DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14 FEB 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE CONFERRED INFOSYS PRIZE 2015
i. President
Pranab Mukherjee Infosys Prize 2015 on
six winners in New Delhi.
ii.The
awards were received by Prof Umesh Waghmare, Prof Jonardon Ganeri, Dr Amit
Sharma, Prof Mahan Mj, Prof G Ravindra Kumar and Dr Srinath Raghavan.
LIST OF AWARDEES:
a. In Engineering
and Computer Science field Prof. Umesh Waghmare received award for his
innovative use of first-principles theories and modelling in insightful
investigations of microscopic mechanisms responsible for specific properties of
certain materials.
b. In Humanities
the award is won by Prof. Jonardon Ganeri for his originality in interpreting
and scrutinizing analytical Indian Philosophy.
c. In Life
Sciences the award is won by Dr. Amit Sharma for his pioneering contributions
towards deciphering the molecular structure, at the atomic level, of key
proteins involved in the biology of pathogenesis of the deadly malarial
parasite.
d. In Mathematical
Sciences the award is won by Prof Mahan Mj for establishing a central
conjecture in the Thurston program to study hyperbolic 3-manifolds and
introduced important new tools to study fundamental groups of complex
manifolds.
e. In Physical
Sciences the award is Won by Prof. G Ravindra Kumar for his contributions to
the physics of high intensity laser matter interactions.
f.
In Social Sciences the award is won by Dr.
Srinath Raghavan for outstanding research that synthesizes military history,
international politics, and strategic analysis into powerful and imaginative
perspectives on India in global context.
2.
JNANPITH AWARD WINNING POET O N V KURUP DIED
i. Famous Malayalam
poet and Jnanpith-winner Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup passed away in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
ii. He
received the Padma Shri award in 1998 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011.
iii. He is
known for his famous published book named Dahikunna Panapatram .
3. PRIME
MINISTER NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATED MAKE IN INDIA WEEK IN MUMBAI
i. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Make in India Week in Bandra Kurla Complex,
Mumbai.
ii.The theme
of the week is design, innovation and sustainability to showcase India's
manufacturing sector potential in the coming decade.
iii.Make In
India Week is beginning from 13 February 2016 to 18 February 2016.
iv. It was
attended by Prime Minister of Sweden, Finland, and Lithuania Stefan Löfven,
Juha Sipilä and Algirdas Butkevičius respectively and Deputy PM of Poland Piotr
Glinski among others.
4. 13
FEBRUARY OBSERVED AS WORLD RADIO DAY
i. World
Radio Day is observed globally on 13th February.
ii.The day
is observed to remember the unique power of radio that touches lives and bring
people together across every corner of the globe.
iii.The
theme of the day is “Radio in Times of Emergency and Disaster”.
5. 1ST MEGA FOOD
PARK INAUGURATED IN MADHYA PRADESH
i. 1st Mega
Food Park is inaugurated in Panwa village of Madhya pardesh.
ii.The food
park is named after Indus.
iii. It will
create a modern infrastructure and provide impetus to the growth of food
processing sector in Madhya Pradesh.
vi. It will
help in providing better prices to farmers, reduce wastage of perishables and
add value to agricultural produce.
UNION
MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING MINISTER: HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL
6. 4TH WORLD GOVERNMENT SUMMIT
CONCLUDED IN DUBAI
i. The 3 day
annual World Government Summit Held in Dubai, UAE.
ii. It
provides an opportunity to show innovations, best practice and smart solutions
to inspire creativity to tackle these future challenges.
iii.In World
Government Summit challenges faced by
the humanity such as climate change, financial inclusion, pension sustainability,
education for all, etc are discussed.
iv.The solutions and strategies are discussed
for sustainable development goals, internet of things, virtual health, etc.
v. 2016 Best
m-Government Service Award is presented to Karnataka’s Mobile One project the
award in the One Stop App category at the international level.
