Top 10 Current Affairs 28 July 2013

1. World Hepatitis Day is observed across the world today (28th July 2013). The theme for the year 2013 is “This is Hepatitis, Know it, Confront it” which was set with the aim of creating a global awareness about the Hepatitis virus and to encourage its prevention, treatment and diagnosis.

2. India beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets to take an assailable 3-0 lead in the five match ODI series at Harare Sports Club ground on Sunday.

3. Two days after its launch, INSAT-3D, India’s advanced weather satellite, has reached an intermediate orbit which is much closer to the 36,000

Top 10 Current Affairs 24 July 2013

1. India has been ranked third in the Global Consumer Confidence Index. he latest survey by the Nielsen reveals that in the second quarter of the current financial year, India slipped one point behind Indonesia and Philippines in the overall consumer confidence levels. Indonesia emerged as the most optimistic country with 124 points followed by Philippines with 121 points and India came third with 121 points.

2. Afghanistan’s first and only female governor and a humanitarian worker from the Kachin minority in Myanmar, Habiba Sarabi, is among this year’s recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Top 10 Current Affairs 23 July 2013

1. Poverty ratio in the country has declined to 21.9 per cent in 2011-12 from 37.2 per cent in 2004-05.

2. India and China are holding the third meeting on border affairs in New Delhi today. The meeting focuses on maintaining peace and tranquillity on the border and ensuring better coordination and communication.

3. Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has resigned from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board to avoid any conflict of interest as one of his group firm is in the race for a new banking licence, a company spokesperson said Tuesday.

Top 10 Current Affairs 6 may-2013

1. The Supreme Court has given a go-ahead for the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu, observing that it has been set up by the government for the welfare of the people and for sustainable growth.

2. In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, the Tamil Nadu government would introduce ‘regenerative medicine’ in veterinary care and would set up a research centre capitalising on stem cells.