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Awards:
# Nobel Prizes:
Chemistry - Martin Chalfie, Osamu Shimomura, Roger Y. Tsien
Economics - Paul Krugman
Literature - Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio
Peace - Martti Ahtisaari
Physics - Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa, Yoichiro Nambu
Physiology or Medicine - Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Harald zur Hausen, Luc Montagnier
# The 2008 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on April 7, 2008, the 92nd annual awards.
# 80th Academy Awards:
Best Picture -No Country for Old Men /producers-Scott Rudin, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen
Best Director -Joel Coen and Ethan Coen/Movie- No Country for Old Men
Best Actor in a Leading Role-Daniel Day-Lewis/Movie-There Will Be Blood
Best Actress in a Leading Role -Marion Cotillard/Movie-La Vie en Rose
Best Actor in a Supporting Role -Javier Bardem/Movie-No Country for Old Men
Best Actress in a Supporting Role-Tilda Swinton/Movie-Michael Clayton
ICC awards 2008:
The fifth ICC awards ceremony was held in Dubai, U.A.E. on 10 September 2008. The Award of The Twenty20 International Performance of the Year inaugurated.
Award winners were:
Player of the Year: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)
Test Player of the Year: Dale Steyn (South Africa)
ODI Player of the Year: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India)
Twenty20 International Performance of the Year: Yuvraj Singh (India)
Emerging Player of the Year: Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
Umpire of the Year: Simon Taufel (Australia)
Associate Player of the year: Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands)
Spirit of Cricket: Sri Lanka national cricket team
# Magsaysay Awards: Dr.Prakash Amte and his wife Mandakini Amte were awarded the Magsaysay Award for 'Community Leadership' .
Indian Awards:
# Bharat Ratna: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (b. 1922) , Hindustani classical vocalist, he belongs to Karnataka
# Padma Vibhushan: Sachin Tendulkar for his contribution in the field of Sports.
# Padma Bhushan: K. V. Kamath (Trade & Industry), Shiv Nadar(Trade & Industry), Sunita Williams(Science & Engineering), Vikram Pandit(Trade & Industry).
# Padma Shri:The Padma Shri was awarded to 71 awardees in 2008.
# Dada Sahed Phalke Award: Tapan Sinha has been selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2008 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema on 21 July 2008.
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
Current Affairs 2008 : December By Neo Quiz Spot
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December:
December 1 - A triangular conjunction formed by a new Moon, Venus and Jupiter is a prominent object in the evening sky.
December 2 - Political crisis in Thailand: After weeks of opposition-led protests, the Constitutional Court of Thailand dissolves the governing People's Power Party and 2 coalition member parties, and bans leaders of the parties, including Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, from politics for 5 years. As such, Wongsawat promptly resigns and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Chaovarat Chanweerakul as caretaker Prime Minister.
December 4 - Political crisis in Canada: Governor General Michaëlle Jean grants the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to prorogue Parliament until January 26, 2009, averting a motion of no-confidence by the new opposition coalition led by the Leader of the Opposition Stéphane Dion, and the New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, with Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe as a coalition partner.
December 5 - The remains found in 1991 are finally identified as Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, using DNA analysis.
December 6 - Riots spread across Greece after a 15-year-old boy is shot dead by a special guard of the Greek Police.
December 10 - The Channel Island of Sark, a British crown dependency, holds its first fully democratic elections under a new constitutional arrangement, becoming the last European territory to abolish feudalism.
December 12 - Switzerland becomes the 25th European country to join the Schengen Agreement, whereby cross-border passport checks will be abolished.
December 12 - The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. The Moon appears to be 14% bigger and 30% brighter than this year's other full moons. The next time these 2 events coincide will be in 2016.
December 16 - Ruins of an ancient Wari city are discovered in northern Peru.
December 18 - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda convicts Théoneste Bagosora and 2 other senior Rwandan army officers of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and sentences them to life imprisonment.
December 23 - A military coup d'état is announced in Guinea shortly after the death of long-time President Lansana Conté.
December 27 - Israel initiates a series of airstrikes against the Gaza Strip, killing at least 375 (including at least 60 civilians) and wounding over 1,700.
December 24 –Death of Harold Pinter, English playwright, Nobel Laureate.
December 28 - Bangladesh holds its general elections after 2 years of political unrest over the interim government.
December 31 - An extra leap second (23:59:60) is added to end the year. The last time this occurred was in 2005.
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December:
December 1 - A triangular conjunction formed by a new Moon, Venus and Jupiter is a prominent object in the evening sky.
December 2 - Political crisis in Thailand: After weeks of opposition-led protests, the Constitutional Court of Thailand dissolves the governing People's Power Party and 2 coalition member parties, and bans leaders of the parties, including Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, from politics for 5 years. As such, Wongsawat promptly resigns and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Chaovarat Chanweerakul as caretaker Prime Minister.
December 4 - Political crisis in Canada: Governor General Michaëlle Jean grants the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to prorogue Parliament until January 26, 2009, averting a motion of no-confidence by the new opposition coalition led by the Leader of the Opposition Stéphane Dion, and the New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, with Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe as a coalition partner.
December 5 - The remains found in 1991 are finally identified as Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, using DNA analysis.
December 6 - Riots spread across Greece after a 15-year-old boy is shot dead by a special guard of the Greek Police.
December 10 - The Channel Island of Sark, a British crown dependency, holds its first fully democratic elections under a new constitutional arrangement, becoming the last European territory to abolish feudalism.
December 12 - Switzerland becomes the 25th European country to join the Schengen Agreement, whereby cross-border passport checks will be abolished.
December 12 - The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. The Moon appears to be 14% bigger and 30% brighter than this year's other full moons. The next time these 2 events coincide will be in 2016.
December 16 - Ruins of an ancient Wari city are discovered in northern Peru.
December 18 - The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda convicts Théoneste Bagosora and 2 other senior Rwandan army officers of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and sentences them to life imprisonment.
