2 march 2016 current affairs for competition exams
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Indian film sound designer, sound editor and mixer Resul
Pookutty became the first Asian to win the American Motion
Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Award for best sound for
documentary "India’s Daughter".
India's Daughter is a documentary film directed by Leslee
Udwin. It is part of the BBC's ongoing Storyville series.
It is based on the Delhi gangrape incident of December 2012.
It was banned by Government of India for public screening
airing of the documentary.
2nd March, 2016 Awards/honors
Resul Pookutty won Golden Reel Award
Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Verma has taken charge as the
new Commissioner of Delhi Police, succeeding B S Bassi.
Alok Kumar Verma is a 1979 batch IPS officer of the Arunachal
Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory cadre. Prior to this
he was serving as the Director General (Prisons) of Tihar jail.
2nd March, 2016 Appointment
Alok Kumar Verma appointed as Delhi Police
Commissioner
International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) is the
Specialised Agency of the United Nations.
It works towards removing poverty and hunger in rural areas
all over the world. India is a founder member of IFAD and a key
contributor among the member countries.
Dinesh Sharma, Additional Finance Secretary and India’s
Governor to the International Fund for Agriculture Development
(IFAD), Rome has been unanimously elected as the
Chairperson of the Governing Council of International Fund for
Agriculture Development (IFAD) for a period of two years in its
39th Session held in Rome, Italy.
2nd March, 2016 Appointment
Dinesh Sharma elected as Chairperson
of IFAD
Muziris was an ancient seaport and urban center at the
Malabar Coast (modern day Kerala).
This project has been launched to conserve ancient seaport of
Muziris and to showcase its culture of past 3000 years. This
project is the largest conservation project in the country and
the first green project of the Kerala government.
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first phase of the
Muziris Heritage Project in Kerala. Aim of first phase it to put
this site on the international heritage map.
2nd March, 2016 National
Muziris Heritage Project inaugrated by President
Pranab Mukherjee
According to several studies there is an overall male dominance over
online and offline space. Twitter which is an micro blogging website
has taken note of these studies and launched a campaign. This
campaign is to empower women to raise voices against any form of
discrimination. It seeks to bridge the gender equality gap on various
online social media platforms and inspire the next generation of
women leaders to have an influential voice in society.
The campaign on twitter is #Positionofstrength.
Twitter has partnered with the FICCI Ladies’ Organisation and the
Observer Research Foundation to engage more women to find their
voices online and help them to communicate safely with confidence
and network with other like-minded women.
2nd March, 2016 International
Twitter launches Campaign to Empower Women
Swiss professional tennis player, Stan Wawrinka won the 2016 Dubai
ATP Tennis title in men’s singles category. He defeated Cypriot
professional tennis player, Marcos Baghdatis. Final match was held at
the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Other winners at the tournament were:
Women’s Singles category - Italian tennis player, Sara Errani.
Men’s Doubles category - Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andreas
Seppi
Women’s Doubles category - Chuang Chia-jung (Chinese Taipei) and
Darija Jurak (Croatia)
2nd March, 2016 Sports
Stan Wawrinka wins 2016 Dubai ATP
Tennis title
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