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Padma Awards: Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor, India's first woman photographer Homai Vyarawalla, tribal artist Jivya Soma Mhase, actors Kajol and Irrfan Khan, Chhau dance exponent Makar Dhwaj Darogha and Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were among those who were conferred the Padma awards.

Child Sex Ratio: India's child sex ratio continues to plummet, indicating that female feticide and infanticide remain rampant. Provisional data released by the census office for 2011 shows that the child sex ratio (0-6 years) has further declined to 914 girls for every 1,000 boys as compared to 927 in 2001.

Literacy Rate: India’s literacy rate has touched 74%, according to the provisional results of the 2001 Census, up from 65% in 2001 and just 52% in 1991. But this is well short of the target set by the Planning Commission to achieve a literacy rate of over 85% by 2011-12.

India Population: As per Census 2011`s provisional data India’s population is 1.21 billion, India’s population is almost equal to the combined population of USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan. This also means India has added another Brazil to its population in the last 10 years despite population growth slowing down. Mainland China`s population is 1.35 billion.

Booker Prize Nomination:  Rohinton Mistry, the Indian-Canadian author of three acclaimed books, has been shortlisted for the £60,000 Man Booker International Prize 2011.

Sony Ericsson Open Championship: Veteran tennis players Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati won their second title of the season by clinching the prestigious championship to become number one in the ATP World Tour.

Fitch predictions: Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded Indian economy's growth projection to 8.3 per cent for 2011-12 on account of high inflationary pressures that has forced the Reserve Bank to hike key rates.
 
World Cup Final Viewer ship: An unprecedented 67.6 million people watched the gripping final that had most Indians at the edge of their seats. The number has surpassed the Indo-Pak semi-final that was perhaps the most anticipated match of the tournament for the subcontinent audience. The number of viewers for the semi-final was 67.3 million.

ATP Miami Masters: Novak Djokovic defeated world number one Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to win the crown and remain unbeaten in 2011.

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Credit Off take: Credit off take from public and private banks grew by over 21.5 per cent in the one-year period ended March 25, indicating an upswing in the industrial activity. According to the RBI data, credit off take during the period stood at Rs 40.57 lakh crore against Rs 33.37 lakh crore in the same period of previous year. During 2010-11, deposits went up to over Rs 53.51 lakh crore from Rs 46.35 lakh crore as on March 26, 2010, the data showed.

Record Food grains Output: India had harvested a record 235.88 million tonnes (mt) of food grains in the 2010-11 (July-June) crop year, beating the earlier high reached in 2008-09 at 234.47mt.

Ban on food import from Japan: The Indian government suspended food imports from Japan over fears these may be contaminated by radiation from tsunami-hit reactors. The ban decision is for three months or until such time as credible information is available that the radiation hazard has subsided to acceptable limits.

Gary Kristen: An Emotional outgoing India coach Gary Kirsten bidding adieu to the team whom he has nurtured for three years. He has been considered as most successful coach ever.
 
Gopal Das: Pakistani authorities today freed Indian national Gopal Das whose jail term was cut short by President Asif Ali Zardari on humanitarian grounds after he had spent 27 years in prison following his conviction for alleged involvement in espionage.
 
A.R. Rahman: The Spirit of Music: Music maestro A.R. Rahman launched his biography A.R. Rahman: The Spirit of Music.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011: India defeated Sri Lanka to lift the 2011 ICC World Cup 2011 at Mumbai. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was declared Man of the Match and Yuvraj Singh was adjudged Player of the tournament.

ISB Chairman: Godrej group chairman Adi Godrej took over as the second chairman of the Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB) on Saturday.

Record Production: The country's largest 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri hydel power project has set up a new record in the year 2010-11 by producing 7,140 million units (MU), surpassing all previous records.

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Family Circle Cup doubles trophy: Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina clinched their second WTA title together, lifting the Family Circle Cup doubles trophy with a straight-set triumph over Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy.

France: Home to Europe's biggest Muslim population, is the first European country to risk stirring social tensions by putting one into practicea ban on the burqa and the niqab.

Yasmeen Abrar: National Commission for Women member Yasmeen Abrar has assumed charge as acting chairperson of the NCW on completion of the tenure of Girija Vyas.

