Current Affairs 25th September 2015

Current Affairs 25th September 2015 - Important Points

• Who has won U-14 sub-junior Subroto Cup Football Tournament - Government Chawngfiang Middle School

• Who is appointed President of Cricket Association of Bengal - Former Indian Cricket Captain Sourav Ganguly

• Which film has been picked as India's Official entry to 88th Oscar Awards by Oscar Selection Jury - Marathi-film Court

• Who has got additional charge of Governor of Tripura - West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi

• Union Home Minister released a - Graphic booklet on Sardar Post

• Which Indian film has been voted first runner-up at the 40th Toronto Film Festival - Angry Indian Goddesses

• Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission issued Notification for Solar PV Net Metering

• Skoch Award for Smart Governance Initiatives was won by -EPFO

• Forbes released list of India's 100 Richest People

• Who is appointed as Sherpa for G-20 Summit - Arvind Panagariya

• Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM): India’s Pride

• Who has won first discrimination-based Case in United Kingdom - Indian tribal woman Permila Tirkey

Current Affairs 25th September 2015 - Details

Who has won U-14 sub-junior Subroto Cup Football Tournament - Government Chawngfiang Middle School

On 24th Spetember 2015, Government Chawngfiang Middle School of Mizoram won the sub-Junior (Under-14) title of the 56th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament by defeating Esteqalal School of Afghanistan.

Chawngfiang Middle School won a cash prize of 2.5 lakh rupees while Esteqalal School won 1.25 lakh rupees and a trophy.

The trophy was presented by Air Marshal BBP Sinha to the winners while Mizoram Chief Minister Lalthawala presented the cheque to them.

Apart from this, the Subroto Education Society also offered 25 promising players in the Under-14 section 15000 rupees each, a one-time scholarship. There were several awards and rewards in different categories for the best efforts by the sub-junior boys during the tournament.

Awards

• Most promising player – Uday Shankar Bora (SAI)
• Best Goalkeeper- Lallamkima
• Best Player – Chhunga Hmar (Mizoram)
• Best Coach – Lalthawmmawia (Mizoram)
• Fair Play Trophy – Namchi Sports Hostel, Sikkim

Who is appointed President of Cricket Association of Bengal - Former Indian Cricket Captain Sourav Ganguly

On 24th Spetember 2015, Former Indian Cricket captain Sourav Ganguly was appointed as the President of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). The announcement regarding this was made by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat building in Kolkata made this announcement.

He has replaced Jagmohan Dalmiya and at the time of appointment Ganguly was serving CAB in the capacity of Joint-Secretary.

Besides, Avishek Dalmiya, Dalmiya’s son was inducted as one of the two Joint-Secretaries, replacing Ganguly. Subir Ganguly will continue as the other Joint-Secretary while Biswarup Dey will continue as Treasurer.

Which film has been picked as India's Official entry to 88th Oscar Awards by Oscar Selection Jury - Marathi-film Court

On 21st September 2015, Amol Palekar headed 15-member Oscar Selection Jury selected Marathi-film Court as India’s official entry to 88th Oscar Awards.

The film directed by the first-time director Chaitanya Tamhanhe will represent India in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

The film has a budget of 3.5 crore rupees, depicts the India's dysfunctional judicial system - where cases drag on for decades even as the accused impatiently wait for judgment to be delivered - through the eyes of a folk artist.

Awards won by Court

The movie has already won several prizes in India and abroad. At the 62nd National Film Awards in March 2015 it was adjudged the Best Feature Film. It later went on to win as many as 17 international awards.

It was declared the winner for Best Fiction Feature Film and Best Cinematography at the Mosiac International South Asian Film Festival. It also won the best film award at the Indian film festival, Stuttgart.

Who has got additional charge of Governor of Tripura - West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi

On 24th Spetember 2015, President Pranab Mukherjee appointed West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi as Governor of Tripura.

In July 2014, Keshari Nath Tripathi was appointed as the 22nd Governor of Bengal. Earlier in November 2014, he was also appointed as Governor of Bihar to perform the tasks of Governor of Bihar in addition to his own duties of West Bengal.

