comparison of petrol price in india and other countries

Country	$ per Gal. 2008	`/ ltr	$ per Gal. 2009	`/ ltr	$ per Gal. 2010	`/ ltr	$ per Gal. 2011	`/ ltr	% Deviation from India, 2011
Doha, Qatar	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.83	8.25	-87%
Saudi Arabia	0.61	5.71	—	—	—	—	0.85	8.53	-86%
Kuwait	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.92	9.45	-85%
Kabul, Afghanistan	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.19	12.37	-80%
Nigeria	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.60	16.63	-74%
UAE	1.70	15.95	1.81	18.61	—	—	1.82	18.14	-71%
Malaysia	2.31	25.49	—	—	2.04	20.99	2.42	24.11	-62%
Iran	—	—	—	—	2.48	25.49	2.58	25.53	-59%
Hongkong	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.00	29.86	-53%
Dhaka, Bangladesh	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.35	36.12	-43%
Pakistan	3.23	30.54	—	—	3.03	31.43	3.73	38.78	-38%
China	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.77	37.31	-41%
Vietnam	—	—	—	—	3.14	31.89	3.90	38.42	-39%
USA	1.69	17.57	2.40	25.59	2.55	26.25	3.99	39.64	-37%
SriLanka	5.73	54.12	—	—	4.00	40.60	4.35	44.51	-29%
Nairobi, Kenya	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.54	45.55	-28%
Canada	2.62	26.59	—	—	3.69	35.99	5.20	56.07	-11%
South Korea	3.69	39.25	—	—	—	—	5.49	54.35	-14%
South Africa	4.58	44.08	5.00	52.58	—	—	5.68	55.24	-12%
Bulgaria	—	—	5.34	54.79	—	—	5.71	57.29	-9%
India	4.88	50.65	4.59	48.24	4.92	52.53	5.74	62.88	—
New Zealand	3.03	32.28	3.04	34.16	5.87	58.91	5.77	57.36	-9%
Australia	2.54	27.06	—	—	4.32	43.84	6.20	62.46	-1%
Poland	8.15	77.35	—	—	5.38	54.97	6.27	62.48	-1%
Spain	4.73	50.07	6.02	63.14	—	—	6.48	64.58	3%
Cayman Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.58	64.25	2%
Switzerland	7.56	66.44	—	—	4.58	46.72	6.58	65.57	4%
Thailand	—	—	—	—	3.52	36.44	6.66	67.52	7%
Czech Republic	4.46	39.21	—	—	5.87	59.98	7.10	70.76	13%
Japan	4.50	39.65	5.19	53.62	—	—	7.23	70.75	13%
France	—	—	6.89	70.69	—	—	7.51	74.84	19%
Sweden	8.13	76.29	—	—	6.40	65.39	7.61	75.84	21%
Singapore	6.96	65.75	—	—	4.92	49.97	7.61	75.07	19%
Finland	8.00	77.74	6.81	69.87	—	—	7.76	77.33	23%
Denmark	9.27	86.46	—	—	7.00	71.52	7.82	77.93	24%
Hungary							8.04	78.44	25%
Germany	8.19	79.61	—	—	6.51	67.07	8.21	83.37	33%
Italy	9.19	86.27	—	—	7.19	71.53	7.96	87.19	39%
UK	8.81	83.03	4.85	51.45	7.38	72.78	8.54	85.02	35%
Norway	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.00	90.30	44%
Netherland	8.85	85.96	—	—	—		9.12	92.61	47%
Fiji	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.62	94.09	50%
Turkey	—	—	—	—	9.58	95.03	10.19	101.06	61%
Brazil	—	—	—	—	5.79	57.61
Bahrain	1.02	9.57	—	—	—	—
Lebanon	3.90	36.82	—	—	—	—
Kathmandu, Nepal	4.85	42.20	—	—	—	—
Egypt	—	—	1.35	14.20	—	—
Zimbabwe	—	—	4.54	46.38	—	—

