92. Former military dictator Pervez Musharraf admitted that he had secretly granted permission to the U.S. on a “few occasions” to carry out drone strikes inside Pakistan.
93. After imposition of sanctions by the U.S. and European Union, Iraq has replaced Iran as the second largest exporter of crude oil to India. Saudi Arabia, however, still remains the largest exporter of crude to India.
94. Industrial growth, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), slumped markedly to 0.6 per cent in February, 2013, from a relatively healthy expansion of 4.3 per cent posted for the same month a year ago.
95. Consumer price index-based (CPI) retail inflation finally eased to 10.39 per cent in March from 10.91 per cent in February.
96. Chen Yuan has been tasked to come with a plan about BRICS Development Bank project. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa agreed to take forward the proposal at the leaders’ summit in Durban, South Africa.
97. Assocham said Gujarat, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh attracted highest private sector investment in India.
98. Delhi High Court ordered telecom service providers Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to stop offering 3G services to new customers in circles where they don’t hold spectrum licences — including Karnataka.
99. United States Secretary of State John Kerry said Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan’s network was likely behind North Korea’s nuclear programme.
100. A sub-regional strategic alliance, Nepal, India and Bangladesh (NIB) have decided to join hands to cooperate and exploit the hydropower sector and use water resources management for mutual
advantage, including jointly developing and financing projects in the Ganga river basin.
101. Tajikistan has become 159th member of the World Trade Organisation.
102. A Nepalese presenter Rabi Lamichhane has set the world record for the longest television talk show “Lord Buddha Was Born in Nepal” by staying on air for 62 hours and 12 minutes, organisers said.
103. Venezuela’s acting President Nicolas Maduro was declared winner of the election.
104. Supreme Court said that some of the Asiatic lions currently found only in the famed Gir sanctuary must be shifted to Kuno sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh within six months.
105. Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation eased to 5.96 per cent in March.
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