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Pakistan Chief Justice of Supreme Court Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry disqualify Yousaf Raza Gilani as prime minister.
Women's Boxing is the sport made it's Olympic Debut in London Olympics 2012.
Srenivasan Ramanujan's Birthday is declared as the National Mathematics Day by Dr Manmohan Singh.
V S Ramadevi is the only woman to become Chief Election Commissioner of India.
Hoggs Boson is also known as God Particle founded in Geneva.
List of Top Mobile operators in the world
1. China Mobile
- Country - China
- Subscribers 666 Million
- Ownership Government of China (75%) & public (25%)
2. Vodafone
- Country - England
- Subscribers 444 Million
3. Airtel
- Country - India
- Subscribers 260 Million
- Ownership Bharti (65%), SingTel (30%), Vodafone (5%)
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine of the top 500 companies of the world.
List of Fortune 500 for the year 2012
1. Royal Dutch Shell - Petroleum company
Country : Netherlands
Market Value : 484 Billion $
2. ExxonMobil - Petroleum company
Country - USA
Market Value - 450 Billion $
3. Walmart - Retail
Country - USA
Market Value - 447 B $
List of top Indian companies in this list
83 - Indian Oil
99 - Reliance Industries
Total 8 companies have featured in this list.
Indian Oil,
Reliance Industries,
Bharat Petroleum,
Hindustan Petroleum,
Tata Motors,
ONGC,
Tata Steel,
SBI
Fortune 500 Female PowerBrokers
Number 1 :
Meg Whitman, Hewlett - Packard (HP) CEO
Top Indian :
Number 4
Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo (Pepsi), CEO
Various famous summits
G20
1st G20 summit was held at United States, Washington DC lead by George W. Bush(President of USA)
last (7th) G20 summit was held at Los Cobas, Mexico lead by Felipe Calderon (President of Mexico)
Next (8th) G20 summit will held at Saint Petersberg, Russia lead by Vladamir Putin(President of Russia)
SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional corporation)
Last SAARC summit was held at Addu City, Maldives
Next SAARC summit will take place at Nepal
ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)
Last ASEAN summit was held at Cambodia
Next SAARC summit will take place at Brunei
Oscar 2011
Best film
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The knigs speech
Best actor
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Collin Firth for The kings speech
Best actress
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Natalie Portman for Black Swan
Best Director
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Tom Hooper for The kings speech
Oscar 2012
Best film
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The artist
Best actor
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Jean Judarjin for The artist
Best actress
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Mery Strip for The Iron Lady
Best Director
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Michel Hazanavicius for The artist
World Days
10-Jan
World Laughter day
2-Feb
World wetland day
4-Feb
World Cancer day
8-Mar
Womens day
8-Mar
Literacy Day
21-Mar
World Forestry day
22-Mar
World water day
7-Apr
World Health day
22-Apr
Earth day
5-May
World Athletics day
24-May
Commonwealth day
31-May
Anti Tobacco day
5-Jun
Enviornment day
8-Jun
World Ocean day
23-Jun
Olympics day
1-Jul
Doctors day
11-Jul
Population day
12-Aug
Youth day
8-Sep
World literacy day
16-Sep
World ozone day
24-Sep
World heart day
27-Sep
World tourism day
16-Oct
World food day
24-Oct
World Polio day
1-Dec
World AIDS day
3-Dec
World Conservation day
10-Dec
Human Rights day
14-Dec
World Energy day
Famous Indian Awards
59th Indian National Awards 2012
Best Film : Deool (Marathi) & Kannada Film 'Byari'
Best Hindi Film : I AM
Best Actor : Girish Kulkarni (Marathi Film 'Deool')
Best Actress : Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture)
Best Director : Gurvinder Singh (Panjabi Film 'Anhe Ghore Da Daan')
Best Child Film : Chillar Party
Best Book : Anirudha Bhattacharjee, Balaji Vittal
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awrad 2012 (Highest award for any sports person in India)
2 winners :
Vijay Kumar (London Olympics 2012 Silver Medal winner in 25 meter pistol fire shooting)
Yogeshwar Dutt (London Olympics 2012) bronze medal winner in 60 Kg free style wrestling)
Arjuna Awards 2012
Deepika Kumari (Archery)
Ashwini Ponnappa (Badminton)
Parupalli Kashyap (Badminton)
Aditya Mehta (Billards and snooker)
Yuvraj Singh (Cricket)
Sardar Singh (Hockey)
Vikas Krishnan (Boxing)
Vishwanathan Anand was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
Java Trench, also known as Sunda Trench is the deepest point of Indian Ocean.
1 followed by 100 zeros is known as Googol.
One Byte is equal to 8 bits.
Sikkim state has the lowest population.
Aurangzeb Mughal emperor assumed the title of 'Alamgir' (Conqueror of the world)
Nitrous Oxide is commonly known as Laughing gas.
Jamshedpur is known as Steel City of India.
Alpha is the first letter of Greek alphabet. Omega is the last one.
Lord Mahavira, the last of 24 tirthankars in Jain tradition, attain Nirvana at Pawapuri (Bihar).
Apart from Russia, the territory of Turkey lies in both Europe ad Asia continents.
Iskandar Mirza was the first President of Pakistan.
Shilma hill station was the summer capital of British India.
Padmavathy Bandopadhyay was the first woman Air Marshal of Indian Air Force (IAF).
'Royal Bengal', 'Sumatran', 'Malayan' and 'Siberian' are the species of Tiger.
In 1998, Google was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
Headquarter of RBI is in Mumbai
NewZealand was the first country to give 'Right - to - vote' to women in elections.
Bankimchandra Cahtterjee wrote Vande Mataram
Kumbh Mela at Ujjain is held on the banks of Kshipra river.
Morarbad in India is known as brass city
Kharagpur (West Bengal) has the longest railway platform in the world.
Central Potato research institute is located at Shilma.
Pandit Ravi Shankar is associated with Sitar.
'Daughter of the East' is the autobiography of Benazir Bhutto
Womesh Chandra Bonerjee was the first President of the Insian National Congress
Anil Kumble is the only Indian cricketer to have taken 10 wickets in an innings.
