First Five-Year Plan (1951-1956):: Target Growth:2.1% Actual Growth:3.6%.
Second Five-Year Plan (1956–1961):: Target Growth: 4.5% Actual Growth: 4.27%.
Third Five-Year Plan (1961–1966):: Target Growth:5.6% Actual Growth: 2.84%.
Three One Year Plans (1967-1969):: realization 3.9%
Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969–1974):: Target Growth: 5.7% Actual Growth: 3.20%.
Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974–1979):: Target Growth: 4.4% Actual Growth: 4.7%
Sixth Five-Year Plan (1980–1985):: Target Growth: 5.2% Actual Growth: 5.5%
Seventh Five-Year Plan (1985–1990):: Target Growth: 5.0% Actual Growth: 5.6%
Eighth Five-Year Plan (1992–1997) :: Target Growth:5.6% Actual Growth:6.5%
Ninth Five-Year Plan (1997–2002):: Target Growth:6.5% Actual Growth:5.5%
Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002–2007) :: Target Growth:8.0% Actual Growth:7.8%
Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007–2012) :: Target Growth 8.7% , Current Plan
Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017) :: Plans to fix a average target of 9%.
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2011 Tennis Grand Slam Winners
Wimbledon Championships | ||
Started in 1877 | ||
Event | Champion | Runner-up |
2011 Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal |
2011 Women’s Singles | PetraKvitová | Maria Sharapova |
2011 Men’s Doubles | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan | Robert Lindstedt, Horia Tecău |
2011 Women’s Doubles | Květa Peschke, Katarina Srebotnik | Sabine Lisicki, Samantha Stosur |
2011 Mixed Doubles | Jürgen Melzer, Iveta Benešová | Mahesh Bhupathi, Elena Vesnina |
US Open | ||
Started in 1881 | ||
Event | Champion | Runner-up |
2011 Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal |
2011 Women’s Singles | Samantha Stosur | Serena Williams |
2011 Men’s Doubles | Jürgen Melzer, Philipp Petzschner | Mariusz Fyrstenberg, Marcin Matkowski |
2011 Women’s Doubles | Liezel Huber, Lisa Raymond | Vania King, Yaroslava Shvedova |
2011 Mixed Doubles | Melanie Oudin, Jack Sock | Gisela Dulko, Eduardo Schwank |
Australian Open | ||
Started in 1905 | ||
Event | Champion | Runner-up |
2011 Men’s Singles | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray |
2011 Women’s Singles | Kim Clijsters | Li Na |
2011 Men’s Doubles | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan | Mahesh Bhupathi, Leander Paes |
2011 Women’s Doubles | Gisela Dulko, Flavia Pennetta | Victoria Azarenka, Maria Kirilenko |
2011 Mixed Doubles | Katarina Srebotnik, Daniel Nestor | Chan Yung-jan, Paul Hanley |
French Open | ||
Started in 1891 | ||
Event | Champion | Runner-up |
2011 Men’s Singles | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer |
2011 Women’s Singles | Li Na | Francesca Schiavone |
2011 Men’s Doubles | Daniel Nestor, Max Mirnyi | Juan Sebastián Cabal, Eduardo Schwank |
2011 Women’s Doubles | Andrea Hlaváčková, Lucie Hradecká | Sania Mirza, Elena Vesnina |
2011 Mixed Doubles | Casey Dellacqua, Scott Lipsky | Katarina Srebotnik, Nenad Zimonjić |
Rank of Indian States in terms of Area
Rank | State | Area (in Sq Km) |
1 | Rajasthan | 342269 |
2 | Madhya Pradesh | 308252 |
3 | Maharashtra | 307713 |
4 | Andhra Pradesh | 275045 |
5 | Uttar Pradesh | 243286 |
6 | Jammu and Kashmir | 222236 |
7 | Gujarat | 196024 |
8 | Karnataka | 191791 |
9 | Orissa | 155820 |
10 | Chhattisgarh | 135194 |
11 | Tamil Nadu | 130058 |
