New Appointments 2012:-

---------------Corporate:--------------

Vodafone IndiaChairman - Analjeet Singh

Ashok LeylandExecutive Director - Sundar Rajan

L&T;Director - K.Venkataramanan

Syndicate BankChairman and MD - Madhukant Girdharlal Sanghvi

Coal India LtdChairman & MD - S Narsing Rao

Union Bank of IndiaChairman & MD - D. Sarkar

BarclaysCEO - Antony Jenkins

Volkswagen IndiaMD - Arvind Saxena

Volvo IndiaMD - Philippe Divry

Deutsche Bank IndiaCEO - Ravneet Gill

YahooPresident & CEO - Marissa Mayer

Air IndiaJoint MD - Nasir Ali

SamsungCEO - Kwon Oh-hyun

Mahindra Satyam-Tech MahindraCEO - CP Gurnani

Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedChariman - RK Tyagi

Power Grid Corp of IndiaDirector - RP Singh

SBIMD - S.Vishwanathan

----------------Indian Organizations------------

Ministry of SteelSecretary - DRS Chaudhary

Indian ArmyChief(25th) - General Bikram Singh

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI)Chairman - Rahul Khullar

NLC(Neyvile Lignite Corp)Chairman & MD - B. Surender Mohan

CBIDirector - Ranjit Sinha

National Commission for WomenSecretary - Ajit Saran

Press Trust of IndiaChairman - R Lakshmipathy

FMC(Forwards markets Commision)Chairman - Ramesh Abhishek

World bank Country Director - Onno Ruhl

Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB)Director General - Rajiv Mehta

Indian navyChief of Naval Staff - Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi

Union Finance MinistryChief Economic Advisor - Raghuram Rajan

Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT)Chairman - Poonam Kishore Saxena

Rajya SabhaDeputy Chairman - PJ Kurien

Indian Election commisionElection Commissioner - Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi

ICAI (Institute Of Charted Acountants of India)President(55th) - Rakesh Singh

ESIC(Empolyees State Insurance Commision)Director General - Anil Kumar

Finance infrastructure CommitteeChairman - Deepak Parekh

DGCA(Directorate General of Civial Aviation)Chief - Arun Mishra

Bhabha Atomic Research CentreDirector - Shekhar Basu

Advisory Board on Financial FraudsChairperson - Shyamala Gopinath

PMO(Prime Minister office)Communication Advisor - Pankaj Pachauri

Indian Coast GuardDirector general - M.P. Muralidharan

NCERTDirector - Prof. Parvin Sinclair

-----------------International Organizations:----------------

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)President - Harsh Pati Singhania

International Court of Justice (ICJ)Judge - Justice Dalveer Bhandari

US-India Business Council (USIBC)Chariman - Ajay Banga(CEO, Matercard)

World bankChief - Jim Yong KimChief Economist - Kaushik Basu

World Federation Exchanges(Working Committee)Chairman - Ravi Narayan

The original Seven wonders by

Herodotus (484 – ca. 425 BCE)Great Pyramid of GizaHanging Gardens of BabylonStatue of Zeus at OlympiaTemple of Artemis at EphesusMausoleum at HalicarnassusColossus of RhodesLighthouse of Alexandria

The New7Wonders

Great Wall of ChinaPetraChrist the RedeemerMachu PicchuChichen ItzaColosseumTaj MahalGreat Pyramid of Giza (Honorary Candidate)

states have banned tobacco namely are -

Madhya pradesh, (1st one to ban )kerela,(2nd one)Goa,Bihar,himachal Pradesh rajasthan

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MS.SWAMINATHAN : Father of INDIA's GREEN REVOLUTION

VARGHESE KURIEN: Father of WHITE REVOLUTION

Norman Borlaug : father of the " International Green Revolution "

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 women’s 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)ndia’s first Satellite: Aryabhatta, April 19, 1975

Indian Retail Majors:-

Pantaloon Retail :

#HQ - Mumbai#MD - Kishore Biyani#Turnover of over Rs. 20 billion #Segments and brands- Food & grocery (Big bazaar, Food bazaar), Home solutions (Hometown, furniture bazaar, collection-i), consumer electronics (e-zone), shoes (shoe factory), Books: music & gifts (Depot), Health & Beauty care services (Star, Sitara and Health village in the pipeline)#One of their major innovations include e-commerce hybrid format of small shops , the area for these stores will be 150 sq. ft. fitted with 40 digital screens.

