17 July 2013 Current Affairs
Edward Snowden Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
A Swedish professor named Stefan Svallfors has nominated Edward Snowden, who is the former National Security Agency(US Government), for the Nobel Peace Prize.Stefan Svallfors claims that Snowden deserves the prize for his 'heroic effort at great personal cost' as he has shown that 'individuals can stand up for fundamental rights and freedom'.
Bengaluru International Airport Renamed as “Kempegowda International Airport”
On 17 July the Union Cabinet gave its approval for renaming Bengaluru International Airport as “Kempegowda International Airport” to fulfill the long pending demand of the people of Karnataka, as well as the State Government of Karnataka.Hiriya Kempegowda, known as Kempegowda was a ruler under the Vijayanagar Empire, who ruled most parts of Karnataka during the sixteenth century. He had the vision of building a large futuristic city and is widely accepted as being the founder of Bengaluru. Kempegowda built Bengaluru Fort and moved his capital from Yelahanka to the new Bengaluru.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II Signed Bill Legalizing Gay Marriage On 17 July Britain has legalized gay marriage after Queen Elizabeth II gave her royal stamp of approval.The queen's approval was a formality.Britain became the 15th country to legalize gay marriage after a bill cleared Parliament and Queen Elizabeth II signed off on the law.
Colombia Among World's Most Corrupt Nations On 17 July According to the 'Global Corruption Barometer 2013 ' report ,which was released by NGO Transparency International (TI) ,Colombia is among the countries with the highest rate of corruption in the world.Colombia was placed 5th among the seven countries whose citizens realize that Congress is one of the most corrupt public bodies.Transparency International (TI) was Founded in 1993 and based in Berlin, Germany, the IT has 100 branches and operates in 70 countries.
Amitabh Bachchan Received Maestro Award On 17 July Amitabh Bachchan, classical flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia and ace santoor exponent Shivkumar Sharma were honoured here with the WWI (Whistling Woods International) Maestro Awards.The honour was bestowed on the trio by filmmaker Subhash Ghai's film and media institute.
" An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions " Book Released " An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions "authored by Jean Dreze, the development economist and Amratya Sen, an economist, a philosopher and a Nobel Prize winner.The book was released in month of July 2013.The book has been published by Penguin Books India.In the book authors have presented a far reaching analysis of the conditions of contemporary India with a compilation of the wealth of illuminating data.