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next decade. The 18th CPC (Communist Party of China)Central Committee will in turn elect the Politburo, theStanding Committee of the Political Bureau and the GeneralSecretary of the party at its first plenary session in Beijing.

Belarus seeks Indian investmentsBelarus Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich has invitedmore Indian investments in his country, asking businessleaders to increase cooperation in sectors like heavy

engineering goods and fertiliser to boost economic. ties. Toincrease engagement in sectors likepharmaceuticals,biotechnology and information technology.

Omnishambles

The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen Omnishambles asthe UK Word of the Year 2012. The meaning of the word is thesituation of complete disorder or the situation that has beenmismanaged comprehensively and is characterized by a string ofblunders and miscalculations.

Golconda DiamondA rare 76 carat diamond mined from the Golconda Kingdom wasauctioned for at a record price of Euros16.9 million orapproximately 118 crore rupees at the auction held in Geneva,Switzerland. The diamond has been described as the cushionshaped, internally flawless, of superb quality as well ascolourless.

Tenth ASEAN-India Summit

The tenth ASEAN-India Summit that is held at Peace Palace, PhnomPenh, Cambodia. The summit was chaired by the Prime Minister of theKingdom of Cambodia- Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUNSen.

Tongariro VolcanoThe Tongariro Volcano in Mount Tongariro at Tongariro NationalPark, New Zealand has erupted. This Volcano consists of 12 conesand has erupted more than 70 times since 1839.

NATIONAL NEWSIndian Ambassador to Bhutan ResignedIndian Diplomat Pavan K. Varma resigned as Indiasambassador to Bhutan with an idea to enter into politics byjoining the Janata Dal-United (JDU).

CCEA lifts Export Ban from Milk ProductsCabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), theUnion Government body lifted the export ban on milk

products, especially on whole milk powder (WMP), dairywhitener, infant milk foods and other milk products tillMarch 2013 which was imposed in February 2011 to meetthe domestic supply of Milk Products that is skimmed milkpowder (SMP), whole milk powder (WMP), dairy whitener,infant milk foods, casein and casein products. Howeverthe ban was withdrawn in for Casein in April 2012 and forSkimmed Milk Powder (SMP) in June 2012.

Adhikaar Rally Held in Bihar

Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar presided over AdhikaRally which turned out to be one of successful rallies inGandhi Maidan of Patna as far as its turnout is concerned.The main purpose of the rally was to demand a speciacategory status for Bihar enable the state to touch thenational average on several indicators of humandevelopment index, economic growth and development

NADDP suspends 11 athletes on charges of dopingNational Anti-Doping Disciplinary panel (NADDP) hassuspended all the 11 athletes who tested positive fobanned drugs in the run-up to the last CommonwealthGames for two years The athletes who have been baanedinclude six wrestlers, including Arjuna awardee RajeevTomar, Joginder Singh, Sumit Sehrawat, Rahul MaanGursharanpreet Kaur and Khatri, Two athletes, SaurabhVij and Akash Antil and three swimmers AmarMuralidharan, Jyotsana Pansare and Richa.

TATA STEEL fined.TATA Steel has been fined Rs6000 crores for illegal and

excessive mining in Orissa. Along with TATA severaother iron ore producers were also fined.

Uttarakhand tops in green rankingUttarakhand has been rated on top in the PlanningCommission's green ranking based on quality of air andwater, waste management, forest cover and climatechange.The panel lists Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Sikkimand Andhra Pradesh as the other top four states on itsEnvironmental Performance Index, which will serve as ameasure of a state's green initiative and be linked tofinancial assistance from the Centre.

UIDAI launched Public Data PortalUnique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), has launched its'Public Data Portal' for the Aadhaar project to enable the peopleto access several types of dataThe UIDAI has also been sharing information about the latesdevelopments of the project in the public domain through itswebsite.

Disinvestment in Hindustan Aeronautics LtdGovernment today approved disinvestment of 10 percent in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, HAL out of itsholding 100 per cent through Initial Public Offer (IPO). Thegovernment is expecting to raise approx. 2500 crore fromthis move.

