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AWARDS AND HONOURS
Sarangi maestro Ram Narayan chosen for Bhimsen Joshi Award
Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan has been chosen for the prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi classical music award for 2015-2016. The annual award, instituted by the Maharashtra government, is given to individuals who have excelled in classical vocal or instrumental music. The award, finalised by a committee of top music artistes and exponents, comprises Rs.5 lakh in cash, a trophy and a citation.
Quick Link – Bhimsen Joshi Award for Ram Narayan
BANKING AND FINANCE
Mahindra AMC received SEBI nod for Mutual Fund business
Mahindra Asset Management Company has received markets regulator SEBI’s approval for setting up of theirmutual fund business. Mahindra AMC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (MMFS), got the regulator’s nod on February 4. However, the company did not disclose by when it will start offering mutual fund products. At present, there are over 40 mutual fund houses operating in the country.
Quick Link – Mahindra AMC received SEBI nod
INDIAN AFFAIRS
GOI to set up National Organic Farming Research Institute in Sikkim
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has decided to set up the National Organic Farming Research Institute in Sikkim. The decision to this effect was taken by the Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh and Sikkim Agriculture Minister Som Nath Paudyal in New Delhi. The institute will be established by upgrading the existing Regional Centre of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in Gangtok. The setting up of the institute is of primary importance for Sikkim as it was declared as the first organic farming State in the country in January 2016 by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Quick Link – GOI to NOFRI
PM Modi inaugurates Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited petrochemical complex the region’s first petrochemical project at Lepetkata to the nation. The Prime Minister also inaugurated a wax de-oiling unit at Numaligarh Refinery Limited. He promised jobs and opportunities to local youngsters in start-up ventures in the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited petrochemical complex built at an investment of Rs 10,000 crore at Lepetkata in Dibrugarh district and in the Rs 676-crore wax plant of Numaligarh Refinery Limited in Golaghat district.
Quick Link – Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Zimbabwe declares ‘state of disaster’ due to drought
Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, has declared a state of disaster in rural areas hit by a severe drought, as more than a quarter of the population face food shortages. An estimated 2.4 million people are now in need of food aid, more than a quarter of the population. A regional drought worsened by the El Niño weather phenomenon has affected South Africa, Malawi and Zambia as well as Zimbabwe, leaving tens of thousands of cattle dead, reservoirs depleted and crops destroyed. Formerly known as the breadbasket of Africa, Zimbabwe has suffered perennial shortages in recent years and has relied on importing grain from neighbouring countries to meet its needs.
Quick Link – State of disaster
February 6 – International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed on February 6 every year to make the world aware of female genital mutilation (also called FGM) and to promote its eradication. At least 200 million women and girls alive today have undergone female genital mutilation, with half of them living in Indonesia, Egypt and Ethiopia. FGM comprises all procedures that involve the partial or total removal or the external female genitalia, or injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is recognised internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. The practice reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women and girls.
Quick Link – International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
FOREIGN RELATIONS
India and Sri Lanka sign two MoUs
India and Sri Lanka have reviewed the progress made in their bilateral ties discussing various issues, including that of fishermen, a major irritant in the relations, as the two countries signed MoUs in education and health sectors. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Lankan counterpart Mangala Samaraweera discussed the entire gamut of relationship during the 9thIndo-Lanka Joint Commission meeting.
Quick Link – India and Sri Lanka in MoUs
SPORTS
12th South Asian Games Inaugurated with Fanfare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 12th South Asian Games, 2016 in a glittering ceremony at the Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati. In his address at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium, Mr. Modi said he is privileged to be among the players of the SAARC countries. He said the South Asian Games demonstrate 3-Ts – Team work, Togetherness and Talent.
Quick Link – South Asian Games
OBITUARY
Edgar Mitchell, sixth man on the Moon, dies aged 85
US astronaut Edgar Mitchell – the sixth man to walk on the moon and only one of 12 who ever achieved the feat – has died aged 85. As part of the Apollo 14 mission in 1971, he spent more than nine hours on the Moon conducting experiments. He said he had undergone an epiphany in space and in later life revealed a belief that aliens had visited Earth.
Quick Link – Edgar Mitchell passes away
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