01/07/2009:
The government defers the introduction of a Unique Transaction Number (UTN) for filing of income tax returns by assessees whose tax is deducted at source (TDS).
The Centre announces a new scheme for slum dwellers and the urban poor, Rajiv Awas Yojana, in an effort to promote a slum-free India in the next five years.
Following a rise in the international price of crude oil and the increasing under recovery of State-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), the United Progressive Alliance government increases the price of petrol by Rs.4 a litre and diesel by Rs.2 a litre.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram inaugurates the National Security Guards (NSG) regional hub in Chennai.
Well-known writer and senior civil servant Tarunkanti Mishra is announced to be the recipient of the Kadambini Samman for 2009.
02/07/2009:
The first Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) P.S. Joshi passes away in New Delhi after prolonged illness.
The pre-Budget 'Economic Survey 2008-09 is tabled in Parliament, charting out a road map for sweeping financial sector reforms.
Shyam Group founder Rajiv Mehrotra is inducted into the Board of the diversified Russian multi-national giant Sistema— the first Indian to get elected to the board of directors of a Russian telecom firm.
03/07/2009:
Better amenities, and a record number of new trains, are balanced with a slew of commercially viable projects by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the first Railway budget of the new UPA government.
Seeking to provide power back-up for railway services, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announces the setting up of a 1,000 MW coal-based plant at Nabi Nagar in Bihar, in association with the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
The Rajasthan government announces that the historic Jaleb Chowk in the Walled City of Jaipur will be developed shortly as a "global art square" to reflect the Pink City's rich cultural heritage.
04/07/2009:
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recommends an 8.5 per cent interest rate for 2009-10 to benefit about 4.5 crore Provident Fund subscribers.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, after receiving the M.P. Birla Memorial Award in Kolkata, announces the launch of Chan-drayaan-2 by 2013.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) appoints Shabd S. Acharya, honorary professor at the Jaipur-based Institute of Development Studies , as its senior policy consultant.
05/07/2009:
The Indian Army marks the 10th anniversary of the recapture of the formidable 5,062-metre-high mountain top from Pakistani Army regulars in "Operation Vijay."
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar lays the foundation for International Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) for animals at Argul on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
06/07/2009:
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presents the Budget for 2009-2010 in the Lok Sabha.
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex suffers the biggest fall on any budget day and in the year too by plunging over 869 points on concerns over the high fiscal deficit set by the Union budget.
Trie United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government makes higher education its thrust area with a view to increasing the gross enrolment ratio to 15 per cent by the end of the 11th Plan.
The government announces to give Rs.500 crore for the rehabilitation of internally displaced persons (Tamils) of Sri Lanka and for the reconstruction of the northern and eastern areas in the island nation.
The Union government announces a three-year road map to pare it to four per cent by the end of 2011-12.
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announces measures that would reduce the government subsidy bill on food, fertilizer and petroleum and other things by about Rs. 18,000 crore at Rs. 1,11,275 crore this fiscal.
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Trivedi launches "Health Positive", a monthly journal aimed at disseminating knowledge on medical science and technology among physicians.
07/07/2009:
Cracking the whip to turn around ailing Air India, the government announces an overhaul of its top management within 30 days and the induction of seven independent directors with a proven track record.
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announces a 'package of sops' for exporters including extension of ta3D"color:#3333ff;">Vikas Swarup, whose book was turned into the Oscar-winning 'Slum dog Millionaire,' is announced to be India's Consul-General in Osaka, Japan.
Industrialist Anil Ambani makes his debut in Hollywood film production by roping in ace directors Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider for a joint venture where he would pump in Rs. 4,000 crore.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi flags off the first of the three pre-Everest expeditions that will be undertaken ahead of the first Everest expedition from the northeast in 2011.
16/07/2009:
At the sidelines of NAM Summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani, agree that dialogue between their two countries "is the only way forward."
The Gujarat government decides to re-adopt the "Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill" without any change.
The Central Government scales up its market borrowings programme to Rs. 2.99 lakh crore for the first half of the current fiscal in keeping with the need to raise additional resources for funding the increased expenditure proposed in the Union budget for 2009-10.
17/07/2009:
The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation G. Madhavan Nair announces that the Chandrayaan-I's 'star sensors' - vital in determining the orientation - has failed.
The much-awaited Nano hits the roads with Mumbaikar Ashok Raghunath Vichare becoming the first owner of the world's cheapest car from the stable of the Tatas.
Bharati Enterprises Chairman and Group CEO Sunil Mittal is awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa by the Univee Centre makes it mandatory to include at least one woman member in the panel of selection boards and committees concerned with the recruitment process.
