AWARDS AT A GLANCE 2012

Right Livelihood Award

Hayrettin Karaca, considered the grandfather of the Turkish environmental movement is recipient of the Right Livelihood Honorary Award for 2012.

Dhanvantri Award

Padma Bhushan Dr. S.K. Sarin, eminent gastroenterologist is the recipient of 41st Dhanvantari Award.

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CNN IBN Awards for the year 2012

CNN-IBN Indian of the Year

World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand was named CNN-IBN 'Indian Of The Year' for the year 2012.

CNN-IBN Lifetime Achievement Award

Heroes of Rezang La, 13 Kumaon's C Company which beat back the Chinese in 1962 in a heroic battle was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award.

CNN-IBN Politician of the Year

Goa's Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar.

CNN-IBN Public Service Award

Healthcare legend Dr Devi Shetty of Narayana Hrudalaya

CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Sports

Viswanathan Anand

CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Entertainment Award

Irrfan Khan

CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Business Category

Yusuf Hamied of Cipla

CNN-IBN Special Achievement Award

1. MC Mary Kom
2. Aamir Khan and Team Satyamev Jayate and
3. Agni Putri Tessy Thomas and team DRDO

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Board of Control for Cricket in India Awards

Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Trophy 2011-12

Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian Test Captain has been chosen for the BCCI's Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Trophy 2011-12.

Polly Umrigar Award for India's best cricketer of 2011-12

Virat Kohli has been awarded the Polly Umrigar Award for India's best cricketer of 2011-12.

MA Chidambaram Trophy (Best woman cricketer of 2011-12)

Anagha Deshpande, wicketkeeper from Maharashtra was awarded the MA Chidambaram Trophy (Best woman cricketer of 2011-12)

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Thomson Reuters India Innovation Awards - 2012

Pharma Academic and Government category

Department of Biotechnology

Pharma Corporate

Cipla Limited

Hi-Tech Corporate

Tata Consultancy Services

Hi-Tech Academic and Government

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

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Infosys Prize 2012

Engineering and Computer Science category

Ashish Lele of National Chemical Laboratories, Pune

Social Sciences category

Arunava Sen of Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi

Humanities category - History

Sanjay Subrahmanyam of University of California

Humanities category - Contemporary Literature

Amit Chaudhuri of University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Life Sciences category

Satyajit Mayor of National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore

Mathematical Sciences category

Manjul Bhargava of Princeton University

Physical Sciences category

Ayyappanpillai Ajayagosh of National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology

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SR Jindal Prize 2012

Crusade against Corruption category

1. NHAI Engineer late Satyendra Dubey
2. RTI activists Subhash Agrawal and Ajay Shankar Dubey and Sanjeeb Singh Katiyar.

Honorary Award

Dr. E. Sreedharan of Delhi Metro

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Economist-Crossword Book Award 2011

Awarded in October 2012

Best Popular Book

The Incredible Banker by Ravi Subramanian

Indian Fiction category

The Folded Earth by Anuradha Roy

Indian Non-Fiction category

A Free Man by Aman Sethi

Indian Language Translation category

17 by Anita Agnihotri and Kochareti - The Araya Women by Narayan

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Biodiversity Awards - 2012

Awards given at the Biodiversity Summit 2012 in Hyderabad in Oct 2012.

About the Award

The awards carry Rs one lakh, a citation and recognise good practices in India — from community-run institutions, local self governance bodies, joint forest management committees and protected area management agencies. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is partnering the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests in supporting these awards. They will be an annual feature to mark the International Biodiversity Day on May 22.

Category: COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP (Biodiversity governance driven by community institutions)

Tanda Panchayat in Wadala village of Maharashtra and Pir Jahania Jungle Suraksha Committee in Gundlaba village of Odisha

DECENTRALIZED GOVERNANCE (Biodiversity governance practices led by local self-government)

Shankarpur village gram panchayat in Maharashtra

CO-MANAGEMENT (Biodiversity governance undertaken jointly by communities and the government)

Van Utthan Sansthan in Rajasthan

PROTECTED AREA (Effective and innovative biodiversity governance practices demonstrated by management agencies of designated protected areas)

Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh and Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala

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Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award for
Service to Children for 2011

About the award

The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award was instituted on 20 Aug 1994 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The 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 a citation to each awardee. The selection for the award is made each year by a National Selection Committee, from the candidates recommended by the State governments. The awards were announced by the Ministry of Women and Child Development on 19 August 2012.