12 | Bihar | 99200 |
13 | West Bengal | 88752 |
14 | Arunachal Pradesh | 83743 |
15 | Assam | 78550 |
16 | Jharkhand | 74677 |
17 | Himachal Pradesh | 55673 |
18 | Uttarakhand | 53566 |
19 | Punjab | 50362 |
20 | Haryana | 44212 |
21 | Kerala | 38863 |
22 | Meghalaya | 22720 |
23 | Manipur | 22347 |
24 | Mizoram | 21081 |
25 | Nagaland | 16579 |
26 | Tripura | 10491.69 |
27 | Sikkim | 7096 |
28 | Goa | 3702 |
Rank of Indian States Based on Population Density
Rank | State | Population Density per Sq Km |
1 | Bihar | 1102 |
2 | West Bengal | 1029 |
3 | Kerala | 859 |
4 | Uttar Pradesh | 828 |
5 | Haryana | 573 |
6 | Tripura | 555 |
7 | Punjab | 550 |
8 | Tamil Nadu | 480 |
9 | Jharkhand | 414 |
10 | Assam | 397 |
11 | Goa | 394 |
12 | Maharashtra | 365 |
13 | Karnataka | 319 |
14 | Andhra Pradesh | 308 |
15 | Gujarat | 308 |
16 | Orissa | 269 |
17 | Madhya Pradesh | 236 |
18 | Rajasthan | 201 |
19 | Chhattisgarh | 189 |
20 | Uttarakhand | 189 |
21 | Meghalaya | 132 |
22 | Jammu and Kashmir | 124 |
23 | Himachal Pradesh | 123 |
24 | Manipur | 122 |
25 | Nagaland | 119 |
26 | Sikkim | 86 |
27 | Mizoram | 52 |
28 | Arunachal Pradesh | 17 |
Nickname of Different Indian Places
Sl No. | Nick Name | Place |
1 | Golden City | Amritsar |
2 | Manchester of India | Ahmedabad |
3 | City of Seven Islands | Mumbai |
4 | Queen of Arabian Sea | Cochin |
5 | Space City | Bangalore |
6 | Garden City of India | Bangalore |
7 | Silicon Valley of India | Bangalore |
8 | Pink City | Jaipur |
9 | Gateway of India | Mumbai |
10 | Twin City | Hyderabad- Secundrabad |
11 | City of Festivals | Madurai |
12 | Deccan Queen | Pune |
13 | City of Joy | Kolkata |
14 | Egg Bowls ofAsia | Andhra Pradesh |
15 | Soya Region | Madhya Pradesh |
16 | Manchester of the South | Coimbatore |
17 | City of Nawabs | Lucknow |
18 | Veniceof the East | Cochin |
19 | Blue Mountains | Nilgiri |
20 | Queen of the Mountains | Mussoorie |
21 | Hollywood of India | Mumbai |
22 | City of Castles | Kolkata |
23 | State of Five Rivers | Punjab |
24 | City of Weavers | Panipat |
25 | City of Lakes | Srinagar |
26 | Steel City of India | Jamshedpur/ Tatanagar |
27 | City of Temples | Varanasi |
28 | City of Rallies | New Delhi |
29 | Heaven of India | Jammu & Kashmir |
30 | Boston of India | Ahmedabad |
31 | Garden of spices of India | Kerala |
32 | Switzerland of India | Kashmir |
33 | Abode of the God Prayag | Allahabad |
34 | Pittsburg of India | Jamshedpur |
Largest Island by Area
Rank | Island’s Name | Area (Sq KM) | Country/ Countries |
1 | Greenland | 2130800 | Greenland |
2 | New Guinea | 785753 | Indonesia and Papua New Guinea |
3 | Borneo | 748168 | Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia |
4 | Madagascar | 587713 | Madagascar |
5 | Baffin Island | 507451 | Canada |
6 | Sumatra | 443066 | Indonesia |
7 | Honshu | 225800 | Japan |
8 | Victoria Island | 217291 | Canada |
9 | Great Britain | 209331 | United Kingdom |
10 | Ellesmere Island | 196236 | Canada |
11 | Sulawesi | 180681 | Indonesia |
12 | South Island | 145836 | New Zealand |
13 | Java | 138794 | Indonesia |
14 | North Island | 111583 | New Zealand |
15 | Luzon | 109965 | Philippines |
16 | Newfoundland | 108860 | Canada |
17 | Cuba | 105806 | Cuba |
18 | Iceland | 101826 | Iceland |
19 | Mindanao | 97530 | Philippines |
20 | Ireland | 84421 | Ireland |
21 | Hokkaido | 78719 | Japan |
22 | Hispaniola | 73929 | Dominican Republic and Haiti |
