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INTERNATIONAL
Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison on 2nd June for failing to stop
the killing of protesters during the uprising that forced him from power last
year .And also given life term for the killings was Mubaraks former Interior
Minister Habibal-Adly, while six former police commanders were acquitted.
The supreme court on 4 June suspended interior minister Rehman Malik from
the senate (the upper house of parliament) for failing to produce the
necessary documents to establish that he had given up his British nationality.
Google is buying silicon valley start-up Meebo to help expand its social
networking service.The acquisition announced on 4 June will bring more tools
to google plus,an alternative to facebook.Google has spent more than
$16billion buying 140 companies since the end of 2009.The biggest deal in
Googles history of 14 years is buying $12.5 billion cellphone maker motorola.
Over 16,000 children below the age of five will miss their polio vaccines in
North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan due to a ban on vaccination
campaigns by a powerful Taliban commander.Hafiz Gul Bahadur, the alleged
host of the Haqqani network in North Waziristan Agency,militants had
decided to ban the vaccination drive as long as US drone strikes continued in
the region. This ban is because the vaccination campaign was a cover for
American spies. The ban will seriously impact polio eradication efforts in
Pakistan, which is among three countries where polio is still prevalent.
Saudi Arabian ruling family named defense minister prince Salman bin abdul
Aziz in the new crown prince on 18 June 2012 .Prince Nayef who died last
week in Geneva and was the crown prince only since November.The death of
prince Nyef lead to appointment of new prince salman as the new saudi
Arabian prince.
Supreme Court Of Pakistan Debarred Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raja Gilani
From Office
Pakistan on 21June evening got its new prime minister in Pakistan peoples
party(PPP) loyalist Raja Parez Ashraf,who enters he office with a corruption
case, already in the supreme court,that earned him the nickname Raja
Rental.
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy & Spain agreed to push for a growth
package worth up to $163 billion at a key EU summit next week aimed to kick
starting the economy and safe guarding the currency bloc.
Islamist Morsi Wins Egyptian Presidency
UNEP Released Its Global Food Security Report Avoiding Future Faminer
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released its food security
report Avoiding future Faminer : strengthening the Ecological basis of food
security through sustainable development in Riode Janeirio ,Brazil on 20
Juen2012.The report noted that food security must be at the top of the
priority list of countrys policy if the world has to provide food to its 7billion
population.
The British rock trio Muse has the official song for the 2012 London
games.The song,survivalis a Humdering rock anthem that was broad casted
for the first time on 28 June 2012 on BBC radio.The song will be played during
the July 27- August 12 games as athletes enter the venue and before medal
ceremonies.
Afghanistan and Norway on 27 June 2012 finalized the draft of the strategic
partnership agreement between the two countries.The two countries will the
draft in September 2012. Norwegian Afghanistan.The strategic partnership
agreement provides the long term framework after the with drawl of forces
.Afghanistan and Norway after the withdrawal of forces.Afghanistan has
already signed strategic partnership agreement with the US,Britain,India
Germany,France and Italy.
Russia, France To Jointly Build Armoured Vehicle
Russia and France will jointly build a new armoured infantry vehicle, Russian
arms export monopoly Rosoboron export said. The vehicle should appear in
the near future, around 18 months. We have a draft design and a model has
been made, he said. France was also interested in co-production with Russia
of an armoured personnel carrier to be sold to third countries.
India-South Korea For Second Foreign policy And Security Dialogue In New
Delhi
India and south korea decided t cooperate in the areas of civil nuclear energy
and space, including the lauch of Korean satellites by India.Both of them met
in New delhi on 28 June 2012 during their second foreign policy and security
dialogue. The Indian delegation was led by sanjay
singh,secretory(east)external affairs ministry, while the korean side was led
by hu Ho-Young, first vice minister of foreign affairs a trade.
The White House on 30 June 2012 welcomed the decisions taken by European
leaders to boost flagging economies,saying these are encouraging signs,
even as it acknowledged that the challenges will not be resolved overnight.
