Sports Current Affairs april,2013
· Sabine Lisicki and Mona Barthel won the women’s doubles title at the WTA Porsche Grand Prix 2013
· World champion Viswanathan Anand beats Chinese champion Ding Liren and jumped to sixth spot
· Chris Gayle, the West Indies opener, hit the fastest ever century in the history of cricket during IPL
· Prayag Chauhan won Gold Medal at ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships on 22 April 2013
· ICC Test Rankings released Pujara and Ashwin are the only Two Indians among Top-10
· Adam Scott won the 77th Version of Augusta Masters Golf championship on 14 April 2013.
· Jamjang Deru won silver in the 50 kg boys’ category at Tashkent, in the world youth weightlifting championships 2013.
· Serena Williams won the Family Circle Cup,2013, by defeating Jelena Jankovic in three sets of the final match.
· Andy Murray won the ATP Miami Masters 2013 by defeating Spanish third seed David Ferrer .
· World No. 1 Serena Williams won Miami masters open Tennis Tournament for record sixth time in Key Biscayne.
Current Affairs Current Affairs april,2013
· The 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the Istanbul Process was held in Almaty on 26 April 2013
· On 29 April 2013 Government of Goa launched Digital Krishi Card for Farmers
· On 29 April 2013 Bharti Airtel Introduced Flat Roaming Rates for its African Customers
· India and Saudi Arabia decided to set up a joint working group to address the Nitaqat law on 28 April 2013
· The State Government approved to start an International School of Music in kerala
· Researchers from Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Germany developed New Keyboard Called KALQ to Beat QWERTY
· India has cut down the import of crude oil from Iran by over 26.5 per cent in the financial year 2012-13
· The unemployment rate in Spain reached new record of 27.2 percent
· The Union Finance Minister launched medi claim facility for the farmers holding Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) on 24 April 2013
· The largest biogas plant of the world inaugurated in Finland
· The Union Government of India and the Government of UAE signed an MoU on Air Services to Enhance Weekly Seat Capacity on 24 April 2013
· The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles ,Anand Sharma launched 21 New Textile Parks on 23 April 2013
· On 9 April 2013 Nokia Launched the Cheapest Handset, Nokia 105 in Indian Markets.
· Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocom had signed an agreement for International Bandwidth on 23 April 2013
· On 22 April 2013 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Videocon Industries discovered the fourth huge natural gas reserve in the offshore Mozambique block in Africa
· O n 22 April 2013 Union Government of India approved 13 Power Projects and 25 Oil & Gas Blocks
· Ahmadabad became the first city in South Asia to launch a Heat Action Plan (HAP) on 16 April 2013.
· On 18 April 2013 Twitter launched a new music app called "#Music"
· The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, approved a total allocation of 12000 crore rupees for Bihar during Current 5 YearPlan.
· The Vice-President of India, Hamid Ansari visited Tajikistan agreed on strengthening the ties between the two countries
· The Supreme Court cancelled 49 mine leases in Karnataka
· On 17 April 2013 World Hemophilia Day was observed.
· On 16th Annual Global CEO survey: Mahatma Gandhi figured among the Top Three Leaders of the World.
· Researchers from Duisburg-Essen, Germany discovered “Red Wood ants” can sense earthquakes even before it Hits.
· The 66th Himachal Day was held at the historic Dhalpur Ground at Kullu.
· India and Malta signed the New DTAA (The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) at Valetta, Malta on 8 April 2013 .
· Pakistan successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-IV ballistic missile on 10 April 2013.
· Yamaha, the Japanese two-wheeler company announced to develop cheapest motorcycle of the world in India.
· The Madhya Pradesh government decided to declare Malkhamb as the State Sport.
· Yamaha ,Japanese two-wheeler Manufacturer Company announced setting up of its fifth globalresearch and development Centre in India.
· Kawasaki Ninja 300 launched in India at Rs 3.5 lakh.
· The world’s largest private yacht, named Azzam Launched by German Shipyard on 5 April.