23 | Sakhalin | 72493 | Russia |
24 | Banks Island | 70028 | Canada |
25 | Sri Lanka | 65268 | Sri Lanka |
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Man Booker Prize Winners
Year | Author | Country | Title |
1969 | P. H. Newby | United Kingdom | Something to Answer For |
1970 | Bernice Rubens | United Kingdom | The Elected Member |
1971 | V. S. Naipaul | Trinidad and Tobago/United Kingdom | In aFree State |
1972 | John Berger | United Kingdom | G. |
1973 | J. G. Farrell | United Kingdom | The Siege of Krishnapur |
1974 | Nadine Gordimer | South Africa | The Conservationist |
1974 | StanleyMiddleton | United Kingdom | Holiday |
1975 | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | United Kingdom/Germany | Heat and Dust |
1976 | David Storey | United Kingdom | Saville |
1977 | Paul Scott | United Kingdom | Staying On |
1978 | Iris Murdoch | Ireland/United Kingdom | The Sea, the Sea |
1979 | Penelope Fitzgerald | United Kingdom | Offshore |
1980 | William Golding | United Kingdom | Rites of Passage |
1981 | Salman Rushdie | India | Midnight’s Children |
1982 | Thomas Keneally | Australia | Schindler’sArk |
1983 | J. M. Coetzee | South Africa | Life & Times of Michael K |
1984 | Anita Brookner | United Kingdom | Hotel du Lac |
1985 | Keri Hulme | New Zealand | The Bone People |
1986 | Kingsley Amis | United Kingdom | The Old Devils |
1987 | Penelope Lively | United Kingdom | Moon Tiger |
1988 | Peter Carey | Australia | Oscar and Lucinda |
1989 | Kazuo Ishiguro | United Kingdom/Japan | The Remains of the Day |
1990 | A. S. Byatt | United Kingdom | Possession: A Romance |
1991 | Ben Okri | Nigeria | The Famished Road |
1992 | Michael Ondaatje | Sri Lanka/Canada | The English Patient |
1992 | Barry Unsworth | United Kingdom | Sacred Hunger |
1993 | Roddy Doyle | Ireland | Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha |
1994 | James Kelman | United Kingdom | How Late It Was, How Late |
1995 | Pat Barker | United Kingdom | TheGhost Road |
1996 | Graham Swift | United Kingdom | Last Orders |
1997 | Arundhati Roy | India | The God of Small Things |
1998 | Ian McEwan | United Kingdom | Amsterdam |
1999 | J. M. Coetzee | South Africa | Disgrace |
2000 | Margaret Atwood | Canada | The Blind Assassin |
2001 | Peter Carey | Australia | True History of the Kelly Gang |
2002 | Yann Martel | Canada | Life of Pi |
2003 | DBCPierre | Australia/Mexico | VernonGod Little |
2004 | Alan Hollinghurst | United Kingdom | The Line of Beauty |
2005 | John Banville | Ireland | The Sea |
2006 | Kiran Desai | India | The Inheritance of Loss |
2007 | Anne Enright | Ireland | The Gathering |
2008 | Aravind Adiga | India | The White Tiger |
2009 | Hilary Mantel | United Kingdom | Wolf Hall |
2010 | Howard Jacobson | United Kingdom | The Finkler Question |
2011 | Julian Barnes | United Kingdom | The Sense of an Ending |
Famous Punch lines (IT/Tech)
BRAND/ COMPANY | PUNCHLINE |
Accenture | High Performance Delivered |
Acer | Empowering People |
Adobe | Simplicity at work. Better by adobe |
amazon.com | Earth’s Biggest Bookstore |
Apple Macintosh | Think Different |
Aptech | We change lives |
AT&T | The World’s Networking Company |
Cisco | Powered Network |
Cognizent | Passion for building stronger businesses |
Compaq | Inspiration Technology |
Dell | Here is yours |
ebay | The Worlds online market place. |
Hewlett & Packard | Invent |
HP-Invent | Everything is Possible |
