Tuesday, 15 January 2013
20th Law Commission of India
Justice D. K. Jain, who would take up the assignment after his retirement on January 24, will have a three-year tenure and has been saddled with a wide terms of reference including one to examine existing laws from the gender equality perspective and suggest necessary amendments. The 12th Law Commission was constituted through a Government Order with effect from September 1, 2012, with the term ending on August 31, 2015. It was asked to identify obsolete laws for their repeal and also suggest suitable measures for quick grievance redressal of citizens grievances in the field of law. The new Law Commission would also examine the Laws which affect the poor and carry out post-audit for socio-economic legislations and take all necessary measures to harness law and the legal process in the service of the poor.
Greening Rural Development in India
The Ministry of Rural Development, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a report “Greening Rural Development in India”. The report presents strategies for inclusive rural development embodying the principles of environmental sustainability. The Report assumes particular significance in the light of the Twelfth Five Year Plan, which has as its objective,
„faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth?.The report has examined six flagship Government of India (GoI) schemes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS); National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM); Integrated Watershed Development Programme (IWDP); Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY); National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDP) and Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) to recommend actions and measures to achieve greening outcomes. In specific it looks as improving quality of ecosystems, enabling sustainable livelihoods, strengthening resilience of local communities to enable them to recover from extreme weather events and reducing ecological footprint through efficient use of energy, material and natural resources.
„faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth?.The report has examined six flagship Government of India (GoI) schemes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS); National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM); Integrated Watershed Development Programme (IWDP); Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY); National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDP) and Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) to recommend actions and measures to achieve greening outcomes. In specific it looks as improving quality of ecosystems, enabling sustainable livelihoods, strengthening resilience of local communities to enable them to recover from extreme weather events and reducing ecological footprint through efficient use of energy, material and natural resources.
Ravindra H. Dholakia committee
A committee was set up to suggest measures to lower the high costs of Air India’s operations and improve utilisation of resources in line with best global practices to help the state-run carrier achieve the goals of its turnaround and financial restructuring plans. A five-member committee, headed by IIM- Ahmedabad’s Prof Ravindra H Dholakia, was set up by Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh after a review meeting of the ailing national carrier’s functioning. Though the panel has been given two months to submit its report, it has been asked to give interim recommendations without waiting for its final report so that these could be implemented by Air India immediately.
14th Finance Commission
The government announced the constitution of the 14th Finance Commission under the chairmanship of former RBI Governor Y. V. Reddy. The five- member panel is to submit its report by October 31, 2014. Apart from its recommendations on the sharing of tax proceeds between the Centre and the States which will apply for a five-year period beginning April 1, 2015, the Commission has been asked to suggest steps for pricing of public utilities such as electricity and water in an independent manner and also look into issues like disinvestment, GST compensation, sale of non-priority PSUs and subsidies.
Bhim Awards" on outstanding sports persons
Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia conferred annual "Bhim Awards" on outstanding sports persons of the state. Appreciating the sports policy of the state he said that till now 137 sportpersons have been honoured with Bhim Award. Those who received the "Award" presently include Boxer from Bhiwani jeetender kumar, wrestler from Karnal Nirmala Devi, athletic player shotputter from Gurgaon Om Parkash, Roller Skating player from Faridabad Dhruv Gautam and Yashdeep kaur of Sirsa and Paralympics athlete from Sonepat Mr Rajesh Kumar.
Madhya Pradesh will be observed as Information Technology Empowerment Year as 2013
In Madhya Pradesh, the year 2013 will be observed as Information Technology Empowerment Year. All MoUs signed in the IT sector will be implemented during the Year. Work will be undertaken for development of new IT parks in Bhopal and Indore. Electronic manufacturing hubs will be established at Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur. Rural women will be given IT training while maximum number of government officers and employees will be made IT-savvy. Besides this an IT cadre will be developed for making available skilled human resources from state to block levels. Work will be done on a mission mode in mobile governance sector so that good governance can be ensured at the lowest level.
Venkatesh Mannar received Canada’s ‘highest’ civilian award
A Chennai-born scientist of Indian origin, Venkatesh Mannar, President, Micronutrient Initiative, Canada, has been awarded Canada’s ‘highest’ civilian award – the Order of Canada. For nearly 40 years, Mannar has been working to reduce debilitating micronutrient deficiencies among the world’s most vulnerable. Established in 1967 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the award is the centrepiece of the Canadian Honours System, and recognises a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation to people in all sectors of Canadian society. Micronutrient Initiative is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to ensure that the world’s most vulnerable – especially women and children – in developing countries get vitamins and minerals they need to survive and thrive through supplements and a food fortification programme. Its mission is to develop, implement and monitor cost effective and sustainable solutions for hidden hunger, in partnership with others.
