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The first Silk Road train touchesTehran to interface China and Iran

 The train is conveying 32 compartments of business items from eastern Zhejiang province. The track is finished in 14 days. 

Key Highlights:

It is an adventure of 9,500-kilometer (5,900-mile) from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
The train rejuvenation the old Silk Road and offers impulsion to China's goal-oriented One Belt One Road (O.B.O.R.) activity. 

About Silk Road:

The Silk Road is an old system of exchange courses.


It is key to social cooperation through locales of the Asian landmass interfacing the West and East from China to the Mediterranean Sea.


The Silk Road gets its name from the gainful exchange Chinese silk did along its length amid the Han administration (207 BCE – 220 CE).


Exchange on the Silk Road was a noteworthy element in the improvement of the human advancements of China.

The Indian subcontinent, Persia, Europe, the Horn of Africa and Arabia, opening long-remove, political and financial relations between the civic establishments.

The Silk Road is served as a method for doing social exchange among the human advancements along its system. 

Some important Keys:

Capital of China – Beijing.

Coin of China – Renminbi.

President of China – Xi Jinping.

Capital of Iran – Tehran.

Coin of Iran – Iranian rial.

Supreme leader of Iran – Ali Khamenei.

President of Iran – Hassan Rouhani.

Official dialect of Iran – Persian.

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"Recognition of Tatya Tope's 200th Birth Anniversary".

 The Ministry of Culture with the backing of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library sorted out a Special Lecture and a National Conference as a component of "Recognition of Tatya Tope's 200th Birth Anniversary". Makkhan Lal, of Delhi Institute of Heritage Research and Management, New Delhi gave the Special Lecture on the point of 'First War of Independence and the Indian Nation'. 

About Dr. Rajesh Tope:

Dr.Rajesh Tope, one of the fourth era descendents of Tatya Tope, investigated Tatya Tope's Operation Red Lotus in 1857 as a Maratha-Mughal partnership against the British and highlighted that 1857 was a Battle that was lost, yet the war was won.

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India's Lightest Pistol "Nidar" designed.

 

* Ishapore Rifle processing plant in West Bengal had outlined India's lightest pistol 'Nidar' weighing 250gm. The pistol was propelled by the short arm maker.
Nidar is 0.22 bore with weighing 250gm.
It is fit for terminating eight rounds stacked in a rotating load.
It can start up to seven meters and as 40.3mm barrel length with precision.
It can be effortlessly carried out in little satchel, purse, pockets of trousers and coats.
It is the first lightest designed in West Bengal.

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Kstart declares association with Google.

 Kstart had declared to have innovation association with Google for its seed-stage portfolio organizations.

Access to Google's mentorship, worldwide system and items is given to Kstart portfolio organizations after the association.

Kstart portfolio organizations will likewise join the Google Launchpad program.

India starts an extraordinary start-up area will help both the Kstart and Google to investigate their business. By giving world class framework, access to finances, lawful and advertising offer, Kstart some assistance with willing help in facilitating the secured organizations.

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Apple to set up first innovation focus in India.

 Apple will go to set up its first innovation advancement focus in Hyderabad India. Hyderabad is considered as the center of innovation.

The inside will be set up with a measure of $25 million (Rs.150 crore) in 250000 square feet.

The Apple focus will give new openings for work to the young and help in Indian Economy. The offer of Apple's item in India had crossed about $ 1billion.

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The 69th British Academy Films Awards (B.A.F.T.A's).

 The honor function was held at the Royal Opera House in London.

The recompenses were reported to respect the best British and universal commitments to film in 2015. Exhibited at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (B.A.F.T.A.), awards were distributed for the best in full-length film and documentaries of any nationality,  that were screened at British silver screens amid 2015.

The chosen people were declared on 8th January 2016 by Stephen Fry and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

Wild show The Revenant, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, won the Best Film Award. Brooklyn was named the Outstanding British Film while Inside Out won the Best Animated Film. Amy won the grant in Best Documentary classification.