· On 8 April 2013 Odisha decided to set up the first public health university in India
· India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Government of India for the year 2013-14
· On 8 April 2013 Krishnakumar Natarajan, CEO and Director of Mindtree was appointed as the Chairman of Nasscom.
· The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee was invited to be the chief guest at the 45th Independence Day celebrations of Mauritius.
· On 2 April 2013 Infosys signed a five-year agreement with a European Energy Trading House.
· The Minister of Culture Chandresh Kumari Katoch, inaugurated the Tagore Centre for Global Thought at London.
· On 2 April 2013 The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd signed three loan agreements worth 1870 crore Rupees with three Banks.
· Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd and Reliance Communications on 2 April 2013 signed a 1200 crore Rupees definitive agreement .
· The National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) and Ministry of Power (MOP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Financial Year 2013-14.
· The President of Egypt Mohamed Morsy was visited India at end of march 2013 for accompanying his senior ministers as well as business delegation.
· For the first time in 2012-13 The production of eight core sector industries decreased by 2.5 percent in the month of February 2013
· For the First Time in Pakistan, Two Tribal Women to file the nominations for general elections.
· G.V. Prasad, Son-in-Law of Founder Anji Reddy, Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
· India Post decided to establish third Automated Mail Processing Centre, in Hyderabad.
· The Eighth Session of the India-Yemen Joint Committee meeting was held in New Delhi on march 2013.
Environment Current Affairs april,2013
· The scientists from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) explained about recent study that the reason for expansion of sea ice of Antarctica is climate change.
Personalities Current Affairs april,2013
· Sailendra Nath Roy, Indian Guinness World Record holder passed away
· Takehiko Nakao The Former Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs of Japan was appointed as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
· Trinamool Congress MP Ambica Banerjee passed away at 86
· Legendary singer, Shamshad Begum Died at 94
· Narasimhan Ravi, the director of Kasturi and Sons Limited was elected as the president of Editors Guild of India on 23 April 2013
· Legendary singer Shamshad Begum died at 94
· The Renowned violinist and composer Lalgudi Jayaraman died at 82
· Narendra Kumar Became the Managing Director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) on 22 April 2013.
· The Former Chief Justice of India :Justice JS Verma died
· Aruna Bahuguna, Senior IPS Officer became the first women Special Director General of CRPF.
· KP Bhaskar, The Indian classical dance maestro passed away.
· Former Governor of Karnataka, V.S. Ramadevi Passed away at 79.
· Britain's six-time Olympic gold medal winner Chris Hoy to retire .
· Dr Hilary Koprowski, a Polish researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio died at age of 96.
· Sania Mirza Became one of the Vice-Presidents of Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA)
· Uhuru Kenyatta Became the fourth president of Kenya on 9 April 2013.
· Rajan Bharti Mittal was appointed as the President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India.
Honours And Awards Current Affairs april,2013
· Yash Chopra to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award 2013
· The Telgu writer Ravuri Bharadwaja selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award 2012
· JAMMU&KASHMIR Bank won the prestigious FE India’s Best Banks Award-2012-13 on 26 March 2013
Technology Current Affairs april,2013
· Spice launches 5-inch Smart Flo Pace 2 Android smartphone at Rs 6,999
· The Samsung Galaxy S4 to be launched in India on April 25; MRP will be around Rs 42,000.
Culture Current Affairs april,2013
· President Pranab Mukherjee dedicated Siddheshwar Dham Temple to the Nation
Astronomy Current Affairs april,2013
· Scientists discovered a new giant galaxy called HFLS3 in the Universe which is 12.8 Billion light years away from Earth.
World History Current Affairs april,2013
· The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in the Palam area of Delhi entered the List of Top 10 Weird museums of the world
Business Current Affairs april,2013
· Volkswagen launches latest version of Polo GT TSI in India at 7.99 lakh
Books And Authors Current Affairs april,2013
· The Vice-President of India released a book titled ‘A Leaf turns Yellow’ : the Sufis of Awadh