IBM | On Demand |
IndiaInfoline.com | It’s all about money, honey |
Infosys Technologies | Building Tomorrow’sEnterprise |
Intel | Intel inside |
Lenovo | We are building a new technology company. |
Microsoft | Your Potential Our Passion |
Monster.com | Never Settle |
Sun Microsystems | The Network is the Computer |
TCS | Experience Certainity |
Wipro | Applying Thought |
Famous Punch lines (Pharma/Media)
BRAND/ COMPANY | PUNCHLINE |
Pharma | |
Bayer | Science for a Better life |
Bicon | The difference lies in our DNA |
Cipla | Caring for life. Life is our life’s work |
Dr. Reddy lab | Life Research Hope |
IBP | Pure bhi Pura bhi |
Pfizer | Working together For A Healthier World |
Sanofi Aventis | Because Health Matters |
Torrent Pharmaceuticals | Not Just Healthcare Life care |
Wockhardt | Healthcare Is In Our Genes |
Media | |
Aaj Tak | Sabse Tez |
BBC World | Putting News First |
Business Standard | Intelligence Everywhere |
Business Today | For Managing Tomorrow |
CNBCIndia | Profit From It |
CNN | The World’s News Leader |
Discovery Channel | Lets all discover |
HBO | Simply The Best |
HindustanTimes | The Name India trusts for News |
Indian Express | Journalism Of Courage |
NDTV | Expertise. Truth First |
NDTV Profit | News you can Use |
Outlook | Speak Out |
Tehelka | The People’s Paper |
The Economic Times | The Power Of Knowledge |
The Telegraph | Unputdownable |
Times Now | Feel The News |
Times OfIndia | Let Truth Prevail |
Famous Punch lines (AUTO)
BRAND/COMPANY | PUNCHLINE |
Audi | Vorsprung Durch Technik (Progress through technology) |
Bajaj Auto | Inspiring Confidence |
BMW | The Ultimate Driving Machine |
Bridgestone | Passion For Excellence |
Chevrolet Optra | For A Special Journey Called Life |
Chevron Corporation | Human Energy |
Fiat | Driven by Passion. FIAT |
Ford | Built for the Road Ahead |
Ford Motors | Make Everyday Exciting |
GM | Only GM |
Honda | The Power Of Dreams |
Maruti Suzuki | Count On Us |
Mercedes Benz | Brace Yourself |
Opel | Fresh Thinking, Better Cars |
Skoda | Obsessed with quality since 1897 |
Tata Motors | Even More Car per Car |
Toyota | Quality Revolution |
Volkswagen | Drivers wanted |
Yamaha | Touching Your Heart |
Different Scientific words and their Meaning
Sl No. | Name | Meaning |
1 | Acoustics | Study of sound and sound waves |
2 | Agrostology | Study of grasses |
3 | Anatomy | Study of the animal / human body |
4 | Astronautics | Study of space travel & space vehicles |
5 | Astronomy | Study of Universe and Planets |
6 | Biology | Study of Living organisms |
7 | Botany | Study of Plant |
8 | Bryology | Study of mosses |
9 | Cardiology | Study of Heart and Heart diseases |
10 | Chemistry | Study of elements |
11 | Cosmetology | Study of cosmetics and their use |
12 | Dactylogy | Study of fingerprints |
13 | Dietetics | Study of Diet and Nutrition |
14 | Endocrinology | Study of glands |
15 | Lithology | Study of the characteristics of rocks |
16 | Mycology | Study of Fungi and Fungal diseases |
17 | Nephrology | Study of Kidney |
18 | Oncology | Study of Tumours |
19 | Orology | Study of Mountains |
20 | Paediatrics | Study of Child diseases |
21 | Pathology | Study of Mechanisms of diseases |
22 | Psychiatry | Study of Mental & Emotional disorders |
23 | Radiology | Study of X-rays f |
24 | Rheumatology | Study of Small Joints in human body |
25 | Seismology | Study of Earthquakes |
26 | Theology | Study of Religions |
