2. The Hindu’s Chhattisgarh correspondent, Aman Sethi, has won the International Committee of the Red Cross award for the best Indian print media article on humanitarian issues.

3. Julian Barnes has finally been awarded the Man Booker Prize for his novel ‘The Sense of an Ending‘ after having been shortlisted on three previous occasions.

4. Former IPS officer and activist Kiran Bedi has been selected for the Avicenna Leadership Award constituted by a Dutch institute for her “innate ability” to inspire others towards leadership.

5. Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was chosen ‘Sikh Sportsperson of the Year’ at the World Sikh Awards 2011 for his “contribution to the Indian cricket team’s World Cup triumph”.

6.  Playback singer Asha Bhosle, has been selected for the prestigious Akshaya Mohanty Samman for 2011 in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of music.

7. Veteran actor Anupam Kher will receive the Kalidas Samman, an arts award presented annually by the Madhya Pradesh government.

8. Renowned nephrologist Dr. M.K. Mani was given the 40^th Dhanvantari award for “excellence in medical services” at a function by Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.

9. Weekly magazine ‘Tehelka’ has been awarded the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2010 for outstanding journalistic work.

10. U.S. President Barack Obama has honoured Indian-American activist Vijaya Lakshmi Emani posthumously with the Presidential Citizens Medal for her courage in overcoming and speaking out against domestic abuse in the Indian-American community.

11. Rahul Bhattacharya bagged the ‘The Hindu Literary Prize for Best Fiction 2011′ for his ‘The Sly Company of People Who Care‘.

2. Indian mobile devices market to reach 350 million a year by 2020 according to a study by FICCI and Ernst & Young.

3. SEBI ordered all mutual funds to disclose names of distributors, who receive commission in excess of Rs 1 crore annually, on their respective websites.

4. Three Pakistan cricketers and an agent, were sentenced imprisonment in Britain for their involvement in one of the biggest fixing scandals. Former captain Salman Butt, was called the “orchastrator” of the entire event

5. Delhi’s per Capita Income is Thrid in Country after Goa and Chandigarh.

6. Finance Ministry gave its nod to mining company Coal India Ltd (CIL) for acquiring stake in overseas unlisted firms.

7. The Supreme Court of India directed Motor Accident Claims Tribunals to award just and adequate compensation to the victims, under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The act will cover not only the expenses for immediate treatment but also for future medical treatment.

8. The Table Tennis Federation of India appointed Poland’s Leszek Kucharski as the Indian TT coach on a one-year contract.

9.  Pakistan decided to grant India most favoured nation (MFN) trade status. The Pakistani cabinet voted unanimously to grant most-favored-nation status to India.

10. A UN study ranked India at 134 out of 187 countries in terms of Human Development Index.

11.  M. Ravindran took over as Indraprastha Gas Limited ‘s (IGL) new Managing Director.He succeeded Rajesh Vedvyas.

12. Indian scientists succeeded in decoding the genome of the arhar dal, which is also known as pigeon pea.Indian Council of Agriculture Research and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) carried out the research. The scientists discovered 152 genes, which can tolerate drought and over 1200 disease resistant genes that can make the pulse crop resilient.

13. Rahul Bhattacharya bagged the The Hindu Literary Prize for Best Fiction 2011 for his The Sly Company of People Who Care.

14. Bengali film Chaplin selected as the inaugural film at the 11 th edition of River to River Florence Indian Film Festival.

15. Bangladesh and Russia, signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant at Rooppur in Pabna district.

16. Andhra Pradesh Government, launched one rupee a kilo rice scheme in the state.  Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy launched the scheme at a special programme held in Hyderabad on the occasion of the 56th State Formation Day.

17. East India Hotels inducted Nita Ambani on its board. Nita Ambani is the wife of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani. East India Hotels runs the Oberoi Hotels chain.

18. Nabam Tuki was sworn in as the seventh Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. He replaced Jarbon Gamlin. Gamlin resigned from office. Arunachal Pradesh Governor JJ Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy at the Raj Bhavan in Itanagar.

19. Palestine won the membership of UNESCO, with 107 votes in favour and 14 votes against. UNESCO is the first UN agency Palestine has joined as a full member.

20. The state government of Goa gave its approval to 60 non-operational mines in the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary under the Regional Plan 2021. The sanctuary is located 60 kms from Panaji.