General Knowledge Current Affairs october,2012

1. Strategic Thinker and Analyst Brahma Chellaney won Bernard Schwartz Award 2. Edinburgh Napier University honoured Sharmila Tagore with Honorary Doctorate of Arts Sports Current Affairs october,2012

Sydney Sixers wins CLT20 Championship by defeating Highveld Lions in the final match played at Johannesburg, South Africa Joshna Chinnapa wins IJM Land Penang Open Squash Title 2012 1. Indian Women Cricket Team won ACC T20 Asia Cup 2012 0. Pankaj Advani wins the World Billiards Championship Title by beating Englishman Mike Russel 1. Argentine striker Lionel Messi wins The Golden Boot Award as Europes Top Scorer

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins the Formula One Indian Grand Prix 2012 SUN TV Network acquires Hyderabad IPL franchise for a sum of Rs 85.05 crore per annum 0. Sun TV Network Acquired Hyderabad IPL Franchise Lance Armstrong stripped of from seven Tour de France titles, imposed life ban, after facing doping charges 0. Indias Saina Nehwal wins Denmark Open Badminton Title 1. Anaka Alankamony clinches her second WISPA Squash title

London Olympics silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar named the Services Best Sportsman 2012 Multiple Asian Games gold medallist, Jaspal Rana, has been appointed chief coach for junior pistol shooters by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) 0. Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win Shanghai Masters 1. Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner goes faster than the speed of sound

Jeevan Neduncheziyan and Prerna Bhambri emerge champions in the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 0. Indian Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar wins Macau Open 1. World champion Viswanathan Anand first time defeated by Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in the Final Master chess Championship

0. Anil Kumble appointed chairman of ICC Cricket Committee 1. Monisha Kaltenborn becomes the first Woman Team Principal in Formula One

0. Former England all-rounder Dermot Reeve appointed as the coach for Maharashtra Ranji Team 1. Former Zimbabwe Cricket Player Kevin Curran passes Away

0. West Indies wins the ICC World Twenty20 Tournament by defeating Srilanka by 36 runs 1. Australian Cricketer Shane Watson named Player of the Tournament in the ICC World Twenty20 Tournament

0. Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins Japanese Grand Prix 1. Australia retain Womens World Twenty20 title by defeating England by 4 runs

Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal Launches Hockey and Cricket League under the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) Formula one driver Michael Schumacher announces retirement India moves up by one place to become 168th in FIFA Football Rankings German Footballer Michael Ballack quits his Career Indian judokas win 2 silver, 3 bronze in Asian Championship Astronomy Current Affairs october,2012

Valles Marineris : Largest canyon in solar system A new planet which is called PH1 has been discovered by researchers NASAs Swift satellite discovers Swift J1745-26 , a new blackhole towards the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy

Indias heaviest satellite GSAT-10 launched from the Kourou launch pad in French Guiana, South America. Personalities Current Affairs october,2012

Kateri Tekakwitha- known as Lily of the Mohawks becomes the first American Indian to be canonized in St Peters Square by Pope Benedict XVI Actor and Satirist Jaspal Bhatti dies in a road accident in Punjab 1. Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes India rich list 2. Rajat Kumar Gupta sentenced to two years in prison for Inside Trading 3. Gen Fang Fenghui appointed as the Chief of the Headquarters of the General Staff of the 2.3 million strong Peoples Liberation Army, (PLA).

Ms Manju Seth appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Madagascar Justice Yatindra Singh takes oath as the new Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court First woman chief of African Union Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma became the first woman to take office as the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) at the A.U. headquarters in Addis Ababa Former India football goalkeeper, Bandya Kakade passes away Ravi Narain elected Chairman of Working Committee of World Federation Exchanges Hyderabads last Nizam Osman Ali Khan named all-time richest Indian 0. Former King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk dies in China 1. Vikram Pandit, the CEO of Citigroup resigns

Mukesh Ambani named The Richest Indian by survey conducted by Chinese research form, Hurun Mukesh Ambani named The Richest Indian as per survey conducted by Chinese research form, Hurun U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner visits India 0. Pakistani Sufi legend Abida Parveen honoured with lifetime achievement award by Kaladharmi Begum Akhtar Academy of Ghazal in New Delhi 1. Vivek Rae appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME)

2. S.Vishwanathan elected as New Managing Director of State Bank of India

Freedom fighter and former UP Governor B Satyanarayana Reddy is dead Ajit M Saran appointed as Secretary in National Commission for Women(NCW) 0. Social activist Arvind Kejriwal forms political party 1. A. Raja, Kanimozhi and Suresh Kalmadi nominated as the members of the Parliamentary Standing Committees on Energy, Home Affairs and External Affairs respectively 2. Renowned mathematician, Gandhian activist and the convenor of Azadi Bachao Aandolan Professor Banwarilal Sharma passes away

Justice Altamas Kabir sworn in as 39th Chief Justice of India by the President. Sanjay Mitra appointed as new Chief Secretary of West Bengal Brajesh Mishra, the first National Security Advisor of India passes away Honours And Awards Current Affairs october,2012

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) awarded the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Award for 2012 1. Amitabh Bachchan, wins the Best Television Host for the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati by Peoples Choice Award of Colour Television channel 2. The 2012 International Crop Science award given to Dr. C.L. Laxmipathi Gowda, scientist of the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

0. Strategic thinker and analyst, Brahma Chellaney wins the 2012 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award for his book " Water: Asia's New Battleground" 1. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar conferred the Col C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award at the annual BCCI awards function

0. IT giant Infosys founder, N.R. Narayan Murthy honoured with Hoover Medal for promoting science at Global Humanitarian Technology Conference in Washington 1. Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore awarded with Honorary Doctorate of Arts by the Edinburgh Napier University

Former Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of India, late Babu Jagjivan Ram awarded with the Friends of Liberation War Honour by the Government of Bangladesh Singham Bravery Award posthumously given to Mr.Narendra Kumar IPS and Security Personnel The Folded Earth written by Anuradha Roy and A Free Man by Aman Sethi wins the 11th Economist Crossword Book Award 0. Martin Guptill wins the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for 2011-12 1. Poet-writer Chandrasekhar Kambar conferred with the Jnanpith Award

0. Sachin Tendulkar to be the first Indian sportsperson to be conferred with the Membership of the Order of Australia 1. British Writer Hilary Mantel wins Booker Prize for second time for her novel Bring up the Bodies

American economists Alvin E Roth and Lloyd S Shapley shares Nobel Prize 2012 for Economics Nobel Peace Prize 2012 awarded to European Union Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel Prize for Literature Americans Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka wins Nobel Prize 2012 for Chemistry Frenchman Serge Haroche and American David Wineland shares the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics British researcher John Gurdon and Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka wins Nobel Prize 2012 in Medicine Banaras Hindu University VC Dr. Lalji Singh wins MV Pylee award for best academician President confers Shastri Award to ISRO scientist Ms.Tessy Thomas Culture Current Affairs october,2012