27 | Virology | Study of Viruses |
28 | Zoology | Study of Animal life |
29 | Zymology | Study of Fermentation Process |
First Indian in Different Categories
Sl No. | Category | Person |
1 | First British Viceroy ofIndia | Lord Canning |
2 | First Chairman of Prasar Bharti | Nikhil Chakravorty |
3 | First Chairman of Rajyasabha | S.V. Krishnamurthy |
4 | First Chief Election Commissioner ofIndia | Sukumar Sen |
5 | First Field Marshal ofIndia | General S.P.F.J. Manekshaw |
6 | First Foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna Khan | Abdul Gaffar Khan |
7 | First Governor General of freeIndia | Lord Mountbatten |
8 | First Home Minister ofIndia | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
9 | First Indian Air chief Marshal | S. Mukherjee |
10 | First Indian Chess Grandmaster | S Vishwnathan |
11 | First Indian Commander-in-chief | General K. M. Kariappa |
12 | First Indian Cricketer to score Triple Century in Test | Virendra Sehwag |
13 | First Indian Naval Chief | Vice Admiral R. D. Katari |
14 | First Indian Pilot | JRD Tata |
15 | First Indian toCrossEnglish Channel | Mihir Sen |
16 | First Indian to get an Oscar | Bhanu Athaiya |
17 | First Indian to get Anderson Award | Ruskin Bond |
18 | First Indian to go in space | Squadron Ldr. Rakesh Sharma |
19 | First Indian to reachAntarctica | Lt. Ran Charan |
20 | First Indian to reach the deep sea floor in the Mid Atlantic | P.S. Rao |
21 | First Indian to reach the south pole | Col.I K Bajaj |
22 | First Indian to Receive Bharat Ratna | Dr. Radha Krishnan |
23 | First Indian to receive Jnan Peeth award | Sri Shankar Kurup |
24 | First Indian to receive Magsaysay Award | Vinoba Bhave |
25 | First Indian to receive Nobel Prize in Economics | Dr. Amartya Sen |
26 | First Indian to receive Stalin Prize | Saifuddin Kichlu |
27 | First Indian to win Nobel Prize | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
28 | First Judge to face Impeachment proceedings in Loksabha | Justice V. Ramaswami |
29 | First person to reachMount Everestwithout Oxygen | Sherpa Arga Dorji |
30 | First person to receive Paramvir Chakra | Major Somnath Sharma |
31 | First President of Indian National Congress | W.C. Banerjee |
First in Indian Politics
Sl. No. | Category | First |
1 | First President ofIndia | Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
2 | First Woman President ofIndia | Mrs. Pratibha Patil |
3 | First Vice President ofIndia | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. |
4 | First Muslim President ofIndia | Dr. Zakir Hussain. |
5 | First Sikh President ofIndia | Giani Jail Singh. |
6 | First Prime Minister ofIndia | Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru |
7 | First Woman Prime Minister ofIndia | Mrs. Indira Gandhi. |
8 | First Speaker of the Lok Sabha | G.V. Mavlankar. |
9 | First Chief Justice ofIndia | Justice H.L. Kania. |
10 | First Chairman of the Rajaya Sabha | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. |
11 | First Woman Governor of a State | Mrs. Sarojini Naidu. |
12 | First Woman Chief Minister | Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani. |
13 | First Woman Central Minister | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. |
14 | First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha | Mrs. Shanno Devi. |
15 | First Woman IAS Officer | Anna George. |
16 | First Woman IPS Officer | Kiran Bedi. |
17 | First Woman Advocate | Carnelia Sorabji. |
