April 2013 Current Affairs: In this chapter, information has been given about the latest current affairs based on India and the world in the month of April 2013 from the point of view of upcoming competitive examinations. Here you can find various fields of India and the world like: Appointments, Resignations, Sports and Sportsmen, Politics, Awards and Honors, Important Days, Deaths, Reports, Business, Planning, Politics, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Accidents, Science, Technology You can get general knowledge about important current affairs related to geography, records, settlement, convention and entertainment etc.

30 April 2013 | Awards Current Affairs
Middle-order batsman Virat Kohli was nominated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the Arjuna Award for 2012. Kohli, who at present leads Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 6, has been successful with the bat in every format of the game. The first batsman to make 10000 runs in Test cricket, the legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar, has been nominated for Dhyanchand Award for his lifetime achievement in cricket.
29 April 2013 | Technology Current Affairs
Instant messaging on chat apps, such as WhatsApp, has taken over the traditional SMS text message for the first time as per a new research. Around 19 billion messages were exchanged per day on chat apps in 2012, in comparison to 17.6 billion SMS texts as per survey by telecom and media consultancy firm Informa.
28 April 2013 | Business Current Affairs
State Bank of Travancore (SBT), headquartered at Kerala, has recorded a growth of 20.49 percent in net profits in the fiscal 2012-13, thus making a total business of Rs.1,50,000 crore. SBT registered an operating profit of Rs.1,351 crore compared to Rs.1,249 crore during the fiscal 2011-12.
27 April 2013 | Indian Current Affairs
India's first international event on travel technologies will be hosted in Kerala. The aim is to help the travel and tourism industry capitalize on the huge marketing potential of the internet. The International Conference on Travel Technology (ICTT) India will take place at Kovalam from June 7-9.
26 April 2013 | Sports Current Affairs
Badminton's premier events, the Thomas and Uber Cup finals, will be hosted in Delhi next year from May 18 to 25. Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Akhilesh Das Gupta revealed the dates and the location of Badminton World Federation's (BWF) two premier tournaments after there was a official signing ceremony between the BAI and BWF at the Sri Fort Sports Complex.
25 April 2013 | Technology Current Affairs
Several celestial events will happen during April-May starting with Thursday's partial lunar eclipse - the only visible lunar eclipse of the year in India.The lunar eclipse starts at 11:32 p.m. today and ends at 03:43 a.m. on April 26.
24 April 2013 | Entertainment Current Affairs
The famed playback singer Shamshad Begum, whose songs 'Mere piya gaye rangoon' and 'Kabhi aar kabhi paar' passed away on Tuesday evening, her family sources informed the media on Wednesday. She was 94 and had been ill for the past few months
23 April 2013 | Sports Current Affairs
On the final day of the Asian Wrestling Championship, India showed a spectacular performance as it ended with its best-ever medal haul in the tournament and clinched the title of champion in the freestyle category. India was followed by Iran and Mongolia. Amit Kumar Dhankhar (66kg), who replaced injured Sushil Kumar, won gold as India finished with a rich medal haul of two gold, one silver and six bronze medals. In the last edition, India had won a gold medal and four bronze medals. Amit's bout was both action and drama.
22 April 2013 | Sports Current Affairs
India will be hosting badminton's two premier events, the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup finals, later this year for the first time. Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Akhilesh Das Gupta stated it was a matter of pride that these events will be held in the country. The Thomas Cup (Men's World Team Championships) was first hosted in 1948-49 while the Uber Cup (Women's World Team Championships) came up in 1956-57.
21 April 2013 | Awards Current Affairs
Bollywood 'Dream Girl' Hema Malini was given the P. C. Chandra award for her contribution to Indian cinema. P.C. Chandra Group Managing Director Prashant Chandra presented the award at a gala function in the Science City auditorium in Kolkata. Chandra stated that Hema Malini was one of the greatest and successful actresses in the history of Indian cinema.
20 April 2013 | Business Current Affairs
The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group stated that a consortium headed by Samena Capital was in advanced talks to acquire its international communications arm, Reliance Gobalcom. As per sources, the deal is worth $1.2 billion.
19 April 2013 | Business Current Affairs
Wipro Ltd. recorded a net profit of Rs.6,636 crore (Rs.66.4 billion) for the fiscal 2012-13 (FY 2013), thus there was a 19 percent growth year-on-year (YoY) as per Indian accounting standards. In a regulatory filing which was done on Friday, the company stated that the total revenue for the fiscal under review (FY 2013) increased by 16 percent YoY to Rs.43,361 crore (Rs.433.6 billion).
18 April 2013 | Person Current Affairs
The apex court's forest bench of Justice Aftab Alam, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Ranjan Gogoi, acting on the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee on green matters that were specified in the February 3, 2012 report, cancelled all the leases in 49 category C mines in Bellary, Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka for iron ore extraction.
17 April 2013 | Business Current Affairs
Amazon, in a bid to extend the global reach of its app distribution business, will now expand its Android-based app store to 200 countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, India, South Africa, South Korea, and even Papua New Guinea and Vatican City. Developers will be able to submit the apps from today. In the coming months the app store will be launched globally.