K Raheja Group

#MD and CEO - Govind S. Shrikhande

#Entered into retail with Shoppers Stop, India's first departmental store in 2001. It is the only retailer from India to become a member of the prestigious Intercontinental Group of Departmental Stores (IGDS). #The first Hypercity opened in Mumbai in 2006 with an area of 1, 20,000 sq. ft. clocking gross sales of Rs. 1 bn in its first year.#Segments and brands -Book stores(Crosswords), Home solutions(HomeStop), Childcare(MotherCare), Multibrand(Hypercity), Family Entertainment Centres(TimeZone), Airport Retailing(Nuance Group, a 50:50 JV with Nuance group with outlets at International airports at banglore and Hyderabad)

Tata group:

#Established in 1998, Trent - one of the subsidiaries of Tata Group - operates Westside, a lifestyle retail chain and Star India Bazaar - a hypermarket with a large assortment of products at the lowest prices. #In 2005, it acquired Landmark, India's largest book and music retailer.#Tatas has also formed a subsidiary named Infiniti retail which consists of Croma, a consumer electronics chain. It is a 15000-17000 sq. ft. format with 8 stores as of September 2007.#Another subsidiary, Titan Industries, owns brands like Titan, the watch of India has 200 exclusive outlets the country and Tanishq, the jewellery brand, has 87 exclusive outlets.

Landmark group:#Lifestyle is spread across six cities, covering 4.6 lakh sq. ft. with a turnover of Rs 3.5 billion in 2005. A new division named Lifestyle International has emerged for their international brands business comprising Bossino, Kappa and Springfield in their portfolio.#Segments and Brands - Home solutions (Home centre), fashion (lifestyle, landmark International), value retailing (max retail), hypermarkets & supermarkets (Max), kids entertainment (Funcity).

Piramal Group#Chairmen(retail operations) - Ajay Piramal#In September 1999, Piramal Enterprises announced their arrival into retail with the launch of three retail concepts: India's first true shopping mall of international standards, called Crossroads; a lifestyle department store named Piramyd Megastore; and a family entertainment centre known as Jammin. #Piramyd Megastore and Jammin were anchor tenants for Crossroads (sold to Pantaloon for Rs 4 billion). #In 2001, the group entered the business of food & grocery retail with the launch of TruMart supermarkets in Pune.

Bharti-Walmart#MD and CEO - Raj Jain#Bharti Walmart Pvt limited is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart, the world's leading retailer. The 50:50 Joint Venture is establishing wholesale cash-and-carry stores

and back-end supply chain managment operations.The first Wholesale Cash-and-carry facility named "Best Price" store opened in amritsar, Punjab in May 2009.Presently there are 18 Best price stores working in 8 states.

AV Birla Group#They have a strong presence in apparel retailing through Madura garments which is subsidiary of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. They own brands like Louis Phillipe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Peter England, Trouser town.#The acquisition of Trinethra (food and grocery) chain in the south has moved their tally to 400 stores in the country. Their More range of 15 supermarkets are slated to open at Nashik, Pune and other tier II cities in Western India.

P.S:- Last year, a question related to Kishore biyani(Pentaloon) did came in SNAP .P.P.S:- Old Post re-formatted and updated.Original Post - pagalguy.com/forums/prep-resou...

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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.

Various Sciences:-

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 vehicles

Astronomy : 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.