1. Shri R. Ravi Kumar,
   President Sri Gayatri Welfare and Cultural Youth Academy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
2. Swami Japananda,
   Chairman Swami Vivekananda IRHC, Pavagada, Karnataka
3. Shri N. Thungdemo Kikon,
   Founder Secretary, Wondang-Ki-Charitable Foundation, Dimapur, Nagaland

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Castrol Cricket Awards

The awards were presented on 29 August 2012 at Bengaluru.

Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year

M.S. Dhoni

Castrol Test Cricketer of the Year

Rahul Dravid

Castrol ODI Cricketer of the Year

Suresh Raina

Castrol Indian Bowler of the Year

Ravichandran Ashwin

Castrol Performance Under Pressure Award

Virat Kohli

Castrol Life Time Achievement Award

Ajit Wadekar

Castrol Junior Cricketer of the Year

Unmukt Chand

Castrol Indian Batsman of the Year

Sachin Tendulkar

Castrol stand out Performance Under Pressure Award

Gautam Gambhir

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15th Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation Awards

These awards are given in 4 categories and carry a cash component of Rs.10 Lacs each, a commendatory citation and a memento. The award was instituted in 1995. The 15th awards were given in October 2012.

Award For Excellence in the sphere of Non-violence & Vegetarianism

Chiranjee Lal Bagra

Award in the field of Medicine

Dr Anant Sinha

Award for Excellence in Education

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences of Bhubaneswar

Award for Excellence in the sphere of Community and Social Service

Ramakrishna Mission Hospital at Itanagar

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Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards 2010

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution announced the annual awards and commendation certificates for the seventeenth prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for the year 2010 on 19 March 2012.

The Best of All Awards

Vikram Cement Works (A unit of Ultratech Cement Limited), Khor, Madhya Pradesh.

Large Scale Manufacturing Industry

Ashok Leyland Limited, Bhandara, Maharashtra

Small Scale Manufacturing Industry

Kudale Instruments Private Limited, Pune, Maharashtra

Small Scale Service Industry

Chaitanya Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab
In addition to these awards, ten organizations have been selected for commendation certificates under various categories.
The awards, given annually, were instituted by the Bureau of Indian Standards in the year 1991 with a view to encouraging Indian manufacturing and service organizations to strive for excellence and giving special recognition to those, who are considered to be the leaders of quality movement in India.

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National Tribal Awards 2011-12

Best Janjatiya Achiever for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Sports (Category A)

Smt. M.C. Mary Kom from Manipur

Best Janjatiya Achiever for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Tribal Art and Culture (Category A)

Shri Guru Rewben Mashangva from Manipur

Exemplary Community Service (Category B)

Smt. Binny Yanaga (Maya)
In Category ‘A’ - Best Janjatiya Achiever carries cash prize of Rs. 2.00 lakhs, a citation and a trophy and Category ‘B’ award carries cash prize of Rs. 5.00 lakhs, a citation and a trophy. The Awards were conferred to the recipients during the National Tribal Festival – Prakriti in March, 2012.

SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARDS 2012

Sahitya Akademi Award instituted in 1954, carries a prize money of Rs. 1,00,000/-, an engraved copper plaque and a shawl. The awards are given to authors of Twenty Four Indian languages (22 recognised languages as per the Constitution of India and Rajasthani and English). The following authors of various languages have been chosen for the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2012. The awards will be presented on February 18 during the Festival of Letters to be organised by Sahitya Akademi.

