27 June 2012 Current Affairs
Pakistan gets Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi as its Deputy Prime Minister
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, a top leader of the ruling PPP's key ally PML-Q, has been appointed as Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister.
Ratan Tata Gets LifeTime Achievement Award b the Prestigious Rockefeller Foundation
Tata sons chairman,Ratan Tata, has been awarded a lifetime Achievement Award by the Rockfeller Foundation in New York for his innovation in philanthropy.The foundation, celebrating 100 years of global innovation, honoured individuals and institutions with in second annual innovation wasrds on 26 June 2012 .Last year's receipient of the Roche feller foundation's Life time Achievement Award was former US president Bill Clinton.
Queen Of Romcoms Dies
Oscar nominated Hollywood scrun writer Nora Ephron who penned such romantic comedies as "when Harry met saly" and "sleepless in seattle sied on 26 June 2012 . she was 71.A noted American journalist, essayist,writer as well as producer and director , Ephron wrote and directed her last film"Julia and Julia " in 2009.
Oscar Pistorius Attempts To Became The First Amputee runner to compete at Olympics
Oscar Pistorius, born without fibulos and had his lower kegs amputated. He is a south African Athlete who attempts to became the first amputee runner to compete at the Olympic gaver. Pistorius, who has a personal best of 45.07,won the 100 meters,200 meters ,300 meters and 400 meters gold first amputee to compete at the athletics world championships where he ran in Daegu, south Korea last year.
Government Secures Kallenbach- Gandhi letters Just Days Before Auction
The Indian Government and the family of Herman Kallenbench have struck a deal for papers relating to the German's correspondence with Mahatma Gandhi some 13 days before the historical material was due to go under the hammer in London .Archive comprises Thousands of letters written over 3 decades.Gandhi and German -Jewish body builder A Architect Hermann kallenbach were friends since 1904.
Afghanistan And Norway Finalized The Draft Of The Strategic Partnership Agreement
Afghanistan and Norway on 27 June 2012 finalized the draft of the strategic partnership agreement between the two countries.The two countries will the draft in September 2012. Norwegian Afghanistan.The strategic partnership agreement provides the long term framework after the with drawl of forces .Afghanistan and Norway after the withdrawal of forces.Afghanistan has already signed strategic partnership agreement with the US,Britain,India , Germany.France and Italy.
Tata Power Jojobera Unit Wins Award Tata powers Jojobera thermal power station at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand won the golden peacock environment Management award for 2012 . The award will be presented in New Delhi during the 14th world congress on environment Management on 7-8 July.
City Firm Bags Global Packaging Awards
Ecoblis, a Hyderabad based firm engaged in making innovative packaging products, bagged three awards at the international packaging excellence awards competition held in Croatia. The jury consisted of 33 country representatives and a representative from the international packaging press organization.