US imposed Fresh Sanctions on Belligerent Iran RBI permitted Banks to lend to Telecom Companies for the Upcoming Auction

for Spectrum Former Chief Minister of Gujarat, Keshubhai Patel launched Gujarat Parivartan Party State Government of Goa Launched Ladli Laxmi Scheme Sudan signed a Deal with South Sudan over Oil Payments Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt won Gold in Mens 100 Meter Race, set Olympic Record Bimal Gurung sworn in as the Head of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Prime Minister of Fiji, Laisenia Qarase was punished for One year Prison NASAs New Robot Rover Curiosity touched the Surface of Mars Saina Nehwal clinched Bronze in Womens Singles Badminton Event at London Olympics 2012(by defating Chinas Xin Wang) Union Cabinet sets Base Price for Auction of 2G Spectrum at 14000 Crore Rupees Rakesh Singh appointed as the 55th President of ICAI(Institute of Cost Accountants of India) United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution on Syria Vijay Kumar bagged Silver in Olympics 25 Metre Rapid Fire Pistol Event India and Belgium signed Agreement for the Modernisation of Indian Railways India and Israel signed Collaborative Academic Research Programme Agreement Indian Project won the World Environment Day Challenge(Hand in Hand India, a Chennai based development organization) Kofi Annan quit as the UN special envoy to Syria India signed Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Monaco SBI reduced Interest Rate on Home and Car Loans by Up to 0.5 Percent RBI signed MoU with Financial Regulators of 9 Countries to promote Sharing of Information EGoM approved 50% Diesel Subsidy to farmers in Drought Hit Areas to save Kahrif Crop Growth of Eight Core Sectors slipped to 3.6 percent in June 2012 against 5.6 percent in June 2011 Election Commissions of India and South Korea signed MoU to Strengthen Democracy The Sahara Group acquired landmark Plaza Hotel of New York NDTV filed Lawsuit against Audience Measurement Company TAM India Power Tripped in Northern, Eastern and North Eastern Grids: Indias Biggest Power Blackout(biggest blackout 31 July2012) Michel Phelps became the Most Successful Athlete in the Olympic History P Chidambaram appointed as the Union Finance Minister India, China Agreed to step up Defence, Security Dialogue, Achieve USD 100 Billion Trade Target Hockey India signed a multi-year broadcast agreement with ESPN STAR RBI left the Repo Rate unchanged at 8 % in Quarterly Monetary Policy Review Ravneet Gill appointed as the New CEO of Deutsche Bank India Gagan Narang won Bronze in the men's 10 meter air rifle event at London Olympics India banned US-sanctioned Iranian ships from entering its water

Anil Kumar was appointed as the new Director General for ESIC(Employees State Insurance Corporation) Gaurav Nandrajog won Coca-Cola Squash Open Championship 2012 DRDO successfully test-fired Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile India, Indonesia Signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement The Government of Chhattisgarh banned Gutka and Pan Masala Supreme Court reduced the VIP quota for Haj pilgrimage from 5050 seats to 300 Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced to close down its Factory at Manesar Sudarshan Pattnaik won Gold Medal in World Sand Sculpture Championship 2012 Delhi Government decided to increase the Number of Districts in Delhi from 9 to 11 Seventh G20 summit took place in Mexican City Los Cabos(18 & 19 june) Top RSS Leader and BJP Former Vice-President Bal Apte passed Away(17-july) Punjab Government increased the DA by 12 per cent for Employees and Pensioners Yesteryear Bollywood Superstar Rajesh Khanna passed away(18-july) Marissa Mayer appointed as the New President and CEO of Yahoo Sunita Williams embarked on her Second Space Mission o 15-july-2012 World Population Day Observed WorldWide on 11 July 2012 Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna won the Assembly By-Election from Sitarganj Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong visited India India successfully test-fired Nuclear Capable Agni-I Missile India, Singapore Signed Agreements and MoU in New Delhi on 11 July 2012 Jagdish Shettar sworn in as the 27th Chief Minister of Karnataka England beat Australia 4-0 to claim NatWest Cricket Series Champion Wrestler and Bollywood Actor Dara Singh passed away in Mumbai on 12-jul-2012 International Donors Conference held in Tokyo Manipal University won the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2012 Serena Williams beat Agnieszka Radwanska to claim Wimbledon Womens Singles 2012 Yannis Stournaras took oath as the New Finance Minister of Greece Roger Federer beat Andy Murray to claim Wimbledon Open Title 2012 UNHRC adopted Resolution to protect the Online Human Rights of Global Citizens Anup Sankar Bhattacharya appointed as the Director of IBPS Supreme Court of India banned Commercial and Tourism Activities Near Jarawa Habitat UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released UN Millenium Development Goal 2012 Report PRI Leader Enrique Pea Nieto elected the New President of Mexico Delhi Government announced subsidy of 1 Rupee per unit on electricity for domestic consumers