Jim Lakers is also the cricketer to taken 10 wikets in an inning and also was first individual to take in old traffod 1956 in ashes vs Australia.
Zeenat Aman was the first Indian to win Miss Asia Pacific title in 1970.
The Headquarters of United Nations (UN) is located at New York City, USA.
Sharat Chandra Chatterjee wrote the famous novel 'Devdas'.
Lala Lajpat Rai presided the first session of All India Trade Union congress in 1920.
Korfball is the sport in which each team consists of 4 males and 4 females.
Fungi is the cause of infectious disease Athlete's Foot.
Tungsten is used to make Electric Bulb Filaments,
Mandarin is the most spoken language in the world.
Naxalbari Village, the birth place of Naxalite Movement, is located in West Bengal.
Sivakasi city in Tamil Nadu is famous for Fireworks.
Morarji Desai's samadhi in Ahmedabad is known as Abhay Ghat.
Lactose natural sugar is found in Milk.
On 18th March 1965, Alezey Leonov became the first person in the world to walk in the space.
Karnam Malleshwari is the first Indian woman to win Olympic Medal.
Subhash Chandra Bose founded Forward Block Political Party.
Radcliffe line is the boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan.
The difference between Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is 5:30 Hrs.
The observation that 'Supply creates it's own demand' is known as Say's Law.
Silver is the best conductor of Electricity among all the metals.
Virendra Sehwag is the only Indian cricketer to score Triple Century in test cricket.
Bengaluru is known as 'The Silicon Valley of India'.
In Hindu Mythology, Kamadhenu is a cow.
Services is the biggest contributor of the India's GDP.
Devika Rani Roerich is the first Recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke award (The most prestigious award in Indian cinema, given for the Life Time Achievement.)
Todar Mal was Akbar's financial adviser.
Bachendri Pal was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest.
In Hindu Mythology, Airawat is an Elephant.
Jama Masjid, Delhi is the largest(biggest) mosque in India.
Old name of Delhi is Indraprastha.
Chanakya was the chief advisor of Ruler Chandragupta Maurya.
Barcelona is the football club which is all set to open Football school in India.
Crescograph, a device for measuring growth in plants, was invented by Indian scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose.
Danny Boyle, invented 8 Oscar award winning film, 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
At the time of independence, J. B. Kriplani was the president of the Indian National Congress.
Nathu La Pas, which connects India and China is in Sikkim.
Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi in Delhi is known as Raj Ghat.
Kanpur is known as 'Manchester of India'.
Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in India.
Patriotic song 'Saare Jahan Se Achha' is written by Muhammad Iqbal.
Abhinav Bindra won Silver Medal in Air Rifle events at the Asian Games held at Kuwait.
Bill Gates wrote the book 'Business at the speed of Thought'.
Maharana Pratap's faithful horse was Chetak.
Granite and Diamond are allotropes of Carbon.
J. K. Rowling created the fictional character Harry Potter.
Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI is India's Intelligence agency.
Tesla is the world's first Personal Supercomputer, which is 250 times faster than standard PC.
President of India, is the supreme commander of Indian Armed Forces.
India's first Nuclear Reactor is Apsara.
Finance Secretory of India signs 1 Rupee currency notes of India.
Pascal is the unit of Pressure.
The direction of rotation of Earth on its axis is from West to East.
According to Mahabharata, Abhimanyu's mother is Subhadra.
The Line Islands that are part of the Republic of Kiribati is the country which watches the Sunrise first. The country's nickname is "The Land Where Time Begins!"
Isotherm line connects the point on the map that have the same temperature.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first person to address United Nations in Hindi.
Vice President of India is ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha.
Suman Sharma is the first woman in the world to fly MIG (A type of Russian fighter aircraft).
Najib Razzak is the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Yuki Bhambri is associated with Lawn Tennis.
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute(HMI) is located in Darjeeling.
Jawaharlal Nehru authored the book 'The Discovery of India'.
In first battle of Panipat, Baber defeated Ibrahim Lodhi to establish Mughals in India.
Film actor Akshay Kumar's real name is Rajeev Bhatia.
Birthplace of Gautam Buddha is Lumbini (Nepal).
Mughal emperor Shahjahan built the largest mosque, Jama Masjid in Delhi.
Freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak is also known as Lokmanya.
The book 'Beyond the Last Blue Mountain' is the biography of industrialist J. R. D. Tata.
Chaudhary Rehmat Ali discovered the name 'Pakistan'.
Marry Ann Gomes is associated with Chess.
Micromax Mobile has withdrawn it's controversial 'Bai commercial' which poked fun at Shiney Ahuja, after actor initiated legal action against the company.
Blue Whale is the largest living animal in the world.
Area-wise, Goa is the smallest state in India.
Indian Institute of Science (IIS) is situated in Bangalore
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute(HMI) is located in Darjeeling.
Jawaharlal Nehru authored the book 'The Discovery of India'.
In first battle of Panipat, Baber defeated Ibrahim Lodhi to establish Mughals in India.
Film actor Akshay Kumar's real name is Rajeev Bhatia.
Birthplace of Gautam Buddha is Lumbini (Nepal).
Mughal emperor Shahjahan built the largest mosque, Jama Masjid in Delhi.
Freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak is also known as Lokmanya.
The book 'Beyond the Last Blue Mountain' is the biography of industrialist J. R. D. Tata.
Chaudhary Rehmat Ali discovered the name 'Pakistan'.
Marry Ann Gomes is associated with Chess.
Micromax Mobile has withdrawn it's controversial 'Bai commercial' which poked fun at Shiney Ahuja, after actor initiated legal action against the company.
Blue Whale is the largest living animal in the world.
Area-wise, Goa is the smallest state in India.
Indian Institute of Science (IIS) is situated in Bangalore.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy is located in Hyderabad.
Indian IT expert Sabeer Bhatia started web based email service Hotmail in 1996.
Indian Scientist M.S.Swaminathan is known as the Father of Green Revolution in India.
Intensity of Sound is measured in Decible.
Vallabbhai Patel was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.
New York City is known as 'Big Apple'.