Petrol Prices in India

City	2008	Price (`)	2009	Price (`)	2010	Price (`)	2011	Price (`)
Agra	—	—	—	—	—	—	18-Sep-11	70.53
							1-Nov-11	71.13
Ahmedabad							30-Sep-11	71.20
	—	—	—	—	—	—	22-May-11	67.52
	—	—	—	—	—	—	12-Feb-11	62.24
	—	—	—	—	—	—	25-Jan-11	52.28
Ajmer, Rajasthan	—	—	—	—	—	—	20-Sep-11	70.04
Allahabad	—	—	—	—	—	—	5-Jun-11	67.00
Ballia, Ghazipur/ UP	—	—	—	—	—	—	2-Mar-11	60.91
Bangalore	—	—	—	—	—	—	5-Nov-11	77.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	3-Nov-11	74.82
	—	—	—	—	—	—	19-Oct-11	75.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	29-Jun-11	73.00
	23-May-08	55.00	14-Mar-09	52.17	16-Dec-10	63.45	22-May-11	71.00
	11-Nov-08	57.17	—	—	—	—	3-Apr-11	65.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	17-Jan-11	65.45
Belgaum, Karnataka	—	—	—	—	—	—	14-May-11	65.00
Bhopal	—	—	—	—	—	—	10-Sep-11	68.49
Bhubaneswar, Orissa							27-Oct-11	66.72
Chennai	—	—	—	—	—	—	5-Nov-11	72.73
	—	—	—	—	—	—	23-Oct-11	71.10
	—	—	—	—	—	—	19-May-11	67.00
	11-Jun-08	55.00	2-Jul-09	48.58	20-Aug-10	58	15-May-11	68.38
	2-Jul-08	59.20	29-Jan-09	44.24	2-Jul-10	57	8-May-11	63.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8-Feb-11	65.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	16-Jan-11	63.36
Cochin	—	—	—	—	—	—	20-Sep-11	69.70
Coimbatore	—	—	—	—	—	—	24-Oct-11	71.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	13-Jun-11	67.05
	9-Jun-08	58.91	—	—	—	—	15-May-11	67.03
Dehradun	—	—	—	—	—	—	30-May-11	65.81
Faridabad	—	—	—	—	—	—	2-Feb-11	59.31
Gujarat	26-Jun-08	53.48	—	—	—	—	5-Feb-11	62.10
Gurgaon, Haryana	—	—	—	—	—	—	15-May-11	61.98
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8-Feb-11	59.00
Guwahati( Assam)	—	—	—	—	—	—	25-May-11	66.65
Hyderabad	—	—	—	—	—	—	1-Nov-11	76.75
	22-Apr-08	55.00	—	—	14-Jul-10	57.91	16-Sep-11	74.48
	30-May-08	51.10	—	—	—	—	15-May-11	70.70
	11-Jun-08	60.00	—	—	—	—	21-Mar-11	65.15
	13-Jun-08	56.65	—	—	—	—
	25-Nov-08	56.00	—	—	—	—
Indore	—	—	—	—	6-Aug-10	55.17
Jaipur, Rajasthan	—	—	—	—	—	—	16-May-11	67.45
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5-May-11	62.64
Jalgaon/Maharashtra	—	—	—	—	—	—	15-May-11	69.00
Kanpur, UP	—	—	—	—	—	—	6-Jul-11	67.25
Kerala	—	—	—	—	—	—	19-Sep-11	70.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9-Jun-11	66.89
