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Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 24Th February to 2Nd March 2019 Curren 1 Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 9thto 15th 24th February to 2nd March 2019 September 2018 1 | P a g e Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 23rdto 29th Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 16thto 22nd Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 19th to 25th 24th February to 2nd March 2019 September 2018 September 2018 August 2018 Table of Contents Awards & Honours ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Days & Events ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 International Affairs .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 National Affairs ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Personalities in News ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Government Policies & Schemes ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Science & Technology ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Books & Authors ............................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Committees & Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................... 11 Business & Economy ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Sports ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Defence .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 2 | P a g e Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 23rdto 29th Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 16thto 22nd Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 19th to 25th 24th February to 2nd March 2019 September 2018 September 2018 August 2018 Awards &Honours Alastair Cook recieved knighthood OSDMA won the SKOCH Award Alastair Cook received the knighthood in the New The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority He received the honour at a ceremony in the (OSDMA) won the SKOCH Award 2018 for its Buckingham Palace and has become the 11th achievements in the field of disaster management. Englishman to be knighted for services to cricket. The award covers the areas of finance, governance, banking, disaster management, technology, received an MBE, while Alvin Kallicharran and Peter economics, and inclusive growth. Wynne-Thomas were both recognised with a British The OSDMA also received an Order-of-merit in the Empire Medal. Gold category for constructing 879 multipurpose cyclone and flood shelters. Indore and Bhopal won Saubhagya award Thanga gets AB Vajpayee Life Time award The Central Zone Power Distribution Company, Bhopal and West Zone Power Distribution Company, Thanga Darlong was conferred Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indore were awarded the Saubhagya award on 26 Life Time Award by the Tripura government on 1 February 2019. March 2019. It was presented under Pradhanmantri Sahaj Bijli Har He is a tribal musician, who plays Rosem, a flute like Ghar Yojana at the National Conference of Energy tribal musical instrument made of bamboo. Ministers. In January 2019, he was conferred the prestigious The award carries a cash prize of 100 crore rupees Padma Shri award for his contribution to the field of each. music. IRCTC Rail Connect won National Award 25th Prime Minister's Trophy presented Railway's ticket booking mobile application, IRCTC Rail Connect, has been chosen for National e- Performance of Integrated Steel Plants for 2016-17 Governance Awards 2019. was presented in New Delhi on 1st March 2019. The app was launched in January 2017 to facilitate The objective of the award is to give recognition to the booking of train tickets in a faster and easier way. outstanding performance in integrated steel plant Chhattisgarh government's 'Khanij online' and 14 sector of the national economy. such IT projects will also receive the award. The award is presented in 4 categories, of which the best performance gets Rs.2 crore as prize money. Karthikeyan received Lifetime Achievement Nuvoco won FICCI CSR Award 2017-18 G.R. Karthikeyan was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the FMSCI annual awards Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd. (formerly Lafarge India function on 25 February 2019. Limited) bagged the FICCI CSR Award for 2017-18 in He is the father of rst Formula One driver the Women Empowerment category in New Delhi. Narain Karthikeyan. They were awarded for their project 'Aakriti'. Raghul Rangasamy received the Upcoming The project has been implemented in the Nimbaheda Motorsport Person of the Year award for the block of Chittorgarh, where, 400 women from Raymond Gautam Singhania Trophy. neighbouring villages have been trained in tailoring and associated skills. Gandhi Peace Prize presented Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes conferred President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the Gandhi Peace Prize on 26 February 2019. PM Narendra Modi attended the award ceremony for It was presented for the years 2015, 2016, 2017 & the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and 2018 at Darbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. Technology at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 28 The awardees were: February 2019. Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari - 2015 He conferred the prizes for 2016, 2017 and 2018 to Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International - the awardees. 2016 (Jointly) The prize, named after Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, Ekal Abhiyan Trust - 2017 is given each year to recognize outstanding Indian Sh Yohei Sasakawa - 2018. work in various disciplines of Science and Technology. Mahesh to be honoured with META lifetime award 3 | P a g e Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 23rdto 29th Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 16thto 22nd Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 19th to 25th 24th February to 2nd March 2019 September 2018 September 2018 August 2018 Eminent Indian playwright, Mahesh Elkunchwar has Divya Karnad won the Future For Nature Award been chosen for the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Dr Divya Karnad won the prestigious Global Future Awards (META) Lifetime Achievement Award 2019. For Nature Award 2019 for her work on marine The award will be given on 12 March 2019. conservation. He is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi She is the first woman and the second Indian to won Fellowship and has over 30 plays and essays to his the award. credit including works like 'Sultan', 'Holi', 'Garbo', The first Indian who won the award is Dr Charudutt 'Yatanaghar', and 'Atmakatha'. Mishra. PM Modi to confer Youth Parliament Awards 2019 The Future For Nature Award is a an international award that celebrates tangible achievements in Prime Minister Narendra Modi will confer the protecting wild animal and plant species. 'National Youth Parliament Festival 2019' awards to the winners on 27 February 2019. The National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 was Days & Events launched on 12th January 2019. The aim of the festival was to encourage the youth in 1 March: Zero Discrimination Day the age group of 18-25 years to engage with public Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March 1 and it aims to address the issue of discrimination faced view. by people across the world. The theme for Zero Discrimination Day 2019 is 'Act to change laws that Discriminate'. A film on menstruation, set in rural India, titled It was launched by UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé on February 27, 2014, with a major Documentary Short Subject category at the 91st event in Beijing. Academy Awards. Rayka Zehtabchi directed the short film and Guneet 28 February: National Science Day National Science Day is celebrated across India on The film February 28 every year. students at the Oakwood School in Los Angeles and Famous Indian scientist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata their teacher, Melissa Berton. Raman or CV Raman discovered the Raman Effect on Oscars 2019: Part 1 this day in 1928. The theme for this year is Science for people and The 91st Academy Awards were presented at the people for science. Dolby Theatre, in Los Angeles, California. Sir CV Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Best Picture - Green Book. Physics in 1930 for his discovery. Best Actor in a Leading Role - Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody. Best Actress in a Leading Role - Olivia Colman for International Affairs The Favourite. United States slaps new sanctions on Venezuela
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