December 23 - A military coup d'état is announced in Guinea shortly after the death of long-time President Lansana Conté.
December 27 - Israel initiates a series of airstrikes against the Gaza Strip, killing at least 375 (including at least 60 civilians) and wounding over 1,700.
December 24 –Death of Harold Pinter, English playwright, Nobel Laureate.
December 28 - Bangladesh holds its general elections after 2 years of political unrest over the interim government.
December 31 - An extra leap second (23:59:60) is added to end the year. The last time this occurred was in 2005.
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Current Affairs 2008 : November By Neo Quiz Spot
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November:
November 4 - United States presidential election, 2008: Barack Obama is elected the 44th President of the United States and Joe Biden is elected the 47th Vice President. Barack Obama becomes the first African-American President-elect.
November 4 –Death of Michael Crichton, American author and producer
November 6 - King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan is crowned, having ascended to the throne in 2006.
November 8 - An accident aboard Russian submarine K-152 Nerpa kills 20.
November 11 - The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her last voyage from Southampton, UK to Dubai, UAE. She will become a floating hotel at Palm Jumeirah.
November 19 - Claudia Castillo of Spain becomes the first person to have a successful trachea transplant using a tissue-engineered organ.
November 20 - The 2008 Prairie meteoroid falls over Canada.
November 22 – 23 - The APEC Peru 2008 Summit is held in Lima.
November 22 - Frozen water is found on Mars.
November 22 -Rugby league - The New Zealand Kiwis become world champions for the first time as they defeat the Australian Kangaroos in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final 34 to 20 in one of the biggest upsets in the sport's history.
November 25 - Political crisis in Thailand: Protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy party storm into Suvarnabhumi Airport and block flights from taking off. More protesters seize control of Don Mueang Airport the following day.
November 26 - November 29 - A series of terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India kills 195, and injures at least 250.
November 27 –Death of Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister
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November:
November 4 - United States presidential election, 2008: Barack Obama is elected the 44th President of the United States and Joe Biden is elected the 47th Vice President. Barack Obama becomes the first African-American President-elect.
November 4 –Death of Michael Crichton, American author and producer
November 6 - King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan is crowned, having ascended to the throne in 2006.
November 8 - An accident aboard Russian submarine K-152 Nerpa kills 20.
November 11 - The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her last voyage from Southampton, UK to Dubai, UAE. She will become a floating hotel at Palm Jumeirah.
November 19 - Claudia Castillo of Spain becomes the first person to have a successful trachea transplant using a tissue-engineered organ.
November 20 - The 2008 Prairie meteoroid falls over Canada.
November 22 – 23 - The APEC Peru 2008 Summit is held in Lima.
November 22 - Frozen water is found on Mars.
November 22 -Rugby league - The New Zealand Kiwis become world champions for the first time as they defeat the Australian Kangaroos in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final 34 to 20 in one of the biggest upsets in the sport's history.
November 25 - Political crisis in Thailand: Protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy party storm into Suvarnabhumi Airport and block flights from taking off. More protesters seize control of Don Mueang Airport the following day.
November 26 - November 29 - A series of terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India kills 195, and injures at least 250.
November 27 –Death of Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister
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Current Affairs 2008 : September By Neo Quiz Spot
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September:
September 2 - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan resigns less than a year after taking office following Shinzo Abe's resignation.
September 2 - Political crisis in Thailand: Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej of Thailand declares a state of emergency in Bangkok.
September 3 - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan survives an assassination attempt near Islamabad while on his way to meet the British Leader of the Opposition David Cameron.
September 3 - President's Dimitris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat hold peace talks in Nicosia, aimed at reunifying Cyprus.
September 6 - Asif Ali Zardari is elected as the President of Pakistan by the Electoral College of Pakistan.
September 9 - Political crisis in Thailand: The Constitutional Court of Thailand orders Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to resign after receiving payment for appearing on a television cooking show.
September 10 - The proton beam is circulated for the first time in the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and the highest-energy particle accelerator, located at CERN, near Geneva, under the Franco-Swiss border.
September 15 - Following negotiations, President Robert Mugabe and opposition leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara sign a power-sharing deal, making Tsvangirai the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.
September 15 - Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
September 17 - The International Astronomical Union classifies Haumea as the fifth dwarf planet in the Solar System.
September 21 - President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa resigns after accepting a call by African National Congress.
September 24 - The Diet of Japan elects Taro Aso as the new Prime Minister of Japan.
September 25 - Kgalema Motlanthe is elected by the National Assembly of South Africa as the President of South Africa, succeeding Thabo Mbeki.
September 25 - Shenzhou 7, the third manned Chinese spaceflight and the first with three crew members, is successfully launched. China becomes the third country ever to conduct a spacewalk.
September 27 - Death of Mahendra Kapoor, 74, Indian playback singer, heart attack.
September 28 - SpaceX Falcon 1 becomes the world's first privately developed space launch vehicle successfully to make orbit.
September 29 - Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, 72, Indian politician.
September 30 - A Jodhpur temple stampede in western India kills over 224 people, and injures 400.
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September:
September 2 - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan resigns less than a year after taking office following Shinzo Abe's resignation.
September 2 - Political crisis in Thailand: Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej of Thailand declares a state of emergency in Bangkok.
September 3 - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani of Pakistan survives an assassination attempt near Islamabad while on his way to meet the British Leader of the Opposition David Cameron.
September 3 - President's Dimitris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat hold peace talks in Nicosia, aimed at reunifying Cyprus.
September 6 - Asif Ali Zardari is elected as the President of Pakistan by the Electoral College of Pakistan.
September 9 - Political crisis in Thailand: The Constitutional Court of Thailand orders Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to resign after receiving payment for appearing on a television cooking show.
September 10 - The proton beam is circulated for the first time in the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and the highest-energy particle accelerator, located at CERN, near Geneva, under the Franco-Swiss border.