Brands and SubBrands:-

ITCCigarettes : Wills, Classic, Gold Flake, NAVY Cut,Hotels : Welcome Group HotelPackaged Foods, Confectionery : Aashirvaad, Sunfeast, Mint-O, Candyman, BingoBranded Apparel : Wills Lifestyle, John Players, Miss PlayersPersonal Care : Essenza Di Wills, Fiama Di WillsGreeting Card : ExpressionsSafety matches : Mangal Deep, DeliteStationery : Classmate, Paperkraft, Saathi

Proctor & Gamble

Health Care : Vicks Action 500+, Vicks Vapo Rub, Vicks Cough Drops, and Vicks Inhaler.Fabric Care : Tide, ArielHair Care : Head & Shoulders Pantene. Olay, Max Factor, Cover Girl. Joy.Essences and Clairol Nice "n' Easy, RejoiceBaby Care : Pampers

Hindustan LeverSoaps : Lifebuoy, Lux, Breeze, Liril, Rexona. Hamam, MotiBeverages : Lipton tea, Brooke Bond tea, Bru CoffeeDetergents : Surf, Rin, WheelCreams and Beauty products : Pond's talcs and creams, Vaseline lotions, Fair & Lovely creams,Lakme beauty productsShampoos : Clinic Plus, Clinic All Clear, Sunsilk DoveDishwashers : Vim dishwash, Ala bleach, Domex disinfectantToothpaste and Brushes : Pepsodent, Close UpDeosprays : Rexona, AxeICe Cream : Kwality WallsSquashes and Jams : Kissan

DaburFoods : Real juice, Real Active, Real Twist, Capsico, HoneyHealthcare : Dabur Lal Tail, Dabur Baby Olive Oil, Dabur Janma GhuntiHealth Supplements : Dabur Chyawanprash, Dabur Glucose DDigestives : Hajmola, Anardana, Hajmola Candy, Pudin Hara, Dabur HingoliNatural Cures : Shilajit Gold, Isabgol, Itch Care, Dabur Balm,Hair Care Oil : Amla Hair Oil, Vatika Hair Oil, Dabur Olive Oil, Jasmine Hair OilHair Care Shampoo : Vatika Henna Conditioning Shampo, Vatika Anti-Dandruff ShampooOral Care : Dabur Red Toothpaste, Dabur Lal Dant Manjan Dabur Binaca Toothbrush, Miswak, PromiseSkin Care : Vatika Fairness Face Pack

MaricoHair Care : Parachute, Hair & Care, Mediker, ReviveFood : Saffola

NestleBeverages : Nescafe classic, Nescafe sunrise. Nestle miloFood : Maggi, Kit kat, Munch, Milkybar, Bar-one, Eclairs, Polo, Polo Powermint

Pepsi CoBeverages : Pepsi, 7UP, Mirinda and Mountain Dew, Aquafina, Tropicana and Slice.Lehar Soda, Dukes lemonade and Mangola

Snacks : Lay’s Potato Chips; Cheetos snacks, Uncle Chips and namkeen snacks under the Kurkure andLehar brands.

Coca-ColaBeverages : Coca-Cola, Thumbs Up, Fanta , Limca, Sprite, Maaza, Kinley, Georgia, Minute Maid

BritanniaBiscuits : VitaMariegold, Tiger, Nutrichoice Junior, Good Day, 50-50, Treat, Pure Magic

Future Group:Fashion : UMM, RIG, BARE DENIM, LOMEBARD, DJ&C;, BUFFALO, SRISHTIElectronic :KOREO, DREAMLINE,SENSEI, T24 UNPAIDFMCG : FRESH N PURE, CARE MATE, TASTY TREAT, CLEAN MATE, SACHRaymondPARX,JK Helen Kurtis,Colourplus,Raymond Shop,ZAp,Zambaiti,Manzoni

Maharatnas1. Coal India Ltd. (CIL)2. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Ltd.3. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd.5. Oil & National Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC)6. Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)

Navratnas1. Bharat Electronics ltd. (BEL)2. Bharat heavy electronics ltd. (BHEL)3. Bharat petroleum corporation ltd. (BPCL)4. Gas authority of India ltd. (GAIL)5. Hindustan Aeronautics ltd. (HAL)6. Hindustan petroleum corporation ltd. (HPCL)7. Mahanagar telephone nigam ltd. (MTNL)8. National Aluminium Co. Ltd. (NALCO)9. National mineral developement corporation (NMDC) ltd.10. Neyveli lignite corporation (NLC) ltd.11. Oil india ltd. (OIL)12. Power finance corporation (PFC) ltd.13. Power grid corporation of India ltd.14. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam ltd. (RINL)