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to establish a national data base for tigers Arabic makes its debut as official language at Vatican Delhi Government ties up with INTACH for Conservation of Monuments

India and France signs an agreement in the Field of sustainable Urban Development 1. Save Ganga, Save Dolphin campaign initiated in Uttar Pradesh by the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department in association with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) 2. Dolphin Day observed in Bihar to create awareness about Gangetic Dolphins

0. Ministry of Rural Development launches Nirmal Bharat Yatra 1. 100-member team of Elite Forest Protection Force set up at the Kaziranga National Park to save Rhinos from Poachers

Shadman Chowk in Lahore renamed as Bhagat Singh Chowk World History Current Affairs october,2012

Renowned British Historian Eric Hobsbawm dies, aged 95 Economics Current Affairs october,2012

Gujarat tops in private sector investments across India, as per ASSOCHAM France provides carmaker Peugeot Citroen, a 7 billion ($9.1 billion) bailout package Hyderabad named worlds 3rd best city to visit in 2013 by travel guide book Lonely Planet 1. Tata Starbuck, a joint venture between Tata Global Beverages (TGBL) and Starbucks Coffee Company opens its first store in India at Horniman Circle, South Mumbai 2. DGCA suspends the license of the debt-ridden aircraft carrier, Kingfisher Airlines

IOC signs MoU with Korea Gas Corporation(KOGAS) to jointly explore and produce Gas Global Hunger Report 2012: India ranked at 65th position IMF slashes Indias growth forecast for 2012 to 4.9 Percent DGCA issues Show-Cause notice to Kingfisher Airlines 0. Government approves 49% FDI in insurance & pension sectors 1. Government approves 12th Five-Year Plan(2012-2017)

India slips to 7th position from 6th in Coffee production World Ranking Business Current Affairs october,2012

Indias NSDC inks pact with Ausralias industry skills council SkillsDMC Nokia India signs deal with football club, FC Barcelona Bharti Airtel becomes Worlds Fourth Largest Mobile Operator after China Mobile, Vodafone Group and American Movil Group India and Austria signed an MoU to strengthen bilateral cooperation on Rail and Road Technology Current Affairs october,2012

Microsoft unveils Windows 8 in India Apple launches smaller Mini i-Pad tablet MiniFlame Virus, a New Cyber Espionage Tool is Infecting Computers in Middle East countries like Lebanon and Iran Union Cabinet approves proposals to procure Brahmos and Invar Missiles Mahindra Satyam Ties up with Dehradun-based University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

1. Air India receives its third Boeing 787 Dreamliner from the new North Charleston Facility of the American manufacturer 2. Indian Railways launches RailRadar, the new online application to trace train locations on Google Maps

Indian Navy successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile capable of carrying conventional warhead of 300 kg 0. India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Dhanush missile 1. Australia launches worlds fastest radio telescope- The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP)

Nuclear Capable Prithvi II Ballistic Missile sucessfully test fired from Odisha Bhupinder Singh Hooda green signals the trial run of Rapid Metro in Gurgaon Inventions Current Affairs october,2012

A Humanoid Robot with common sense called Baxter designed in USA

1. Scientists of the City University of New York develops a Superhero Mice that sniff out explosives 2. Astronomers discover new Earth Sized Planet named Exo Planet in the neighboring Alpha Centauri Solar System

Maruti Suzuki Launches Alto 800 in India Gold producing bacteria discovered by scientists at Michigan State University Environment Current Affairs october,2012

1. Hurricane Sandy a Category 2 cyclone strikes US, Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba 2. Uttarakhand named Best Performing State by Planning Commission in terms of environmental standards

Ministry of Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs releases Atlas Aquifer System of India for six states Days And Years Current Affairs october,2012

World Food Day celebrated World observes the first ever International Day of the Girl Child Global James Bond Day was celebrated Political Current Affairs october,2012

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sentenced to 4 years in jail and suspended him from public service for 3 years for tax fraud The Cabinet Reshuffle: Reshuffling of 5 ministers along with induction of 17 new faces African Union (A.U.) readmits Mali after a meeting of the A.U. Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) The 2nd India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue held in Tokyo India & Pakistan in consultations to introduce a common currency called Papee South Korea, Luxembourg, Argentina, Australia and Rwanda elected to the UN Security Council Asia Co-operation Dialogue Summit being held in Kuwait Ali Zidan elected by the 200 member National Congress as Libyas new Prime Minister

Presidents son Abhijit Mukherjee wins Jangipur Lok Sabha by-poll Presidents son Abhijit Mukherjee wins Jangipur Lok Sabha by-poll UP Revenue minister Vinod Singh resigns due to involvement in CMO abduction case

1. Huge Chavez Re-elected as President of Venezuela for the third time 2. Abdi Farah Shirdon Said chosen as the new Prime Minister of Somalia

Maldivian Court issues an arrest warrant against ex-President Mohamed Nasheed 0. Imran Khan leads Peace March to South Waziristan tribal belt to protest US drone stikes 1. Social Activist Arvind Kejriwal launches Bijli-Paani Satyagraha in Delhi Education Current Affairs october,2012

ZEE Launches Edutaintment Channel Zee Q for children India and World Bank Signed 500 Million Dollar Deal for Secondary Education Project named Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan(RMSA) Cinema Current Affairs october,2012

The Seventh South Asia Film Festival (SAFF)-2012 begins at Kala Academy at Panaji in Goa Well known film maker Yash Chopra passes away Films Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India to establish first Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai Literature Current Affairs october,2012

China blocks access to the English as well as Chinese-language website of the New York Times after the website publishing an article alleging the Chinese Prime Minister Eminent Writer and President of the Sahitya Akademi, Sunil Gangopadhyay dies Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi releases Ek Thhi Kusum, a short stories collection authored by former State Assembly Speaker Prakash Pant Newsweek, the eighty year old print magazine announces shut down of its print operations completely and go all-digital

Sports Current Affairs november,2012

2014 FIFA World Cup,to be held in Brazil will be addressed to the world by FULECO- name of the mascot, Armadillo Fuleco is the fusion of the words futebol and ecologia which are terms related to ecology Sebastian Vettal bagged the F1 Championship for the season after having a tight competition with Fernando Alonso who was just 3 points behind after the race. Vettal represented Team Redbull. Indian legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar (former indian captain too) was awarded with BCCI's prestigious Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award. 1. Asian under 10 Girls Chess Champion: Nuthaki Priyanka Won World Youth Chess Championship The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup for the first time in its history with a 3-2 defeat of Spain 0. The Spanish pair of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez on 12 November 2012 defeated the Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in the Men's Doubles title clash of the ATP World Tour Finals in London 0. American Olympic champions Allyson Felix and Ashton Eaton were named winners of the 2012 Jesse Owens Award for their outstanding performance in 2012 1. United Sikkim Football Club (USFC) will have CEO Baichung Bhutia as its interim coach till a new one is identified. 2. ATP World Tour Final 2012: World No.1 Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in finals to maintain his position.