Door-to-door campaign for cancer detectionPunjab government is launching the biggest ever state widedoor-to-door campaign next month for early detection ocancer and its subsequent treatment. The survey wouldinvolve approx. 50,000 personnel.

2G spectrum auction endsThe much talked about 2G mobile phone spectrum auctionended with half of the airwaves on offer remaining unsold and

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achievements and contribution for apt implementation ofenvironmental friendly technologies and methodologies.Greentech Awards is a key component that values theneed of environmental management in businesssustainabilityDurgabai Deshmukh awardsIndina President presented the DurgabaiDeshmukh awards for women's development for the years

2005, 2006 and 2007. The 2005 award was jointly given toMizoram Hmeithai (Widows) Association and People'sForum, Bhubaneswar, for 2006 to Sumangali SevaAshram of Bangalore and Snehalaya of Ahmednagar wasawarded the Award for the year 2007 for its landmarkwork in the rehabilitation of women of red light areas andother destitute women.

Kyoto PrizeRenowned literary critic and educator Gayatri ChakravortySpivak, Professor at Columbia University in the U.S. wasawarded the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Kyoto. She won theaward in the Arts and Philosophy category for her deepthinking on humanities against intellectual colonialism in

relation to globalisation. Kyoto prize honours thosepersonalities who have significantly contributed to thescientific, cultural and spiritual betterment of mankind.

Asom RatnaAssam CM Tarun Gogoi announced to confer Eminentlitterateur Dr Indira (Mamoni) Raisom Goswami with theprestigious Asom Ratna posthumously for her outstandingcontribution to literature, art and culture and social service.

Education Nobel Prize

Dr Madhav Chavan has been awarded the WISE prize, which is

known as the Nobel prize for Education. at the WISE summit inDoha, the capital of Qatar. He was conferred with this award forhelping uneducated slum dwellers in Mumbai and devising amethod for providing lessons for huge number of people at lowcost. His charity, Pratham, also carried out lessons in temples forthe less fortunate.

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace

The former President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, LuizInacio Lula da Silva was awarded with Indira Gandhi Prize forPeace, Disarmament and Development at Rashtrapati Bhavan byPresident of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement AwardSunil Gavaskar, the Former Captain and legendary opener of IndianCricket Team has been conferred with BCCIs prestigious Col. CKNayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.

SPORTSATP Tour Masters TitleIndian Tennis Player Mahesh Bhupathi and RohanBopanna won their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title

together defeating Pakistan's Aisam- Ul- Haq Qureshi andNetherlands' Jean- Julien Rojer in the finals of the BNPParibas Masters in Paris.

South African Sportsman of the YearCricketer Vernon Philander was named South Africa's'Sportsman of the Year'. Philander is the fastest player totake 50 Test match wickets in more than 100 years ofcricket history.

Asia Kabaddi ChampionshipPakistan won the Asian Kabaddi Championship title afterthe Indian team walked out of the field in protest againstthe referee's decision to penalize their coach.

M.S.Dhonis Superbike Championship Team signs 2new driversIndian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's SuperbikeChampionship Team changed its name from MSD R-NRacing Team India to Mahi Racing Team India and signedtwo new members, world champion Kenan Sofouglu and

former world champion Fabien Foret.

Youngest Indian on Elite Golfers' LeagueGaganjeet Bhullar, 24, became the youngest Indian tomake it to the elite group of the worlds top -100 players inthe latest rankings.

ATP World Tour Tennis 2012Serbia's World Number One Novak Djokovic has bagged theMen's Singles trophy of the ATP World Tour Finals inLondon. Djokovic defeated World Number Two RogeFederer of Switzerland.

ATP World Tour Doubles Final 2012

The Spanish pair of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopezdefeated the Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and RohanBopanna in the Men's Doubles title clash of the ATP WorldTour Finals in London.

