UPSC PORTAL
NATIONAL EVENTS
APRIL 2011
- Census 2011 puts India's population at 1.21 billion
- SAARC sanitation meet opens
- How are Koya Commandos appointed, asks Supreme Court
- Hazare ends fast, says fight has begun
- IRRI to set up molecular centre for rice
- Reprieve for 44 deemed universities
- Government to issue biometric PAN cards to taxpayers
- DGCA teams to check 40 flying schools
- Home Ministry studying Shunglu report on CWG scam
- India has highest number of stillbirths: Lancet report
- Binayak Sen gets bail in Supreme Court
- India's population to surpass China's by 2025
- Stamp out khap panchayats: court
- Nod for e-district project
- Double fortified salt mandatory in midday meal
- ‘Centre will await ICMR report on endosulfan'
- Panel to probe Tawang helicopter crash
- Centre informs Supreme Court of the high level committee to probe black money cases
- PAC draft report puts 2G loss at Rs.1.90 lakh crore
- Court appoints expert to inspect Polavaram dam
- Expansion of Central List of OBCs
- Legislation to Curb Honor Killings
- Remote Sensing Data Policy
- Criticizes of State Governments for Misusing Provisions of Land Acquisition
- Extension of the RSBY Scheme
- National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms
- High-powered Task Force of Defense Management
- Salwa Judum is Illegal and Unconstitutional
- India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management
- Centre for Social Research Report
- India Signed Three Agreements with the World Bank for Cleaning the anga River
- Pension Age-limit for BPL to 60
- Navodaya Vidyalayas outside the ambit of RTE Act
- CCS Gave Nod for National Intelligence Grid
- Janani-Shishu Suraksha Programme
- MPLAD Scheme Revised
- Security Audit of Nuclear Stations
- 20 More Districts in the Naxal-hit states
- Diesel is dearer by Rs 3 a liter & Kerosene by Rs 2 a liter
- Grievance Redressal Portal for Insurance Policy Holders
- NAC directed the Tribal Affairs Ministry to consult Jarawas
- The Survey of India Report Submitted
INTERNATIONAL EVENTSAPRIL 2011
- China to reinforce trust with neighbours
- UPA government not to ban book on Gandhiji
- Row over huge death toll in Ivorian town
- Nazarbayev re-elected
- Laurent Gbagbo captured
- Nigeria votes on accidental leader
- Cuba marks Bay of Pigs
- Iran-Saudi Arabia rift widens over Bahrain
- Martelly wins Haiti run-off
- Thailand, Cambodia exchange fire
- Russia offers to mediate on Libya
- Russia proposes global nuclear safety plan
- U.N. panel accuses Colombo, LTTE of war crimes
- Libyan battles spill into Tunisia; clashes in syria
- Russia celebrates conquest of space
JULY 2011
- Germany to Shut its Nuclear Plants
- Amendments to Swiss Banking Secrecy Laws
- French Nationals to Sue Sarkozy over Crimes in Libya
- Constitution (15th Amendment) Bill, 2011 passed in Bangladesh
- 10th SCO Summit
- UN launched Drive for Sustainable Sanitation
- Pakistan gets Chinese Aid Against the US Raids
- Yingluck Shinawatra to Become the PM of Thailand
- Arrest Warrant for Muammar Gaddafi
- President of Yemen Left Country
- IAEA Called for Action on Nuclear Safety
- US Decided to pull-out Troops from Afghanistan
- Syria's President Recommended Reforms
- Germany Announced Easing of Export Control Laws for India
- Approval of the Constitutional Reforms Moroco
- The UN-HABITAT Report
- The World in 2050 Report
ECONOMY
APRIL 2011
- Prepare for long-term climate change impacts on food production: FAO
- FDI norms fine-tuned to attract more investment
- 100 % FDI allowed in some areas of farm sector
- GoM to decide Cairn-Vedanta deal
- TRAI proposes Rs.1-lakh cr infrastructure investment
- ADB meet to focus on food, fuel prices
- Mini Ratna status for Pawan Hans
- Indian handicrafts to take part in Hong Kong fair
- Exports jump 37 % to $246 billion in 2010-11
- Poverty rate declines from 37.2% to 32%
- 12th Plan to target 9-9.5% growth
- Discovers gas in Cauvery-Palar basin
- Inter-ministerial group to examine FDI in pharma
- SEBI to set rules for art funds, antique investments
- Record food production in 2010-11
- DGH to probe decline in gas output from KG-D6 fields
- RBI moots deregulation of savings bank interest rate
JULY 2011
- India-Malaysia CECA
- Chinese Currency Renminbi in Srilanka
- Christine Lagarde is Chief of IMF
- Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for 2011 to SAIL
- Delhi Cabinet Waived VAT on Increased Price of Diesel
- India’s Rating for Foreign & Local Currency Debt Outlook upgraded
- RBI extended 10 % Ceiling of Bank Investment in Liquid Schemes of Mutual Funds
- FDI in May 2011 Inflows Jumped 111 per cent at $4.664 Billion
- Recommendation to Make CEIB a Nodal Agency
- 25 Lakh Penalty on Citibank
- RBI permitted Re-financing of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
