24 March 2014 Current Affairs
Hindi Writer Govind Mishra To Get Saraswati Samman 2013
Renowned Hindi author Govind Mishra will be given Sarawasti honour for the year 2013 for his book “Dhool Paudho Par”. Mishra will be the second Hindi author who will recieve this honour after it was given to Harivansh Rai Bachchan in 1991.The book “Dhool Paudho Par” was published in 2008.Saraswati Samman is an annual award and is given in recognition of outstanding prose or poetry literary works in Indian languages that are listed in Schedule VII of the constitution of India. This Samman is given for the literary works of last 10 years.The award was established in 1991 by K. K. Birla Foundation and carries a prize amount of 10 lakh rupees along with a certificate.
Texas Motor Speedway Unveiled World Largest TV
Big Hoss, the World largest TV, was unveiled for the first time at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, US . Big Hoss was recorded as world largest TV in the Guinness Book of World Records. The screen is of 218 feet wide by 94.6 feet tall that means it is taller than a seven story building and longer than Boeing’s biggest 767 flight. In terms of home electronics terms it is a 2852 inch TV and display features 20633.34 square feet of HD LED lights that broadcast 4.8 million pixels and trillion colours.The screen is also allegedly able to handle wind speeds of up to 120 mph and it was built by Panasonic.