« 2nd Feb 2009: The chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Dr. G. Madhavan Nair and Team Chandrayaan are declared the CNN-IBN Indian of the year 2008
« 4th Feb 2009: The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) under the Labour and Employment Ministry announces that it will set up 11 medical colleges and 13 post-graduate medical institutions to provide better health care.
« 5th Feb 2009: The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, is conferred the Sustainable Development Award at the 9th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS), organised by the Energy and Resources Institute in
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« 10th Feb 2009: Hindustani classical vocalist “Pandit Bhimsen Joshi” is presented the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award, in Pune.
« 11th Feb 2009: “Kayakalpa” an Assamese novel by “Mr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora” is selected for the 18th Saraswathi Samman-2008. The award instituted by K K Birla Foundation in 1991, is among the most prestigious award in the country and carries cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh.
« 11th Feb 2009: Aero India-2009 gets off to a flying start in Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The event has 592 exhibitors, including 289 foreign exhibitors form 25 countries.
« 12th Feb 2009: Mr. A R Kidwai, Chairman of the committee of Governors, submits a crucial report on socio-economic development and empowerment of women in
« 13th Feb 2009: Union railway minister Mr. Lalu Prasad presents the Interim Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Parliament, the high point of the budget being a 2% cut of in fares
« 15th Feb 2009: Ms. suman Sharma, a 30-year-old Indian woman becomes the first woman to fly the mighty Russian Mig-35 fighter jet at the Aero India International air show in Bengaluru.
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