India won the World Cup Kabaddi Tournament 2012
India won the 3rd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament for the third consecutive time in the Men’s category and second consecutive time in the Women’s category on15 December 2012. Indian men defeated the Pakistan and India Women defeated the Malaysia in the finals held at the Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in Ludhiana.
Sonia Gandhi launches “Delhi Annshri Yojna”
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was launched a major food security programme of Delhi Government “Delhi Annshri Yojna” on 15 December 2012.under which a monthly cash subsidy of Rs. 600 will be transferred directly into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts of the senior-most female members of two lakh poor families.
Jeev honoured with Asia Pacific Lifetime Achievement Award
Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh (in pic) won the Asia Pacific Lifetime Achievement award along with Jack Nicklaus and Colin Montgomerie on 15 December 2012.
Naina Lal Kidwai becomes first woman President of FICCI
Country Head of HSBC India, Naina Lal Kidwai, took over as President of FICCI on 15 December 2012. She become the first woman to head the leading industry body.
The Cyclone struck Samoa
The Cyclone struck Samoa on 13 December 2012 leaving at least 2 dead and 3,000 homeless.
Foreign exchange reserves rise by $484.2 million to $295 billion
India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $484.2 million to reach $294.99 billion in the week ended December 7 on the back of increase in the core currency assets, the Reserve Bank said on 15 December 2012.
Humpy won the bronze medal in World mind-games
World No. 2 Koneru Humpy won bronze medal in the World mind-games.The four players tied with five points each at the end of seven rounds. In the tie-break, Lahano won the gold, Yifan silver and Humpy the bronze.
India, Sri Lanka, Maldives to ink trilateral cooperation on maritime issues
India, Sri Lanka and Maldives will soon sign a trilateral agreement on maritime cooperation to pool resources and share data in the region for better control over the territorial waters, and detect suspicious movements.
India-Malaysia bilateral trade seen rising to $15 billion by 2015
India-Malaysia bilateral trade is expected to touch $15 billion by 2015, according to Mr Shah Nizam Ahmed, Consul (Trade), Consulate General of Malaysia.Malaysia wants to develop direct trade with India and other Asian countries. Currently, India is Malaysia’s largest trading partner among countries of the South, excluding ASEAN nations and China, he told a meeting organised by the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Hyderabad on 12 December 2012.
Rita Singh elected Federation of Indian Associations president
Rita Singh, an Indian American businesswoman from Bihar with close connections to Bollywood, was elected the first woman president of Chicago-based Federation of Indian Associations (FIA).
Indians now Live Longer but in Poor Health in Old Age
According to the the prestigious British medical journal, ‘The Lancet ‘ report the life expectancy (LE) at birth of an average Indian male has gone up by 15 years between 1970 and 2010, while that of an Indian woman by 18 years.An average Indian man can expect to live for as long as 63 years, while an Indian woman can live 4.5 years longer than her male counterpart.An Indian male can claim to be in good health till he reaches the age of 54.6 years, and is expected to spend the last nine years of his life suffering from various ailments.An average Chinese male is living 10 years longer than an Indian male, while a Chinese woman is living 11.5 years longer than her Indian counterpart. An average American lives nearly 13 years longer than an Indian.
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