In Windows XP operating system by Microsoft, XP means Experience.
Length of the cricket pitch is 22 yards.
Before Bhubaneswar, Cuttack was the capital of Orissa.
Freedom fighter Chittranjan Das is popularly known as 'Deshbandhu'.
Center color in Rainbow is Green.
Velodrome is an arena for Track Cycling.
'Dreams from my father' and 'The Audacity of hope' books are authored by US President Barak Obama.
The Gir Forest National Park, the only home of the Asiatic Lions is situated in Gujarat.
B. R. Ambedkar was the first Law minister of the Independent India.
Antarctica is the largest cold desert in the world. Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
In Carrom, 19 coins are used.
First indigenously developed super computer of India is Param.
Razia Sultan is the only female ruler of Delhi.
After Hindi, Bengali is the second most spoken language in India.
Liver is the heaviest organ in human body.
Phulkari embroidery is associated with Punjab.
Mahatma Gandhi Setu is India's longest river bridge build over river Ganga, in Patna.
Ganymede, the largest natural satallite in Solar system, is the natural satellite of Jupiter.
Cartoonist Pran penned the famous Indian cartoon comic character 'Chacha Chaudhary'.
Marathi newspaper Saamna is the mouthpiece of Shiv Sena.
'Satyameva Jayate', the national motto of India, has been taken from Mundaka Upanishad.
Kerela is known as 'Spice Garden of India'.
According to Ramayana, Bharat's wife is Mandavi.
By mixing equal quantities of Blue and Yellow colors, Green color is obtained.
O Blood Group is Universal Donor.
Motto of (National Cadet Corps) NCC is 'Ekta Aur Anushasan'.
Lok Sabha Speaker presides over the joint sittings of both houses of Parliament.
Goa is the only state in India to have Common Civil Code in force.
Bangladesh's national anthem 'Amar Shona Bangla' is written by Rabindranath Tagore.
Retirement age of the Supreme Court judge is 65 years.
Gayatri Mantra is addressed to Hindu God Surya.
Barak Obama is from Democratic Party and his opponent Mitt Romney is from Republican Party.
In Mumbai terror attacks on 26/11/2008 , the code name of the security forces commando action against terrorists was Operation Black Tornado.
Classical dance of Andra Pradesh is Kuchipudi.
Vikram Sarabhai is considered to be the Father of Indian Space Program.
The headquarters of International Olympic Committee (IOC) is located at Laussane (Switzerland).
Death of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on 23rd March 1931 is considered as Shahid Din in India.
3 day long festival of Tamil Nadu is Pongal.
Hydrogen is the only element whose atoms have no neutrons.
In 1581, Mughal ruler Akbar started Religious doctrine 'Din-i-llahi' (Divine Faith).
Before Hyderabad, Kurnool was the capital of Andhra Pradesh.
Raja Ram Moham Roy founded Brahmo Samaj in 1828.
Gillette (brand of safety razor), Arial (laundry detergent), Duracell (batteries and flashlights), Head & Shoulders (shampoo), Olay (Personal and beauty products), Oral-B (inter-dental products), Vicks (cough and cold), Pantene (brand of hair care) are the products of The Procter & Gamble company.
Asian country Thailand is known as the 'Land of White Elephants'.
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad was the first education minister of independent India.
In humans, Melanin pigments are responsible for the skin color.
For his major role in development of computer chip 'Pentium', indian IT expert Vinod Dham is called the 'Father Of Pentium'.
Solid form of Carbon Dioxide gas is known as Dry Ice.
Named after the mount of Hindu God Vishnu, 'Garuda' is the national airlines of most Muslim populous country Indonesia.
Author of epic Mahabharata is Ved Vyas.
Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia.
Ramon Magsaysay Award, often considered as the Asia's Nobel Prize, is given in the memory of Philippines President.
Royal poet of Delhi Saltanate Amir Khusro is regarded as the 'Father of Qawwali'.
Adrenaline hormone is released in body, when a person is stressed or feeling danger.
Kochi (Kerala) is known as the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea'.
Credit Card is also known as Plastic Money.
In Solar system, Jupiter planet rotates fastest on its axis.
'Thung-Ta' martial art is native of Indian state Manipur.
Methane gas, also known as 'Marsh' gas, is produced in swamps and marshes by the action of bacteria on dead vegetation.
Mahatma Gandhi's favorite bhajan 'Vaishnav Jan to tene kahiye' is created by Narsi Mehta.
Femur is the longest bone in human body.
Venus planet is referred as Morning star as well as Evening star.
Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in the world.
Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Thumps up, Limka are products of Coca-Cola Company.
Pepsi, 7-up, Mountain Dew, Mirinda are products of PepsiCo Company.
Mercury planet is nearest to the Sun.
Out of four Hindu Dhams, three (Dwarka in west, Puri in East, Badrinath in North) are dedicated to Lord Vishnu and one (Rameshwaram in South) is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Sericulture term is used to describe the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk.
English Football club, Blackburn Rovers is owned by Indian owned Venkey's Group.
Scientific name of Vinegar is Acetic Acid.
According to Hindu mythology, Brihspati is the Guru of Devas (Gods).
Under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), minimum 100 days of guaranteed wage employment is provided in every financial year to a rural household.
Jakata tales, writtern in Pali Language, are the previous birth stories Gautan Buddha.
In the early phase of his career, Dhirubhai Ambani worked in Aden City as a Petrol Pump attendant.
Indian National Defense Academy (INDA) is situated in Haryana.
Significant rise in production of Oil-seeds is commonly referred as Yellow Revolution.
