2. NTPC signed a long-term agreement to supply 250 mw to Bangladesh Power Development Board, making it the first Indian generation utility to ink a deal for exporting electricity to a neighbouring country.

3. Science@Mobile‘ is an innovative scheme by IGNOU’s National Centre for Innovations in Distance Education (NCIDE) in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar, a government body involved in science popularisation tasks.

4. World Series Hockey started at Chandigarh with stupendous Opening Ceremony, in opening tie Bhopal Badshahs beat Chandigarh Comets 4-3 in the inaugural match of the World Series Hockey tournament, at the Sector-42 Hockey Stadium.

5. Model-turned-actress Diana Hayden is set to launch her own book “A Beautiful Truth”, which will offer tips for perfect grooming. The 250-page book is all about grooming from head to foot.

6. Nations Trust Bank partners with Remit2Home to offer expatriate Sri Lankans an easy and secure way to transfer money back home. An agreement to this effect was signed recently at the bank’s head office in Colombo between Nations Trust Bank and TimesofMoney.

1. Out of the seven Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) which have applied for the coveted Maharatna tag, five companies  ONGC , NTPC , IOC , SAIL and CIL were accorded the status, BHEL and GAIL are the other two PSUs which have applied for the status.

2. India and Bangladesh signed joined border map in Dhaka, to resolve the long border discord.

3. INS Karuva:: Indian Navy today commissioned highly maneuverable Water Jet fast attack warship INS Karuva at the Eastern Naval Command here with an objective to thwart asymmetric threats emanating from the sea. Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command Air Marshal K J Mathews, commissioned the Warship.

4. Anna Hazare:: originally from village Ralegan Shindi, Ends 288 Hours (on 12th day) long fast as Parliament adopts resolution backing his demand, two little dalit girls, Simran and Ikrah offered him a glass of coconut water.

5. IRCON-Sri Lanka Pact:: An agreement for supply and installation of an $86.5-million signalling and telecommunication system for railway network in Northern Province of Sri Lanka was signed between IRCON and Sri Lanka Railways.

6. Best Rural e-Governance Award::Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL) in a function held at New Delhi. REIL has been given the award for its product Automatic Milk Collection System with Society Accounting and Management Software.

7. Land Resources:: Save for the future: this is the theme for 19th National Children Science Congress, to be held at Jaipur, Rajasthan in Dec, 2011.

8. The Asian Super Model 2011 pageant to be held at Nanning, China.

9. Daegu (South Korea):: The 13th World Championship in Athletics by IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation). held in  Daegu (South Korea).