10 March 2012

• Rahul Dravid : Indian Iconic Cricketer announced retirement from International Cricket
• RBI cut Cash Reserve Ratio by 75 basis points to 4.75%
• RBI aims to ease tight liquidity conditions & inject Rs.48,000 crore into banking system
• Kerala Tourism bagged Silver Prize in Print Campaign Category at the Golden Gate Award at ITB Berlin Travel Show
• Kerala Tourism's "Your Moment is Waiting" won the prize
• Malaysia won the Gold
• Rani George : Kerala Tourism Director
• TK Manoj Kumar : Kerala Tourism Secretary
• Joy Mukherjee : Bollywood veteran Passed Away
• Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance : headed by Yashwant Sinha, former Finance Minister & BJP Leader
• Suggested increase in annual Income Tax exemption from current 1.8 lakh to 3 lakh
• Manohar Parrikar : Goa CM
• K Sankaranarayanan : Governor of Goa
• Shivraj V Patil : Governor of Punjab
• Shivraj Patil invited Shiromani Akali Dal stalwart Prakash Singh Badal to form new government in Punjab
• Sukhbir Singh Badal : President of Shiromani Akali Dal & Son of Prakash Singh Badal
• Markandey Katju : Chairman of Press Council of India
• David Cameron : Britain PM
• Goodluck Jonathan : Nigerian President
• Giorgio Napolitano : Italian President
• Mario Monti : Italian PM
• Zaheer-ul Islam : Appointed Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
• Will replace Ahmad Shuja Pasha
• Coca-Cola & Pepsi to cut down Carcinogen levels
• A compound 4-Methylimidazole or 4-MI or 4-MEI, known as carcinogen, that gives the caramel color to the Coke & Pepsi is found carcinogenic in animals
• Of the investors holding $234bn bonds governed by Greece Govt, 83.5% investors are participating in a bond swap
• The investors will swap their bonds with new bonds worth 53.5% less face value & easier repayment terms for Greece
• This will shift the bulk of remaining Greek debt into public hands
• Shad Begum : Pakistani Human Rights Activists
• Awarded 2012 International Woman of Courage Award by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with 10 women
• Chintan : Indian NGO awarded US' First Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls
• Bharati Chaturvedi : Founder of Chintan
• Award funded by Rockefeller Foundation through Secretary's International Fund for Women and Girls
• Exports slowdown to 4.3% in February
• Rahul Khullar : Commerce Secretary
• Anand Sharma : Commerce, Industry & Textiles Minister
• Mercedes-Benz India Ltd kick-starts City Bus manufacturing at Chakan in Pune
• K Venkataramanan : Next MD & CEO of Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
• Will take over AM Naik
• IATA suspends Kingfisher airlines from its Billing & Settlement platforms that may affect the private liner's passenger & cargo bookings through agents