Siachen Glacier, the world's longest glacier, is located in Karakoram mountain range
Organizations , HQ, Sec GenFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) -Italy Rome, Italy - Jos Graziano da SilvaInternational Atomic Energy Agency - Austria Vienna, Austria (IAEA) - Yukiya AmanoInternational Labour Organization (ILO)- Geneva, Switzerland - Guy RyderWorld Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland - Margaret ChanWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Geneva, Switzerland - Francis GurryWorld Bank - Washington, D.C., - Jim Yong KimUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)- Paris, France - Irina BokovaInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) - Washington, D.C., USA - Christine LagardeUnited Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - New York - Anthony LakeRed Cross- Geneva, SwitzerlandOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) - Vienna, Austria - Abdallah el-Badri (badrinath)Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Paris, France - Jos ngel Gurra (angel)EU - Brussels, BelgiumAsian Development Bank (ADB) - Manila, Phillipines- Haruhiko KurodaAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - Jakarta, IndonesiaCommonwealth of Nations -London, UK , - Kamalesh Sharma (Sec Gen)North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Brussels, Belgium - Anders Fogh Rasmussen (ander)South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - Kathmandu, Nepal - Ahmed SaleemAmnesty International - London - Salil Shetty
Acoustics : The study of sound and sound wavesAgrostology: The study of grassesAnatomy : The science of the structure study of the animal / human body learnt by dissectionAstronautics : A science dealing with space travel & space vehiclesAstronomy : The science of heavenly bodies (planets)Biology : The science of living organismsBotany : The science of the plant kingdomBryology : The study of mossesCardiology : A branch of medicine dealing with heartChemistry : The study of elements, their behaviour and laws of their combination, etc.Cosmetology : The study of cosmetics and their useDactylogy : The study of fingerprintsDietetics : The science of diet and nutritionEndocrinology : The study of glandsLithology : The study of the characteristics of rocksMycology : Concerned with fungi and fungal diseasesNephrology : A branch of medicine dealing with kidney diseasesOncology : Study dealing with tumoursOrology : The study of mountains Paediatrics : A branch of medicine dealing with child diseasesPathology : A branch of medicine that deals with etiologies, mechanisms and manifestation of diseasesPsychiatry : The study & treatment of mental & emotional disordersRadiology : A branch of medical science dealing with the use of x-rays for diagnosis and treatmentRheumatology : The study of small joints in human bodySeismology : The study of earthquakes & related phenomenaTheology : The study of religionsVirology : The science that deals with virusesZoology : A branch of biology that deals with animal lifeZymology : A study that deals with the process of fermentation.
India and World 2012:-
India-UAE Agreement: India and UAE sighned an agreement to award the double taxation avoidance agreement(DTAA) that will pave the way for greater sharing of tax related information between the two countries.
Russia-India-China (RIC):Trilateral meeting of Russia , India and China held on April 13, 2012 in Moscow, all three having taken a common stand on a range of international issues including N Korea,Iran,Afganistan,Terrorism and regional security in Asia.
India-Germany(Celebration of 60 years): India and Germany are going to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations.German Minister for Transport Dr. Peter Ramseur visited India from April 9 to 14.Germany is organizing 15 month long event series show casing the entire spectrum of Indo-German collaboration in the field of politics business culture,education,science and research.
India-Russia JWG: the seventh meeting of the India-Russia Joint Working group(JWG) on combating international terrorism was held on April 11 in New Delhi.
India-Japan :
India-Japan bussiness summit 2012 was organized on 24th may, 2012 by confedaration on Indian Industry and Keindaren in Tokyo to commemorate 60 years of Diplomatic realtions between India and Japan.
India-Myanmar:PM Manmohan Singh on his 2nd day on visit to Myanmar, signed 12 agrrements on may 28, 2012 clearly signalling the increased Co-operation between both countries in trade,culture and strategic links.
India-South Korea :#Both countries met in New Delhi on 28 June 2012 during their second foreign policy and security dialogue.#Both have decided to encourage enhanced engagement in civil nuclear energy cooperation,cluster of regional and global issues, including the situation on the Korean Peninsula.#Both India and South Korea also agreed to accelerate work on upgrading their comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to ensure that it reflected current realities.
India-Israel:#India and Israel inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand the bilateral relation in the tourism sector on 24 June 2012 in Jerusalam in Israel. Israel, under the MoU, will open a tourism office in Mumbai and increase the frequency of flights to India. #Israel is also set to invest 660000 dollar to draw more Indian tourists to the country.
#India and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 2 August 2012 for starting a collaborative academic research programme. Under the Research programme both the countries will together work in areas such as medical, information technology, social sciences, humanities and arts.#The MoU was signed by Professor Benjamin Geiger, Chairman of the Israel Science Foundation and Ved Prakash, Chairman of University Grants Commission. The agreement will exist for next five years, providing support up to 100000 dollar a research project for three years
India-China:India and China on 21 June 2012 agreed to increase their defence and security dialogue and work to take steps to ensure that the two countries achieve a 100 billion dollars trade target by 2015. The decision was taken on the sidelines of the Ri0+ 20 summit at Rio De Janeiro.
India-Behrain:#India and Bahrain, on 31 May 2012 in New Delhi inked a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic cooperation and joint investment between the two countries. #The agreement is aimed at increasing bilateral trade that stands at 1.7 billion dollar. The agreement with its provision for effective exchange of information between the two countries, will help in reducing tax evasion and tax avoidance.#The two countries also inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to make the ties on technological front more effective. Under the newly signed MoU India will provide technical assistance to Bahrain and help it to develop its own IT sector in Bahrain.
India-Indonesia:#India and Indonesia signed an agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income on 27 July 2012 at Hyderabad House.#Apart from the agreement, both sides also signed the agreed minutes of the fourth Joint Commission Meeting between India and Indonesia.
India-Mozambique:India signed an agreement on Bilateral Security Cooperation on 14 July 2012 with Jose Mandra, Minister of Interior, Govt of Mozambique at Maputo, Mozambique.The objective of the agreement was to discuss cooperation and both the countries decided to develop the relationship further in various fields for mutual benefit.
India-Singapore:Indian PM Manmohan Singh and Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong signed three key bilateral agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 11 July 2012, New Delhi. Key Highlights of the Agreements/MoU
Both the countries, in the memorandum of understanding have decided to renew the bilateral arrangement between the Air Forces on joint training The other agreement focused on expansion of joint ventures,investment in education and health, technological collaboration both bilaterally and in third countries.