15. Rural Electrification Corporation ltd (REC)16. Shipping corporation of India ltd. (SCI)

New Nation Heads 2012:-EgyptPM--Hisham KandilPrez--Mohamed Morsi

France PM--Jean Marc AyraultPrez--Francois Hollande

GreecePM--Antonis Samaras

PakistanPM--Raja Pervez Ashraf

RussiaPrez--Vladimir Putin

YemenPrez--A.Mansour Hadi

GermanyPrez--Joachim Gauck

MaldivesPrez--Mohamed Waheed

MalawiPrez--Joyce Banda

GuyanaPrez--Donald Ramotar

SyriaPM--Wael al-Halki

AlgeriaPM--Abdelmalek Sellal

ChinaPrez--Xi Jhinping

EthiopiaPM--Hailemariam Desalegn

GhanaPrez--John Dramani Mahama

HungaryPrez--Janos Ader

IcelandPrez--Olafur Ragnar

JamaicaPM--Simpson Miller

MexicoPrez--Enrique Pena Nieto

ParaguayPrez--Federico Franco

SerbiaPrez--Tomislav Nikolic

VenezuelaPrez--Hugo chavez

Major Sporting Events 2012(Venues and Results):--

Tennis:Australian Open 2012(Melbourne)--Singles(Men)--Novak Djokovic(Serbia)Singles(Women)--Victoria azrenka(Belarus)Doubles(Men)--Leander Paes & Radek Stapnek

French Open 2012(Paris)--Singles(men)--Rafeal Nadal(Spain)Singles(women)--Maria Sharapova(Russia)Mixed doubles--Sania mirza & Mahesh Bhupathi

Wimbeldon 2012(London)--Singles(men)--Roger Fedrrer(Switzerland)Singles(women)--Serena Williams(USA)Mixed Doubles--Leander Paes & elina vesnina(Russia) lost in Finals.

US open 2012(New York)--Singles(men)--Andy Murray(UK)

Singles(Women)--Serena Williams(USA)Doubles(Men)--Leander Paes % Radek Stepnek Lost in Finals

London Summer Olympics 2012--Gold--Andy Murray(UK)Silver--Roger Fedrrer(Switzerland)

Other Indian Results:Leander paes & radek Stepnek won Miami Masters(Miami,USA) and Shanghai Masters(Shanghai,China)(beating Bhupathi/Bopanna in finals)Mahesh Bhupathi/Bopanna won Dubai Tennis Championship and BNP Paribas Open(Paris,France) and made it to finals of ATP World Tour Finals.

Badminton:All England Super SeriesSingles(Men)--Lin Dan(China)Singles(Women)--Li Xurei

Indian Super seriesSingles(men)--Shon wan-ho(Malaysia)Singles(Women)--Li Xurei(China)

Indonesia OpenSingles(Men)--Simon Santoso(Denmark)Singles(Women)--Saina Nehwal

Denmark OpenSingles(Men)--Lee Chong Wei(malaysia)Singles(Women)--Saina Nehwal

French Super SeriesSingles(Men)--Liew Daren(malaysia)Singles(Women)--Mitani Minatsu(Japan) beating Saina Nehwal in Finals

Swiss Open Grand prixSingles(Men)--Chen Jin(China)Singles(Women)--Saina Nehwal

Thailand OpenSingles(Men)--Sony Dwi(Denmark)Singles(Women)--Saina Nehwal

London Olympics 2012Gold--Li Xurei(China)

Silver--Wang Yihan(China)Bronze--Saina Nehwal

MotoRacing:Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)2012 winner: Jenson Button(UK)Malaysia Grand Prix (Kuala Lumpar)2012 winner: Fernando Alonso(SPain)Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)*2012 winner: Nico Rosberg(Germany)Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)2012 winner: Sebastian Vettel(Germany)Spanish Grand Prix (Catalunya)*2012 winner: Pastor Maldonado(Venezuela)Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo)*2012 winner: Mark Webber(Australia)Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)2012 winner: Lewis Hamilton(UK)European Grand Prix (Valencia)*2012 winner: Fernando Alonso(SPain)British Grand Prix (Silverstone)*2012 winner: Mark Webber(Australia)German Grand Prix (Hockenheim)2012 winner: Fernando Alonso(Spain)Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest)2012 winner: Lewis Hamilton(UK)Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)*2012 winner: Jenson Button(UK)Italian Grand Prix (Monza)2012 winner: Lewis Hamilton(UK)Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)*2012 winner: Sebastian Vettel(Germany)Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)2012 winner: Sebastian Vettel(Germany)Korean Grand Prix (Yeongam)*2012 winner: Sebastian Vettel(Germany)Indian Grand Prix(Gr. Noida)Winner : Sebastian Vettel(Germany)

