19 July 2015 Current Affairs

Varanasi Chosen as ‘City of Music’ by UNESCO

Indian Town Varanasi was chosen as the global bandwagon of UNESCO “Cities of Music” under the Creative Cities Network by UNESCO. It was chosen in the music category under UNESCO’s “field of excellence” plan. The fields of excellence are classified into categories of literature, film, music, craft and folk art, design, media arts and gastronomy. Nine cities – Glasgow in the UK, Hanover and Mannheim in Germany, Ghent in Belgium, Hamamatsu in Japan, Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo, Bogota in Columbia, Seville in Spain and Bologna in Italy – are already part of UNESCO “Cities of Music”.


Neeraj Kumar Appointed Chief Security Advisor For ICC World T20 2016

Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar was appointed as the Chief Advisor of Security and anti corruption unit (ACSU) of BCCI for next year’s T20 World Cup to be hosted by India.


Over 5500 Farmers Committed Suicide In 2014

According to the “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2014”, a report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 5,650 farmers committed suicide in the year 2014, with the maximum deaths being reported from Maharashtra, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. The highest incidents of suicides were in Maharashtra (45.5 per cent –  2,568 farmers), followed by Telangana (15.9 per cent – 898) and Madhya Pradesh (14.6 per cent – 826).


 

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