Syria Gets New Prime Minister
The Global peace Index (GPI) for 158 countries released on June 12,2012. The
study was conducted by Australia and Usbased Institute for Economic and
Peace (IEP).Most peaceful countries in the world are Ice Land, Denmark and
New Zealand.Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited(REIL), Known for
its electronic milk testing instruments and solar lighting technology has been
chosen for the best PSU Award 2012, in the Mini category.
George W.Bush has been voted the most unpopular living former president of
the US. Bush was the 43rd President of the Us from 2001 to 2009.According
to a CN poll, just 43 percent of people questioned said they have a good
opinion of Bush, while 54 percent said the opposite.
India on 6 June told china that is sees improving bilateral ties as a priority of
its foreign policy and expresses desire to expand strategic cooperation.
Dhoni Ranked 31st In The Forbes List Of Worlds 100 Richest Sports Persons
In the latest list of worlds 100 richest sports persons list released by Forbes
magazine, Indian Cricket Captain M.S.Dhoni achieve 31st position.He moved
ahead in the list, while Tendulkar ranked 78th. Boxing champion Floyd May
weather topped the list with a total earnings of $85million while pugilist
manny pacquiao and golf legend tiger woods on the 2nd and 3rd .
India and four other countries of the five nation BRICS bloc has given a big
boost to IMFs 430 billion US dollars bailout fund for the debt rocked 17
Nation Eurozone pledging to contribute 75billion us dollars with New Delhis
contribution being 10 billion US dollars.the pledge was made at an informal
meeting of Brics leaders presided by PM Manmoham singh ahead of the
opening of the 7th G-20 summit.
Latest official census data in Australia has found a boom in Indian population
especially with number of Punjabi speaking people rising by over 200
percent.This is the 16th census taken in Australia over the past 100 years
with about 9.8 million households surveyed on August 9 last year.The data
revealed Australias population rose to 21,507,719, up almost two million or
more than 8 percent -in the past five years, and the median age of the
growing population rose from 37 in 2006 to 38 when the census was counted
last year. The United Kingdom stood as the leading country of birth for the
overseas-born population at 20.8 percent and was followed by New
Zealand(9.1 percent), China (6.0 percent) and India (5.6 percent)people of
Indian origin have seen the largest growth increase at more than 14 percent
since 2006, or up almost 150,000.
NATIONAL
Even as first time buyers are exhaustion their saving to by a home, reality
rates in India are going to roof .Property prices increased by 12% ,propelling
India to their position among 53 countries. The Global Index Survey by Knight
Frank, property consultants , shows that Brazil recorded the strongest annual
growth (23.5%) in the past years ,followed by estonia with a growth rate of
(13.9%).
S&P warns India may lose Investment grade Rating . Global rating agency
standard &poors on 11 June cautioned that India seriously risks losing its
investment grade rating.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd Decided To Merge With Suzuki Power train India Ltd
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd decided to get into a merger with Suzuki Power train
India Ltd .This initiative will help them prepare and meet the increasing
demand for diesel vehicles.
Zakir Hussain Calls Off Israel Visit
The Calcutta High Court on 22 June 2012, held the Singur Land Rehabilitation
and Development Act, 2011 as unconstitutional and void. The legislation
enabled the government to recover the disputed Singur land from Tata
Motors, who was leased 997 acre of land at Singur in Hooghly district by
previous left front government in the state.
Free Madicines For All Scheme To Be Rolled Out From October
Delhi has been named the most competitive city in India for its demonstrated
ability to attract capital, business, talent and tourists by a new Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU) research report.Delhi has been named the most
competitive city in India for its demonstrated ability to attract capital,
business, talent and tourists by a new Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
research report.The national Capital has edged out financial hub of Mumbai,
which ranked70th in the index, followed by Bangalore, Indias Silicon Valley,
at 79th rank, Pune at 97, Chennai at 105 and Kolkata at 106.
In What came as a major disappointment for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims,
a US federal court on 27 June 2012 absolved Union Carbide corporation and
its former chairman Warren Anderson of the Bhopal gas tragedy case.I his
ruling US district court Judge John F.Keenam concluded that UCC is neither
directly nor as an agent of union carbide India Limited (UCIL) liable for
mishap.
The US has exempted India and six other nations from its tough Iran oil
sanctions. Besides India, Malaysia, South Korea, South Africa, SriLanka.
