Nobel Laureates 2009

Physics:

Charles
K.
Kao
thumbCharles K. Kao "for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of
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S. E.
Boyle Smith
light in fibers for optical communication" thumbthumbWillard S. Boyle and George E.
Smith "for the invention of an imaging semiconductor
picturepicture circuit – the CCD sensor"

Chemistry:

Venkatraman
ThomasAda
Ramakrishnan
A. E.
thumbSteitz Yonath
picturethumbthumbVenkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath
"for studies of
picture the structure and function of the ribosome"
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Physiology or Medicine:

Elizabeth
Carol Jack
H. W. W.
Blackburn
GreiderSzostak
thumbthumbthumbElizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak "for
the discovery
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Literature:

Herta
Müller
thumb
pictureHerta Müller "who, with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose,
depicts the landscape of the dispossessed"

Peace:

Barack
Obama
thumb
pictureBarack Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy
and cooperation between peoples"
Prize in Economics:

Elinor
Ostrom
thumb
pictureElinor Ostrom "for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons"
Oliver
E.
Williamson
thumbOliver E. Williamson "for his analysis of economic governance, especially the
boundaries
picture of the firm"

G20 Major Economies

• Argentina: President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

• Australia: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
• Brazil: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
• Canada: Prime Minister Stephen Harper
• China: President Hu Jintao
• France: President Nicolas Sarkozy
• Germany: Chancellor Angela Merkel
• India: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
• Indonesia: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
• Italy: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
• Japan: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
• Mexico: President Felipe Calderón
• Russia: President Dmitry Medvedev
• Saudi Arabia: King Abdullah
• South Africa: President Jacob Zuma
• South Korea: President Lee Myung-bak
• Turkey: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• United Kingdom: Prime Minister Gordon Brown
• United States: President Barack Obama
The 20th member is the European Union, which is represented by the rotating Council
presidency and the European Central Bank.

G8 Nations

Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper

France President Nicolas Sarkozy
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel
Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi - President of the G8 for 2009
Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
Russia President Dmitry Medvedev
United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown
United States President Barack Obama

OECD's 30 members

The 30 member countries of OECD are:

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico,
the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.

Miss Venezuala win Miss Universe 2009 title (24th August 2009)
Impressing 12 judges and beating 84 contestants Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez crowned the Miss Universe 2009 from
Dayana Mendoza. 18-year-old Stefania is the sixth Venezuelan to win the crown.

Bhindra honored with Rajiv Gandhi Award (20th August 2009)

India's first Olympics gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, Bollywood actors Shahid Kapoor and Katrina Kaif and other young
achievers were felicitated with prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Award.

Bill Gates to receive Indira Gandhi Peace Prize (23th July 2009)
Bill Gates has received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on behalf of the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation. In 2003, the foundation launched Avahan, a 10-year initiative to support India's efforts to reduce the spread
of HIV.

PM launches India's first nuclear submarine (26th July 2009)

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur launched the country's first nuclear powered attack submarine, INS
Arihant in Vishakhapatnam. The INS Arihant will be commissioned in the Indian Navy after extensive outfitting and sea trials. It
is the first of three such vessels to be built in the country. Its length is 112-metre-long. India has achieved a 'historic milestone
in the country's defence preparedness' with the launch of the submarine.

Australia wins Champions Trophy 2009 (6th October 2009)

Australia claimed their second successive Champions Trophy title in beating New Zealand by six wickets in the final at Super
Sport Park in Centurion, South Africa. Australia had a huge fight on their hands at 2-6 against some inspired bowling, but
Shane Watson again kept a cool head with his second successive unbeaten century to steer Australia (4-206) side past New
Zealand's 9-200.

Pakistan wins Twenty20 World Cup (22nd June 2009)

The Pakistan Team had scored a sensational victory against Sri Lanka and won the T20 World cup. Pakistan achieved
a139-run target for the loss of two wickets with eight balls to spare. This win is the first major trophy since 1992, when Imran
Khan led them to victory in the 50-over World Cup in Australia. As Pakistan scored the winning run with Shahid Afridi, people
danced with joy, fired up crackers and celebrated by distributing sweets at Lahore.

Federer won French Open (7th June 2009)

Roger Federer has won the French Open title by defeating Robin Soderling. The scores were 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4. The 14th major
title won by Federer breaks the Pete Sampras record. He has now become the sixth man to win all four Grand Slam
championships. Federer won his 14th Grand Slam championship at the age of 27. He will now try for the 15th Grand Slam title
beginning in two weeks at Wimbledon, which he has won five times already. He has also won the US Open for the past five
years, and he has three Australian Open titles with him.

Dada Saheb Phalke Award to Manna Dey (Age 94) Oct 09

Padma Vibhushan

Dr. Anil Kakodkar Science & Engineering Maharashtra

Shri G. Madhavan Nair Science & Engineering Karnataka

Padma Bhushan

Shri Abhinav Bindra Sports Punjab

Shri Sam Pitroda Science & Engineering Delhi

Shri C.K. Prahlad Literature & Education NRI/ PI

Deep Joshi, 62 is an Indian social worker and NGO activist He was recognized for
the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2009

National Film Awards.

Best Actor:

Prakash Raj (Kanchivaram)

Best Actress:

Uma Shree (Kannada film Gulabi Talkies)

Best Film Award: Kanchivaram

Best Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan for ‘Meri Maa’ (Taare Zameen Par)

Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi (Taare Zameen Par)