	—	—	—	—	—	—	26-Apr-11	61.96
	—	—	—	—	—	—	4-Feb-11	65.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	18-Jan-11	61.31
Kolhapur	—	—	—	—	—	—	5-Nov-11	76.50
Kolkata	—	—	—	—	—	—	5-Nov-11	73.15
	—	—	—	—	—	—	16-Sep-11	71.15
	4-Jun-08	48.95	2-Jul-09	48.25	—	—	15-May-11	67.31
	—	—	29-Jan-09	44.05	—	—	28-Feb-11	62.50
Lucknow	—	—	—	—	—	—	16-Sep-11	70.02
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5-Feb-11	62.61
Mangalore	—	—	—	—	—	—	23-May-11	71.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	22-Jan-11	64.55
Margao /Goa	—	—	—	—	8-Jul-10	52.11	9-Mar-11	58.31
Mumbai	—	—	—	—	—	—	5-Nov-11	73.81
	—	—	—	—	—	—	31-Oct-11	71.92
	—	—	—	—	—	—	24-Sep-11	71.62
	—	—	—	—	—	—	12-Jun-11	68.33
	8-Mar-08	56.00	2-Jul-09	48.76	7-Jul-10	55.20	15-May-11	68.32
	4-Jun-08	50.51	4-Mar-09	44.00	—	—	22-Feb-11	65.00
	—	—	29-Jan-09	44.55	—	—	16-Jan-11	63.08
Muzaffarpur, Bihar	—	—	—	—	—	—	21-Jun-11	65.00
Mysore							1-Nov-11	74.06
Nagpur	23-Apr-08	54.25	—	—	—	—	7-Feb-11	65.00
Nashik	—	—	—	—	—	—	17-Sep-11	71.75
New Delhi	—	—	—	—	—	—	5-Nov-11	68.64
	—	—	—	—	—	—	21-Sep-11	66.84
	—	—	—	—	—	—	15-May-11	63.41
	24-May-08	47.00	2-Jul-09	44.63	4-Jul-10	51.43	16-Jan-11	58.37
Noida	—	—	—	—	—	—	19-Sep-11	70.77
Pondicherry	—	—	—	—	—	—	15-May-11	61.64
Pune	4-Jun-08	45.52	6-Jul-09	48.00	19-Dec-10	60.47	17-Sep-11	72.00
							15-May-11	69.63
	29-Feb-08	51.46	29-Jan-09	40.62	11-Jul-10	52.00	14-Apr-11	63.00
	15-Jul-08	54.95	26-Jan-09	53.00			2-Feb-11	64.00
Punjab	—	—	—	—	13-May-10	53.00	20-Sep-11	73.87
Rajkot	—	—	—	—	—	—	1-Nov-11	70.68
Raipur,Chhattisgarh	—	—	—	—	—	—	21-Feb-11	59.89
Kashmir	—	—	—	—	—	—	18-Oct-11	69.85
	—	—	—	—	—	—	2-Feb-11	62.96
Simla							5-Nov-11	71.84
Surat							1-Nov-11	71.16
	—	—	—	—	—	—	17-Sep-11	71.00
Thane	—	—	—	—	—	—	3-Feb-11	41.41
Tamil Nadu	—	—	—	—	13-Jul-10	55.92	16-Jan-11	63.01
Tirupati	—	—	—	—	—	—	20-Sep-11	73.45
Trivandrum	—	—	—	—	—	—	17-Sep-11	70.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	23-Jul-11	67.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	16-Jun-11	65.91
Vadodara, Gujarat	—	—	—	—	—	—	1-Nov-11	70.36
	—	—	—	—	—	—	16-May-11	68.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	18-Feb-11	61.51
Visakhapatnam	—	—	—	—	—	—	5-Nov-11	75.00
	—	—	—	—	—	—	27-Sep-11	73.00