Turkey and Taiwan too have been added to the exemption list, leaving china
and Singapore, the top two buyers of Iranian crude.India and South Korea,
exempted, were the third and fourth- largest buyers of Iranian oil in the first
half of lat year, according to the US Department of energy.
Indias Women are discriminated against, abused and even killed on a scale
unparalleled in the top 19 economies of the world, according to a new poll by
the Thomson Reuters Foundation.The Survey, Polling 370 gender specialists,
found
India and the republic of Finland signed an agreement on Social security. This
agreement will enhance cooperation on social security between the two
countries. For short term contract up to 5 years, no social security
contribution would need to be paid under the finish law by the detached
workers provided they continue to make social security payment in India,
The self employed Indians in Republic of Finland would also be entitled to
export of social security benefit on their relocation to India There are about
5.000 Indians in the republic of Finland most of whom are working as
professionals and self-employed.
STATES
The future demographic profile of the state looks bleak as the child sex ratio
has fallen to 943 from 961 in 2001, released on 7 June 2012.The figures for
rural (942) and urban(946).
Chief Minister Akilesh yadavs wife ,Dimple yadav on 9 June became the first
women elected unopposed in a Lok Sabha by election from uttar pradesh and
second candidate in the entire state after Purshottam Das Tundons election
from Allahabad west in 1952.
Assam government on 12 June 2012 released the vision document for the
states women and children. The government in the vision document
announced to come out with various measures to address the issues like high
Maternal Mortality Rate and Infant Mortality Rate in the state.The document
talks of reducing Infant mortality rate from 58 to 38 per 1000 live births,
reduction in maternal mortality rate (MMR) to 210 per 100000 live birth,
reduction of total fertility rate to2.1 per cent, improving child sex ratio,
reduction in percentage of anemia in children and women and reducing the
percentage of underweight children (0-5 years) by 30 per cent.
In the by-election in A.P for 18 Assembly seats and ! Lok sabha seat, YSR
congress party won 15 assembly seat and 1 Lok sabha seat.The ruling party
congress won 2 seats .TRS won 1 seat .Drawing a blank , the Telugu Desam
suffered the dubious distinction of not having won a single seat in 41
successive by-elections since 2009.
The Madhya Pradesh government claims to have launched the countrys first
ever river-lake linking project in the water-scarce Bundelkhand region. The
Harpura irrigation and river-lake link project, launched in the Tikamgarh
district, will be implemented under the Centers Rs.7266 crore Bundelkhand
package. It will link the perennial Jamni river to the nearby lakes and water
bodies built during the Chandel era. Under the project, an additional 1,980
hectares of land are expected to come under irrigation.
World meet in U.S from 22 to 27 . When stake holders from across the world.
coverage at Washington next month to participate in the International AIDS
conference (IAC) to shre their experience evaluations.
This type of event will be organized in Kolkata by Durban Mahila Samanway
samiti (DMSS) an umbrella organization of over 65,00 sex workers of west
Bengal i collaboration with the Global Network of sex work project (NSWP)
The 2012 Mexico Summit was the seventh meeting of G-20 heads.It was held
in Los cabos,Baja California sur, from June 18-19 2012.The moto is to
Committing to fight economic slowdown and combat corruption, the G-20
leaders have expressed confidence that USD 450 billion firepower of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) would help in safeguarding financial
stability and preventing global crisis.
Rio+20 Earth Summit
N.Sriram Balaji and Arun Prakash Rajagopalan , the top seeds playing
together for thr first time, clinched the mens doubles title in the prem sugar
sponsored IIF Mandya open $10000 futures four at the PET stadium on 1 June.
Myneni, the 24-year-old from Hyderabad , won the title in the $10000 prem
sugars ITF mens future tennis tournament in Karnataka, Mandya on 1 June
2012 by defeating top seed vijayant mallik in the final.
New Zealand Beat Argentina 1-0 To Win Sultan Azaln Shah Cup Hockey
Tournament at Ioh, Malaysia on 3 June 2012 Andy Hayward scored the only
goal for New Zealand in the summit clash, Which prevented Argentina, the
2008 winner, to reclaim the trophy.