0. High Court lifts life-ban on Mohammad Azharuddin, former Indian Cricket Team captain. 1. World Discus Throw champion Russias Darya Pishchalnikova may face life ban for doping. 2. Indian cricket team Captain M.S. Dhonis Superbike championship team changes its name from MSD R-N Racing Team India to Mahi Racing Team India. 3. Gaganjeet Bhullar becomes the youngest Indian to feature in the Top 100 Golfers List.

Kerala becomes the overall champions in the 28th National Junior Athletics Championship-2012 which concluded in Lucknow. 0. South African pace bowler Vernon Philander named Sportsman of the year. 1. Order of Australia membership presented to Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar. 2. Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok to represent India at the Race of Champions, in Bangkok scheduled next month.

Pakistan lifts Asian Kabbadi Championship Trophy 0. Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen Wins Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 1. Indian pair Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi wins the Paris Masters Tennis Doubles Title 2012

Hironmoy Chatterjee, Secretary of the Bengal Tennis Association appointed CEO of The All India Tennis Association (AITA) 0. Virat Kohli Selected for BCCI Polly Umrigar Award Virat Kohli chosen for BCCI Polly Umrigar Award for top International cricketer in 2011-12 Honours And Awards Current Affairs november,2012

CNBC Tourism Award for the year 2012 was conferred to Kerala for being the best travel and tourism state Miss Czech Republic Tereza Fajksova was elected as the Miss Earth 2012. The pageant was held at Manilla, capital city of Philipines. Noted poet Attoor Ravi Varma has been awarded the Kerala government's prestigiousEzhuthachan Puraskaram 2012 on account of his outstanding contribution to state's literature Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian president and Nobel laureate, will get this year's Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for being an "inspiration" to women and ensuring return of peace and democracy in her country, 1. Pakistani girl Malala Yousufzai, who became the face of her countrys struggle against the Taliban, has been awarded for her bravery and advocation of education for girls in adverse conditions in Swat by World Peace and Prosperity Foundation Chairman Prince Ali Khan

0. Urdu Scholar Gopi Chand Narang Awarded Moortidevi Award for 2010 for his outstanding work on Urdu Ghazal aur Hindustani Zehan wa Tehzeeb at a function organized by Bhartiya Jnanpith 0. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writer Katherine Boo on 14 November 2012 won thenational book award for nonfiction for Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity, which sheds light on the lives of India's poor as well as government corruption The short story collection Alphonsammayude Maranavum Savasamskaravum by Zakaria bags the O V Vijayan Memorial Literary Award. 0. Kavalam Narayana Panicker to receive the first K Karunakaran Memorial Award 1. Veteran Actor Madhu to be conferred with Satyam Foundation Award 2. Minister K G Balakrishnan selected as the winner of the Sahakari Ratna Award 3. Dr. G SanjeevaReddy, President of AITUC selected for the first K Karunakaran Memorial Award

0. Mathura Refinery Bags 13th Annual Greentech Environment Award 1. Shoppers Stop awarded Top Class Brand Award 2012-13 by National Education And Human Resource Development Organization

0. Lyricist Gulzar Conferred with Indira Gandhi National Award 1. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Conferred with French Award The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letter

Lyricist Gulzar conferred with Indira Gandhi National Award Personalities Current Affairs november,2012

Joseph Edward Murray who performed world's first kidney transplant is dead. He also received Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1990.
Tony Hall will serve as the new director general of BBC succeeding George Entwistle. Tony Hall served as the chief executive of the Royal Opera House till then.

Ranjit Sinha, senior IPS officer was appointed the next Director of the Central Bureau ofInvestigation on a two-year term.

Australian best-selling author Bryce Courtenay and the author of "The Power Of One"(1989) and 20 other titles passed away.

1. The Shiv Sena Supremo Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray died on 17 November 2012 at the age of 86 Bishop of Durham Justin Welby named Archbishop of Canterbury Founder of Super 30Anand Kumar declared Peoples Hero Geography Current Affairs november,2012

Storm Athena hits New York and other cities in USA. INS Mhadei flagged off from Mumbai to begin the Sagar Parikrama-II Cinema Current Affairs november,2012

The Chinese film, 11 Flowers on 17 November 2012 won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) Award at 18th Kolkata International Film Festival. Late Malayalam Movie Actor Sathyan's 100th birthday being celebrated on 9th November 2012. The director of the controversial film The Innocence of Muslims, Mark Bassely Youssef put to prison. Kerala State Film Awards for 2011 distributed. For details, Click Here

International Film Festival opens at Dharmasala, Himachal Pradesh Economics Current Affairs november,2012

Union finance minister P Chidambaram disclosed that amendments to the General Anti-Avoidance Rules, or GAAR, the controversial law against tax avoidance through foreign investments, have been finalised
Europe slipped into recession for the second time in three years against a backdrop of large and often violent demonstrations against austerity measures adopted by several European governments aimed at restructuring their ailing, debt-ridden economies.

2G spectrum auction ends, less than Rs 10,000 cr bids received South African Government introduces currency notes with the face of Nelson Mandela, as a mark of respect for the leader.

Master Card Worldwide and Thomas Cook tie up to launch Travel prepaid Cards Ashish Kumar Chauhan appointed as the MD & CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange Environment Current Affairs november,2012

1. Operation sea quence- Researchers from Australia and Saudi Arabia launched a project which they hope will help them understand the genetic makeup of corals and how they react to climate change. Reefs around the world are under threat from bleaching due to climate change, as well as storms and predatory starfish, and scientists want to learn more about coral resilience to help head off further destruction. Koshik-The Asian elephant that can reproduce human speech 0. Storm which hit East Coast of USA on 30th October-Sandy 1. Cyclone which hit Tamil Nadu coast on 31st October-Nilam Culture Current Affairs november,2012

1. Discovery Communication launches kids channel-Discovery Kids in Andhra Pradesh 2. T Samuel renowned for Pocket-cartoons, dies at the age of 86 Business Current Affairs november,2012

Ms. Chitra Ramakrishnan is appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of NSE(National Stock Exchange) for a period of 5 years from the next financial year. Mr. Joginder Singh is appointed as the President and MD of Ford India. Airtel completes largest network transformation in Africa 1. World Travel Market-LONDON: the leading global event for the travel industry - is a vibrant must attend four-day business-to-business event presenting a diverse range of destinations and industry sectors to UK and International travel professionals. It is a unique opportunity for the whole global travel trade to meet, network, negotiate and conduct business under one roof 0. Inflation declined marginally to 7.45 per cent in October

0. Shree Krishna Khaitan, Chairman of Khaitan Group passes away. 1. Cyrus Mistry appointed as Deputy Chairman, Tata Motors.

