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28th April Sindhu first Indian lady to reach India Open semifinals: In the badminton world, P.V. Sindhu is

considered Indias next big name after Saina Nehwal. After all, in the past year, the 17-year-old has given

ample evidence of her talent, beating the reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui and former World number oneWang Shixian in reaching a career-high world ranking of 15! New Italian Government sworn in: Italys new government was sworn in a ceremony that ended weeks of

political stalemate but was overshadowed by a shooting outside the prime ministers office. Enrico Letta wasappointed prime minister Anna Maria Cancellieri, interior minister in the outgoing technocratic government ofprime minister Mario Monti, was appointed justice minister. Cecile Kyenge, an eye doctor who was born inthe Democratic Republic of Congo, is the new integration minister.

Nearest alien planet gets a new name: The closest known Earth-size alien planet beyond our solar systemhas a new unofficial name -Albertus Alauda - selected by popular choice in an online contest. The name wonthe online people's choice contest organised by space-funding company Uwingu to choose a more exciting,approachable name for the alien planet Alpha Centauri Bb, a scorching-hot world that lies just 4.3 light-yearsaway.

Desertification affects over one-fourth Geographical Area of India: Report:A report submitted to the

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification by the Environment Ministry in fourth week of April2013 described that one fourth of Indias geographical area is undergoing the process of desertificationdespite of the efforts made by it to combat the problem. India has a total geographical area of 328 millionhectares and the problem of land degradation and drought continues in the country. As per the findings of thereport submitted to United Nation, desertification, land degradation and drought has hit about 8 lakh squarekilometer of Indian Territory and covers almost all states and union territories of the country. The total area ofIndia that is undergoing the process of degradation is about 105.48 million hectares that constitutes of about32.07 percent of total land area of India. The basic reason for such a major challenge lies in the area of landuse planning, management of waste and degraded land and efficient use of water resources.

Takehiko Nakao elected as the President Asian Development Bank Board : Takehiko Nakao wasappointed as the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by the Board of Governors at New Delhi.His appointment to the post was unanimously accepted ahead of the annual meet of the bank. He succeededHaruhiko Kuroda, who resigned from his office in March 2013 to take up an assignment as the Governor of

the Bank of Japan. The 57 years old Nakao is the former Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs ofJapan. He will be the ninth President and will assume the charge of his office on 28 April 2013. He isappointed to complete the unexpired term of his predecessor that is supposed to end in November 2016.

29th April India-Saudi Arabia joint group to mitigate nitaqat fallout:A India-Saudi Arabia joint working group has

been formed that will work toward minimising the fallout of the Kingdoms Nitaqat policy on Indians. Headedby Saudi Arabias Deputy Minister for Labour Affairs Ahamed Al Humaidan and Deputy Chief of Mission atthe Indian Embassy Sibi George, the group would hunt for solutions such as providing alternative jobs withinSaudi Arabia and making the exit smooth for those who may have to leave the country. A high-leveldelegation led by Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has met Saudi authorities to discuss the

mechanisms. The deliberations between Mr. Ravi, who was accompanied by Minister of State for ExternalAffairs E. Ahamed and the Prime Ministers adviser, T.K.A. Nair first with Saudi Labour Minister Adel binMohammad Fakeih and then with Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal resulted in the formation of the jointgroup. Indian workers have been hit by the policy, which reserves a certain percentage of the workforce incommercial establishments for Saudi nationals.

India may have to continue coal imports even till 2017: Govt: India, which imported 110.42 million tonnesof coal during April-January 2013 may have to bank on imports even till 2017 to meet shortages, thegovernment said. He said the country imported 110.42 MT of coal, mainly from Indonesia, Australia, SouthAfrica and US, between April 2012 and January 2013. The total production of coal in the country during thelast fiscal was 557.5 MT, he said adding coal which is under open general licence can be imported atprevailing international prices by anyone through paying the applicable import duty. Last year, PlanningCommission had said that Indias coal imports are likely to touch a whopping 185 MT by 2017, almost 20 percent of the global trade in the sector amid widening demand-supply deficit. Projecting the imports to touch

185 MT by 2017 against 137 MT by the end of the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12), the Commission had saidthere is an urgent need to take effective measures to step up coal production.

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CHANDIGARH- SCO-66,67 toop floor,sec-15D ,9872474753 Lee Chong Wei, Ratchanok win India Open titles: World No 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, making his

third straight final here, fought off a determined challenge by Kenichi Tago of Japan at 21-15, 18-21,21-17 in62 minutes to regain the Indian Open Badminton Super Series title, which he had won in 2011, at the Siri FortStadium.