September 15 - Following negotiations, President Robert Mugabe and opposition leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara sign a power-sharing deal, making Tsvangirai the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.
September 15 - Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
September 17 - The International Astronomical Union classifies Haumea as the fifth dwarf planet in the Solar System.
September 21 - President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa resigns after accepting a call by African National Congress.
September 24 - The Diet of Japan elects Taro Aso as the new Prime Minister of Japan.
September 25 - Kgalema Motlanthe is elected by the National Assembly of South Africa as the President of South Africa, succeeding Thabo Mbeki.
September 25 - Shenzhou 7, the third manned Chinese spaceflight and the first with three crew members, is successfully launched. China becomes the third country ever to conduct a spacewalk.
September 27 - Death of Mahendra Kapoor, 74, Indian playback singer, heart attack.
September 28 - SpaceX Falcon 1 becomes the world's first privately developed space launch vehicle successfully to make orbit.
September 29 - Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, 72, Indian politician.
September 30 - A Jodhpur temple stampede in western India kills over 224 people, and injures 400.
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Current Affairs 2008 : August By Neo Quiz Spot
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August:
August 1 - King George Tupou V is crowned as the new king of Tonga, an event that had been delayed for over two years following the 2006 Nuku'alofa riots.
August 1- Death of Harkishan Singh Surjeet, 92, Indian politician, cardiac arrest.
August 1- Death of Ashok Mankad, 61, Indian cricketer.
August 3 - A stampede at a Hindu temple at Naina Devi in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India kills 162 and injures 400.
August 6 - President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi of Mauritania is deposed in a military coup d'état.
August 7 - The 2008 South Ossetia war begins as Georgia and Russia launch a major offensive inside the separatist region of South Ossetia after days of border skirmishes between the two sides.
August 7- Lacrosse: The Federation of International Lacrosse, the new unified governing body for the sport, holds its first meeting. The body was formed with the merger of the former governing bodies for the men's and women's versions, respectively the International Lacrosse Federation and International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations.
August 8–24 - The 2008 Summer Olympics take place in Beijing, China.
August 15 - Pushpa Kamal Dahal (known as Prachanda) is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal after the Nepalese monarchy was abolished in May.
August 17 - Michael Phelps surpasses Mark Spitz in Olympic Gold Medals won at a single Olympics, with 8 gold medals.
August 18 - Pervez Musharraf resigns from the post of President of Pakistan under impeachment pressure from the coalition government.
August 20 - Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport with 172 on board. 154 of them are killed and only 18 survive.[71]
22 - Pirates hijack German, Iranian, and Japanese cargo ships off the coast of Somalia, seven of such attacks since June 20.
Gerard W. Ford, 83, American co-founder of Ford Modeling Agency, endocarditis.
August 25—August 28 - Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado for U.S. presidential election.
August 26 - Russia unilaterally recognizes the independence of Georgian breakaway republics Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Krishna Kumar Birla, 89, Indian industrialist and politician, after brief illness
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August:
August 1 - King George Tupou V is crowned as the new king of Tonga, an event that had been delayed for over two years following the 2006 Nuku'alofa riots.
August 1- Death of Harkishan Singh Surjeet, 92, Indian politician, cardiac arrest.
August 1- Death of Ashok Mankad, 61, Indian cricketer.
August 3 - A stampede at a Hindu temple at Naina Devi in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India kills 162 and injures 400.
August 6 - President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi of Mauritania is deposed in a military coup d'état.
August 7 - The 2008 South Ossetia war begins as Georgia and Russia launch a major offensive inside the separatist region of South Ossetia after days of border skirmishes between the two sides.
August 7- Lacrosse: The Federation of International Lacrosse, the new unified governing body for the sport, holds its first meeting. The body was formed with the merger of the former governing bodies for the men's and women's versions, respectively the International Lacrosse Federation and International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations.
August 8–24 - The 2008 Summer Olympics take place in Beijing, China.
August 15 - Pushpa Kamal Dahal (known as Prachanda) is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal after the Nepalese monarchy was abolished in May.
August 17 - Michael Phelps surpasses Mark Spitz in Olympic Gold Medals won at a single Olympics, with 8 gold medals.
August 18 - Pervez Musharraf resigns from the post of President of Pakistan under impeachment pressure from the coalition government.
August 20 - Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport with 172 on board. 154 of them are killed and only 18 survive.[71]
22 - Pirates hijack German, Iranian, and Japanese cargo ships off the coast of Somalia, seven of such attacks since June 20.
Gerard W. Ford, 83, American co-founder of Ford Modeling Agency, endocarditis.
August 25—August 28 - Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado for U.S. presidential election.
August 26 - Russia unilaterally recognizes the independence of Georgian breakaway republics Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Krishna Kumar Birla, 89, Indian industrialist and politician, after brief illness
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Current Affairs 2008 : July By Neo Quiz Spot
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July:
July 5 - Tennis: Venus Williams defeats Serena Williams in the final of The Championships, Wimbledon 7-5, 6-4.
July 6- Tennis: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer in the final of The Championships, Wimbledon 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(8), 9-7.
July 7 - A suicide-bomber drives an explosives-laden automobile into the front gates of the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 58 and injuring over 150.
July 7–9 - 34th G8 summit held in Tōyako, Hokkaidō in Japan.
July 10 - Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all charges by a UN Tribunal accusing him of war crimes.
July 15–20 - World Youth Day takes place in Sydney, Australia. Pope Benedict XVI appears at the event.
July 20 - Gliding: Laurent Couture (World Class), Michael Buchthal (Standard Class) and Matthias Sturm (Club Class) won the gold medals in the 30th FAI World Gliding Championships in Rieti, Italy.
July 21 - Radovan Karadžić, the first president of the Republika Srpska, is arrested in Belgrade, Serbia on allegations of war crimes, following a 12-year long manhunt.