Awards
sardar singh of India was awarded with the trophy of the Best player of
Tournament.
Kyle Pontifex of new Zealand was chosen the Best goal keeper for the
tournament.
Kyle Pontifex of new Zealandwas awarded with the Man of the final Trophy.
Ashkey Jackson of great Britain emerged the top scorer of the Tournament.
Indian discus thrower Krishna poonia bagged the silver medal at the post
pree elite womens event in the united states Portland on June 4 2012. Poonia
finished second with a throw of 62.34 metre, while the gold went to Russian
Darya Pischalnikova recording 66.38 metres in her fifth attempt.
Tiger woods Claimed Memorial Tournament, Won His 73rd PGA Tour Title
Former world no.1 golfer Tiger woods defeated Spencer Levin and Rory
sabbatini to win his 73rd PGA tour tittle by two shorts at the memorial
tournament on 4 June 2012.The memorial tournament victory is woods
second PGA tour victory in the current season .
Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupati of India won their second Grand slam tittle
and First french open trophy together after crushing K laudia Jons lahnacik
and santiago Gonzakez 7-6(3),6-1 in the mixed doubles final .
Srinath ,Ivana wins Asian Junior Titles .Narayana Srikanth and Ivana Maria
Furtado completed a grand double for India in Tashkent on 7 June 2012 in the
Asian Junior Chess Championship by winning the open boys and girls titles
respectively.
Russias Maria Sharapova became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all
four Grand Slam titles on 9 June when she defeated Italys Sara Errani 6-3, 6-
2 in the French Open final. Sharapova won the French Open Womens single
title on 9 June at Roland Garros stadium in Paris.
Second seed P.Vishu Vardhan defeated seventh seeded sriram balaji in the
final to take the title Zuari Garden city ITF $10,000 tennis tournament
,Mysore on 9 June 2012.
Ace Indian Badminton player Saina Nehwal clinched her 16th career title as
she defeated Thailands Ratchanok Inathon in the Thailand Open Grand Prix
Gold title in Bangkok on 10 June 2012. The Thailand Open Grand Prix is
Sainas second title in the year 2012. Earlier, in April 2012 she had won the
Swiss Open Title.
Tejaswini Muley clinchin towards gold slipped midway throufh the final and
ended up with junior womens 50m rifle 3- position bronze as the 22nd
meeting of shooting hopes championship concluded at plzen in the czench
Republic on 10 June 2012.
World no.3 Lee west wood completed his buid up to nexr US open with a
convincing five shut win at the scandinavian open in stockholm on 9 June .
Yohan Blake and fellow Jamacian olympic champion shelly Ann franser pryce
won the 100 meter sprints, while Kenyas David Rudisha scored a sensational
victory in the 800 meters at 9 June 2012. Diamond league meet .He ran alone
from half way point to win with a time of one minute 41.74 seconds for the
fastest time ever registered in the united states and best time in the world in
this season.
Indu Chaudhary and Sakshi Malik Won Gold Medals In Asian Junior Wrestling
Championship 2012
Indu Chaudhary and Sakshi Malik won gold Medals in Asian Junior Wrestling
Championship 2012 at Almaty, Kazakhstan on 13 June 2012. Indu Chaudhay
and Sakshi Malik are from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana respectively. The
former won the gold medal in 44 Kg and latter in 63 kg.
K.Anusha bagges a double winning both the girls under-14 and 16 singles
respectively in the NCK Tennis Academy Talent series Tournment on 15 June
2012.
Harmeet Desai won Under- 21 Mens Final Brazil Open Table Tennis
Harmeet Desai won Under- 21 Mens Final Brazil Open Table Tennis on 17 June
2012. He had defeated Belgian Cedric Nuytin by 4-2 and won gold medal. He
became first Indian to achieve such an accomplishment.
Dusus Thrower seema Antil won the Title in the last chance.trail meet at the
mac wilkins academy at portland, oregon,USA, on 16 June with athrow of
61.10 metres.
Srilanka helped itself to a series win over pakistan in the final match ODI
cricket series at the R.premadasa stadium, colombo on 18 June.
Webb Simpson of the united states came from four shots back to win the
U.S.Open Golf on 17 June overtaking a bunch a big names to win his first
major title.