In August 2015, he was relieved from his previous additional charge of Bihar, after Ram Nath Kovind was appointed as Governor of Bihar on 8th August 2015.

According to article 153, there shall be a Governor for each State but the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act 1956 facilitated the appointment of same person as governor for two or more states.

Union Home Minister released a - Graphic booklet on Sardar Post

On 24th Spetember 2015, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh released a graphic depicting the valour and sacrifice of the CRPF personnel during the battle of Sardar Post, Rann of Kutch in the 1965 lndo-Pak War.

On 9th April 1965, at the Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch, two companies of CRPF stood their ground and repulsed the attack of full-fledged Pakistani Infantry Brigade delivering heavy casualties.

The vengeance by the CRPF men was such a intense shock to the Pakistani Army that they left behind 34 dead bodies including 2 officers and four Pakistani soldiers were taken as prisoners whereas six CRPF men made supreme sacrifice for the cause of the nation.

CRPF has planned to publish a series of graphic booklets portraying various tales of valour and sacrifice of the Force. The booklets will be published with an aim to instill patriotism and nationalism in the young generation and also to let the people know about the gallantry and sacrifice of the unsung heroes of CRPF.

The force also planned to raise funds through marketing of these booklets, which will be spent on the welfare of the families of martyrs.

Which Indian film has been voted first runner-up at the 40th Toronto Film Festival - Angry Indian Goddesses

On 20th September 2015, Indian film Angry Indian Goddesses, a story about a group of Indian girls in Goa gone wild, was voted as the first runner-up at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

The film directed by Pan Nalin was voted as the first runner-up for the Grolsch People’s Choice Award at the festival. Angry Indian Goddesses is a powerful portrayal of new girl power and women empowerment in contemporary Indian society.

Do You Know :

Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1976, TIFF is now one of the most prestigious events of its kind in the world.

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission issued Notification for Solar PV Net Metering

On 22nd September 2015, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) issued gazette notification on installation of net metering system of rooftop photo voltaic (PV) solar power units in a bid to promote green power in the state.

Now, solar power can now be harnessed by domestic as well as commercial power consumers with the issuance of the notification.

As per the notification issue, with the installation of new meters, eligible applicants can get credits for their solar power and adjust them against their normal bills for electricity supplied by respective distribution companies anywhere in the state. A net meter can record import as well as export of power.

Skoch Award for Smart Governance Initiatives was won by -EPFO

On 23rd September 2015, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) won the Skoch Award for Smart Governance.

Two SKOCH Order-of-Merits were also awarded to EPFO, one for launching UAN for EPFO members and another for transformation of Social Security Agenda in India.

Skoch Smart Governance Award

Skoch Smart Governance Award is an initiative recognising top performing government organisations and organisations working with the government, operating at local, state and national level.

The award is given in the area of Rural Development/Panchayati Raj, Health, Education, Finance, Urban Development and Security.

The award is given by the Skoch Group, which is a Gurgaon-based think tank dealing with socio-economic issues with a focus on inclusive growth since 1997. The Group was founded by Sameer Kochhar and he is the Chairman of the Group.

Forbes released list of India's 100 Richest People

On 23rd September 2015, Forbes released the Forbes list of richest Indians. The list contains names of 100 wealthiest people of India with a collective wealth amounting to 345 billion dollars.

For the ninth year in a row, Industrialist Mukesh Ambani has retained the tag as India’s richest with a net worth of 18.9 billion dollar.

Top 10 Richest in the list are

• Mukesh Ambani 18.9 Billion dollars
• Dilip Shanghvi 18 Billion dollars
• Azim Premji 15.9 Billion dollars
• Hinduja Brothers 14.8 Billion dollars
• Pallonji Mistry 14.7 Billion dollars
• Shiv Nadar 12.9 Billion dollars
• Godrej Family 11.4 Billion dollars
• Lakshmi Mittal 11.2 Billion dollars
• Cyrus Poonawalla 7.9 Billion dollars
• Kumar Birla 7.8 Billion dollars

India’s 100 richest list include names of four women who have a collective wealth of 9.2 billion dollar, which accounts to nearly three percent of the total net worth of all in the list. The four women in the list are