Nadal wins Barcelona Open: Rafael Nadal won the Barcelona Open for the eighth time after seeing offNicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 in the final. The title came one week after Nadal's eight-year reign at Monte Carloended in a loss to top-ranked Novak Djokovic.

India's GDP likely to improve to 5.7% in 2013: IMF: Indicating that India's declining growth has bottomedout, International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the country's GDP is likely to improve to 5.7 per cent in 2013and further to 6.2 per cent a year after. For Asia as a whole the economic growth is likely to be 5.7 per centthis calendar and 6 per cent in 2013, IMF said in its 'Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific' report. Asper IMF's projections, India's real economic growth was 11.2 per cent in 2010, 7.7 per cent in 2011 and 4 percent in the last calendar.

Union Government set up Committee to Enhance MSME Exports: The Union government keeping intoconsideration the widening trade gap, had set up a six-member inter-ministerial committee in third week ofApril 2013 under the chairmanship of Finance Secretary R S Gujral to suggest measures for enhancingMSME exports. It is important here to note that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sectorcontributes about 40 per cent in the countrys total exports and over 8 per cent to Indias Gross Domestic

Product (GDP).

30th April Veteran CPI (M) leader Vasudev Singh dead: Veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and MLC

Vasudev Singh died after prolonged illness morning at Delhis All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),a party press release announced. The 81-year-old had been ill since last month. He was elected to theBegusarai Vidhan Sabha seat in 1990. He was a Council member from the teachers constituency inDarbhanga for three terms.

India, Russia to re-energize inter-governmental mechanism: India and Russia have agreed to reenergisethe work of the Indo-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission (IRIGC) by holding intersession meetingsbetween annual sessions on a regular basis. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Indian and Russianco-chairmen of the IRIGC on trade, economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation, External Affairs

Minister Salman Khurshid and Deputy Prime minister Dmitry Rogozin. Indian economy to grow at 6.1 per cent in FY'14: World Bank: World Bank scaled down India's growth

forecast to 6.1 per cent for the current fiscal from 7 per cent projected six months ago. The decline in thegrowth forecast is largely due to the decline in agriculture sector which is expected to grow at 2 per centduring 2013-14 against the previous estimate of 2.7 per cent despite normal monsoon projection

Current account deficit likely to improve to 3.9% of GDP in FY'14: Report: India's current accountdeficit(CAD) is likely to witness a "gradual" improvement in the next two to three years and it is expected tocome down to 3.9 per cent of the GDP this fiscal, says a Barclaysreport. CAD of a country represents thedifference between inflows and outflowsof foreign currency. According to Barclays, India's CAD reached arecord 4.9 per cent of GDP in FY2012-13 (about USD 90 billion) and on a conservative basis, it is likely toimprove to 3.9 per cent of GDP (about USD 80 billion) in FY2013-14.

India, Saudi Arabia set up joint group to resolve labour issues: India and Saudi Arabiahave agreed toset up a joint working group to address "all immediate problems" facing the Indian community including

issues related to overstaying Indian workers and the Kingdom's new labour policy. The two sides agreed thatthe first meeting of this joint group will be held on May 1, a statement released by the Indian embassy inRiyadh said. The 'Nitaqat' law makes it mandatory for local companies to hire one Saudi national for every 10migrant workers. There has been widespread perception that the new policy will lead to denial of jobopportunities for a large number of Indians working there. Over two million Indians are currently working inSaudi Arabia. The Saudi government was implementing the Nitaqat law to cutunemployment in the country.Earlier India had said that new Saudi labour policy will affect only illegal immigrants and not genuine workersemployed in the Kingdom.

ONGC gets Gold Trophy of SCOPE Meritorious Award: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)has been conferred the "Gold Trophy of SCOPE Meritorious Award in the category of Corporate SocialResponsibility and Responsiveness for 2011-12". On the occasion of the Public Sector Day, celebrated onApril 26, 2013 at New Delhi, the President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee gave away the award to ONGCCMD Mr. Sudhir Vasudeva, accompanied by Director(HR) Mr. K S Jamestin.

NEC India appoints Partho Dasgupta as MD: IT firm NEC India said it has appointed Partho Dasgupta asits Managing Director. Dasgupta is the first Indian to be appointed in this role and will undertake the

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CHANDIGARH- SCO-66,67 toop floor,sec-15D ,9872474753leadership of NECs business operations in the local market, NEC India said in a statement. He will report toToshiya Matsuki, regional CEO at NEC Asia Pacific,

Virat Kohli nominated for Arjuna Award: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has nominatedthe dashing Delhi batsman Virat Kohli for the prestigious Arjuna Award for 2012. Former legendary batsmanSunil Gavaskar's name has also been proposed for Dhyanchand Award for his lifetime achievement.

