DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 DEC 2015
(Daily News India)
1. COUNTRY’S FIRST
ANTI-PIRACY POLICE UNIT
i. Telangana has set up the country’s
first anti-piracy unit the Telangana
Intellectual Property Crime Unit.
ii.Its main task is to monitor online
piracy and recommend blocking of websites. It will also prosecute the pirates
and choke their revenue sources.
iii.In india every year 1,500-2,000 films are produced, losing up to
30% of their business to piracy.
2. HUMAN
RIGHTS DAY OBSERVED ACROSS THE WORLD ON 10TH DECEMBER
i. Human Rights Day was observed as on
10 December 2015.
ii.The day is observed to promote and
raise awareness about Human rights- International Covenant on Economic Social
and Cultural Rights and the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
iii. UNGA in December 1993 created the
mandate of High Commissioner for the promotion and protection of all human
rights.
iv. The first Human Rights Day was celebrated
in 1950.
3.
INDIAN-AMERICAN ENTREPRENEUR FRANK ISLAM TO BE CONFERRED WITH UTTAR PRADESH
RATNA AWARD
i. Frank Islam Indian-American
entrepreneur and philanthropist, will be honoured with Uttar Pradesh Ratna
Award .
ii. The Uttar Pradesh Government is
going to honour frank Islam for his achievements and outstanding contributions
in a foreign country.
iii.Frank islam was awarded The Indus
Entrepreneurs Legends Award in 2014.
iv. The UP Ratna Award is conferred to
the NRIs who belonged to UP and have contributed to the field of science &
technology, culture, medicine, education, public service and commerce in
foreign countries.
4. 2016
YEAR IS TO BE NAMED AS UK-INDIA YEAR OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
i. India and United Kingdom launched a
joint initiative 2016: UK-INDIA Year of Education and Research in New Delhi.
ii.It will allow UK academicians to come to India
under Global Initiative of Academic Networks programme in 2016.
iii. It will help the two nations to enhance
their bilateral relationship in education, research and innovation.
5. TIME
MAGAZINE NAMED GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERKEL AS 2015 ‘PERSON OF THE YEAR’
i. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was
named as 2015 Person of the Year by Time Magazine.
ii.The magazine honoured Angela Merkel for role played by her in Europe’s crisis over
migration and Greek debt.
iii. Angela Merkel is the fourth woman since 1927 to be named
winner in last 29 years.
