V. Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award: Veteran environmental filmmaker Mike Pandey was honoured with the prestigious V. Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2012 on 3 February 2012 .
Tax Information Exchange Agreement: India signed TIEA with Guernsey in the third week of December 2011.
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This is the 13th bilateral TIEA for Guernsey with a G20 nation. The TIEA will help Indian tax authorities get information on tax evasion cases.
SHADE- The pact signed by India , japan and China to achieve the most efficient use of Naval forces present in the Indian ocean region.
India , Japan and China signed a pact to share data to achieve the most efficient use of Naval Forces present in the Indian Ocean Region. This initiative is called the Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE). The initiative began functioning from 1 January 2012 .
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): As per the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin, December 2011 released by the Registrar General of India (RGI), it is noted that Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has dropped further by 3 points from 50 to 47 infants deaths per 1000 live births during 2010. The IMR for rural areas has dropped by 4 points from 55 to 51 infant deaths per 1000 live births while the Urban rate now stands at 31 from the previous 34/1000.
State ofGoa still has the lowest IMR of 10 infant deaths followed by Kerala with 13.
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Davos (Switzerland ): The place was in news as Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum 2012 was organized here.
Facebook: The social networking site is in news as it filed papers to raise at least $5 billion in one of the most hotly anticipated IPOs of the decade.
OSCAR Luigi Scalfaro: OSCAR Luigi Scalfaro, who has died aged 93, was Italy 's head of state from 1992 to 1999, and one of the great survivors of Italian politics.
Laxman Das: Laxman Das took over as the new chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
73rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships: A Amalraj showcased his talent for a deserving maiden title triumph, upstaging A Sharath Kamal in the final of the 73rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships.
In the women,s final, Poulami Ghatak exacted revenge of last year's loss in the final to K Shamini, to maul her in four straight games for her seventh national crown. The event was held atLucknow .
In the women,s final, Poulami Ghatak exacted revenge of last year's loss in the final to K Shamini, to maul her in four straight games for her seventh national crown. The event was held at
Kazuo Hirai: Kazuo Hirai, president of the Consumer Products & Services Group at Sony, is the Sony's new CEO and President.
Raj Kanwar: Famous Film Director Raj Kanwar, who launched several Bollywood actors including Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan, expired.
57th Idea Filam fare Awards:
Best Actor: Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar
Best Actress: Vidya Balan for The Dirty Picture
Best Film: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Director: Zoya Akhtar for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Music Director Award: AR Rahman for Rockstar
Best Playback (Male) Award: Mohit Chauhan for 'Jo Bhi Mein' from Rockstar
Best Playback (Female) Award: Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup for 'Darling' of 7 Khoon Maaf
Best Actor: Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar
Best Actress: Vidya Balan for The Dirty Picture
Best Film: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Director: Zoya Akhtar for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Music Director Award: AR Rahman for Rockstar
Best Playback (Male) Award: Mohit Chauhan for 'Jo Bhi Mein' from Rockstar
Best Playback (Female) Award: Rekha Bhardwaj and Usha Uthup for 'Darling' of 7 Khoon Maaf
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