18 | First Woman Judge | Anna Chandi. |
19 | First Woman Judge of High Court | Anna Chandi. |
20 | First Woman Judge of Supreme Court | M. Fathima Beevi. |
21 | First Woman Chief Justice of High Court | Justice Leela Seth. |
22 | First Chairman of Planning Commission | Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. |
23 | First Chairman of Finance Commission | K.C. Niyogi. |
24 | First Acting Prime Minister ofIndia | Guljari Lal Nanda. |
25 | First Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha | M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar. |
26 | First recognised leader of opposition in Lok Sabha | Y.V. Chavan. |
27 | First recognised leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha | Lokpati Tripathi. |
28 | First Lok Sabha Election | 1952 |
29 | First Chief Election Commissioner ofIndia | Sukumar Sen. |
30 | First Woman Chief Election Commissioner ofIndia | Smt. V.S. Rama Devi. |
List of Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna CPSEs
Maharatna CPSEs
- Coal India Limited
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- NTPC Limited
- Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
- Steel Authority of India Limited
Navratna CPSEs
- Bharat Electronics Limited
- Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
- GAIL (India) Limited
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
- Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
- National Aluminium Company Limited
- NMDC Limited
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
- Oil India Limited
- Power Finance Corporation Limited
- Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
- RashtriyaIspat Nigam Limited
- Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
- Shipping Corporation of India Limited
Miniratna Category – I CPSEs
- Airports Authority of India
- Antrix Corporation Limited
- BalmerLawrie& Co. Limited
- Bharat Dynamics Limited
- BEML Limited
- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
- Bridge & Roof Company (India) Limited
- Central Warehousing Corporation
- Central Coalfields Limited
- Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
- Cochin Shipyard Limited
- Container Corporation of India Limited
- Dredging Corporation of India Limited
- Engineers India Limited
- Ennore Port Limited
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
- Goa Shipyard Limited
- Hindustan Copper Limited
- HLL Lifecare Limited
- Hindustan Newsprint Limited
- Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited
- Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited
- India Tourism Development Corporation Limited
- Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited
- IRCON International Limited
- KIOCL Limited
- Mazagaon Dock Limited
- Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
- Manganese Ore (India) Limited
- Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemical Limited
- Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited
- MMTC Limited
- MSTC Limited
- National Fertilizers Limited
- National Seeds Corporation Limited
- NHPC Limited
- Northern Coalfields Limited
- Numaligarh Refinery Limited
- ONGC Videsh Limited
- Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited
- Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited
- RITES Limited
- SJVN Limited
- Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited
- South Eastern Coalfields Limited
