32. Russia launched the bio-satellite (BION-M) called orbital Noah's Ark into space with various living organisms such as 45 mice, 15 geckos, micro-organisms, plants, snails and eight Mongolian gerbils. The latest bio-satellite blasted off aboard Soyuz 2 rocket from Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan.
33. The world on 22 April 2013 observed the International Mother Earth Day. The theme selected for 2013 is the Face of Climate Change.
34. British scientist Francis Crick’s Nobel Prize was sold for 2.27m US dollar at the auction in New York to CEO of a Shanghai-based biomedical firm, Jack Wang. Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize for discovery of DNA in 1962.
35. Renowned violinist and composer Lalgudi Jayaraman died in Chennai because of illness.
36. Shakuntala Devi, the Indian Mathematician died.
37. Michael Henry Denness, popularly known as Mike Denness, the former England captain died on 19 April 2013 in London because of cancer.
38. Former Governor of Karnataka, V.S. Ramadevi died in Bangalore on 17 April following a massive Cardiac Arrest. Rama Devi also served as the Chief Election Commissioner of India.
39. Margaret Thatcher, the Former Prime Minister of Britain died due to a stroke on 8 April 2013 at the age of 87. Thatcher was the Prime Minister of Britain from 1979 to 1990 from Conservative party of Britain and was the first lady to hold the post of Prime Minister.
40. Oscar and Booker Prize winner writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala died on 3 April 2013 in Manhattan, New York after a long illness.
41. Nitaqat is a programme of the Saudi Labour Ministry to create job opportunities for its nationals by replacing a small percentage of the foreign workforce with Saudi youths. If strictly implemented, the Nitaqat would lead to the loss of jobs of some 20 lakh expatriate workers. The workers come mainly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Saudi Arab has informed New Delhi that the enforcement has been deferred by three months.
42. Malala Yousafzai has signed a deal reported to be worth nearly £2 million to publish a book “I am Malala”. Publishers of book is Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
43. U.R. Rao, who led the country’s space programme between 1984 and 1994, has become the first Indian to be inducted into the prestigious Satellite Hall of Fame, Washington.
44. Union Public Service Commission dropped the requirement of mandatory English language paper. It restored the earlier practice of candidates sitting for two qualifying papers in any Indian language and English, the marks obtained in which will not be counted for ranking.
45. Government indicated that India's total external debt was US$ 376.3 billion as at the end of December 2012, an increase of 8.9 per cent from March on account of long-term and short-term components of the foreign borrowings.
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