23/11/2016
Naidu Inaugurates Multimedia Exhibition- Aazadi 70 Saal, Yaad Karo Kurbani
The exhibition covers patriotic films, films honouring martyrs and freedom fighters, film adaptations of historic movements and those based on discriminative social issues like untouchability and caste system.
Akshaya Mukul wins Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2016
The judges, authors Samanth Subramanian, Mahesh Rao and Janice Pariat, chose Mukul’s book for its “eye-opening and captivating exploration into a parallel literary culture that can often feel at a great remove from English-speaking metropolitan India”.
Radhika Menon awarded IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
Menon was honoured with the prestigious award for her role in the rescue of seven fishermen from a sinking fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal in June 2015.
Olympic Champion Eliud Kipchoge Wins Delhi Half Marathon
Kipchoge completed the 21.097km course in 59:44, unable to beat the course record of 59:06 set by Ethiopia’s Guye Adole in 2014.
NASA launches Next Generation Weather Satellite GOES-R
The Satellite was launched by NASA on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was launched on board of Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
India elected as Vice Chair of Kimberly Process Certificate Scheme 2018
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme imposes widespread requirements on its members to enable them to certify shipments of rough diamonds.
Al Nahyan granted Mother Teresa International Award
Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, a Bangladeshi hostage who was killed in the terrorist attack in the Dhaka’s Holey Café was posthumously awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice for 2016.
PV Sindhu wins China Open Super Series title
Earlier, the seventh seed Sindhu defeated sixth-seeded Sung Ji Hyun of Korea 11-21, 23-21, 21-19 in a thrilling contest. This was Sindhu's sixth win over Ji Hyun in nine encounters.