July 22 - The United Progressive Alliance led government in India survives a crucial no-confidence vote based on disagreements between Indian National Congress and Left Front over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
July 23 - Ram Baran Yadav is sworn in as Nepal's first President.
July 25 - A series of seven bomb blasts rock Bangalore, India killing 2 and injuring 20 and on the next day, a series of bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, kills 45 and injures over 160 people.
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July:
July 5 - Tennis: Venus Williams defeats Serena Williams in the final of The Championships, Wimbledon 7-5, 6-4.
July 6- Tennis: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer in the final of The Championships, Wimbledon 6-4, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-7(8), 9-7.
July 7 - A suicide-bomber drives an explosives-laden automobile into the front gates of the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 58 and injuring over 150.
July 7–9 - 34th G8 summit held in Tōyako, Hokkaidō in Japan.
July 10 - Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all charges by a UN Tribunal accusing him of war crimes.
July 15–20 - World Youth Day takes place in Sydney, Australia. Pope Benedict XVI appears at the event.
July 20 - Gliding: Laurent Couture (World Class), Michael Buchthal (Standard Class) and Matthias Sturm (Club Class) won the gold medals in the 30th FAI World Gliding Championships in Rieti, Italy.
July 21 - Radovan Karadžić, the first president of the Republika Srpska, is arrested in Belgrade, Serbia on allegations of war crimes, following a 12-year long manhunt.
July 22 - The United Progressive Alliance led government in India survives a crucial no-confidence vote based on disagreements between Indian National Congress and Left Front over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
July 23 - Ram Baran Yadav is sworn in as Nepal's first President.
July 25 - A series of seven bomb blasts rock Bangalore, India killing 2 and injuring 20 and on the next day, a series of bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, kills 45 and injures over 160 people.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Current Affairs 2008 : June By Neo Quiz Spot
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June:
June 3 - Barack Obama becomes the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, becoming the first African American to do so in a major U.S. politicial party.
June 7 -Tennis: Ana Ivanović defeats Dinara Safina in the final of the French Open 6-4, 6-3. Ivanović becomes the first Serbian women to win a Grand Slam and the first Serbian to hold World Number 1.
June 8 - Tennis: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer in the final of the French Open 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.
June 10 - Fire engulfs Sudan Airways Flight 109 after landing in Khartoum, killing 44.
June 11 - The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope is launched.
June 12 - Ireland votes to reject the Treaty of Lisbon, in the only referendum to be held by a European Union member state on the treaty.
June 14 – September 14 - Expo 2008 was held in Zaragoza in Spain, with the topic of "Water and sustainable development".
June 16 - Golf: Tiger Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship over Rocco Mediate in an eighteen hole playoff, which they were tied at even par. This forced a sudden death playoff on the seventh hole, and Tiger Woods made a par to Rocco Mediate bogey. Tiger Woods birdied the 72nd hole in regulation in order to force this playoff on Monday. This was Tiger Woods 65th PGA Tour win for his career and the fourteenth major championship of his career. However, an injury Woods suffered earlier in the year forced him to end his season after knee surgery following the win.
June 18- Basketball: The Boston Celtics won their seventeenth NBA Championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the 2008 NBA Finals. Paul Pierce was named Finals MVP.
June 22 - Typhoon Fengshen hits the Philippines and capsizes the ferry MV Princess of the Stars, leaving hundreds dead or missing.
June 27 - Sam Manekshaw, 94, Indian field marshal and chief of Army Staff, bronchopneumonia.
June 27 - President Robert Mugabe is reelected with 85.5% of the vote in the second round of the controversial Zimbabwean presidential election.
June 27 - After three decades as the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates steps down from daily duties to concentrate on philanthropy.
June 29 - Football (Soccer): The Spanish national football team defeated Germany 1 - 0 in the final of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championships.
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June:
June 3 - Barack Obama becomes the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, becoming the first African American to do so in a major U.S. politicial party.
June 7 -Tennis: Ana Ivanović defeats Dinara Safina in the final of the French Open 6-4, 6-3. Ivanović becomes the first Serbian women to win a Grand Slam and the first Serbian to hold World Number 1.
June 8 - Tennis: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer in the final of the French Open 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.
June 10 - Fire engulfs Sudan Airways Flight 109 after landing in Khartoum, killing 44.
June 11 - The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope is launched.
June 12 - Ireland votes to reject the Treaty of Lisbon, in the only referendum to be held by a European Union member state on the treaty.
June 14 – September 14 - Expo 2008 was held in Zaragoza in Spain, with the topic of "Water and sustainable development".
June 16 - Golf: Tiger Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship over Rocco Mediate in an eighteen hole playoff, which they were tied at even par. This forced a sudden death playoff on the seventh hole, and Tiger Woods made a par to Rocco Mediate bogey. Tiger Woods birdied the 72nd hole in regulation in order to force this playoff on Monday. This was Tiger Woods 65th PGA Tour win for his career and the fourteenth major championship of his career. However, an injury Woods suffered earlier in the year forced him to end his season after knee surgery following the win.
June 18- Basketball: The Boston Celtics won their seventeenth NBA Championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the 2008 NBA Finals. Paul Pierce was named Finals MVP.
June 22 - Typhoon Fengshen hits the Philippines and capsizes the ferry MV Princess of the Stars, leaving hundreds dead or missing.
June 27 - Sam Manekshaw, 94, Indian field marshal and chief of Army Staff, bronchopneumonia.
June 27 - President Robert Mugabe is reelected with 85.5% of the vote in the second round of the controversial Zimbabwean presidential election.
June 27 - After three decades as the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates steps down from daily duties to concentrate on philanthropy.
June 29 - Football (Soccer): The Spanish national football team defeated Germany 1 - 0 in the final of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championships.
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Current Affaris 2008 : May By Neo Quiz Spot
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May:
May 3 - Over 133,000 in Burma/Myanmar are killed by Cyclone Nargis, the deadliest natural disaster since the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004.