Cricket:T20 World Cup 2012[Sri Lanka]Winner:- West Indies beating Sri lanka at R.Premdasa,ColumboMan of the Match(in Finals):- Marvon Samuels(West Indies)Man of the Series :- Shane Watson(Australia)

IPL 2012Winner:- Kolkata Knight riders beating Chennai Super Kings at MA Chindambaram,Chennaiman of the Match(in Final):- Manvinder Bisla(KKR)Man of the Series:- Sunil Narine(KKR)Most Runs:- Chris Gayle(Royal Challengers bnaglore)

Champions league 2012Winner:- Sydney Sixers(Australia) beating Highveld Lions(South Africa) at Wanderers,JohannesburgMan of the series:- Mitchell Starc(Sydney)

London Olympics 2012:1st Place--USA--104(46..29..29)2nd Place--China--88(38..27..23)3rd Place--UK--65(29..17..19)55th Place--India--06(00..02..04)

India's performance at a glance(83 atheletes,60 men and 23 women)Silver--Vijay Kumar Shooting Men's 25 m rapid fire pistolSilver--Sushil Kumar Wrestling Men's freestyle 66 kgBronze--Gagan Narang Shooting Men's 10 m air rifleBronze--Saina Nehwal Badminton Women's singlesBronze--Mary Kom Boxing Women's flyweightBronze--Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling Men's freestyle 60 kg

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SHORTLISTED ENTRIES FOR THE DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE 20131. Jamil Ahmad: The Wandering Falcon (Hamish Hamilton/Penguin India)2. Tahmima Anam: The Good Muslim (Penguin Books)3. Amitav Ghosh: River of Smoke (Hamish Hamilton/Penguin India)4. Mohammed Hanif: Our Lady of Alice Bhatti (Random House India)5. Uday Prakash: The Walls of Delhi (Translated by Jason Grunebaum; UWA Publishing, W. Australia)6. Jeet Thayil: Narcopolis (Faber and Faber, London)

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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 men’s hockey.• Mexico defeated Brazil 2-1 to bag Soccer gold.• In Men’s Basketball, US beat Spain to win gold• Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland to clinch tennis men’s singles gold• Russia beat Brazil to win men’s volleyball gold.• In Men’s 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.

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Dance State

Bharat Natyam Tamil NaduBihu AssamBhangra PunjabGarhwali UttaranchalGarba GujaratKathak North IndiaKathakali KeralaKutchipudi Andhra PradeshManipuri ManipurNat-Natin BiharOdissi OrissaRauf Jammu & Kashmir

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“Those were the Days and then-The Life & Times of Lal Krishna Advani”-

Mira Govind AdvaniTurning Points-APJ Abdul KalamDiamond Dust & Other Stories- Anita DesaiMy Unforgettable Memories-Mamata BanerjeeMind Positive-Life Positive-S.Joginder SinghAawan Main Baarahon Maas-Ambika Dutta"Muslim in Indian cities”- Hamid AnsariYe Jo Hai Pakistan'- Shivendra Kumar SinghWhat Young India Wants – Chetan BhagatJoseph Anton - Sulman Rushdie (Autobiograph)

Awards and recognitions 2012- Part-I:-

Noble Prize 2012#Physics:--Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland"for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems"#Chemistry:--Robert J.Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilika"for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors"#Medicine:--Sir John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka"for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent"#Litreature:--Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"#Peace:--European Union(EU)"for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe"#Economics:--Alvin E. Roth and Llyod S. Shapley"for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design"

Major Gallantry awardees 2012#Ashok Chakra(01)(Highest gallantry honour)Lt. Navdeep Singh

#Kirti Chakra(03)(2nd highest gallantry hounour)Kamaldeep Singh,Ashutosh Kumar,Sushil Khajuria

#and other 364 defence personnel awards.For the full list checkwww.rediff.com/news/report/rep...