- State Trading Corporation of India Limited
- Telecommunications Consultants India Limited
- THDC India Limited
- Western Coalfields Limited
- WAPCOS Limited
Miniratna Category-II CPSEs
- Bharat Pumps & Compressors Limited
- Broadcast Engineering Consultants (I) Limited
- Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited
- Ed.CIL (India) Limited
- Engineering Projects (India) Limited
- FCI Aravali Gypsum & Minerals India Limited
- Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited
- HMT (International) Limited
- HSCC (India) Limited
- India Trade Promotion Organisation
- Indian Medicines & Pharmaceuticals Corporation Limited
- M E C O N Limited
- National Film Development Corporation Limited
- National Small Industries Corporation Limited
- P E C Limited
- Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited
Source: Department of Public Enterprises Website (as on 20th July, 2011)
Indian Sports Award 2011
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Dhyan Chand Awards
Dronacharya Awards (For Coaching)
Arjuna Awards
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards for the year 2010
Source: Press Information Bureau, GOI
Player | Category |
Sh. Gagan Narang | Shooting |
Dhyan Chand Awards
Player | Category |
Shri Shabbir Ali | Football |
Shri Sushil Kohli | Swimming |
Shri Rajkumar | Wrestling |
Dronacharya Awards (For Coaching)
Coach | Category |
Shri Inukurthi Venkateshwara Rao | Boxing |
Shri Devender Kumar Rathore | Gymnastics |
Shri Ramphal | Wrestling |
Dr. Kuntal Roy | Athletics |
Shri Rajinder Singh | Hockey |
Arjuna Awards
Player | Category |
Shri Rahul Banerjee | Archery |
Ms. Preeja Sreedharan | Athletics |
Ms. Jwala Gutta | Badminton |
Shri M. Suranjoy Singh | Boxing |
Shri Sunil Chhetri | Football |
Shri Rajpal Singh | Hockey |
Shri Rakesh Kumar | Kabaddi |
Ms. Tejeswini Bai V | Kabaddi -Women |
Ms. Tejaswini Ravindra Sawant | Shooting |
Shri Veedhawal Vikram Khade | Swimming |
Shri Sanjay Kumar | Volleyball |
Shri Ravinder Singh | Wrestling |
Naib Subedar Katulu Ravikumar | Weightlifting |
Ms. Wangkhem Sandhyarani Devi | Wushu |
Shri Prasantha Karamakar | Swimming Paralympics |
Shri Vikas Gowda | Athletics |
Shri Zaheer Khan | Cricket |
Shri Ashish Kumar | Gymnastics |
Shri Somdev Kishore Devvarman | Tennis |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
Institute/Board | Category |
The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board | Financial Support for Sports Excellence Establishment |
Shri N. Ramachadran of Squash Academy, Chennai | Establishment Management of Sports Academics of Excellence |
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards for the year 2010
Person | Category |
Late Col. Balwant Singh Sandhu | Life Time Achievement Award (Posthumously) |
Ms. Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu | Land Adventure |
Ms. Mamta Sodha | Land Adventure |
Shri Dilip Donde | Water Adventure |
Source: Press Information Bureau, GOI
Worldwide Famous Stock Exchanges
Country | Stock Exchange (Index Name) |
Australia | Australian Securities Exchange (S&P/ASX 200 INDEX) |
Brazil | BRAZILBOVESPA INDEX |
Canada | TorontoStock Exchange (S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX) |
China | Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SHENZHEN G-SHARES) |
China | Shanghai Stock Exchange (SHANGHAISE COMPOSITE) |
Europe | Euronext (Euro STOXX) |
France | CAC |
Germany | Deutsche Börse (DAX) |