Notes:

Top Largest 10 Dams in The World

10. Oahe Dam, South Dakota, US: 70,339 cubic meters

The Oahe Dam is a large dam along the Missouri River, just north of Pierre, South Dakota in the United States. It creates Lake Oahe, the fourth largest artificial reservoir in the United States, which stretches 231 miles (372 km) up the course of the Missouri to Bismarck, North Dakota. The dam’s powerplant provides electricity for much of the north-central United States. It is named for the Oahe Indian Mission established among the Lakota Sioux in 1874. The project provides flood control, electric power, irrigation, and navigation benefits, estimated by the Corps of Engineers at $150,000,000 per year.

Oahe Dam

9. Guri (Raúl Leoni), Venezuela: 78,000 cubic meters

The Guri Dam is a large dam in Bolívar State, Venezuela on the Caroni River. It is 1300 meters long and 162 m high. Construction began in 1963; the first part concluded in 1978 and the second in 1986. The Hydroelectric Power station Guri was constructed in the Necuima Canyon, 100 kilometers waters above of the mouth of the Caroní River in the Orinoco. There are two machine rooms with ten generators each, producing a total of 87 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. As of 2009, the hydroelectric plant is the third-largest in the world, with 10,200 MW capacity.

largest dam in the world Guri Dam Top 10 Largest Dams in the World

Guri Dam

8. Yacyretá-Apipe, Paraguay/Argentina: 81,000 cubic meter

The dam was built over the waterfalls of Jasyretâ-Apipé in the Paraná River, between the Argentine Province of Corrientes and the Paraguayan department of Misiones. The dam is named for Yacyretâ Island just upstream, much of which the dam submerged. The dam is 808 meters long, and its installed equipment has a maximum power output of 4,050 MW, with an annual maximum power output of 19,080 GWh, and a maximum water flow rate of 55,000 cubic meters per second. However, because its reservoir is seven meters below its planned water level, the dam currently operates at only 60% capacity.

largest dam in the world Yacyretá Apipe Dam Top 10 Largest Dams in the World

Yacyretá Apipe Dam

7. Atatürk Dam, Turkey: 84,500 cubic meters

The Atatürk Dam is a zoned rock-fill dam with a central core on the Euphrates River on the border of Ad?yaman Province and ?anl?urfa Province in Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Built both to generate electricity and to irrigate the plains in the region. The construction began in 1983 and was completed in 1990. The dam embankment is 169 m (554 ft) high and 1,820 m (5,970 ft) long. The hydroelectric power plant (HEPP) has a total installed power capacity of 2,400 MW generating 8,900 GWh electricity annually.

largest dam in the world Ataturk Dam Top 10 Largest Dams in the World

Ataturk Dam

6. Tucurui Dam, Brazil: 85,200 cubic meters

The Tucuruí Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tocantins River located on the Tucuruí County in Brazil. The name “Tucuruí” was taken from a little city that existed near the construction site; there is now a city of the same name just downstream of the dam. The installed generation capacity of the plant is 8,370 MW, with 24 generating units. The Tucuruí spillway was the largest in the world with 120,000m3/s of capacity of discharge, until it was edged out in 2008 by the 120,600m3/s maximum discharge of the Three Gorges complex in China.
largest dam in the world Tucurui Dam Top 10 Largest Dams in the World

Tucurui Dam

5. Lower Usuma, Nigeria: 93,000 cubic meters

Lower Usuma is the name of a dam on the Usuma river in Nigeria. It was built in 1990 near Abuja, the new capital of Nigeria, and supplied the city with drinking water. The dam holds 93 million cubic meters of raw water, the water flow to five water plants, where the water is treated before it is passed to Abuja. The total capacity of the water is 10,000 cubic meters per hour.
largest dam in the world Lower Usuma Dam Top 10 Largest Dams in the World

Lower Usuma Dam

4. Fort Peck, Montana: 96,049 cubic meters

The Fort Peck Dam is the highest of six major dams along the Missouri River, located in northeast Montana in the United States, near Glasgow, and adjacent to the community of Fort Peck. At 21,026 feet (6,409 m) in length and over 250 feet (76 m) in height, it is the largest hydraulically filled dam in the United States, and creates Fort Peck Lake, the fifth largest man-made lake in the U.S. It lies within the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. The dam and 134-mile (216 km) long lake exist for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and water quality management.

The dam presently has a nameplate capacity of 185,250 kilowatts, divided among 5 generating units. Three units in powerhouse number one, completed in 1951, generate a total of 105,000 kilowatts. Completed in 1961, the two remaining generating units in powerhouse number 2, have a nameplate capacity of 80,000 kilowatts.

largest dam in the world Fortpeck Dam Top 10 Largest Dams in the World

Fort Peck Dam

3. Tarbela, Pakistan: 121,720 cubic meters

Tarbela Dam is a large dam on the Indus River in Pakistan. It is located in Haripur District, Hazara Division, Khyber pakhtunkhwa, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Islamabad. The dam is 485 feet (148 m) high above the riverbed. The dam forms the Tarbela Reservoir, with a surface area of approximately 250-square-kilometre (97 sq mi). The dam was completed in 1974 and was designed to store water from the Indus River for irrigation, flood control, and the generation of hydroelectric power.
largest dam in the world Tarbela Dam Top 10 Largest Dams in the World

Tarbela Dam

2. Samara / Zhiguli Dam,Russia: 169,000,000 cubic meters

Samara Dam is a large dam and hydroelectric station on the Volga River, located near Zhigulyovsk and Tolyatti in Samara Oblast of Russia. It is the sixth stage of the Volga-Kama Cascade of dams, and the second of them by installed power.

largest dam in the world Samara Dam Top 10 Largest Dams in the World

Samara Dam

1. Three Gorges, China: 39,300,000 cubic meters

The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric river dam that spans the Yangtze River in the town of Sandouping, located in the Yiling District of Yichang, in the Hubei province, China. It is the world’s largest electricity-generating plant of any kind.

