Persons,Awards,Events in News from Exam Point of View List of Persons
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Persons,Awards,Events In news from exam point of view List of persons in news can never be an exhaustive one and aspirants should know what not to study ,and to make things easier we will focus on only those news which will enable you to tackle multiple choice questions as we don’t require a Phd in 10 disciplines to crack csat paper. 1. Siddhartha Mukherjee-Indian-born American physician Siddhartha Mukherjee's Pulitzer-winning ―biography‖ of cancer, The Emperor of All Maladies , has won the £10,000 prestigious Guardian First Book award in 2011 Trivia : 2012: Kevin Powers, for The Yellow Birds Guardian First Book Award, issued before 1999 as Guardian Fiction Prize or Guardian Fiction Award, is awarded to new writing in fiction and non-fiction. Pulitzer prize : U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition. Administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of these, each winner receives a certificate and a US$10,000 cash award. The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal 2. International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Annually held in Goa The festival is conducted jointly by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the government of Goa. 3. Louis Silverstein- American artist and graphic designer who is best known for his work at The New York Times died recently. 4. Kudla Kalamela -'Kudla Kalamela', an art exhibition displaying works of as many as 150 artists of Karnataka, Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh, was held in MANGALORE. 5. ‘Utsavam’-cultural festival centered on tourist spots in the State with the support of Kerala Folklore Akademi. 6. Tropical storm Washi-Tropical storm Washi whipped the southern Philippines, unleashing mammoth floods across vast areas that left 440 people dead and nearly 200 missing 7. Vaclav Havel-The former Czech President, Vaclav Havel, hero of the Velvet Revolution that won Czechoslovakia independence from Soviet rule in 1989, died in his sleep 8. Charles Correa-Noted architect Charles Correa was on Sunday conferred Goa's highest civilian award, the Gomant Vibhushan 9.Dam 999 – Dam 999 is a 2011 3-D English language UAE-Indian co-production film produced by BizTV Network, UAE and directed by Sohan Roy 10. Cesaria Evora-Grammy winner , Evora, known as the ―Barefoot Diva‖ because she always performed without shoes, died. 11. Su. Venkatesan-Tamil writer Su. Venkatesan, who captured 600 years of history of Madurai between 1310 and 1920 in his debut novel Kaaval Kottam , has won the Sahitya Akademi award for the year 2011. 12.Satyadev dubey- Theatre legend passed away. 13.Havelock Island- Island in Andaman ,to be remembered for its geographical location ,rather than its significance as a major tourist place . 14.Gundia power project-The Gundia power project in Karnataka should not be permitted as its execution can cause significant environmental impact and biodiversity loss, the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) has reported. 15.Memogate controversy-To topple civilian government in Pakistan , key figure was asif ali zardari 16.Jaillikattu- traditional bull taming sport of Tamil nadu 17.Red Ribbon express- AIDS/HIV awareness campaign train by the Indian Railways. The motto of the Red Ribbon Express is “Embarking on the journey of life. 18. French Fighter Rafale-India selected the French Fighter Rafale over the Eurofighter Typhoon in a multi-billion dollar contract for the supply of 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) — the country's largest defence deal to date. 19.Queen Elizabeth-A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 75th anniversary, but only the 60th anniversary in the case of a monarch (i.e. length of time a monarch has reigned).Traditionally, the diamond jubilee or anniversary of a person was also on the 75th anniversary. This changed with the diamond jubilee of the British Queen Victoria's reign. She is the longest-serving British monarch after her great-great grandmother Victoria and has seen 11 Prime Ministers come and go. David Cameron is Her Majesty's 12th Prime Minister. 20. M.K. Sanoo-Renowned scholar and critic M.K. Sanoo was presented with the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for 2011 .Prof. Sanoo received the award for his literary biography of celebrated writer Vaikom Mohammed Basheer titled Basheer: Ekaanthaveedhiyile Avadhoothan. 21. Amartya Sen-India-born Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was felicitated with the prestigious National Medals of Arts and Humanities award by U.S. President Barack Obama for his efforts to increase the understanding of fighting hunger and poverty. 