Page-10 of Current Affairs - April, 2013

2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners

April 20, 2013

 “The Orphan Master’s Son” – a novel based on North Korea by author Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. List of 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners Letters, Drama and Music FICTION – "The Orphan Master’s Son" by Adam Johnson ..

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RBI to start plastic money project on trial basis

April 20, 2013

Deputy Governor, RBI, K. C. Chakrabarty held that the RBI is probable to commence the introduction of plastic notes in select parts of India on a trial basis and it would commence with the introduction of Rs.10 denomination and continue ..

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Sahara Q Shop enters Guinness World Records

April 20, 2013

Sahara Q Shop: The retail business of Sahara India Pariwar, recently entered into the Guinness World Records as it opened record 315 outlets in 10 states of India, just at one time on April 1, 2013. ‘Q shop’ (Quality shop) ..

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Sher-i-Kashmir Award: Navjot becomes youngest recipient athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred

April 20, 2013

Navjot Singh (16 years) became the youngest athlete of Jammu and Kashmir to be conferred with the Sher-i-Kashmir Sports Award. He was declared the best sportsperson for 2008-09. Navjot received the award at an impressive investiture ceremony hosted after a ..

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Nicolas Maduro declared president-elect Venezuela

April 20, 2013

Nicolás Maduro Moros, the acting President of Venezuela after the death of late leader Hugo Chavez has been declared as the winner of a special election held in Venezuela for the post of the President. The results of the election ..

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Indian economy likely to grow by 5.7% in 2013: IMF

April 19, 2013

International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest release of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) slashed the economic growth projection of India to 5.7% for the calendar year 2013, from its earlier prediction of 5.9%. IMF slashed the global outlook to ..

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