National
News
1. 65th National Film Awards- Complete List of Winners
i.The 65th
National Film Awards were announced in Shastri Bhawan, New
Delhi. The chairpersons of the three juries (Feature, Non-feature and
Writing) for the National Film Awards have announced the awards for the
different categories.
ii. This year, the jury is being headed
by director Shekhar Kapur. The jury panel has 10 members. National
Film Awards will be given by the President Ram Nath Kovind in May 2018.
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2. PM Modi Inaugurates Dr Ambedkar
National Memorial
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
inaugurated Dr Ambedkar National Memorial in New Delhi. The
memorial is dedicated to the life and contributions of Dr. Ambedkar,
the principal architect of the Constitution.
ii. The memorial has an exhibition area,
meditation hall with the Buddha Statue and 12 feet high bronze statue of Dr
Ambedkar. It is equipped with a sewerage treatment plant, a rainwater
harvesting System and rooftop solar energy.
3. NHAI Signs Agreement for its 1st
International Project
i. The
National Highways Authority of India has
signed an agreement for the upgradation of Yagyi – Kalewa
section of highway in Myanmar to two lanes with an
earthen shoulder. The aim is to provide seamless vehicular movement for
enhancing trade, business, health, education and tourism among India,
Myanmar and Thailand.
ii. The project has been funded
by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and would be executed on
EPC mode at a cost of Rs.1177 crores.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for NABARD
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Nitin
Gadkari is the Present Road Transport and Highways Minister of India.
4. Late Veteran Actor Vinod Khanna
Awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award
i. Veteran
Hindi film actor Shri Vinod Khanna was
awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian
Cinema. This was announced during the 65th National Film Awards.
ii. Some of the other prominent winners in
various categories for this year National Film Awards included Assamese movie ‘Village
Rockstars’ in Best Feature Film category and ‘Baahubali - The
Conclusion’ in the Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment
category. The Feature Film Central panel was headed by Shekhar Kapur.
International
News
5. President 3-Nation Visit: Completes
Final Leg in Zambia, Returns India
i. President Ram Nath Kovind has returned to New Delhi after three
African nations tour of Equatorial Guinea, Swaziland and Zambia. Mr
Kovind and his Zambian counterpart Edgar Chagwa Lungu laid the foundation stone
of Lusaka traffic Decongestion Project.
ii. The cost of the 93-km road is 289 million
dollar India is providing 250 million dollars. The project will be completed in
three years. This project is aimed at redesigning the major road network for
Lusaka city with a view to reducing traffic jam, travel distance and saving
fuel.
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Zambia
Capital- Lusaka, Currency- Zambian
kwacha, President of Zambia- Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
6. Index of Economic Freedom 2018: India Ranks 130th, Hong Kong Tops
i. India has
jumped 13 places in the
last one year to 130th spot in the latest annual Index
of Economic Freedom released by a top American think-tank the
Heritage Foundation.
ii. As per the latest Index of Economic Freedom, China has jumped one spot to 110th and Pakistan is now at 131 position.
ii. As per the latest Index of Economic Freedom, China has jumped one spot to 110th and Pakistan is now at 131 position.
iii. The
top 3 countries in the list are-
1. Hong
Kong
2. Singapore
3. New
Zealand.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for NABARD
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In 2017,
India with a score of 52.6 points was ranked at 143 among 180 countries, two
spots below neighbour Pakistan.
CWG 2018
7. CWG 2018: Tejaswini Sawant Wins
India's 5th Shooting Gold
Tejaswini Sawant |
i. Tejaswini
Sawant won India its fifth
shooting gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning
the women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Finals in Gold Coast,
Australia.
ii. This was 37-year-old Tejaswini's second
medal at the 2018 edition, after winning silver at the women's 50m Rifle Prone.
India's Anjum Moudgil won silver at the event, after having topped
qualification.
8. CWG 2018: Anish Bhanwala Becomes India's Youngest CWG Gold Medalist
8. CWG 2018: Anish Bhanwala Becomes India's Youngest CWG Gold Medalist
i.
Fifteen-year-old shooter Anish Bhanwala became India's youngest gold medalist at the
Commonwealth Games, winning the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Finals with
a record score at Gold Coast, Australia.
ii. India's Neeraj Kumar stood fifth at the
event. Anish, who is participating in his first Commonwealth Games, won gold at
the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney 2017.
9. Naman Tanwar Wins India's 1st Boxing Medal
i.
Nineteen-year-old Naman Tanwar won India
its first boxing medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning a
bronze in the men's 91 kg category.
ii. Naman lost out to Australia's Jason Whateley
in the semifinal of the event to secure the bronze. India has won a total of 35
medals, including 16 golds, 8 silver and 11 bronze medals so far.
10. Bajrang Punia Wins His 1st CWG Gold
10. Bajrang Punia Wins His 1st CWG Gold
i. Wrestler Bajrang Punia won his first Commonwealth Games
gold medal, defeating Wales' Kane Charig by technical superiority in
the men's freestyle 65 kg final in Gold Coast, Australia.
ii. This is India's fifth medal in wrestling in
this edition, with Rahul Aware and Sushil Kumar registering gold wins earlier.
Bajrang had won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.