India-Iran-Afganistan:#Iran, India and Afghanistan discussed options for investment in the Chabahar Port, located in southeast Iran. In a crucial trilateral meeting held on 26 August 2012 ahead of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit, the three nations agreed to set up a joint working group to spur trade and transit through the Iranian port of Chabahar. #Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai held dialogues with deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Afghanistan in Tehran to explore ways to expand trade and transit cooperation, including investment, among the three countries, starting with the Chabahar Port.In a joint statement released after trilateral dialogue the three countries committed to meet within next three months at Chabahar to take the discussions forward.
India-CELAC:The first meeting of the India-CELAC Troika Foreign Ministers was held on 7 August 2012 in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by the External Affairs Minister of India, Shri S.M Krishna, whilst the CELAC Troika was led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile Mr. Alfredo Moreno Charme, the pro-tempore President of CELAC. Apart from both the nations, the Foreign Minister of Venezuela Mr. Nicolas Maduro and the Vice Foreign Minister of Cuba, Mr. Rogelio Sierra participated in the meeting as members of the Troika.
Objective of the meet:- To discuss the regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest, to strengthen the multifaceted bilateral cooperation between India and CELAC. To co ordinate responses to regional issues and address international challenges including the UN reform, the international financial crisis, climate change and international terrorism. To enhance the exchange of visits at all levels including at the Summit level leading towards a 'Strategic Partnership' between India and CELAC. To expand relations between India and countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean region and make it possible for them to work together bearing in mind each sides' respective development priorities based on the common shared values of democracy, freedom, equality and justice.
Collective Discussions:- The two nations expressed satisfaction over the growth of commercial, economic and investment relations between India and CELAC, that has crossed US$ 25 billion in 2012. Both the countries agreed to work towards providing value addition in the exchange of commodities through direct trading and by setting up of manufacturing units. Both sides agreed to work towards providing for food security for their people Both the countries agreed to initiate various projects related to tele-education, e-governance and tele-medicine that would cover the entire Latin America and Caribbean region.
#The Foreign Ministers of India and the CELAC Troika ended the First Meeting of the India-CELAC Troika Foreign Ministerial Dialogue at a good note after the commencement of CELAC in December 2011. The pro-Tempore President and Troika Foreign Ministers of CELAC will present this Joint Statement in next meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Community that will be held in September 2012 in New York
India-Monaco:India signed Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Monaco on 31 July 2012 in New Delhi. It will allow the two countries to check tax evasion and money laundering. This was the ninth TIEA signed by India.Key features of this agreement are as following; It is based on international standard of transparency and exchange of information. Information must be foreseeably relevant to the administration and enforcement of the domestic laws of the Contracting Parties concerning taxes and tax matters covered by the agreement. The requesting State has to provide some minimum details about the information requested in order to justify the foreseeably relevance criteria. Information is to be treated as secret and can be disclosed to only specified person or authorities, which are tax authorities or the authorities concerned with the determination of tax appeal. It also provides for disclosure of information to any other person or entity or authority or any other jurisdiction (including foreign Governments) with the written consent of the competent authority of the requested Party. There is a specific provision that the requested Party shall provide upon request the information even though that Party may not need such information for its own tax purposes. There is a specific provision for providing banking and ownership information. There is a specific provision for Tax Examination Abroad where authorities of one State can present in the tax examination of taxpayer in the other State. Upon entry into force, the Agreement allows exchange of information forthwith.
. Government instituted awardsb. Sports Grand Slams in Tennis, Football Championships, Cricket awards, badminton,etcc. Government policies and schemes floated in the past one yeard. Heads of important institutions WTO, NSG, World Bank, etce. Business Awareness Important CEOs, M&As, taglines, etcf. Books & Authorsg. Members & Headquarters of important trade & political bodies SAARC, ASEAN, etc
Government Schemes and Plans - II:-
Swabhimaan#Launched on 10 Feb 2011#The initiative enables Government subsidies and social security benefits to be directly credited to the accounts of the beneficiaries, enabling them to draw the money from the Business correspondents in their village itself.
MahatmaGandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)#Promotes inclusive growth,augment wage employment and strengthening natural resource management through works that address causes of chronic poverty like drought, deforestation, and soil erosion and thus encourage sustainable development.#Under this scheme,Govt provides at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work with mandatory 33% women participation.#minimum Wage is Rs 125
SwarnjayantiGram Swarojgar Yojana#It was launched to help poor rural families (Swarozgaris) cross the poverty line by assisting them to take up income- generating economic activities through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy. The scheme involves selection of key activities, planning of activity clusters, organization of the poor into self-help groups (SHGs), and building of their capacities through training and skill development, creation of infrastructure, and technological and marketing support.#A new initiative has also been taken up for setting up a Rural Self Employment Training Institute(RSETI) in each district of the country for basic and skill development training of rural BPL youth to enable them to undertake micro-enterprises and wage employment.
SwarnaJayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)#The SJSRY launched by the Government of India . To provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed and underemployed through encouraging the setting up of self-employment ventures or provision of wage employment.
Bharat Nirman#Launched in 2005-06 for building infrastructure and basic amenities in rural areas, has six components, namely rural housing, irrigation potential, drinking water, rural roads, electrification, and rural telephony.#Important initiative for reducing the gap between rural and urban areas and improving the quality of life of people in rural areas.
JawaharLal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)The JNNURM emphasizes the implementation of the following three mandatory pro-poor key reforms to enhance the capacity of urban local bodies (ULBs) - (i) internal earmarking within local body budgets for basic services to the urban poor.(ii) earmarking at least 20-25 per cent of developed land in all housing projects (both public and private agencies) for the economically weaker section (EWS)/lower income group (LIG) category.(iii) implementation of seven-point charter for provision of seven basic entitlements/services.
KasturbaGandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs)The KGBV is a scheme for setting up residential schools at upper primary level for girls belonging predominantly to the SC/ ST, OBC, and minority communities. The scheme is being implemented in the EBBs where rural female literacy is below 30 per cent and in select urban areas where female literacy is below the national average. The KGBV scheme was merged with the (SSA) with effect from 1 April 2007. The scheme provides for minimum reservation of 75 per cent of the seats for girls belonging to SCs, STs, OBCs or minority communities and priority for the remaining 25 per cent to girls from BPL families.