  • Best Film

The Revenant

  • Outstanding British Film

Brooklyn

  • Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short

  • Original Screenplay

Spotlight

  • Leading Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant

  • Leading Actress

Brie Larson for Room

  • Supporting Actor

Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies

  • Supporting Actress

Kate Winslet for Steve Jobs

  • Best Director

Alejandro G. Inarritu for The Revenant

  • Outstanding Debut

Naji Abu Nowar (Writer/Director) Rupert Lloyd (Producer)

  • Animated Film

Inside Out

  • British Short Animation

Edmond

  • British Short Film

Operator

  • Cinematography

The Revenant

  • Costume Design

Mad Max: Fury Road

  • Documentary

Amy

  • EE Rising Star

John Boyega

  • Editing

Mad Max: Fury Road

  • Film Not In The English Language

Wild Tales

  • Make Up and Hair

Mad Max: Fury Road

  • Original Music

The Hateful Eight

  • Production Design

Mad Max: Fury Road

  • Sound

The Revenant

  • Special Visual Effects

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Prominent southern author Rajamani has passed away.

 About Rajamani:

Naturally introduced to a group of Carnatic artists, Rajamani's first tryst with music happened when he went with his dad B.A. Chidambaranath on a reverential collection "Gangayar Pirakkunnu". He was only 13 years of age. Noted music executive Rajamani passes away at 60

His first free wander was 1983 Tamil film "Gramathu Kiligal", trailed by "Kalloori Kanavugal" around the same time. In 1985, Rajamani made his Malayalam debut with "Nullinovikkaathe".

He went ahead to score music for fruitful Malayalam movies like "Ekalavyan", "Magistrate", "The King", "Aram Thampuran" and "Narasimham".

He formed music for almost 70 movies and rendered foundation score for more than 700 movies. His last film as a writer was 2012 Malayalam sentimental show "Hide n' Seek".

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LAMITYE 2016, a joint military exercise between India and Seychelles .

 It will be a 2-week long practice till 28th February 2016 and directed at Seychelles Defense Academy (S.D.A.) in Victoria, Seychelles.

Elements of Exercise LAMITYE 2016:

LAMITYE, which implies companionship in Creole tongue, will be led to the point of improving military participation and interoperability between the two nations with cooperation.
LAMITYE 2016 is the seventh semiannual activity since its beginning in 2001.
In 2016 activity, the Indian unforeseen will include an Infantry company and delegates from the Special Forces.
The S.P.D.F. will be represented by 20 staff from Tazar (Special Forces Unit) and 32 from Seychelles Infantry.
The closing period of the activity will join a strategic activity will be seen by senior military officers from both the countries.

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Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis from Swiss won the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy

 Sania and Hingis won the fourth title in 2016 with general thirteenth.

Key Highlights:

The top-seeded Indo-Swiss pair vanquished the Russian-Czech group by 6-3 6-1 Vera Dushevina and Barbora Krejcikova in the ladies' duplicates last. The triumph in the last was resulting 40 match win.

They likewise won the ladies' pairs Australian Open, Apia International Sydney title and Brisbane Tennis trophy in 2016. 

About Sania Mirza:

Sania Mirza is an Indian proficient tennis player. She was conceived on 15 November 1986. She is currently ranked No. 1 in the ladies' copies rankings. She is the most noteworthy positioned female player ever from India. she is the third Indian lady in the Open Era to highlight and win a round at a Grand Slam competition She additionally won a sum of 14 awards that incorporates 6 Gold at three noteworthy multi-sport occasions, specifically the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the Afro-Asian Games. 

She was honored with the Arjuna award by the Indian Government in 2004 In 2006, Mirza was honored with Padma Shri, she was likewise granted with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2015 and with Padma Bhushan in 2016.

About Martina Hingis:

Martina Hing is a Swiss proficient tennis player. She was conceived on 30 September 1980.

She had won five Grand Slam singles titles three at the Australian Open, one at Wimbledon, and one at the US Open.

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