Full List: Padma Awards 2015

Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards of the country. The awards are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. 'Padma Vibhushan' is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; 'Padma Bhushan' for distinguished service of high order and 'Padma Shri' for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 104 persons as per the list below. The list comprises of 9 Padma Vibhushan, 20 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. 17 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 17 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and 4 Posthumous awardees


PADMA VIBHUSHAN:
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1) LK Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat
2) Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra
3) Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab
4) Dr. D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka
5) Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra
6) Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh
7) Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu
8) Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi
9) Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK


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PADMA BHUSHAN:
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1) Jahnu Barua- Art- Assam
2) Dr. Vijay Bhatkar- Science and Engineering- Maharashtra
3) Shri Swapan Dasgupta- Literature and Education- Delhi
4) Swami Satyamitranand Giri- Others- Uttar Pradesh
5) N Gopalaswami- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
6) Dr. Subhash C Kashyap- Public Affairs- Delhi
7) Dr. (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj- Art- Madhya Pradesh
8) Dr. Ambrish Mithal- Medicine - Delhi
9) Sudha Ragunathan- Art- Tamil Nadu
10) Shri Harish Salve- Public Affairs- Delhi
11) Dr. Ashok Seth- Medicine- Delhi
12) Rajat Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
13) Satpal- Sports- Delhi
14) Shivakumara Swami- Others- Karnataka
15) Dr. Kharag Singh Valdiya- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
16) Prof Manjul Bhargava (NRI/PIO)- Science and Engineering- USA
17) David Frawley (Vamadeva) (Foreigner)- Others- USA
18) Bill Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
19) Melinda Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
20) Saichiro Misumi (Foreigner)- Others- Japan
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PADMA SHRI:
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1) Dr. Manjula Anagani- Medicine- Telangana
2) S Arunan- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
3) Kanyakumari Avasarala- Art- Tamil Nadu
4) Dr. Bettina Sharada Baumer- Literature and Education- Jammu and Kashmir
5) Naresh Bedi- Art- Delhi
6) Ashok Bhagat- Social Work- Jharkhand
7) Sanjay Leela Bhansali- Art- Maharashtra
8) Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora- Literature and Education- Assam
9) Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi- Literature and Education- Madhya Pradesh
10) Prof (Dr) Yogesh Kumar Chawla- Medicine- Chandigarh
11) Jayakumari Chikkala- Medicine- Delhi
12) Bibek Debroy- Literature and Education- Delhi
13) Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi- Medicine- Manipur
14) Dr. Ashok Gulati- Public Affairs- Delhi
15) Dr. Randeep Guleria- Medicine- Delhi
16) Dr. KP Haridas- Medicine- Kerala
17) Rahul Jain- Art- Delhi
18) Ravindra Jain- Art- Maharashtra
19) Dr. Sunil Jogi- Literature and Education- Delhi
20) Prasoon Joshi- Art- Maharashtra
21 Dr. Prafulla Kar- Art- Odisha
22) Saba Anjum- Sports- Chhattisgarh
23) Ushakiran Khan- Literature and Education- Bihar
24) Dr. Rajesh Kotecha- Medicine- Rajasthan
25) Prof Alka Kriplani- Medicine Delhi
26) Dr. Harsh Kumar- Medicine- Delhi
27) Narayana Purushothama Mallaya- Literature & Education- Kerala
28) Lambert Mascarenhas- Literature and Education- Goa
29) Dr. Janak Palta McGilligan- Social Work- Madhya Pradesh
30) Veerendra Raj Mehta- Social Work- Delhi
31) Tarak Mehta- Art- Gujarat
32) Neil Herbert Nongkynrih (Art), Meghalaya
33) Chewang Norphel- Others- Jammu and Kashmir
34) TV Mohandas Pai- Trade and Industry- Karnataka
35) Dr. Tejas Patel- Medicine- Gujarat
36) Jadav Molai Peyang- Others- Assam
37) Bimla Poddar- Others- Uttar Pradesh
38) Dr. N Prabhakar- Science and Engg- Delhi
39) Dr. Prahalada- Science and Engg- Maharashtra
40) Dr. Narendra Prasad- Medicine- Bihar
41) Ram Bahadur Rai- Literature and Education- Delhi
42) Mithali Raj- Sports- Telangana
43) PV Rajaraman- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
44) Prof JS Rajput- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh
45) Kota Srinivasa Rao- Art- Andhra Pradesh
46) Prof Bimal Roy- Literature and Education- West Bengal
47) Shekhar Sen- Art- Maharashtra
48) Gunvant Shah- Literature and Education- Gujarat
49) Brahmdev Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
50) Manu Sharma- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh
51) Prof Yog Raj Sharma- Medicine- Delhi
52) Vasant Shastri- Science and Engg- Karnataka
53) SK Shivkumar- Science and Engg- Karnataka
54) PV Sindhu- Sports- Telangana
55) Sardara Singh- Sports- Haryana
56) Arunima Sinha-Sports- Uttar Pradesh
57) Mahesh Raj Soni- Art- Rajasthan
58) Dr Nikhil Tandon- Medicine- Delhi
59) H Thegtse Rinpoche- Social Work- Arunachal Pradesh
60) Dr. Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi- Medicine- Gujarat
61) Huang Baosheng- Others- China
62) Prof Jacques Blamont- Science and Engg- France
63) Late Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin- Others- Maharashtra (Posthumous)
64) Jean-Claude Carriere- Literature and Education - France
65) Dr. Nandrajan 'Raj' Chetty- Literature and Education- France
66) George L Hart- Others- USA
67) Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja- Others- Portugal
68) Late Meetha Lal Mehta- Social Work- Rajasthan (Posthumous)
69) Tripti Mukherjee- Art- USA
70 Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori- Medicine- USA
71) Dr. Raghu Rama Pillarisetti (Medicine), USA
72) Dr. Saumitra Rawat- Medicine- UK
73) Prof Annette Schmiedchen (Literature and Education), Germany
74) Late Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran- Art- Delhi (Posthumous)
75) Late R Vasudevan- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu (Posthumous)

