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Current Affairs Recap of the Day: 11 January 2016
11-JAN-2016
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• The state that on 11 January 2016 increased the upper age limit for recruitment in government services - Madhya Pradesh
• 'Missionary Day', anniversary of the arrival of two Welsh Christian missionaries, was observed and celebrated on 11 January 2016 across the Christian-dominated north eastern state of - Mizoram
• The National Aluminum Company (NALCO) on 10 January 2016 announced to develop and promote Bhubaneswar as - a floral hub and make the city green
• The city in which the Arab League Foreign Ministers was held on 10 January 2016 – Cairo, Egypt
• The city in which the main event of the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was inaugurated – New Delhi
• The day on which the 11th World Hindi Day was observed – 10 January 2016
• He won the 2016 Brisbane International Tennis men’s singles trophy - Milos Raonic of Canada
• The professional kayaker who was named the Denmark’s sportsperson of the year 2015 is - Rene Holten Poulsen
• The legendary soul singer, famous for the song Trying To Live My Life Without You, who died on 8 January 2016 in Chicago is – Otis Clay
• The first female Formula One driver who died on 8 January 2016 in Italy is - Maria Teresa de Filippis
• The noted Hindi writer, known for his works like Nau Saal Chotti Patni and Kala Register, who died on 9 January 2016 is - Ravindra Kalia
• The country which was elected to the UNICEF executive board that will represent the group of Asia-Pacific countries for the term 2016-2018 is – Nepal
• Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis on 9 January 2016 won the WTA Brisbane Tennis trophy by defeating - German Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-1
• Stanislas Wawrinka on 10 January 2016 won his Chennai Open title by defeating - Croatian Borna Coric 6-3, 7-5
• Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on 10 January 2016 inaugurated the 28th edition of International Kite Festival at -Sabarmati River front in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
• The Kite festival of Gujarat marks Uttarayan which is observed as the day - When winter begins to turn into summer, according to the Indian calendar
• An Indian-American professor Sukanya Chakrabarti devised a new method that may help in detecting dwarf galaxies dominated by dark matter and - explain ripples in the outer disk of the galaxy
• NASA's revamped planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has discovered more than - 100 confirmed planets orbiting other stars
• Cricketer of New Zealand who on 10 January 2016 scored second-fastest fifty in T-20 Internationals is - Colin Munro
• The country which on 9 January 2016 began the process to formulate a new constitution – Sri Lanka
• DRDO successfully test fired the new Penetration-Cum Blast (PCB) and Thermobaric (TB) Ammunition tank which was specially designed for - Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT)
• PM Narendra Modi released a book titled “MARU BHARAT SARU BHARAT “authored by - Jain Acharya Ratnasundersuriswarji Maharaj
• In the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, the best Director award was won by - Alejandro Inarritu for film The Revenant
• The President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the three day long 88th annual conference of Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan in -Ranchi, Jharkhand
• The Chief Coach of the new Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament 2016 is - Former New Zealand Captain Stephen Fleming
Balkrishna Garg conferred with 2015
Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award
11-JAN-2016
Veteran hindi poet Balkrishna Garg was on 8 January 2016 conferred with the 2015 Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award in New Delhi. He received the award for his Baa Geet, which is a collection of poems for children.
The award was presented by Sahitya Akademi President Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari and National Book Trust (NBT) Chairman Baldeo Bhai Sharma.
It was the second award to be conferred since its inception in 2014 and consists of a cash prize of 75000 rupees, a shawl and a citation.
The award was instituted in the memory of Harikrishna Devsare, a renowned Hindi writer known for his work in the field of children’s literature, who passed away in 2013.
Milos Raonic won 2016 Brisbane International
Tennis men’s singles trophy
11-JAN-2016
Milos Raonic of Canada on 10 January 2016 won the 2016 Brisbane International Tennis men’s singles trophy.
To win the title, the 14th world ranking player defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-4 6-4 in the final match held at Brisbane in Australia. At present, Roger Federer is at the third position in the world singles ranking.
