Daily general awareness & current affairs Update of 3 February 2015
1. R K Mathur is Secretary, Defence Research & Development
R K Mathur has been entrusted with an additional charge of Secretary,
Department of Defence Research and Development for a period of three
years. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of MT cadre.
2. Krishna Chaudhary appointed DG, ITBP
The Government appointed RPF DG as Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border
Police Force (ITBPF). He is a 1979 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
3. Bharat Rang Mahotsav: 17th NSD fest opens today
The 17th edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav, Asia's largest theatre festival, has started in the national capital on Sunday.
- With 12 participating countries, 82 productions in 23 languages and
performances by 125 groups, this year's Mahotsav is all poised to be a
colossal affair.
- The inaugural act was the war play 'Ghazab Teri Adaa', the latest creation by the National School of Drama.
- The festival was inaugurated by Minister of State, Ministry of Tourism and Culture and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma.
- The theme for this year's festival is 'Breaking Borders'.
- 12 countries, including UK, Germany, China, USA, Poland,
Switzerland, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, are taking part in this 18-day
long festival.
- This year is the first time ever, that the festival will travel out
of the national capital to other Indian cities like Agartala, Jabalpur,
Aurangabad and Panaji.
4. Japan successfully launched a new Spy Satellite
Japan on 1 February 2015 successfully launched the Information Gathering
Satellite. The Satellite was launched from the Tanegashima Space Centre
in the Kagoshima Prefecture in the south of Japan. Japan's H-2A rocket
carried the spy satellite.
5. India, China launch Visit India Year in China
- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Chinese Vice-Premier
Wang Yang jointly launched the Visit India Year in China at a function
in Beijing.
- The initiative is aimed at enhancing the flow of tourists from China to India and strengthen the people to people bond.
- It is agreed to designate 2015 as Visit India Year in China and 2016 as Visit China Year in India.
- Under this, the two sides will carry out a series of promotional
activities to boost two-way tourism inflow and strengthen people to
people bonds.
6. 35th National Games day 2
- Minali Sethi of Orrisa won the gold medal in the Women's 58 kg weightlifting clean and jerk category.
- Haryana dominated the proceedings on the opening day and finished on
top of the medals table with (07 gold and 01- silver medal), followed
by Madhya Pradesh (02- Gold, 01- Silver and 04- bronze medals).
7. Pallikal secures ninth WSA title (Winter Club Women’s Open) in Winnipeg
- After conceding a game in the opening round, top seed showed her
true class in the Winnipeg Winter Club Women’s Open by reclaiming the
WSA squash title in her season opener here.
- The world No 13 from India, Dipika Pallikal, had won the 9th WSA
title. Pallikal dispatched second seed and last year’s runners-up Heba
El Torky in yesterday’s finals.
Source :-
bankexamstoday