German luxury car-maker Volkswagen enters into the multi-brand pre-owned car business in India under Das WeltAuto brand. M A Yousaf Ali, the MD of Emke-Lulu Group selected as the most influential Asian business man of Middle East and North African region Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) lifts ban on certain milk products Education Current Affairs november,2012

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam receives invitation for teaching at Peking University of China Political Current Affairs november,2012

The first Constitution was drafted and then approved by the Constituent Assembly of Arab Republic of Egypt (official name of Egypt) here in Cairo after the death of former President Hosni Mubarak. Arvind Kejriwal- anti corruption activist alongwith his followers renamed their political party 'India Against Corruption' as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which concentrates on the ideology of constitution focussing on the ideology of decentralised democracy Ajmal Kasab, the working head behind 26/11 terror attack, was hanged to death at the Yerawada Jail in Pune Barack Obama re-elected as US President for the second consecutive term, defeating Republican candidate Mitt Romney

1. India and Canada tie up for supply of Uranium to India. 2. Communist Party of China(CPC) week-long Party Congress begins at the Great Hall of the People

0. Irom Sharmila- Iron Lady from Manipur, completes 12 years of her fasting demanding cancellation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 (AFSPA). 1. Russias Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov fired from Ministry over the allegations of massive corruption scandal in his agency.

0. Bo-Xilai expelled from Chinese Communist Party

1. Mahesh Jethmalani quits BJP National Executive

Government Nod to Grant Ex-Serviceman Status to the Retired Paramilitary staff General Science Current Affairs november,2012

New Zealand scientists spot rare species of Whale in the Pacific Ocean. World Organisations Current Affairs november,2012

1. The three-day review meeting of Ministers of Education and heads of delegation of the E-9 countries comprising India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria and Mexico ended in New Delhi on 10 November 2012 with the adoption of the New Delhi Commitment. E-9 nations decided to expand their cooperation in Inclusive, Relevant Quality Education for All. It took stock of the progress towards the Education for All goals and to renew cooperation in consolidating the gains and addressing remaining challenges.

Mireille Balestrazzi becomes the first ever Woman President of the Interpol General Knowledge Current Affairs november,2012

1. India and Japan Signed Earths Pact on Rare Earth Minerals that will enable the latter to import the rare Earth minerals from India

Tulsi Govinda Baruah, the Chairman of Assam Tribune Group of Newspapers died on 17 November 2012 at his residence in Rajgarh Tobacco Board on 16 November 2012 launched the first tobacco e-auctioning platformlocated at Periyapatna in Mysore district in Karnataka Virangana- Assam government has raised a special women commando force to prevent crime against women in Guwahati. The commando force named Virangana is the first of its kind in the country. Force has been trained in martial arts and motor driving alongwith handling of modern weapons. State government will review the success of the force and later extend its service to other cities. 0. PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is among the three Indian-Americans invited by U.S. President Barack Obama as part of his wider consultations on the current economic crisis. 1. Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in India after a long term of 4 decades and will deliver the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture as part of childrens day celebrations.

2. Indiaex-2012- Joined India -U.S naval exercise held in goa tested the compatibility of the submarine rescue system of the U.S. Navy with Indian Navy submarines for the first time. 3. David Wehner -newly appointed vice-president of 'corporate finance and business planning' of FACEBOOK after his resignation from San Francisco-based Zynga Inc. 4. Oxford chooses 'omnishambles' as word of the year which is defined as "a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations"

Current Affairs Current Affairs november,2012

SupremeSAT1: The first communication satellite launched by Srilanka with the help of China Operation X- Complete procedure undertaken for Hanging the Gunman of 26/11 Ajmal Kasab to death. C-7096 was the Jail code issued for Ajmal Amir Kasab in Arthur Road Jail Mumbai. This code was used for all the procedures regarding his sentence and death Technology Current Affairs november,2012

IRINN ( Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers) started allocating new version of IP addresses i.e. IPv6 instead of IPv4. IPv6 will provide specific identity to each user.

1. TITAN - U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu yesterday announced that Titan, a new supercomputer located at the Energy Departments Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has been named the worlds most powerful according to the TOP500 list of the worlds fastest supercomputers. Ten times more powerful than its predecessor, the Jaguar system, Titan will provide unprecedented power to accelerate scientific discoveries using technologies first developed for video game systems like Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on 11 november 2012 in New Delhi launched the new tabletAakash-2 which is an improved version od India's super-cheap tablet computer on the ocassion of the National Educaton Day which is observed on 11 November every year.

Sports Current Affairs december,2012

Former Australian pace bowler Glenn McGrath will be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame Australian cricketer Michael Hussey announces retirement from Test Cricket, at the age of 37. All India Football Federation has banned the I-League football club Mohun Bagan for abandoning their match against East Bengal Pakistan wins the Asian Champions Hockey Tournament, defeating arch rivals India in the finals by 5-4 Shiva Keshavan retains the Gold medal by winning the Asian Luge Championships 2012 Rajastans Apurvi Chandela wins Gold Medal in Womens Air Rifle in the 56th Sahara National Shooting Championship The 58th Senior National ball badminton championship to be held at the MEI Layout grounds, Bagalagunte near Bangalore from December 26 to 30 India's Parupalli Kashyap wins the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold singles title Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from One-day cricket Renowned Indian Hockey player, Leslie Claudius passes away at the age of 85 after prolonged illness Praful Patel re-elected as the President of All India Football Federation South Africa tops the list in the latest released ICC Test Championship Rankings World No 2 Tennis player Roger Federer is selected as the Swiss Male Athlete of the Year 2012. England secures a Test series win in Indian soil after 28 long years.It was in 1984-85 under the captaincy of David Gower that England had won a series in India before China wins the boys and girls titles of Volkswagen 2012 World Junior Table Tennis Championship Sardar Singh becomes the highest paid player in the auctions held for 2013 Hockey India League Athlete Usain Bolt to be awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year-2012

Indian Men and Women teams win the World Cup Kabbadi Tournament-2012 by beating Pakistan and Malaysia respectively India beat Pakistan in the Finals to lift the first ever SBI T20 World Cup for the Blind 2012 Director of Mercedez Motorsport division, Mr Norbert Haug to leave the company Bhausaheb Babasaheb Nimbalkar, who holds the record of highest individual firstclass cricket score passes away Yahoo and NBC Sports Group join hands to promote each others sports news on Internet and Television media Australia lifts the Champions Trophy 2012 Hockey Tournament Title defeating Netherlands by 2-1 in the finals Argentine Foot ball team Captain and the star-striker of FC Barcelona, Lionell Messi becomes the player to score most goals in a calendar year, breaking the earlier record of West German Gerd Mueller Kobe Bryant of Los Angeles Lakers becomes the youngest player to reach the milestone of 30000 career points in NBA Basketball England Cricket team captain, Mr.Alistair Cook becomes the youngest player in the history of Test Cricket to score 7000 runs Ministry of Sports de-recognizes Indian Amateur Boxing Federation & Archery Association of India Air India beat Bharat Petroleum to lift the 23rd Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland wins the World Challenge Golf Tournament hosted by Tiger Woods, defeating Keegan Bradley The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspends the membership of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for holding elections by ignoring the IOC warnings Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand wins $300,000 Hero womens Indian Open at the DLF Country Club, defeating defending champion Caroline Hedwall Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni released a book on former Indian opener Pankaj Roy titled Pankaj,Bengals Forgotten Hero Former Australian Cricket Team captain, Ricky Ponting announces retirement from International Test Cricket