May 5- President Pratibha Patil presents Padma Vibhushan awards to Pranab Mukherjee, Sachin Tendulkar and Asha Bhosle.
May 7 - Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as the President of Russia.
May 11 - Burma/Myanmar holds a constitutional referendum.
May 12 - Over 69,000 are killed in central south-west China by the Chengdu quake, an earthquake measuring 8.0Mw. The epicenter is 90 kilometers (55 miles) west-northwest of the provincial capital Chengdu, Sichuan province.
May 13 - A series of bomb blasts kills at least 63 and injures 216 in Jaipur, India.
May 14 - NASA announces the discovery of Supernova remnant G1.9+0.3
May 14 –Death of Arthur Burks, 92, American mathematician and computer pioneer, died of Alzheimer's disease.
May 15 - An oil pipeline explodes in Ijegun, Nigeria, killing 100.
May 15 –Death of Willis Lamb (b. 1913), physicist, winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics.
May 19 –Death of Vijay Tendulkar, 80, Indian playwright, died of myasthenia gravis
May 21- Football - Manchester United of England wins the UEFA Champions League, defeating another English side Chelsea by penalty shootout 6-5, after a draw of 1-1 at the final.
May 23 - The Union of South American Nations, a supranational union, is created by a union between the Andean Community and Mercosur.
May 23 - The International Court of Justice awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
May 23- Prithvi II, a nuclear-capable, 350-km range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, is successfully test-fired.
May 25 - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft becomes the first spacecraft to land on the northern polar-region of Mars.
May 25- The Bhartiya Janta Party comes to power in Karnataka. In the assembly elections held earlier in the week, BJP win 110 seats. Congress is second with 80.
May 28 - The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is established after the Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favor of abolishing the country's 240-year-old monarchy. Girija Prasad Koirala becomes temporary Head of state.
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May:
May 3 - Over 133,000 in Burma/Myanmar are killed by Cyclone Nargis, the deadliest natural disaster since the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004.
May 5- President Pratibha Patil presents Padma Vibhushan awards to Pranab Mukherjee, Sachin Tendulkar and Asha Bhosle.
May 7 - Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as the President of Russia.
May 11 - Burma/Myanmar holds a constitutional referendum.
May 12 - Over 69,000 are killed in central south-west China by the Chengdu quake, an earthquake measuring 8.0Mw. The epicenter is 90 kilometers (55 miles) west-northwest of the provincial capital Chengdu, Sichuan province.
May 13 - A series of bomb blasts kills at least 63 and injures 216 in Jaipur, India.
May 14 - NASA announces the discovery of Supernova remnant G1.9+0.3
May 14 –Death of Arthur Burks, 92, American mathematician and computer pioneer, died of Alzheimer's disease.
May 15 - An oil pipeline explodes in Ijegun, Nigeria, killing 100.
May 15 –Death of Willis Lamb (b. 1913), physicist, winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics.
May 19 –Death of Vijay Tendulkar, 80, Indian playwright, died of myasthenia gravis
May 21- Football - Manchester United of England wins the UEFA Champions League, defeating another English side Chelsea by penalty shootout 6-5, after a draw of 1-1 at the final.
May 23 - The Union of South American Nations, a supranational union, is created by a union between the Andean Community and Mercosur.
May 23 - The International Court of Justice awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
May 23- Prithvi II, a nuclear-capable, 350-km range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, is successfully test-fired.
May 25 - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft becomes the first spacecraft to land on the northern polar-region of Mars.
May 25- The Bhartiya Janta Party comes to power in Karnataka. In the assembly elections held earlier in the week, BJP win 110 seats. Congress is second with 80.
May 28 - The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is established after the Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favor of abolishing the country's 240-year-old monarchy. Girija Prasad Koirala becomes temporary Head of state.
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Current Affairs 2008: April By Neo Quiz Spot
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April:
April 3- Communist Party of India (Marxist) elects Prakash Karat as its general secretary for another term.
April 5 – Death of Charlton Heston, 84, American Academy Award–winning actor (Ben-Hur, Ten Commandments), NRA president, died of pneumonia.
April 8 - Sark dismantles its feudal system to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights. The Privy Council approved the Sark law reforms, and the first elections under the new law will be held in December 2008 and the new chamber will first convene in January 2009.
April 10 - Assembly elections in Nepal: Maoists win a plurality of seats in the Assembly in the first election in Nepal in nine years.
April 13 – Death of John Wheeler (b. 1911), theoretical physicist, coined the terms black hole and worm hole.
April 16 – Death of Edward Norton Lorenz (b. 1917), mathematician and meteorologist, coined the term butterfly effect.
April 22 - Surgeons at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital perform the first operations using bionic eyes, implanting them into two blind patients.
April 24 –Death of Trilochan Singh, 85, Indian field hockey player, member of the gold medal-winning 1948 Summer Olympics team.
April 27- According to the UK-based independent consultancy firm Brand Finance Tata is one of the largest global brands. Tata is ranked 57th among top 100 brands.
April 27 - The Taliban attempts to assassinate Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a military parade in Kabul.
April 27 - In Polo - Chile defeats Brazil in order to take the 2008 Polo World Championship in México. The host country took bronze medal over Spain.
April 28 - India sets a world record by sending 10 satellites into orbit in a single launch.
April 29 – Death of Albert Hofmann, 102, Swiss researcher, chemist and discoverer of LSD died of heart attack.
April 30- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) successfully puts all the 10 satellites into orbit by India
April:
April 3- Communist Party of India (Marxist) elects Prakash Karat as its general secretary for another term.
April 5 – Death of Charlton Heston, 84, American Academy Award–winning actor (Ben-Hur, Ten Commandments), NRA president, died of pneumonia.
April 8 - Sark dismantles its feudal system to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights. The Privy Council approved the Sark law reforms, and the first elections under the new law will be held in December 2008 and the new chamber will first convene in January 2009.
