National September 2009
An “informed meeting” of the WTO Trade Ministers in New Delhi aimed at fast-tracking the Doha Round opens.
Kanchivaram wins the Best Feature Film award and Prakash Raj adjudged Best Actor as the 55th National Film Awards 2007 are announced in New Delhi. Inime Nangathan bags the Best Animated Film award. The Best Actress Award goes to Kannada actor Umashree for her role in Gulabi Talkies. Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Naalu Pennugal fetches him the Best Director Award.
The National Mission for Female Literacy christened Saakshar Bharat Mission, is launched by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.
The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Selja, unveils contours of Rajiv Awas Yojana aimed at making cities slum-free in the next five years.
India and Hong Kong sign the Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement on criminal matters.
India and Mongolia sign a civil nuclear agreement for uranium supply, besides pacts on peaceful uses of radioactive minerals, health, culture and statistics.
The World Bank approves “Single Tranche loan” worth $4.3 billion for four specific projects in India aimed at strengthening select public sector banks.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle puts in orbit India's 960-kg. Oceansat-2 and six foreign nano satellites after blasting off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
The Chandrayaan-1 probe finds traces of water across the surface of large parts of moon.
Eleven persons, including four from the IISC, Bangalore are selected for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research for 2009.
Veteran playback singer Manna Dey is selected for the 2007 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
The International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed ElBaradei is honoured with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace and Disarmament and Development 2008, in New Delhi.
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