July 2013 Month Wise National and International Current Affairs. Here are all the important issues and current affairs for the month July 2013 including sports,national,international,important persons etc.
Books and Authors
- The pity of Partition written by Ayesha Jalal.
- An Uncertain Glory has been written by Amartya Sen
- The Lost Fragrance written by Amit Das Gupta
- The heart is Nobel written by Ogyen Trinley Dorje.
- The future of Indian Agriculture written by Y K Alagh.
- The Secret of leadership written by Prakash Ayyar.
- The Secret Gardener written by Kalpana Swaminathan.
- The king of Style: Michael Jackson is biography of Michael Jackson written by Michael Bush.
- Healing Memories written by Zeenat Shaukat Ali.
- Dard – E – Dil Likhoon Kab Tak is a book written by Rukhsar Amrohi and unveiled by vice president Hamid Ansari.
Awards and Honors
- IIFA Awards
- Best Film - Barfi
- Best Actress – Vidya Balan for Kahaani
- Best Actor – Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi
- Best special Effects – Ek Tha Tiger
- Best Choreography – Ganesh Acharya for Agneepath
- Best Director - Anuyrag Basu for Barfi
- Zubin Mehta, western classical music conductor of india-parsi prigin, will be honoured with the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013
- RealVNC was awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award for outstading innovation, commercial success and contribution to society.
- Kolkata born chemist and physicist Sunetra Gupta has joined leading female scientists like Marie Curie at the art exhibition at the prestigious Royal Society.
- Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who uncovered the most extensive US global electronic surveillance programmes, has been awarded German “Whistleblower Prize” for year 2013 worth $3,900 in absentia.
- Ajay Singh, A Catholic priest in Odisha has been awarded the Minority Rights Day Award by the National Minority Commission.
- Fortune Magazine rated TCS as the most reputed company of India, TCS has left behind TATA Steel for this title.
- Amjad Ali Khan was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award.
- Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri featured for Man Booker Prize 2013.
- Four Indian American Professors namely Kannan Soundarajan, Rajeev Alur, Salil P Vadhan and Senthil Todadri won Simons Investigators Award.
- Indian Sand Artist Sudarshan Patnaik won gold medal at 12th International Sand Art Competition in Saint Petersburg Russia.
- Indian film director Maghur Bhandarkar honoured by New York Citizen Achievement Award.
- Shalini singh, a Deputy Editor with The Hindu, has been given the Prem Bhatia Award for political Reporting.
Sports
- Spain won under – 21 European Football Championship by beating Italy.
- ICC launches official website for world cup 2015.
- India’s K. Jennitha Anto wins IPCA World Women’s Chess Championship.
- K.D.Singh is the new president for the IHF (Indian Hockey Federation )
- Krishna Kaushik was appointed as Coach of India Men’s Hockey Senior Team.
- Indian boxer Shiva Thapa won gold in Asian Boxing Championship organized in Jordan.
- 21st Asian Table tennis championship was held in Bussan, South Korea. China won most medals.
- Andy Murray is the first Briton to win Wimbeldon Men’s Singles Trophy in 77 years.
- Aussie Spinner Shane Warne included in ICC Hall of Fame.
Important Days
- 1 July is celebrated as National Doctors Day.
- 4 July – Independence day of United States of America. USA got independence from kingdom of Great Britain on 4 July 1776.
- 11 July – World Population Day. It is celebrated from 11 July 1987 when world’s population became 5 Billion.
- 12 July is declared by United Nations as Malala Day.
- 18th July is International Nelson Mandela Day.
- 26th July is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Divas
- 27th July is India’s National Dance Day.
- 28th July is the world’s Nature Conservation Day.
Persons in News
- Prince Philippe was sworn in as the new king of Belgium on 21 July 2013.
- Raghuram Rajan appointed as the next RBI Governor.
- Arundhari Bharracharya is the new managing director of SBI
- Rajeev Rishi appointed as Chairman and MD of Central Bank of India.
- India born Mamnoon Hussain elected as 12th Pakistani president.
- Sujata Singh designated to be the next Foreign Secretary of India.
- Douglas Engelbart, the father of computer mouse died at age of 88.
- Sardar Ramesh singh Arora became the first sikh ever to be a member in Assembly of Pakistan’s Punjab province.
- Hemant Soren sworn in as Ninth Chief minister of Jharkhand.
- Sureah Chandra Mohanty – The new president of Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI).
- Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil appointed new Governor of Sikkim.
- Olympic gold medallist Maharaj Kishan Kaushik appointed coach of Indian Hockey Team
- P Sathasivam is the new chief justice of India.
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