The dam body was completed in 2006. Except for a ship lift, all of the originally planned components of the project were completed on October 30, 2008 when the 26th generator was brought into commercial operation. Currently, it contains 26 completed generators in the shore power plant, each with a capacity of 700 MW. Six additional generators in the underground power plant are being installed and are not expected to become fully operational until around 2011.

largest dam in the world Three Gorges Dam Top 10 Largest Dams in the World

Three Gorges Dam

Those dams is one of the proof of human achievements. As a major need but also a disaster potential, dams have to be carefully planned. All people in the world don’t want to get bad effect of dam even it’s just drying wet basement as the impact of flood leaked dams. Some of the future larger dams is under development. Noted like Syncrude Tailings in Canada and Chapetón in Argentina that will be larger than New Cornelia Tailing when done.

Top 10 Negative news in INDIA 2011

2011 Mumbai bombing

Mumbai gained more notoriety for being a target of terrorist attacks again in July 2011 when 3 explosions went off in Dadar, Zaveri Bazaar and the Royal Opera House. 26 innocent lives were lost and the financial hub of the country once again, reeled in pain and faced the wrath of terror.

Stock markets crash to a 2 year low

Call it the big plunge or call it bloodbath, the stock market in India plummeted and closed at 15,699 on 23rd November 2011, the lowest close in two years. The Sensex also witnessed one of the biggest single day falls in nearly two years, of 704 points in February 2011.

Sathya Sai Baba passes away

Devoted followers and the country mourned the death of one of India’s most well known spiritual leaders. Sathya Sai Baba, 85, reportedly died due to cardio-respiratory failure. Well known personalities, celebrities and politicians payed homage to the spiritual leader at his home town of Puttaparthi.

India experiences tremendous fuel hikes

While fuel hikes in India are fairly common under political pretexts, they’re definitely not welcome. 4th November 2011 saw the fourth oil price hike of the year 2011, with an increase of Rs. 1.82 per liter. [Note: Here’s how you can beat the hike]

M.F. Husain passes away

M.F. Husain’s name is synonymous with the Indian art scene. The fact that Husain’s paintings were highly prized were not enough to save this artist from exile during which he spent the last few years of his life in Dubai and London. M.F. Husain died on 9th June 2011 due to a silent heart attack. He was 97.

Shammi Kapoor passes away

Dubbed as one of the most entertaining actors of Bollywood and a star of the 50s, 60s and 70s, Shammi Kapoor passed away on 14th August 2011. Bollywood mourned the death of this iconic member of the Kapoor clan who lost the battle to kidney failure.

India falls in Global Corruption Index

Corruption Index? Yes, a firm called Transparency International publishes yearly the Corruptions Perceptions Index in which India fell from 87 to 95. This is definitely not good news as India Inc tries to woo foreign investors with FDI in retail and is a big blow to efforts by the Anna Hazare movement.

Rupee falls to an all time low against the dollar

In a crushing blow to the Indian currency, the Indian Rupee plummeted to an all time low against the US Dollar on 22nd November 2011 at 52.50 to a dollar. While the ministries and governments are blaming uncertainties in foreign markets and expect the exchange rate to correct itself in the coming months, importers are facing the wrath of higher prices.

Corporate India shows bad signs of growth

Corporate India has shown single digit growth towards the end of the year. This has been the worst in all the quarters until now. Rising costs of raw materials, interest rates and commodities are said to be blamed for the same.

Major restrictions placed on Indian Paypal users

If you were merrily earning dollars through your Paypal account until now, the new restrictions on PayPal effective 1st March 2011 must have surely meant bad news for you. You cannot receive payments that exceed 500 dollars per transaction. Users must also transfer all the money received to their Indian bank account within 7 days.

There you have it – The top 10 negative news that Indians had to bear in 2011. We hope we do not have any additions to these in remainder of 2011 days. Let us know if we missed out any important negative.