Top tourist destination: The financial crisis in Spain has helped China get past this European nation to become the third biggest tourist destination in the world, according to the latest figures released by the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations. India was judged 41st in the list of top 50 tourist destinations after attracting 5.6 million foreign tourists. The US took the top slot.

Biometric PAN Cards: The government has decided to issue biometric PAN cards to taxpayers across the country to weed out the problem of duplicate and fake ones. The proposed new biometric Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards would bear the I-T assessee' fingerprints (two from each hand) and the face.

IMF forecast: GDP growth projected at 8.25 per cent in 2011 and 7.75 per cent in 2012, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast.

Shunglu Committee:  A committee on finding alleged irregularities in executing various infrastructure projects related to Commonwealth Games.

Poll expenditure guidelines for cash payments: Candidates fighting polls can now make payments up to Rs 20,000 in cash for campaign expenditure unlike in the past. The EC has considered this amount to be "minor expenses" and issued a notification to all registered political parties and chief election officers of the states to avoid any confusion when it comes to dealing with "petty expenses"

The Malaysian Grand Prix: World champion Sebastien Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix with a dominant drive.

First quarterly trade deficit in six years in China: China reported its first quarterly trade deficit in six years as surging prices for commodities pushed up its import bill. The General Administration of Customs informed that China posted a trade deficit of $1.02 billion from January to March this year.
Anna Hazare: Veteran social activist is on indefinite fast for enactment of the Lokpal Bill with stringent measures against corruption.

Kingfisher Stake: Kingfisher Airlines has allotted 5.68 per cent shares, valued at around Rs 180 crore, to the State Bank of India on a preferential basis under the debt recast plan.

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Income Tax collection: The government has collected an all-time high income tax of Rs 4.50 lakh crore in 2010-11, at least Rs 4,000 crore more than the revised budget estimates of Rs 4.46 lakh crore.This is in addition to all-time high refund of Rs 72,000 crore that the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has made till March 31, 2011 by clearing backlogs.

India is 5th most powerful Nation: India is the fifth most powerful country in the world, says the latest national security index (NSI) designed by the country's foremost security and economic experts., the NSI is based on an assessment of defense capability, economic strength, effective population, technological capability and energy security of the top 50 countries. The US is at the top of the list on the basis of these criteria followed by China, Japan and Russia. While India ranked third in the case of population and fourth in terms of defense capabilities, it was at the 34th position in technology and 33rd in energy security.
Sanya: The place in China was in news as BRICS summit was organized here.

Walter Bruening: A retired rail-worker, who was the world's oldest man, has died in the US state of Montana at the age of 114.


IMF Review: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) would review policies of the world's seven largest economies, including India and China, with the objective of rectifying flaws before they imperil growth. The US, Japan, Germany, France and Britain are the other five countries that influence the global economy.


India – Kazakhstan Pact: Cementing their strategic partnership, India and Kazakhstan signed an inter-governmental framework agreement on civil nuclear cooperation and some other key pacts, including a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty.


Pakistan missile test: Pakistan successfully test-fired a newly developed short-range, surface-to-surface nuclear capable missile. Nasr, a ballistic missile of Hatf series, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead can hit targets up to 60 km.

 
Pulitzer Prize for fiction: Jennifer Egan's inventive novel about the passage of time, ``A Visit from the Goon Squad',' won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction on honored for its ``big-hearted curiosity about cultural change at warp speed.''


Top UK University: Cambridge has overtaken Oxford to become the leading university in the UK, being ranked at the top of the table among 116 institutions. According to a league table published, Cambridge ranked top out of 116 universities.

WBA light-welterweight title: Amir Khan retained his WBA light-welterweight title on points after Paul McCloskey was stopped by the referee in the sixth round because of a nasty cut over his left eye.


India's gems and jewellery exports: India's gems and jewellery exports jumped 46.89 percent to $43.14 billion in the financial year ended in March 2011.

PSLV C 16: India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle- C16 placed on a 822-km sun synchronous orbit three satellites – ResourceSat – 2, an Indo-Russian YouthSat and Singapore's first satellite X Sat. The launch went off as per schedule and the satellites were placed in orbit 18 minutes after blast off from the launch pad at the Sriharikota spaceport.


Michel Martelly: A Haitian popular singer known by the stage name "Sweet Micky," was officially declared the earthquake-devastated country Haiti's next president.