Padma Awards 2012#Padma Vibhushan(2nd highest civilian honour)[05]

KG Subramanyam(Painting),Late Mario De Miranda(Cartoonist),Late Bhupen hazarika(Music),Dr.Kantilal Sancheti(Orthopedics),TJ Rajeswar(Civil Service)

#Padma Bhushan(3rd Highest Civilian honour)[27]Shabana Azmi,Khaled Choudhary(theatre),jatin das(painting),Buddhadev das Gupta(Instrumental-Sarod),Dr. TV Gopalkrishnan(Classical Vocal),Mira Nair(Cinema),MS Gopalkrishnan(Violin),Anish kapoor(Sculpture)and 19 others.

#Padma Shri(4th Highest Civilian Honour)[77]Vanraj Bhatia(Music),Sarkar Khan Mangniar(Rajasthani Folk music),Gopal Prasad Dubey(Chhau dance),Anup Jalota(Music-Vocal),PriyaDarshan(Cinema-Direction),Ajeet Bajaj(Sports-Skiing),Jhulan Goswami(Women's Cricket),Devendra Jhajrija(Atheletics-Paralympics),Limba Ram(Archery) and 68 others.

For Full list of Awardees checkwww.bharatnewsportal.com/2012/...

Acadamy Awards 2012(Oscars)#Best film: The Artist#Best Director: Michael Hazanivicus#Best Actor: Jean Dujardin( The artist)#Best Actress: Meryl Streep( Iron Lady)#Best Supporting actor: Cristopher Plummers#Best Supporting actress: Octavia Spencer#Best Foreign Film: The separation( Iran)#Best doc(short): Saving face( Pakistan)#Best doc:Undefeated#Best Animated movie: Rango#Best Animated movie"(short): The fantastic Flying Boots of Mr Morriss Lessmore#Best Sound mixing: Hugo#Best Sound editing: Hugo#best Art direction: Hugo#Best Cinematography:Robert richardson( Hugo)#Best Visual effects: Hugo#Best Original score: Ludovic Bource(the Artist)#Best Costume design: The Artist#This year two movies, the Artist and Hugo won a max of 5 oscars

Entrepreneur India Awards 2012#Manufacturing:-------------------:Dr. Velu- Founder-Trivitron group#Innovation in technology---------:Ankur Bhatia-Executive Director-Amadeus

#Consumer Business):------------:Mukesh Batra- Founder - Batra's positive health clinic#Business Mentor -----------------:Himanshu Johar , Director , Lloyds Venture#Social Entrepreneur--------------:Moon Sharma, CEO, Tara Projects#Creative Entrepreneur-----------:Sabbas Joseph, Founder, Wizcraft Intl Entertainment#Young Entrepreneur--------------:Dhruv Galgotia- CEO-Galgotias University#Dynamic Entrepreneur------------:Sundeep Malhotra-CEO- TV18 Home Shopping Network#Professional Entrepreneur--------:Pearl Uppal - CEO-Fashionand you#Innovative Start Up---------------:Harinder Takhar, CEO, Paytm Mobile Solutions Pvt. Ltd#Emerging Entrepreneur-----------:Yogesh Lakhani- founder-Bright Advertising Co.#Woman Entrepreneur-------------:Veena Kumaravel, Founder, Naturals Unisex Salon#Lifetime Achievement-------------:Pawan Jain , CMD, Safexpress Pvt Ltd#Entrepreneur(Overall)-------------:Shantanu Prakash- Founder- Educomp Solutions Ltd

59th National Film Awards 2012#Best Feature Film: Deool(Marathi) and Byari(Beary)#Best Actress: Vidya Balan, The Dirty Picture#Best Actor: Girish Kulkarni for Deool#Best Hindi Film: I Am#Best Choreography: Bosco-Caeser for Senorita from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara#Best Special Effects: RA.One#Best Make Up: Vijram Gaekwad for The Dirty Picture and Bal Gandharva#Best Costume Designer: Niharika Khan for The Dirty Picture and Neeta Lulla for Bal Gandharva#Best Children's Film: Chillar Party#Best Supporting Actor: Appu Kutty#The film ‘The Dream Fulfilled – Memories of the Engineering Challenges’, which has won the Rajat Kamal award at the 59th National Film Awards, is based on Delhi Metro.