NationalProgramme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level (NPEGEL)The NPEGEL, is a focused intervention of the Government of India to reach the 'Hardest to Reach' girls. It is an important component of the SSA, which provides additional support for enhancing girl's education over and above the normal SSA interventions. The programme provides for setting up of a 'model school' in every cluster with more intense community mobilization and supervision of girls' enrolment in schools. Gender sensitisation of teachers, development of gender-sensitive learning materials, and provision of need-based incentives like escorts, stationery, workbooks, and uniforms are some of the endeavours under the programme. The scheme is being implemented in the EBBs where the level of rural female literacy is less than the national average and gender gap is above the national average; in blocks of districts which are not covered under EBBs but where at least 5 per cent of population is SC/ST and where SC/ST female literacy is below 10 per cent; and also in select urban slums.
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)#To provide accessible, affordable, and accountable quality health services to rural areas with emphasis on poor persons and remote areas. It is being operationalized throughout the country, with special focus on 18 states, which include 8 empowered action group States (Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Orissa, and Rajasthan), 8 north-eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir.#The Mission addresses the issue of health in the context of a sector-wide approach addressing sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, and safe drinking water as the basic determinants of good health. Keeping this in view, it seeks greater convergence among the related social-sector departments, namely AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy), Women & Child Development, Sanitation, Elementary Education, Panchayati Raj, and Rural Development.
RajivGandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG)This scheme was launched on 19 November 2010 with the objective of empowering adolescent girls in the age group 11-18 years by bringing improvement in their nutritional and health status and upgrading various skills like home skills, life skills, and vocational skills.
Some of the other schemes implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, include:(i) Dhanlakshmi, which is a conditional cash transfer scheme for the girl child which was launched as a pilot project in March 2008. The objective is to encourage families to educate girl children and to prevent child marriage. The scheme provides for cash transfers to the family of a girl child on fulfilling certain specific conditionalities relating to birth and registration, immunization, and enrolment and retention in school up to Class VIII. (ii) Scheme for the Welfare of Working Children in Need of Care and Protection providing for nonformal education, vocational training, etc. to working children to facilitate their entry/re-entry into mainstream education. There are 120 projects of 100 children each currently being funded under the Scheme.(iii) Bal Bandhu Scheme for protection of children in areas of civil unrest is being implemented through the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) with the grant sanctioned from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.(iv) Swadhar scheme for providing temporary accommodation, maintenance, and rehabilitative services to women and girls rendered homeless and women in difficult circumstances(v) Short Stay Home (SSH) scheme being implemented by the Central Social Welfare Board with similar objectives/target group as in case of the Swadhar scheme.(vi) Ujjawala, a comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking with five specific components- prevention, rescue, rehabilitation, reintegration, and repatriation of victims-was launched on 4 December 2007. Under this scheme, 134 projects including 73 rehabilitation homes, spread over 16 States, have been sanctioned.
P.S:-Copied from last year's GK thread,for more detailed information about all these schemes in part-I and part II...check outpagalguy.com/forums/prep-resou...
Harappa was in Pakistani Punjab on the banks of Ravi.Mohenjodaro was in Sindh on the banks of Indus.Mesopotamian on Tigris and Euphrates.Egypt on Nile.Chinese on Hwang Ho
There have been three Battles of Panipat:The First Battle of Panipat (1526), between the Mughal Babur and the Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, resulting in a Mughal victoryThe Second Battle of Panipat (1556), between the Mughal Akbar and Hemu, resulting in a Mughal victoryThe Third Battle of Panipat (1761), between the Durrani Empire and the Maratha Empire, resulting in a Durrani victory
Lake wular--Largest Fresh water in IndiaLake Chilika--Largest Brackish water Lake in AsiaLake Sambhar--Largest Salt water Lake in IndiaLake Koleru--Second largest fresh water lake in India
OSCARS 2012:Best cinematographyRobert Richardson, HugoBest art directionHugoBest costume designThe ArtistBest make upThe Iron LadyBest foreign language filmA SeparationBest actress in a supporting roleOctavia Spencer, The HelpBest film editingThe Girl with the Dragon TattooBest sound editingHugoBest sound mixingHugoBest documentary featureUndefeatedBest animated filmRangoBest visual effectsHugoBest actor in a supporting roleChristopher Plummer, BeginnersBest original scoreLudovic Bource, The ArtistBest songMan or Muppet, The MuppetsBest adapted screenplayAlexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash, The DescendantsBest original screenplayWoody Allen, Midnight in ParisBest live action shortThe ShoreBest documentary short Saving FaceBest animated short The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris LessmoreBest directorMichel Hazavanicius, The ArtistBest actor in a leading roleJean Dujardin, The ArtistBest actress in a leading roleMeryl Streep, The Iron LadyBest pictureThe Artist
