Indo-Russian Bilateral Naval Exercise Indra Navy- 2016 begins
The 9th edition of Indra Navy exercise between Indian
Navy and Russian Navy began on 14 December 2016 in the Bay of Bengal.
This annual bilateral maritime exercise will continue
till 21 December 2016.
The main aim of this exercise is to enhance the
interoperability between the two navies and develop the common understanding of
maritime security operations.
The first edition of this maritime exercise between India
and Russia was first held in 2003.
Cyrus Mistry Removed as Director From Tata Consultancy Services
Ousted Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry was on 13th
December removed as the Director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) after
93.11% shareholders voted in favour of Mistry's removal.
However, 43% of institutional investors and 78% of retail
investors voted against Mistry's removal.
As Tata Sons has a 73% stake in TCS, these minority
investor votes could not impact Mistry's removal.
Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber named ITF players of the year
Briton Andy Murray and Germany's Angelique Kerber were
named ITF World Champions on 13th December 2016.
Murray won Wimbledon in July and retained his crown in
Rio de Janeiro in August. Kerber won the Australian and U.S. Open titles as
well as an Olympic silver medal in Rio.
Madonna’s biopic voted as best unproduced script of 2016
A biopic of Madonna titled Blond Ambition has been named
the most admired unproduced film script currently in the Hollywood system.
Written by Elyse Hollander, Blond Ambition has topped the
newly published Black List, which invites film executives to vote on their
favourite scripts that will not have started shooting before the end of 2016.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Inaugurated 3rd edition of
Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated
the third edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) at an inaugural event in
Parade Ground, Fort Kochi on 13 December 2016.
Titled ‘Forming in the pupil of an eye’, the three-month long
festival will witness participation from 97 artists from thirty-one countries
across the world.
Sushma Swaraj, Vineet Nayar in FP's Global Thinkers 2016
list
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and
philanthropist couple Anupama and Vineet Nayar are among the Indians who have
been named in the Global Thinkers of 2016 List compiled by the Foreign Policy
magazine.
Swaraj was named in the 'Decision-makers' category along
with the Democratic nominee for US President Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-Moon, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Attorney General Loretta
Lynch among others.
Gujarat to have Wagah-like border viewing point
The ever-popular ‘border viewing point’ of the Wagah
border will soon be recreated in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district.
The announcement was made by the state’s Chief Minister
Vijay Rupani at the inaugural event of the annual ‘Rann-Utsav’ at Dhordo in the
Rann of Kutch on 13 December 2016.
The new viewing point will be opened at Nadabet near Suigam,
a village near the India-Pakistan border. iv. The main purpose of the
development is to promote tourism and all tourists visiting the centre will be
provided with the same facilities that are made available at the Wagah Border.
PV Sindhu wins Most Improved Player award
Rio Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu has won the
Badminton World Federation (BWF) 2016 Most Improved Player of the Year award at
the Players’ in Dubai.
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian professional
badminton player. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she became the first Indian woman
to win an Olympic silver medal.
Ravindra Kumar, First IAS Officer To Scale Mt Everest
Pens Motivational Book
The book titled "Many Everest" An Inspiring
Journey of Transforming Dream into Reality’ is penned by Ravindra Kumar.
Ravindra Kumar 2011 batch IAS officer as well as the
first Seafarer of India, to climb the Mount Everest has written a motivational
book for students, which was released by the Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha on
December 12, 2016 in New Delhi.
Google’s Pulkit Trivedi joins Facebook India as new
Industry Director
Google’s former Head of Industry, e-commerce Pulkit
Trivedi was appointed as Industry Director for e-commerce, retail, travel and
financial services verticals of Facebook on December 12, 2016.
Pulkit has 18 years of extensive industry experience
covering sales, business development and partnerships. He has worked in Google,
Intel, Microsoft, IBM and HCL.
Malaysia enthrones new King Sultan Muhammad V
Malaysia has installed its 15th king, Sultan Muhammad V,
in a ceremony marked by honour guards and Islamic prayers in the national
palace in Kuala Lumpur.
India signs Grant Agreement with IBRD for additional
financing of MSMEs Project
India has signed a Grant Agreement of USD 5.19 million
with International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for
Additional Financing for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs Project- Programmatic
Framework for Energy Efficiency on 13 December 2016 .
The agreement was signed by Raj Kumar, Joint Secretary at
Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of the Union Government and Junaid Ali
Ahmad, Country Director of World Bank (India) on behalf of IBRD.
IBRD acts as an Implementing Agency of the Global
Environment Facility.
Walter Swinburn: Legendary jockey and Shergar Derby
winner dead at 55
Walter Swinburn, one of the most renowned jockeys of his
generation and rider of the Shergar, passed away on 12 December 2016 following
a prolonged illness.
He was 55. He was famously known for winning the Epsom
Derby horse race three times in his career as a jockey.
