DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 19 & 20 SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
1. ALKA
SIROHI APPOINTED AS UPSC CHAIRMAN
i. President
Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Alka Sirohi as chairman of Union Public Service
Commission as per Article 316 of Constitution.
ii. She will
replace Deepak Gupta.
iii. Union
Public Service Commission is
constitutional body which conducts the prestigious civil services examination
to select IAS, IFS and IPS officers among others.
2. INDIAN
SHOOTER SUBHANKAR PRAMANICK WON GOLD AT ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP IN AZERBAIJAN
i. Young
Indian shooter Subhankar Pramanick has won the gold medal at the ISSF Junior
World Cup for pistol, rifle and shotgun in Gabala, Azerbaijan.
ii.He won
the gold medal in 50-metre rifle prone event
3. ANANDI
RAMALINGAM ASSUMED CHARGE AS BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED’S FIRST WOMAN DIRECTOR
i. Anandi
Ramalingam assumed charge as whole time director of Bharat Electronics Limited.
ii. It is
the first time that a woman has been appointed as the Director of the company.
iii. Bharat
Electronics Limited is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company
4. PRIYESHA
DESHMUKH WON BRONZE MEDAL IN WORLD DEAF SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
i. India’s
Priyesha Deshmukh has won a historic bronze medal in the first World Deaf Shooting
Championships held in Kazan, Russia.
ii. It is her maiden international participation.
iii. The
gold was won by Svitlana Yatsenko and
Serbia’s Gordana Mikovic won silver.
5.
HARYANA CM MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR DECLARES CHARKHI DADRI AS 22ND DISTRICT
i. Haryana
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced Charkhi Dadri as the 22nd district
of the state.
ii. The
state CM made the announcement at a public rally in Dadri in Bhiwani district.
iii. Charkhi
Dadri is a district in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana.