101. China has indicated it will go ahead with building infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)
despite India’s concerns, signing a memorandum of understanding with Pakistan on a transport corridor expected to pass through the disputed region.
102. The Group of Ministers, headed by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, was set up to discuss
ways of giving greater autonomy and more financial powers to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
103. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has fast-tracked the setting up of a Central Detective Training School (CDTS) in Ghaziabad.
104. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a yoga university in Ahmedabad. Lakulish Yoga
University, in a lotus-shaped building, has been set up by the Surendranagar-based Life Mission Trust.
105. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lays the foundation stone of Indian National Defence University at Binola in Gurgaon.
106. Yuichiro Miura, a Japanese mountaineer, became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount
Everest at the age of 80.
107. Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI president N. Srinivasan, was arrested on charges of betting, conspiracy and cheating.
108. Srikanth Srinivasan would be the first-ever person of South Asian origin to serve as a circuit court
judge and there is speculation that he may go on to become the first ever Indian-American judge in the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Obama described Mr. Srinivasan as “a trailblazer who personifies the best of America.”
109. Mahendra Karma, Congress leader from Chhattisgarh and founder of Salwa Judum to combat Maoists, was killed in an attack in which at least 18 party workers also died at Darbha, Chhattisgarh.
110. The Union government has given the nod to a proposal to grant the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand the status of a tiger reserve. It will be the second tiger reserve in the State after the Corbett National Park. There are at present 42 tiger reserves in the country.
111. Former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu N. Ram and veteran author-journalist-activist Kuldip Nayar were honoured with the prestigious RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013 for “a career dedicated to good journalism” by the Press Club of Mumbai.
112. Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from Indian Premier League soon after Mumbai Indians won their maiden title, defeating Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in the final.
113. To curb the demand for gold, the Reserve Bank of India imposed restrictions on banks and NBFCs providing loans against gold coins as well as units of gold ETFs and mutual funds.
114. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Japan and Thailand.
115. India has probably surpassed Japan to become the world's third largest economy after the US and China, Paris-based think-tank OECD said.
116. In a bid to attract greater FIIs and QFI participation in the debt market, the government said foreign investors will pay only 5 per cent withholding tax instead of 20% on interest earned from such investments till May 2015.
117. A committee headed by Mukul Mudgal looking into US giant Walmart's lobbying activities to enter India submitted its report to Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot.
118. Indian economy is projected to grow by 6 per cent in the current fiscal.
119. Income Tax department has issued notices to three top private lenders in the country - ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank - in connection with alleged money laundering charges levelled by online portal Cobrapost.
120. The blueprint of the country's first Women’s Bank is ready and the venture is likely to start off with
six branches across the country by November. With an initial outlay of Rs 1,000 crore, the bank will open with six branches — one each in the four metro cities, while a fifth would be in central India and the sixth in the north east. It would expand subsequently to 25 branches within a span of one year and scale up to 300 over the next four to five years."
121. State Bank of India (SBI) said it will consider merger of five associate banks in the second quarter of the fiscal.
122. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked banks to bring all districts in metropolitan areas under the lead bank scheme (LBS) fold. The lead bank scheme, launched way back in 1969, is an integrated mechanism to extend banking services to the doorsteps of consumers, especially the poor.
despite India’s concerns, signing a memorandum of understanding with Pakistan on a transport corridor expected to pass through the disputed region.
102. The Group of Ministers, headed by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, was set up to discuss
ways of giving greater autonomy and more financial powers to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
103. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has fast-tracked the setting up of a Central Detective Training School (CDTS) in Ghaziabad.
104. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a yoga university in Ahmedabad. Lakulish Yoga
University, in a lotus-shaped building, has been set up by the Surendranagar-based Life Mission Trust.
105. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lays the foundation stone of Indian National Defence University at Binola in Gurgaon.
106. Yuichiro Miura, a Japanese mountaineer, became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount
Everest at the age of 80.
107. Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI president N. Srinivasan, was arrested on charges of betting, conspiracy and cheating.
108. Srikanth Srinivasan would be the first-ever person of South Asian origin to serve as a circuit court
judge and there is speculation that he may go on to become the first ever Indian-American judge in the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Obama described Mr. Srinivasan as “a trailblazer who personifies the best of America.”
109. Mahendra Karma, Congress leader from Chhattisgarh and founder of Salwa Judum to combat Maoists, was killed in an attack in which at least 18 party workers also died at Darbha, Chhattisgarh.
110. The Union government has given the nod to a proposal to grant the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand the status of a tiger reserve. It will be the second tiger reserve in the State after the Corbett National Park. There are at present 42 tiger reserves in the country.
111. Former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu N. Ram and veteran author-journalist-activist Kuldip Nayar were honoured with the prestigious RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013 for “a career dedicated to good journalism” by the Press Club of Mumbai.
112. Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from Indian Premier League soon after Mumbai Indians won their maiden title, defeating Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in the final.
113. To curb the demand for gold, the Reserve Bank of India imposed restrictions on banks and NBFCs providing loans against gold coins as well as units of gold ETFs and mutual funds.
114. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Japan and Thailand.
115. India has probably surpassed Japan to become the world's third largest economy after the US and China, Paris-based think-tank OECD said.
116. In a bid to attract greater FIIs and QFI participation in the debt market, the government said foreign investors will pay only 5 per cent withholding tax instead of 20% on interest earned from such investments till May 2015.
117. A committee headed by Mukul Mudgal looking into US giant Walmart's lobbying activities to enter India submitted its report to Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot.
118. Indian economy is projected to grow by 6 per cent in the current fiscal.
119. Income Tax department has issued notices to three top private lenders in the country - ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank - in connection with alleged money laundering charges levelled by online portal Cobrapost.
120. The blueprint of the country's first Women’s Bank is ready and the venture is likely to start off with
six branches across the country by November. With an initial outlay of Rs 1,000 crore, the bank will open with six branches — one each in the four metro cities, while a fifth would be in central India and the sixth in the north east. It would expand subsequently to 25 branches within a span of one year and scale up to 300 over the next four to five years."
121. State Bank of India (SBI) said it will consider merger of five associate banks in the second quarter of the fiscal.
122. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked banks to bring all districts in metropolitan areas under the lead bank scheme (LBS) fold. The lead bank scheme, launched way back in 1969, is an integrated mechanism to extend banking services to the doorsteps of consumers, especially the poor.
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