At 15 years and seven months, Raghav Joneja became the youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest, climbing the world’s highest peak with five teenage mates. The boys achieved the remarkable feat on May 21, 2013 after a month-long gruelling expedition.
Ace woman mountaineer Ms. Premlata Agrawal became the first Indian woman mountaineer to scale the top seven continental peaks after climbing Alaska’s Mckinley Peak—highest peak of North America on May 23, 2013. She had conquered the Mt. Everest on May 20, 2011. Just before Ms. Agrawal embarked on the ascent of Mt. Mckinley peak to cap off her seven continental peaks’ successful climbs, the Indian govern¬ment awarded her with the Padma Shri for her trailblazing achievements.
Notable activist of India, Mr. Bindeshwar Pathak received the Legend of Planet award from Vice President of the French Senate Ms. Chantaljourdan at Palais du Luxembourg in Paris on June 3,
2013. Mr. Pathak, founded Sulabh International in 1973 and has for decades campaigned for the use of simple indoor toilets and also fought for the Dalit cause.
Former ICC chief and BCCI president Mr.Jagmohan Dalmiya was appointed as BCCI interim president on June 2, 2013.
Mr. Dalmiya took over as the tempo-rary chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after Mr. N. Srinivasan stepped aside as president of BCCI. Mr. Dalmiya will hold interim charge of the Board’s working group for looking into day-to-day affairs until the three-member panel submits its report on the alleged betting and role of two IPL Franchisees.
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Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Mr. Ratan Tata was appointed as the Chief Adviser to the board of Air Asia India, a joint venture between the Tatas, the Malaysian low-cost carrier, and Telstra Tradeplace. AirAsia Chief Mr. Tony Fernandes made this announcement on June 16, 2013 calling Mr. Tata a towering man who redefined many parts of India.
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