“Fulfilling a great need.....” Career & Competition Series September 2011 Volume : 09 Editor D.V.RAGHURAM M.A., P.G.D.H.R.M., D.T.E.M e-mail : [email protected] Executive Editor CONTENTS PERSONS - 3 P. SUBHASHINI AWARDS / PRIZES - 4 M.Com ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - 5 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - 6 PACE RESEARCH - 8 DEFENCE - 11 SUMMITS/ CONFERENCES - 12 NOTE: Printing of this book process through many stages - Writing, ECONOMY GLOSSARY - 14 Composing, Proof Reading etc. We try PROGRAMMES - 16 our best to make this book error free. if REPORTS - 17 any mistake has inadvertently crept in, we regret it and would be deeply BANKING SECTOR - 19 indebted to those who bring it to our COMMITTEES - 23 notice. We do not take any legal INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - 25 responsibility. The publishers shall be obliged if mistakes are brought to their NATIONAL AFFAIRS - 29 notice for carrying out correction in the SPORTS - 31 next edition. 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Lopes, Angola’s first winner, beat out 88 other competitors to win the title during the 60th anniversary of the world’s biggest beauty pageant. She replaces last year’s winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico. The first runner-up was 23- Credicard Hall, in Sao Paulo, Brazil Roth and then Gulf and Western year-old Olesia Stefanko of Ukraine on September 12, 2011. Ximena Industries, before being acquired by and the second runner-up was Navarrete of Mexico will crown her Donald Trump in 1996. Priscila Machado of Brazil. The third successor. 89 contestants are In 1998, Miss Universe was Miss Philippines and the fourth participating in this year´s pageant, changed its name from Miss Miss China. surpassing the previous record of 86 Universe, Inc. to Miss Universe The globe’s biggest beauty contestants in 2006. Organization and the headquarters contest is held in Brazil for the first Miss Universe is an annual moved from Long Beach California, time. The contestants, who must international beauty contest run by to New York City that year. Donald never have been married or had the Miss Universe Organization. The Trump brought in a new team of children and who must be at least pageant is the most publicized professionals to the contest headed 18 years of age and under 27 years beauty contest in the world with 600 by its new CEO, Molly Miles, and of age by Feb. 1 of the competition million viewers. The contest was president Maureen Reidy. The year. Miss Universe 2011, the 60th founded in 1952 by California contest would use the slogan anniversary of the Miss Universe clothing company Pacific Mills. The "Redefined for Today" for promotion pageant, will be held at the pageant became part of Kayser- of the pageants. List of Miss Universe titleholders Year Country/Territory Miss Universe National title Location 2011 Angola Leila Lopes Miss Angola Sao Paulo, Brazil 2010 Mexico Ximena Navarrete Nuestra Belleza México Las Vegas, Nevada U.S. 2009 Venezuela Stefania Fernandez Miss Venezuela Nassau, Bahamas 2008 Venezuela Dayana Mendoza Miss Venezuela Nha Trang, Vietnam 2007 Japan Riyo Mori Miss Universe Japan Mexico City, Mexico 2006 Puerto Rico Zuleyka Rivera Miss Puerto Rico Universe Los Angeles, California U.S. 2005 Canada Natalie Glebova Miss Universe Canada Bangkok, Thailand 2004 Australia Jennifer Hawkins Miss Universe Australia Quito, Ecuador 2003 Dominican Republic Amelia Vega Miss Dominican Republic Panama City, Panama 2002 Panama Justine Pasek Senorita Panama Crowned by Donald Trump in NYC 2002 Russia Oxana Fedorova Miss Russia San Juan, Puerto Rico 2001 Puerto Rico Denise Quiñones Miss Puerto Rico Universe Bayamon, Puerto Rico 2000 India Lara Dutta Miss India Nicosia, Cyprus Career Makers September 2011, Volume: 09 3 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890 instituted in 1961 by the government component of Rs.500,000. 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