GK and Current Affairs Updates

 The prize was congratulated to six winners for their remarkable commitment in the research  fields.These six champions are Umesh Waghmare, Jonardon Ganeri, Amit Sharma, Mahan Maharaj, G. Ravindra Kumar and Srinath Raghavan. 

Key Highlights:

The fields of these champions are

* Engineering and Computer Science to Umesh V Waghmare he is Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore.
* Humanities to Jonardon Ganeri he is Professor at Global Network and Visiting Professor of Philosophy, New York University and Recurrent Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy, King's College London.
* Life Science to Amit Sharma he is Professor and Head at Structural and Computational Biology bunch at the worldwide place for Genetic Engineering and Biology (ICGEB), New Delhi.
* Mathematical Sciences to Mahan MJ he is Professor at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University TIFR Mumbai.
* Physical Sciences to G. Ravindra Kumar he is Professor at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
* Social Sciences to Srinath Raghavan he is Professor at Center for Policy Research, New Delhi.

They are granted with a prize of 65 lakh, a 22-carat gold emblem, and a reference declaration.

About Infosys Prize:

* Infosys Prize is a yearly grant was given to researchers, analysts, architects and social researchers in India by the Infosys Science Foundation.
* This is one of the most astounding money related honors in India to perceive exploratory examination.
* The Prize is given to six classes and these are Engineering and Computer Science, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences and the
* The prize for every class incorporates a gold emblem, a reference declaration, and prize cash of Rs. 55 Lakh (over US$90000).

 Nagaland is Changing, But..., a film on protection endeavors by villagers, won the Golden Beaver Best Film Award in the institutional class at the sixth National Science Film Festival and Competition in Mumbai.

The film likewise got the specialized brilliance grant for best stable configuration at the celebration, composed by Vigyan Prasar of the Department of Science and Technology.

Eminent movie producer M S Sathyu introduced the grant to the director of the film, Gurmeet Sapal.

About Nagaland is Changing, But...

* The film was delivered as produced  by Nagaland State Forest Department in 2015.
* The film was made with the specialized joint effort with TERI, New Delhi.
* The film is about group preservation regions of Nagaland at Sendenyu town in Kohima region and Sukhoi town in Zunheboto locale. (community conservation)

About National Science Film Festival and Competition

* National Science Film Festival and Competition is composed by Vigyan Prasar, the Indian Department of Science and Technology as a team with Jahangirabad Media Institute as a part of the Indian Science Congress 2011.
* The celebration is an activity of Vigyan Prasar and the Government of India to advance science movies in India.
* The celebration is intended to bring consideration and attention towards the need of quality science film making in the country.

 Padma Vibhushan awardee, eminent Malayalam poet, lyricist, professor and environmentalist O.N.V Kurup passed away due to cardiac arrest. He was 84.

He was one of the leading lyricists in Malayalam film, drama, and album industry and also the much-respected teacher of Malayalam literature.

About O N V Kurup:

* Born on 27 May 1931 in Chavara, Kollam, Kurup went to people in general Government School, Chavara.

* After graduating with a four-year certification in Economics from SN College, Kollam, he moved to Thiruvananthapuram where he joined Travancore University (now Kerala University) and sought after Master of Arts in Malayalam writing.

* He was a speaker at Maharajas College, Ernakulam, University College, Trivandrum, Arts and Science College, Kozhikode and Brennen College, Thalassery.
* He joined Government Women's College, Trivandrum as the Head of Malayalam Department.
* He was additionally a meeting educator at Calicut University.
* He resigned from an administration in 1986.
* He got the Padma Shri in 1998 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011, the fourth and second most astounding nonmilitary personnel respects from the Government of India.
* In 2007, he was granted an Honorary Doctorate by University of Kerala.
* He got the Jnanpith Award, India's most astounding abstract honor, for the year 2007. He is the fifth Jnanpith laureate from Kerala and the second Malayalam writer to win the prestigious recompense.
* His initially distributed sonnet was Munnottu (Forward) which showed up in a neighborhood week after week in 1946.
* He distributed a book named Chikunga Panapatram (The Thirsty Chalice) which was a gathering of his initial poems during 1946-1956.