Spain beat Italy 4-0 to win UEFA Euro Cup Football Championship 2012 Uttar Pradesh Government decided to increase the tax on Tobacco Products Neeraj Kumar appointed the New Commissioner of Delhi Police The international day against drug abuse and prohibited trafficking was observed all over the world on 26 June 2012 India emerged as the Largest Trading Partner of Dubai in the First Quarter of 2012-13 FJP Leader Mohammed Mursi won the Egyptian Presidential Election 2012 Rio+20 summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development concluded in Rio de Janeiro RBI hiked Foreign Investment Limit in Government Bonds by 5 billion dollar Pakistani Cricket Player Danish Kaneria was banned by England and Wales Cricket Board Indian Railways and IIT-Kanpur developed the Real-Time Train Running Information System Raja Parvez Ashraf appointed the 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan India and China set a 100 Billion Dollars Trade Target by 2015 Calcutta High Court scrapped the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011 Indian Rupee plunged to a Record Low of 56.90 Rupees against US Dollar Yusuf Raza Gilani disqualified as the PM of Pakistan Shekhar Basu appointed as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre IBMs Sequoia declared the Fastest Computer in the World Antonis Samara sworn in as the Prime Minister of Greece Saina Nehwal beat China's Xuerui Li to win her Third Indonesia Open Title Hong Kong stock exchange makes $2.2 billion offer to London Metal Exchange Maruti Suzuki India Ltd Decided to Merge with Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd Israeli Scientist Daniel Hillel won World Food Prize 2012 Pakistani Ghazal Maestro Mehdi Hassan died in Karachi on 13 June 2012. India-Pakistan Siachen Talks were held in Rawalpindi on 11 12 June 2012 World Bank projected Indian Economy to grow by 6.9 Per Cent in the Financial Year 2012-13 Russian Tennis Player Maria Yuryevna Sharapova won French Open 2012 Sachin Tendulkar was presented the Wisden India Outstanding Achievement Award Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to claim his Seventh French Open Singles Title Myanmar President Thein Sein declared Emergency in West Myanmar Saina Nehwal clinched Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Title Vice Admiral DK Joshi named the New Chief of the Indian Navy Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath appointed New Chief Election Commissioner of India Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won Mixed Doubles Title of the French Open Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2012 concluded in Beijing

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta visited India, vowed to strengthen Tie with India World IPv6 Launch Day organized by Internet Society on 6 June 2012 World Environment Day 2012 observed across the World on 5 June 2012 Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur took Oath as the Supreme Court Judge New Zealand beat Argentina to win Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament Sachin Tendulkar sworn in as the Member of Rajya Sabha on 4 June 2012 Aung Saan Suu Kyi visited Thailand in Her First Foreign Visit since 1988 Nepalese Supreme Court Judge Rana Bahadur Bam shot dead in Kathmandu Defending Champion Vishwanathan Anand beat Boris Gelfand to clinch FIDE World Chess Title Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav removed Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Rahul Bhattacharya won the Prestigious Ondaatje Prize 2012 Axis Bank tied up with Bahrain Bank for remitting Money from Bahrain Mark Webber of Red Bull raced ahead to win the Monaco Grand Prix Tripura slated for the Fifth Software Technology Park in North-East India Cyrus Mistry and Mallika Srinivasan appointed on the Board of Tata Steel Praveen Rana clinched the 66kg Title at First Hari Ram Indian Grand Prix Wrestling Championship Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings to win Indian Premier League Season 5 India Successfully test-fired Akash missile from Odisha Bharti Airtel acquired 49 Per Cent Stake in Qualcomms Broadband Wireless Access Business Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to clinch Italian Open Title India surpassed China as the largest Arms Importer in the World Maria Sharapova defeated Li Na to retain Italian Open title MCA banned KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan from entering Wankhede Stadium for Five Years Reserve Bank of India decided to set up a 2 Billion Dollar Swap Facility for SAARC Nations Manjeet Singh Panghal defeated Gurleen Singh to claim the Junior National Boxing Title Saurabh Chandra took the Additional Charge of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce Inflation Figure for April 2012 surged to 7.23 Per Cent