28 May'15- Morning Top Headlines

1) The former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two discussed issues related to the economy and foreign policy.
2) Former Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta on Wednesday told a Special Court that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took the “ultimate decision” as the then coal minister in allocation of the coal blocks.
3) Bidar city gets electronic surveillance 24X7. A set of two cameras have been put up in 19 important locations in the city.
4) Heatwave kills over 1000 as  climbs to 48 degree Celsius.
5) Eight persons, including 3 women were injured in Meghalaya IED blast.
6) Civil Aviation Ministry withdraws approval for Aranmula Airport Project.
7) Raghuram Rajan meets Arun Jaitley ahead of monetary policy review next week.
8) Forbes has named SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya in its annual 100 Most Powerful Women List, with a ranking of 30 in the world.
9) Hyundai is the first carmaker to offers Google's Android Auto System.
10) One person was killed and four were injured in Haridwar Patanjali Food and Herbal Park , Ramdev's brother Ram Bharat has been arrested .

IPL8 Prizes List

Following is the list of prizes awarded at the Indian Premier League presentation ceremony after the final at the Eden Gardens here.
1) Champions Mumbai Indians — Rs 15 crore.
2) Runners up Chennai Super Kings — Rs 10 crore.
3) Third Royal Challengers Bangalore — Rs 7.5 crore.
4) Fourth Rajasthan Royals — Rs 7.5 crore.
5)Fairplay tropyhy — Chennai Super Kings
6) Fastest fifty award — Andre Russell.
7) Maximum sixes award — Chris Gayle.
8) Orange Cap (maximum runs) — David Warner.
9) Purple Cap (maximum wickets) — Dwayne Bravo.
10) Most valuable player — Andre Russell

25 May'15- Morning Sports News

1) Mumbai indian beats Chennai Super Kings and win IPL 8 Title.
2) Andre Russell wins most valuable player award.
3) Federer and Wawrinka cruise into the second round of the French Open tennis championship at Roland Garros.
4) Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy’s Baratheon (Casey up) won the Nilgiris Gold Cup (1,600m), the main event of the races.
5) Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany (centre) wins the Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco.

17 May'15- Morning News

1) The three-day visit has been successfully concluded, but with its fruitful achievements and wide-ranging impact, it will leave a big imprint on our relations, says Le Yucheng, Ambassador of China to India
2) 3 deaths - 1 murder and 2 suspected drug overdose - inside Tihar Jail within a week.
3) An Air India commander arrested in Sharjah on Saturday for turning up drunk to operate a long-haul flight (AI 934) to Delhi via Kochi.
4) Amul, India's best known food brand, is all set to help Mongolia develop its dairy sector based on the Amul model of cooperatives.
5) US drone struck a compound in the North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border, killing five militants.

