Page-2 of GKToday Archives: February, 2016
Dinesh Sharma elected as Chairperson of IFAD
Dinesh Sharma has been unanimously elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). He was unanimously elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of IFAD for a period of two years in ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ranveer Singh chosen for 2016 Dinanath Mangeshkar Award
Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actor Ranveer Singh have been chosen for the prestigious 2016 Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award. The award will be bestowed upon them by Lata Mangeshkar at a function to be held in Pune on 24 April ..
East coast of India to get sixth Doppler Radar for weather forecasting
The cycloneprone eastern coast of India will get a new doppler radar to boost the weather forecasting system. It will be commissioned by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Gopalpur in Odisha which had faced the severe cyclonic storm Phailin ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first phase Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project (MHP) at Trissur in Kerala to reinstate the historical and cultural significance Muziris. The project is Kerala Government’s first green Project and India’s largest heritage conservation project. President ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Union Government releases Seismic Microzonation reports for Delhi and Kolkata
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan has released Seismic Microzonation reports for Delhi and Kolkata. These reports highlight vulnerability of specific areas in these megacities and help in minimizing the effects of earthquakes by ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Alok Kumar Verma takes charge as Delhi Police Commissioner
Senior IPS Officer Alok Kumar Verma has taken charge of new Police Commissioner of Delhi on February 29, 2016. He has replaced B. S. Bassi. His appointment was cleared by Union Home Ministry on February 17 and was sent to ..