Anna Ushenina of Ukraine defeated Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the womens World Championship crown and gained the title for the year 2012 Kabaddi World Cup Opening ceremony being held in Bathinda, Ludhiana Indian Polity Current Affairs december,2012

Union Law and Justice Minister Dr. Ashwani Kumar has announced that the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill will be tabled in Cabinet next month Madhya Pradesh State Government forms a Senior Citizen Commission to look into the problems of the elderly. Central Government to set up a Commission headed by Former Chief Justice of India J.S. Verma and consisting of Former Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramaniam and Justice Lalitha Seth as its members to study about Safety of Women in the country Loksabha passes the Banking Amendment Bill which opens foreign investment to banking industry and allows Reserve Bank of India to issue new banking licenses Rajya Sabha approves Constitution Amendment Bill which sanctions quotas for Government job promotion to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Loksabha passes the Companies Bill-2011 which will replace Companies Act-1956 and improve the existing corporate governance rules The Union Ministry has decided to extend the ban on United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) The Union Cabinet approves Land Acquisition Bill in Parliament Indian and Japan governments signed 2 agreements on Social Security and Memorandum between the Department of Atomic Energy of India and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan on Cooperation in the Rare Earths Industry in India. The agreements were signed in Tokyo.

Political Current Affairs december,2012

Congress, under the leadership of Mr. Vir Bhadra Singh wins the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, winning 36 seats out of the total of 68 seats Narendra Modi led BJP, voted to power for the third consecutive time in Gujarat, Congress returns to pwer in Himachal Pradesh

Late Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackerays structure removed from Shivaji Park, one month after his cremation Meghalaya Assembly passes the Lokayukta Bill 2012 BJP leader and the first Chief Minister of the state of Uttarakhand Nityanand Swami passes away at the age of 84 The Union cabinet approves creation of a new body named Cabinet Committee on Investment(CCI) to speed up decisions on infrastructure and manufacturing projects Supreme Court dismisses P A Sangmas petition against Pranab Mukherjees election as President of India B.S.Yeddyurappa, former Chief Minister of Karnataka who resigned from BJP has launced a new political party named Karnataka Janatha Party(KJP) Hamas Chief, Mr.Khaled Mashal makes his first ever historic visit to the Gaza strip. India and Pakistan holds bilateral talks to resolve Sir Creek Dispute.Sir Creek, locally called Baan Ganga is a 96 km narrow strip of water in the Rann of Kutch region, which separates the two countries. Senior Congress leader and Former Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr.Narhari Amin quits party and joins BJP Susan Rice leads the race to become the successor of Hilary Clinton to the post of US Secretary of State, whose term ends early next year Ajit Pawar, the senior NCP leader and nephew of NCP President Mr.Sharad Pawar sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chinese Government-run agency Great Wall Industry Corporation(GWIC) launches Srilankas first satellite. India and Russia held joint naval exercise INDRA in Mumbai. Enrique Pena Neito sworn in as Mexicos new President The National Security Advisor Mr.Shiv Shankar Menon is the first Indian official to visit China after changes in the Communist Party of China I.K. Gujral, Former Indian Prime Minister and the author of key foreign policy doctrine, dies at 92. He was Indias 12th Prime Minister from April 1997 to March 1998. Astronomy Current Affairs december,2012

NASAs next mission as part of the New Frontiers program is being named Venus InSitu Explorer(VISE)

NASA Scientists discover the longest ever extra-terrestrial river system on Saturns moon, Titan NASAs spaceship Voyager-1 has entered Magnetic Highway, an unknown space towards the edge of solar system Sunita Williams has spent in space, a total of 322 days. The biggest blackhole, having a mass equivalent to 17 billion Suns discovered in Galaxy NGC-1277 NASA Scientists discover huge mass of ice at Mercurys North Pole Economics Current Affairs december,2012

Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Subir Gokarn retires from his post S Raman, former Chairman & MD, Canara Bank being appointed as the third wholetime member of Securities And Exchange Board of India(SEBI), Prashant Saran and Rajeev Kumar Agarwal being the other two. The National Development Council (NDC) cuts down the average annual growth rate for the 12th five-year plan period to 8% The Union Government decides to increase the minimum support price of wheat by Rs 65 to Rs.1350 per Quintal Government extends the tenure of Saumitra Chaudhuri Committee studying on the revision of Wholesale Price Index Karnataka becomes the first state in the country to propose an exclusive Budget for Agriculture India and Russia sign pact for a 2 billion dollar Investment Fund to strengthen the economic ties between the two countries Russian sovereign wealth fund Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Monday signed a pact with State Bank of India (SBI) for setting up a $2 billion investment consortium for promoting investments between the two nations. Axis Bank , the leading private sector Bank launches e-Gift Card facility to customers, thereby becoming the first bank to provide such a facility Lok Sabha passes the Banking Bill Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief Executive Officer of Facebook Inc donates USD 500 million health and education charity works The Government in its Mid-Year Economic Analysis lowered the growth projection for the current fiscal year from earlier estimated 7.6% to 5.7%-5.9%

Delhi Government introduces debit card Saral Money for Aadhar cardholders which automatically opens a bank account in the name of the beneficiary Fortune-500 List of Indian Companies names Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) as the company with highest revenue. Reliance Industries (RIL) is ranked second in the list The American Depository Shares(ADS) of IT giant Infosys starts trading in NYSE under the ticker name INFY Naina Lal Kidwai, Country head of HSBC India is appointed as the President of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) Consumer Price Index(CPI) data for the month of November 12 released.The retail inflation rate rises to 9.9% Indian, Harmit Singh is appointed as the new CFO of the international apparel brand Levi Strauss & Co Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launches SME Index which now comprises of Small And Medium Enterprises(SMEs) which helps to track the market conditions and growth of investment ICICI bank opens 101 Gramin branches in villages with no banking facility spread across 6 states, as part of its financial enclosure plan The Union Cabinet approves a Rs.6779 crore revival package to The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited(FACT), Udyogamandal Indias Index of Industrial Production (IIP), soared to 16-month high of 8.2 per cent in October 2012 Reserve Bank of India(RBI) sets up Supervisory college for State Bank of India(SBI) and ICICI Bank Tax expert, Parthasarathi Shome appointed as the Advisor to the Union Finance Minister, Mr.P Chidambaram Only cheque books that follow Cheque Truncation System(CTS) to be accepted from January 1st, 2013 onwards. India has been ranked 94th out of 176 countries in Transparency Internationals 2012 Corruption Perception Index (CPI). Last year, India was ranked 95 out of 183 countries that were studied. "Aapka Paisa, Aapke Haath"(Your money in Your hands) is the slogan for the Direct Cash Transfer scheme introduced by the Government Department of Financial Services Secretary D. K. Mittal has been accorded additional charge of the Department of Disinvestment following the retirement of Mohammad Haleem Khan as DoD Secretary on November 30.

Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL) issues eviction notice to Kingfisher Airlines The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launches, countrys first carbon based thematic index, BSE Carbonex The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) signs a three year pact,Bilateral Swap Agreement(BSA) with Bank of Japan UK based News Corp to restructure the top management into two entities-the publishing house, News Corporation and the entertainment & media house Fox Group IT major Infosys decides to shift its American shares from Nasdaq to NYSE The number of deaths in the country this year till November 15 due to dengue has touched 216, with Tamil Nadu topping the list with the death of 60 people. GDP (gross domestic product) growth dipped to 5.3 per cent in the second quarter (July-September) of 2012-13 from 6.7 per cent in the same quarter during the previous fiscal, mainly owing to dismal performances by the farm and manufacturing sectors Bharti Infratel Ltd., the telecom tower business of Bharti Airtel, is entering the capital market with an initial public offer (IPO) to raise over Rs.4,500 crore. This will be the biggest IPO since that of Coal Indias two years ago. Personalities Current Affairs december,2012

Ashwani Kumar has been appointed as the new Chairman & MD of Dena Bank, one of the leading banks in the Public sector C R Biswal takes charge as the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission(APPSC) Sheela Balakrishnan appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu. She succeeds Debendranath Sarangi The Delhi Gangrape victim passes away at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore Renowned Cricket commentator and former England Team captain, Mr.Tony Greig passed away at the age of 66, following lung cancer Union Minister Kamal Nath is appointed as the new ex-officio member of the plan panel, replacing Jairam Ramesh General Norman Schwarzkopf, the US commander who lead the international coalition forces in Kuwait against Iraq (Operation Desert Storm) in the first Gulf war dies in Florida at the age of 78 Dr Aditya Arya has been appointed as the Director General of Home Guards in Delhi

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Swatanter Kumar,Judge Supreme Court of India, has joined as Chairperson in National Green Tribunal Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Justice M Yusuf Eqbal, Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice VenkateGowda and Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice Vikramjit Sen are appointed as judges of the Supreme Court Research-In-Motion(RIM), the manufacturer of the Blackberry Smartphone has named Ranbir Kapoor as its brand ambassador in India Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti submits his resignation to the President Japanese Jiroemon Kimura (115 years) becomes the Worlds oldest person Ajay Chadha appointed as the head of Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force(ITBP) US President Barack Obama to nominate veteran Senator John Kerry as the next Secretary of State Israels Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns from the post Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India on December 24th Advocate R S Goswami elected As the Chairman of Bar Council of Delhi Justice Arun Kumar Mishra appointed as the Chief Justice of Kolkata High Court Norman Woodland, the inventor of bar code dies at the age of 91 in New Jersey Devendra Lal, geophysicist and visiting professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) of the University of California, San Diego, dies at the age of 83. Brazilian architect,Oscar Niemeyer dies at the age of 104.He was the designer of Brasilia Suresh Vaswani being appointed as the President of Dell Services.He was the Co-CEO of Wipro before. Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse committed suicide in London after falling victim to a hoax call by two Australian radio presenters World renowned Jazz Pianist and Composer , Dave Brubeck passes away due to heart failure. His album named Time Out released in 1959 was the first million-selling Jazz album of the modern times. Kensaburo Nakumaro who popularized the Japanese classical drama art form Kabuki dies at the age of 57 Shreya Singal, a 21 year old from Delhi came into news by filing a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court against the Section 66(A) of the IT Act

Besse Cooper, the woman who was listed as the world's oldest person has died in a Georgia nursing home at age 116. The title now belongs to 115-year-old Dina Manfredini, of Johnston, Iowa. The Competent Authority approves appointment of S. A. Ibrahim the IPS (MP-77) as officer on Special Duty in the Intelligence Bureau and also as the Director for Intelligence Bureau for a next two years Atbir Singh, lodged in Tihar Jail, New Delhi, is the first death-row convict whose sentence has been commuted to life imprisonment by President Pranab Mukherjee. Sachin Dev Pavithran, an Indian-American is appointed by the US President to head the independent US agency devoted to people with disabilities named Access Board. Jeff Zucker named as the President of CNN Worldwide Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Friday joined as chairman emeritus of the governing board of the GVK-EMRI that runs the popular 108 emergency services World Organisations Current Affairs december,2012

UNICEF and WHO suspends polio campaign in Pakistan following gun attacks on polio workers The Comptroller And Auditor General of India, Mr. Vinod Rai is re-elected as the Chairman of UN Panel of External Auditors 39 countries including India votes against UN resolution banning death penalty Palestine gets United Nations non-member status , despite strong protest from US and Israel Days And Years Current Affairs december,2012

Christmas,the birth of Jesus Christ being celebrated on December 25th across the world with religious fervour and gaiety. December 22 is being celebrated as the National Mathematics Day in remembrance of Srinivasa Ramanujam The National Commission of Minorities celebrates 18th December as Minorities Rights Day. World Human Rights Day being observed on December 9th World AIDS Day observed on 2nd December , across the world Culture Current Affairs december,2012

Hon President of India, Pranab Kumar Mukherjee inaugurates the 4th World Telugu Conference(WTC) being held at the temple town of Tirupati South Korean rapper Psys hit song Gangnam Style has become the first video to receive more than one billion views on YouTube Government of Madhya Pradesh to set up Kamadhenu Cow Sanctuary, the countrys first cow sanctuary in Salriya village of Shajapur district International Kuchipudi Dance Convention kick starts at the Indoor Stadium at Gachibowli Sports Complex, Andhra Pradesh Delhi Zoo to exchange White Tigress for a pair of Puma from Russia. Mysore Zoo and Leipzig zoo in Germany signs an agreement to transport four sloth bears to Germany Adlabs Entertainment announced building up of Rs 1600 crore theme park Adlabs Imagica spread over 110 acres near Mumbai Rare James Bond manuscript 'Diamonds Are Forever' to fetch 80,000 pounds in auction. Technology Current Affairs december,2012

