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1. IAN MURDOCK FOUNDER OF DEBIAN LINUX, PASSED AWAY
i. Ian Murdock known for founding one of the world's best
known Linux distributions passed away in San Francisco.
ii. Ian
Murdock was an software engineer known for founding the Debian project and Progeny Linux Systems,
a commercial Linux company.
2. INDIAN-ORIGIN
CANCER RESEARCHER HARPAL SINGH KUMAR KNIGHTED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
i. Indian-origin cancer research expert Harpal
Singh Kumar received a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his important
work on prevention and treatment of cancer.
ii. Knighthood award is one of the highest honour
for an individual in the United Kingdom.
3. ANDHRA
PRADESH GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO HIKE WAGES OF ANGANWADI WORKERS
i. The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to
hike the wages of Anganwadi workers.
ii. The wages of the Anganwadi workers will be hiked
from 4200 rupees to 7000 rupees
iii. Anganwadi means courtyard shelter in Indian
languages.
iv. They were started by the Indian government in
1975 for the Integrated Child Development Services program to control child
hunger and malnutrition.
Chief
Minister of Andhra Pradesh: N Chandrababu
4. DRGYANENDRA
APPOINTED DG OF NATIONAL CENTRE FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE
i. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
approved the appointment of DrGyanendra D Bandgaiyan as the Director General of
the National Centre for Good Governance.
ii. He is appointed in the office for a period of
three years.
iii. He also remained Chief Economist in United
Nations Development Programme.
iv. National Centre for Good Governance is the think tank in the country that guides and
helps implement good governance reforms through research, policy analysis,
advocacy and capacity building.
5. BJORN
ISBERG NAMED AS TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR OF 2016 HOCKEY INDIA LEAGUE
i. Sweden's Bjorn Isberg was appointed as the
Tournament Director of Coal India Hockey India League the premier league for
hockey in India.
ii. Muthukumar Balakrisnan from Malaysia was given
the role of the Assistant Tournament Director in the Coal India Hockey India
League.
iii. Andy
Mair from Scotland was named as the umpire's manager for the league.
6. PM MODI CONCLUDED HIS THREE-NATION TOUR TO RUSSIA,
AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his
official visit to Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
OF THE VISIT TO RUSSIA
a.
PM Narendra Modi participated in the 16th India-Russia Annual
Summit.
b.
Both the countries signed 16 Agreements/MoUs on areas like energy,
education, security, research and development.
c.
He addressed CEOs forum and invited investments to leverage the
potential of Make In India initiative.
d.
Russian President gifted an 18th century sword from Bengal and
page from Gandhiji’s diary containing handwritten notes to Modi.
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN
• Both countries discussed issues related to security and
bilateral cooperation.
• He inaugurated Afghan Parliament House which was completely
built by India.
ii. After
his visit to Afghanistan he visited Pakistan and met the Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif. He became the fourth Prime Minister to visit Pakistan in the post
independence period.
PRESIDENT OF
RUSSIA: VLADIMIR PUTIN
PRESIDENT OF
AFGAN: ASHRAF GHANI
7. RAKHIHALDAR ANDKAVITA DEVI BAGGED GOLD AT NATIONAL
WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP
i. RakhiHaldar and Kavita
Devi on bagged gold in the Senior National Weightlifting Championships held in
Patiala, Punjab.
ii. RakhiHaldar
grabbed gold in Women's 69 kilograms category.
iii.
Lalchhanhimi bagged the silver medal and RajwantKaur finished with a bronze
medal.
iv. In Women's 75 kilograms category Kavita Devi
grabbed gold medal.
v. SushilaPanwar and DaljitKaurgrabbed the silver
and Bronze medal.
