Current Affairs 2009 & 2010
Current Affairs
Nobel Prize 2009
Peace – Mr. Barak Obama (
Literature – Mrs. Herta Muller (German, Romanian)
Economics – Mrs. Elinor Ostrom (
Mr. Oliver E. Williamson (
Medicine - Mrs. Elizabeth H. Blackburn (
Mr. Jack W. Szostak (
Physics - Mr. Charles K. Kao (
Mr. George E. Smith (
Chemistry - Mr. Venkittaraman Ramakrishnan, Mr.Thomas A.Steitz (
Mr.Ada E. Yonath (
Oscar Awards 2009
Best Picture – Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director – Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Best Actor – Seam Penn (Milk)
Best Actress – Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Best Supporting Actor – Health Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Best Supporting Actress – Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Best Foreign film – Departures (
Man Booker Prize 2009
Hilary Mantel (Wolf Hall)
Miss World 2009 – Kaiane Aldorino (Gribraltar)
Miss Universe 2009 – Stefania Fernandez (
Miss Earth 2009 –
Indira Gandi Peace Prize 2008 – Mr. Mohammed El Baradei
,, ,, 2009 – Sheik Hasina (
Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2007 – Manna Dey
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