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test launches the underwater missile K-15 off the Visakhapatnam coast The Union Government decides to set-up a five-year action plan to beef up the security systems of the critical sectors in the country The State of Karnataka announces fixing of surveillance cameras as well as GPS in taxis and auto-rickshaws for improved safety of travellers NASA develops sophisticated next-generation spacesuit named Z-1 Prototype Spacesuit and Portable Life Support System (PLSS) 2.0 India successfully test fires indigenously built Air-To-Air Interceptor Missile named Astra from Chandipur test range in Odisha India successfully test-fires from Chandipur Prithvi-II, a nuclear capable surface-tosurface ballistic missile having a strike range of 350 kms India and Israel sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop surface-to-air missile Barak-8 Scientists at Grande Ecole d'Ingenieurs Paris-Laval, France develops a headset (FlyVIZ) that gives humans 360 degrees vision

India successfully test fires surface to surface ballistic missile, Agni-I from its test range in Odisha Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN) starts issuing next version of Internet addresses IPv6 Apple launches i-Pad Mini and i-Pad 4G in India World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) is being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from December 3rd -14th , 2012. Hyderabad based Hyderabad Batteries Limited (HBL) has developed a new anti collision safety device for Railways. Indian IT Services company i-Gate launches advertisement campaign Conspiracy Uncovered in the US against the time and material model client billing system Boeing, the US aircraft manufacturer tests a new missile codenamed CHAMP which uses electromagnetic pulses which can permanently blackout the electronics of the country without causing any harm to people Employees Provident Fund Organization(EPFO) launches e-Passbook portal Inventions Current Affairs december,2012

American mathematicians claim to have solved the cryptic formula which is belived to have come in the minds of renowned mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujans dreams which is popularly known as deathbed puzzle Tata Steel has developed Super Bainite , an anti-ballistic steel which can be used in war fronts Scientists of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) develops super sensitive explosion detection laser device British scientists announces development of Emmident-the first ultrasound toothbrush for cleaning teeth Software engineers and Neuroscientists at University of Waterloo, Canada have developed a closest model of the functioning human brain, known as Spaun. World History Current Affairs december,2012

Russian President signs Dima Yakovlev Law, that bans US citizens from adopting children of Russian origin United States suspends embassy operations in rebel-hit Central African Republic Iran President sacks Health and Medical Education Minister Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi, the first woman minister of the country

The Worlds longest high-speed rail having a distance of 2298 kms linking Beijing with Guangzhou is being inaugurated in China The Government of Pakistan gives official recognition to Kosovo which separated from Serbia in 2008 Russian Government announces demolition of the only Hindu temple in the country, ISKCON by 15th January,2013 Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dissolves the Parliament after the resignation of the Prime Minister Mario Monti European Union decides to further tighten the trade sanctions imposed on Iran. Park Geun-hye becomes the president of South Korea, after defeating Moon Jae-in.She is the first woman president of the country. Queen Elizabeth attends Cabinet meeting.She is the first monarch to attend a cabinet meeting after George-III Japans Liberal Democratic Party who got a landslide victory has announced Shinzo Abe as the next Prime Minister of the country 20 year old Adam Lanza kills 27 people in Sandy Hook Elementary School, Connecticut, US North Korea launches long-range rocket, Unha-3 inspite of strong opposition from world countries including the US Bangladesh celebrates the 41st Anniversary of Independence as Victory Day Pak scientist Mohammed Khalil Chishti is cleared of murder charges by the Supreme Court of India Global Terrorism Index released by an Australian Institute puts India at fourth place after Iraq,Pakistan and Afghanistan in the list of nations worst hit by terrorism Scientists in Northern Mexico discover a new dinosaur with very wide nose named Latirhinus Uitstlani which lived almost 73 million years ago Pakistan test fires mid-range nuclear capable Hatf-V Ghauri Ballistic missile A 200-year-old letter written in code by Napoleon Bonaparte in which he vows to blow up the Kremlin has been sold for a whopping $243,500, 10 times its estimated pre-sale price. Its first line reads: On the 22nd at 3 a.m. I will be blowing up the Kremlin. Cinema Current Affairs december,2012

Noted Cinematographer, Bobby Singh passed away.He has worked for the hit fils Gangster, The Dirty Picture etc.,

Veteran US actor Jack Klugman who starred in a handful of Hollywood movies, passed away at the age of 90 in Los Angeles Bollywood actress Vidya Balan weds UTV head Siddharth Roy Kapoor PVR takes over the big screen multiplex giant Cinemax for Rs.395 crore, in one of the biggest deals ever in the Indian movie industry Hollywood film Life of Pi to be awarded two National Tourism Awards for promoting India as a tourism destination, especially Puducherry and Munnar in Kerala The 8-day 17th International Film Festival of Kerala(IIFK) begins in Thiruvananthapuram.Alfred Hitchcock's silent drama "The Ring" to be screened with live orchetstra background during the inauguration ceremony Rajnikanth starrer Sivaji 3D which releases on December 12th to be the first Indian film to use the latest Dolby Atmos technology which provides enhanced audio effects Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan has been awarded the prestigious Medal of Honour by the Prince of Morocco at the 12th Marrakech International Film Festival Business Current Affairs december,2012

Budget airlines, Air India Express (AIE) to have its headquarters at Kochi Tea Board and ETC join hands to protect Darjeeling Tea, a rare coveted brew which is desired globally Ratan Naval Tata steps down as Chairman of Tata Sons, Cyris Mistry to take over Car maker Maruti announces plan to set up its second plant facility in the State of Gujarat Mitsui Corp announces buying marginal stake in the Gurgaon based Guardian Lifecare US based Cognizant has announced that it will acquire six companies of the C1 Group, an independent consulting and IT services firm based in Germany Real Estate firm DLF sells Luxury Hotel Chain Aman Resorts in a deal of Rs.1637 crores Infosys becomes the only Indian company to be featured in the list of the 100 key liaison service outsourcing companies released by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce General Motors appoints Rajesh Singh as its new Vice President-Sales, Marketing, Aftersales replacing Ashwani Muppasani Samsung pushes Nokia to second spot to become the Worlds leading mobile brand for 2012

