NATIONAL February 2009
The ISRO Chairman, G. Madhavan Nair and Team Chandrayaan are declared the CNN-IBN Indian of the year 2008. Actor Dilip Kumar is presented the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar, ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, social activist Aruna Roy among seven persons to be presented with the Bharat Asmita National Awards at a function in New Delhi
India and the U.S. sign an MoU for cooperation in production and marketing of biofuels
A commemorative postage stamp is released in New Delhi to mark 50 years of SAIL.
India signs its first commercial nuclear pact with the French nuclear Areva for reactors, fuel supply in New Delhi.
The Union Minister for Textiles Shankersinh Waghela releases the Handloom Atlas of India, in Chennai.
The U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Koon is presented the Sustainable Development Leadership Award 2009 at the Ninth Delhi Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi. There are no “bailouts” for a climate crisis, says the External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee inaugurating the summit.
A.S. Murty is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Satyam Computer Services.
Cabinet nod for national policy on safety at workplace.
Mumbai terror “a crime against humanity,” says the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in an interview to The Hindu.
Kiran Karnik, the former president of the National Association of Software and Services Companies, chairman of Satyam Computer Services
The first model e-court in the country is launched by the Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad.
Pandit Bhimshen Joshi, noted Hindustani classical vocalist is presented with Bharat Ratna at his residence in Pune
The Union Cabinet gives nod for changes to the foreign direct investment policy and excludes indirect investment through domestic firms from the overall sectoral ceilings.
Scientists of the Karnal based National Dairy Research Institute announce cloning of the world's first buffalo
John Chambers, Chairman of CEO, Cisco Systems is presented the Global CEO of the year 2008 award at the inaugural of the Nasscom India Leadership Forum 2009 in Mumbai.
Suman Sharma becomes the world's first woman to fly the mighty Russian MiG-35 fighter jet at the Aero India International Air Show in Yelahanka, Bangalore.
Sonia Gandhi inaugurates the Srinagar International Airport and the Baramulla-Srinagar train service.
The External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, who holds charge of Finance presents the interim budget for 2009-10 for a vote-on-account. A massive allocation of Rs. 1,31,317 crore is made for flagship programmes. Defence gets Rs. 1,41,703 crore and Rs. 65,300 crore debt waiver and relief given to 3.6 crore farmers. A sum of Rs. 100 crore earmarked for Unique Identification Project
The Government moves the Company Law Board to supersede the boards of Maytas Infra and Maytas Properties both promoted by the family of Ramalinga Raju, former chairman of Satyam Computer Services.
Prominent Hindi novelist Govind Mishra among 23 persons presented the Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2008 in New Delhi.
The Centre launches Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme and Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension scheme.
Rajya Sabha passes the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2008.
Lok Sabha passes the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2009.
The Navy is tasked with overall maritime security encompassing coastal and offshore security of the nation. National Command Control, communications and intelligence network planned.
The keel of the first indigenous aircraft carrier is laid by the Defence Minister A. K. Antony at a function in Kochi.
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