7 July 2015 Current Affairs
China Nominates Jin Liqun as AIIB president
China nominated Jin Liqun as the President-designate of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). A selection process for president-designate was agreed upon in the Special Ministerial Meeting of Prospective Founding Members in Beijing.
Pune’s Fergusson College Won Heritage Status of UGC
Pune’s prestigious Fergusson College, founded in 1885, has been accorded the special heritage status by the University Grants Commission (UGC). With the status comes financial assistance for its upkeep. Now the college is among the 19 institutions in the country to get the heritage status.
Japan’s Meiji Period Sites gets World Heritage Site Status
Industrial revolution Meiji Period Sites (1868 to 1912) of Japan have received the World Cultural Heritage status from the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization). This decision has been taken in 39th World Heritage Committee session that was led by Maria Bohmer at Bonn, Germany.
Jodhpur Film Society Received Pritiman Sarkar Award
The Film Society of Jodhpur has been conferred with the Pritiman Sarkar Award 2014-15 for the fourth time for being the best film society in Northern Region in raising awareness and film appreciation. The award was presented by the Federation of Film Societies of India (North Region). The award was given in recognition of screening of a series of films by the society in 2014-15 in Jodhpur to mark 100 glorious years of Indian cinema under the Incredible Journey of Indian Cinema.