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SAUDI ARABIA SEVERED DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH IRAN

The decision was announced by Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir.

It came amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

Saudi Arabia on 2 January 2016 executed 47 people who were convicted of terror related offences.

This was the largest execution carried out by Saudi Arabia in three and a half decades.

The execution of Nimr al-Nimr also has come in for criticism from many Shia-dominated nations.

RADHA KRISHNA MATHUR TOOK OATH AS CHIEF INFORMATION

COMMISSIONER OF INDIA

Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur was sworn in as the eight Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India.

Mathur succeeded Vijai Sharma, who completed his tenure on 1 December 2015.

As the CIC, Mathur will have tenure of about three years, until he attains the age of 65 years.

FRENCH SOLDIERS MARCHED DOWN RAJPATH ON REPUBLIC DAY 2016

French soldiers marched in presence of President Francois Hollande.

Hollande was the Chief Guest for 2016 Republic Day celebrations.

Since 1950, this was the first time that a foreign army participated in the 26 January parade.

Earlier in July 2009, Indian troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris along with French Army on the Bastille Day.

The Maratha light infantry, which is one of the oldest regiments of Indian Army, was the participant.

LIONEL MESSI WON BALLON D'OR AWARD 2015

The 28-year-old Argentine claimed the award with 41.33 percent votes.

Barcelona forward Messi won the trophy for the fifth time.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo was second with 27.76 percent votes.

Barcelona’s Neymar stood at the third position with 7.86 percent votes.

US midfielder Carli Lloyd claimed the Women's player of the year award.

SANIA MIRZA-MARTINA HINGIS WON BRISBANE TENNIS TROPHY

The Indo-Swiss pair defeated German Angelique Kerber & Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-1.



This win helped Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis to win six titles in a row.

They stitched a 26-match winning streak together, longest since Italians Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci's 25 in a row in 2012.

The last doubles team to win more than 25 consecutive matches was Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva in 1994.

STANISLAS WAWRINKA WON THIRD CONSECUTIVE CHENNAI OPEN TITLE

Stanislas Wawrinka defeated Croatian Borna Coric 6-3, 7-5.

This is the fourth Chennai Open title for the Swiss player and the third consecutive win.

He first won the title in 2011.

With this win, he lifted the cup and received the award money of 75700 US dollars.

He also got away with 250 ATP ranking points.

POLYGAMY MADE MANDATORY IN ERITREA

The notification was issued by Eritrea’s Department of Religious Affairs.

The law makes it mandatory for men of the nation to marry at least two wives.

Failing to adhere by the orders will lead to life imprisonment with hard labour.

It also says that women prevening their husbands from exercising it would spend the rest of their lives in jail.

The order was passed in lieu of the country facing a shortage of male population caused due to the civil war with Ethiopia.

SNOW LEOPARD SPOTTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NORTH SIKKIM

The elusive snow leopard was found during its pilot project in which camera traps were created in the region.

It project was taken up to understand the occurrence of snow leopards in the region.

The camera traps helped in yielding results with the first photos of the species.

The species was trapped at four different locations in North Sikkim.

Besides, the pilot project also helped in capturing mountain wildlife like rare Pallas Cat, Blue Sheep and the Tibetan Argali.

AUSTRALIAN BATSMAN DAVID WARNER WON ALLAN BORDER MEDAL

2016

Warner defeated Captain Steve Smith for the prestigious Allan Border Medal for 2016.

Warner polled 240 votes from players, umpires and media representatives to beat 2015 winner and skipper Steve Smith on 219.

He also won the Test Player of the Year Award with 30 votes ahead of Smith on 24.

Glenn Maxwell won One Day International Player of the Year.



Alex Ross won Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year.

WORLD WETLANDS DAY OBSERVED WITH THEME WETLANDS FOR OUR

FUTURE – SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

The day was observed on 2 February 2016.

It is observed to mark the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in the city of Ramsar in Iran in 1971.

The theme highlights the value of wetlands in securing local livelihoods through different activities.

