January:-Current affairs
- Supreme Court rejected Sahara Petition on Refund of 24000
crore Rupees.
- Kevin Pietersen on 9 January 2013 signed the full-central
agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
- Arunachal Pradesh Collaborated with NSDL for Adoption of
National Pension Scheme
- Usain Bolt and Fraser-Pryce Won Athlete of the Year Award At
JAAA Golden Cleats Awards Ceremony.
- Allahabad bank signed
a MoU with Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CIMSME) in
Kolkata on 4 Jan 2013 to support priority sector lending.
- Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 January 2013 launched the
first fast patrol vessel (FPV), built for the Indian Coast Guard.
- Life of Pi Nominated For BAFTA 2013 with Nine Nominations,
Lincoln Leads Way with 10 Nods.
- Rajiv Takru , the Senior IAS officer on 9 January 2013
promoted and appointed as Secretary of Financial Services in the Finance Ministry.
- Rating Agency Fitch rated India’s Sovereign Rating in its
negative status.
- Aadhaar card to be accepted as proof to get passport:
Ministry of external Affairs .
- Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi inaugurated 6th
Vibrant Gujarat summit.
- Akbaruddin Owaisi, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM)
MLA who was indicted of making hate speech was arrested on 8 January 2013.
- Chief Minister of Jharkhand Arjun Munda Resigned and
Recommended dissolution of State Assembly.
- MS Dhoni placed at 4th position in the latest ICC ODI
Players Ranking released. Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers share first and second
position, respectively.
- JMM announced withdrawal of support from the BJP led
coalition Government in Jharkhand bringing it to minority.
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A Medium Lift Helicopter Complex was inaugurated at Phalodi by N.A.K. Browne, the Chief of the Air Staff.