08 June 2011

08 June 2011, Wednesday

• AP Singh : CBI Director
• Pradeep PS : British Council's International Climate Champion 2010
• "Kerala may soon reach 100% tele-density" : report by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) ; Kerala has 85% tele-density (2.4cr mobile & 35lakh landline - 2.75 cr sumtotal) against national average of 56.83%
• Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India(ASSOCHAM)
• Group of Technology Companies(GTECH)
• AbuDhabi Sakthi Awards 2011

- P Govinda Pillai, contributions in literary, cultural & political spheres

-Neelamperoor Madhusoodanan Nair's "Kadaliloru Kadal Pole",  Poetry

-R Unni's "Kottayam 17", Short Story

-John Fernandez's "Fernandezinte Naadakangal", Play

-Ramesan Blathoor's "Perum Aal", Novel

-VR Prabodhachandran's "Bhashaasaasthradrishtiyiloode" & AS Prasanth Krishnan's "Gothraperuma", Scholarly Literature

-MK Manoharan's "Mannumaanthiyanthram", Children's Literature

-NK Ravindran's "Pennezhuthunna Jeevitham", Thayath Award for Literary Criticism

• Nataraja Ramakrishna : Kuchipudi legend : Passed Away
• Nobuo Tanaka : Executive Director, International Energy Agency(IEA)
• Christine Lagarde : French Minister for Economy, Finance & Industry
• Montek Singh Ahluwalia : Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India
• Pranab Mukherjee : Governor, Mexican Central Bank
• Timothy J Roemer : US Ambassador to India
• Bashar al-Assad : President of Syria
• "Free & Compulsory Education To Be Extended Upto Class X" : Central Advisory Board of Education(CABE)