The Hindu Weekly Current Affairs for the Third Week of Feb 2016.
Abbreviation
BPRD- Bureau of Police Research and Development
LIGO- Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory
ACRE- Assets Care and Reconstruction Enterprise
IATA- International Air Transport Association
IPAB- Intellectual Property Appellate Board
Li-Fi- Light- Fidelity
HIPPO- High Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations
WCCB- Wild Crime Control Bureau
LPSC- Liquid Propulsion System Centre
Personalities
Governor of Bihar- Shri Ram Nath Kovind
Governor of Jharkhand- Droupadi Murmu
Minister of Labour & Employment in India- Bandaru Dattatreya
Director General & CEO of IATA- Tony Tyler
Revenue Secretary of India- Hasmukh Adhia
Permanent Representative of India at the United Nations- Syed Akbaruddin
Chairman and Managing Director of MRF- K.M. Mammen
Chairman of Dairy Development Board- T.Nanda Kumar
United States Defence Secretary- Ashton Carter
New Appointments
New Vice- Chancellor of Delhi University- Yogesh Kumar Tyagi
New Governor of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka- Reginold Cooray
New Chairman of Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) – K.M. Mammen
New Part Time Member of Prasar Bharati Board- Kajol (Till Nov 2021)
New Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods & Services Tax- Shri Amit Mitra
New Chief Justice of Orissa High Court- Justice Vineet Saran
Book & author
“TO Kill a Mockingbird” written by- Harper Lee
“The Kiss of Life: How A Superhero and My Son Defeated Cancer” written by- Emraan Hashmi (Not Published yet)
“Being Salman” written by- Jisam Khan
“Go Set a Watchmen” written by- Harper Lee
“The Name of the Rose” written by- Umberto Eco
Sports
Under 19 World Cup 2016 Winner- West Indies
Runner Up- India
Mascot of the 12th South Asian Games- Tikhor
Total No. Of Medals win by India in 12th SAG 2016- 308 (Gold-188, Silver-90, Bronze-30)
National & International Days
World Day of Social Justice- 20th February
International Mother Language Day- 21st February
Awards
58th Grammy Award- Album of the Year- ‘1989’ by Taylor Swift
Sahitya Akademi Award in Best Translation Category- Dr.Damodar Khadse
Business & Economy
SEBI Chief, Utkarsh Kuamr Sinha’s tenure extended upto 1st March 2017.
New Rate of Interest by Employees’ Provident Fund Organization- 8.8%
Place
“BIHU” is the Dance related to- Assam
“Saat Nischay” scheme launched in- Bihar
National Affairs
Top five Cleanest Cities of India- Mysuru
Chandigarh
Tiruchirapalli
Delhi- NDMC
Vishakapatnam
Five Dirtiest Cities of India- Dhanbad
Asansol
Itanagar
Patna
Meerut
Sedition related to- Section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code
Theme of the Matrabhasha Diwas 2016- Quality Education, Language(s) of Instructions and Learning Outcomes
International Affairs
Li-Fi , a new technology that used light waves to carry Data.
Name of the First Li-Fi- Li-1st
Death
Boutros Boutros Ghali- First African U.N. Secretary General
Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan- Musician
Bhubaneswari Mishra- Singer
Harper Lee- Novelist
Umberto Eco- Scholar & Writer
All The Best.