For Raonic, it was the 8th World ATP tour title in his career and the first title in the 2016 season.
Rene Holten Poulsen named Denmark's
sportsperson of 2015
11-JAN-2016
Danish kayaker Rene Holten Poulsen on 9 January 2016 was named the Denmark’s sportsperson of the year 2015.
The Sports Confederation of Denmark and Danish Jyllands-Posten newspaper voted to award Poulsen the prize, which is known as Sports Name of the Year and is among the country's top sports prizes.
About Rene Holten Poulsen
• Rene Holten Poulsen is a professional kayaker and medallist at the Olympics, World Championships and European Championships.
• He won a silver medal in the men's K-2 1000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
• He had won a total of six medals in international championships in 2015, including two World Cup medals, three European Championship medals and one European Games bronze medal.
• For his 2015 achievements, Poulsen has also been nominated for the World Paddler Awards 2015.
President inaugurated 88th Annual Conference
of Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan
11-JAN-2016
The President Pranab Mukherjee on 10 January 2016 inaugurated the three day long 88th annual conference ofNikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
In this conference, delegates from all over the country attend to hold thematic discussions, meet Bengali authors, novelists, and poets, attend literary sessions, exchange thoughts with scholars of the other languages.
All participants of the conference would also be encouraged to contribute towards Indian literature continously.
About Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan
• Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan is an annual convention of Bengali literary personages of India.
• Under the great Bengali literary personalities like Atul Prasad Sen, Kazi Nazrul Islam and others, the Sammelan prospered to have branches every major city and town of India.
•It serves Bengali literature and Bengali culture in almost all the states of India. The central office of the organization is located at New Delhi.
• It was initially known as Prabasi Banga-Sahitya Sammelan and was held annually.
• The first annual conference was held in Benares in 1922 and presided over by Kobiguru Rabindranath Thakur. And in 1923 its Varanasi session was patronized by Rabindra Nath Tagore.
• Between 1922 and 1980 the conference travelled all over India, from major cities like Delhi, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Lucknow, and Hyderabad, to small cities like Srinagar and Guwahati.
• After Independence, in 1953 the coinage 'Prabasi' was dropped and 'Nikhil Bharat' (All India) was adopted in the context of the free nation.
• The organization publishes a regular Bengali journal called 'Sammelani' and various other books related to Bengali literature and culture.
Process to formulate new constitution began in
Sri Lanka
11-JAN-2016
Sri Lanka on 9 January 2016 began the process to formulate new constitution. In this regard, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe presented a resolution in the Parliament to set up a Constitutional Assembly.
The primary objective behind framing the new constitution is to replace the current executive president headed constitution adopted in 1978.
The present constitution, especially the powerful nature of the Presidency, has become controversial due to the growing authoritarian tendencies in a single office.
Details related to constitution making process
• The proposed Constitutional Assembly (CA) will consist of incumbent members of parliament as its members.
• The CA will evolve a Constitution Bill, as per the Article 75 of the Constitution, after the completion of deliberations and collecting views and advice from the people.
• The Speaker of Parliament will be the Chairman of the Constitutional Assembly and there will be seven Deputy Chairmen of the Constitutional Assembly, who shall be elected by the Constitutional Assembly.
• However, the primary responsibility of drafting the constitution will rest on a steering committee of 17 members.
• To come into effect, the draft Constitution Bill should be approved the Parliament with a special majority followed by a referendum.
Book titled MARU BHARAT SARU BHARAT
authoured by Jain Acharya Maharaj released
11-JAN-2016
MARU BHARAT SARU BHARAT: Jain Acharya Ratnasundersuriswarji Maharaj
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 January 2016 released a book titled “MARU BHARAT SARU BHARAT “(My India Noble India) written by Jain Acharya Ratnasundersuriswarji Maharaj.
This is the 300th book of Ratnasundersuriswarji Maharaj. The book release function was organized by Sahitya Satkar Samiti of Ratnatrayee Trust in Mumbai.
