Current Affairs 1st March 2016

Important Points : 

• Who has became the first Asian to win Golden Reel Award - Resul Pookutty
• Who has took charge as Delhi Police Commissioner - Alok Kumar Verma
• Who has acquired cement units of Jaiprakash Associates - UltraTech
• Name the committee constituted to consider ST status to six communities of Assam - Mahesh Kumar Singla committee
• Who has won 1st All India Open Invitational Snooker Championship 2016 - Rahul Sachdev
• Which airport has bagged three international awards - IGI airport
• Which campaign has been launched by Twitter for women empowerment - #PositionOfStrength campaign 
• Who has won FMSCI Motorsports Man of the Year Trophy - Armaan Ebrahim
• Which state has been declared as the first digital state of India - Kerala
• Who has took charge as Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command - Vice Admiral HCS Bisht
• Who has won first ever auction of an Indian gold mine - Vedanta Limited
• Who has took charge as Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission - Justice HL Dattu 

Details : 

Who has became the first Asian to win Golden Reel Award - Resul Pookutty

Among the important National Current Affairs, On 27th February 2016, the first Asian to win the award for Best Sound was Famous sound designer Resul Pookutty for documentary India’s Daughter at the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) 63rd annual Golden Reel Awards.

About Resul Pookutty

• He made his debut in sound design with the 1997 film Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One.
• In 2009, he won the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for Slumdog Millionaire along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke.

About Motion Picture Sound Editors

• It was founded in 1953.
• Every year the Golden Reel Awards are presented by the MPSE.

Who has took charge as Delhi Police Commissioner - Alok Kumar Verma

Among the important National Current Affairs, On 29th February 2016, the charge of Delhi Police Commissioner was taken by Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Verma.

He has replaced B.S. Bassi.

At present, he was holding a position of Director General (Prisons) of Tihar jail.

Who has acquired cement units of Jaiprakash Associates - UltraTech

Among the important Business Current Affairs, On 28th February 2016, UltraTech Cement Limited acquired cement units of Jaiprakash Associates Limited for an enterprise value of 16500 crore rupees.

The plant which is acquired have a cement capacity of 22.4 mtpa located in the states of Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Anadhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

The deal also states that, UltraTech will pay an additional 470 crore rupees for completion of the grinding unit for 4 mtpa capacity.

Name the committee constituted to consider ST status to six communities of Assam - Mahesh Kumar Singla committee

On 29th February 2016, a committee to consider Scheduled Tribe status to six Communities of Assam was contituted by Union Government. Mahesh Kumar Singla, Special Secretary (Internal Security) Ministry of Home Affairs, will be the head of the committee.

The responsibility of the committee is to recommend the procedure for granting of Scheduled Tribe status to six Communities namely Adivasi (Tea Tribes), Moran, Koch Rajbongshi, Chutia, Tai Ahom and Matak in Assam.

Who has won 1st All India Open Invitational Snooker Championship 2016 - Rahul Sachdev

Among the important Sports Current Affairs, On 29th February 2016, the 1st All India Open Invitational Snooker Championship 2016 organized by Billiards and Snooker Association of Aurangabad was won by Rahul Sachdev.

In the finals, Rahul defeated Pushpender Singh of Railways.

In 2013, Rahul sood was the runner up in Nationals. It is major breakthrough in his career to win All India level Invitation tournament.

Which airport has bagged three international awards - IGI airport

Among the important National Current Affairs, On 29th February 2016, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) received three international awards.

The ACI, a trade association of the world's airports founded in 1991, announced the ranking for the 2015 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards.

IGI airport, Delhi has retained the world's 1st position for the second consecutive year in 25 to 40 Million Passengers Per Annum category. The two other awards are for second best airport by region (Asia Pacific) and best airport by size & region Asia Pacific (25-40 MPPA).