16 April 2013 | Social Current Affairs
Google celebrated India's first passenger train journey in its doodle which depicted a chugging train leaving behind a trail of smoke with a backdrop of a palace replete with domes and minarets. It was on April 16, 1853, that the first railway on the Indian subcontinent completed a distance of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane.
15 April 2013 | Politics Current Affairs
President Pranab Mukherjee condoled the passing away of industrialist RP Goenka, saying he had lost a personal friend. The president in his message to the industrialist's wife said, “Shri Goenka was an industrialist whose contribution to the establishment of various industrial and business enterprises helped in national development as well as created employment opportunities for thousands of our people”.
14 April 2013 | Sports Current Affairs
Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh entered the semifinals from Pool B of the Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship (North Zone). Uttar Pradesh defeated Himachal Pradesh by 6-0. Uttar Pradesh led by 4-0 at half time
13 April 2013 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
In sync with its promise in the National Telecom Policy-2012 of ensuring affordable and quality telecommunication services in villages and remote areas, the government has given approval to a project which will link 2, 50,000 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in through Optical Cable (OFC) under National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN). In the telecom policy it was stated that the country’s GDP will get a boost through telecommunications.
12 April 2013 | Awards Current Affairs
Pran Krishan Sikand - or Pran as he is popularly known will be awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke award this year. He turned 93 in February this year. In a career of six decades and 400 films he was noted as an arch villain of Bollywood and showed his versatility when he also did roles of a hero and character artist. He was known as a bad guy in a series of films including hits like 'Madhumati', 'Ziddi' and 'Ram Aur Shyam'. He was very popular as loveable Mangal Chacha in 'Upkar',  as the street-smart fraud in 'Victoria No.203', and a kind Pathan in 'Zanjeer'.
11 April 2013 | Entertainment Current Affairs
Last film of late superstar Rajesh Khanna, 'Riyasat' will be released on his first death anniversary on July 18. The first superstar of Hindi films who succumbed to a prolonged illness, is popular for hits like 'Aradhana', 'Kati Patang', 'Anand', 'Amar Prem' and 'Aan Milo Sajna'.
10 April 2013 | Technology Current Affairs
The Bihar government after initiating organic farming is now exploring the possibility of how farmers can benefit from nuclear technology.V.B. Patel, chairman of the horticulture department of Bihar Agricultural University (BAU) at Sabour in Bhagalpur district, stated that nuclear energy can be utilized in plant breeding and for development of new varieties.
9 April 2013 | Appointments Current Affairs
Sachin Tendulkar will now be seen in  an animated avatar.'Master Blasters' is a 3D action, comedy and adventure TV animation series. Here, the animated Sachin is appointed by the Programme for International Training of Cricket Heroes (PITCH) to lead a cricket camp and train 12 young cricketers from around the world. He has the company of a dog too.
8 April 2013 | Social Current Affairs
If sources are to be believed then WhatsApp may be acquired by Google at a price of $1 billion. Though there is not confirmation from any side on this, but sources specify that talks were rolling four or five weeks back. Earlier the rumor was that Facebook would acquire WhatsApp which is now the most successful messaging app with $1 billion messages being sent every day.
7 April 2013 | Science Current Affairs
India test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha,at Wheeler's Island in Bhadrak district at about 10.20 a.m. by army personnel as part of routine user-trials. This was informed by M.V.K.V. Prasad, director of the Integrated Test Range.
6 April 2013 | World Current Affairs
The Srilankan navy arrested 26 Indian fishermen who had ventured in Sri Lankan waters, as informed by a navy spokesman. The Indians were on five trawlers when they were found and arrested for illegally making an entry into Sri Lankans waters.
5 April 2013 | Entertainment Current Affairs
Times of India Film Awards(TOIFA) started with a musical night with dazzling performances from Sunidhi Chauhan, Mohit Chauhan and Hard Kaur to Kavita Seth and Shalmali Kholgade. The audience listened to numbers like 'Pee loon', 'Masakali' and 'Ishq sufiyana', leaving them mesmerized. The event was hosted at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Thursday.
4 April 2013 | Technology Current Affairs
Just a few months after its 2013 R8 launch in the country, Audi has now launched the high-performance V10 Plus variant at Rs 2.05 crore, ex- showroom India. The car features 558PS/540Nm 5.2-litre V10 FSI engine from Lamborghini, and it can get from 0-100kmph in just 3.5 seconds.
3 April 2013 | Sports Current Affairs
Kolkata Knight Riders gave an emphatic start to their campaign with a six wicket win over Daredevils in the sixth Indian Premier League opener at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. The hosts bowled Daredevils for 128, with Caribbean offie Sunil Narine (4/13) striking through the batting lineup taking a wicket in each of his four overs.
2 April 2013 | Technology Current Affairs
Passengers on the Delhi-Kolkata Rajdhani will now be able to browse the net through Wi-Fi facility while travelling as informed by a railway official on Tuesday.Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will be launching the specified facility on the train at the Delhi station.
1 April 2013 | Politics Current Affairs
The Supreme Court rejected Swiss pharmaceutical chain Novartis AG's petition which sought patent protection for its anti-cancer drug, Glivec (Imatinib mesylate). The apex court bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai did not agree to Novartis' plea challenging the Intellectual Property Appellate Board's decision which rejected the plea for patent of the drug used in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia and malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumours

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