| Research Center | Place |
| Atomic Energy Commission | Bombay |
| Bhabha Atomic Research Center | Trombay (Bombay) |
| Electronics Corporation of India | Hyderabad |
| High Altitude Research Laboratory | Gulmarg (Kashmir) |
| Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute | Durgapur (West Bengal) |
| Central Mining Research Institution | Dhanbad (Bihar) |
| Indian Rare Earths, Ltd., | Alwaye |
| Radio Astronomy Center | Ootacamund |
| Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics | Calcutta |
| Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | Bombay |
| Tata Memorial Center | Bombay |
| Uranium Corporation of India | Jaduguda(Bihar) |
On Friday, October 22, 2010
On
Manmohan Singh :
- Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh made a crucial visit to the US from October 22 to 26, 2009. During his visit, India and the US signed six important bilateral agreements.
G. Madhavan Nair :
- The then ISRO Chief, Dr.G. Madhavan Nair, was elected President of the International Academy of Astronautics on August 31, 2009.
- He was instrumental in the success of Chandrayaan - 1, which had found traces of water on the Moon.
Pranab Mukherjee :
- Union Finance Minister Mr.Pranab Mukherjee presented the 2009 - 2010 Budget on July 6, 2009 in the Lok Sabha. In the Budget, he stressed on fiscal sops and rural spending programs.
- Ms. Meira Kumar was elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha on May 3, 2009.
- She is the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
- India's noted musician A.R. Rahman won two Oscar Awards in Los Angeles, USA onFebruary 22, 2009.
- He was awarded for Original Score and for Best Song in Slumdog Millionaire.
- Mr.Ratan Tata, MD of Tata Motors, launched the Tata Nano in Mumbai on March 23, 2009.
- Nano, the Rs.1 lakh car, is the cheapest four - wheeler in the world till date.
- Mr. Nandan Nilekani was appointed as the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority (UIA) on June 25, 2009.
- The UIA has been set up to provide unique identification numbers to all citizens of India.
- Mr.Nirupam Sen was appointed on April 6, 2009 as Special Senior Adviser to the President of the UN General Assembly on the world financial and economic crisis.
- He was formerly the Indian ambassador to the US.
- Ms.Nirupama Rao was named as the Foreign Secretary with effect from July 31, 2009. With this, she became the second woman to hold this important post.
- Sachin Tendulkar has become the first cricketer to score 30,000 runs in international cricket.
- He achieved this feat during the first test of the India - Sri Lanka series in Ahmedabad on November 20,2009.
- Dr. K. Radhakrishnan became the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on October 24, 2009. He took over from Dr. G. Madhavan Nair.
- Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of RIL, topped the Forbes' Richest Indians list released onNovember 19, 2009. According to the list, he currently has a net worth of $32 billion.
- Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named by Wisden on April 8, 2009 as the captain of its first - ever Dream Test XI.
- He has led Team India to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test Rankings.
- Noted actor Mr. Prakash Raj won the Best Actor award at the 55th National Film Awards for 2007 on September 7, 2009.
- He won the award for his role in Tamil movie Kanchivaram.
Kapil Sibal :
- HRD Minister Mr.Kapil Sibal inaugurated the Right to Education Bill on August 4, 2009.
- He also initiated CBSE's new education system, which envisages doing away with Class X board exams, on September 7, 2009.
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