Current Affairs March 2013

Sports Current Affairs march,2013


  •     New Zealand businessman ‘Ralph Waters’ selected as New chairman of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.
  •     David Beckham was named as the richest footballer of the world According to the Goal Rich List 2013.
  •     Manorama and Deborah won Bronze for India in Hero Asian Cycling Championships on 10 March 2013.
  •     On 10 March 2013 Neha Tripathi won BT Pro Am of Champions golf tournament 2013 in Manesar.
  •     The 33-year-old Tine Baun won the women’s singles title in the All England Open Badminton Championships 2013.
  •     The veteran golfer Smriti Mehra won her second title in the Hero Women`s pro golf tour 2013
  •     Saina Nehwal Entered pre-quarterfinals of All England Championship.
  •     On 2 March 2013 World Number one Novak Djokovic won the ATP Dubai Open Tennis title 2013.
  •     Sahmim Khan won the PGTI Players Championship Title on 1 March 2013 .
  •     On 1 March 2013 Vijitha Bandara of Sri Lanka won Eighth NCR Cup Golf Tournament at Delhi Golf Club .

Personalities Current Affairs march,2013


  •     Kallam Anji Reddy, the main behind Dr Reddy's Laboratories ,the second-largest drugmaker of India Died at 72.
  •     “Argentine Jorge Bergoglio” was elected as the new 266 pope and chose the papal name ‘Francis’, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe .
  •     Peter Banks , The Original Guitarist for ‘ Rock Band Yes’ died in London at the age of 65.
  •     Prof Veer Bhadra Mishra the Former Professor of Hydraulic Engineering and the Noted Environmentalist died at the age of 75.
  •     Celebrated painter Ganesh Pyne died of cardiac arrest At the Age of 97 Years.
  •     At the 5th CIDC Vishwakarma Award 2013 “Tapas Kumar Lahiry” won the Achievement award for Public Officer on 7 March 2013.
  •     The Foreign Minister of Portugal ,Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas visited India officially for the first time.
  •     On 10 March 2013 Swedish Princess ‘Lilian Davies’ Died At the Age of 97 Years.
  •     On 9 March 2013 Former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar appointed as Governor of Nagaland.
  •     Former West Bengal Governor and industrialist 'Viren J Shah' died at the age of 86 years.
  •     Former Pakistan off-spinner ‘Haseeb Ahsan’ died at the age of 73.
  •     'Misao Okawa', world's oldest woman, turned 115 on 5 March 2013 celebrating her birthday with proud family members.
  •     The chairman of local organising committee of the 2015 World Cup ‘James Strong’ died at the age of 68.
  •     On 5 March 2013 MRP Rao took charge as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
  •     Mukesh Gadhvi, the Congress MP from Banaskantha passed away on 1 March 2013.
  •     Italian musician Armando Trovajoli died aged 95.

Technology Current Affairs march,2013


  •     On 12 March 2013 Japan Became First Country in the World to Extract Natural Gas from Methane Hydrate.
  •     Hewlett Packard launched its new business tablet ‘ HP ElitePad 900’ in India.
  •     Bhabha Atomic Research Centre of India announced of developing the largest magnet of the world.
  •     India ranked third on the list of the countries distributing spam across the world.
  •     Seagate, a US-based hard disk supplier to launch its latest wireless storage Devices in India by Mar-Apr.
  •     Bharti Airtel launches high quality voice service in four African countries in 2013.
  •     LG Electronics announce they sold more than 10 million smartphones based on the high-speed long-term evolution (LTE) technology.
  •     Pantel Technologies has launched a new tablet PC - WS708C in India.



Books And Authors Current Affairs march,2013


  •     The Union Minister for Steel, Beni Prasad Verma released a Coffee Table Book titled “Indian Saga of Steel.
  •     On 1 March 2013 The Vice President of India released a book titled Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past

Business Current Affairs march,2013


  •     Mahindra Group launch its new generation electric vehicle, e2o this month : ‘Mahindra Reva’
  •     Software giant Microsoft is developing an interactive whiteboard that ‘self –sketches the user pictures’
  •     Software giant Microsoft launches Office 365 for businesses in India.
  •     Sony Mobile decided to launch the New model Sony Xperia Z in India on March 6, 2013.