The day is observed to promote, create awareness and ensure positive and affirmative action for conservation of wetlands.

MAJOR GENERAL JAI SHANKER MENON TO HEAD UNITED NATIONS

DISENGAGEMENT OBSERVER FORCE

His appointment was announced by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Menon succeeded Lieutenant General Purna Chandra Thapa of Nepal.

Thapa will complete his assignment on 7 February 2016.

UNDOF was established on 31 May 1974 following the agreed disengagement of the Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan.

UK GRANTED LICENCE TO USE GENE EDITING TECHNIQUES ON HUMAN

EMBRYOS

The license was granted by HEFA to the Francis Crick Institute.

Under the license, the institute is allowed to genetically modify human embryos for research purposes.

It will help to understand infertility and miscarriage issues.

With this, the UK became one of the first countries in the world to give authorization for experimentation on human embryos.

Earlier, China allowed similar research on a limited scale.

SAROJ KUMAR JHA APPOINTED SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR FRAGILITY,

CONFLICT AND VIOLENCE GROUP AT WORLD BANK

Jha was appointed to provide strategic leadership to address the challenge of fragility, conflict and violence.

The WB President Jim Young Kim assigned the new role to Jha.

Jha also worked as the World Bank's Global Manager for Disaster Risk Management Practice.



NOVAK DJOKOVIC WON THE 2016 AUSTRALIAN OPEN MEN'S SINGLES

TITLE

In the final played at Melbourne, Djokovic defeated Andy Murray of Britain in straight sets 6-1, 7-5, 7-6.

With the win, Djokovic retained his title and also equalled the record of Roy Emerson's record of six Australian Open Singles titles.

Djokovic claimed his 11th grand slam title to match the totals of Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg.

UNION GOVERNMENT SET UP TWO PANELS TO REFORM TAX POLICIES

• The two new panels are: a) Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU) b) Tax Policy Council (TPC) • Were constituted to streamline the direct and indirect tax policy and administration. • The TPC will be headed by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. • The TPRU is a multi-disciplinary body to examine any fiscal or tax policy referred by

CBDT and CBEC. • The panel was formed following the recommendations of the Parthasarthy Shome panel

on tax reforms.

INDIA SIGNED AGREEMENT TO BECOME AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER STATE

OF EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ORGANISATION (EMBO)

• It will strengthen scientific interaction and collaborative research between India and Europe.

• India is the second such country outside European to sign such agreement. • Indian Researchers are now eligible to participate in all EMBO programmes and

activities. • Indian scientists can apply to EMBO’s programmes. • The EMBO is a professional organization of life scientists in Europe.

PACIFIC RIM NATIONS SIGNED TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP

AGREEMENT

• The agreement was signed in New Zealand by 12 Pacific Rim countries. • This is one of the biggest trade deals in history. • This will facilitate investment between across Pacific Rim. • Countries of Pacific Rim together accounts for about 40 percent of the global economy. • The TPP was agreed in October 2015 after five years of negotiations and multiple missed

deadlines.



WHO RECOMMENDED TO RATE MOVIES WITH SMOKING SCENES TO

PROTECT CHILDREN FROM TOBACCO ADDICTION

• The recommendations were through WHO’s third edition of Smoke-free movies: from evidence to action report.

• The report recommended certain policy measures in line with the guidelines of article 13 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).

• The FCTC was the first international treaty to be agreed under WHO’s auspices which comprised of all 180 Parties.

• India will host the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) in November 2016 at Noida.

SHE-TAXI INITIATIVE OF KERALA BAGGED CHIEF MINISTER'S AWARD

FOR INNOVATION

She-Taxi is considered as the India's first 24x7 taxi network by women for women.

It received Kerala CM's Award for Innovation in Public Policy 2014.

The award was presented in the developmental interventions category.

The taxi service addressed the safety & security concerns of women travelers.

Besides, it also contributed to socio-economic empowerment of women in Kerala.

