Daily GK Update : 25th April 2017

By Vijay Kumar|Updated : April 25th, 2017

Honors & Awards 

1. 'K. Viswanath' wins Dadasaheb Phalke award 2016

  • Renowned filmmaker and actor ‘Kasinadhuni Viswanath’ (87-year) has won the 'Dadasaheb Phalke award' for the year 2016 for his outstanding contribution to the film industry.
  • He will be the 48th recipient of the award.
  • The award consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh and a shawl.
  • Viswanath is the recipient of five National Film Awards, six state Nandi Awards, ten Film fare Awards South, and the Bollywood Filmfare Award.

Note:

  • The ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award’ is India's highest award in cinema.
  • It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organization set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

2. Moushumi Chatterjee gets BFJA lifetime achievement award

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  • Veteran actress 'Moushumi Chatterjee' has received the lifetime achievement award at the 80th Bengal Film Journalists' Association (BFJA) awards.
  • Bengali film actor Prosenjit Chatterjee has given the best actor award for his role in ‘Sankhachil’.
  • Rituparna Sengupta was given the best actress crown for her role in ‘Rajkahini’.

Note:

  • BFJA Awards is given by the Bengal Film Journalists' Association.
  • The BFJA is the oldest association of film critics in India, founded in 1937 to serve the developing film journalism and film industry.

3. Prafulla Samantara selected for Goldman Environmental Prize from Asia region

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  • Environmental activist Prafulla Samantara (65-year) has been selected for ‘Goldman Environmental Prize’ from Asia region for championing the cause of State’s Dongria Kondh tribals and safeguarding their land & culture.
  • The prize also known as Green Nobel prize and Samantara is the sixth Indian to win the prize.
  • Earlier, Indians who received the award are Medha Patkar, MC Mehta, Ramesh Agarwal and the duo Rashida Bi and Champa Devi Shukla.
  • Samantara had led a historic legal battle that protected the Niyamgiri Hills in Odisha and safeguarded land rights of indigenous Dongria Kondh living in the area from massive destruction due to mining.

Note:

  • Green Nobel prize has been Instituted by the Goldman Environmental Foundation, headquartered in San Francisco,
  • The prize includes a no-strings-attached award of 1 lakh 75 thousand US-dollar per recipient.

Important Dates

4. World Malaria Day being observed today

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  • The ‘World Malaria Day. being observed every year across the world on 25th April to create awareness among the people about this vector-borne disease.
  • This year’s global theme for World Malaria Day is 'End Malaria for Good'.
  • According to World Health Organisation(WHO) around four lakh, people die of malaria every year in the world.
  • In India, every year close to one million people suffers from this disease.

Note:

  • Malaria caused by the falciparum parasite is the most serious and can lead to breathing problems, liver failure, and eventual death.

National Affairs

5. 10 Rajaji Marg being readied as Mukherjee's retirement home

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  • The bungalow, 10 Rajaji Marg is being readied as the retirement home of President ‘Pranab Mukherjee’ (July 2017).
  • Earlier, the bungalow was occupied by former President APJ Abdul Kalam until his death in 2015.
  • The 10 Rajaji Marg house is spread over an area of 11,776 sq. feet with the ground floor housing a library and an attached reading space.

Note:

  • A retired president is entitled to rent-free accommodation anywhere in India with free water and electricity for the remainder of his/her life as per the President's Pension Rules, 1962.

6. Central university for Divyangs to be set up in Uttar Pradesh

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  • According to the HRD Minister ‘Prakash Javadekar’, the Government will set up a Central university for Divyangs in Uttar Pradesh.
  • Under the Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan, HRD ministry has instructed to make ramps and install lifts to facilitate ‘Divyangas’ at all educational institutions.
  • The University Grants Commission (UGC) has been instructed to make arrangement for special training of instructors providing education to Divyangs.

7. Haryana: Ballabhgarh renamed as Balramgarh

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  • The Haryana chief minister 'Manohar Lal Khattar' has announced to change the name of Ballabhgarh to Balramgarh.
  • Ballabhgarh is a town and a tehsil (sub-district) in Faridabad District of Haryana and is part of the National Capital Region (NCR).

Note:

  • The name Ballabgarh is a corruption of Balramgarh (the fort of Balram).
  • Balram Singh, a Jat chief who held the surrounding country as a feudatory of Suraj Mal of Bharatpur built the Nahar Singh Mahal fort and palace in 1739.

8. BSNL launches commercial operation of 4G plus Wifi services in Hyderabad

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  • The Telangana Chief General Manager of BSNL ‘Ananthram’ has launched the 5 G Plus WiFi services at four spots in Hyderabad.
  • The 4.5 G services will provide higher speeds of Data than any other service provider to its existing customers.
  • The bandwidth available varied from 64 kbps to 1Gbps speeds during trial runs.

9. BPL & DPL income revised in Haryana

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  • The Haryana Government has revised the limit of annual income of families living Below Poverty Line (BPL) and those living below Double the Poverty Line (DPL) in both rural and urban areas of the state for various bank-assisted and National Scheduled Caste Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC)-assisted schemes.
  • The limit of annual income of BPL families has been raised to Rs 49,000 from Rs. 40,500 (living in rural) and Rs. 60,000 from Rs. 51,500 (living in urban areas).
  • The limit of annual income for the families living below DPL would Rs 98,000 (rural areas) and Rs 1.2 lakh (urban areas).

Sports

10. Younis Khan becomes first Pakistani to reach 10,000 runs

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  • Pakistani legendary cricketer ‘Younis Khan’ (39-year) has become the first Pakistan player and 13th ever batsmen to complete 10,000 Test runs.
  • Now, He became the oldest and sixth fastest batsmen to reach 10,000 runs milestone with respect to innings played.
  • Khan is the first and only Test cricketer to score a century in all 11 countries that have hosted Test Matches
  • He led Pakistan to their victory in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.

11. Manpreet Kaur bags Gold at Asian Grand Prix Meet in China

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  • Indian shot putter ‘Manpreet Kaur’ (26-year) has clinched a gold in the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet in Jinhua, China.
  • Manpreet came up with the best throw of 18.86 metre and Bian Song (China) finished second with 17.96m.
  • She also qualified for the IAAF World Championships to be held in August in London.

Note:

  • India ended the event with seven medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze).
  • Neeraj Chopra (men's javeline), Tintu Luka (women's 800m), Neena Varakil (women's long jump) and Jinson Johnson (men's 800m) won a silver each
  • Dutee Chand (women's 100m) and Om Prakash Karhana (men's shot put) bagged a bronze each.

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Daily GK Update : 25th April 2017

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