- President releases a commemorative stamp on Shri Aditya Vikram Birla on the theme of ‘1st Indian Global Industrialist’.
- Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12 go to Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Nagaland, Bihar(Rice), Haryana(Wheat), Jharkhand(Pulses) and Uttar Pradesh(Coarse Cereals).
- India, South Africa agree for Early Finalisation of India-SACU(Southern African Custom Union) PTA(Preferential Trade Agreement) Negotiations.
- Swatch to buy luxury brand Harry Winston for $1 billion
- GAAR will come into force from April 2016 after the acceptance of the recommendation of Parthasarathi Shome Committee.
- Preparing to deal with any future chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents, Indian scientists have devised 16 drugs that can be used for disaster management. These include an anti-cyanide drug, an anti-nerve gas drug and an anti-toxic gas drug.
- IMD launching mobile application for weather forecast of 4 metros : application called “Indian-weather” .
- Largest-known spiral galaxy discovered : NGC 6872
- Madurai provides best mental health care after evaluation by District Mental Health Programme (DMHP).
- India wants rollback of piracy zone which was earlier decided to move the longitude marking off the high-risk area in the Arabian Sea from 65 degrees to 78 east by International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS)
- Sri Lanka's former attorney general Mohan Peiris has been appointed the new Chief Justice(44th) takes oath before President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
- Pak SC orders arrest of PM Raja Pervez Ashraf(PM after Yousuf Raza Gilani in corruption case .
- India’s first ‘Technology Innovation Research Centre’ at the ATDC-Training of Trainers’ Academy, Gurgaon, in collaboration with JUKI India Pvt. Ltd.
- The ATDC-JUKI TECH Innovation Centre will be a platform where industry and academia can focus on showcasing and demonstrating leading edge technology and carrying out applied ‘Research’ which is a key word in SMART (Skills for Manufacturing of Apparel through Research and Training)
- Welspun Energy: to set up a research laboratory in Gujarat for advancement of solar technology in partnership with Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI).
- Bharti Airtel said Sanjay Kapoor, CEO (India and South Asia), had resigned from the company and Gopal Vittal would take over as the head of its Indian operations.
- Book titled Pataudi: Nawab of Cricket : By Suresh Menon
- The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has decided to exclude Deccan Chronicle Holdings and include Bharti Infratel from the BSE-500 index .
- Korean scientists develop world's first bendable lithium-ion batteries, paving way for flexible mobile devices.
- Anant Gupta elevated as HCL Tech CEO.
- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has amended its Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOS) and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme (ESPS) Guidelines, 1999, by prohibiting companies from dealing in their own shares in the secondary market under these schemes, with immediate effect.
- Tahawwur Rana sentenced to 14 years by US court for his role in supporting the Pakistani terrorist group that worked with Pakistan's intelligence service to carry out the 2008 Mumbai attacks and plot a follow-up strike in Denmark.
- Union government decision allow state-run oil marketing companies to fix the price of diesel .
- Mercury treaty adopted in Geneva by 140 countries with aim to reduce global emission levels of the toxic heavy metal also known as quicksilver, which poses risks to human health and the environment and treaty is known as "Minamata Convention on Mercury".
- Prof U R Rao (former chairman ISRO) being inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame by the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI).
- NASA beams Mona Lisa to Moon with laser.
- World's most complex 2D laser beam created : The new 2-D optical phased array technology will enable advanced Light Detection And Ranging (LADAR) and other defence applications.
- Gun control by US (new restrictions on assault weapons) : Obama's outlined plan consisting of: criminal background check requirement for all gun sales; reinstatement and strengthening of the assault weapons ban that lapsed in the U.S. Congress in 2004; restoration of the ten-round limit on ammunition magazines; and rolling back of the freeze on gun violence research.
- It was the 70th Golden Globe Awards organized at Beverly Hills. The winners of various awards are as follows:
- Best Motion Picture Drama: Argo
- Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy: Les Miserables
- Best Director in Motion Picture-Drama: Ben Affleck for Argo
- Best Actor in Motion Picture-Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
- Best Actress in Motion Picture-Drama: Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty
- Best Actor in Motion Picture or Musical or Comedy: Hugh Jackman for Les Miserables
- Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook
- Best Actor in a Supporting role in Motion Picture: Christoph Waltz for Dzango Unchained
- Best Actress in a Supporting role in Motion Picture: Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables
- Best Original Score Motion Picture: Life of Pi
- Air India grounds all DreamLiner.(Airbourne Troubles)
- The
International Tourism Mart, Guwahati 2013 is not
only the first ever international tourism event to be organised
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- Even non-member can move Speaker for disqualification of defectors under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution (anti-defection law), rules SC
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