For Full Detailed List checken.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Nat...

2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners#Public Service - The Philadelphia Inquirer#Fiction - No award#Drama - "Water by the Spoonful" by Quiara Alegría Hudes#History - "Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention," by the late Manning Marable (Viking)#Biography - "George F. Kennan: An American Life," by John Lewis Gaddis (The Penguin Press)#Poetry - "Life on Mars" by Tracy K. Smith (Graywolf Press)#General Nonfiction - "The Swerve: How the World Became Modern," by Stephen Greenblatt (W.W. Norton and Company)#Music - "Silent Night: Opera in Two Acts" by Kevin Puts (Aperto Press)

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Awards and Recognitions 2012 - Part II:-

ICC Cricket Awards 2012:#Cricketer Of the Year :- Kumar Sangakara(Sri Lanka)#Test Player Of The Year :- Kumar Sangakara(Sri Lanka)#ODI Payer Of The year :- Virat Kohli(IndiA)#Women ODI Cricketer of the year :- Stafani taylor(West Indies)#Emerging Player of the year :- Sunil Narine(West Indies)#T20 Performance of the year :- Richard Levi(South Africa)#People's Choice Cricketer :- Kumar Sangakara(Sri Lanka)#Umpire of the year :-Kumar Dharamsena(Sri Lanka)

National Sports Awards 2012:#Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- Vijay Kumar(Shooting),Yogeshwar Dutt(Wrestling)

#Arjuna Award --Deepika Kumari(Archery),P Kashyap(Badminton),Yuvraj Singh(Cricket),Deepika Pallikal(Squash),Sardar Singh(Hockey) and 20 others.

#Dronacharya Award --Virender poonia(Shotput-Athletics),Yashvir Singh(Wrestling),BI Fernandez(Boxing),JS Bhatia(Athletics),Sunil Dabbas(kabbadi),Harendra Singh(Hockey),Satyapal Singh(Para-Athletics)

for the full list of award winners checkwww.rasexam.com/2012/08/nation...

Ramon Magsaysay Award 2012:#Established in 1957, the Ramon Magsaysay Award is Asia's highest honor and is widely regarded as the region's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. It celebrates the memory and leadership example of the third Philippine President, and is given every year to individuals or organizations in Asia who manifest the same sense of selfless service that ruled the life of the late and beloved

Filipino leader. #Community Leadership :- Kulendei Francis(India)#Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts :- Romulo Davide(Philippines)#Peace and International Understanding :- Chen Shu-chu(Taiwan)for the full detailed list checkwww.rmaf.org.ph/home.php?id=1&...

Abel Prize 2012:#Endre Szemerédi(Hungary) for "for his fundamental contributions to discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science, and in recognition of the profound and lasting impact of these contributions on additive number theory and ergodic theory"#Founded in 2003 also known as Mathematician's Nobel prize Named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel.

44th Man Booker prize 2012:#Hilary Mantel for her Book "Bring up the bodies"#She is the first women to win this prize twice(previously she won in 2009 for Wolf Hall)#Prize money of 50,000 pounds.