Serbia and Kosovo Reached Agreement on Power-Sharing: Serbia and Kosovo reached an agreement

on overcoming ethnic enmities in Kosovo, a former Serbian province after months of difficult negotiations. Itwill increase stability in the region as well as allow both countries to join European Union. As per theagreement, municipal bodies in the Serb-majority north will retain autonomy in areas like health care andeducation. In exchange, the police and courts will apply the Kosovo central governments laws. The Serbianmunicipalities will have the authority to appoint a regional police chief.

The 3rd Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process was held in Almaty: The 3rd Ministerial Meetingof the Istanbul Process was held here. Alamty is in Kazakhstan. The 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the IstanbulProcess was held in Almaty. Foreign Affairs Ministers of India, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan,Turkey, Russia, UAE and top officials from the other countries as well as representatives of international andregional organizations took part in the conference. The Istanbul Process on Regional Security andCooperation for Secure and Stable Afghanistan was launched on 2 November 2011 at the foreign ministersmeeting in Istanbul. The first ministerial conference on the Istanbul Process was held in Kabul on 14 June

2012. Sailendra Nath Roy, Indian Guinness World Record Holder Died: Sailendra Nath Roy, an Indian

Guinness World Record holder who on 28 April 2013 attempted to cross a river called Teesta suspendedfrom a zip wire attached to his ponytail has died during the stunt. He was trying to cross the CoronationBridge over the Teesta river near Siliguri town suspended from a zip wire 600ft (180m) long at a height of 70ft(20m).

Maharashtra Government was directed to release Water into the Jayakwadi Dam: Maharashtragovernment was directed by the Bombay High Court to release water into the Jayakwadi dam from thereservoirs upstream. The dam is built to address the irrigation and drinking water woes of Marathwada. Thecourt gave the direction on a writ petition filed by the Marathwada Janata Vikas Parishad in 2012.

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Sajjan Kumar acquitted, 5 others convicted in 1984 riots case:A sessions court acquitted seniorCongress leader Sajjan Kumar of all charges in the murder of five Sikhs in the Raj Nagar area of DelhiCantonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Among the five other accused, former Municipal Corporation ofDelhi councillor Balwan Khokhar, Captain Bhagmal and Girdhari Lal were held guilty of murder and riotingcharges, while the former MLA, Mahender Yadav, and Balwans brother, Krishan Khokhar, were held guilty ofrioting charges. The conspiracy charges pressed by the CBI on all six accused failed to stick.

Bangladesh gets first woman Speaker: Bangladesh got its first woman Speaker with the election of Dr.Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury by the Jatiya Sangsad. She was the lone candidate. Dr. Chaudhury, StateMinister in the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs , was nominated by the ruling Awami Leaguesparliamentary party . Born in 1966, Dr. Chaudhury is also the countrys youngest Speaker. She will succeedAbdul Hamid who assumed presidency last week following the death of President Md. Zillur Rahman.

IBM makes world's smallest movie: Scientists have taken the idea of a film short down to new levels.Molecular levels. IBM said it has made the tiniest stop-motion movie ever - a one-minute video of individual

carbon monoxide molecules repeatedly rearranged to show a boy dancing, throwing a ball and bouncing on atrampoline. Each frame measures 45 by 25 nanometres there are 25 million nanometres in an inch buthugely magnified, the movie is reminiscent of early video games, particularly when the boy bounces the balloff the side of the frame accompanied by simple music and sound effects. The movie is titledA Boy and HisAtom.

Netherlands gets its first King in more than 100 years: King Willem-Alexander became the first Dutchmale monarch in more than a century as his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated to end a 33-year reign. Thegenerational change in the House of Orange-Nassau gave the Netherlands a moment of celebration andpageantry as this trading nation of nearly 17 million struggles through a lengthy recession brought on by theEuropean economic crisis. The former Queen becomes Princess Beatrix and her son becomes the first DutchKing since Willem III died in 1890. The 46-year-old father of threes popular Argentine-born wife becameQueen Maxima and their eldest daughter, Catharina-Amalia, who attended the ceremony wearing a yellowdress, became Princess of Orange and first in line to the throne.