- Buyback of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds Extended
- Machendranathan Committee Suggestions
- Extension for Tax Incentive Scheme for Exporters
- New Food Security Bill in line with NAC’s Recommendation
- Gopinath Committee Suggestions
- Committee on Natural Resources Allocation called for Creation of National Coal Market
- Guidelines for Public Financial Institutions
- Google Launched its Mapping Service Street View in Bangalore
- Ambuja Cements Acquired 85 per cent stake in Nepal’s Dang Cement
- Wipro Technologies Won A Contract from Chaucer Syndicates
- HMV Saregama India Bought 10% stake in Timbre Media
INDIA AND THE WORLDAPRIL 2011
- Top SAARC police officers discuss drug trafficking and terrorism
- Jahangir portrait sold for Rs. 10 crore at London auction
- India signs chemicals test data-sharing pact
- West Asia imparts political colour to BRICS summit
- Chernobyl-like rating for Fukushima accident
- BRICS panel to intensify economic links
- BRICS nations make the first move with local currencies
- Foothold for India in oil-rich Kazakhstan
- India, Kazakhstan sign pact on nuclear cooperation
- TAPI talks deadlocked on gas price, transit fee issues
- India and Uzbekistan Signed 34 Agreements
- India Extended Duty-free Market Access to Afghanistan
- India and ADB Signed Agreement
- India and Japan Signed Agreement
SCIENCEAPRIL 2011
- Ministry finalises National Health Research Policy
- Navy preparing for takeover of Vikramaditya
- Nagpur to be promoted as tiger capital: Jairam
- Jairam says ‘no' to Ken-Betwa river link project
- Stockholm Convention discuss global ban on endosulfan
- PSLV-C16 puts 3 satellites in orbit
- Resourcesat-2 will beam back huge data on resources
- ISRO to build orbiter for NASA
- Green technology to tackle water pollution
- India seeks postponement of decision on Endosulfan ban at Geneva
- Contact Group recommends global ban on endosulfan
- Bamboo is liberated, says Jairam Ramesh
- U.S. “deeply disappointed” by thumbs down to fighter jets
- Stockholm Convention approves recommendation for ban on Endosulfan
JULY 2011- The Universe May Bave Been Born Spinning
- Discovery of Natural Antibody Brings a Universal Flu Vaccine a Step Closer
- Spermocomet
- Our Milky Way in Midst of Life Crisis
- Indian communication Satellite GSAT-8 Successfully launched
- Hubble Observes Aftermath of Possible Asteroid Collision
- Drug Shield for Bacteria
- Best-Performing Machine of the World
- Anti Mosquito Gas
- Cure for Glaucoma
- First Ever Drug to Treat Celtic Gene
- Werewolf Gene Discovered
- Hereditary Disease Idiopathic Infantile Hypercalcemia
- Laser Light Created with Living Biological Material
- Scientists Set New Data Speed Record
- WASP-17b Moves Opposite
- Cure for Prostrate Tumors Found
- Exemestane
- 17 Lost Pyramids Found
- Flexible Solar Sheet Developed
- Juno Mission: Gas Giant Spacecraft All Gassed Up
- Herschel Helps Solve Mystery of Cosmic Dust Origins
AWARDS
APRIL 2011
- Nisha Rajagopal, first recipient of The Hindu Saregama M.S. Subbulakshmi Award
- Indian wins Indu Sharma Katha Samman
- Indian-American doctor's book on cancer bags the Pulitzer
- 2011 Pulitzers spread out
- Indian mathematician wins Knuth Prize
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award for K. Balachander
JULY 2011
- G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- Anuvrat Ahimsa International Peace Award
- Crans Montana Forum Award
- Meghdoot Awards
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2009
- Hindi Academy Shalaka Samman
- 12th IIFA Awards
- Education in Excellence Award-2011
- International Merlin Award
- INSEAD Honoured Sunil Bharti Mittal
- Man Booker International Prize
- PERSONS
- Sundari Mani passes away
- Jacob Mathew elected WAN-IFRA president
- Legendary archaeologist Lewis Binford passes away
- Mohandas Pai steps down
- Nawang Gombu passes away
- Smriti Irani
- Devendra Pal Singh Bhullar
- Controversial' Birs
- Ashok Gehlot
- Syed Saleem Shahzad
- Sushma Swaraj
- Gopal Subrahmaniam
- Piyush Guha
- News of the World
- Mohan Kohali
- Khodorkovsky
- Nobel winner Blumberg dies
- Daulaire new U.S. Rep at WHO
- Tendulkar & Durrani
- Shahid Afridi
- Baba Ramdev
- Salman Taseer
- Vikram Pandit
- K.G. Bhaskaran
- Lalit Modi
- Maqbool Fida Hussain
- Dayanidhi Maran
- Jyotirmoy Dey
- Delhi University
- Ranjan Mathai
- Nandan and Rohini Nilekani
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
- N. Murali
- Bhupen Hazarika
- The 25 paise coin
- Amartya Sen
- Akhil Gogoi
SPORTS- India Takes The World Cup in Grand Style
- Paes - Bhupathi duo wins title, becomes No. 1
- Invincible Djokovic vanquishes Nadal
- Duncan Fletcher appointed coach
- Cricket
- Badminton
- Tennis
- Chess
- Hockey
- F1 European Grand Prix
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