16 May'15- Top Headlines

1) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis back to No.1 with semis win in Rome.
2) Filmmaker Omung Kumar has locked in his next project, Sarabjit, a biopic on the slain Indian prisoner.
3) Infosys on Sunday announced establishing its first overseas centre outside India in China with an investment of about USD 120 million
4) Airtel on Saturday started trial of 4G service in Mumbai and has partnered Flipkart to sell the service bundled with the devices of brands like Xiaomi, Motorola, Lenovo, Asus and Huawei.
5) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today new I-T returns forms to be simpler.
6) An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale was felt in Patna and other parts of Bihar, north Bengal, Sikkim.
7) Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh agreed upon sharing of benefits from the 660 MW Kishau Dam  Project equally.
8)Ruby Choudhary was granted bail on Saturday, for illegal stay at the Mussoorie-based Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration(LBSNAA).
9) Security forces on Saturday busted a militant hideout in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition.
10) Sri Lanka on Saturday handed over 37 Indian fishermen, arrested on 3 April'15 from Indian Coast Guard in northern Jaffna peninsula.
11) Pakistan violates ceasefire along International Boarder in Jammu.
12) Zuckerberg flayed over incorrect India map on Facebook, later he deleted the post after criticism.
13) Union government has selected 12 heritage cities in the country to develop and  grants Rs. 22.26 crore to develop historical Badami town.
14) "India and China have historical and civilisational ties and they can together create a world that serves the humanity," said by PM Narendra Modi at Fudan University in Shanghai.
15) Mr. Modi said to Chinese CEOs take advantage of India’s potentials.
16) Finance Ministre Arun Jaitley said the economy is recovering, we are in a positive zone .
17) Amit Shah on Saturday met RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat at the Sangh headquarters in Nagpur, to reportedly brief him on the organisational matters ahead of the completion of one year of the Narendra Modi government.

15th May'15- Top Headlines

1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India will grant e-visas to Chinese tourists..
2) India this year has announced ‘Visit India Year’ in China to attract more tourists in order to boost tourism revenues.
3) Mr. Modi and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang decided to increase the number of border meeting points of their military personnel from the existing four.
4) Petrol and diesel process hiked again, Petrol prices were on Friday raised by Rs 3.13 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71 per litre.
5) Abhinav Bindra shot 624.6 and missed a final berth by one point in the shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, US, on Wednesday.
6) Two gas-based power plants of GMR Energy in Andhra Pradesh have got letter of intent for gas allocation for four months beginning June.
7) Switzerland vows to join India’s fight against black money.
8) Former Chief Minister of Karnataka B.S. Yeddyurappa will visit the district on May 22 to speak to party workers about the gram panchayat polls.
9) During his padyatra, Rahul Gandhi meets families of farmers in Adilabad.
10) Global tech giant Google is in discussions with the Arunachal Pradesh government to run a pilot for deploying Chromebook laptops for school students.
11) Google announced the launch of a Chromebook range in the country targeted at the education sector.
12) The XOLO Chromebook will be available in the next few days on Snapdeal at Rs. 12,999, while the Nexian Air Chromebook is available on Amazon at the same price.
13) Scientists have found a towering rock structure deep under East Asia by using 3-D supercomputer simulations of data from 227 earthquakes that hit the region during 2007-2011.
14) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday clicked a selfie with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang . Mr. Modi’s selfie, an integral part of his overseas trips, was immediately liked on Facebook by its founder Mark Zuckerberg.
15) Former Union minister S.S. Ahluwalia is likely to be the chairman of the Joint Committee of Parliament panel on land bill.
16) Rahul Gandhi calls Telangana CM Chandrasekhar Rao ‘mini Modi’.
17) The Hyundai ix25 is possibly one of the most awaited cars of the year and has been spied being tested just outside Hyundai's Chennai factory.
18) Modi govt's one year only wastage of time: Nitish Kumar.
19) Rahul Yadav, co-founder & CEO of Housing.com is back in news. Just a day after he announced transferring his entire share holding worth Rs 150-200 crore to the company's employees, he has now challenged fellow IIT alumnus Ola and Zomato CEOs to return half of their stakes.
20) SBI launched contact-less card called sbiINTOUCH

List of 24 Agreements Signed Between India and China During PM Modi's Visit

India and China on Friday signed 24 deals worth over $10 billion during Modi's visit to the country.

