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Current Affairs December 2013 RATHNAKUMAR R. Email address: [email protected] © 2013 www.gktoday.in Price: Rs. 50/- Published by: GKToday (www.gktoday.in ) Disclaimer While all care has been taken in the preparation of this material, no responsibility is accepted by the author(s) for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies. The material provided in this resource has been prepared to provide general information only. It is not intended to be relied upon or be a substitute for legal or other professional advice. No responsibility can be accepted by the author for any known or unknown consequences that may result from reliance on any information provided in this publication Current Affairs Compendium December 2013 Contents ......................................... 6 ........................................................... 7 No capital gains tax or stamp duty on foreign banks converting to WoS - - .................. 7 Medium enterprises to be included under priority sector: RBI - .. 8 Cyber Coalition 2013: NATO’s largest ever cyber security exercise held in Estonia .......................................................................................................... 8 Direct cash transfer better option than other anti poverty schemes: Planning Commission ........................................................................................ 9 P.V. Sindhu clinches Macau Grand Prix .................................................. 9 Suwannapura bags India Open golf tournament ........................................................................................... 9 Rory McIlroy clinches Emirates Australian Open Golf Tournament ....................................................................................... 9 Raheel Sharif becomes chief of Pakistan Army ........................... 9 Panipat gets India’s first Synthetic Rubber Plant ................................................................................10 Satyananda Mishra is the new chairman of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) ................................................................................................................11 Another Tiger Reserve to come up in Maharashtra .........................................11 MOM enters Mars trajectory: ISRO Chang’e- .................................12 India among countries exempted from Iranian oil sanctions by the US .........................................................................12 3: China’s lunar probe carrying ‘Jade Rabbit’ moon buggy lifts off ...................13 RBI permits banks to pay interest at shorter intervals RATHNAKUMAR R. Email address: rathnakumar3108@gmail.com............................................................................13 RBI makes punching PIN mandatory for debit card transactions done every time .....................13 President inaugurates Hornbill Festival of Nagaland st- - ...............................................................14 India at 94th spot on Corruption Perception Index: Transparency International ..........................................................14 India successfully te fired nuke capable Prithvi II missile .......................................................................15 India Post offers Express Parcel and Business Parcel services – .................................................................................................15 India’s CAD improves to $ 5.2 billion in second quarter ...................................................................16 Dabhol Bangalore gas pipeline launched ...........................................16 Indian diplomat Abhay Kumar writes anthem for SAARC ..........................................................................16 Government disinvest Power Grid Corp further with $1.1 billion FPO ......................................................................................17 India to be hub of oil demand growth after 2020: IEA ..................................................17 Karnataka Assembly passes rigorous ESMA Bill ......................................................................................18 NASA discovers signs of water in atmosphere five distant planets ..............................19 RBI relaxes ECB norms for infrastructure firms .........................................................................19 Ms Sushma Singh will be the next Chief Information Commissioner of India ........................................................................20 India ranked 98th in Forbes ‘doing business’ list 2013 M ........................................................................20 Gross NPAs touched Rs. 2.9 lakh crore by March: ICRA ................................................................20 icrosoft mulls stronger encryption of Internet traffic ...................................................................................21 Bill for creation of Telangana gets assent of Union Cabinet - ...........................................................................................21 Oxford researchers develop new malaria vaccine .................................................................................22 India to host 2017 under 17 FIFA World Cup ‘Brazuca’ : The new FIFA World Cup ball unveiled © 2013 www.gktoday.in 2 | Page Current Affairs Compendium December 2013 Anti- .................................................................................22 .......................................................................23 apartheid hero Nelson Mandela passed away .................................................................................................23 China’s air defense zone unacceptable by White House ........................................................................24 Malala wins UN Human Rights Prize 2013 - -big-to-fail)...................................................25 Bali Ministerial of the World Trade Organisation 2013 RBI proposes new capital rules for D SIBs (banks too ....................................................................................................................25 Ministerial panel recommends bail out package to the sugar industry including financial ..................................................................................26 assistance to sugar cane farmers ...................................................................................26 India contributes $1 million to UN women’s body - .............................................................27 Stamps of India National Exhibition 2013 (SINE) ......................................................................................27 Mr. Ahmet Uzumcu re appointed as OPCW Director General .............................................................28 Employing manual scavengers made an offence - ...............................................................................................................29 Union Government denies introduction of ILP in Meghalaya - ..........................................................................29 Tejas test fires missile successfully All ................................................................30 Jordan gets UNSC seat as its non permanent member – unfilled chemical munitions of Syria destructed: OPCW twister.......................................................................................................................................................................30 “Pad kid poured curd pulled cold” Psychologists reveal the world’s most frustrating tongue RATHNAKUMAR R. Email address: rathnakumar3108@gmail.com................................................................................30 ......................................................................................................................31 “LOB” Clause agreed between India and Mauritius South Korea to expand its ADIZ .....................................................................................................................................................................................32 Assembly polls verdict: BJP bags MP, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, AAP makes stunning debut ........................................................32 ..........................................................................................................................32 December 10 observed as Human Rights Day across the globe ....................................33 EC declares AAP a state party .....................................................................33 Investments by FIIs’ in stock market cross Rs 1 lakh crore mark in 2013 ...................34 Telugu film industry suffered 300 crores losses in 2013 .....................................................................34 Investment corpus of pensions sector to reach above $1 trillion by 2025: Report ..............................................................35 Miss Venezuela, Alyz Henrich crowned Miss Earth 2013 ......................35 Star India is now the official sponsor of Indian cricket team - ...................................................................................................36 “Miss Earth Venezuela” Alyz Henrich wins the Miss Earth beauty pageant 2013 ................................................................36 India to Host 2017 FIFA U 17 World Cup ..........................................................................37 PepsiCo appointed D Shivakumar as head of Indian region ..................................................37 Congress victorious in Mizoram Assembly polls 2013 .............................................................................................................38