May, 2011
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Jharkand’s Premlata Agarwal, 45, became the oldest Indian to
scale Mount Everest on May 20, A2011. Ms. Agrawal, supported by that Steel is
also the first person form Jharkhand to go on an expedition to Mt. Everest
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Air Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne has been appointed the next
chief of Air Staff of India. He will assume office on retirement of Air Chief
Marshal P.V. Naik on July 31, 2011.
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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on his visit to Madhya Pradesh
dedicated the world class 6 Million tones per annum Bina Refining to the nation
in Bina (Madhya Pradesh) on may 20.2011. He said that the country would
increase its refining capacity to 23-80 million by 2012.
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Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri of Indian Institute of Technology
Mumbai has been selected for the prestigious G.D. Birla Award for Scientific
Research.
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Under the 58th National Film Awards adaminte Makan Abu- a
Malayalm movie has been chosen as the best feature film. The Movie shows
humanist values freeing matters of faith from the constrictions of narrow
parochialism.
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Salim Kumar for his role in Adaminte Makan Abu and Dhanush for
his brilliant Performance in Aadukula have been selected best Actors under the
58th National Film Awards this year.
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During his African visit to Africa in May 2011, Prime Minister
Dr. Manmohan Singh said India would off $5 billion for next three years under
lines of credit to help Africa to achieve its development goals. The $ 5
billion line of credit represents an increase of $1.6 billion over the billion
that remains unspent.
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On 21, 2011 the 800- tonne Ariane 5 launcher carrying two
communication satellites weighing over 9,000 kg in its nose fairing blasted off
into space. India’s GSAT-8 the largest and heaviest satellite built by Indian
Space Research Organisation and its partners was one of the two co-passengers
on the flight.
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India on May 21, 2011 twice successfully test-fired the
indigenously developed air-to-air Astra interceptor missile from Chandipur in
Orissa. The Missile is envisaged to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft at
supersonic speeds.
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A Successful flight-test of Russia I UAV (unmanned aerial
vehicle ) was conducted by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) a
lab of Defiance Research and Development Organisation near Hosur (Karnataka) on
May 21,2011
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Aditya Sudarshan has been declared the winner of the Metro Plus
Playwright Awards 2011 for his entry “The Green Room’ This prestigious award is
instituted by the Hindu newspaper and is given for the best original
unpublished and unperformed playscript in English.
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Mamta Benerjee took over as the first woman Chief minister of
West Bengal in May 2011 after her party Trinamool Congress in alliance with
Indian National Congress secured absolute majority and ended the 34 year rule
of mighty Left Front reducing them to a double them to double digit figure of
62 seats in the newly constituted Assembly.
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Human Right Activist Binayak Sen has been made member of the
Planning Commission’s Steering Committee on Health which will advise the panel
on The Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017). He will represent the Bilaspur based
healthcare organization Jan Swasthya Shayog.
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Famous Bollywood singer Shaan was on May 10, 2011 announced as
the Tobacco Control Ambassador of India by the Union Ministry of Health And
Family Welfare given his popularity and fan following among young age group
people.
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In order to build a capability based approach the Army’s Western
Command Embarked on a simulated war game in the deserts of northern Rajasthan
in May 2011. The exercise named ‘Vijayee Bhava’ (Blessed to win) is the first
in series of Annual summer exercise that got underway at Suratgarh in Rajasthan
with Indian Air Force supporting the drill
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