13th July 2013 Current Affairs for Upcoming Competitive Exams UGC NET.
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1. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren sworn-in as ninth Chief Minister of Jharkhand in the premises of the Raj Bhavan.
2. The winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award and a veteran actor Pran died on 12 July 2013 in a Hospital at Mumbai. He died at the age of 93 due to multi-organ failure after prolonged illness.
3. Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked the states ruled by the party to implement in “letter and spirit” the food security scheme, which itsees as a “game-changer” in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
4. Shalini Singh, a Deputy Editor with The Hindu, has bagged the prestigious Prem Bhatia Award for Political Reporting-2013. She has been selected for her ‘excellent coverage of several key issues,’ particularly her ‘reporting of the telecom and Colgate scandals.’
5. Jaideep Hardikar,a Special Correspondent with The Telegraph, bagged the Prem Bhatia award for excellence in environmental reporting, particularly related to rural and agrarian issues.
6. Amar G. Bose, the visionary Indian-American engineer and inventor, famous for making high-quality Bose audio systems bearing his name and speakers for home users, auditoriums and automobiles, is dead.
7. Razia Sultana was awarded the United Nation's Special Envoy for Global Education's Youth Courage Award on Malala Day.
8. Smritiyan a book authored by Garima Sanjay was released by Hamid Ansari. The book highlights how a man blames the luck or someone for his failures.
9. The Centre is implementing special industry initiative scheme- UDDAN for Jammu and Kashmir for providing skill training and enhancing employability among the unemployed graduates.
10. The Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu to become critical in a few hours from now.
11. Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews banned for two One-Day Internationals for slow over rate in the Tri-Nation final against India.
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1. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren sworn-in as ninth Chief Minister of Jharkhand in the premises of the Raj Bhavan.
2. The winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award and a veteran actor Pran died on 12 July 2013 in a Hospital at Mumbai. He died at the age of 93 due to multi-organ failure after prolonged illness.
3. Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked the states ruled by the party to implement in “letter and spirit” the food security scheme, which itsees as a “game-changer” in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
4. Shalini Singh, a Deputy Editor with The Hindu, has bagged the prestigious Prem Bhatia Award for Political Reporting-2013. She has been selected for her ‘excellent coverage of several key issues,’ particularly her ‘reporting of the telecom and Colgate scandals.’
5. Jaideep Hardikar,a Special Correspondent with The Telegraph, bagged the Prem Bhatia award for excellence in environmental reporting, particularly related to rural and agrarian issues.
6. Amar G. Bose, the visionary Indian-American engineer and inventor, famous for making high-quality Bose audio systems bearing his name and speakers for home users, auditoriums and automobiles, is dead.
7. Razia Sultana was awarded the United Nation's Special Envoy for Global Education's Youth Courage Award on Malala Day.
8. Smritiyan a book authored by Garima Sanjay was released by Hamid Ansari. The book highlights how a man blames the luck or someone for his failures.
9. The Centre is implementing special industry initiative scheme- UDDAN for Jammu and Kashmir for providing skill training and enhancing employability among the unemployed graduates.
10. The Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu to become critical in a few hours from now.
11. Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews banned for two One-Day Internationals for slow over rate in the Tri-Nation final against India.
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