Daily Dose-Current Affairs

• Chriyanad in Kerala became India's first legally literate and litigation controlled Gram Panchayat
• Bernard Feliden, who recently died was a UNESCO official with important works in the conservation of momuments
• HP first Indian state to start E-Gazette
• Jadoo is the name of India's 3G Mobile service
• Spain won Davis Cup by beating Argentina 3-1 in the final
• Pushep, a small village in Tamil Nadu is now the location of India's neutrino observatory
• Ranjit Baxi a London based NRI and owner of J & H sales won the Asian of the Year Award, 2009
• Anil Aggarwal, the Executive Chairman of Vedanta Group won the Earnst & Young Entrepreneur 2008 Award
• Dr lakshmi Nnadan Bora of Assam receieved Saraswati Samman 2008
• Recently India and Japan signed Currency swap deal
• The lowest calorie intake rat in India is in Tamil Nadu
• Kerala has set up a coastal police stationIndia and Syria has recently signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement(DTAA)
• JS Verman, Former Chief Justice of India will head Indian News Broadcasters' Association
• India is the 6th country to launch a Moon probe
• The 15th Ministerial summit of NAM was held in Tehran
• Anna Ivanovic of Serbia won French Open defeating Dinara Safina
• Recently Andhra Pradesh has started "Home" a single window portal for all government departments
• Recently Asian Development Bank developed Social Protection Index
• Manipal Academy of higher Education in Bangalore became the first NRI/PIO University in India
  
• Mumbai will soon have India's first floating heliport
• In Kerala a Fishermens' debt commission has been set up
• Sushma Swaraj receievd best Parliamentarian Award in 2008
• RS Mathoda is the new CBDT Chairman
• Holcium a Swiss company is the largest producer of Cement
• J P Morgan has taken over the operations of Washington Mutual Inc
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Sunday, May 11, 2008 set up India’s first Helium Extraction pilot plant at Kuthalam near Mayiladuturai, Nagapattinam district.
• Typhoon Phengshen hit Philippines
• Albert Howard is known as Father of Organic Farming
• Asia Security summit 2009-Singapore
• Kalka Shimla Railway Line is included in UNESCO heritage list
• Oprah Winfrey is the Chairman of Harpo
• E-6 is the superfast electric car of China