IGIA is managed by Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) -- a joint venture between the Fraport, GMR Group and Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Which campaign has been launched by Twitter for women empowerment - #PositionOfStrength campaign 

Among the important International Current Affairs, On 26th February 2016, #PositionOfStrength campaign was launched by Micro-blogging site Twitter to empower women to raise voices against any form of discrimination.

The motive of the movement is to fill the gender equality gap online in India and to inspire the women leaders to have an powerful voice in society.

Key highlights of the campaign

• Twitter has associated with FICCI Ladies Organisation and Observer Research Foundation to get in touch with more women to find their voices online and network with other like-minded women.
• As part of supporting women on the platform, Twitter India will provide the users access to a safer online environment through the Twitter Safety Centre.

Who has won FMSCI Motorsports Man of the Year Trophy - Armaan Ebrahim

Among the important Sports Current Affairs, On 28th February 2016, the Motorsports Man-of-the-Year Trophy was awarded to Car racer Armaan Ebrahim at ceremony organised by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI).

He was presented with the Raymond Gautam Singhania Rolling Trophy and cash prize of 2 lakh rupees for his performance in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Asia Series.

Besides, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to B.I. Chandhok for his contribution to motorsports in the country.

About Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India

• The FMSCI is a long-standing member of the Federation International de l’Automobile (FIA) and the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) founded in 1971.
• It is affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association.

Which state has been declared as the first digital state of India - Kerala

Among the important National Current Affairs, On 27th February 2016, Kerala was declared as the first digital state of India by President Pranab Mukherjee after he launched a digital empowerment campaign in Kozhikode aimed at bridging the digital divide by 2020.

Apart from this, he also inaugurated Cyber Park, IT Park under the Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society and launched the Kanivu Scheme,

Who has took charge as Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command - Vice Admiral HCS Bisht

Among the important Defense Current Affairs, On 29th February 2016, Vice Admiral HCS Bisht took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.

Apart from this, Atul Kumar Jain took charge as the Chief of Staff of Eastern Naval Command replacing Vice Admiral Bimal Verma.

Indian Naval Commands

• Indian Navy is organized into four commands. These are
• Andaman and Nicobar Command: Headquartered at Port Blair
• Southern Naval Command: Headquartered at Kochi
• Western Naval Command: Headquartered at Mumbai
• Eastern Naval Command: Headquartered at Visakhapatnam

Who has won first ever auction of an Indian gold mine - Vedanta Limited

Among the important Business Current Affairs, On 27th February 2016, the nation’s first-ever gold mining lease auctioned by the Chhattisgarh Government was won by Vedanta Limited. The Baghmara (Sonakhan) gold mine with its highest bid of 12.55 percent of Indian Bureau of Mining (IBM) price of 74712 rupees/ troy ounce has been acquired by the company.

Vedanta will get the composite license that includes prospecting as well as cum-mining lease.

The auction will yield 82 crore rupees to the state exchequer in addition to the royalty of 25 crore rupees.

The mine is is one of the oldest explored deposits of the precious metal in Central India, situated in Balodabazaar-Bhatapara district of Chhattisgarh, 130 km north-east of the state capital Raipur. 

The companies that participated in the auction were : Krishna Global Minerals Ltd, Vedanta Limited, Sainik Mining and Allied Services Ltd and Rungta Mines Ltd.

Who has took charge as Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission - Justice HL Dattu 

Among the important National Current Affairs, On 29th February 2016, Former Chief Justice of India Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu took charge as the 7th Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India.  

On 28 September 2014, he became the 42nd Chief Justice of India.

Appointment of Chairperson and other Members

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was constituted under The Protection of Human Rights Act and it comprises of a Chairperson and four members. Chairperson of the NHRC is necessarily the former Chief Justice of India.

President of India appoints the Chairperson and the Members on the recommendations of a Committee consisting of–

• The Prime Minister — Chairperson
• Minister in-charge of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs — Member
• Speaker of the House of the People — Member
• Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha — Member
• Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha — Member
• Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha — Member