• Savitri Jindal – Chairperson of the OP Jindal group was ranked at 23th position with net worth of 3.8 billion dollars
• Leena Tewari - Chairperson of generic drugs maker USV Pharma group was ranked at 54th position with net worth of 1.9 billion dollars
• Indu Jain - Chairperson of India's largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd group was ranked at 57th position with net worth of 1.9 billion dollars
• Vinod Gupta - Wife of Havells founder Qimat Rai Gupta was ranked at 74th position with net worth of 1.6 billion dollars

Who is appointed as Sherpa for G-20 Summit - Arvind Panagariya

On 24th September 2015, The Union Government appointed Arvind Panagariya, Vice President of NITI Aayog, as the Sherpa for the 2015 G-20 Summit. The Summit will take place in Antalya, Turkey in November 2015.

Sherpa is a senior official responsible for preparing the agenda for leaders to consider during the summit.

Previously, the Deputy Chairman of the erstwhile Planning Commission used to be the Prime Minister’s Sherpa for G-20 talks.

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM): India’s Pride

On 24th September 2015, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) successfully completed one year of the mission life around Mars with a large data set acquired by all five payloads of MOM. Space Applications Centre of (ISRO), Ahmedabad launched a Mar Atlas on the occasion.

The Atlas contains a compilation of images acquired by Mars Colour Camera (MCC) and results obtained by other payload results in a form of scientific atlas.

It has obtained Mars Global data showing clouds, dust in atmosphere and surface albedo variations, when acquired from apoapsis at around 72000 km.

India's first interplanetary probe through MOM

Mars is one of the closest celestial objects to the Earth and it has attracted humans towards itself since the time immemorial. A large number of unmanned orbiters, landers and rovers have been launched to reach Mars since early 1960s. These missions had provided large amount of data on various scientific aspects of the Mars.

In 2014, India joined the club of space faring nations to explore Mars by sending its first planetary mission called Mars Orbiter Mission or popularly known as MOM. The MOM spacecraft, also known as Mangalyaan, arrived at the Red Planet on the night of 23 September 2014 just two days after NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution probe (MAVEN) reached Mars orbit.

Mangalyaan, which means Mars craft in Sanskrit, was the first interplanetary probe ever launched by India and its 73 million US dollars mission is primarily a technology demonstration. The MOM spacecraft was designed, built and launched in record period of less than two years.

Moreover, this 450-crore Mangalyaan mission is the cheapest inter-planetary mission that is just a tenth of NASA's Mars mission Maven that entered the Martian orbit couple of days before MOM. For India, it is the proudest moment to achieve such a victory.

Five Instruments of MOM

MOM carried five science instruments collecting data on surface geology, morphology, atmospheric processes, surface temperature and atmospheric escape process. These are:

• Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS): It measures the thermal emission and can be operated during both day and night. It would map surface composition and mineralogy of Mars and also monitor atmospheric CO2 and turbidity.
• Mars Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyser (MENCA): It is a quadrupole mass analyser capable of analysing the neutral composition of particles. The heritage of this payload is from Chandra's Altitudinal Composition Explorer (CHANCE) payload aboard the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) in Chandrayaan-1 mission.
• Lyman-Alpha Photometer (LAP): A photometer that measures the relative abundance of deuterium and hydrogen from Lyman-alpha emissions in the upper atmosphere.
• Methane Sensor for Mars (MSM): It will measure methane in the atmosphere of Mars, if any, and map its sources.
• Mars Colour Camera (MCC): This tricolour camera gives images and information about the surface features and composition of Martian surface.

Who has won first discrimination-based Case in United Kingdom - Indian tribal woman Permila Tirkey

On 24th September 2015, Permila Tirkey, a tribal woman from India working as a maid in the United Kingdom, won the country’s first caste discrimination case against her Indian-origin employers Ajay Chandhok and Pooja Chandhok.

Tirkey was discriminated against because of her low caste. With this, Tirkey will receive compensation of 184000 UK pounds from Ajay and his wife Pooja for making her work 18 hours a day for an hourly rate of 11 pence.

The tribunal found that the employers had breached the European Union working time directive over her rest hours and annual leave. It ruled that she was a victim of unlawful harassment and indirect religious discrimination.