16 August 2012 Current Affairs
P.K.B Pattnaik Honoured with Damien -Dutton Award
State Leprosy Officer P.K.B. Pattnaik, has been selected for the coveted Damien-dutton award for the year2012 for his work in the field of leprosy eradication. Mother Teresa, Babu Amte and Dr.Dharmendra has given this award.He is an Odisha doctor. He said that”We have been able to treat 12 lakh leprosy patients, rehabited 40,000 patients with leprosy and performed surgical deformity correction on 3,500 patients”.
Indian origin Sanjay Reddy, appointed as the director of new York University’s Centre
New York’s leading University, the new school, has named an Indian-origin academician as director of its center of trans-regional study, which is focused on research on the relations between India, china and U.S. He associate ‘Professor of Economics, has been named academic director of the new school’s India, China Institute(ICI) along with Mark Frazier, Professor of Politics on 16 August 2012.
Science Friction Writer Harry Harrison Passed Away
American Author Harry Harrison has died in Britain on 16 august 2012 at 87. He was best known for his”The Stainless Steel rat” series. His 1966, “Make room! Make Room!- a Science Friction take on the horrors of over population. The Other works included anthologies , collections and children’s stories-including one particularity goofs tale about an Intergalactic force of Mutant pigs.
Syria Suspended by Islamic Group
The Organization of Islamic corporation’s on 16 August 2012 decided to suspend Syria’s membership in the 57-nation group appeared at presenting a united front against sectarianism in the Muslim world.This statement issued at the end of OIC Summit in the Saudi holy city of Mecca. The Organization’s move sends a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that its members will not accept the regime killing its people and also called the U.N.security Council to approve tougher resolutions against the regime. Iran and Algeria were the sole opponents in the 57 nation body, which represents 1.5 billion Muslims.
Melinda Gates Foundation Grant For “e-toilets’ in India
A Indian Tech-firm has won a whopping grant of over $450,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Set up Eco-friendly and hygienic”e-Toilets”, making public conveniences more accessible to the urban poor. Tiruvananthapuram based Eram Scientific solutions private limited was granted to be the part of the foundation;s second round of “Reinvent the Toilet challenge” grants totaling nearly $3.4 million.
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