24 July 2013 Current Affairs
Jennitha Wins World Chess Title For Disabled
On 24 July India’s K. Jennitha Anto has became the World Chess Champion for disabled, after won the 13th IPCA World Women’s Individual Chess Championship in Velke Losiny, Czech Republic.Hailing from Tamil Nadu, Jennitha scored 4.5 points in nine games after winning three, drawing three and losing three games.She competed in a combined group with men and became the highest scorer among the women players.The title came along with the Woman International Master title.
Jhumpa Lahiri Featured For ' Man Booker Prize 2013 '
Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Lowland has been listed among 13 novels longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013.The longlist for the prize, one of the English language's top fiction awards, names 13 writers from seven countries. The "Man Booker dozen" 2013 comprises an diverse list of 13 novels that will astonish and intrigue in equal measure.Jhumpa had won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction with her debut short story collection Interpreter of Maladies (1999).Her first novel The Namesake (2003) was adapted into a popular film of the same name by director.
2013 Ramon Magsaysay Award Winners
On 24 July the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation announced the Ramon Magsaysay Awards for the year 2013. Three individuals and two organizations from Afghanistan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and the Philippines to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Asia’s premier prize.The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.The prize was established in April 1957. The Awardees are:- * Habiba sarabi Afghanistan's first woman governor, was selected for helping build a functioning local government and pushing for education and women’s rights in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province despite working in a violent and impoverished environment in which discrimination is pervasive. * Lahpai Seng Raw of Myanmanr honoured for helping the rehabilitate work in damaged communities amid armed conflict. *Ernesto Domingo, from the Philippines.He is being recognized for his exemplary embrace of the social mission of medical science and his profession, his steadfast leadership in pursuing ‘health for all’ as a shared moral responsibility of all sectors. *Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (Corruption Eradication Commission), from Indonesia.The organization is being recognized for its fiercely independent and successful campaign against corruption in Indonesia. *Shakti Samuha (“Power Group”), from Nepal.The organization’s founders and members are being recognized for transforming their lives in service to other human trafficking survivors, their passionate dedication towards rooting out a pernicious social evil in Nepal.
Azim Premji Bags ' Asian Business Leaders Award '
On 24 July Wipro chairman Azim Premji has been awarded the Asian Business Leaders Award 2013 for his impressive business credentials and service to society by London-based Asia House.Past recipients of the honour includes Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, and Lord Stephen Green, UK's minister of state for trade and investment and former group chairman of HSBC Holdings.Asia House is a non-profit organisation with a mission to bring the UK and Asia closer through business, policy and culture.
India , Belarus Signed Protocol To Enhance Trade Ties
On 24 July 2013 India and Belarus signed a protocol to enhance trade ties during the sixth session of the Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation held in New Delhi.The session was co-chaired from the Indian Side by Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, and Dmitry S. Katerinich, Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
Union Tourism Minister Launched "Clean India Campaign"
On 24 July Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi launched the Project "Clean India Campaign" at Taj Mahal.Clean India Campaign has been initiated by the Ministry of Tourism with the objective to increase tourist arrivals to the country and to improve quality of services and provide a hygienic environment in and around tourist destinations across the country.Taj Mahal is the second heritage site to be covered under this project. The first being Qutub Minar Delhi, which has been adopted by India Tourism Development Corporation in June 2012.On the request from the Tourism Minister, the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) has agreed to adopt and upkeep the environs of Taj Mahal Complex including up gradation of tourist facilities in the monument.Besides Taj Mahal, the ONGC has also agreed to adopt five more monuments including Ellora and Elephanta Caves in Maharashtra, Red Fort in the national capital, Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad and Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu.
India Emerges As Fourth Largest Investor In UK
On 24 July According to the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) latest figures released by the British government ,India has emerged as the fourth largest investor in the UK .UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) published its '2012/13 Inward Investment Annual Report' revealing that 89 Indian FDI projects had helped create as many as 7,255 jobs in Britain.It puts India in the top five inward investor economies in the UK with the US leading the charge with 396 projects , followed by Japan ,Italy and France respectively.