The book, My India, Nobel India, will be available in four languages - English, Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi.
The author through his book has highlighted various social evils, deficiencies prevailing at individual level, and also expressed his anger about those evils.
14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas held in New Delhi
11-JAN-2016
The 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) was held on 9 January 2016 in New Delhi. The event was inaugurated by the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and attended by Priti Patel, MoS for Employment, United Kingdom.
Apart from the main event in New Delhi, the day was celebrated by the MEA, across the world, through its missions/posts abroad.
On this occasion, Sushma Swaraj announced that the government is considering Aadhaar cards to non-resident Indians (NRIs) and allowing women workers to Gulf countries only through the government agencies to ensure they were not duped by recruiting agents or firms.
The 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was unique
for two reasons-
1) It was the first limited edition of the PBD. The government, in 2015, took a decision to limit the PBD conference as a biannual event and extend the PBD across the world and throughout the year. In effect, the next PBD conference will be held in 2017.
2) It was organised for the first time by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) after the government’s decision to merge Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) with it. Earlier it used to celebrated by the MOIA.
About Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas
• It is being held annually since 2003 to bring the Indian Diaspora on a single platform and leverage their resources in nation building activities.
• The day is held annually on 9 January 2015 to mark the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India.
• Apart from the PBD, regional PBDs were also held across the world. The most recent, 9th RPBD was held in November 2015, in Los Angeles, the USA.
• The 13th PBD was held in Gujarat marked the 100th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa.
Nepal elected as UNICEF’s executive board member for 2016-2018
11-JAN-2016
Nepal on 9 January 2016 was elected to the UNICEF executive board, representing the group of Asia-Pacific countries for the term 2016-2018.
Nepal's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Durga Prasad Bhattarai, was also unanimously elected vice-president to the Bureau of the Executive Board of the UNICEF for 2016.
Nepal recently completed its terms as a member of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for 2013-2015 and as vice-president from Asia-Pacific region at the executive board of United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund/United Nations Office for Project Services for the year 2015.
Nepal had contributed to the UNICEF by remaining in the executive board in different times including 1982 to 1985, 1992 to 1995 and 2002 to 2004.
About United Nations Children's Fund
• The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations program that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
• It is one of the members of the United Nations Development Group and its Executive Committee.
• UNICEF was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946 to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II.
• Maurice Pate, American humanitarian and businessman, co-founded the United Nations Children's Fund with Herbert Hoover in 1947.
• In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations System and its name was shortened from the original United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. However, it has continued to be known by the popular acronym based on this previous title.
International Kite festival started in
Ahmedabad
11-JAN-2016
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on 10 January 2016 inaugurated the 28th edition of International Kite Festival at Sabarmati River front in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The Kite festival of Gujarat marks Uttarayan, the day when winter begins to turn into summer, according to the Indian calendar.
The five-day annual event saw participation of about 98 foreign kite flyers from 28 different nations and 55 participants from 8 different states and 28 kite flyers from Gujarat.
While inaugurating the festival, Chief Minister Patel claimed that the festival has boosted the kite-making industry along with attracting foreign tourists in Gujarat. She also said that in last one decade the business of kite making has grown from 100 crore rupees to 700 crore rupees.
The international kite festival is simultaneously organized in other cities of the state including Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Porbandar, Mandvi, Botad, Surendranagar, and Modhera.
About Uttarayan
Uttarayan is the sign for farmers that the sun is back and that harvest season is approaching which is called Makara Sankranti. This day is considered to be one of the most important harvest days in India.
11th World Hindi Day observed on 10 January
11-JAN-2016
10 January: World Hindi Day
The 11th World Hindi Day was celebrated on 10 January 2016. To mark the occasion, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) through its missions/posts abroad and the Department of Official Language (Rajbhasha) conducted special events to spread the greatness of the language.
The day was first observed on 10 January 2006. And, it is in addition to the National Hindi Divas that is being celebrated annually on 14 September.
