3 November 2014 Current Affairs
Former PM Manmohan Singh Chosen For Japan’s Top National Award
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will be awarded ‘The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers’, after becoming the first Indian to receive the rare honour. He has been chosen for one of Japan’s top national awards for his significant contribution to the enhancement of relations and promotion of friendship between Japan and India for about 35 years.
Lewis Hamilton Won F1 US Grand Prix
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton of UK won the US Formula One Grand Prix on 3 November. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton teammate Nico Rosberg (Germany) to take 24 point lead over him with just two races left in the season. Third spot was taken by Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) of Red Bull team.
Hasmukh Adhia Is New Financial Services Secretary
Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, has been appointed as the new Financial Services Secretary by the union government on 3 November. Hasmukh Adhia replaces G S Sandhu, who was transferred as the new Chairman of National Authority for Chemical Weapon Convention (NACWC).
Veteran Bollywood Actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar Died
Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who essayed villainous and comic roles with equal ease and gave powerful performances in Ardh Satya and Sadak, died in Mumbai on 3 November. Sadashiv Amrapurkar was born as Ganesh Kumar Narwode in Nasik in 1950 and later in 1974 he adopted the name Sadashiv. He was associated with Marathi stage before migrating to the world of Hindi and Marathi films. He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role in 1991 for Sadak — the first time the award was instituted.