Current Affairs 30th July 2013 UGC, SSC, UPSC Exams Preprations
1. Reserve Bank keeps key interest rates unchanged in its Monetary Policy review and revises growth projection to 5.5 per cent for 2013-14 from 5.7 per cent.
2. Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will be honoured with the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award for promotion of communal harmony peace and goodwill. The award carries a citation and cash prize of 5 lakh rupees.
3. India-born Mamnoon Hussain, a close aide of Prime Minister Nawqaz Sharif, was today elected as the 12 th President of Pakistan and will replace the incumbent, Asif Ali Zardari, in September.
4. "Metro Man" E. Sreedharan has been selected for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak award for 2013 for his outstanding contribution to society. He is considered as the architect of the ambitious Delhi metro project
5. Public sector banks have been asked to set up ATMs in all branches by March, 2014 by Finance minister P Chidambaram.
6. Indian multinational oil and gas company, Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has signed an agreement to explore hiring Reliance Industries' unutilised production facilities on the east to quickly bring to production its gas finds in the Krishna Godavari basin.
7. The second triangular partnership programme involving India, the US and African nations, which aims to improve agricultural productivity and support market institutions in Kenya, Liberia and Malawi was launched in Jaipur on Tuesday.
8. Google India on Tuesday introduced its 'Start Searching India' campaign in Bhopal to help internet users get the most out of the web with its search tool.
9. Angelina Jolie returns to the top of the Forbes' highest paid actress list after a three year break since her last big-budget movie "The Tourist".
10. Lithuanian breast stroke specialist Ruta Meilutyte on Monday became the first swimmer to break a world recordat the 15th FINA World Championships as she won the 100 metres in one minute 04.35 seconds.
11. 15th World Cup Championship 2015 to open with India-Pak clash.
12. India wins South Asian Football Federation Championship defeating Nepal 1-0.
1. Reserve Bank keeps key interest rates unchanged in its Monetary Policy review and revises growth projection to 5.5 per cent for 2013-14 from 5.7 per cent.
2. Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will be honoured with the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award for promotion of communal harmony peace and goodwill. The award carries a citation and cash prize of 5 lakh rupees.
3. India-born Mamnoon Hussain, a close aide of Prime Minister Nawqaz Sharif, was today elected as the 12 th President of Pakistan and will replace the incumbent, Asif Ali Zardari, in September.
4. "Metro Man" E. Sreedharan has been selected for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak award for 2013 for his outstanding contribution to society. He is considered as the architect of the ambitious Delhi metro project
5. Public sector banks have been asked to set up ATMs in all branches by March, 2014 by Finance minister P Chidambaram.
6. Indian multinational oil and gas company, Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has signed an agreement to explore hiring Reliance Industries' unutilised production facilities on the east to quickly bring to production its gas finds in the Krishna Godavari basin.
7. The second triangular partnership programme involving India, the US and African nations, which aims to improve agricultural productivity and support market institutions in Kenya, Liberia and Malawi was launched in Jaipur on Tuesday.
8. Google India on Tuesday introduced its 'Start Searching India' campaign in Bhopal to help internet users get the most out of the web with its search tool.
9. Angelina Jolie returns to the top of the Forbes' highest paid actress list after a three year break since her last big-budget movie "The Tourist".
10. Lithuanian breast stroke specialist Ruta Meilutyte on Monday became the first swimmer to break a world recordat the 15th FINA World Championships as she won the 100 metres in one minute 04.35 seconds.
11. 15th World Cup Championship 2015 to open with India-Pak clash.
12. India wins South Asian Football Federation Championship defeating Nepal 1-0.
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