Indian consumer confidence drops; ranked 2nd globally: Nielsen: Indian consumer confidence droppedin the first quarter of 2013 to become the second after Indonesia due to the environment around them,

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CHANDIGARH- SCO-66,67 toop floor,sec-15D ,9872474753according to a survey by market insights and information provider Nielsen. According to the survey, Indianconsumer confidence index dropped by one point to 120 in the first quarter of 2013 after topping the globallist at 121 in fourth quarter of 2012. Indonesia led the global index in the first quarter of the year, measuringat 122, up five positions from the fourth quarter of 2012. Philippines and Thailand were ranked third andfourth in the latest list, with 118 and 116 points, respectively. Brazil came fifth in the list, holding on to itsprevious position.

Harin Raval resigns as Addl Solicitor General :Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Harin P Raval quit inthe wake of CBI Director Ranjit Sinhas revelation that the agencys probe report on the coal allocation scamhad been shared with Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, belying Ravals assurance to the Supreme Court to thecontrary. Raval said he had handed over his resignation letter to the Law Minister. Yesterday, he had sent aletter to Attorney General (AG) GE Vahanvati, blaming the AG for making him a scapegoat.

irst Shariah court opens in Mumbai : Mumbai's first Darul Qaza or Shariah Court has begun registeringdisputes for resolution under the Muslim Personal Law. Set up by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board(AIMPLB), the Shariah Panchayat, as it is called, will mediate in matrimonial and civil disputes under theHannafi and Sunni laws.

First 350 MW unit of GMR's Kamalanga Plant commissioned: The first 350 MW unit ofGMR KamalangaEnergy Limited(GKEL) in Odisha's Dhenkanal district was declared commercially operational. GMR Groupis establishing a 4x350 MW coal-based thermal power plant at Kamalanga in the state in two phases of

3x350 MW and 1x350 MW, a company release said. GKEL's first unit is GMR Group's second coal-basedpower plant to be declared commercially operational. Mumbai Metro trial run successful: On the occasion ofMaharashtra Day, Mumbaikars were treated to a

successful trial run of the state's first Metro railway. Chief ministerPrithviraj Chavanflagged off the 3-km longtrial run of the Mumbai Metrobetween Versova and Azad Nagar in north Mumbai's Andheri suburb.

Abdul Hamid was sworn in as Bangladesh President to replace Zillur Rahman: Parliamentary SpeakerAbdul Hamid was on 24 April 2013 sworn in as Bangladesh President to replace Zillur Rahman, who died inMarch 2013. Abdul Hamid is the 20 th President of Bangladesh. He will hold the ceremonial position for a five-year term. Hamid was the acting President since 14 March 2013 when Rahman went for medical treatment toSingapore. He is a former lawyer. He was elected to Parliament seven times from the KishoreganjConstituency. He is a member of the Awami League.

Vice President of India Released a Book Titled an Ardent Patriot Dinesh Goswami: Hamid Ansari, theVice President of India on 30 April 2013 released a book titledAn Ardent Patriot Dinesh Goswami,

compiled and edited by Kumar Deepak Das, Member of Parliament. The book is compilation of ParliamentarySpeeches of veteran parliamentarian from Assam- Dinesh Goswami. The book comprises of theParliamentary speeches made by him in the Parliament during his tenure of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabhafrom 1971 to 1990.

European Space Telescope Herschel completed its Journey in Space: The Herschel observatory, aEuropean space telescope for which NASA helped build instruments and process data, stopped makingobservations after running out of liquid coolant as expected. Herschel launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocketfrom French Guiana in May 2009. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., built componentsfor two of Herschel's three science instruments. NASA also supports the U.S. astronomical communitythrough the agency's Herschel Science Center, located at the California Institute of Technology's InfraredProcessing and Analysis Center in Pasadena.

Haryana won the Third Hockey India Senior Women National Championship: Haryana on 30 April 2013defeated Railways 4-1 to win the third Hockey India Senior Women National Championship at the MajorDhyan Chand Stadium in the Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow. Railways scored their openinggoal through Amandeep Kaur in the 15th minute. Haryana scored through Udita (34th, 65th min) andNarinder (47th, 49th min) to win the match.

2nd may World Bank picks 20 projects for $1,00,000 grant: The World Bank Institute awarded $2 million (Rs. 10.74

crores) to 20 organisations working in the sectors of financial inclusion, trafficking, health, education andlivelihood. The grant of $ 100,000 (Rs. 53.7 lakhs) per project is to help these social enterprises expand inthe States of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. The awards were given by World Bankscountry director Onno Ruhl and Programme Lead (Development Marketplace) Drew von Glahn, at the 2013India Development Marketplace held at the Indian Institute of Forest Management. The winners includesuccessful social sector endeavours like Operation ASHA, which uses technology and a network of health

workers with minimum education to ensure that tuberculosis patients take the full course of medicines and

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