National Hindi Divas is celebrated to mark the day, 14 September 1949, on which the Constituent Assembly adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the Official Language of the Union.
While the focus of the World Hindi Day is the promotion of the at the global stage, the National Hindi Divas is held across the country.
About Hindi
• Hindi as a language is the fourth most spoken language of the world.
• In India, Hindi is used as a mother tongue by around 258 million people.
• It is a native language for most people living in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
• Outside Asia, Hindi is an official language in Fiji. The Constitution of Fiji states 3 official languages, namely English, Fijian, and Hindi. The dialect of Hindi spoken there is known as Fiji Baat or Fiji Hindi.
• At present Hindi as a language is spoken in more than 20 countries around the world and is being taught in 150 Universities of the world.
Constitutional Provision for Hindi language
Official Language policy of the Union has been explained in detail under Article 120 (Part-V), Article 210 (Part-VI) and, especially in Part XVII, Article 343, 344 and from 348 to 351.
Noted Hindi writer Ravindra Kalia passed away
11-JAN-2016
Noted Hindi writer and journalist Ravindra Kalia passed away on 9 January 2016 in New Delhi. He was 78.
Kalia had been suffering from liver cirrhosis.
The writer is known for his works like Nau Saal Chotti Patni andGhalib Chutti Sharab.
The former Bharatiya Jnanpith director, Kalia was also the editor of several literary magazines, including Naya Gyanodaya.
Born on 11 November 1938 in Jalandhar, Punjab, Kalia was mainly famous for writing stories, novels, memoirs and satires.
The writer had been honoured with Uttar Pradesh (UP) Premchand Memorail Award, UP Sahitya Bhushan Award, UP Lohia Award, Punjab Government’s Shiromani award and Pdumlal Bakshi Award of Madhya Pradesh Government.
73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards announced
in California
11-JAN-2016
The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced on 11 January 2015 at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the US. These annual awards honour the best in Motion Pictures and Television for the year 2015.
The Revenant won the Best Motion Picture – Drama while best Actor and best Director Awards were conferred to Leonardo DiCaprio and Alejandro Inarritu for the same movie. Brie Larson won the best actress award for ‘The Martian’ Movie.
List of winners of the 73rd annual Golden Globe
Awards:
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| Picture, Drama | The Revenant | |
| Picture, Musical or Comedy | The Martian | |
| Actor, Drama: | The Revenant | Leonardo DiCaprio, |
| Actress, Drama: | Room | Brie Larson, |
| Director | The Revenant | Alejandro Inarritu, |
| Actor, Musical or Comedy | The Martian | Matt Damon |
| Actress, Musical or Comedy | Joy | Jennifer Lawrence |
| Supporting Actor | Creed | Sylvester Stallone, |
| Supporting Actress, | Steve Jobs | Kate Winslet |
| Foreign Language | Son of Saul | |
| Animated Film | Inside Out | |
| Screenplay: | Steve Jobs | Aaron Sorkin, |
| Original Score | The Hateful Eight | Ennio Morricone |
| Original song "Writing on Wall"music and lyrics | Spectre | Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes |
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Film |
Name |
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Series, Drama |
Mr. Robot |
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Actor, Drama: |
Mad Men |
Jon Hamm |
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Actress, Drama: |
Empire |
Taraji P. Henson |
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Series, Comedy |
Mozart in the Jungle |
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Actor, Musical or Comedy |
Mozart in the Jungle |
Gael Garcia Bernal |
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Actress, Musical or Comedy |
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend |
Rachel Bloom, |
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Movie or Limited Series: |
Wolf Hall |
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Actor, Limited Series Movie |
Show Me a Hero
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Oscar Isaacor TV
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Actress, Movie or Limited Series |
American Horror Story: Hotel |
Lady Gaga |
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Supporting Actor, , Limited Series or TV Movie |
Mr. Robot |
Christian Slater |
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Supporting Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie: |
The Affair |
Maura Tierney |
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Cecil B. DeMille Award: |
Denzel Washington |