GK and Current Affairs Updates

Triple jumper RenjithMaheswary, made India proud on 20 January 2016 by winning a silver medal at the 7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships organized in Doha Qatar. The first Asian Indoor Athletics Championships were held in the year 2004.

• • Maheswary’s jump that fetched him a silver medal measured 16.16 metres.
• •  A jump of 16.69 metres fetched the gold medal for Roman Valiyev from Kazakhistan.
• • The bronze was also bagged by Kazakhistan’ Rashid Ahmed Al Mannai with a jump of 15.97 metres.
• • India’s Mayookha Johny won a gold medal in the long jump and a silver medal in triple jump in the woman category.
• • Dutee Chand broke the national record for the 60 metre dash and won a bronze medal for India in the same event.
• • Bengal’s Sugandha Kumari won her third medal for India by claiming a bronze medal in the women’s 1500 metre.

• •Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has been recognised as the "Business Superbrand" in the UK for 2016.

• •The Superbrands status has been awarded after evaluation of the long-running annual survey, which started in 2001 to find UK's leading business-to-business brands.

• •The company was recently ranked as the world's most-powerful IT services brand by Brand Finance

• •TCS is fastest growing brand within its industry over the last six years.

• •It has also been rated as the No.1 company in customer satisfaction in UK.

Even in India TCS has created a standard which has attracted several great and bright minds. It has given a hope to India on a Global IT platform.

 The Japee Punjab Warriors having lost in the last two successive titles of the competition finishing curse this time Warriors delegated lady title vanquishing Kalinga Lancers 6-1 in the title conflict in the fourth version of the competition.

* Punjab Warriors crushed Kalinga Lancers to win 2016 Hockey.
* The high Octane Game held at Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
* Rupinder Pal Singh of Delhi Waveriders pronounced as player of the competition.

Street to the Final:

* The Tournament played between January 18^th and February 21^st 2016.
* The competition comprises of 6 groups and have 6 venues were to be facilitated the competition.
* 34 matches been played to finish up the victor out of which 4 groups have progressed to Semi Final Berth.
* Delhi Waveriders completed third in the Tournament took after by Ranchi Rays.
* This competition is played two fold robin and Knock out configuration, and absolutely 138 objectives scored normal of 4.06 objectives for each match.

Hockey India League:  is otherwise called Coal India Hockey India League it is the expert competition.

* The group is sorted out by Hockey India, the representing body for the game in India. Hockey India League was established in 2013 as a component of Hockey India's endeavor to get an International Hockey Federation authorized association.

 With the atmosphere changes in the late years, the groundwater sources have gone down to a basic level. To discover the definite area of the Aquifer shakes another mapping system is to be presented in Haryana by May making it as the primary state to have such mapping.

* Aquifer rocks Haryana to wind up the main state in India to have Aquifer mapping.
* Aquifer rock is an underground layer of water bearing rock which has groundwater put away in it.
Mapping system:
* The Aquifer mapping will help in assessing the amount and nature of groundwater present inside the stone.
* Mapping decides the precise area, its size, measure of water that can be put away and its energize point.
* Mapping is done by Central Ground Water Board on the size of 1:50000.

* Innovation Employed Utilizes Heli-borne Geophysical Surveys for Mapping and refined Software for administration arranges.

Objective:

* The fundamental goal of groundwater mapping is to guarantee manageability and to recharge the Declining Groundwater.

Focuses to note:

* Other 7 states to have mapping done by 2017 incorporates Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Telengana.
* The mission is to be finished in whole country before 2022.

Water resources minister: Uma Bharati.

Water resources ministry secretary: Shashi Shekar.

 Malayalam film "Ottaal (The Trap)" coordinated by Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair has been offered with Crystal Bear grant in the "Era KPlus" area amid Berlin International Film Festival.

*A Crystal Bear is for the Best Film in the youngsters' segment of the Generation Competition.
* The motion picture is an adjustment of short story "Vanaka" by Russian author Anton Chekhov.
* It is about the account of an old angler and his grandson.
* This is the third year consecutively that Indian movies have triumphed. Prior champs were "Killa" in 2014 and "Dhanak" in 2015.
* Best Children's Film recompense has been given upon Malayalam film "Ottaal"

About "Ottaal":

* It turned into the main film in India to be discharged online around the same time as its showy discharge.
* The film impacted the world forever, turning into the main ever Malayalam motion picture to have cleared all the top recompenses of the International Film Festival of Kerala.
* The film was one of four Malayalam movies chose to be a part of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2015

* Film was additionally met with National Film Awards, Kerala State Film Awards and Mumbai Film Festival.

About Berlin Film Festival:

* Established in 1951, Berlin International Film Festival otherwise known as Berlinale, is one of the world's driving film celebrations and most legitimate media occasions. It is held every year in Berlin, Germany.
* The 66^th yearly Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11^th February to 21 February 2016.
* American on-screen character Meryl Streep was the President of the Jury.

* The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime accomplishment was introduced to German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus.

 World thinking day celebrated on February 22^nd is a day of International Friendship that for the most part spotlights on issues of young ladies and young ladies. It is praised for the benefit of WAGGGS(World Association For Girl Guides and Girl Scouts).It likewise raises asset to help a large number of young ladies and young ladies and to address their problems. World Thinking Day

In 1926, delegates from Girl Scouts and Girl Guides who met on fourth International gathering chose to observe Feb 22 as Thinking Day.

Later in 1999, in the 30th gathering at Ireland it was changed to 'World Thinking Day'

Thinking day is praised on the birthday of Olave baden powell who is the author of young men scout development.

 The International Mother Language day is praised on February 21^st consistently since 2000. The primary thought behind this is to advance and safeguard the local dialects and society.
* It was initially proclaimed by UNESCO on 17^th November, 1999 to observe February 21^st as International Mother Language day.
* It was reported as a consequence of the determination was gone by Rafiqul Islam to celebrate 2 persons executed in Dhaka in dialect development on February 21^st,1952.

* 2008 was praised as the International Year of Languages.

 Previous world No. 4 Francesca Schiavone from Italy won her seventh WTA vocation title in Rio de Janeiro beating Shelby Rogers of America in three sets by 2 6-2 6-2.

* The Italian Supreme star who turns 36 picked up her first title subsequent to 2013 crushing 23 year old American to spare her seventh WTA title.
* Schiavone now positioned 132 move back in the main 100 of the rankings turning into the second most seasoned main 100 after Venus Williams of America.

* Francesca Schiavone is thethird Italian victor on the WTA Tour this year after Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani.

 Amar Singh from Indian-beginning Sikh Community has been named the Police Commissioner of the Capital city of Malaysia.

* A third era police from his family .He was Deputy Commissioner before being named to the post and will supplant Tajuudin Mohammed.
* He is most astounding positioned cop from the Malaysian Sikh group.
* Amar Graduated from University of Malaya additionally did his LLB from University of Buckingham-UK. 

Key Points:

MALAYSIA

Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
Cash currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
PM: Najib Razak.

 Faustin-Archange Touadera chose President of Central African Republic.

Previous Prime Minister of Central African Republic and Mathematics Professor Fausti-Archange Touadera of National Convergence party who battled against debasement has won a presidential race with 63.7 % of votes cast in the February.

*Focal African Republic is one of the shaky nations in the district experienced most noticeably awful emergency in its history in 2013 when Muslim warriors crumpled President Francois.
* UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon quiet decision and try to keep up a productive air in the war conditioned country.

Focal African Republic:

Capital: Bangui.

Cash currency: CFA Franc.

Head Administrator: Mahamat Kamoun.