Earliest school of medicine known to humans: AyurvedaFirst Book in any Indian Language: It was printed in 1578 in Tamil.First Census in India: 1901First CinemaHouse in India: It was built by J.F.Madan in 1907 in Calcutta.First complete Technicolor film: Jhansi Ki Rani (1953)First Constitutional Amendment: 1950First English Newspaper in India: Bengal Gazette printed in 1790 by James Augustus in Calcutta.First Five-Year Plan: Started in 1951First General Elections: They were held in 1952.First hydroelectric project in India: Shivasamudram, across the River Kaveri in 1902First Indian state to set up a womens court: Andhra PradeshFirst Postage Stamp: It was issued in India in 1852 at Karachi.First Railway Line: It was opened on April 16, 1853 between Bombay and Thane.First Rupee in India: It was minted during the reign of Sher Shah Suri in 1542.First ship built in India: Jala Usha built by Vishakapatnam Shipyard was commissioned in 1948.First song-less film:JBH Wadia's Naujawan (1937).First Talkie Film: Alam Ara (1931)First Telefilm: Satyajit Ray's Sadgati (telecast on Doordarshan in April 1981)ndias first Satellite: Aryabhatta, April 19, 1975
Indian Railways Interesting FactsFirst Passenger Train Ran On: 16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane)First Railway Bridge: Dapoorie Viaduct on the Mumbai-Thane routeFirst Rail Tunnel: Parsik TunnelFirst Ghats Covered by Rail Lines: Thal and Bhore GhatsFirst Underground Railway: Calcutta METROFirst Computerized Reservation System Started In: New Delhi (1986)First Electric Train Ran On: 3rd Feb' 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla)Toilets on Trains Introduced In: 1891 (1st Class) & 1907 (lower classes)Shortest Station Name: Ib (Orissa)Longest Station Name: Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Tamil Nadu)Busiest Railway Station: Lucknow (64 trains everyday)Longest Run (Time): Dibrugarh Town - Kanyakumari Vivek Express (4286km in 82:30 hours)Shortest Run: Route between Nagpur and Ajni (3km) Longest Run for Daily Train: Kerala Express (3054 km in 42.5 hrs)Longest Non-Stop Run (Distance): Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs)Longest Railway Platform in the World: Kharagpur (2,733 ft in length)Longest Railway Bridge: Nehru Setu on Sone River (10044ft in length)Longest Tunnel: Karbude Tunnel of the Konkan Railway (6.5 km)Oldest Preserved Locomotive: Fairy Queen (1855), still in working orderGauges of Track: 4 Gauges; BG (5'6"), MG (1 metre), NG (2)IR Daily Runs: About 14,000 trainsIR Daily Carries: More than 11 million passengers & 1 million tonnes of freightIR's Only Line with Rack & Pinion System: From Mettupalayam to ConoorIR's Fastest Train: Bhopal-Shatabdi (runs at a speed up to 140 Km/ph) Railway Station with all the Three Gauges: Siliguri Railway StationRoute Kilometers of Track: More than 62,000 kmsPeople Employed in IR: About 1.6 million people Train with Maximum Number of Halts: Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts)Trains without Commercial Halts: Sampoorna Kranti Express, Howrah Rajdhani, Bombay Rajdhani, Pragati Express and Pune Shatabdi Stations across State Lines: Navapur (Maharashtra and Gujarat), Bhawani Mandi (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan)Classes of Travel on Indian Railway: Ist AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, AC Chair Car 2nd sleeper & 2nd ordinary
World G.K First In All The World
1. The first space astronaut go into space seven times till date
Ans. Jerry Ross (U.S.A.)2. The first woman to crossseven important seas of theworld by swimmingAns. Bula Chaudhury (India)3. The first South African tobecome the second spacetouristAns. Mark Shuttleworth4. The first woman of theworld to climb Mt. Everestfour timesAns. Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali)5. The first woman PrimeMinister of South KoreaAnsMs. Chang Sang6. The woman with thehighest individual Test scoremaking a new world recordAns. Kiran Baloch (Pakistanicricketer,scoring 242 runs playingwomenscricket test against WestIndies in Karachi in March,2004)7. The first youngestgrandmaster of the world inchessAns Sergey Karjakin(Ukraine)8.The first adventurer flyingsuccessfully across theEnglish Channel withoutaircraftAns. Felix Baumgartner (July2003)9. Chinas first man in spaceAns. Yang Liwei10. The first Muslim woman toreceive Nobel PrizeAns. Shirin Ebadi (NobelPeace Prize 2003)First In All The WorldQ 1.First foreign Invader toIndia.Ans.Alexander the Great.Q 2.First person to reachSouth Pole.Ans. Amundsen.Q 3.First person to reachNorth pole.ANS. Robert Peary.Q 4.First person in Space.Ans. Yuri Gagarian.Q 5.First chairamn of PeoplesRepublic of China.Ans. Mao-Tse-Tung.Q 6.First president of theChinese Republic.Ans.Amundsen.Q 7.First president of U.S.AAns.George Washington.Q 8.First Chinese Travellerto India.Ans.Fahein.Q 9.First person in Moon.Ans.Neil Armstrong.Q 10.First Lady to climb MountEverest.Ans.Junko Taibei.
Major Performers at London Olympics 2012 Michael Phelps won 6 medals (4 Gold+2 Silver) in swimming to become the most decorated Olympian ever with 22 medals. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt bagged 3 gold in three separate events (100 meter race, 200 meter race and 4X100 meter relay team race). He set up a new Olympic of 9.63 seconds in 100 metres. Germany beat Netherlands 2-1 to win gold in mens hockey. Mexico defeated Brazil 2-1 to bag Soccer gold. In Mens Basketball, US beat Spain to win gold Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland to clinch tennis mens singles gold Russia beat Brazil to win mens volleyball gold. In Mens singles Badminton, Dan Lin of China won gold after beating Malaysian Chong Wei Lee.Mascots at OlympicsSince Munich Olympic Games in 1972 when Waldi, a dachshund, was made the symbol of Munich games, mascots have been assigned to every Olypics. Mascots for London Olympics were Wenlock and Mandeville. Wenlock was mascot for Olympics and Mandeville was mascot for Paralympics.31st Summer OlympicsReo de Janeiro in Brazil, has been awarded to host 31st Summer Olympics, in 2016.
Dance State
Bharat Natyam Tamil Nadu
Bihu Assam
Bhangra Punjab
Chhau Bihar, Orissa, W. Bengal and Jharkhand
Garhwali Uttaranchal
Garba Gujarat
Hattari Karnataka
Kathak North India
Kathakali Kerala
Kutchipudi Andhra Pradesh
Khantumm Mizoram
Karma Madhya Pradesh
Laho Meghalaya
Mohiniattam Kerala
Mando Goa
Manipuri Manipur
Nati Himachal Pradesh
Nat-Natin Bihar
Odissi Orissa
Rauf Jammu & Kashmir
Yakshagan Karnataka
andrew Symmonds - Roy : Going for Broke.
andrew Flintoff - Being fredie : my story so far
anil kumble : wide angles
adam gilchrist : True colour : My life
Mathew Hayden : Standing my ground
Shoaib Akter : Controverserally yours.
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)Venky's - Blackburn Rovers owners.