1. Protocols between India and China on the establishment of consulates-general at Chengdu and Chennai and the extension of the consular district of the consulate general of India in Guanzhou to include Jiangxi province.
2. MoU between the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship of India and the ministry of human resources and social security of China on cooperation in the field of vocational education and skill development.
3. Action plan on cooperation in setting up of the Mahatma Gandhi National Institute for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
4. MoU between India and China on consultative mechanism for cooperation in trade negotiations.
5.MoU on cooperation between the ministry of external affairs of India and international department of the central committee of the Communist Party of China.
6.Action plan between the National Railway Administration of China and the ministry of railways of India on enhancing cooperation in the railway sector. (2015-16).
7. MoU on education exchange programme.
8. MoU between the ministry of mines of India and the ministry of land and resources of China on the cooperation in the mining and minerals sector.
9. Space Cooperation Outline (2015-2020).
10. Protocol on health and safety regulations on importing Indian rapeseed meal between the export inspection council, ministry of commerce and industry of India and the general administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine.
11. MoU between Doordarshan and China Central Television on cooperation in the field of broadcasting.
12. Agreement between the ministry of tourism of India and the national tourism administration of China on cooperation in the field of tourism.
13. MoU on establishing India-China think-tanks forum.
14. MoU between India's Niti Aayog and the Development Research Centre, State Council of China.
Modi-Xi personal chemistry on display on Day 1
15. MoU between India's ministry of earth sciences and the China Earthquake Administration concerning cooperation in the field of earthquake science and earthquake engineering.
16. MoU between India's ministry of earth sciences and the State Oceanic Administration of China on cooperation in the field of ocean science, ocean technology, climate change, polar science and cryosphere.
17. MoU on scientific cooperation between Geological Survey of India, ministry of mines of India and the China Geological Survey, ministry of land and resources of China in geoscience.
18. MoU between the ministry of external affairs of India and ministry of foreign affairs of China on establishment of states/provincial leaders' forum.
19. Agreement on the establishment of sister-state/province relations between state government of Karnataka and provincial government of Sichuan of China.
20. Agreement on establishment of sister-city relations between Chennai and Chongqing of China.
21. Agreement on establishment of sister-city relations between Hyderabad and Qingdao of China.
22. Agreement on establishment of sister-city relations between Aurangabad and Dunhuang of China.
23. MoU between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Fudan University on the establishment of a centre for Gandhian and Indian studies.
24. MoU between Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Yunnan Minzu University on the establishment of a yoga college.

Prime Minister Narendra Singh Modi's China Visit

 Prime Minister Narendra Singh Modi visit the Daxingshan Temple.

His first stopwas the "King of Heaven Hall." This was followed by a

 visit to the "Precious Big Hero Hall," the main hall of worship.

He also visit the Guanyin Hall and Fa Tang Hall. The Fa Tang Hall was used by an Indian Monk for giving lecture to his disciples.

Meeting with President Xi Jinping.

President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Singh Modi visited the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Prime Minister Narendra Singh Modi went to the 'Grand Hall, the main hall for worship. This was followed by a tour of the Pagoda.

After that they went to the
Xuan Zhang Museum. There they saw books written by disciples of Xuan Zhang, that are on display at the Hall of Light also has a sculpture of the Head Monk of Nalanda preaching to Xuan Zhang. After that they went to Da Bian Jue Hall, which has a statue of Xuan Zhang.

The final stop was the "Wisdom Hall." This showcases the life history of Xuan Zhang after his return from India.

SBI PO Tentative Schedule Out 2015

State Bank of India

Dear readers,

State Bank of India has declared the tentative schedule of written exam of Pre & Main Exam for the post of Probationary Officer.

Important Dates:

1) Date of Online Preliminary Examination: 20, 21, 27 & 28 June 2015

2) Result of Online Preliminary Examination: 2nd Week of July 2015

3) Date of Online Main Examination: 1 August, 2015

Click here for official notification:

https://www.sbi.co.in/portal/documents/44978/143453/PO+-2015+Tentative+Schedule.pdf/e40339f3-bcfd-4a...

Supreme Court Decision on Government Ads

 The Supreme Court has banned the use of photos of any politicians Other than the Prime Minister in print ads placed by the government. The top court allowed the use of  images of President And the Chief Justice of India, but said, " Even these three Personalities will have to prove whether their photos will be there."
 The verdict applies to the frequent ads that are placed by the centre and state governments to publicise schemes.
"Photos have the potential of developing personalities cult," said the top court, exempting photos of deceased leaders from its new rules.

