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47th International Film Festival of India begins in Goa
The 47th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) began in Goa. It is one of Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest film festival. It was inaugurated by Veteran filmmaker Ramesh Sippy in the presence of Union Information and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Union Government launches Pehchan identity cards for artisans
Union textile Minister Smriti Irani launched a scheme of ‘Pehchan’ identity cards to artisans in Ahmedabad. She also inaugurated thematic handicrafts exhibition. The upgraded ‘pehchan’ cards were distributed to artisans from five clusters of Gujarat namely Jamnagar, Naroda, Surendranagar, Amreli ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
PV Sindhu wins 2016 China Open Super Series Premier title
India’s ace shuttler and Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu has won the $700,000 2016 China Open Super Series title in women’s category. It was her maiden Super Series Premier title and first post 2016 Rio Olympics title. In the summit ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wins 2016 Delhi Half Marathon
Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has won the men’s race in Delhi Half Marathon. Ethiopia’s Worknesh Degefa won the women’s title. It was ninth edition of Delhi Half Marathon. Over 34 thousand participants from across the world had participated ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
NASA launches Next Generation Weather Satellite GOES-R
The NASA has successfully launched highly advanced geostationary weather satellite Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R). It was launched on board of Atlas 5 rocket which had lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The satellite will boost the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Income Tax Department to launch Project Insight in May 2017
The Income Tax department is planning to implement the first phase of ‘Project Insight’ from May 2017 to monitor high value transactions, with a view to curbing the circulation of black money. This project has been initiated for data mining, collection, collation ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
November 19: World Toilet Day
The World Toilet Day is observed every year across the world on 19 November to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. Significance of Day: It seeks to draw attention of people around the world to ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia receives 2016 Sumitra Charat Ram Award
Noted flautist Pandit Hari Prasad Chourasia (78) was conferred 2016 Sumitra Charat Ram Award for lifetime achievement in the field of Indian classical music. The prestigious award bestowed upon him by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung at a function held in ..