PM MODI RELEASED GUIDELINES FOR PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA

YOJANA AT KISAN MELA IN MP

The PMFBY approved on 13 January 2016 is a path breaking scheme for crop insurance.

It will come into force from the 2016 Kharif season (from June to October in India).

It aims at boosting the agricultural sector of India.

It envisages a uniform premium of only 2 percent to be paid by farmers for Kharif crops and 1.5 percent for Rabi crops.

The premium for annual commercial and horticultural crops will be 5 percent.

TATA MOTORS, BHARAT FORGE TIED UP FOR $11 BILLION INDIAN

ARMY’S FICV PROGRAMME

FICV is an abbreviated form of Future Infantry Combat Vehicle.

The two firms tied up with General Dynamics for defense bid under FICV programme.

The Programme involves development of compact combat vehicles for the Indian Army.

These vehicles will replace Russian-designed BMP (Sarath BMP-II) series armed vehicles.

The nearly 10 billion US dollar project is touted as India’s largest indigenous defense program.



2016 SOUTH ASIAN GAMES CONCLUDED; INDIA FINISHED AT TOP WITH

308 MEDALS

The 12-day long event concluded at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati.

2600 athletes from all the 8 SAARC countries participated in 228 events in 23 sports.

The games were conducted in 26 venues across the cities of Guwahati and Shillong.

India finished at the top with a record 308 medals - 188 Gold, 90 Silver and 30 Bronze.

With this, India improved its previous record of 214 medals in Colombo in 2006 games.

The next South Asian Games will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2019.

FIRST SILK ROAD TRAIN ARRIVED IN TEHRAN FROM CHINA

The train, also referred to as Silk Road train revived the ancient Silk Road trade route.

It also highlighted the economic possibilities for Iran since the lifting of international sanctions.

To reach Tehran it passed through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to Iran.

It travelling a distance of 10399 kilometres to reach Tehran.

PUNJAB WARRIORS DEFEATED KALINGA LANCERS TO WIN 2016 HOCKEY

INDIA LEAGUE

The 4rth edition of the Hockey India League was played the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Ranchi.

The Player of the Tournament Award was awarded to Rupinder Pal Singh of Delhi Waveriders.

Mark Knowles of the Punjab Warriors was awarded with the Man of the Match Award.

ISRO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED HIGH-THRUST CRYOGENIC ENGINE CE-20

It was conducted at ISRO’s Propulsion Research Centre in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu.

The test paved the way for the first developmental flight of the GSLV Mark 3, the biggest rocket made in India in December 2016.

GSLV Mark 3 will be capable of launching 4-tonne satellites into geosynchronous orbit.

India successfully launched GSLV-D5 for the first time with an indigenous cryogenic engine in January 2014.

NEW ZEALAND CRICKETER BRENDON MCCULLUM SCORED FASTEST TEST

CENTURY IN 54 BALLS

He achieved the record against Australia in Christchurch, New Zealand.

West Indies' Viv Richards and Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq jointly held the previous record with 56 balls since 1934 and 2014 respectively.



His 106 sixes became the most by any wicket keeper batsman in test history.

His record breaking score came in his last International Test Match.

GIANNI INFANTINO ELECTED FIFA PRESIDENT

He was chosen for the post after winning 2nd-round of vote at FIFA Congress in Zurich.

He is the ninth FIFA President.

He succeeded Sepp Blatter, who held the position since 1998.

He will serve FIFA for the remainder of current term of office (until 2019).

He is the general secretary of European governing body UEFA.

PARLIAMENT PASSED ELECTION LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2016

The bill seeks to amend the Delimitation Act, 2002.

It will amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950.

It regulates seats to the national and state legislatures.

It empowers Election Commission to carry out delimitation of assembly & parliamentary constituencies in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal.

Delimitation was affected by the enactment of the Constitution (100th Amendment) Act, 2015.

UNION GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO ALLOW BIRTH COMPANIONS DURING

DELIVERY IN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES

The decision is aimed at reducing Maternal Mortality Ratio and Infant Mortality Rate in India.