Indian Hockey Goalkeeper Adrin DSouza was suspended on 18 June 2012 for
his anti- doping rule violation during World Series Hockey (WSH) tournament
2012.The sample was collected on 21 March 2012 after WSH match in
between Mumbai Marines and Sher-E-Punjab at Jalandhar. He was the captain
of Mumbai Marines. In the test, DSouza was tested positive for tetra
hydrocannabinol (THC)
Indias koneru Hamoy and Anna Muzychuk of sloveria shared the title in the
FIDE womens grand Pix chess at Kazan, Russia on 22june .
Olympic -bound shuttlers G.Jwala & V. Diju on 22 June , crashed out of the
singapore open super series their last torunment before London olympics.
India Wins Kabaddi Gold
Indian women won the gold in kabaddi by defeating Thailand in the final of
the Third Asian Beach Games being held in Haiyang(china).
The King is celebrating his first coronation and the Miami Het is NBA
champion again.Le BrongKing James collected a triple- double by scorinf 26
points and Miami heat sominated the visiting oklahoma city .Thunder on 21
June to win the championchip series 4-1.
Anaka Alankamony of India clinched the girls under-19 title in Asian Junior
squash Championship in Kish Island on 23 June.
Ankita Raina played with Intensity and confidence to beat prerna Bhambri in
the final of the ONGC $10,000 ITF womens tennis tournment at the DLTA
complex,New Delhi on 23 June.
Ferrer Is Champion
Saudi Arabia will enter women athletes in the Olympics for the first time in
London this summer , the kingdoms London embassy said.The ultra
conservative Muslim nation in one of three countries which never included
women in their Olympic teams along with Qatar & Brunei.
Oscar Pistorius, born without fibulos and had his lower kegs amputated. He is
a south African Athlete who attempts to became the first amputee runner to
compete at the Olympic gaver.Pistorius, who has a personal best of
45.07,won the 100 metres,200 metres ,300 metres and 400 metres gold first
amputee to compete at the athletics world championships where he ran in
Daegu, south Korea last year.
ECONOMY
Bihar Topped In Gross State Domestic Product With 13.1 Percent Growth
In 2012
The reserve bank of India (RBI) on 5 June said that banks would not be
permitted to charge force closure of charges/pre-payment penalities on home
loans on floating interest rate basis,with immediate effect.
points are
-Increase FDI limits in civil aviatioin and defence: allow FDI in multi brand
retail.
Allow direct access to inporters to stockly items for their forex requirement.
World Bank projected Indian Economy to grow by 6.9 Per Cent in the Financial
Year 2012-13
The World Bank in its report named Global Economic Prospects released on
12 June 2012, projected Indian economy to grow by 6.9% in the financial year
2012-13. The World Bank report predicted Indias growth increasing to 6.9 per
cent, 7.2 per cent and 7.4 per cent in fiscal years 2012-13, 2013-14 and
2014-15, respectively.
SBH has reduced interest rates on retail loans by upto 175 bps with effect
from 17 June 2012 for housing loans, the interest rate was reduced by 25
points to 11-11.50 percent .which on car loans it would be 11.50 percent
against exisiting 12.25 percent.
SBI Cuts Lending Rates by 50-350 bps For Small Units, Farm Sector
Countrys largest public sector lender SBI has cut lending rates any 50 to 350
bps for SMEs (Small & medium enterprises) and agricultural segments.
The Finance Ministry has done away the Tax deduction at source obligation at
each of the software distribution chain a TDs level of 10 percent was
applicable at each level of the software distribution chain.The TDs exemption
would be available only when the software is acquired in subsequent transfer,
without any modification.This could mean that the benefit of TDS exemption
will not be available for un branded software (or) customized software.
Indians money in Swiss banks may have risen for the first time in five years,
but they account for a meagre 0.14 per cent of total foreign wealth deposited
there putting India at 55th place globally for such funds.The total overseas
funds in Switzerlands banking system stood at 1.53 trillion Swiss francs
(about Rs. 90 trillion) at the end of 2011, which included 2.18 billion Swiss
francs (Rs. 12,700 crore) belonging to Indian individuals and entities.While
India accounted for only 0.14 per cent of total foreign money in Swiss banks,
the U.K. accounted for the largest share of little over 20 per cent, followed
closely by the U.S. with about 18 per cent.