NABARD refinance: Andhra Pradesh will receive Rs 4,000 crore assistance from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) under its agriculture refinance scheme for the fiscal year 2011-12.

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer:  Indian-American physician Siddhartha Mukherjee's acclaimed book on cancer, 'The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer,' has won the prestigious 2011 Pulitzer Prize in the general non-fiction category.
India's tea exports: India's tea exports in February this year fell by almost 11 per cent to 11.93 million kg, according to the latest Tea Board data. The country had exported 13.35 million kg of tea in the year-ago period, the data said.

Shane Watson: Australian cricketer is in news as he smashed a record 15 sixes in a career-best 185 not out as Australia clinched a three-match series against Bangladesh.

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Sathya Sai Baba: Sathya Sai Baba, who had millions of followers across the world, is no more. Baba's body was kept for darshan at Sai Kulwant Hall in Puttaparthi for two days. Puttaparthi is a small town of 25,000 in Andhra Pradesh's Ananatpur district.

Ambassador to Iraq: After six long years, India is all set to appoint an ambassador to Iraq. Government officials confirmed that MEA joint secretary Suresh K Reddy, who looks after India's multilateral economic relations with ASEAN countries, will take over as India's ambassador in Iraq next month.


Report on internet: In its latest report on the state of internet, Freedom House — a US-based organization monitoring democratic changes, human rights and freedom of speech — ranked India 14th among 37 countries that were assessed on the basis of free and unrestricted access to the web. Estonia topped the list.


Aasha Jee: Is in news as she is the first Kashmiri Pandit woman to win the panchyat polls in a predominantly Muslim village in Kashmir's Kunzer block.
Dorjee Khandu: Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu, died in a helicopter crash on April 30.
State of the World's mothers 2011: An average Indian woman's life expectancy is only 66 years, which is among the lowest in the world as per the findings of Save the Children's " State of the World's mothers 2011" report. The report ranks India right on top among the 12 countries that account for two-thirds of both under-five mortality and maternal deaths in the world. Overall, India's position has fallen further as compared to last year's index, slipping from 73 to 75.
Largest slum population in Maharashtra: A preliminary study conducted by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) has revealed that Maharashtra, one of the country's most progressive states, has the dubious distinction of housing the largest slum population in India.
Cancellation of operations of Pawan Hans helicopters: The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has finally suspended commercial operations of Pawan Hans helicopters across the northeastern region, a move which came only after Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu died in a chopper crash off Se La Pass in Tawang district.

Jarbom Gamlin: Power minister and government spokesman Jarbom Gamlin was sworn in as the new chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh.
India and Israel are in talks to create a fund worth $50 million for mutual cooperation in the agriculture sector. Both the governments are planning to create a fund dedicated to agricultural co-operation with each side contributing $25 million each.
India's tea exports in March 2011 fell by 49.34 percent to 11.90 million kg from 23.49 million kg a year ago. India is the world's second biggest producer of tea after China.
Swapnali Yadav: Twelve-year-old girl  created history when she became the youngest-ever to win the women's category in the Kimberley National Lake Argyle Swim in Kununurra, Western Australia. Besides being the youngest, she's also the first Indian to win the event.

Malaysian Open Grand Prix Badminton: Saina Nehwal's dream run came to an end after she suffered a 21-13, 8-21, 14-21 loss to Wang Xin of China in the final of the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold at Alor Setar.
KV Kamath: Is in news as he has become the chairman at Infosys Technologies , India's software bellwether.

Geronimo Was Used As The Code Name For Osama-Bin-Laden Operation, U.S. military used codename “Geronimo” for the operation that killed the leader of al- Qaeda Osama Bin Laden.

Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010: Veteran filmmaker K. Balachander has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010.The government confers this award for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. The award consists of a Swarn Kamal, a cash prize of Rs.10 lakhs and a shawl. The award is given on the recommendations of a committee of eminent persons. Balachander has been film director, screenplay writer and producer for more than 45 years. He has written, directed and produced more than 100 films in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada.

Abbottabad: is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city was in news as Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad from 2005 until his death on 2 May 2011.

Sonu Sinha (Arunima Sinha): Volleyball player Sonu Sinha (Arunima) lost her leg after she was thrown off from a moving train by hoodlums trying to rob her. The player represented Uttar Pradesh in the nationals.

BRICS summit 2012: Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh announced that the next BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit will be held in India in 2012.