Poetry

Sl No.	Name	Work	Language
1.	Guneswar Musahary	Boro Khonthai	Bodo
2.	Bal Krishan 'Bhaura' (posthumous)	Tim-Tim Karde Tare	Dogri
3.	Jeet Thayil	These Errors Are Correct	English
4.	Chandrakant Devtale	Patthar Fenk Raha Hoon	Hindi
5.	H.S. Shivaprakash	Mabbina Haage Kaniveyaasi	Kannada
6.	Makhan Lal Kanwal	Yath Aangnas Manz	Kashmiri
7.	Kashinath Shamba Lolienkar	Kavyasutra	Konkani
8.	K. Satchidanandan	Marannu Vecha Vasthukkal	Malayalam
9.	Darshan Buttar	Maha Kambani	Punjabi
10.	Aaidan Singh Bhati	Aankh Hinye Ra Hariyal Sapana	Rajasthani
11.	Ramji Thakkura	Laghupadhyaprhbandhatrayi	Sanskrit
12.	Krishna Kumar Toor	Ghurfa-i-Ghaib	Urdu

Novels

Sl No.	Name	Work	Language
1.	Chandana Goswami	Patkair Ipare Mor Desh	Assamese
2.	Subrata Mukhopadhyaya	Birasan	Bengali
3.	Jodha C Sanasam	Mathou Kanba DNA	Manipuri
4.	D. Selvaraj	Thol	Tamil

Criticism

Sl No.	Name	Work	Language
1.	Chandrakant Topiwala	Sakshibhasya	Gujarati

Autobiography

Sl No.	Name	Work	Language
1.	Shefalika Verma	Kist-Kist Jeewan	Maithili

Short Stories

Sl No.	Name	Work	Language
1.	Jayant Pawar	Phoenixchya Rakhetun Uthala Mor	Marathi
2.	Uday Thulung	Ekantavas	Nepali
3.	Gourahari Das	Kanta O' Anyanya Galpa	Odia
4.	Gangadhar Hansda	Banchaw Akan Goj Hor	Santali
5.	Indra Vaswani (posthumous)	Miteea Khaan Miteea Taaeen	Sindhi
6.	Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah	Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah Kathalu - Vol-1	Telugu

Sahitya Akademi Translation Award 2012

In addition to the above, names of winners of Sahitya Akademi Translation Award 2012 have also been announced. They are given to authors for their work of translation in 24 languages. The Prize carries an amount of Rs. 50,000 and a plaque which will presented to the authors in August 2013.

Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2012

Names of winners of Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2012 have also been announced. This years awards are being given in 19 languages. There is no award in Sindhi language and awards in Manipur, Nepali, Santali and Telugu will be announced later. The award carries an amount of Rs. 50,000 and a copper plaque.

SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARDS 2012

SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI FELLOWSHIPS

The following Eleven eminent personalities have been chosen for the Akademi’s Fellowships - Akademi Ratna Sadasyata in Dec 2011

1. Smt. N. Rajam - Violin maestro
2. Shri T. H. Vinayakram - Ghatam exponent
3. Shri Ratan Thiyam - Renowned playwright and director

The fellowship carries a purse money of Rupees three lakh, besides an angavastram and a tamrapatra.

Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2012

Awards in the field of Music

Sl No.	Name	Discipline
1.	Shri Rajashekhar Mansur	Hindustani Vocal
2.	Shri Ajay Pohankar	Hindustani Vocal
3.	Shri Sabir Khan	Hindustani Instrumental (Tabla)
4.	Shri Bahauddin Dagar	Hindustani Instrumental (Rudra Veena)
5.	Shri O.S. Thyagarajan	Carnatic Vocal
6.	Shri Mysore M. Nagaraja	Carnatic Instrumental (Violin)
7.	Shri K.V. Prasad	Carnatic Instrumental (Mridangam)
8.	Shri Illayaraja	Creative and Experimental Music
9.	Shri Bhai Balbir Singh Ragi	Other major traditions of music - Gurbani

Awards in the field of Dance

Sl No.	Name	Discipline
1.	Smt Priyadarsini Govind	Bharat Natyam
2.	Shri Vijay Shankar	Kathak
3.	Shri Vazhengada Vijayan	Kathakali
4.	Shri Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry	Kuchipudi
5.	Smt Sharmila Biswas	Odissi
6.	Shri Jai Narayan Samal	Chhau
7.	Shri Painkulam Damodara Chakyar	Kutiyattam
8.	Shri Jwala Prasad	Music for Dance
9.	Smt Aditi Mangaldas	Creative & Experimental Dance

