2013 in India

Incumbents

Governors

Events

January

• 3 to 7 January: 100th Indian Science Conference was organised in Kolkata by the Indian Science Congress Association.
• 6 January: India–Pakistan border incidents begin.
• 12 January:Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary was celebrated.
• 14 January: Kumbh Mela begins in Allahabad.
• 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.

  February

• 31 January to 3 February: 7th India Stone Mart 2013, a trade fair to promote the stone industry, was held in Jaipur.
• 12 February: Indian helicopter bribery scandal came to light.
• 15 February: 2012 DA14 asteroid passes by the Earth over eastern Indian Ocean.
• 19 and 20 February: Nano India 2013, a science conference on nanotechnology, was held in Thiruvananthapuram.
• 21 February: Terror attacks on Hyderabad in Dilsukhnagar area. Two separate explosions killed 17 people.
• 26 February: Railway Budget 2013–14 presented by Minister of Railways, Pawan Bansal.
• 28 February: 2013 Union budget of India presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.

  March

• 8 March: Anti-Sri Lanka protests by Students Federation for Freedom of Tamil Eelam in Tamil Nadu started.
• 10 March: Kumbh Mela ends. An estimated 120 million pilgrims attended the festival.
• 13 March: Hizbul Mujahideen's attacks on Central Reserve Police Force at Bemina in Srinagar.
• 19 March: Lok Sabha passes the Criminal Law Act, 2013.
• 20 March: BrahMos missile was test fired at Visakhapatnam.
• 21 March: Rajya Sabha passes the Criminal Law Act, 2013.
• 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.

  April

• 2 April: President President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Criminal Law Act, 2013.
• 15 April: Daulat Beg Oldi conflict between Indian and Chinese army patrols began.

  May

• 8 May:Siddaramaih lead congress grabs a clear majority in Karnataka Legislative assembly winning 122 seats from total 224 seats. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/victory-in-karnataka-a-morale-booster-for-congress/article4695816.ece
• 10 May: Two Cabinet ministers, Ashwani Kumar and Pawan Bansal, resign after bribery allegations.

  June

• Mid-June onwards: Flash floods in North India.

  July

• 14 July: India shuts down its public telegram service.

  August

• 15 August: 67th Independence Day of India
• 26 August: Lok Sabha passes the National Food Security Bill, 2013
• 28 August: The Indian rupee hits a 20 years record low of 68.8450 against the US dollar.

  September

• 2 September: Rajya Sabha passes the National Food Security Bill, 2013
• 4 September: Raghuram Rajan took over as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
• 13 September: Narendra Modi declared Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate for 2014 Indian general election.
• 13 September: The sentences for convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case was announced.
• 30 September: Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in the Fodder scam case.

  October

• 12 October: Cyclone Phailin makes landfall in Odisha.

  November

• 2–3 November: Diwali.
• 5 November: The Mars Orbiter Mission, was successfully launched into low Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
• 14 November: Sachin Tendulkar retired from International Cricket.
• 19 November 2013: Bharatiya Mahila Bank, India's first all-women commercial bank, starts its operations.

  December

• 9 December: The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 came into effect after being approved by Ministry of Women and Child Development.
• 11 December: Supreme Court of India reinstated same-sex relationships as an offence under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
• 12 December: Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was arrested in New York, triggering a diplomatic row between India and the US.
• 18 December: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 was passed by the Rajya Sabha.

  Others

• Summer: Droughts in Maharashtra surpasses the previous worst famine record of 1972. The droughts were caused by low rainfall in June to October 2012.
• January–March: The Indian economy grew at a rate of 4.8% in the January–March quarter of the 2012–13 fiscal year.
• April–June: The GDP showed a 4.4% growth in the first quarter of the 2013–2014 fiscal year.
• July–September: The GDP grew at 4.8% in the second quarter of the 2013–2014 fiscal year.

  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

  July

• Mumbai Monorail has test journeys between Wadala and Chembur.

  November

• Larsen and Toubro began laying tracks for the Hyderabad Metro rail.
• 14 November: Rapid Metro Gurgaon has started its operation.

  December

• Land acquisition for Hyderabad Metro completed.

  Cinema

• 3 May: Indian cinema completes 100 years. The first Indian silent film Raja Harishchandra was released in 1913.

  Bollywood

Sandalwood

Malayalam

Marathi

Tamil cinema

Tollywood

Sports

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 was played in the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in which was defeated.
• 18-29 January:2013 Lusophony Games to be held in Margao, Goa.
• 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 and 2013 World Hockey League Round 2 Women.

  April

• 2 April: 2013 Indian Premier League opening ceremony was held at Salt Lake Stadium or Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
• 3 April: 2013 Indian Premier League season begin.

  May

• 26 May: 2013 Indian Premier League finals. 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.

  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 held in New Delhi, India.

  Unknown

• 2012–13 I-League end date.
• 2013 Federation Cup held in Srinagar, Kashmir.
• 2013–14 I-League begin date.

  Deaths

January

• 3 January – M. S. Gopalakrishnan, violinist.
• 3 January – Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao, archaeologist.
• 3 January – Sekhar Sinha, cricketer, cancer.
• 4 January – Salik Lucknawi, Urdu poet.
• 5 January – Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Indian actor.
• 5 January – K. B. Mallappa, Indian politician, MLA for Arkalgud in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

  February

March

• 11 March – Teja Narla, Indian child actor
• 11 March – Sripada Pinakapani, Carnatic Vocalist .

  April

• 14 April – P. B. Sreenivas, Telugu Legendary singer
• 21 April – Shakuntala Devi, Great Mathematician
• 23 April – Shamshad Begum, Pioneering playback singer
• 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
• 20 June – Dicky Rutnagur, journalist
• 22 June – Soccor Velho, footballer

  July

• 4 July - Satish Tare, Marathi actor
• 12 July – Pran, Actor
• 28 July- Jagdish Raj, actor

  October

• 9 October – Srihari, Actor
• 24 October – Manna Dey, Legendary Singer
• 28 October – Rajendra Yadav, Writer

  November

• 10 November – Vijaydan Detha, Writer
• 17 November – Om Prakash Valmiki, Writer

  December

• 27 December – Farooq Sheikh, actor