DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
20 SEPT 2015
(Daily News India)
1. PRESIDENT PRESENTED ‘NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS 2013-14’
i. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the
National Tourism Awards 2013-14 at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New
Delhi.
ii. Gujarat was awarded for the Best State/UT
for Comprehensive Tourism Development
iii. Gwalior The Heritage City in Madhya Pradesh awarded as the Best Heritage
City
iv. Gujarat has also been awarded for the
Best Film Promotion Friendly State/Union territory.
v. The
Best Tourism Film award is given to kerala tourism.
2. ‘SANIA MIRZA & AJINKYA RAHANE’ GOT CRICKET CLUB OF
INDIA’S HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP
i. Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and
cricketer Ajinkya Rahane were conferred with honorary life membership of
Cricket Club of India.
ii. The membership of CCI is a prestigious
ownership which is awarded regularly to sportsmen and eminent persons as
recognition of their contribution to their respective fields.
3. ‘MARIKO KIPCHUMBA’ GRABBED BEIJING INTERNATIONAL MARATHON
2015
i. Mariko Kipchumba of Kenya grabbed Beijing International Marathon.
ii. He finished the 42.195-km course in 2
hours 14 minutes and 25 seconds.
iii. Ethiopian women runner Betelhem Cherenet
won the title in 2 hours 27 minutes and 31 seconds.
4. ‘METRO MAN E SREEDHARAN’ TO SERVE UN HIGH LEVEL ADVISORY
GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
i. Metro Man Elattuvalapil Sreedharan has
been invited to the United Nations’ High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport.
ii. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon invited him
to serve on UN High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport for a period
of three years.
iii. He is known for changing the face of
public transport in India by launching Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro
projects under his leadership.