April 10 - Assembly elections in Nepal: Maoists win a plurality of seats in the Assembly in the first election in Nepal in nine years.
April 13 – Death of John Wheeler (b. 1911), theoretical physicist, coined the terms black hole and worm hole.
April 16 – Death of Edward Norton Lorenz (b. 1917), mathematician and meteorologist, coined the term butterfly effect.
April 22 - Surgeons at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital perform the first operations using bionic eyes, implanting them into two blind patients.
April 24 –Death of Trilochan Singh, 85, Indian field hockey player, member of the gold medal-winning 1948 Summer Olympics team.
April 27- According to the UK-based independent consultancy firm Brand Finance Tata is one of the largest global brands. Tata is ranked 57th among top 100 brands.
April 27 - The Taliban attempts to assassinate Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a military parade in Kabul.
April 27 - In Polo - Chile defeats Brazil in order to take the 2008 Polo World Championship in México. The host country took bronze medal over Spain.
April 28 - India sets a world record by sending 10 satellites into orbit in a single launch.
April 29 – Death of Albert Hofmann, 102, Swiss researcher, chemist and discoverer of LSD died of heart attack.
April 30- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) successfully puts all the 10 satellites into orbit by India
Current Affairs 2008 : March By Neo Quiz Spot
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March–April - Rising food and fuel prices trigger riots and unrest in the Third World.
March 2 - 2008 Russian presidential election: Dmitry Medvedev is elected President of Russia with about 70% of the vote. He is scheduled to succeed Vladimir Putin in May.
March 3- Central government of India launches Dhan Laxmi scheme in seven states. Under this scheme an insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh would be provided for the girl child at her birth. The scheme aims to improve the girl-child ratio.
March 3- Death of Norm O'Neill, 71, Australian cricketer of throat cancer
March 5- S. M. Krishna resigns from his post of Maharashtra Governor.
March 9- J. P. Chalasani is appointed the new chief executive of the Reliance Power, an Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company.
March 8 - The general election of Malaysia. It is historical as the ruling coalition, Barisan
Nasional won with a slight majority in the Parliament and with the wake of the active Opposition parties, never in the history of over 50 years in Malaysia that Barisan Nasional suffered such great losses on five states.
March 9 - First European Space Agency Automated Transfer Vehicle, a cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station, launches from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
March 9 - The governing PSOE led by current Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero wins the Spanish general election.
March 10 Lance Mackey wins Iditarod Dog Sled Race for a second time.
March 14- Hyderabad International Airport is inaugurated.
March 14 - Demonstrations by Tibetan separatists turn violent as rioters target government and Han Chinese-owned buildings.
March 19 - An exploding star halfway across the visible universe becomes the farthest known object ever visible to the naked eye.
March 19- Death of Sir Arthur C. Clarke, 90, Sri Lankan/British was a science fiction author
March 24- The Sixth Pay Commission recommends increase in the salaries of all government employees by 40%.
March 24 - Bhutan holds its first-ever general elections.
March 25 - A 414 square kilometer (160 mi.2) chunk of Antarctica's Wilkins Ice Shelf disintegrates, leaving the entire shelf at risk.
March 25 - African Union and Comoros forces invade the rebel-held island of Anjouan.
March 25 - Yousaf Raza Gillani becomes the 27th Prime Minister of Pakistan
March 26- Tata Motors buys two British automobile manufacturing companies, Jaguar and Land Rover, from Ford, their American owners.
March 27- Communist Party of India (CPI) re-elects A. B. Bardhan as the general secretary for the fourth consecutive term.
March 29 - Presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe.
March–April - Rising food and fuel prices trigger riots and unrest in the Third World.
March 2 - 2008 Russian presidential election: Dmitry Medvedev is elected President of Russia with about 70% of the vote. He is scheduled to succeed Vladimir Putin in May.
March 3- Central government of India launches Dhan Laxmi scheme in seven states. Under this scheme an insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh would be provided for the girl child at her birth. The scheme aims to improve the girl-child ratio.
March 3- Death of Norm O'Neill, 71, Australian cricketer of throat cancer
March 5- S. M. Krishna resigns from his post of Maharashtra Governor.
March 9- J. P. Chalasani is appointed the new chief executive of the Reliance Power, an Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company.
March 8 - The general election of Malaysia. It is historical as the ruling coalition, Barisan
Nasional won with a slight majority in the Parliament and with the wake of the active Opposition parties, never in the history of over 50 years in Malaysia that Barisan Nasional suffered such great losses on five states.
March 9 - First European Space Agency Automated Transfer Vehicle, a cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station, launches from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
March 9 - The governing PSOE led by current Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero wins the Spanish general election.
March 10 Lance Mackey wins Iditarod Dog Sled Race for a second time.
March 14- Hyderabad International Airport is inaugurated.
March 14 - Demonstrations by Tibetan separatists turn violent as rioters target government and Han Chinese-owned buildings.
March 19 - An exploding star halfway across the visible universe becomes the farthest known object ever visible to the naked eye.
March 19- Death of Sir Arthur C. Clarke, 90, Sri Lankan/British was a science fiction author
March 24- The Sixth Pay Commission recommends increase in the salaries of all government employees by 40%.
March 24 - Bhutan holds its first-ever general elections.
March 25 - A 414 square kilometer (160 mi.2) chunk of Antarctica's Wilkins Ice Shelf disintegrates, leaving the entire shelf at risk.
March 25 - African Union and Comoros forces invade the rebel-held island of Anjouan.
March 25 - Yousaf Raza Gillani becomes the 27th Prime Minister of Pakistan
March 26- Tata Motors buys two British automobile manufacturing companies, Jaguar and Land Rover, from Ford, their American owners.
March 27- Communist Party of India (CPI) re-elects A. B. Bardhan as the general secretary for the fourth consecutive term.