Awards in the field of Theatre

Sl No.	Name	Discipline
1.	Shri Arjun Deo Charan	Playwriting
2.	Smt Kirti Jain	Direction
3.	Smt Tripurari Sharma	Direction
4.	Shri Waman Kendre	Direction
5.	Shri Parvesh Sethi	Acting
6.	Smt Nirmal Rishi	Acting
7.	Shri Purisai Kannappa Sambandan	Acting
8.	Shri Murari Roychoudhury	Music for Theatre
9.	Shri Ghulam Rasool Bhagat	Major Traditions of Theare - Bhand Pather

Awards in the field of Traditional/Folk/Tribal Dance/Music/Theatre and Puppetry

Sl No.	Name	Discipline
1.	Shri Goru Channabasappa	Folk Music (Karnataka)
2.	Shri Kinaram Nath Oja	Suknani Ojapali, Assam
3.	Shri Prem Singh Dehati	Folk Theatre (Haryana)
4.	Smt Sulochana Chavan	Lavani (Maharashtra)
5.	Shri Mattannur Sankaran Kutty Marar	Thayambaka (Kerala)
6.	Shri Govind Ram Nirmalkar	Nacha (Chhattisgarh)
7.	Shri Heera Das Negi	Mask Making (Himachal Pradesh)
8.	Shri Prafulla Karmakar	Traditional Puppetry (West Bengal)