Asia’s First Bio-Safety Level-IV Laboratory
India opened its first BIO-Safety Level –IV Laboratory in Pune. The lab has been established by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) with support from Department of Science & Technology. The BSL 4 Facility is dubbed to have the highest level of bio-safety lab in the world and will be the first of its kind in Asia and India. Under the aegis of ICMR, there are few Biosafety Laboratories and some of them are being upgraded to Level III and IV. A total of 16 new; 14 BSL-II and 2 BSL-III Laboratories have been set up for working on viral diseases and TB in the country.
‘Annaprasana’ – an innovative programme
The Odisha State government will be implementing the scheme through 71,134 anganwadi centres across the State. Annaprasana will be aimed at helping mothers know about complementary food required for infants after six months. The State government would give a spoon and a bowl to every mother to encourage them to follow the guideline.
Jnanpith Award for the year 2011
Leading Oriya novelist and academician Pratibha Ray, who has over 40 novels, travelogues and short stories to her credit, was named for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2011. Ray has 20 novels, 24 short stories, 10 travelogues, two poetry collections and a number of essays to her credit. Her writings have been translated into English, other foreign languages as also a number of other Indian languages. Her boldness, courage and commitment to work with the Bonda tribe was commendable at a time when even a male researcher shied away from working with them.
Tagore Peace Prize
An Emirati poet, who is well known for translating Indian poetry in Arabic, has become the first from the Arab world to win the Tagore Peace Prize. Shihab Ganem has been awarded the prize for his achievements in the field of poetry and its translation, as well as his contribution to developing human understanding that are in compliance with the values of humanity, love and peace adopted and called for by Tagore. The honour is awarded to a single person every two years. The Tagore Award was instituted by the Indian government to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, for promoting values of universal brotherhood.
Rangarajan panel
The panel, headed by Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan, was tasked to suggest design of future contracts for exploration and production of oil and gas. The Rangarajan committee is believed to have suggested a complex pricing formula that will lead to near- doubling of the natural gas price to about $8 (Rs 439). However, it is unclear if this will override the price discovery mechanism set out in current oil and gas contracts. The six-member panel, which gave its report to the Prime Minister’s Office on December 20, is believed to have suggested pricing of natural gas based on the weighted average of the fuel in North America, Europe and Japan as well as imported liquefied natural gas ( LNG). Sources said the panel had suggested bringing gas-on-gas competition in five years. That will essentially means deregulation of the sector.
India's first and unique cow sanctuary
India’s first and unique cow sanctuary will be established in Madhya Pradesh. State’s chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone of the Kamadhenu Cow Sanctuary at Salriya village in Susner tahsil of Shajapur district.Chief minister said that world's unique cow sanctuary will be made a cow pilgrimage centre. He also announced to set up a Cow Products Research Centre in the sanctuary. He said that a religious tourism circuit will be developed by interlinking Maa Bagulamukhi Mandir at Nalkhera, Pipalya Balaji Mandir at Soyat, Baijnath Mahadev Mandir at Agar and the cow sanctuary.
Sunday, 30 December 2012
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.
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
- MC Mary Kom
- Aamir Khan and Team Satyamev Jayate and
- Agni Putri Tessy Thomas and team DRDO
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)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
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
SR Jindal Prize 2012
Crusade against Corruption category
- NHAI Engineer late Satyendra Dubey
- RTI activists Subhash Agrawal and Ajay Shankar Dubey and Sanjeeb Singh Katiyar.
Honorary Award
Dr. E. Sreedharan of Delhi Metro
Economist-Crossword Book Award 2011
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
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
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.
- Shri R. Ravi Kumar,
President Sri Gayatri Welfare and Cultural Youth Academy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh - Swami Japananda,
Chairman Swami Vivekananda IRHC, Pavagada, Karnataka - Shri N. Thungdemo Kikon,
Founder Secretary, Wondang-Ki-Charitable Foundation, Dimapur, Nagaland
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
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 BagraAward in the field of Medicine
Dr Anant SinhaAward for Excellence in Education
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences of BhubaneswarAward for Excellence in the sphere of Community and Social Service
Ramakrishna Mission Hospital at ItanagarRajiv 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, MaharashtraSmall Scale Manufacturing Industry
Kudale Instruments Private Limited, Pune, MaharashtraSmall Scale Service Industry
Chaitanya Hospital, Chandigarh, PunjabIn 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.
National Tribal Awards 2011-12
Best Janjatiya Achiever for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Sports (Category A)
Smt. M.C. Mary Kom from ManipurBest Janjatiya Achiever for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Tribal Art and Culture (Category A)
Shri Guru Rewben Mashangva from ManipurExemplary 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
- Smt. N. Rajam - Violin maestro
- Shri T. H. Vinayakram - Ghatam exponent
- 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 |
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