The country;s largest lender state bank of indi will raise up to $2 billion
through an overseason bond sale ion the nect three months.
International credit rating agency Fitch revised the credit outlook of India to
negative on 18 June 2012.The rating agency, however, maintained the Indias
sovereign rating at BBB-.Fitch also downgraded the credit outlook of seven
PSUs namely NTPC, SAIL, IOC, PFC, GAIL, REC and NHPC. The agency
downgraded the credit outlook after considering a broad range of factors,
such as, macro economic policy, economy, public finances. Negative credit
rating means
that over the next 12-24 months there is a possibility that Indias rating
could be downgraded.
E-Voting Made Mandatory By SEBI For Top 500 Listed Companies Of BSE ANSE
The capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)on
26June 2012 made it mandatory for top 500 listed companies to hold e-voting
with an objective ti widen share holder participation in key decisions.
Indias Fiscal Deficit For April -May Period Stood At 1.41 Lakh Core Rupees.
As Per the latest data released ny the controller General of Accounts (CGA),
indias fiscal deficit during the April- May, the first of the fiscal year 2012-13
stood at 1.41 lakh croer rupees,27%of the budget estimates.
Pakistan on 5 June tested its fifth nuclear -capable Cruise missile with a 700
km range that can deliver a one -ton nuclear war head.
In a rare space event, Venus, the second closest planet from the sun, passed
in front of the sun on 6 June 2012.The view at the time the Venus was
crossing though the Sun was incredible, as a tiny black dot appeared on the
solar surface.Venus is 100th of the diameter of the sun so while moving
across from one side to the other, just a black spot placed over on the disc of
the sun. The celestial phenomenon which repeats itself in more than 100
year, will now be rewitnessed only in 2117.
The powerful March 7 flare, which earned a classification of X5.4 based on the
peak intensity of its X-rays, is the strongest eruption so far observed by
Fermis Large Area Telescope (LAT).
China Sent Its First Woman Astronaut Liu Yang Into Space
To predict cyclones and Tsunamis Aerial Microwave Radar Gauge was installed
at channel mouth at Machilipatanm.Though a collabarative project jointly
implemented by DMS-SVH college os engineering, is association with Indian
Space Research Organization (ISRO) abd National Institute of Ocean
Graphy(NIO),Goa,Downward looking Aerial Microwave Radar Gauge was
installed to measure accurate sea level.The sea level gets influenced by
atmospheric pressure,wind etc. Following the depression there us a rise in the
sea level.Under the Indo-Franch collaborative project of the ISRO, the NIO
,Goa has established a network of sea leve;; gauge across the Indian coast
and islands.
For the first time , scientists have developed new bone from fresh an purified
fat stem cell. The new procedure carried out on an animal model, is also
hoped to be applied to produce other tissuess, including heart,skin and
castilage, a break through which they may say one day eliminate the need for
painful bone grabts that use material taken from the patient.
The German research foundation (DFG) newdelhi will, on October 26 and 27,
launch the German research house for research and innovation(DWIH) that
will serve as a one stop for the Indian science community to know about
research and science organizations in Germany and funding opportunities
available to carry out research there.with their, India will become the 5th
country to have the science house,U.S, Russia, Japan and BRazil already have
such facilities.THe first German house was started in2009 in the U.S.
The annual PetroFed Oil & Gas Industry Awards for 2011 for excellence in
performance in various categories were presented by the Union Minister for
Petroleum & Natural Gas, S Jaipal Reddy here on 8June 2012. The awards for
performance during fiscal 2010-11 were in 11 categories. The leading
PetroFed award winners were Indian Oil and ONGC. Indian Oil bagged the
Leading Oil & Gas Corporate of the Year award,the Oil & Gas Marketing
Company of the Year award and the one forProject Management . ONGC
won the awards for Human Resources Management, Environmental
Sustainability and the Innovator of the Year award by their team.