March 29 - Presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Current Affairs 2008 : February By Neo Quiz Spot
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February:
February 2 - Rebels attack the capital of Chad, N'Djamena.
February 4 - Iran opens its first space center and launches a rocket to space.
February 4 - A Palestinian suicide bomber kills one and wounds thirteen in a Dimona, Israel shopping center.
February 5 - U.S. stock market indices plunge more than 3% after a report showed signs of economic recession in the service-sector. The S&P 500 fell 3.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 370 points.
5 February - The Orissa government decides to provide a monthly pension of Rs. 200 to HIV positive persons under the State-sponsored ‘Madhu Babu Pension Yojana.’
February 5–6 - A tornado outbreak, the deadliest in 23 years, kills 58 in the Southern United States.
February 7 - Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss dedicates to the nation the first in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) facility in the public sector set up at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.
February 12 - PDVSA, a state oil company in Venezuela, suspends sales of crude oil to ExxonMobil, in response to a legal challenge by them.
February 13 - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia delivers a formal apology to the Stolen Generations.
February 15 - The Election Commission issues notice to Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking her response to an allegation that she had incurred disqualification as member of Parliament under Article 102(1)(d) of the Constitution for accepting the Order of Leopold from the King of Belgium in November 2006.
February 17 - Kosovo formally declares independence from Serbia, with support from some countries but opposition from others.
February 18 - The British government introduces emergency legislation temporarily to nationalize Northern Rock, the fifth largest mortgage bank in the UK, due to the bank's financial crisis.
February 18 - A general election is held in Pakistan, delayed from January 8 due to riots in the wake of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Opposition parties, including Bhutto's, take more than half of the seats, while President Pervez Musharraf's party suffers a huge defeat.
February 19 - Fidel Castro announces his resignation as President of Cuba, effective on February 24.
February 19 - Viswapati Trivedi becomes the Joint Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL).
February 20 - United States Navy destroys a spy satellite containing toxic fuel by shooting it down with a missile launched from USS Lake Erie in the Pacific Ocean.
February 22 - Former Building Society Northern Rock is the first bank in Europe to be taken in to state control due to the US subprime mortgage financial crisis.
February 24 - Raúl Castro is unanimously elected as President of Cuba by the National Assembly.
February 24: Football (soccer) - Japan won Women's East Asian Cup 2008 by three straight wins over South Korea, North Korea, and China.
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February:
February 2 - Rebels attack the capital of Chad, N'Djamena.
February 4 - Iran opens its first space center and launches a rocket to space.
February 4 - A Palestinian suicide bomber kills one and wounds thirteen in a Dimona, Israel shopping center.
February 5 - U.S. stock market indices plunge more than 3% after a report showed signs of economic recession in the service-sector. The S&P 500 fell 3.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 370 points.
5 February - The Orissa government decides to provide a monthly pension of Rs. 200 to HIV positive persons under the State-sponsored ‘Madhu Babu Pension Yojana.’
February 5–6 - A tornado outbreak, the deadliest in 23 years, kills 58 in the Southern United States.
February 7 - Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss dedicates to the nation the first in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) facility in the public sector set up at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.
February 12 - PDVSA, a state oil company in Venezuela, suspends sales of crude oil to ExxonMobil, in response to a legal challenge by them.
February 13 - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia delivers a formal apology to the Stolen Generations.
February 15 - The Election Commission issues notice to Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking her response to an allegation that she had incurred disqualification as member of Parliament under Article 102(1)(d) of the Constitution for accepting the Order of Leopold from the King of Belgium in November 2006.
February 17 - Kosovo formally declares independence from Serbia, with support from some countries but opposition from others.
February 18 - The British government introduces emergency legislation temporarily to nationalize Northern Rock, the fifth largest mortgage bank in the UK, due to the bank's financial crisis.
February 18 - A general election is held in Pakistan, delayed from January 8 due to riots in the wake of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Opposition parties, including Bhutto's, take more than half of the seats, while President Pervez Musharraf's party suffers a huge defeat.
February 19 - Fidel Castro announces his resignation as President of Cuba, effective on February 24.
February 19 - Viswapati Trivedi becomes the Joint Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL).
February 20 - United States Navy destroys a spy satellite containing toxic fuel by shooting it down with a missile launched from USS Lake Erie in the Pacific Ocean.
February 22 - Former Building Society Northern Rock is the first bank in Europe to be taken in to state control due to the US subprime mortgage financial crisis.
February 24 - Raúl Castro is unanimously elected as President of Cuba by the National Assembly.
February 24: Football (soccer) - Japan won Women's East Asian Cup 2008 by three straight wins over South Korea, North Korea, and China.
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Current Affairs 2008 : January By Neo Quiz Spot
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January:
January 1 - Cyprus, Malta, and Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the Euro
January 1 - Slovenia takes over the presidency of the European Union as the first of new member states.
January 2 - The price of petroleum hits $100 per barrel for the first time.
January 7: Auto racing - McLaren unveils their 2008 Formula 1 car.
January 8 - An attempted assassination of Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is thwarted after a Boy Scout grabbed the attacker's knife. The Boy Scout was injured, but after a scuffle ensued police arrested the attacker.
January 14 - At 19:04:39 UTC, the MESSENGER space probe is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury.
January 15 - Whale Fishing Controversy-Federal Court of Australia orders a Japanese whaling company to stop research whaling within their Exclusive Economic Zone.
January 17 - Bobby Fischer, American-Icelandic chess grandmaster, Died. He is icon of American Chess in 1970s.
January 19: Tennis - 2008 Australian Open, Australia's Lleyton Hewitt beats Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in the 3rd round qualifier in a marathon 5-set match which took almost 5 hours. The match ended at 4:33am local time after the match was delayed until just before midnight, making it the latest ever finish for an Australian Open match.
January 21 - Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis.