Asian Jr WeightliftingFemale Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has won threebronze medals for Indian Team on the opening day of the19th Junior Women Asian Weightlifting Championships inYangon in Mynamar

West Indies thrash BangladeshWest Indies won the second match of the test series against Bangladeshsealed the series with 2-0. With this defeat Bangladesh faced its 65th

defeat in the 75 tests played till date.

PERSON IN NEWS

New CEO of AITA

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Hironmoy Chatterjee, Secretary of the Bengal TennisAssociation was appointed the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of The All India Tennis Association (AITA).The selection was made by the Executive Board of AITAheaded by President Anil Khanna in consultation with thehonourable Life President, Yashwant Sinha.

New President of IHFV. Dinesh Reddy, the DGP of Andhra Pradesh has beenappointed as the New President of the Indian HockeyFederation (IHF) replacing R.K. Shetty.

Ami Bera

California-based, Indian-American Ami Bera has become the3

rdIndian-American to win Congressional election, making it

to US House of Representatives. He defeated Republicancandidate Dan Lungren.Dalip Singh Saund and Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal arethe other two who made to the house of representatives.

President of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, has been re-elected as President of Ernest Bai Koroma. Sierra Leone is aWest African country rich in mineral resource.

Julius Maada Bio, the top rival of Koroma won 37.4 percent votes.

World Athletes of the Year 2012

JamaicansprinterUsain Boltnicknamed Lightning Bolt has won the IAAF WorldAthlete of the Year Award 2012 for the fourth time and United States sprinter Allyson Felixwon women's World Athlete of the Year Award 2012.

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Brazils Supreme Courts First non-WhitePresident

Joaquim Barbosa is sworn-in as Brazil's Supreme Court's first non-WhitePresident in the capital Brazilia. Barbosa is famous for his tough standagainst political corruption.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYSpace Station Alert ServiceThe US Space Agency, NASA launched a new service inwhich people can receive text messages on their phones,whenever the International Space Station would comeover their house. The service was launched during thecelebration to make people aware in finding out thelocation of International Space Station (ISS) as people yetare unaware about the location of ISS in the sky also

about the fact that after sun and moon, it is the thirdbrightest object present in the sky.

8th Ballistic Missile Interceptor TestDefence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) announced to conduct a test of its 8th ballisticinterceptor missile.Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, K. Saraswat,had asserted that the interceptor would blast off andpounce on the attacker in endo-atmosphere at an altitudeof 15 km to 16 km.

MakemakeAstronomers from Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia, CSICSpain has been discovered that the distant drawf planet calledMakemake, which is 2/3rd that of Pluto in size does not haveatmosphere.

Super-JupiterAstrophysicists at the University of Toronto discovered a new planecalled Super-Jupiter which is thirteen times bigger than Jupiter. This isthe largest planet discovered in the solar system so far.

OBITUARYPioneer of Pocket Cartoons DiesVeteran Cartoonist and the pioneer of pocket cartoons inIndia, T Samuel died on at the age of 86.

Veteran BJP Leader DiesVeteran BJP leader, former governor of Gujarat andRajasthan and former finance minister of Bihar Kailashpat

Mishra passed away after prolonged illness.

Chinese-British Writer diedChinese-British writer and physician Elizabeth Comberwho was known by her pen name Han Suyin, died at theage of 95 at her home in Lausanne, Switzerland. Sheemerged as the most powerful voices that served as abridge between China and the West in the 20th century.

S.K. Khaitan passes awayShree Krishna Khaitan, chairman of Khaitan group ofcompanies, passed away. He incorporated the Khaitangroup of companies in 1975 which is one of the leadingfan manufacturers in the country with a name in homeappliances and lightings business.

K.C.Pant deadK.C. Pant, (ex-Defence Minister) and former PlanningCommission Deputy Chairman died. He was the son of formerCM of Uttar Pradesh, Govind Ballabh Pant, and held various keypositions in the government.

Kamala Sadagopan - Tamil writerThe eminent Tamil writer and novelist Kamala Sadagopan diedShe won Narayanasamy Iyer Award for her famous noveKadhavu.
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