Awards in the field of Overall Contribution/Scholarship to Performing Arts

Sl No.	Name
1.	Smt Nandini Ramani
2.	Shri Arun Kakade

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF DECEMBER 2012

The new Chairman of the Tata group of companies who took over from Shri Ratan Tata	Cyrus Mistry
Leading Oriya novelist and academician who has been named for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2011	Pratibha Ray
The actor who has been chosen as the Person of the Year by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)	R. Madhavan
The noted painter who has been selected for Kerala government's prestigious Raja Ravi Varma award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to art.	Yusuf Arakkal
The venue of fourth World Telugu Conference being held from 27 Dec 2012 (inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee)	Tirupati
As per Planning Commission data, the state which has been the fastest growing state during 2006-10	Bihar
The minimum support price of wheat for 2012-13 season to be marketed in 2013-14 has been fixed by the Government at (the price is an increase of Rs.65/- per quintal over the last year’s MSP)	Rs. 1350/- per quintal
The country which launched service on the world’s longest high-speed railway on 26 Dec 2012 with trains scheduled to run 2,298 kilometres in about eight hours	China
The one-person Commission of Inquiry set up by the Government to identify lapses and fix responsibility in the gang rape of 23-year-old girl in New Delhi and also suggest measures to make Delhi and NCR safer for women is headed by	Justice Usha Mehra
The first Coast Guard Station in the North Andaman Islands commissioned by the Government in December 2012 is named	ICGS Mayabunder
The three-member committee of jurists, constituted to give recommendations on amending laws to provide speedier justice and enhanced punishment in sexual assault cases is headed by	Justice J.S. Verma
The state which has been awarded the IBN7 Diamond state awards in the sectors of education, health, environment and poverty alleviation.	Kerala
The state which has been awarded the Best Small State in the IBN7 Diamond State Awrds 2012	Sikkim
Leslie Claudius, who died in Kolkata on 20 Dec 2012 was a renowned	Hockey player
The Mohan Bagan footballer who has been chosen as the All Indian Football Federation Player of the Year 2012	Syed Rahim Nabi
The veteran Tamil playback singer who has been selected for the Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas award for outstanding contribution to music	T.M. Soundararajan
The literary critic and educationist who has been chosen for the 2012 Mathrubhumi Literary Award instituted by Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi	M. Leelavati
Olivia Culpo, who was crowned Miss Universe at the beauty pagaent in Las Vegas belongs to	U.S.A.
The newly re-elected President of the United States who has been chosen as the Person of the Year 2012 by the prestigious Time magazine. He was earlier chosen as the Person of the Year in 2008.	Barack Obama
The pair of satellites which were on a gravity mapping mission to the moon and were purposely crashed on its surface after the end of mission were named	Ebb and Flow
The renowned actress and Bharatanatyam exponent who has been awarded the prestigious Bharat Muni Samman for 2012 instituted by Bhubaneswar based organisation Kalingayan Touryatrikam	Hema Malini
The ASEAN-India Car rally which was flagged of from Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 26 Nov 2012 ended on 17 Dec at	Guwahati
N Joseph Woodland died on 09 Dec 12. He alongwith Bernard Silver was the co-inventor of	Bar Code
Dr. Yusuf Hamied, who has been awarded the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Business category is the Chairman of	Cipla Ltd
The Hindi film actor who has been awarded the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Entertainment category	Irrfan Khan
The Chief Minister of Goa who has been awarded the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Politics category	Manohar Parrikar
The Indian sportsperson who has been awarded the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2012 and also the Indian of the Year in Sports category	Vishwanathan Anand
The venue of Eighth Asian Kurash Championships held from 10 to 11 Dec 2012	Kochi, Kerala
The well-known Assamese writer who has been chosen for the prestigious Asom Ratna Award for the year 2012 in recognition of her contribution to the field of literature and towards promotion of peace and brotherhood	Late Mamoni Raisom Goswami
The International Master who has become the 30th Grandmaster from India	Vidit Santosh Gujarathi
The country which has won the Hockey Champions Trophy 2012 making it their fifth consecutive Champions Trophy title	Australia
The soccer player who has set the record for most goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86 goals in 2012	Lionel Messi
The Union Minister who has been selected for the second K Karunakaran Foundation award for excellence in administration	P Chidambaram
The noted vocalist duo of who have been chosen for the prestigious 'National Tansen Samman' for year 2011-12 for their contribution to Hindustani classical music	Rajan and Sajan Mishra
The actor and filmmaker who has been awarded the Tanveer Sanman-2012, an award instituted by noted actor Shriram Lagoo in the memory of his late son	Girish Karnad
The golf player who has been awarded the (Professional Golf Tour of India) PGTI Emerging Player of the Year 2012 Award	Abhijit Singh Chadda
The state whose Chief Minister's website has bagged the Icon of Excellence Web Ratna gold medal award instituted by the central government to promote innovative e-governance initiatives	Kerala
The film directed by Ang Lee which has been given two National Tourism Awards by the Tourism Ministry recognizing the impact it has had in promoting India as a tourism destination, especially Puducherry and Munnar	Life of Pi
The video sharing site similar to Youtube launched by Iran is named	Mehr
The Indian squash who has become the first Indian to break into top 10 of the world rankings (WISPA)	Dipika Pallikal
The state in which week-long Hornbill festival aimed at showcasing both traditional and modern aspects of Naga life and culture in its entirety, is being	Nagaland
The venue of 3rd World Cup Kabaddi being held from 01 Dec 2012	Bathinda, Punjab
The Indo-Russian joint Naval exercise being held off Mumbai coast in the Arabian Sea is named	Indra
The place on the banks of Yamuna river where former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral was cremated with full state honours	Smriti Sthal

