashtra Govt. creates special bank account for drought relief.
April 4--- 3rd SAARC ministerial meet on poverty alleviation in nepal.
World Bank ready to work closely with BRICS bank.
Sibal approves Rs 104 cr penalty on Vodafone.
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World Bank praises MP achievements under National Livelihoods Mission.
April 5--- President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Central Bureau Investigation.
NIA registers murder case against Italian marines.
April 6--- India and Azerbaijan on Thursday inked three key pacts which also included treaties for mutual
assistance in criminal and civil matters.
Website launched on Babu Jagjivan Ram Birth Anniversary.
S Gopalakrishnan elected as new President of CII.
RBI finds ICICI, HDFC and Axis guilty of violating KYC norms.
April 7-8---Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in postwar British and world politics
and the only woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87.
The medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile was on Sunday successfully test-fired with a strike
range of more than 2,000 km from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.
Krishna Kumar Natrajan appointed as the New Chief of NASSCOM.
India completed a 5-0 Whitewash of Indonesia in Davis Cup.
India's largest bank SBI will discontinue a free accident insurance cover given to its home and car
loan customers from July 2013.
April 9--- Senior IAS officers Amarjit Singh and Amitava Bhattacharyya were today appointed as secretary in Union
Public Service Commission (UPSC) and chairman of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) respectively.
World's Largest Private Yacht named Azzam Launched by German Shipyard.
april 10--- World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit starts in Abu Dhabi.
Pakistan successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-IV ballistic missile on 10 April 2013.
The missile has a range of 900 km and it can also hit targets in India.
Uhuru Kenyatta Sworn-In as the President of Kenya.
april 11--- Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuela Presidential Poll.
Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards passed away.
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned on 13 April 2013 after falling out with president
Mahmud Abbas.
AP launched Amma Hastham to Provide Food Items to Poor.
Second all-woman employees post office inaugurated at the Delhi.
The Union Government of India and Government of Russian Federation on 10 April 2013 at Moscow signed a
Regulation defining the structure, functions and procedure of the Joint Commission.
India, Germany sign six new pacts.
April 12-13---Germany to provide USD 1.3 bn for renewable energy in India.
PJ Kurien elected Chairman of Asian forum of Parliamentarian.
Vice President Released Book titled Religion, Law & Society-Across the Globe.
Book: Religion, Law & Society – Across the Globe authored by Prof. Tahir Mahmood
Pran awarded with 44th Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
April 14-15---India and Malta signed the new DTAA (The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) at Valetta.
Dr Hilary Koprowski, Developer of First Successful Oral Vaccination for Polio Died .
Industrialist RP Goenka Passed away.
Gregg Clark named as the Coach of the Junior Hockey Men’s National.
April 16-18---The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes, including the award for investigative reporting for
stories that detailed how Wal-Mart used bribery to expand in Mexico.
Delhi-born Raj Chetty, the professor in the Department of Economy at the Harvard University won John
Bates Clark medal for 2013, also called Baby Nobel.
Ravuri Bharadwaja, 86, the Telgu writer on 17 April 2013 was selected for the prestigious Jnanpith
Award 2012.
India’s only Women Chief Election Commissioner Ramadevi Died.
international Monetary Fund in its latest release on 16 April 2013 of the World Economic Outlook
(WEO) slashed the growth projection of India from its earlier prediction of 5.9 percent to 5.7
percent for the calendar year 2013.
Saina retains 2nd spot in latest Badminton ranking.
Himayat Baig, the lone German Bakery blast case convict was sentenced to death by a Pune Sessions
Court.
April 19-20--- Aruna Bahuguna, Senior IPS Officer on 18 April 2013 was appointed as the new Special Director
General of CRPF, India’s largest paramilitary force.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram and actor Aamir Khan have been named by Time magazine among the 100
most influential people in the world in its annual list of global achievers that also
includesteenaged Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai and US President Barack Obama.
India is the largest recipient of remittances in the world, receiving 69 billion US Dollars in
2012.
April 21-22--- Abdul Hamid was Monday elected unopposed the president of Bangladesh.
The 8th World Chambers of Congress, the year’s biggest international gathering of chamber and
business leaders begins at Qatar in Doha.
NTPC and Power Development Bangladesh signed Three Pacts.
Sunil Bharti Mittal appointed Vice Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce.
Italy's Parliament on 20 April 2013 re-elected Giorgio Napolitano to an unparalleled second term
as president.
Shakuntala Devi, the Indian Mathematician also known as mental calculator and human computer died.
Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2013.
The final rounds of the prestigious Thomas and Uber Cup Badminton Championship will be held in
India for the first time.
April 23-24--- Former Chief Justice of India Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, who headed a three-member panel to
examine laws on crimes against women, died today due to multiple organ failure. He was 80.
600-million Adhaar cards by 2014, says UIDAI chairman.
Gayle scored the fastest ever IPL hundred in just 30 balls as he surpassed Yusuf Pathan's
37-ball ton.
Legendary singer Shamshad Begum died on 23 April 2013 in Mumbai due to illness. She was 94
years of age.
Govt. launches medi claim facility for farmers holding kisan Credit cards.
April 25-26--- Takehiko Nakao has been unanimously elected president of the Asian Development Bank by its
Board pf Governors.
India to host 6th IBSA summit in June.
The Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards will be bestowed on singer Asha Bhosle, actress Mala Sinha,
late filmmaker Yash Chopra, and late superstar Rajesh Khanna among several others at a ceremony
here April 30.
Ajay Devgn, Runa Laila named SAARC ambassadors for HIV/AIDS.
April 27-30--- Major Anup Joseph awarded Kirti Chakra.
Anil Goswami to be New Union Home Secretary.
Indian Railways Reduced the Advanced Booking Period of the Tickets to 60 Days.
Nadal beats Almagro for eighth Barcelona Open title.
Indian economy to grow at 6.1 per cent FY’14: World Bank.
Gulzar appointed chancellor of Assam University.
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