Which film has bagged the 2016 Berlin film festival’s Golden Bear award?
Italian documentary film Fuocoammare ( Fire at Sea) has won the Golden Bear, the top award at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival 2016 held in Berlin, Germany.
India’s first ever Gender Park has been inaugurated in which state?
India’s first ever Gender Park has been inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee at Kozhikode, Kerala. The park is set up to promote research and other initiatives to enable total gender equality.
The World Day of Social Justice is observed on which date?
The World Day of Social Justice is observed on February 20 to recognize the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment.
According to the report titled “Trends in International Arms Transfers-2015,” which country is the world’s biggest arms importer?
India has again emerged as the world’s largest buyer of weapons and military equipment, accounting for around 14% of all such international imports.
Tropical Cyclone Winston has recently hit which country?
India has extended $1 million immediate assistance to cyclone-hit Fiji. The island nation was hit by the severe tropical cyclone Winston which brought with it wind gusts of 325 km/hr and waves up to 12 metres high, flattened crops and decimated villages completely.
Which film has won the Remi Award at the 2016 World Fest Houston International Film Festival?
The Chennai-based techie Arun Chidambaram directorial Tamil film “Kanavu Variyam” has won the prestigious Remi Award which will be given at the 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival scheduled from April 8-17, 2016.
Who is appointed as MD and CEO of Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI)?
Udai Kumar has been appointed as full-time Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI) Ltd, formerly known as MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX). He succeeded Saurabh Sarkar.
Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) H L Dattu has been appointed as the next Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
Which country’s Parliament has become the first in world to run entirely on solar power?
The Parliament of Pakistan “Majlis-e-Shoora” has become the first in the world to completely run on solar power.
Which city has topped the list in the Mercer’s Quality of Living Ranking 2016?
According to Mercer’s18th annual Quality of Living survey, Vienna has topped the list followed by Zurich, Auckland and Munich. Singapore (26) is the highest ranking Asian city. In India, Hyderabad (139) is the best Indian city in terms of quality of living, followed by Pune (144), Mumbai (152) and New Delhi (161) . Baghdad (230) and Damascus (229) are the world’s least safe cities.
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