The Newly Appointed Governors

1) Shri TathaGaya Roy - Tripura
2) Smt. Droupadi Murmu - Jharkhand
3) Shri JP Rajkhowa - Arunachal Pradesh
4) Shri V ShanmugNathan - Meghalaya
5) Lt. General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma - Mizoram

6) Dr. Syed Ahmed - Manipur

Construction workers dig out cannon from BMRCI campus

Construction workers at the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute stumbled upon a cannon hidden underneath the campus.
The workers were excavating a foundation for the new block of BMRCI when they dug out the cannon – possibly belonging to Tipu Sultan – around noon on Monday.

This is the third such cannon found in the area in the recent past.

The cannon was around 11 foot long and possibly weighs around 400 kg, said Arun Raj T., Superintending Archaeologist of the Archaeological Society of India (ASI), who visited the spot immediately after the discovery.
However, the historical significance of the find can only be confirmed after the cannon, which is covered in a layer of thick mud, is cleaned with a chemical wash. “Only after this, can we decide if the cannon should be protected by the Central Archaeological Department or the State department,” he said. Until then, the cannon will be under the custody of the district administration.
In November 2012, during excavations for the underground stretch of Namma Metro at the K.R. Market area, workers discovered two such cannons. K.R. Market is home to 17th and 18th century structures of Kote Venkataramanaswamy temple, Bangalore Fort and Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace.
Historians had believed that the cannons, which played an important role in the Third Anglo-Mysore War, was buried by the victorious British army in the area.
Not the first time
 In November 2012, during excavations for the underground stretch of Namma Metro at the K.R. Market area, workers found 2 such cannons.

12th May'15 - Top Headlines

1) The rupee depreciated 30 paise to 64.15 against the dollar.
2) Prominent banker and non-executive chairman of India’s second largest software exporter Infosys, KV Kamath was on Monday appointed as the first president of BRICS bank.
3) West Bengal: 18 passengers were injured in low intensity bomb blast in Krishnanagar local train between Barrackpore-Titagarh.
4) Japan’s SoftBank Corp unveiled a management reshuffle on Monday, appointing investments head Nikesh Arora as president and naming him as a potential successor to CEO Masayoshi Son, as the telecoms conglomerate steps up its overseas expansion.
5) Maruti Suzuki launches new Celerio ZXI automatic priced at Rs 4.99 lakh.
6) Apple Inc has for the first time overtaken Xiaomi to become the largest vendor of smartphones in China.
7) Beijing has been pushing India to accelerate work on a multi-billion dollar rail link from New Delhi to Chennai ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China this week.
8) The Centre is set to announce a scheme for providing free diagnostic tests, including several blood tests, x-rays and advanced CT scans, for those visiting public health facilities. Private service providers will be roped in wherever required.
Costs of drugs and diagnostics constitute about 70% of health expenditure in India.

For long haul, ‘Desi Air Force One’ on horizon

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will now get a plush, highly-secure, office high in the sky. Fitted with advanced self-protection suites to jam and beat hostile incoming missiles and encrypted satellite communication facilities, the  new 'Desi Air Force One' is set to be cleared soon.
 Sources on Monday said the defence acquisitions council, chaired by minister Manohar Parrikar, will take up acquisition of two Boeing 777-300 (extended range) aircraft for exclusive use by President Pranab Mukherjee and Modi for extra long-haul overseas flights.
 The two 777-300 (ER) aircraft will be "bought" from Air India, which has a dozen such relatively new wide-bodied planes, and then specially configured for VVIP travel and retrofitted with the sophisticated self-protection suites by Boeing.

National Technology Day 11 May 2015

National Technology Day is a very special day for Indian Technology since 1999.

National Technology Day is celebrated across India on May 11; being commemorated to memorize the anniversary of Shakti, the Pokhran nuclear test held on 11 May 1998. The day glorifies the importance of science in day to day life and motivates students to adopt science as the career option. It is so significant because India achieved a huge technological advancement on the day. The first, indigenous aircraft “Hansa-3” was test flown at Bangalore on this day. Not only this, India also performed successful test firing of the Trishul missile on the same day. India also executed three successful nuclear tests, carried out at Pokhran, in Rajasthan May 11.