General Awareness for Bank Exams(January) -Part 8

1) Ventrapraga Rama Rao (81), former Sikkim governor has passed away on January 17th in Hyderabad. He worked as governor from 2002 to 2007.

2) Anil Ganguly(82), noted film maker passed away in Mumbai . His famous are Kora Kagaz(1974), Tapasya(1975).His daughter Rupali Ganguly is a theater and television actress

3) Madhya Pradesh has been selected for “Krishi Karman Award” for the year 2014-2015 in maximum food grains production category. This is the 4th consecutive (continuous) win by Madhya Pradesh. It has produced 328 lakh tones in the period 2014-2015 compared to 280 lakh for 2013-2014.

4) Ankita Anand won 2015 Lorenzo Natali Media Prize under Asia Pacific – amateur category. For her article “stirrings beneath the peepul” published in the journal The Equator Linel in which she portrayed life of young women facing the threat of khap panchayats

5) Famous Novelist Anuradha Roy won 2016 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel “Sleeping on Jupiter”. Sri Lanka PM Ranil Meickremesinghe has presented the prize worth $50,000 to her. The Novel deals with subject of violence against women .

6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launced “Start-up India, Stand-up India”action plan in New Delhi to boost the startup ventures in country. The main aim of this is to encourage innovation, bring out talent from young people and remove troublesome government rules.

7) Tsai Ing Wen(59) elected as first female President of Taiwan. She is from Democratic Progressive Party(DPP) and 14th President of Taiwan.

8) Sania Mirza(India) – Martina Hingis(Sweden) pair has women WTA Apia International Title 2016 in women’s doubles category. This is there 11th title together and consecutive 30th win .They defeated French pair Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the final match in Sydney( Australia)

9) 61st Britania Film Fare awards event is organized in Mumbai. Hindi film “Bajirao Masthani” has won highest (8) number of awards.

10) India inks loan agreement with World Bank for Neeranchal National Watershed Project to improve watershed management in rural rain fed areas.The loan would support watershed project activies of Pradhan Mantri Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in 9 states.

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