The birth companion has to be a female relative.

Birth companions are women who have experienced the process of labour.

She can provide continuous one-to-one support to other women experiencing labour and child birth.

WHO promotes labor companionship as a core element of care for improving maternal and infant health (WHO 2002).

PRIME MINISTER MODI LAUNCHED SETU BHARATAM PROJECT

The project aims to make all national highways free of Railway crossings by 2019.

208 places were identified for construction of rail over-bridges or underpasses.

Nearly 10200 crore rupees will be spent on it.

Around 1500 bridges which are over 50 to 60 years old will be demolished and rebuild.

The cost of rebuilding the old bridges is expected to be about 30000 crore rupees.



FORMER LOK SABHA SPEAKER PA SANGMA DIED

He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha between 1996 and 1998.

He was the first member from the Opposition to hold the office of the Speaker.

He was a member of the Lok Sabha for nine terms between 1977 and 2016.

He was the first tribal person to become a Union Cabinet Minister and Lok Sabha Speaker.

He left the Congress and co-founded Nationalist Congress Party in 1999.

He also founded National People's Party in 2013 with Book as its National symbol.

WORLD WILDLIFE DAY OBSERVED WITH THEME THE FUTURE OF

WILDLIFE IS IN OUR HANDS

2016 theme focuses on African and Asian elephants via global campaigns.

The day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora.

It also raises awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people.

It reinforces the inextricable link between wildlife, people and sustainable development

The day was proclaimed by UNGA at its 68th session.

The date is the day of the adoption of the CITES in 1973.

PARLIAMENT PASSED CARRIAGE BY AIR (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2015

The Bill amends the Carriage by Air Act, 1972 that regulates carriage by air.

It gives effect to the Warsaw Convention 1929 and the Montreal Convention 1999.

It seeks to empower Union government to revise the limits of liability for airlines.

It also empowers the Government to provide for compensation as per the Montreal Convention.

Earlier, the bill was passed by the Lok Sabha in August 2015.

It also provides for application of the international aviation travel rules to domestic travel.

PATNA PIRATES DEFEATED U MUMBA TO WIN 2016 PRO KABADDI

LEAGUE TITLE

Rohit Kumar of Patna Pirates was awarded Best Raider of the Match.

Mohit Chillar of U Mumba was announced the Best Defender of the Match.

The first edition of PKL was played in 2014 with eight franchises.



MAHARASHTRA, TELANGANA SINGED 5 MOUS TO FACILITATE

CONSTRUCTION OF IRRIGATION BARRAGES ACROSS GODAVARI

They were signed by the Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and K Chandrashekar Rao in Mumbai.

The MoUs facilitate formation of an inter-state water board in Hyderabad.

The board will oversee all previously sanctioned and future inter-state projects on Godavari.

It will oversee the implementation of Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal Award.

The tribunal was formed in 1969 under the chairmanship of RS Bachawat.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY OBSERVED WITH CAMPAIGN THEME

#PLEDGEFORPARITY

2016 theme for the Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”.

The theme reflects how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals.

The special focus is on a) Goal Number 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. b) Goal Number 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong

learning.

The theme will also focus on new commitments under UN Women’s Step It Up initiative.

WOMEN AT WORK: TRENDS 2016 REPORT RELEASED BY INTERNATIONAL

LABOUR ORGANIZATION

The report provides the latest ILO data on women’s position in labour markets.

It examines the factors behind trends and explores the policy drivers for transformative change.

The report says that gender equality in the workplace remains elusive.

It finds millions of women worldwide are not getting the same kind of quality, well-paying jobs as men.

Between 1995 and 2015, the global female labour force participation rate decreased from 52.4 to 49.6 percent.

If female employment rates were to match male rates, the GDP of India would increase by 27 percent.

4TH WORLD CONGRESS OF BIOSPHERE RESERVES HELD IN LIMA

The event was held from 14 March to 17 March 2016 under UNESCO.



