DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
11 JAN 2016
(Daily News
India)
1. INTERNATIONAL KITE
FESTIVAL STARTED IN AHMEDABAD
i. Gujarat CM Anandiben
Patel inaugurated the International Kite Festival at Sabarmati River in
Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
ii. In this 5 day Kite festival
28 nations has participated in Gujarat.
iii. The international kite
festival is simultaneously organized in other cities of the state including
Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Porbandar, Mandvi, Botad, Surendranagar, and Modhera.
2. WORLD HINDI DAY IS
OBSERVED ON 10 JANUARY
i. The World Hindi Day was
celebrated on 10 January 2016.
ii. The day is observed to
mark the occasion to spread the greatness of the language.
iii. The National Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14 September
iv. Hindi as a language is the fourth most spoken language of the
world.
v. Hindi is an official
language in Fiji.
3. DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TEST
FIRED NEW TANK AMMUNITION FOR ARJUN MBT
i. Defence Research and
Development Organisation successfully test fired the new Penetration-Cum
Blast and Thermobaric Ammunition tank at Chandipur, Odisha.
ii. This was specially designed
for Arjun Main Battle Tank.
iii. Arjun Main Battle Tank
is a weapon and ammunition system developed by the DRDO by adopting novel
design concepts and latest technological advancement at par with the
industrially advanced countries.
4. STANISLAS WAWRINKA WON
THIRD CONSECUTIVE CHENNAI OPEN TITLE
i. Stanislas Wawrinka won Chennai Open title at the Nungambakkam tennis
stadium of Chennai.
ii. He has defeated Croatian
Borna Coric.
5. POET BALKRISHNA GARG
CONFERRED WITH 2015 HARIKRISHNA DEVSARE BAALSAHITYA AWARD
i. Poet Balkrishna Garg was
honoured with the Harikrishna Devsare
Baalsahitya Award 2015 for his collection of poems for children titled ‘Baal
Geet’.
ii. Harikrishna Devsare
Baalsahitya Award was instituted in 2014 in the memory of Harikrishna Devsare,
a renowned Hindi writer known for his work in the field of children’s
literature.
6. MARIA TERESA DE
FILIPPIS THE FIRST FEMALE FORMULA ONE DRIVER HAS DIED
i. Maria Teresa de Filippis
the first woman to compete in a world championship Formula One grand prix,
passed away in Italy.
ii. She is remembered as a
pioneer in motor racing, a sport dominated by men as She took part in various
motor racing events and Formula One.