Always remember, that these are our opinion about top negative news, you may have a difference opinion!

Most Influential People in the World 2011:The Time

• 
  • Wael Ghonim
  • Joseph Stiglitz
  • Reed Hastings
• Amy Poehler
• Geoffrey Canada
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Peter Vesterbacka
• Angela Merkel
• Julian Assange
• Ron Bruder
• Lamido Sanusi
• Colin Firth
• Amy Chua
• Joe Biden
• Jennifer Egan
• Kim Clijsters
• Ahmed Shuja Pasha
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Cory Booker
• Gabrielle Giffords
• Katsunobu Sakurai
• Michelle Obama
• Paul Ryan
• Ai Weiwei
• Rob Bell
• Fathi Terbil
• Dilma Rousseff
• Tom Ford
• Liang Guanglie
• Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
• Takeshi Kanno
• Nicolas Sarkozy
• Michele Bachmann
• Saad Mohseni
• Chris Christie
• Matthew Weiner
• Lisa Jackson
• Jean-Claude Trichet
• Justin Bieber
• Prince William and Kate Middleton
• Joe Scarborough
• Blake Lively
• Hillary Clinton
• Muqtada al-Sadr
• Anwar al-Awlaki
• Kim Jong Un
• Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
• Hassan Nasrallah
• Nathan Wolfe
• Oprah Winfrey
• Sergio Marchionne
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni
• Felisa Wolfe-Simon
• Esther Duflo
• Rain
• Larry Page
• Mia Wasikowska
• David Cameron
• John Lasseter
• Maria Bashir
• Mukesh Ambani
• Chris Colfer
• Major General Margaret Woodward
• Bruno Mars
• David and Charles Koch
• Hung Huang
• General David Petraeus
• Matt Damon and Gary White
• Cecile Richards
• George R.R. Martin
• Marine Le Pen
• Grant Achatz
• Feisal Abdul Rauf
• El Général
• Jamie Dimon
• Heidi Murkoff
• Sting
• Jonathan Franzen
• V.S. Ramachandran
• Michelle Rhee
• Mark Wahlberg
• Rebecca Eaton
• Xi Jinping
• Kathy Giusti
• Arianna Huffington
• Barack Obama
• Lionel Messi
• Azim Premji
• Aruna Roy
• Ray Chambers
• Scott Rudin
• John Boehner
• Derrick Rossi
• Hu Shuli
• Benjamin Netanyahu
• Ayman Mohyeldin
• Charles Chao
• Bineta Diop
• Dharma Master Cheng Yen
• Patti Smith

Anna’s movement among top 10 news stories of 2011

The Hindu In this August 28, 2011 file photo, social activist Anna Hazare breaks his fast against corruption with coconut water and honey offered by childrens at Ramlila Ground, in New Delhi

Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement that saw Indians rally in support has been named among the top 10 news stories in the world this year by <i>Time</i> magazine, which listed the Arab Spring and killing of Osama bin Laden as the top attention-grabbing headlines.

Time magazine compiled 54 wide-ranging lists of the top 10 happenings in 2011 in the field of politics, entertainment, business, sports and pop culture.

Among the ‘Top 10 World-News Stories’ is “Anna Hazare’s Hunger Fasts Rock India” with the magazine saying that “in a year with more than its share of protests worldwide, perhaps the most striking act of dissent took place in India, where the country’s ruling coalition took flak for a host of corruption cases implicating a number of leading politicians“.

Mr. Hazare’s “fasts — even the threat of them — triggered mass demonstrations of support across India’s major cities and heaped pressure on the government to create an independent ombudsman body capable of investigating the nation’s political elites — even the Prime Minister — and bringing the corrupt to justice”.

It said the mass support 74-year old Mr. Hazare commanded, particularly from India’s burgeoning middle class, is a “sign of the growing frustrations and aspirations of those in the world’s largest democracy”.

The top news stories of 2011 were the Arab Spring that spread to a number of countries and the killing of bin Laden in a covert US raid in Abbottabad, besides the famine in the Horn of Africa, fall of longtime Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and Europe’s financial crisis.

In a different category, Time magazine said the death of religious leader Sathya Sai Baba was among the top 10 ’Religion Stories’ of 2011