It reviewed the implementation of the Madrid Action Plan for Biosphere Reserves 2008-2013, the Seville Strategy and the Statutory Framework of 1995.

The Congress also discussed on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Post 2015 Development Agenda.

It also developed and launched an Action Plan for Biosphere Reserves for 2016-2025.

13TH MEETING OF BROADBAND COMMISSION FOR SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT HELD IN DUBAI

It was held to foster power of broadband networks & services for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

It brought the leaders from different arenas to seek the solutions to achieving education, equity and employment for all.

The Broadband Commission works to ensure that no one is left behind by leaving no one off-line.

It revisited the issue of new broadband targets to help achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE OBSERVED

2016 theme was A Just Transition - environmentally sustainable economies and societies.

Several activities were organised to stress importance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The day was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007.

It was created to support efforts of the international community in poverty eradication.

The creation of the day was in accordance with the objectives and goals of the World Summit for Social Development (1995) and the 24th session of the General Assembly (1973).

FORMER SC JUDGE BS CHAUHAN APPOINTED 21ST LAW COMMISSION

CHAIRPERSON

The post was vacant since September 2015 when the commission was constituted.

At present, Justice Chauhan is heading the Cauvery River Water Disputes Tribunal.

He was a judge of the Supreme Court from May 2009 to July 2014.

Justice Ravi R Tripathi was appointed as the member of the commission.

The Commission was constituted through Government Order with effect from 1 September 2015.

It has a three-year term, ending on 31 August 2018.



UNION CABINET APPROVED HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND

LICENSING POLICY (HELP)

It will enhance domestic oil and gas production & bring substantial investment.

It targets enhancement of transparency and reduce administrative discretion.

Major components of the policy include a) Uniform license for exploration and production of all forms of hydrocarbon b) An open acreage policy c) Easy to administer revenue sharing model d) Marketing and pricing freedom for the crude oil and natural gas produced

PARLIAMENT PASSED NATIONAL WATERWAYS BILL, 2015

The Bill seeks to unleash the navigation potential of India’s larger river ways resources.

The Bill identifies additional 101 waterways as national waterways.

It also specifies the extent of development to be undertaken on each waterway.

The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 21 December 2015.

PARLIAMENT PASSED CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED CASTES) ORDER

(AMENDMENT) BILL, 2016

The bill seeks to amend the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order 1950.

It was passed on proposal of Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal.

It wants to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in their states.

The proposal relates to the inclusion of certain communities, modification and removal of area restriction in respect of certain communities.

It also looks at exclusion of certain communities in the case of State of Odisha.

UNSDN RELEASED 2016 WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT

It is the 4th edition of the report and was released before UN World Happiness Day.

Denmark topped the list as the happiest place in the world.

Burundi was ranked at the bottom as the least happy nation.

India was ranked 188th out of 156 countries.

It says that countries where there was less inequality were happier overall.

TIME MAGAZINE RELEASED 30 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE ON THE

INTERNET LIST

The list was topped by the artist and entrepreneur Kanye West.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood at 15th position in the list.



The list was compiled on the basis on two criteria and they are a) Global impact through social media b) Overall ability to drive news

BRITISH MATHEMATICIAN SIR ANDREW WILES WON 2016 ABEL PRIZE

Wiles won the award for solving a centuries-old hypothesis, Fermat's Last Theorem.

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway will present the award to Wiles in May 2016.

The Abel Prize is described as the mathematician's Nobel Prize.

UNESCO RELEASED eATLAS OF GENDER INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION

The eAtlas shows gender gaps from primary to tertiary education of girls and boys.

Gender disparities remain highest in the Arab States, sub-Saharan Africa and South and West Asia.

One out of eight children between the ages of 6 and 15 are denied a basic education.

Globally, about 10% of all girls roughly between the ages of 6 and 11 are denied the right to education.

PARLIAMENT PASSED SIKH GURDWARAS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2016

• The bill seeks to amend the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 retrospectively with effect from October 2003.