The Union Environment and Forest Ministry launches a new scheme for Accelerated Programme of Restoration and Regeneration of Forest Cover.
10/07/2009:
A 125-member BSF contingent, including seven women, returns from Congo after rendering law and order and civil assistance duties there.
With a view to involving Indians living in Europe, the government decides to hold the next mini Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in The Hague on September 19.
Actor Shah Rukh Khan is honoured with an honorary doctorate in Arts and Culture from the University of Bedfordshire at a function in London.
Steel Authority of India, in collaboration with IIM, Ahmedabad, and The Economic Times, presents the maiden SAIL HR Excellence award to HPCL, Moser Baer, Tata Motors, Castrol, Jindal Steel and Power, ITW Signode and Honeywell
11/07/2009:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh constitutes a high-level Cabinet committee to give a major thrust to infrastructure development and keep the focus on this core sector.
Member of the Law Commission and former Chairman of Minority Commission Prof. Tahir Mahmood is presented the 7th Shah Waliullah Award in New Delhi for his contribution to legal studies in India.
12/07/2009:
The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry recommends an in-depth review of 20 innovative schemes being implemented by States and Union Territories (UT) under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for scaling up and replication.
Union Minster for Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal and Nepal's Irrigation Minister Bal Krishna Khand agree to conduct round-the-clock patrolling of the embankments of the Koshi river during the flood season so that any repair needed is provided on time.
Madhya Pradesh Archaeological Department announces finding of 'Mrigendranath Cave' - a rare one-km-long cave in Raisen district similar to the famous world heritage site Bhimbetka, which is home to rare rock paintings.
13/07/2009:
The Centre constitutes a nine-member empowered Group of Ministers (e-GoM) headed by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to look into the issues related to pricing and other aspects of spectrum for 3G (third generation) mobile services.
Veteranmohan Singh is the chief guest at the French National Day celebrations in Paris, and 400 Indian armed services personnel from the three wings kick off this year's parade.
President Pratibha Patil presents the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2008 at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Haryana Government gives the sanction for the Guragaon Metro Rail link.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda launches a fortnight-long State-wide education campaign "Sab Padhen, Aage Badhen" (let all study to progress) in Chandigarh.
15/07/2009:
C.N.R. Rao, National Research Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, is awarded the prestigious Royal Medal by the Royal Society, London, for his contributions to Solid State and Materials Chemistry.
Vikas Swarup, whose book was turned into the Oscar-winning 'Slum dog Millionaire,' is announced to be India's Consul-General in Osaka, Japan.
Industrialist Anil Ambani makes his debut in Hollywood film production by roping in ace directors Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider for a joint venture where he would pump in Rs. 4,000 crore.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi flags off the first of the three pre-Everest expeditions that will be undertaken ahead of the first Everest expedition from the northeast in 2011.
16/07/2009:
At the sidelines of NAM Summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani, agree that dialogue between their two countries "is the only way forward."
The Gujarat goo the steps that India and Pakistan were taking to tackle terror.
The former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Jagannath Pahadia, and the former Union Minister of State, Margaret Alva, are appointed Governors of Haryana and Uttarakhand respectively.
Noted historian and former Rajya Sabha member Manmath Nath Das passes away in Bhubaneswar.
19/07/2009:
India finishes with a haul of four medals — one gold, two silvers and a bronze — at the 20th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) at Tsukuba in Japan.
Thavil maestro Valayapatti A.R. Subramaniam is selected for the 2009 Sangita Kalanidhi title of the Music Academy in Chennai.
20/07/2009:
In a shocking turn to the Mumbai terror attacks case, Mohammad Ajmal Amir 'Kasab' confesses to his crime before the Special Sessions Court at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai.
India and the United States finalise three hi-tech agreements with the visiting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton singling out the military end user agreement as the harbinger of greater defence cooperation.
21/07/2009:
The doyenne of Hindustani classical music and one of the foremost exponents of the Kirana Gharana, Gangubai Hangal, dies in Hubli at the age of 96.
In a first ever user-friendly facility of its kind for importers, the Central Government releases a comprehensive customs tariff and non-tariff database in the form of a CD.
22/07/2009:
Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Banwarilal Bairwa passes away at the age of 76. He was Deputy Chief Minister of the State from May 19, 2002 to December 4, 2003.
23/07/2009:
India and Indonesia seek a more effective response to the menace through better intelligence-sharing at the ASEAN Regional Forum in Phuket.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation increases its funding commitment to Avahan - its initiative to reduce the spread of HIV in India - to $338 million (Rs. 1,652 crore) from the previous $258 million.
