Justice Altamas Kabir: 39th CJI

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Justice Altamas Kabir has been sworn as the Chief Justice of India. He is the 39th chief justice of India. His predecessor was Justice S. H. Kapadia.
Check the Hindu details here.

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Arjun Vajpai: Youngest Mountain Climber from India

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Arjun Vajpai (16) becomes the youngest Indian to climb the Mount Everest Peak.

Last year it was Krishna Patil.

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Hitched Report with good note material.

The Hindu : News / National : Noida boy conquers Mount Everest

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Cdr. Dilip Donde

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Cdr. Dilip Donde is the first Indian to circumnavigate the world solo.

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Hindu Report is a complete note in itself. Good for Nov 2010:
The Hindu : Front Page : Circumnavigating world solo, first Indian comes home today

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Women Personalities

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Women personalities have remained a regular feature of General Studies Prelims and Mains both.

Here is a suggestive list of women personalities. Kindly note, they are from a selective group whereas in the examination the personalities from varied groups have appeared in one single question. Secondly, the personalities like Ekta Kapoor may not appear in the examination but this is a suggestive post and use your discretion and critical appreciation while adding them to your notes. The source link is also included for further evaluation.

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Most Influential South Asian Women Executives in the media and entertainment industry:

Mira Nair: Film director, writer and producer.

Deepa Mehta: Film director, directed Fire, Earth and Water.

Jhumpa Lahiri: An author. Her debut collection of stories, Interpreter of Maladies was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

Indu Jain: Chairperson of the Times Group

Ekta Kapoor: Joint Managing Director of Balaji Telefilms.

Shibani Joshi: A News Channel Producer and Investment Banking analyst.

Farah K Ahmed: Assistant General Counsel of Personal Care Products Council

Vishakha N Desai: President of Asia Soceity, founded by John D. Rockfeller III.

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Source: http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/mar/15/slide-show-1-most-influential-women-media-executives.htm#contentTop

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38th Chief Justice of India: Justice S H Kapadia

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Justice S H Kapadia has been appointed as the 38th Chief Justice of India. A brief biography is given in the hitched report.

The outgoing Chief Justice is Justice K. G. Balakrishnan.

It will be good to go through the website of Supreme Court of India which can be check HERE.

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Link to be used:
Kapadia takes over as 38th CJI-The Economic Times

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Fifty Years of Supreme Court of India Its Grasp and Reach

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