IMPORTANT YEARS OBSERVED BY UNO

1967 : International Tourism Year
1968 : Human Rights Year
1970 : International Education Year
1972 : International Book Year
1974 : World Population Year
1975 : International Womens Year
1979 : International Year of Children
1981 : International Year of Disabled
1983 : World Communication Year
1985 : International Year of Youth
1986 : International Year of Peace
1987 : International Year of Shelter for the Homeless
1990 : International LIterary Year
1992 : International Year of Space
1993 : International Year for Indigenous Population
1994 : International Year of Family
1995 : International Year of Tolerance
1998 : International Year of Ocean
1999 : International Year of Older Person
2000 : Designated as Development Decade
2001 : International Year of Women Empowerment
2002 : International Mountain Year
2003 : International esh Water Year
2004 : International Rice Year
2005 : Year of Physics
2006 : International Year of Desert and Desertification
2007 : International Year od Dolphins
2008 : International Year of Sanitation, Planet Earth, Potatoand Sustainable Tourism for Peace and poverty Eradication
2009 : International Year of Natural Fibres

CONTEMPORARY UNITED NATIONS

INTERNATIONAL DECADE
1990 to 1999 :- Third Disarmament Decade
1990 to 1999 :- International Decade for Prevention of Natural Climate
1991 to 2000 :- United Nations Fourth Development Decade for International Law
1991 to 2000 :- United Nations Fourth Development Decade
1991 to 2000 :- Secon Decade In Africa for Communication And Traffic
1993 to 2002 :- Second Decade of Indrustrial Development In Africa
1993 to 2002 :- Asian and Prashant Decade for Handicapped People
1993 to 2002 :- Third Decade Against Racialism and Racial Discrimination
1994 to 2004 :- International Decade for indigenous people in the world
1995 to 2004:- United Nations Decade For Human Right Education
1997 to 2006 :- United Nations Decade for Abolition of Poverty
2001 to 2010 :- Second International Decade for Abolition of Coloniasm
2001 to 2010 :- International Decade for Peace and Non violence Culture in Children

Scholarship

National Thermal Power Corporation LTD.(NTPC).
NTPC Bhawan, SCOPE complex, Core 7, Lodi Road, New Delhi.
Scholarship for SC/ST/physically Challenged Students pursuing degree course in Engineering (35) Rs.1500/- pm for 2 years.
Eligibility: Students in 2nd year BE /BTech(Electrical/Instrumentation/Mechanical/Electronics/Telecommunication/Computer Science).
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LAST DATE : 20 OCT 2008

m/o Tribal Affairs,

Education Section, Room No. 216 H 'D' WING

SHASTRI BHAWAN,

Dr,RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI

WEBSITE= http://www.tribal.nic.in/
15 National Overseas Scholarships/ 4 passage Grants for SC candidates 2008-09(for ST and primitive Tribal Groups in Engg. Technology & Science for pursuing ):

(1) Masters Degree (3 years )

(2) PhD (4 years)

(3) Post Doctoral Research (18 Months)

Income Limit : Rs 25,000/-pm (from all sources)

Age Limit : 35 years.

Scholarship : Tuition fees, other educational expenses including maintenance,other grants and travel expences.

Last Date : 05, oct, 2008

CSIR, Human Resource Development Group

( Examination Unit ), Csir Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi.

Website : www.csirhrdg.res.in

Joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) :

(1) Junior Research Fellowship

(2) Eligibility for Lectureship
Eligibility: Indian anationals, Msc(Chemical Science/ Earth Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary Science / Life Science /Mathmatical Science/ Physical Science ) or equivalent degree (55%)Entrance Test : 21 December

Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winners

Year / Winner / Occupation / State
1969 Devika Rani actress Andhra Pradesh
1970 B. N. Sircar producer West Bengal
1971 Prithviraj Kapoor actor (posthumous) Punjab
1972 Pankaj Mullick composer (music director) West Bengal
1973 Ruby Myers (Sulochana) actress Maharashtra
1974 Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy Director Andhra Pradesh
1975 Dhirendranath Ganguly actor, director West Bengal
1976 Kanan Devi actress West Bengal
1977 Nitin Bose cinematographer, director, writer, West Bengal, Maharashtra
1978 Rai Chand Boral composer, director West Bengal
1979 Sohrab Modi actor, director, producer Maharashtra
1980 Paidi Jairaj actor, director Andhra Pradesh
1981 Naushad Ali composer (music director) Uttar Pradesh
1982 L. V. Prasad actor, director, producer Andhra Pradesh
1983 Durga Khote actress Maharashtra
1984 Satyajit Ray director West Bengal
1985 V. Shantaram actor, director, producer Maharastra
1986 B. Nagi Reddy producer Andhra Pradesh
1987 Raj Kapoor actor, director Punjab
1988 Ashok Kumar actor West Bengal, Maharashtra
1989 Lata Mangeshkar singer Maharashtra
1990 A. Nageswara Rao actor Andhra Pradesh
1991 Bhalji Pendharkar director, producer, writer Maharashtra
1992 Bhupen Hazarika composer (music director) Assam
1993 Majrooh Sultanpuri lyricist
1994 Dilip Kumar actor Peshawar, Pakistan
1995 Dr. Rajkumar actor Karnataka
1996 Sivaji Ganesan actor Tamil Nadu
1997 Pradeep lyricist
1998 B.R. Chopra director, producer Punjab
1999 Hrishikesh Mukherjee director West Bengal, Maharashtra
2000 Asha Bhosle singer Maharashtra
2001 Yash Chopra director, producer Punjab
2002 Dev Anand actor, director, producer Punjab
2003 Mrinal Sen director West Bengal
2004 Adoor Gopalakrishnan director Kerala
2005 Shyam Benegal director Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
2006 not anounced
2007 Ravi Tandon director