The Union Cabinet clears a proposal to set up a National Green Tribunal along with benches in different regions.
24/07/2009:
The Gujarat High Court rejects a petition seeking to restrain the Supreme Court - appointed Special Investigation Team from proceeding against Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in a 2002 Godhra riots related case.
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil Launches the Rashtrapati Bhavan helpline portal http//helpline.rb.nic.in, designed to simplify the process of grievance redress.
Announcing a contingency plan to deal with the situation arising out of the erratic monsoon, Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar Centre will stop all exports of non-basmati rice and wheat, and bear half the subsidy on diesel offered to farmers by the States.
25/07/2009:
Union Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates the Indian customs and Central Excise Museum at Panaji, Goa.
President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil presents the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2007 to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited hands over the first batch of four Cheetal helicopters to the Indian Air Force at Barrackpore.
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar releases a stamp . in honour of veteran freedom fighter and former Deputy Mayor of Delhi Lala Ram Charan Agarwal.
The Kharkan camp of the Border Security Force (BSF), 150 km from Chandigarh witness the creation of history as the first batch of 178 women recruits are inducted into BSF for guarding international border.
26/07/2009:
India's first indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine, equipped with ballistic missiles, INS Arihant is launched by flooding the dry dock at the Shipbuilding Centre, Vishakhapatnam.
The hills of Kargil come alive in a glow of yellow lights as India marks the 10th anniversary of its victory against Pakistan by paying homage to over 500 soldiers killed while recapturing the peaks.
Kateekal Sankara Narayanan is sworn - in as Governor of Jharkhand.
27/07/2009:
A special POTA court convicted three persons -Haneef sayyed and his wife Fahmeeda from Marol and Ash-rat Ansari - of carrying out bomb blasts at the Gateway of India and the Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai on August 25, 2003, killing 52 people and injuring 184. This is the biggest judgement in a terror-related case since 100 people were convicted of the 1993 serial blasts two years ago.
Renowned Gandhian and senior Congress leanst him by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Gayatri Devi, former Queen Mother of the erstwhile Jaipur state and once ranked among the 10 most beautiful women in the world, passes away at age of 90.
India's first standard gauge Metro train rolls out for a trial run on Inderlok-Mundka line in Delhi.
Renowned actor Rajan P Dev passes away at the age of 55. The actor, with his myriad characters in more than 140 films, has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films.
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna will be conferred on three sports persons - boxers MC Mary Kom and Vijender Singh and wrestler Sushil Kumar.
30/07/2009:
Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra clears Omar Abdullah of the charges levelled against him by senior PDF leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig and asks him to continue as Chief Minister.
Yesteryear actress Leela Naidu passes away at the age of 69.
BL Joshi takes over as the 23rd Governor of Uttar Pradesh.
The Governor of Reserve Bank of India D Subba Rao keeps all Indicative policy rates unchanged, while raising the growth projection for GDP for 2009-10 to 6 per cent in his the first quarter review of Annual Monetary Policy 2009-10.
29/07/2009:
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh asserts that the government has not diluted its position on terrorism by issuing a joint statement with Pakistan earlier in July 2009 but leaves the door open for dialogue.
All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Chairman R.A. Yadav has been placed under suspension to ensure that he did not influence the ongoing investigation in the bribery case registered against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Gayatri Devi, former Queen Mother of the erstwhile Jaipur state and once ranked among the 10 most beautiful women in the world, passes away at age of 90.
India's first standard gauge Metro train rolls out for a trial run on Inderlok-Mundka line in Delhi.
Renowned actor Rajan P Dev passes away at the age of 55. The actor, with his myriad characters in more than 140 films, has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films.
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna will be conferred on three sports persons - boxers MC Mary Kom and Vijender Singh and wrestler Sushil Kumar.
30/07/2009:
Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra clears Omar Abdullah of the charges levelled against him by senior PDF leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig and asks him to continue as Chief Minister.
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah inaugurates the world's largest solar steam system, installed at Sri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi.
Less than a week after High Court allowed interrogation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi by Special Investigation Team in the post-Godhra riot cases, Supreme Court refuses the state government's plea not to extend the three-month deadline for SIT to complete the probe.
31/07/2009:
Fire' and 'Water' fame actress Nandita Das is appointed chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI) She replaces Nafisa Ali.
In a major blow to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act court revokes the application of MCOCA in the Malegaon blast case of September 29, 2008.
The Supreme Court the Centre to take up with the State governments and ensure that there is no unauthorised construction of temples, churches, mosques and gurdwaras on public street/public places.V Sridhar, member of central board of excise and customs (CBEC), is appointed as chairman of the board.
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