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New President for Maldives [ 2/20/2012]

Mohamed Waheed is appointed as new President of Maldives after the resignation of President Mohamed Nasheed.

United Nations proclaimed 20th February as the World Day of Social Justice [ 2/10/2012]

The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed 20th February as the World Day of Social Justice. They are inviting Member States, to devote the day to promoting national activities in accordance with the objectives and goals of the World Summit for Social Development.

The Indian indigenous Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile testfire [ 2/10/2012]

The Indian indigenous Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile was test fired on 10/02/2012 from Wheeler Island off the state coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district in Odisha about 170 km from Bhubaneshwar. It successfully destroyed an incoming ballistic missile - a modified variant of the Prithvi fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on sea in Balasore district, about 70 km away from Wheeler Island.

Aruna Irani wins the Lifetime Achievement Filmfare Award [ 1/29/2012]

Popular actress Aruna Irani who has been a part of the Indian film industry for 51 years now was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Idea Filmfare Awards.

Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in Australian Open final [ 1/29/2012]

Novak Djokovic cemented his place at the top of men's tennis by outlasting Rafael Nadal in a five-set epic to retain his Australian Open title. The world number one edged a gripping battle with the second seed 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 in five hours 53 minutes to win his fifth Grand Slam.

National Voters Day [ 1/25/2012]

25th January of every year is observed as National Voters Day to ensure participation of common people in the electoral process.

National Girls Day [ 1/25/2012]

24th January is observed as National Girls Day. This day is also the first oath taking day of our first women Prime Minister Ms. Indira Gandhi.

Vinod Rai to Head UN Audit Panel [ 1/23/2012]

The Central government may have been critical of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai for taking out a series of adverse findings on government policies, but the contribution of the auditor seems to have been recognized by the United Nations which has appointed him as Chairman of its panel of external auditor.

Rai as Chairman will oversee the audit of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), besides setting agenda for all UN specialized agencies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Food Program me (WFP) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

Along with director general of CAG, Jagbans Singh, Rai will audit the accounts and management operations of the UN and its specialized agencies and submit the report to the UN General Assembly.

New Lokayukta of Himachal Pradesh [ 1/22/2012]

Justice LS Panta, former Supreme Court judge, will take oath as Lokayukta of Himachal on Feb 3, 2012.

Pankaj Pachauri appointed as Prime Minister's new communications advisor [ 1/22/2012]

Pankaj Pachauri, a TV journalist, was appointed as communication advisor in the PMO. A release from the PMO had said that Pachauri will advise the PMO on communication strategies in print, electronic and social media. It had also said that Pachauri will report directly to the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Pulok Chatterjee.

69th Golden Globe Awards 2012 [ 1/16/2012]

George Clooney, winner of best actor in a motion picture drama for his role in The Descendants, and Meryl Streep accepts her award for best actress in a drama motion picture for Iron Lady at the 69th Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California.

Indian-born Noble laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan gets Knighthood [ 1/1/2012]

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, India-born US citizen whose pioneering work in molecular biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has been honoured with a knighthood by the royal establishment here in a rare recognition of achievement by foreigners based in Britain. 58 year old Ramakrishnan is based at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. He has been conferred knighthood “for services to molecular biology”.

TCS pips Reliance to become largest company by m-cap [ 12/30/2011]

India's biggest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services has pipped Reliance Industries to become the largest company by market capitalisation on the last day of trading in 2011. Market capitalisation is the total worth of a company in terms of its shares and is equal to the share price multiplied by the total number of shares. Reliance Industries lost its position as the country's most valued company to Tata group firm TCS this afternoon, as the shares of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led corporate giant fell sharply in a weak market.

NALCO Smelter bags National Energy Conversation Award [ 12/30/2011]

The Smelter plant of National Aluminium Company Limited(NALCO), the Navratna PSU under Ministry of Mines, has bagged the prestigious National Energy Converstion Award for the year 2011. B.L.Bagra, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NALCO, received the award from Sushil Kumar Shinde, Union Minister of Power, during a functio held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, to mark the National Energy Converstion Day. The function was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

GAIL gets Top ICSI National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance [ 12/30/2011]

Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) received the coveted ICSI National Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance for adopting excellent practices in Corporate Governance. B.C.Tripathi, Chairman and Managing Director GAIL received the award on behalf of GAIL from E. S. L. Narasimhan, Governor, Andhra Pradesh in presence of Dr.M.Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs and other dignitaries in a function held at Hyderabad organised by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India at 11th ICSI Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance 2011 function. N. K. Nagpal, Company Secretary, GAIL was also presented an award for setting best practices in Corporate Governance.

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