13th IIFA Awards 2012 schedule from 7th Jun to 9th Jun, 2012 as held in the
beautiful city of Singapore . The list of winners has just been announced and
as expected, Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan have once again won the Best
Actor and Best Actress award respectively. The Best movie and director too
have been predictable this year, as Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, which swept
the IIFA 2012 technical awards, has won in both categories.
Best Story Zoya Akhtar and Reema Katgi (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)
Ogilvy Mumbai has been declares the most effective Agency office Globally,
in the 2012 Effie effectiveness Index at the Cannes advertising festival
currently being held in France.At the same time Vodafone & Ogilvy has also
won bronze in the Direct Lions category for I FOLD Vodafone India saving
paper. The Index was launched in June last year and is led by Effie world
wide.This gives Ranks the marketing communication Industrys most effective
agencies. advertisers, and brands by analysis finalist and winner data from
Effie world wide competitions.
Diversified Business firm ITC ltd on 21 June said it has received the 2012
World Business & Development Award at the on going Rio+20 united nations
summit in Brazil.The award has been given for the transformational rural
initiatives in social & farm forestry programmes in India , undertaken by the
company.
The Apollo Hospitals Group initiative to provide quality tertiary health care in
semi urban and rural areas has won the G20 challenge on Inclusive Business
Innovation
Eminent Write Ruskin Bond, renowned Sarod exponent Ustad Amjad Ali khan
and noted classical singer Girija Devi were conferred Life Time Achievement
Awards for the year 2011 -2012 by Delhi government at a function in New
Delhi on June 22,2012.
Eklavya Award
Two India human rights activists Binayak sen and Bulu Imam will be
honoured with the International peace Award given by Gandhi Foundation at
the House of Lords. The award was instituted in 1998 by Suruv Hoda and
Diana Schumacher with support of the foundations President Lord
Attenborough.
Writers from Srilanka and New Aealand on June 8,2012 won the common
wealth Foundations literary Prizes for 2012.shehan karunatilaka from srilanka
picked up the common wealth short story prize was won by Newzealnda
Emma Martin for Two Girls in a Boat.
USIBC Leader ship Award
PERSONS IN NEWS
A) Appointments
Air Marchal Arup Raha, an ace combat pilot, on 1st june took over as the chief
of Delhi based western Air command.
Dinesh kumar mehrotra has taken over as the chairman of the countrys
logest insurer.Life Insurance corporation of India on 1 june 2012.
Master blaster sachin Tendulkar started his new innings on 4 June taking oath
as Rjya sabha member in the chambers of RS chairperson and vice-president
Hamid Ansari. Sachin is the first active sports person and cricketer to have
been nominated to the Rajya sabha under the prominent Quota.
D.K.Joshi-Next Navy Chief
The Indian Bank Association(IBA), on 18 June said Bank of India chairman and
Managing director Alok Misra has been elected of the bankers body for the
current fiscal.
Sekhar Basu,who played a key role in the development of atomic reactor for
indias indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant, on 19 June took charge as
director of Bhabha Atomic Reasearch Centre(BARC).Mr.Basu succeeds
R.K.Simha, who has been elevated as chairman of the Atomic energy
commission and secretorydepartment of Atomic energy in May.
Harish Bhat has been appointed as chief executive officer and managing
Director of the company. He will take over from percy poria, who returns on
June 30,2012
haudhry Pervaiz Elahi, a top leader of the ruling PPPs key ally PML-Q, has
been appointed as Pakistans Deputy Prime Minister.
For the first time in 22 years, the US has appointed its ambassador to
Myanmar as part of efforts to upgrade ties with the country which has
launched a slew of democratic reforms after five decades of authoritarian
rule. The appointment of veteran diplomat Derek Mitchell, who was till now
the Special US Representative and Policy Coordinator for Myanmar, was
confirmed by the Senate on 29 June 2012 and he is expected to leave for
that country soon.
Former Union home secretary V.K Duggal has been appointed as one of the
members of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on June 21
2012 .
Shreyans Kumar Jain, Former chief of (NPCIL) has been elected as head of
Tokyo centre of world Associations Nuclear operators (WANO).
Rupak Kumar Dutta has been appointed as the additional Director in the
central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) on June 11,2012, He had previously held
several posts in CBI from 1988 to 96 and 2000 to 2006.
