President Pranab Mukherjee has nominated six eminent
members to RajyaSabha as per the provisions of Article 80 of the Constitution.
§ Under
article 80 of the Constitution, the Council of States (RajyaSabha) is composed
of not more than 250 members, of whom 12 are nominated by the President of
India from amongst persons who have special knowledge or practical experience
in respect of such matters as literature, science, art and social service.
§ Mary
Kom,Navjot Singh Sidhu, Narendra Jadhav, Suresh Gopi,SwapanDasgupta ,
Subramanian Swamy
2. India signs Paris climate pact along with over 170 nations at UN
India has signed the historic Paris climate agreement at
United Nations in New York along with more than 170 nations, marking a
significant step to combat global warming.
Environment
Minister PrakashJavadekar has signed the agreement in the UN General Assembly
hall at a high-level ceremony hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
§ The
ceremony was attended by heads of governments, foreign ministers, corporate
leaders and artists from across the world.
3. Bhupendra Kainthola appointed FTII Director
Indian Information Service (IIS) officer of 1989 batch
BhupendraKainthola has been appointed as Director of Film and Television
Institute of India (FTII).
§ He will
replace PrashantPathrabe and shall have tenure of three years.
§ Prior,
he was serving as Director (News Room) with DD News since January 2015.
4. India replaces China as top FDI destination in 2015: FDI Intelligence Report
5.Indian Diplomat Amitav Banerji Honoured By Cyprus
An Indian diplomat in the UK, 1975 batch Indian Foreign
Service (IFS) AmitavBanerji has been conferred with one of the highest awards
of Cyprus.
6. Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Samman for 3 Odiya artists
Three eminent Odiya artists PrafullaKar,AlokaKanungo and
SadasivPradhan have been selected for the prestigious Kendra
SangeetNatakAkademiSamman from Odisha. This
was announced in a meeting of the Kendra Sangeet NatakAkademi held in Agartala
recently.
7. Flame for Rio Olympic Games Lit in Greece
The Olympic torch for the upcoming Rio Games in Brazil has
been lit in southern Greece.
§ The
flame, which was lit by Greek actor Katerina Lehou at an ancient Greek site,
will be carried by various runners on international relay.
§ The
relay will culminate on the opening ceremony of the Games at Maracana Stadium
in Rio de Janeiro on the 5th of August.
8. Manoj Bajpayee to receive Dadasaheb Phalke award for 'Aligarh'
Acclaimed actor
ManojBajpayee will be honoured with the DadasahebPhalke Award in the Best Actor
category (Critics’ Choice) for his performance in Hansal Mehta’s biographical
drama, “Aligarh”.
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