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF NOVEMBER 2012

The filmmaker who has been awarded a special peacock and a Centenary Film Award for her new Hollywood movie, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" at the IFFI 2012	Mira Nair
The Punjabi film which has been awarded the Golden Peacock Award at the International Film Festival of India 2012	Anhey Ghoreh Da Daan
The US Tennis player who has been named the WTA Player of the Year 2012	Serena Williams
The Government of India Act, on which the President of India released a commemorative stamp marking completion of 25 years since its enactment	Consumer Protection Act, 1986
The prominent Indian freedom fighter and educationist on whom an India-Nepal high level seminar is being held at Kathmandu, Nepal from 30 Nov 2012	Madan Mohan Malviya
The German Formula 1 Race driver who has won the third consecutive Formula 1 World Championship	Sebastian Vettel
Mt. Tongariro, the volcano which erupted on 21 Nov 2012 is located in (the volcano was used a backdrop in the award winning film trilogy "Lord of the Rings")	New Zealand
Miss Tereza Fajksova who has been crowned Miss Earth 2012, at the beauty pageant in Manilla, Philippines belongs to	Czech Republic
The Jamaican athlete who has been named IAAF's World Athlete of the Year 2012	Usain Bolt
The former Brazilian President who has been conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2010	Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
The country which has won the Davis Cup 2012 defeating Spain in the finals	Czech Republic
The Liberian President who has been chosen for this year's (2012) Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. (She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011)	Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
The Indian industrialist who has been honoured with James C Morgan Global Humanitarian Award, which recognises contribution of people using technology to change human lives	Narayan Murthy
Director Ang Lee’s much acclaimed 3D film which has been chosen to be the opening film at 43rd International Film Festival of India, Goa	Life of Pi
The renowned Polish filmmaker who has been chosen to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 43rd International Film Festival of India to be held at Goa from 20 Nov 2012	Krzysztof Zanussi
The place in Haryana where the foundation stone of Kalpana Chawla Medical College was laid by the Chief Minister Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda	Karnal
The eminent Urdu scholar who has been awarded the Moortidevi Award for 2010 for his outstanding work Urdu Ghazal aur Hindustani Zehan wa Tehzeeb	Prof. Gopi Chand Narang
The Indian literary critic who has been awarded the Kyoto Prize, the highest private award given in Japan for global achievement	Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
The Jnanpith Award winning writer who has been chosen for the Asom Ratna Award	Indira Goswami
The University which has been selected for the Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Award for the best University	Rajiv Gandhi university of Health Sciences, Karnataka
The theme of 32nd India International Trade Fair being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 14 Nov 2012	Skilling India
The word which has been chosen by the Oxford University press as the word of the year 2012	Omnishambles
The Serbian tennis player who won the ATP World Tour (Men's finals) defeating Roger Federer in the finals	Novak Djokovic
The public sector undertaking which has retained the Beighton Cup hockey title defeating Punjab National Bank in the finals at Kolkata	Indian Oil Corp.
The Talwar class stealth frigate which was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad	INS Tarkash
The state which has introduced its special woman force, Virangana, to tackle the growing trend of eve-teasing	Assam
The place in Uttar Pradesh, where a rail coach manufacturing factory has been inaugurated by the Congress President, Smt Sonia Gandhi	Rae Barelli
The Public Sector undertaking in which the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved divestment of 10 percent equity through an Initial Public Offer (IPO) in the domestic market	Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
The place in Harayana, where the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management has been inaugurated by the Union Agriculture Minister Shri Sharad Pawar	Kundli, Sonipat
The Indian cricketer who has been awarded the membership of the Order of Australia, thus becoming the second Indian to receive the order after former Attorney General, Soli Sorabjee who received it in 2006	Sachin Tendulkar
The organisation which has been awarded the tenth Dr. Durgabhai Deshmukh Award for Social Work for the year 2007 for its landmark work in the rehabilitation of women of the red light areas and other destitute women.	Snehalaya of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
The organisation which has been awarded the ninth Dr. Durgabhai Deshmukh Award for Social Work for the year 2006	Sumangali Seva Ashram of Bangalore
The organisations which have been awarded the eighth Dr. Durgabhai Deshmukh Award for Social Work instituted by Central Social Welfare Board for the year 2005	Mizoram Hmeithai (Widows) Association and the People’s Forum, Bhubaneswar
The Lotus Formula 1 racing driver who has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 04 Nov 2012	Kimi Raikkonen
The Indian actor who has been named among five most talented actors of Asia by the magazine Hollywood Reporter	Anupam Kher
The Indian Language Festival being hosted by India Habitat Centre in New Delhi from 02 Nov to 04 Nov is named	Samanvay
The country which has been inducted as the Sixth dialogue partner in the 20-nation Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) grouping (the other five dialogue partners are China, Japan, France, Eqypt and the U.K.)	United States of America
The Indian cricketer who has been chosen for the Polly Umrigar Award for the Best Cricketer 2011-12	Virat Kohli
The Indian actress who has been conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French Ambassador to India François Richiery	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
The Indian Navy Sailing Vessel which was flagged off on 01 Nov 2012 from Mumbai to begin the Sagar Parikrama-II, a solo circumnavigation of the globe with Lt Cdr Abhilash Tomy on board	INS Mhadei
The place in Himachal Pradesh where an International Film Festival is being held for the first time from 01 Nov to 14 Nov 2012	Dharamshala
The city in which its first Mahila Haat, showcasing handicrafts, fabrics, artifacts etc made by women, was opened for public on 01 Nov 2012	New Delhi