Cyrus Mistry takes over the Chairmanship of Tata Sons from Ratan Tata Temasek, the Singapore-based investment company, to acquire 19.99 per cent stake in Godrej Agrovet Ltd. (GAVL), a subsidiary of Godrej Industries, for Rs.572 crore Bupa Group buys 64% stake in the dental clinics business of Fortis Healthcare Ltd in Australia Marks & Spencer decides to add the Anti-bribery clause to all its contracts executed in India Reliance Group signs joint venture pact with Chinese retail major, Dalian Wanda Group Jet Airways tie up with Hyderabad based Ghar Pay to introduce cash-on-delivery payment system for online tickets Realty business group Lodha Developer buys Washington House, the residential tower in Mumbai for Rs. 342 crores US based BPO company Sutherland Global Services acquires the outsourcing wing of Apollo Hospitals,Apollo Health Street for Rs.1000 crores British Telecom(BT) sells its 9.1% stake in the IT firm Tech Mahindra in a deal worth USD 183 million Zynga, the creators of the widely popular game Farmville have decided to launch own platform, thereby parting ways with Face book Google and Apple join hands to buy 1100 imaging patents of Eastman Kodak company US based Cargill India announces acquisition of Sunflower Vanaspathi brand from Wipro Consumer Care & Lightings Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (WCCL) acquires LD Waxson, the Singaporebased FMCG Company for 790 Crore Rupees Maldivian Airport Company Limited(MACL), Government of Maldives takes charge of Maldives Airport, expels the Indian company GMR Infra from the contract Abudhabi based Etihad Airways may buy stake in the Indian carrier Jet Airways Uttar Pradesh Government decides to issue Golden Card to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to Secretariat and Government departments Reliance Industries gets $2.1 billion credit from Export-Import Bank of US towards expansion of projects at Jamnagar, Gujarat Mobile phone major Nokia to sell its headquarters building in Espoo, Finland to real estate investment firm Exilion Capital Limited for $223 million

Bangalore based IT company MphasiS acquires US based data analytics company Digital Risk for USD 200 million. Jet Airways, the Indian carrier has expanded its code-share arrangement with Japans All Nippon Airways Books And Authors Current Affairs december,2012

Life of Pi is a 2012 American adventure drama film, based on the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel Indian History Current Affairs december,2012

An event named Spandan being held at New Delhi in celebration of 150 years of Indian Police The state of Odisha to set up the country's first Public Health University Geography Current Affairs december,2012

Tokyo selected as the highly decorated city of the world in a survey conducted by Trip Advisors A researcher at Auckland Museum claims that Sandy Islands in South Pacific, which was displayed on the World maps as well as Google Earth does not really exist. The island has now been removed from the maps. An earth quake of magnitude 7.3 struck North Eastern Japan.No immediate reports of casualty/loss. Powerful typhoon Bopha hits southern regions of Philippines, killing around 500 people Honours And Awards Current Affairs december,2012

Astronomy Society of India(ASI) Aryabhatta Award for the years 2010 and 2011 to be presented to Dr. A.E. Muthunayagam and Dr. V.K. Saraswat respectively Venkatesh Mannar, a scientist of Indian origin is being awarded with the Order of Canada Oriya writer Pratibha Ray is selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2011 Renowned poet and translator Shihab Ghanem of UAE selected for the prestigious Tagore Peace Prize The study report released by the Planning Commission of India, Bihar becomes the fastest growing Indian state between 2006 and 2010

A renowned Indian-American inventor at IBM, Rangaswamy Srinivasan, has been nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama for the prestigious National Medal of Technology and Innovation Indian-American Smitha Singh is being named by US President Barack Obama as member of the Presidents Global Development Council Scientist Stephen Hawking to be awarded the Fundamental Physics Prize under special category Noted Malayalam poet, K. Satchitanandan selected for Sahitya Akademi Awards 2012. The President of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav to be conferred with an honorary DLitt degree by the Banaras Hindu University K Karunakaran Foundation Best Administrator in India Award presented to the Union Finance Minister, Mr.P. Chidambaram TIME Magazines Person of the Year 2012 Award goes to US President, Mr.Barack Obama Outgoing Chairman Ratan Tata is being honoured with the Tilte of Chairman Emeritus by the Tata Group Asia Pacific Brands Foundations BrandLaureate Legendary Award given away to noted Bollywood Actor Shah Rukh Khan Poet Sudip Sen becomes the first Indian to be invited as special guest to address the Nobel Laureate Week held in St. Lucia. Noted Bollywood actress Hema Malini selected as the winner of Bharat Muni Samman-2012 Bhanu Athaiya, the first Indian to win the Oscar Award has decides to return the award which she won in 1982 for costume design in the film Gandhi Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) to be awarded the Web Ratna Award-2012-Golden Icon Award Pandit Ravishankar to be honoured with Lifetime Achivement Grammy Award Second K Karunakaran Foundation Award to be presented to Union Finance Minister Mr.P Chidambaram Web Ratna Award-2012 awarded to NIOS, AIR and DRDOs websites Peter Toghrille Hassan, the honorary Consul for Russian Federation has been chosen for the Order de Mayo-Officer of the Order, the highest Civilian Award of the Republic of Argentina

Congress Chief Ms.Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh ranked 12th and 19th positions in the Forbes List of Most Powerful People of the World The photograph of Safdarjungs tomb in New Delhi taken by Mr.Pranav Singh secured the first place in the Wiki Loves Monuments 2012! (WLM), the online competition organised by Wikipedians all over the world. NOted physicist E C G Sudarshan has been selected for the Kerala Science Award-2011. Renowned structural biologist Prof.M Vijayan has been selected for the Kerala Science Award-2012 Goverment Plans And Schemes Current Affairs december,2012

The state of Assam to open around 50 public health centres with the help from National Rural Health Mission Bhutan to provide 2000 MW Hydel Power to the state of Haryana Botany Current Affairs december,2012

European Union(EU) to promote Potato to replace Rice in the rice consuming Asian countries The National Horticulture Research and Development Foundation, Nashik had developed a new variety of Onion named NHRDF-RED-2 Education Current Affairs december,2012

Indian Institute of Management,Kozhikode to tie-up with Sharjah University, UAE to facilitate international exchange programs The Union Government gives approval for setting up of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Sustainable Development at Somerville College, University of Oxford Karnataka State Womens University (KSWU) has decided to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gustavus Adolphus College and Concordia School of Business of America Environment Current Affairs december,2012

Kerala being declared as the number-one and most-searched travel destination in Google Search trends of 2012 Geologists fear extinction of North Pacific Hawaiian Islands in 1.5 Million years Recently released India State of Forest Report-2011 states that Madhya Pradesh is the State in India with the largest forest cover

The UN conference held at Doha decides to extend the Kyoto Protocol Music Current Affairs december,2012

Sitar maestro Bharath Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away at the age of 92 in SanDiego History Current Affairs december,2012

India to sign Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in criminal matters with four more nations-Israel, Azerbeijan, Nepal & Oman India and Ukraine has signed 5 agreements to improve mutual co-operation in the fields of Defense, Science & Technology, Trade and Commerce during Ukraine President Victor Yanukovichs visit to India Pakistan Parliament asks its Government to declare the rights activist Malala Yousufzai as Daughter of Pakistan Biology Current Affairs december,2012

Ireland to amend the laws to make abortions legal when the life of the mother is at risk.The amendment follows the controversial death of Indian Savita Halappanavar who died after being refused an abortion Literature Current Affairs december,2012

Eminent Tamil Novelist, D Selvaraj wins the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil Literature 2012