Economics Current Affairs march,2013


  •     The Government of Rajasthan and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Jaipur for setting up a Refinery.
  •     The Union Government decided to provide a financial assistance of 41.21 crore rupees to protect Pashmina goat which produces world-famous fine luxury fibre.
  •     The Union Government and RBI to launch 10 Rupees Plastic Notes in 5 Cities.
  •     World Bank forecasted the growth of over 6 percent for the Indian Economy during 2013-14.
  •     On 7 March 2013 The Union Government of India approved export of extra five million tonnes of Wheat.
  •     ‘AUDI’ German luxury car maker reported in India upto 29% growth in sales in February.

Honours And Awards Current Affairs march,2013


  •     Tan Twan Eng was announced as a winner of the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize on 14 March 2013.
  •     On 14 March 2013 Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for the year 2011 announced.
  •     Jessica Ennis named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year at Laureus World Sports Awards 2013.
  •     On 10 March 2013 five writers honoured with the prestigious SAARC Literature Award.
  •     According ABP News-IPSOS Best City Survey and Awards 2013 -Nagpur won the award for most liveable Indian city & Nashik for Best Tourist-Friendly City.
  •     Deborah from India won a Bronze medal in the women's juniors of 500m cycle event in Asian Cycling Championship on 7 March 2013.
  •     The Parliamentary Award Committee announces Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav For Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.
  •     The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee was conferred with the ‘Liberation War Honour Award’ by the President of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman on 4 March 2013.

World Organisations Current Affairs march,2013


  •     On 8 March 2013 India and Bhutan signed a currency swap agreement worth 100 million US dollars to strengthen economic co-operation between countries.
  •     In the month of March 2013 Japan and US agreed on free trade auto Exception.

Current Affairs Current Affairs march,2013


  •     B Ashok Reddy, the Infotech Enterprises President , was elected as the new chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
  •     On 17 March 2013 United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially opened the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant.
  •     ‘India’ spotted fifth on the list High Net worth Individuals (HNIs) According to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2013.
  •     The President of India, released a commemorative postal stamp at XXXIII Convocation of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) on 15 March 2013.
  •     India beat Australia by 6 wickets in 3rd test ,lead the series 3-0
  •     China has become the World's Fifth-Largest Arms Exporter
  •     On 14 March 2013 Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal.
  •     On 14 March 2013 The Union Cabinet cleared Bill to Tackle Crimes against Women.
  •     Jagat Singh Negi Elected As the Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly of Himachal on 12 March 2013.
  •     Xi Jinping appointed as China's new president.
  •     On 12 March 2013 Airports Council International (ACI), declared Three Indian Airports among the Top Five of the World.
  •     The Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit launched a comprehensive five-in-one vaccine on 12 March 2013.
  •     Tata Sky launched Video on Demand service for its Tata Sky, HD subscribers.
  •     On 11 March 2013 Reliance Games brought Two Gaming Firms in Japan and South Korea.
  •     On 11 March 2013 Iran and Pakistan launched a 7.5 billion dollar gas pipeline project.
  •     Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) and South Korean Trade Promotion Agency (KOTRA) signed (MoU) for Korean industrial zone.
  •     The US and South Korea started their annual military drills on 11 March 2013 .
  •     According to the GallUP Polls ‘India’ is the sixth most favourable nation for Americans.
  •     On 8 March 2013 International Women's Day is celebrated across the world.
  •     On 7 March 2013 The US President, Barack Obama signed into law, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization 2013.
  •     On 8 March 2013 The President of India released the Commemorative Postage Stamp on Sahir Ludhianvi.
  •     On 6 March 2013 The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) cleared the investment proposal of AirAsia to Enter India’s Aviation Sector.
  •     On 6 March 2013 Union Minister Kapil Sibal launched the Electronics Project Proposal System (e-PPS).
  •     ESPN-Star Sports Decided to launch new channel –star sport2 on march 11 2013.
  •     On 6 March 2013 Union Public Service Commission changed the Scheme of Civil Services (MAIN) Examination pattern 2013.

Environment Current Affairs march,2013


  •     The New Zealand Government declared the worst-ever drought in 30 years in the entire North Island of the country.
  •     According to the Study of lion biologists of University of Minnesota: Half of Africa’s Lions Facing Extinction Threat.

Astronomy Current Affairs march,2013


  •     NASA's Swift satellite discovered one of the youngest-known supernova ‘remnants’
  •     NASA scientists discovers the third-closest star system to the Sun, located only 6.5 light-years away.
  •     Researchers Calculated exactly 49.97 kiloparsecs to Our Closest Neighbouring Galaxy

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