2013 in India
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Events in the year 2013 in the Republic of India.
Contents
Incumbents
| Photo | Post | Name |
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 President |
Pranab Mukherjee |
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Vice President |
Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
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Prime Minister |
Manmohan Singh |
Events
January
- 3 to 7 January: 100th Indian Science Conference was organised in Kolkata by the Indian Science Congress Association.[1]
- 6 January: India–Pakistan border incidents begin.[2]
- 12 January:Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary was celebrated.[3]
- 14 January: Kumbh Mela begins in Allahabad.[4]
- 26 January: Republic Day of India, Republic Day Parade was held in New Delhi with Bhutan's king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck as Chief Guest.[5]
February
- 31 January to 3 February: 7th India Stone Mart 2013, a trade fair to promote the stone industry, was held in Jaipur.[6]
- 12 February: Indian helicopter bribery scandal came to light.[7]
- 15 February: 2012 DA14 asteroid passes by the Earth over eastern Indian Ocean.[8]
- 19 and 20 February: Nano India 2013, a science conference on nanotechnology, was held in Thiruvananthapuram.[9]
- 21 February: Terror attacks on Hyderabad in Dilsukhnagar area. Two separate explosions killed 17 people.[10][11][12]
- 26 February: Railway Budget 2013–14 presented by Minister of Railways, Pawan Bansal.[13]
- 28 February: 2013 Union budget of India presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.[14]
March
- 8 March: Anti-Sri Lanka protests by Students Federation for Freedom of Tamil Eelam in Tamil Nadu started.[15]
- 10 March: Kumbh Mela ends. An estimated 120 million pilgrims attended the festival.[16]
- 13 March: Hizbul Mujahideen's attacks on Central Reserve Police Force at Bemina in Srinagar.[17]
- 19 March: Lok Sabha passes the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.[18]
- 20 March: BrahMos missile was test fired at Vishakhaptnam.[19]
- 21 March: Rajya Sabha passes the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.[20]
- 27 March: Tamil Nadu Assembly Resolution on Sri Lanka for formation of Tamil Eelam and demands to the Centre to stop treating Sri Lanka as friendly nation.[21]
April
- 2 April: President President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.[22]
- 15 April: Daulat Beg Oldi conflict between Indian and Chinese army patrols began.[23]
May
- 10 May: Two Cabinet ministers, Ashwani Kumar and Pawan Bansal, resign after bribery allegations.[24]
June
- Mid-June onwards: Flash floods in North India.[25]
July
August
- 15 August: 67th Independence Day of India[27]
- 26 August: Lok Sabha passes the National Food Security Bill, 2013[28]
- 28 August: The Indian rupee hits a 20 years record low of 68.8450 against the US dollar.[29]
September
- 2 September: Rajya Sabha passes the National Food Security Bill, 2013[30]
- 4 September: Raghuram Rajan took over as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.[31]
- 13 September: Narendra Modi declared Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate for Indian general election, 2014.[32]
- 13 September: The sentences for convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case was announced.[33]
- 30 September: Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in the Fodder scam case.[34]
October
- 12 October: Cyclone Phailin makes landfall in Odisha.[35]
November
- 2–3 November: Diwali.[36]
- 5 November: The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), was successfully launched into low Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[37]
- 19 November 2013: Bharatiya Mahila Bank, India's first all-women commercial bank, starts its operations.[38]
December
- 9 December: The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 came into effect after being approved by Ministry of Women and Child Development.[39]
- 11 December: Supreme Court of India reinstated same-sex relationships as an offence under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.[40]
- 12 December: Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was arrested in New York, triggering a diplomatic row between India and the US.[41]
- 18 December: The The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 was passed by the Rajya Sabha.[42]
Others
- Summer: Droughts in Maharashtra suprasses the previous worst famine record of 1972. The droughts were caused by low rainfall in June to October 2012.[43]
- January–March: The Indian economy grew at a rate of 4.8% in the January–March quarter of the 2012–13 fiscal year.[44]
- April–June: The GDP showed a 4.4% growth in the first quarter of the 2013–2014 fiscal year.[45]
- July–September: The GDP grew at 4.8% in the second quarter of the 2013–2014 fiscal year.[46]
Transport and infrastructure
January
- 20 January: A new airport terminal was inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata[47]
July
- Mumbai Monorail has test journeys between Wadala and Chembur.[48]
November
- Larsen and Toubro began laying tracks for the Hyderabad Metro rail.[49]
- 14 November: Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon has started its operation.
