Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 9thto 15th February 2019 September 2018 1 | P a g e Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 9thto 15th February 2019 September 2018 Table of Contents Awards & Honours ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Days & Events ................................................................................................................................................... 9 International Affairs ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Personalities in News ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Books & Authors ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Government Policies & Schemes ..................................................................................................................... 20 Science & Technology ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Committees & Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 29 Business & Economy ....................................................................................................................................... 30 Sports.............................................................................................................................................................. 42 Defence........................................................................................................................................................... 50 Polity .............................................................................................................................................................. 55 National Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 56 2 | P a g e Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 23rdto 29th March 2019 September 2018 September 2018 August 2018 Awards &Honours Source Link: https://www.indiatoday.in/education- today/news/story/delhi-govt-school-teacher-manu-ulati- Indian origin scientist awarded gets-martha-farrell-award-2019-for-women- • Dr. Rajendra Kumar Joshi was awarded the Pravasi empowerment-1488761-2019-03-28 Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) for his contributions in Turing Awards presented the field of science, education, and medicine. • Dr. Joshi is a scientist of Indian origin and is based in • Three pioneers in AI, Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, Switzerland. and Yoshua Bengio has been honored with the Turing • The PBSA is the highest honour conferred on Non-resident Award. Indians by the President of India for their significant • It is an annual prize awarded by the Association for contributions towards bringing honour and glory to India. Computing Machinery (ACM) since 1966. • It is given to the individuals who’ve made contributions of Source Link: https://www.business- lasting and major technical importance to the computer standard.com/article/news-ians/indian-origin-scientist- field. awarded-119032801159_1.html • Hinton has been referred to by many as the ‘Godfather of AI.’ NRAI won the best sports federation award • The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) was Source presented the 'Best Sports Federation' Award in the Link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/27/18280665/ai country by the Association Chambers of Commerce and -godfathers-turing-award-2018-yoshua-bengio-geoffrey- Industry (ASSOCHAM). hinton-yann-lecun • The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) was founded Amartya Sen to be honored Bodley Award in 1951 with a view to promote and popularize the shooting sports in India. • Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen was awarded • Raninder Singh is the president of NRAI. the prestigious Bodley Medal. • It is the highest honor granted by the University of Source Oxford’s world-famous Bodleian Libraries. Link: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/shooting/nrai-best- • The medal is awarded to individuals who have made sports-federation-award-assocham/article26665342.ece outstanding contributions to the fields in which the Bodleian is awarded are, including literature, culture, Rita to get Career Achievement award science, and communication. • Veteran actor Rita Moreno will receive the '2019 Peabody Career Achievement Award' in May 2019. Source Link: https://www.indiatoday.in/education- • The Peabody Career Achievement Award is for individuals today/notification/story/nobel-prize-recipient-amartya- whose work and commitment to electronic media has left sen-to-be-awarded-with-oxford-university-s-bodley- an indelible mark on the field. award-1488592-2019-03-28 • She is one of the 15 people to win the coveted EGOT Croatia honored President Kovind quartet of elite awards. • President Ram Nath Kovind was honoured with Croatia's highest civilian award, the Grand Order of the King of Source Link: https://www.business- Tomislav on 26 March 2019. standard.com/article/pti-stories/rita-moreno-to-be- honoured-with-peabody-career-achievement-award- • He is on an 8-day visit to Croatia, Bolivia, and Chile to 119032900578_1.html further strengthen bilateral ties between India and the three countries. Manu Gulati gets Martha Farrell Award 2019 • It is awarded to heads of state for their important • Delhi government school teacher, Manu Gulati was contribution towards the development of relations with honored with the Martha Farrell award for Excellence in Croatia. Women’s Empowerment 2019 in the Most Promising Individual category. Source • She won prize money of INR 1,50,000 for promoting Link: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/croatia gender quality and women’s empowerment. -honours-president-kovind-with-highest-civilian-award- • The Awards were first awarded in 2017 in the memory of 3704631.html Dr. Martha Farrell, a prominent activist for gender Cyrus Poonawalla and Rahat Khan to be honored equality. 3 | P a g e Current Affairs Monthly Capsule I Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 23rdto 29th March 2019 September 2018 September 2018 August 2018 • Cyrus Poonawalla and singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan are • Ms. Menon was given The Hindu Lifetime Achievement among 8 people, who will be honoured by the University Award2019. of Oxford at a ceremony on June 26, 2019. • Preethi Srinivasan, founder, Soulfree, who became • The university will also confer the honorary degrees on paralysed below the neck after a freak accident received academics Jennifer Doudna, Andrea Ghez, Shafi 'The Hindu Inspiration Award 2019'. Goldwasser, Daniel Kahneman and Simon Wessely, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Source • Cyrus Poonawalla is the Founder and Chairman of Serum Link: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/wo Institute of India. rld-of-women-awards-presented/article26614494.ece Awards and Honours Source Link: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- news/oxford-university-to-honour-cyrus-poonawalla- • Sociologist and political psychoanalyst Ashis Nandy was rahat-fateh-ali-khan/story- named the recipient of 2019 Hans Kilian Award. tJ9K1cnAI3xXV1G4PLmGWK.html • The Hans Kilian Award was instituted by the Köhler Foundation in Germany. Indian Oil companies won ADNOC awards • Hindi writer Leeladhar Jagudi will be honoured with the • A consortium of 2 Indian oil companies, Bharat Petroleum Vyas Samman 2018 by the KK Birla Foundation for his Corporation Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited collection of poems 'Jitne Log Utne Prem'. have been awarded the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 1. Source • The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, signed Link: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/hindi agreements awarding the exploration rights on 25 March -writer-leeladhar-jagudi-to-be-honoured-with-vyas- 2019. samman/article26538279.ece • The award has been endorsed by Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Annual TSJA awards announced Petroleum Council. • Saina Nehwal was named ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ at the Source annual Telangana Sports Journalists Association (TSJA) Link: http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=ADNOC- Awards on 19 March 2019. awards-onshore-block-to-Indian-consortium&id=361416 • P.V. Sindhu was given the ‘Outstanding Performer’ Award. • P. Gopichand was presented the ‘Coach of the Year’ Meghna Gulzar won Best Director Award. • Meghna Gulzar won the Best Director at Filmfare Awards • The Indian badminton team was adjudged the ‘Team of for her film Raazi, starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. the Year’. • Shreya Ghoshal and Arijit Singh won Best Playback Singers • The Badminton Association of Telangana was named for Padmaavat and Raazi respectively. ‘Association of the Year’. Source Link: https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare- Source Link: https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other- awards-2019/winners sports/saina-named-sportsperson-of-the-year-at-tsja- Filmfare awards 2019 announced awards/article26587228.ece Raghu Karnad won the Windham-Campbell Prize • 64th Filmfare Awards were held at Jio Garden, Mumbai on 23 March 2019. • Journalist and writer Raghu Karnad won the $165,000 • Raazi won the Best Film and Alia Bhatt received the Best Windham-Campbell