India This Week: 7 May-13 May 2012

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7 May 2012
•  Union government declared that Coal India Limited will sign Fuel Supply Agreements with the power plants identified by the Central Electricity Ministry of power.
•  A jury under the banner of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh  have selected Pandit Ravi Shankar to be the first recipient of the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony .

8 May 2012
•  Union government introduced the Multi-State Cooperative societies (Amendment bill) 2010, in Lok Sabha .
•  The Competitive Commission of India (CCI) constituted an Eminent Persons Advisory Group (EPAG).
•  Ministry of Culture has entered into an agreement with the University of Chicago, USA for establishing  The Indian Ministry of Culture Vivekananda Chair.

9 May 2012
•  Minister of Civil Aviation, Ajit Singh informed Lok Sabha on Infrastructure for further expansion and up gradation of the airport infrastructure in India.

10 May 2012
•  Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the proposal for implementation of Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) in Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh.
•  Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the amendments in the special scholarship scheme for Jammu and Kashmir by including students who pass their class 12  from CBSE affiliated schools located in J and K.
•  The Election Commission of India has been awarded the National Innovator Star Trophy by EMPI, Indian Express for Electronic Voting Machine.

11    May 2012
•  Union government is implementing a programme of bringing ‘Green Revolution’ in Eastern India. An amount of Rs 1000 has been earmarked for the same.
•  Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved Indian Chess team’s participation in the Asian Junior Chess Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan which starts from 29 May 2012 and ends on 8 June 2012.

12 May 2012
•  President of India, Pratibha Patil felicitated 36 nursing personnel with National Florence Nightingale Nurses Awards 2012.

13 May 2012
•  President of India, Pratibha Patil delivered a speech, on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Parliament of India.

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