Indian Scientist, Shiv Ram kirshna Rajan, has been appointed as member of
the United Nations Commission on limits of the Continental Shelf(CLCS). He
was the representative of India for CLCS elections. His tenure ends in 2017.
B) Resigns
A.V.s reddy retired IAS officer and former state election commissioner, who
earned kudos for his rescue and relief work during the 1977 diviseema
cyclone, passed away after a brief illness Hyderabad on June 4 2012.
Indiana University professor Elinor Ostrom, the first and only woman to be
awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences,died on 13 June due to
cancer.she was 78 years old .
Crown Prince Nayef, the hardline interior minister who spearheaded Saudi
Arabias fierce crackdown crushing Al Qaedas branch in the country after the
9/11 attacks in the United States and then rose to become next in line to the
throne, has died. He was in his late 70s.
Abid Hussain who was among those who helped break mental barrier after
the end of the cold war,passed away in London on 21 June morning after a
massive heart attack, He was 85 years old.The normal career progression of
an Indian Administrative service(IAS) cadre office.which wound up in the
commerce Ministry, Dr.Hussain was one of the key persons who set ball
rolling for Indias economic liberalization.
Roy Burman Passes Away
Balu Sankaran
Science fiction author Ray Bradhury, famous for books such as Fahrenheit
451, passed away at the age of 91 on June 5, 2012. Bradhury broke through
in 1950 with The Martian Chronicles destroying an idyllic martian civilization
prophesied the banning of books, especially works of fantasy, a theme
Bradbury would take on fully in the 1953 release, fahrenheit451.
G K Kumaravel
D) Visitors
U.S defense secretary Leon Pnetta arrived india on a two-day visit on 5 june
2012.The visit was aimed at strengthening bilateral strategic and defence
cooperation between the two nations,discuss chinas growing
assertiveness,especially in the contentions south china sea,and the volatile
Af-Pak region.
E)Miscellaneous
The Oldest Pearl in history which dates back to the Neolithic age. some 7,500
years old -has been found in the UAE.The French National Center for Scientific
Reasearch has announced that gems believed that the oldest pearl known
goes back to 3000 BC. and was found at an antiquity site in Japan.
Belligerent was one of the words that samvida venkatesh spelt right at the
Indian Spell Bees grand finale.THe class IX student from Bengaluru won the
HDFC life Spell Bee- India spells 2012, poweres by the Times of India, in
association with Horlicks.
The worlds highest rail bridge being constructed over chenab river in Jammu
& Kashmirs Reasi district will be ready by December 2015 coming up at
kauri, it will be 359metres above the river bed 5 times the height of
QutubMinar and 35 metres taller than Eiffel Tower.
An erotic book dubbed as mummy porn has beaten the J.K Rowling authores
Harry potters record in the U.K book sales chart, becoming fastest selling
paper back of al time in just one week.The nook Fifty Shades of Grey has
became the fatest selling paper back since records began. Erika Mitchell, who
writes with the pen name EL James beat Rowling and Davinci code author
Dan Brown.
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5.6 Magnitude earth quake strikes Indonesias most populated western Java
at a depth of 67 kilometers.
In the Economics Foundations Happy planet Index , cost Rica, The central
American country was listed as worlds number one happiest place on earth.
Costa Rica.means Rich coast,is a popular ecotourism destination known for
its beautiful beaches ,rain forests and diverse plants and wildlife.The next
happiest places are vietnam and colombia.
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BJP National president Nitin Gadkari and Leader of opposition in Lok sabha
Sushma swaraj released the book Those were the Day and then-The Life &
Times of Lal Krishna Advani written by Mira Govind Advani(R) in New Delhi
on June 12, 2012.
kalams sequel to his bestseller Wings of fire gives a picture of his uneasy
relationship with UPA government from May 2004, till his term as president
expired in July 2007. The book,published by Hapercollins is yet to be
released .Turning points takes up the incredible kalam story from where wings
of fire left off. It brings together details from his career and presidency that
are generally kn own as he speaks for the first time on certain points of
controversy. turning point:A Journey through challenges.
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INCACBI Indian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel
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