• It proposes to exclude Sehajdharis from voting in Sikh body polls. • The proposed amendment was carried out by the MHA Notification on 8 October 2003

that debarred Sahjdhari Sikhs voting rights. • However, the notification was quashed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 20

December 2011.

ISRO’S SEVENTH NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE IRNSS 1G LAUNCHED

IRNSS 1G was launched into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit on-board PSLV-C33

It was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.

This launch helped India to join the elite group of nations with their own navigation system technology.

The satellite with a design life span of 12 years has two payloads for navigation and ranging.

PM Modi termed the system as NAVIC (Navigate with Indian Constellation).



LOBSANG SANGAY RE-ELECTED PM OF TIBETAN GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE

Lobsang has been the Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile since 2011.

He defeated his only rival - Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament Pempa Tsering by 9012 votes.

The names of all the 45 elected members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile were declared.

It was the 2nd election since Dalai Lama stepped down as the head of the government in-exile in 2011.

Tibetans living in exile cast their votes in 40 countries.

JAPAN UNVEILED TOKYO 2020 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPICS EMBLEMS

The emblems are designed by Asao Tokolo.

The Olympic logo features a circular Japanese traditional checkered pattern.

Below the design are the words Tokyo 2020 and under them the five interlocking Olympic rings.

The design is meant to express a refined elegance and sophistication that exemplifies Japan.

CHINA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED KUNPENG-1B SOUNDING ROCKET

• The rocket reached a maximum height of 316 kilometres with the total flight time coming to 10 minutes.

• The head of the rocket was equipped with a new altitude control system. • New materials of flexible carbon fibre were also used in the rocket to enable easier

flight. • This is the first time Kunpeng 1B’s arrow configuration of altitude control system. • This rocket will fulfil mission of taking measurements in the upper atmosphere. • A sounding rocket is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements.

SHASHANK MANOHAR UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED AS INDEPENDENT ICC

CHAIRMAN

• Manohar is the first elected independent Chairman of ICC. • He will serve for two-year term. • He resigned from the post of President of BCCI on 10 May 2016. • Before his election, the ICC approved amendments to accommodate an independent

ICC Chairman. • The amendments also included the abolishment of the President’s post with effect from

2016.



INDIAN-AMERICAN SYAMANTAK PAYRA WINS INTEL FOUNDATION

YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD

He was awarded for developing a low-cost electronically aided knee brace.

The brace allows an individual with a weakened leg to walk more naturally.

He shared the award with Kathy Liu who developed alternative battery component.

1st prize in the form of Gordon E. Moore Award went to Han Jie (Austin) Wang.

Wang developed microbial fuel cells that more efficiently convert organic waste into electricity.

INDIA'S FIRST REUSABLE SPACE SHUTTLE, RLV-TD LAUNCHED FROM

SRIHARIKOTA

The mission, known as the hypersonic flight experiment, was carried up on a solid rocket motor.

RLV-TD can put satellites into orbit around earth and then re-enter atmosphere.

Final version of the RLV-TD to be launched by 2030 will be 6-times larger than the experimented version.

It was built at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre by a team of 600 scientists.

HIMACHAL PRADESH BEGINS ARTIFICIAL PROPAGATION PROGRAMME

OF GOLDEN MAHSEER FISH FOR CONSERVATION

A hatchery with an outlay of 6 crore rupees has been set up to rear the Mahseer.

The hatchery has been set up at Machhial near Joginder Nagar town in Mandi district.

Golden Mahseer is also known as the tiger of Indian rivers.

The fish has been declared endangered by the IUCN.

RAKESH KUMAR MISHRA APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF CENTRE FOR

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Mishra is a noted expert in the study of function of genes.

He joined Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in 2001 as a senior scientist.

He obtained his masters degree from Allahabad University.

CCMB is an Indian Biotechnology research establishment of the CSIR located in Hyderabad, India.

It is a designated Center of Excellence for Global Molecular and Cell Biology Network, UNESCO.

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