31st Chameli Devi Jain Award 2012:#Tusha Mittal of Tehelka Kolkata"s Correspondent #for her “sterling reportage of life in the raw at the margins in deep interior Bengal, Orissa and Chhattisgarh, in areas affected by bloody civil strife, Naxal and vigilante violence and dangerous living along the Bangladesh border, where cattle smuggling is rife."#Instituted by Media Foundation

21st Vyas Samman Award:# Prof Ramdarash Mishra for his poetry collection "Aam Ke Patte".# 2.5 lakh prize money# Instituted by KK Birla Foundation# for outstanding work in Hindi

V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award:# Veteran filmmaker Mike Pandey

# He is known for acclaimed documentaries like The Last Migration-Wild Elephant Capture in Sarguja, Shores of Silence, Vanishing Giants and Khullam Khulla.# The award was given at the Mumbai International Festival 2012.# It carries a citation, a trophy and cash prize of 5 lakh Rs and is given in the memory of legendary filmmaker V. Shantaram

Barack Obama honours Amartya Sen with US Humanities Medal# Economist Dr. Amartya SEn was given 2011 National Humanities Medal.# For his insights into the causes of povery, famine and injustice.# 1st Indian citizen to receive this award

Pride of India Award:# Mallikarjun Kharge # For his over 4 decades of publicn service# Presented jointly by the Indian American Friendship Council(IAFC) and India Association of North Texas(IANT) in Dallas

Lata Mangeshkar Award:# Veteran Hindi film music composer Rajesh Roshan# Given by Madhya Pradesh govt

S.R. Jindal Prize:# Mr. A.P.J. abdul Kalam for his contributions in science and technology# Justice N. Santosh Hegde for his service in social development.# Instituted by Sitaram Jindal Foundation, it carries a cash prize of 1 crore Rs

Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Awards:# Entrepreneur of the Year: Rahul Bhatia, Group Management Director, InterGlobe Enterprises.# Lifetime Achievement: Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC.# Services: Analjit Singh, Founder and Cairman, Max India Group.# Consumer Products: Dr. Anand Burman, Chairman, Dabur India.# Startup: Dr. B. S. Ajaikumar, Founder and Chairman, Healthcare Global Enterprises.# Business Transformation: Deep Kalra, Founder and CEO, Makemytrip(India).# Lifesciences and Healthcare r. Desh Bandhu Gupta, Lupin

Sarawati Samman:#A A Manavalan for his work Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalyum.#Prize money 7.5 Lakh#Instituted by K.K Birla Foundation

NOTABLE DEATHS OF SOME GIANTS PASSING AWAY IN RECENT MONTHS

Amit Saigal - Founder of India’s first rock music magazine, Rock Street Journal Homai Vyarawalla - First Indian woman to work as photo journalist Sukumar Azhikode - Author of Tatvamasi, a book which won Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award and the Rajaji Awards Kartar Singh Duggal - Padma Bhushan 1988. An author and ex director of AIR Raj Kanwar - Noted film director. Directed Shahrukh Khan in Deewana. Introduced Priyanka Chopra. O P Dutta - Writer of Border and LOC Kargil. Won lifetime achievement award in 2006 V S Acharya - Minister of Higher Education in Karnataka. Sailen Manna - Only Asian Footballer ever to be named among the 10 best Captains in the world by the English FA in 1953. Represented India in Olympics and Asian Games. Played for record 19 years for Mohun Bagan. Ranganath Misra - Chief justice of India 1990-91 Verghese Kurien - Father of White revolution, Amul and IRMA. Joy Mukherjee - 60′s Film Actor. N. K. P. Salve - Credited with bring world cup to India in 1987. Father of ex-Solicitor General of India, Harish Salve Govind Narain - Padma Vibhushan in 2009. Ex Governer of Karnataka. Grand father of TV Journaloist Vikram Chandra Ranjitsinhrao Gaekwad - Maharaja of Baroda Leela Dube - One of the earlier faculty at IRMA, she was a known anthropologist. J. C. Bhattacharyya - Credited with discovering thin atmosphere around Jupiter’s sattellite Ganymede. Anadi Sankar Gupta - Noted mathematician. Faculty at IIT Kgp Abid Hussain - Padma Bhushan 1988. IAS officer and economist. Hiren Bhattacharyya - Noted Assamese poet. Awarded Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 Dara Singh - Wrestler, MP and Film Actor. First sportsperson to be nominated to Rajya Sabha Rajesh Khana - Film Actor. Original Super star. P. N. Dhar - Noted economist, Padma Vibhushan 2008 Vilasrao Deshmukh - Ex CM Maharashtra. Was Minister of Science and Technology Ashok Mehta - Film Cinematographer. Most famous work, Bandit Queen A. K. Hangal - Film Actor