Important Dates and Happenings – July and August 2009
News Calender
1 July: Sweden assumes the rotating presidency of the European Union, The largest commercial satellite ever built – the massive TerreStar-1 – launched into space, riding a European-built rocket into orbit
2 July: In a historic judgment, the Delhi high court decriminalizes homosexuality by striking down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, Noted artist Tyeb Mehta, who holds the record for the highest price an Indian painting has ever sold in a public auction, dies at his residence in Mumbai, Union Cabinet clears the Right to Education Bill, The government approves signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with South Korea paving the way for an eventual duty free trade of goods and services between the two countries, Jharkhand is set for the second six-month spell of President’s rule with the union cabinet deciding to recommend its extension beyond 18th July
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