Ethiopia appoints Sahle-Work Zewde as 1st Female President
Ethiopia appointed diplomat
Sahle-Work Zewde as its first-ever female President. The position of the
President is largely ceremonial in the nation. Zewde was appointed by the
Ethiopian lawmakers through a unanimous vote. She would be replacing Mulatu Teshome Wirtu.
Iraq PM Adel Abdul Mahdi sworn in Iraq's new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi was sworn
in but could not announce the full cabinet after legislators failed to reach a
consensus on key postings. Abdul Mahdi was initially expected to nominate a full
22-member cabinet, including the defence and interior ministers. Under Iraq's
constitution, Shia, Sunnis, Kurds and other
minorities must all be represented in cabinet.
India wins CAPAM Award 2018
India has won the Commonwealth
Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) Award, 2018. The Department of Administrative Reforms
and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions is an institutional member of CAPAM.
The awards were announced at the Annual General Members Meet held at
Georgetown, Guyana.
Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony announced
The Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the years 2014, 2015 &
2016 is being conferred on the doyen of Manipuri dance Sh. Rajkumar Singhajit
Singh (For 2014); Chhayanaut (a cultural organization of Bangladesh, for 2015)
and on one of India’s greatest sculptors, Sh. Ram Vanji Sutar (for 2016). The chairman of the Jury was Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and the jury comprised of the Chief Justice of India,
Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
India to
become world’s 3rd largest aviation market: IATA
International Air Transport
Association (IATA) stated that, India will become the world’s 3rd largest
aviation market around 2024 surpassing the United Kingdom. India is at present,
the world’s 7th largest aviation market. By 2037, out of 572 million new
passengers in the world, India will account for 414 million passengers.
IDFC bank to
be renamed as IDFC First Bank
IDFC bank proposed to change its
name to 'IDFC First Bank Ltd' in the wake of its amalgamation with the
non-banking financial company Capital First. The decision was taken during the
meeting of the Board of Directors of IDFC Bank. The proposal now needs the
approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Saurabh Kumar appointed Ambassador to Myanmar
Senior diplomat Saurabh Kumar has
been appointed India’s ambassador to Myanmar. Saurabh Kumar, a 1989 batch
Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently serving as the Indian envoy in
Iran. Kumar will succeed Vikram Misri who has been serving as Indian envoy in
Myanmar since August 31, 2016.
Pooja Dhanda
wins Bronze in World Wrestling championships
In Wrestling World Championships,
Pooja Dhanda won a bronze medal in the women’s freestyle 57kg weight class in
Budapest, Hungary last night. Dhanda defeated Grace Bullen of Norway 10-7. This
was India’s second medal at the 2018 Championships. Before Pooja, only three
Indian women grapplers (Alka Tomar, Geeta
Phogat and Babita Phogat) had won a bronze medal each at the Worlds Championships.
QUIZ
1)
Which Country appoints Sahle-Work Zewde as 1st Female President?
A) Sudan
B)
Kenya
C)
Somalia
D)
Ethiopia
Answer: D
2)
Adel Abdul Mahdi has sworn in as Prime Minister of Which country?
A) Iran
B)
Maldives
C)
Iraq
D)
Mauritius
Answer: C
3)
Which Country has won the Commonwealth Association for Public
Administration and Management Award, 2018?
A) Bangladesh
B)
India
C)
Myanmar
D)
Pakistan
Answer: B
4)
The Tagore Award for
Cultural Harmony for the year 2014 goes to?
A) Sh. Rajkumar
Singhajit Singh
B)
Pt.
Ravi Shankar
C)
Zubin Mehta
D)
Sh.
Ram Vanji Sutar
Answer: A
5)
Which country to become world’s 3rd largest aviation market
according to IATA?
A) United Kingdom
B)
China
C)
Russia
D)
India
Answer: D
6)
Which bank proposed to change its name to IDFC First Bank Ltd in
the wake of its amalgamation?
A) PNB
B)
Axis Bank
C)
IDFC Bank
D)
IDBI Bank
Answer: C
7)
Who has been appointed as the India's ambassador to Myanmar?
A) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
B)
Saurabh Kumar
C)
Benegal
Rama Rau
D)
Nanabhoy Palkhivala
Answer: B
8)
Who wins Bronze in World Wrestling championships in women’s
freestyle 57kg weight class?
A) Pooja Dhanda
B)
Alka Tomar
C)
Geeta Phogat
D)
Babita Phogat
Answer: A
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