 Aide Chief of Air Staff responsible for the air fighting technique cell Air Vice Marshal Rajiv Dayal Mathur has been elevated to the rank of Air Marshal.

About Air Vice Marshal Rajiv Dayal Mathur:

Charged into the contender stream ofIndian Air Force in June 1982, the officer has more than 5,000 hours of flying background in an assortment of operational and preparing parts.

Aside from the air fighting methodology cell, Mathur additionally drove its space and digital wings. He had before served as Air Defense Commander of Eastern Air Command and directed a forefront aviation based armed forces station and a warrior airplane squadron.

He had been granted the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2003 and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014.

 The Energy and Resources Institute (T.E.R.I.) load up had sent its Executive Vice Chairman Dr. RK Pachauri on inconclusive leave and had been named previous account secretary Ashok Chawla as its new director.

The TERI board additionally drafted Ajay Mathur as the new Director General, he will work with full official forces

The leave to Dr R.K. Pachauri is given due to the multiple sexual harassment charges on him.

 The 38-year-old Bollywood on-screen character Vidya Balan has been honored with the 'Pride of Kerala' grant by the World Malayalee Council and Kairali TV.

The National honor winning on-screen character has featured in movies such as "Parineeta", "Paa", "Nobody Killed Jessica", "The Dirty Picture" and "Kahaani". 

Recompenses:

National Film Award for Best Actress for The Dirty Picture (2011).

Five Filmfare Awards: Best Female Debut for Parineeta (2005) Best Actress for Paa (2009), The Dirty Picture (2011) and Kahaani (2012) and Critics Award for Best Actress for Ishqiya (2010).

Padma Shri Award in 2014.

 J Jayalalitha Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu had initiated a progression of undertakings worth Rs 1,002.02 crore which is taken up by Highways and Minor Ports Department. The venture incorporates the development of new extensions, the railroad over scaffolds and structures.

Establishment stone for the development of five scaffolds and five railroads over extensions had been set down. The venture will help the nearby individuals and the other associated states.

 Under the Scheme, the government will supply the water to the individuals who can't stand to purchase sanitized drinking water from private players. Under the primary period of the planned water supplying focuses will be set up. The group of needy individuals is furnished with 20 liters of unadulterated water each day. Keen Smart cards will be issued to recipients.

 The national fledgling of India Peacock will be termed a 'Vermin' and gathered in Goa. They cause ruthless harm to products such as monkey and wild hogs and along these lines proclaimed Vermin.

Peacock is an ensured animal categories under the Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

The stride is taken subsequent to incorporating the record of the objections got from agriculturists of yield demolition by these creatures.

 The MFP, named after Indus, was initiated by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries.

Points of interest identified with the Mega Food Park:

• It was set up by M/s Indus uber Food Part Pvt. Ltd at an expected expense of 127.70 crore rupees in a region of 53.78 sections of land.

• It has a Central Processing Center at Khargone and three Primary Processing Centers are being set up at Media, Ratlam and Ujjain to give solid in reverse linkages. It is required to give immediate and aberrant vocation to around 6000 individuals and advantage around 25000 to 30000 ranchers in its catchment region.

• It will have offices of 3000 MT Cold Storage, 9000 MT Dry Warehouse, Instant Quick Freeze (IQF) 5 MT for every hour, present day Quality Control lab and other handling offices for foods grown from the ground.

• It will make a present day base for capturing post-harvest misfortunes of green and non-plant deliver and give the impulse to the development of nourishment preparing division in Madhya Pradesh.

• It will help in giving better costs to ranchers, lessen wastage of perishables and increase the value of farming produce.

• It will help in making colossal open doors for business and work for the young of the State.

• It will advantage the general population of Khargone region and the general population of close-by regions of Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dhar, Khandwa, Dewa and Barwani also.