December
- Land acquisition for Hyderabad Metro completed.[50]
Cinema
- 3 May: Indian cinema completes 100 years. The first Indian silent film Raja Harishchandra was released in 1913.[51]
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Sports
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January
- 2013 Aircel Chennai Open from 31 December 2012 to 6 January 2013
- 3 January : First professional cricket match in the year 2013 and the 2nd ODI against
Pakistan was played in the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in which India was defeated - 31 January: 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup begin in Mumbai
February
- 14–21 February: 2013 South Asian Games in Delhi
- 17 February: 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup finals
- 18–24 February: 2013 World Hockey League Round 2 Men (Delhi leg) and 2013 World Hockey League Round 2 Women (Delhi leg)
April
- 2 April: 2013 Indian Premier League opening ceremony was held at Salt Lake Stadium or Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata[52][53][54]
- 3 April: 2013 Indian Premier League season begin
May
- 26 May: 2013 Indian Premier League finals
- 26 May: Mumbai Indians won the Series in 6th season of IPL by defeating Chennai SuperKings
July
- 3–7 July: 2013 Asian Athletics Championship continental tournament, winner China with 15 gold medals
September
- 29 September: India beat Malaysia 3-0 to win Sultan of Johor Cup (Under 21)[55]
October
- 27 October: 2013 Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida
November
- 6 – 26 November: World Chess Championship 2013 to be held in Chennai
December
- 1–14 December: 2013 Kabaddi World Cup was to be held in India. Host city is Bathinda
- 6–15 December: 2013 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was to be held in India. Host city is New Delhi
Unknown
- 2012–13 I-League end date
- 2013 Federation Cup held in Srinagar, Kashmir
- 2013–14 I-League begin date
- 2013 Lusophony Games to be held in Margao, Goa
Deaths
January
- 3 January – M. S. Gopalakrishnan, violinist.[56]
- 3 January – Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao, archaeologist.[57]
- 3 January – Sekhar Sinah: cricketer, cancer.[58]
- 4 January – Salik Lucknawi, Urdu poet.[59]
- 5 January – Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Indian actor.[60]
- 5 January – K. B. Mallappa, Indian politician, MLA for Arkalgud in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly (1977–1989).[61]
February
March
- 11 March – Teja Narla, Indian child actor (born 1996)
- 11 March – Sripada Pinakapani, Carnatic Vocalist (born 3 August 1913) .[62]
April
- 14 April – P. B. Sreenivas, Telugu Legendary singer
- 21 April – Shakuntala Devi, Great Mathematician
- 23 April – Shamshad Begum, Pioneering playback singer (Born 1919)[63]
- 22 April – Chief Justice JS Verma – former Chief Justice
May
- 30 May – Rituparno Ghosh, Renowned Bengali Director
- 31 May – Abir Goswami, actor
June
- 3 June – Jiah Khan, actress
- 22 June – Soccor Velho, Footballer (born 1983)
July
- 12 July – Pran, Actor (born 1920)
- 28 July- Jagdeesh Raj, actor
October
- 9 October – Srihari, Actor (Born on 15 August 1964)
- 24 October – Manna Dey,Legendary Singer(b.1919)
- 28 October – Rajendra Yadav, Writer (Born on 28 August 1929)[64]
November
- 10 November – Vijaydan Detha, Writer (Born on 1 September 1926)[65]
- 17 November – Om Prakash Valmiki, Writer (Born on 30 June 1950)[66]
December
- 27 December – Farooq Sheikh, actor (born 25 March 1948)[67]
See also
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