Who of has won the 2015 Costa Novel Prize?
The British writer, Kate Atkinson has won the 2015 Costa novel award for her novel God in Ruins, the companion her previous novel to Life After Life.
With this, she became the first British author to receive a Costa prize three times. Earlier she had won it for Life After Life (2013) and Behind the Scenes at the Museum (1995).
Vilmos Zsigmond, who passed away recently, belong to which fields?
Hungarian-American cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond (85) passed away recently. He was best known for his work on ‘The Deer Hunter’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’. Zsigmond also won an Oscar for his achievement on Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind’.
Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Wipro Limited?
India’s third largest IT services exporter, Wipro Limited has appointed Abid Ali Neemuchwala as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the board of the company.
Which organisations has launched Jeevan Labh scheme?
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched Jeevan Labh scheme, a limited premium paying, non-linked, with-profits Endowment Assurance plan on January 4, 2016. The Plan is available from ages 8-59. The plan is designed to meet long-term saving with less premium paying term.
Who is the author of the book titled ‘Jinnah Often Came to our House’?
Kiran Doshi is the author of the book &ndash Jinnah Often Came To Our House. He is an Indian Foreign Service Officer and former ambassador to Austria. The book is about Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The book has shed a light on his personal life which hasn’t been highlighted much before.
On which date, the World Braille Day is observed?
The World Braille Day is observed every year on January 4 across the world to commemorate the birth anniversary of Louis Braille. Louis Braille invented the Braille language which helps blind people to read as well as write.
Which state became the first state in the country to sign MoU for UDAY scheme?
Jharkhand has become the first state to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Government for the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) reforms for state-owned power distribution companies.
The 14-km long Zojila tunnel will be constructed in which state?
The 14-km long Zojila tunnel will be constructed by the IRB Infrastructure Developers in Jammu & Kashmir state. After completion, it will be the longest tunnel of South Asia.
In context to India’s defence system, “Pinaka II” refers which one of the following?
The Indian Army has successfully completed user-assisted trials of Pinaka II, a multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) system, at Pokhran field firing range in Rajasthan, India. The trials are conducted by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory. The system features six launcher vehicles with 12 rockets each.
Which committee has submitted report to Supreme Court for reforms in BCCI?
The Supreme Court-appointed Justice R M Lodha panel had submitted its report to the Supreme Court registry.
Current Affairs: 7th January, 2016 Current Affairs Round up December, 2015.
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