22. Anthony Shadid-Two time Pulitzer Award Winner ,Foreign Correspondent passed away. 23.Frits Staal – Indologist (Veda Expert),passed away 24.Occupy London-Occupy London is an activist group, stemming from the non-violent protest and demonstration against economic inequality that took place in London, United Kingdom, from 15 October 2011 till 14 June 2012. Its original remit was to unite workers and unemployed alike in order to bring to the fore, the lack of affordability of housing in the United Kingdom, social injustice,corporate greed and the influence of companies and lobbyists on government. 25. Pritzker Architecture Prize-Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered as the Nobel prize in architecture, has been awarded to Wang Shu (48) a Chinese 26. Amar Kant –JNANPITH award ,hindi writer 27. Soumitra Chatterjee –Dada Sahab Phalke Award 28. Gandhakasala-scented landrace rice variety from the Malabar region,trying to acquire a ‗Geographical Indicator‘ label (please read about GI if not read already) 29.Sania-Bhupati-Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi of India won their second Grand Slam title and first French Open trophy together after crushing Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Santiago Gonzalez 7-6(3), 6-1 in the mixed doubles. 30. Jigme Khesar King of Bhutan. Chief guest for 26th Bhutan Namgyel Jan. 2013. Wangchuck First woman President of Brazil. She Brazil Dilma Rousseff replaced Lula Desilva. (Lula got Indira Gandhi peace prize.) Replaced Hu Jintao, China. He is China Xi Jingping expected to become President, in March 2013. New PM of China. Replaced Wen China Li Kequiang Jiabao. corrupt leader in Chinese politbureu. China Bo Xilai Expelled President of Cuba. Replaced Fidel Cuba Raul Castro Castro Egypt Mohd. Morsy President of Egypt. Herman Van PM of Belgium. President of Eu Rompuy European Council Francois President of France. He defeated France Hollande Sarkozi. Belongs to Socialist party PM Greece. Name is important only Greece Atonis Samras because Greece=#EPICFAIL economy. Aytollah Iran Supreme leader of Iran Khamenei Iran Ahmedijad President of Iran. President Shimon Peres. Israel Their parliament =Knesset. PM Benjamin Netanyahu. PM japan. Defeated Yoshiko Noda. Japan Shinzo Abe Their parliament =Diet. President of Liberia, got Indira Gandhi Liberia Ellen Sirleaf peace price. (2012) Maldives - Nasheed N after coup, Nasheed was replaced by Coup Waheed Waheed After coup, Diarra was replaced by Mali-coup Diarra N Traore Traore President of Mauratius. He was chief Mauritius Rajkeshwur guest @Pravasi bharatiya Divas Purryag 2013. Click me for more details Mexico Enrique Nieto Mexico new President Myanmar Thein Sein Myanmar president Nobel peace 91. Opposition leader in Myanmar Aung San Suu Ki Myanmar. Party National league for democracy. Visited India in Nov 12 North Korea President. After his father N.Korea Kim Jong-Un King Jong-il Died PM of Pakistan, SC ordered his Pak Raja Parvez arrested. Germany Angela Markel German Chancellor Palestine Mohd.Abbas President of Palestine Authority first female President of S.Korea. She S.Korea Park Geun-hye replaced Lee Myung-bak Ex-General of Sri Lankan army. Was Gen.Sarath Srilanka jailed after power struggle with Fonseca President. Mahinda Sri lankan President. He threw out Srilanka Rajpakshe CJI Shiran Bandaranyake. Syria Wael Halqi PM of Syria. Syria Bashar Al Assad President of Syria First female PM of Thailand. She was Yingluck Thailand chief guest of 26th Jan parade in Shinawatra 2012. PM of UK. (Conservative party) He Uk David Cameron replaced Gordon Brown. Uk Nick Clegg Deputy PM of UK. (liberal democrats) won second time Presidential Obama Usa election. His VP candidate was Joe (Democrat) Biden. Mitt Romney Contested against Obama. His VP Usa (Republican) candidate was Paul Ryan. President Venezuela. Right now Ven Hugo Chavez getting treatment for cancer in Cuba. International Org (non political) name Org Ban-Ki-Moon UN General Secretary Jim Yong Kim World Bank Justice Dalveer Indian. became Judge of International court of Bhandari Justice. Christine Lagarde Chief of IMF Pascal Lamy Chief of WTO Jacques Rogge President IOC, olympic Committee. first Indian to become chairman of World Assco. SK Jain Of Nuke operators. Nkosazana Zuma Head of African Union (AU): First woman Indian in India (Non political) Name Org Admiral Devendra replaced Admiral Nirmal Verma Joshi Air Marshal He replaced Pradeep Vasant Naik N.A.K. Browne Ashok Chawla CCI. Competition Commission of India India’s first National Security Advisor. During Brajesh Mishra Vajpayee Government. Dead Chief Justice of India Altamas replaced SH Kapadia. Kabir Duvvuri Subbarao RBI Governor. Urjit Patel recently appointed deputy RBI Governor. Founder of SEWA. Got Indira Gandhi Prize for Ela Ramesh Peace. (actually won in 2011, but was awarded Bhatt that prize in 2013). Gadgil Committee on Western Ghat ecology. Gen. Bikram he replaced Gen.VK Singh Singh associated with Urdu litt. Got Pakistani award Gopi Chand Sitara-i-Imtiaz. The highest civilian award in Narang Pakistan is Nishan-i-Imtiaz, earlier Morariji Desai and Dilip Kumar got it Gulzar Indira gandhi award for national integration. JS Verma Committee on women safety after Delhi gangrape Justice DK Jain 20th law commission Kaushik Basu World bank Chief economist Committee : financial inclusion.