Indian Current Affairs -April, 2010

• Air Marshal Ajay Shriniwas Karnik is appointed as the director general of inspection and safety wing of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
• Sania Mirza is appointed as brand ambassador for the ‘Mega Tennis Event’ organized by All India Tennis Association (AITA) which is aimed at the development of sport in the country.
• Major General C.S. Nair has been appointed as the 14th Judge Advocate General JAG of the Indian Army.
• Government of India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor resigned recently over allegations of corruption in winning a cricket league franchise (IPL Kochi team).
• A prominent Indian hotelier Joginder Sangar has been presented the Community Award in recognition of his outstanding philanthropic work in the UK.
• Indian-origin woman Kamla Persad-Bissessar has became the first woman Leader of the Opposition in the Trinidad and Tobago parliament, ousting former premier Basdeo Panday from the post.
• The president of Medical Council of India (MCI) Dr. Ketan Desai was arrested by CBI for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs two crore to grant recognition to a medical college in Punjab.
• Delhi city of India will host the 12th edition of South Asian Games (SAF Games) in 2012.
• Indian diplomat and second secretary with the Indian High Commission in Islamabad Madhuri Gupta has been arrested after her alleged involvement was found in passing sensitive Indian government information to the Pakistan based Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI).
• Stempeucel CLI of India’s first stem cell based product developed by Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd., a group company of Manipal Education & Medical Group.
• Eminent economist, Dr.K.N.Raj was part of the team that chalked out the first five-year plan of India, died at the age of 85.
• Malayalam cinema’s popular lyricist Gireesh Puthenchery has won the prestigious Kerala State Award for the best lyricist seven times and had written lyrics for about 400 films died recently at the age of 49.
• The Supreme Court of India recently dismissed all cases registered against South Indian film actress and activist of her alleged remarks on pre-marital sex. Khusboo of that actress.
• INDIA has recently signed a civilian nuclear agreement with a country in New Delhi, similar to one it had signed earlier with seven other countries such as the US, France and Russia. Britain is that country.
• T.M. Bhasin is appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Bank.
• India’s premier international airline, Jet Airways recently announced that it will commence daily non-stop flights from Mumbai to Johannesburg from April 14,2010.
• Palakkad district in Kerala is all set to be declared the first fully electrified district in India.