January 22 - Russia stages the largest naval exercise since the fall of the Soviet Union in the Bay of Biscay. The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, along with 11 support vessels and 47 long-range bomber aircraft, practiced strike tactics off the coast of France and Spain, and test-launched nuclear-capable missiles on foreign waters.
January 22 - Heath Ledger, Australian actor, died. He is remembered eternally for his roles in Batman, The dark Knight and Broke Back Mountain
January 23 - Thousands of Palestinians cross into Egypt, as the border wall with Gaza in Rafah is blown up by militants.
January 24 - A peace deal ends the Kivu war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
January 24 - Iraqi Parliament adopts a new national flag, removing three stars associated with the Baath Party; a permanent design is expected within the next year.
January 25 - China's worst snowstorm since 1954 kills 133, delays traffic, and causes massive power outages in central and southern parts of the country.
January 26: Tennis - Maria Sharapova beat Serbian Ana Ivanović in the Australian Open to capture her third major
January 29 - Iran's judiciary sentences to prison 54 Bahá'í religion followers for charity work.
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January:
January 1 - Cyprus, Malta, and Akrotiri and Dhekelia adopt the Euro
January 1 - Slovenia takes over the presidency of the European Union as the first of new member states.
January 2 - The price of petroleum hits $100 per barrel for the first time.
January 7: Auto racing - McLaren unveils their 2008 Formula 1 car.
January 8 - An attempted assassination of Maldivian president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is thwarted after a Boy Scout grabbed the attacker's knife. The Boy Scout was injured, but after a scuffle ensued police arrested the attacker.
January 14 - At 19:04:39 UTC, the MESSENGER space probe is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury.
January 15 - Whale Fishing Controversy-Federal Court of Australia orders a Japanese whaling company to stop research whaling within their Exclusive Economic Zone.
January 17 - Bobby Fischer, American-Icelandic chess grandmaster, Died. He is icon of American Chess in 1970s.
January 19: Tennis - 2008 Australian Open, Australia's Lleyton Hewitt beats Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in the 3rd round qualifier in a marathon 5-set match which took almost 5 hours. The match ended at 4:33am local time after the match was delayed until just before midnight, making it the latest ever finish for an Australian Open match.
January 21 - Stock markets around the world plunge amid growing fears of a U.S. recession, fueled by the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis.
January 22 - Russia stages the largest naval exercise since the fall of the Soviet Union in the Bay of Biscay. The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, along with 11 support vessels and 47 long-range bomber aircraft, practiced strike tactics off the coast of France and Spain, and test-launched nuclear-capable missiles on foreign waters.
January 22 - Heath Ledger, Australian actor, died. He is remembered eternally for his roles in Batman, The dark Knight and Broke Back Mountain
January 23 - Thousands of Palestinians cross into Egypt, as the border wall with Gaza in Rafah is blown up by militants.
January 24 - A peace deal ends the Kivu war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
January 24 - Iraqi Parliament adopts a new national flag, removing three stars associated with the Baath Party; a permanent design is expected within the next year.
January 25 - China's worst snowstorm since 1954 kills 133, delays traffic, and causes massive power outages in central and southern parts of the country.
January 26: Tennis - Maria Sharapova beat Serbian Ana Ivanović in the Australian Open to capture her third major
January 29 - Iran's judiciary sentences to prison 54 Bahá'í religion followers for charity work.
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Current Affairs 2008
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1. Identify why this doodle was used by Google.
2.Which European country has recently joined Schengen agreement,whereby cross-border passport checks will be abolished.
3.Which supersonic missile was test fired by India in the Bay of Bengal?
4.World bank has banned which Indian IT company to do business with it for a span of 8 years due to data theft and paying bribes to the World Bank's staffs?
5. NIA Bill, 2008 and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Bill, 2008 were recently approved in Indian Parliament in awake of terror attacks.Who presented these anti-terror bills?
6.The first Indian who was recently conferred the honorary citizenship of Singapore by its Government.Identify him.
7.Shareholder of which troubled financial services firm have given their approval for the merger with banking major Well Fargo?
8. Who received the"Ballon d'Or", often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award for the year 2008.
9.Which country was recently voluterily suspended from OPEC countries since it became a net impoter of oil?
10.Identify the dramatist who died recently.
Answers:
1.The Google doodle came up when LHC was launched
2. Switzerland,it became 25th nation to join Schengen agreement
3.Brahmos
4.Satyam Computers
5.It was Presented by P.Chidambaram,Home Minister of India
6.Ratan Tata,in recognition of his abiding business relationship with the island nation and his contribution to the growth of high-tech sectors in Singapore.
7.Wachovia Corporation
8.Christiano Ronaldo
9.Indonesia.
10.Harold Pinter,Nobel Laureate for Literature in the year 2005
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Current Affairs 2008
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1.Identify the specialty of theis currency note.
2.Which company held the brands Jaguar and Land Rover, before they are taken over by Tatas?
3.Who is the first Indian saint to get canonized?
4.Who is the Last King of Nepal?
5.Who was elected as President for Zimbabwe in a controversial election?
6.Who succeeded Bill Gates as Chief Software Architect of Microsoft?
7.To whom was Dada Saheb Phalke Award conferred for the year 2008?
8.According to UN,2008 was observed as_____year.
9.Identify the Athlete.
10.What was conducted between May 15th and May 25th of 2008 in Himachal Pradesh?
Answers for Current Affairs 2008
1.This is 5 billion currency note printed due to hyperinflation in Zimbabwean economy
2.Ford,an American based Automobile giant
3.St.Alphonsa.She is canonized by Pope Benedict the XVI.
4.King Gyanendra
5.Robert Mugabe
6.Ray Ozzie.He was formerly best known for his role in creating Lotus Notes
7.Tapan Sinha,Bengali Film Director
8.Year of Sanitation
9.Michael Phelps, most gold medals won at a single Olympics with the eight golds in Beijing 2008
10.Tibetan Olympics,since Tibetans were not allowed to participate in Beijing Olympics 2008.
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