DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 24 FEB 2016
(Daily News India)
1. EX CJI
H.L DATTU SELECTED AS NEW CHAIRMAN OF NHRC
i. Union Government has selected former Chief
Justice of India H L Dattu as the new
Chairman of National Human Rights Commission.
ii. He will
replace Mr. K.G. Balakrishnan.
iii. NHRC is
a apex statutory watchdog of human rights in the country such as the rights
related to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by
the Constitution
2. NAVAL
EXERCISE IBSAMAR 2016 BETWEEN INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND BRAZIL
STARTED IN GOA
i. IBSAMAR
2016 trilateral naval exercise between Brazil, India and South Africa started
in Goa.
ii. It
is for the first time that exercise is hosted by India
iii. The
naval exercise aims at increasing Interoperability among navies of three
countries, Common understanding maritime security between them.
3. KN
VYAS TOOK CHARGE AS DIRECTOR OF BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE
i. Indian Scientist
KN took charge as Director of the Bhabha
Atomic Research Centre.
ii. He has
replaced Dr Sekhar Basu.
iii. Bhabha
Atomic Research Centre is India's nuclear research facility based in Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
4.
PARLIAMENT OF PAKISTAN BECAME FIRST IN WORLD TO RUN ENTIRELY ON SOLAR POWER
i. The
Parliament of Pakistan became the world’s first Parliament to run fully on
solar power.
ii. Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the solar power system, which provides 62 MW
to the parliament and a surplus 18 MW to the national grid.
iii. The
venture was funded by China as an act of friendship with the solar power plant
costing around $55 million.
iv. The
Parliament of Pakistan is officially known as the Majlis-e-Shoora
5. MADHYA
PRADESH’S KATNI TO HAVE INDIA’S LONGEST RAILWAY BRIDGE
i. Katni in
Madhya Pradeshis goin to have India’s longest railway bridge of 14 km in length
that will connect Edappally and
Vallarpadam.
ii. This
Project has got received clearance from Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs with an expected cost of 600 crore.
6.
MALAYALAM FILM ‘OTTAL’ WINS AWARD AT BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL
i. The
National award winning Malayalam film 'Ottal' has been named as the best
children's film at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.
ii. The film
explains about the story of an old fisherman and his grandson directed by
Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair.
7.
JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI SWORNED IN AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF MEGHALAYA HC
i. Justice
Dinesh Maheshwari of Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court sworned in as
the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
ii. He will
replaces Justice Uma Nath Singh who retired in January 2016.
8.
WORLD’S 1ST FAST-ACTING ANTI-RABIES DRUG TO BE LAUNCHED IN INDIA
i. World’s
first fast-acting anti-rabies drug ‘Rabies Human Monoclonal Antibody’ will be
launched in India.
ii. The drug
has been developed by Pune based Serum Institute of India and US-based Mass Biologics
of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
iii. Rabies
is a viral disease that causes acute inflammation of the brain symptoms can
include fever and tingling at the site of exposure, uncontrolled excitement,
fear of water, an inability to move parts of the body, confusion, and loss of
consciousnes
