DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 28 FEB 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. OSCAR
AWARDS 2016 CONFERRED IN LOS ANGELES
i. 88th Academy Awards also known as
Oscar Awards were conferred in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
ii. Oscar Award 2016
a.
Chris Rock hosted the ceremony and Indian Bollywood actress Priyanka
Chopra made her debut on the Oscars red carpet and presented the award.
b.Best Picture award to Spotlight
c.
Best Director: award to Alejandro González Iñárritu for The Revenant
d.Best Actor award to Leonardo DiCaprio
for The Revenant
e.
Best Actress award to Brie Larson for Room
2.
PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE DECLARES KERALA AS FIRST DIGITAL STATE
i. President Pranab Mukherjee declared Kerala as the country’s first digital
state.
ii. The award is given for its
achievement in the field of:
a.
100 percent mobile connectivity
b.
75 percent e-literacy
c.
maximum digital banking
d.
broadband connectivity upto the Panchayat level
e.
Linking bank accounts with Aadhar
cards and e-district plan in all districts.
3. PRESIDENT DEDICATES
INDIA’S FIRST IT CO-OPERATIVE UL CYBER PARK IN KOZHIKODE
i. President Pranab Mukherjee dedicated
India’s first co-operative society in Information Technology sector UL Cyber Park
in Kozhikode, Kerala.
ii. It will export IT solutions and
products to US and Europe and is targeting a turnover of Rs 500 crore in the
next five years.
iii. Kerala State Government has
declared ULCCS as an “Accredited Agency” to undertake works directly without
tender procedure.
4. ISRO
TO SET UP SATELLITE CENTRE FOR IN ASEAN COUNTRIES IN VIETNAM
i. Indian Space Research Organization is
going to establish a Satellite Tracking & Data Reception Station and Data
Processing Facility for ASEAN Member countries in Vietnam.
ii. It will collect and process Indian
Remote Sensing Satellite data pertaining to ASEAN region
iii. Under it all ASEAN member
countries will be allowed to use processed remote sensing data related to their
country.
iv. The Association of Southeast Asian
Nations is a organization of 10 Southeast Asian countries to promote economic
stability.
v. It was formed in1967 by Indonesia,
Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and
Vietnam.
5. GIANNI
INFANTINO APPOINTED AS FIFA PRESIDENT
i. Gianni Infantino was appointed as
the President of FIFA in Zurich.
ii. He was elected as the ninth FIFA
President for the term of office until 2019.
iii. Former President Sepp blatter was
replaced due to his involvement in corruption related to FIFA
6. MUMBAI
WON RANJI TROPHY
i. Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy after
defeating Saurashtra.
ii. Mumbai has won maximum titles
followed by Karnataka.
iii. Shreyas Iyer was named man of the
match
vi. In 2015, the trophy was won by
Karnataka after defeating Tamil Nadu.
