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Lal Sukla, Amar Kant selected for 45th and Chandrashekhara Kambara, Sri for the 46th Jnanpith Awards
Eminent Hindi authors Amar Kant and Shrilal Shukla was chosen for India’s highest literary honour Jnanpith Award for 2009, while renowned Kannada litterateur Chandrasekhar Kambar won it for 2010. The selection board – chaired by noted writer and Jnanpith award ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Tit-Bits –November 2011
Tit-Bits New albino spider species found Scientists claim to have found a new species of trap-door spider — the albino spider — near Northam in Australia. US giant Omnicom will buy Mudra Omnicom Group will acquire a majority stake in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs : November 21, 2011
Malaysia’s ENMAC launches Quran Mobile in India Malaysian firm ENMAC Engineering Ltd today launched a dual-sim mobile handset MQ 3500 , an innovative product catering to the Islamic community s needs of daily prayers and timely information on important dates ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Current Affairs : November 13, 2011
Gandhian Jharna Jhara honoured with Peace and Harmony Award Veteran Gandhian of Bangladesh Ms Jharna Jhara honoured with Chaudhary Ranbir Singh International Peace and Harmony Award. The award was given last time to well-known Gandhian Dr S N Subbarao. 85-years-old ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Dr Bhupen Hazarika’s Birthday Celebrated as “People’s Music Day” in Assam
Numerous functions were organized in Assam, to mark the 86th birthday of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award winning multifaceted genius, legendary singer, poet and cultural icon Dr. Bhupen Hazarika The day was observed as the ‘People’s Music Day’ (Gana Sangitor din) all over ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Postage Stamp on Surendra Nath Jauhar released by Kapil Sibal
Kapil Sibal, Minister for Communications & IT and HRD, released a commemorative Postage Stamp on Surendra Nath Jauhar Surendra Nath Jauhar was a noted freedom fighter social worker, industrialist and philanthropist Jauhar born in 1903 joined the freedom struggle at ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Obituary : P C Alexander
P C Alexander, former Maharashtra governor recently died at 90. An IAS officer of the 1948 batch, Alexander was in the running for president in 2002 after K R Narayan’s term got over. He was initially approached by the NDA, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Mohammed Rizwan, gets rare Chinese ‘green card’
Recently, Mohammed Rizwan of India, a graduate in Chinese language from Jawaharlal Nehru University, has been given a visa for five years instead of the one-year visa given to almost all foreigners. This the rare exception made by China. Mohammed ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award-2010
Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award is conferred on three individuals who make outstanding contribution in the field of Child Protection, Child Development or Child Welfare for over ten years. The Award carries a cash prize of Rupees One lakh and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Nileema Mishra and Harish Hande of India win Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2011
The 6 winners of Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2011 are: Nileema Mishra (India): a lender to the poorest in Maharashtra, was recognised for her purpose-driven zeal to work tirelessly with villagers in Maharashtra…to address both their aspirations and their adversities ..