Krushnna Patil is the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest.

Bt Brinjal - A transgenic brinjal hybrid developed by Mahyco, a subsidiary of global seed giant MONSANTO.

Bivalent Polio vaccine introduced in Delhi & U.P.
The vaccine was launced earlier in Bihar and offers protectionfrom P1 and P3 types of Polio strains. There are three strains of Wild Polio Virus -P1, P2 and P3. Type 2 wild polio virus (P2)
was eliminated in 1999. Efforts are still on to eradicate the P1 and P3 strains. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad has been conferred with the award of "POLIO CHAMPION" by Rotary International.

Zirconium complex opened at Pazhayakayal - That is near TUTICORIN. This was revealed by
Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy. Zirconium Sponge - can be used for manufacturing Zirconium alloy components required for nuclear power reactors.