CURRENT AFFAIRS- 22 nd October to 25 th October 2013 -Simona Halep of Romania defeated Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (1), 6-2 to win the Kremlin Cup on 20 October 2013 at Moscow. -The archeologists in Peru discovered two mummies more than 1000 years old in the capital of Peru- Lima. -British sculptor Sir Anthony Caro passed away on 23 October 2013. He was 89 years old. He died after a heart attack. -Astronomers, in the last week of October 2013, revealed that they identified one of the richest planetary systems having seven planets. -Global Tuberculosis Report 2013 released by WHO reveled that, Tuberculosis (TB) disease killed 1.3 million people worldwide in 2012. -Shah Rukh Khan, the Bollywood actor, was on 23 October 2013 appointed as the goodwill ambassador for South Korea. -Odisha Government imposed seven months ban on fishing endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles. The ban will start from 1 November 2013. -IICA on 24 October 2013 signed 5 Memoranda of Understanding with country’s five leading research, academic and business institutions. -President on 23 October 2013 issued an order, allowing the Karnataka Governor to establish a separate development board for Hyderabad-Karnataka region. -Union Ministry of Sports and FICCI on 23 October 2013 launched India Sports 2014 to promote sports among youth in the country. -The MoU was signed between Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and IIM Tiruchirappalli (IIM Trichy) on 24 October 2013 at New Delhi. -National Museum Institute, on 22 October 2013 launched a project on researching and cataloguing various forms of performing and fine arts of the country. -FIPB on 24 October 2013 approved Singapore Airlines’ proposal to start an aviation venture with Tata Sons -Defence Ministry issued a final show-cause to AgustaWestland for ferry of VVIPs after it violated the terms of the pre-integrity pact. -Yahoo on 23 October 2013 announced to close its Egypt office in Cairo -The international team of astronomers detected the most distant galaxy as of now, entitled z8_GND_5296. -The Finance Ministry announced that it would infuse 14000 crore Rupees capital in 20 public sector banks during the current financial year, i.e. 2013-14. -Government of India and Government of China on 23 October 2013 signed the deal to further strengthen and deepen cooperation in the energy sector. -The Maharashtra state cabinet on 23 October 2013 decided to implement new mining rules -Researchers from Perth, in the month of October 2013 revealed that they found tiny particles of gold in the eucalyptus trees. -Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar on 23 October 2013 announced that Indian Railways decided to increase the speed of the superfast trains. -The legendary singer Manna Dey died on 23 October 2013 in Bangalore hospital. He was treated for respiratory illness died of cardiac arrest. -The US comedian Carol Burnett was on 20 October 2013 honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. -The extradition treaty between India and Bangladesh came into effect on 23 October 2013 -Envoys of four nations presented their credentials to the President of India at a ceremony New Delhi on 23 October 2013. -Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and Government of Bihar signed a Gas Cooperation Agreement (GCA) for -Scientists found the first venomous crustacean called remipede -The sultanate of Brunei announced that it will enforce a new Sharia law penal code. -India and China signed nine agreements/Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) including the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) on 23 October 2013. -Moscow, the Capital of Russia hosted the 14th India-Russia Annual Summit on 21 October 2013 -Aung Suu Kyi had finally received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on 23 October 2013. -India and Bangladesh on 22 October 2013 inked an agreement for enhanced trade facilitation and for combating evasion of duties and taxes. -India and China signed 9 MoUs/agreements including the Border Defence Cooperation Agreement (BDCA). -Lawrence R Klein, Nobel Prize winning economist died on 20 October 2013 in Gladwyne, near Philadelphia -ISRO on 22 October 2013 announced that it will launch Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) on 5 November 2013 from Sriharikota. -India Post on 22 October 2013 released a commemorative postage stamp on the Golden Jubilee of Bhakra Dam. -Singer Noel Harrison died at his home in Devon, aged 79 on 22 October 2013 -Bangalore topped the list of best business destinations in India as per the study done by Global Initiative for Restructuring Environment and Management -The 2nd meeting of the India- Philippines joint commission on bilateral cooperation was held on 21 October -Justice Laxmikanta Mahapatra was on 21 October 2013 sworn in as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. -Tata Steel on 21 October 2013 won a new contract to supply Britains Network Rail with more than 95 percent of its rails for at least five years -Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza came into the top 10 of the world womens doubles rankings on 21October 2013 -Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal (60), the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court appointed as the regular Chief Justice of Madras High Court. -The first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was on 22 October 2013 synchronised with the southern power grid. -Supreme Court of India on 21 October 2013 ruled that the clinical trials of 162 new chemical entities will continue to be on hold -North Zone and South Zone were declared joint winners of the Duleep Trophy 2013 at Kochi on 21 October 2013. -The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) on 21 October 2013 unanimously elected Kanwar Deep Singh as the president of the Indian Hockey Federation. -ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, on 21 October 2013 won two oil blocks in Myanmar -Breakthrough, the global human rights organisation on 21 October 2013 launched the campaign called Nation Against Early Marriage. -The Government of UK on 21 October 2013 announced that it decided to build the first nuclear plant of UK (called Hinkley Point C (HPC) power plant). -Kerala on 21 October 2013 decided to set up a Committee to Respond to Centre on Western Ghats Report. -The 14th India-Russia Annual Summit was held at Moscow on 21 October 2013. -Bhavina Hashmukhbhai Patel won 2013 ITTF Para table tennis Asian regional championships in Beijing on 21 October 2013. -Election Commission of Maldives on 21October 2013 announced that the postponed Presidential elections will be now be held on 9 November 2013 -Police Commemoration Day was observed on 21 October 2013 at the Police Memorial, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. -Rajendra Kashyap was appointed as the Financial Commissioner (Railways) and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India on 21 October 2013.
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