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)Not a chief minister - Bal Thackeray
3)Third most abundant element besides Nitrogen and Oxygen - Argon
4)Marie Curie - Physics and Chemistry Noble Prize
5)Coal India - Largest Coal Miner in the world
6)First to have 2nd term as VP - Radhakrishnan
7)Tagline - Be Whats Next? - Microsoft
8)Currency of which country interchangeable by Indian currency - Bhutan
9)Dog Star - Sirius
10)Meryl Streep - Best Actress at Oscars for which film - The Iron Lady
11)NASSCOMM New Head - TCS's ex Head - forgot name
12)Haloween is in which month - October
13)Sign on note - Governor of RBI
14)CTBT - treaty on? - nuclear tests
15)Self regulatory body of advertising in India - Advertising Standards Council of India
16)Economic Term - Oligopoly - Meaning
17)Guiness World Record for single most studio recordings - Asha Bhosle18) Someone arrested by police must be shown in front of the nearest court in how many hours? - 24 hours?
1)Venky's - Blackburn Rovers owners.
2)Not a chief minister - Bal Thackeray
3)Third most abundant element besides Nitrogen and Oxygen - Argon
4)Marie Curie - Physics and Chemistry Noble Prize
5)Coal India - Largest Coal Miner in the world
6)First to have 2nd term as VP - Radhakrishnan
7)Tagline - Be Whats Next? - Microsoft
8)Currency of which country interchangeable by Indian currency - Bhutan
9)Dog Star Sirius
10)Meryl Streep - Best Actress at Oscars for which film - The Iron Lady
11)NASSCOMM New Head - TCS's ex Head - forgot name
12)Haloween is in which month - October
13)Sign on note - Governor of RBI
14)CTBT - treaty on? - nuclear tests
15)Self regulatory body of advertising in India - Advertising Standards Council of India
16)Economic Term - Oligopoly - Meaning
17)Guiness World Record for single most studio recordings - Asha Bhosle
Jim Yong Kim President, World Bank.
Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili Vice-President, Africa World Bank.
Christine Lagarde (France) Managing-Director, IMF.
Ban Ki-Moon General -Secretary, UNO.
Haruhiko Kuroda President, Asian Development Bank.
Prema Cariappa Chairperson, Central Social Welfare Board.
Nimish C. Tolia President, Hindustan Chamber of Commerce.
Vijai L. Kelkar Chairman, 13th Finance Commission
Amartya Sen Human Development Advisor, UNDP.
A. K. Upadhyay Chairman, National Highway Authority of India.
K. J. Udeshi First Lady Deputy Governor of RBI.
Ashok Kumar Lahiri Executive Director in ADB
P. L. Punia Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes
U. K. Sinha Chairman, SEBI.
S. K. Goel Chairman, Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC).
Laxman Das Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
S. P. Gaur Chairman, Island Waterways Authority of India.
Sanjeev Batra Chairman and Managing Director, Mineral and Metals Trading
Corporation (MMTC).
Montek Singh Ahluwalia Deputy Chairman, Indian Planning Commission.
V. P. Agrawal Chairman, Indian Airports Authority (IAA).
P. V. Narsimgham President, Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI).
Arvind Virmani Executive-Director in World Bank (from India)
Siddharth Tiwari Secretary IMF.
V. P. Baligar Chairman and M.D., HUDCO.
Herman Van Rompuy President, European Union
Pascal Lamy Director-General, WTO.
K. M. Chandra Shekhar Indian Ambassador to WTO.
Dr. D. Subbarao Governor RBI.
Nagesh Alai President, Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI).
J. Harinarayan Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
Arup Rai Chaudhary Chairman and CMD National Thermal Power Corporation
Sushma Nath First Indian Lady Finance Secretary.
Satyanand Mishra Chief Information Commissioner.
Ms. Shanta Sinha Chairman, National Child Rights Commission.
B. C. Tripathi Chairman, GAIL.
S. Roy Choudhury Chairman and CMD, HPCL.
A. B. L. Srivastava CMD, National Hydro Power Corporation.
Vinay Mittal Chairman, Railway Board
S. Narasing Rao Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Coal India Ltd.
Sushil Muhnot Chairman, SIDBI.
Prakash Bakshi CMD, NABARD.
N. P. Patel Chairman, IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd.)
Yogesh Agrawal Chairman PFRDA
Rajendra Pawar Chairman, NASSCOM (2011-12).
Lalit K. Panwar CMD, Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC)
Sriraj Hussain CMD, Food Corporation of India
Chandra Shekhar Verma Chairman, SAIL
Mamta Sharma Chairperson, National Women Commission.
C. Rangrajan Chairman, Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Committee.
D. K. Mehrotra Chairman, LIC.
Yogesh Lohia Chairman, General Insurance Company.
N. S. R. Chandra Prasad CMD, National Insurance Company.
G. Srinivasan Chairman, United India Insurance Company.
M. Ramadoss Chairman, Oriental Insurance Company.
R. K. Upadhyay Chairman and CMD Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
R. V. Verma Chairman, Asia Pacific Union for Housing Finance.
Reeta Menon CMD, India Trade Promotion Organisation.
M. Rafeeq Ahmed President, Federation of Indian Exporters Organisation (FIEO).
Mangoo Singh MD, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
Srivardhan Goyanka President, Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) 2011-12.
Hari S. Bharatia Chairman, C.I.I.
Arvind Pradhan Director-General, Indian Merchant Chamber (IMC)
Rajesh Lilothia Chairman, SC/ST Welfare Board.
Pramod Dev President Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
Aditya Puri MD, HDFC.
Raj Kumar Dhoot President, ASSOCHAM
Rahul Khullar Chairman, TRAI
R. V. Kanoria President, FICCI
Rajeev Kumar General-Secretary, FICCI.
Jacques Diouf Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
S. Krishnan Chairman, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulation Board.
Sandid Somany President, PHDCCI
Nandan Nilekani Chairman Unique Identification Authority of India.
M. D. Malya President, Indian Banks Association.
Rohit Nandan Chairman and Managing-Director, Air India Ltd.
Pratip Chowdhary CMD, State Bank Group.
Ajit Parsayat Chairman, Competition Appellate Tribunal.
Ashok Chawla Chairman, Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Dr. Bijendra Singh Chairman, National Agricultural Federation Cooperative Marketing
(NAFED).
