Current Affairs 24th December 2016

Current Affairs 24th December 2016 - Important Points

• Name the Bengali poet who has been chosen for 2016 Jnanpith Award - Shankha Ghosh
• Which actor will receive PETA’s person of the year award - Sunny Leone
• Name the aayog which rolls out Performance on Health Outcomes index - NITI Aayog
• Which actor tops 2016 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List - Salman Khan
• Odisha Government launches which Yojana to nurture HIV positive orphan kids - Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana 

Current Affairs 24th December 2016 - Details

Name the Bengali poet who has been chosen for 2016 Jnanpith Award - Shankha Ghosh

Among Important National Current Affairs, Eminent modern Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh was chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2016. 

However, he is the 52nd recipient of Jnanpith Award. He is known to be sixth Bengali litterateur to bag this prestigious literary award after Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (1966), Bishnu Dey (1971), Ashapoorna Devi (1976), Subhash Mukhopadhyay (1991) and Mahasweta Devi (1966).

Which actor will receive PETA’s person of the year award - Sunny Leone

Among Important Entertainment Current Affairs, Sunny Leone will receive PETA’s person of the year award for her dedication to promoting the rescue of homeless dogs and cats, as well as her compassion for animals abused and killed for their skin. 

However, earlier this year the 35-year-old star featured in an ad the campaign by the organisation which encouraged people to be an angel and adopt a homeless dog.

According to Sachin Bangera of PETA – ‘Sunny Leone’s kindness proves that she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. PETA is also calling on people everywhere to follow her compassionate example by adopting– and never buying–companion animals, and by eating healthy, plant-based meals that save animals every time we sit down to eat,”.

Name the aayog which rolls out Performance on Health Outcomes index - NITI Aayog

Among Important National Current Affairs, The NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayoga along with Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has rolled out Performance on Health Outcomes index to rank States on the basis of their performance on measurable health indicators. 

However, the index was developed with inputs from domestic and international experts, including academicians and development partners as well as feedback from States.

Which actor tops 2016 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List - Salman Khan

Among Important Entertainment Current Affairs, on 23rd December 2016 Forbes magazine released the India Celebrity 100 list in which popular actor of bollywood Salman Khan topped the list. 

However, Salman Khan retained the top spot due to the commercial success of his two big releases – Sultan and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. 

Also, Salman Khan’s total earnings constituted 9.84% of the total wealth of all the top 100 celebrities for the year.

Odisha Government launches which Yojana to nurture HIV positive orphan kids - Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana

Among Important National Current Affairs, The Odisha Government launched the Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana. It is a scheme to nurture the orphan and HIV-infected children residing in different child care institutions and orphanages.  

The main aim of the scheme is to facilitate care and protection towards orphans and HIV infected children of the state. 

However, it will act and supplement for providing additional resources and complementary modalities to the existing centrally sponsored schemes.