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Padma Awards: Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor, India's first woman photographer Homai Vyarawalla, tribal artist Jivya Soma Mhase, actors Kajol and Irrfan Khan, Chhau dance exponent Makar Dhwaj Darogha and Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were among those who were conferred the Padma awards.
Child Sex Ratio: India's child sex ratio continues to plummet, indicating that female feticide and infanticide remain rampant. Provisional data released by the census office for 2011 shows that the child sex ratio (0-6 years) has further declined to 914 girls for every 1,000 boys as compared to 927 in 2001.
Literacy Rate: India’s literacy rate has touched 74%, according to the provisional results of the 2001 Census, up from 65% in 2001 and just 52% in 1991. But this is well short of the target set by the Planning Commission to achieve a literacy rate of over 85% by 2011-12.
India Population: As per Census 2011`s provisional data India’s population is 1.21 billion, India’s population is almost equal to the combined population of USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan. This also means India has added another Brazil to its population in the last 10 years despite population growth slowing down. Mainland China`s population is 1.35 billion.
Booker Prize Nomination: Rohinton Mistry, the Indian-Canadian author of three acclaimed books, has been shortlisted for the £60,000 Man Booker International Prize 2011.
Sony Ericsson Open Championship: Veteran tennis players Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati won their second title of the season by clinching the prestigious championship to become number one in the ATP World Tour.
Fitch predictions: Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded Indian economy's growth projection to 8.3 per cent for 2011-12 on account of high inflationary pressures that has forced the Reserve Bank to hike key rates.
World Cup Final Viewer ship: An unprecedented 67.6 million people watched the gripping final that had most Indians at the edge of their seats. The number has surpassed the Indo-Pak semi-final that was perhaps the most anticipated match of the tournament for the subcontinent audience. The number of viewers for the semi-final was 67.3 million.
ATP Miami Masters: Novak Djokovic defeated world number one Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to win the crown and remain unbeaten in 2011.
Padma Awards: Veteran Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor, India's first woman photographer Homai Vyarawalla, tribal artist Jivya Soma Mhase, actors Kajol and Irrfan Khan, Chhau dance exponent Makar Dhwaj Darogha and Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were among those who were conferred the Padma awards.
Child Sex Ratio: India's child sex ratio continues to plummet, indicating that female feticide and infanticide remain rampant. Provisional data released by the census office for 2011 shows that the child sex ratio (0-6 years) has further declined to 914 girls for every 1,000 boys as compared to 927 in 2001.
Literacy Rate: India’s literacy rate has touched 74%, according to the provisional results of the 2001 Census, up from 65% in 2001 and just 52% in 1991. But this is well short of the target set by the Planning Commission to achieve a literacy rate of over 85% by 2011-12.
India Population: As per Census 2011`s provisional data India’s population is 1.21 billion, India’s population is almost equal to the combined population of USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan. This also means India has added another Brazil to its population in the last 10 years despite population growth slowing down. Mainland China`s population is 1.35 billion.
Booker Prize Nomination: Rohinton Mistry, the Indian-Canadian author of three acclaimed books, has been shortlisted for the £60,000 Man Booker International Prize 2011.
Sony Ericsson Open Championship: Veteran tennis players Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati won their second title of the season by clinching the prestigious championship to become number one in the ATP World Tour.
Fitch predictions: Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded Indian economy's growth projection to 8.3 per cent for 2011-12 on account of high inflationary pressures that has forced the Reserve Bank to hike key rates.
World Cup Final Viewer ship: An unprecedented 67.6 million people watched the gripping final that had most Indians at the edge of their seats. The number has surpassed the Indo-Pak semi-final that was perhaps the most anticipated match of the tournament for the subcontinent audience. The number of viewers for the semi-final was 67.3 million.
ATP Miami Masters: Novak Djokovic defeated world number one Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to win the crown and remain unbeaten in 2011.
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