Hong Kong | Hong KongStock Exchange (Hang Seng) |
India | BombayStock Exchange (Sensex) |
India | National Stock Exchange ofIndia(Nifty) |
Italy | Borsa Italiana (FTSE) |
Japan | TokyoStock Exchange (Nikkei) |
Mexico | MEXICOIPC INDEX |
New Zealand | NZX 50 INDEX |
Portugal | PSI General Index |
Russia | MICEX INDEX |
South Africa | JSE Limited (FTSE/JSEAFRICATOP40 IX) |
South Korea | KOSPI INDEX |
Spain | BME Spanish Exchanges (IBEX) |
Switzerland | SIX Swiss Exchange (SWISS Market Index) |
Taiwan | TaiwanStock Exchange (TAIWANTAIEX INDEX) |
United Kingdom | LondonStock Exchange (FTSE) |
United States | New YorkStock Exchange (Dowjones) |
United States | NASDAQ |
Pakistan | KARACHI100 INDEX |
Argentina | ARGENTINAMERVAL INDEX |
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Members
Sl No. | Country | Sl No. | Country | Sl No. | Country | Sl No. | Country |
1 | Argentina | 13 | Denmark | 25 | RepublicofKorea | 37 | Slovakia |
2 | Australia | 14 | Estonia | 26 | Latvia | 38 | Slovenia |
3 | Austria | 15 | Finland | 27 | Lithuania | 39 | South Africa |
4 | Belarus | 16 | France | 28 | Luxembourg | 40 | Spain |
5 | Belgium | 17 | Germany | 29 | Malta | 41 | Sweden |
6 | Brazil | 18 | Greece | 30 | Netherlands | 42 | Switzerland |
7 | Bulgaria | 19 | Hungary | 31 | New Zealand | 43 | Turkey |
8 | Canada | 20 | Iceland | 32 | Norway | 44 | Ukraine |
9 | China | 21 | Ireland | 33 | Poland | 45 | United Kingdom |
10 | Croatia | 22 | Italy | 34 | Portugal | 46 | United States |
11 | Cyprus | 23 | Japan | 35 | Romania | | |
12 | CzechRepublic | 24 | Kazakhstan | 36 | Russian Federation | | |
Nifty Companies List
Nifty Companies List | CEO/Chairman |
ACC | Kuldip Kaura/N S Sekhsaria |
Ambuja Cements | Onne van der Weijde/N S Sekhsaria |
Axis Bank | Shikha Sharma |
Bajaj Auto | Rajiv Bajaj/Rahul Bajaj |
Bharti Airtel | Sunil Bharti Mittal |
BHEL | B Prasada Rao |
BPCL | R K Singh |
Cairn India | Rahul Dhir/William B B Gammell |
Cipla | Y K Hamied |
Coal India | N C Jha |
DLF | T C Goyal/K P Singh |
Dr Reddys Labs | G V Prasad/K Anji Reddy |
GAIL | B C Tripathi |
Grasim | Kumar Mangalam Birla |
HCL Tech | Vineet Nayar |
HDFC | Keki M Mistry/Deepak S Parekh |
HDFC Bank | Aditya Puri/C M Vasudev |
Hero Motocorp | Pawan Munjal/Brijmohan Lall Munjal |
Hindalco | D Bhattacharya/Kumar Mangalam Birla |
HUL | Nitin Paranjpe/Harish Manwani |
ICICI Bank | Chanda Kochhar/K V Kamath |
IDFC | Rajiv B Lall/Deepak S Parekh |
Infosys | S D Shibulal |
ITC | Yogesh Chander Deveshwar |
Jaiprakash Asso | Sunny Gaur/Manoj Gaur |
Jindal Steel | Naveen Jindal |
Kotak Mahindra | Uday Kotak |
Larsen | K V Rangaswami/Y M Deosthalee |
Mah and Mah | Anand G Mahindra/Keshub Mahindra |
Maruti Suzuki | Shinzo Nakanishi/R C Bhargava |
NTPC | Arup Roy Choudhury |
ONGC | A K Hazarika |
PNB | K R Kamath |
Power Grid Corp | S K Chaturvedi |
Ranbaxy Labs | Arun Sawhney/Tsutomu Une |
Reliance Industries | Mukesh D Ambani |
Reliance Comm | Anil D Ambani |
Reliance Infra | Anil D Ambani |
Reliance Power | Anil D Ambani |
SAIL | C S Verma |
SBI | Pratip Chaudhuri |
Sesa Goa | P K Mukherjee |
Siemens | Armin Bruck |
Sterlite Ind | Anil Agarwal |
Sun Pharma | Dilip S Shanghvi |
Tata Motors | P M Telang/Ratan N Tata |
Tata Power | Anil Sardana/R N Tata |
Tata Steel | H M Nerurkar/Ratan N Tata |
TCS | N Chandrasekaran/R N Tata |
Wipro | T K Kurien/Azim H Premji |
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