Current Affairs for IB Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II 2017:
i. Union Minister of State for HRD Mahendra Nath Pandey has launched an Indian National Anthem video in sign language, featuring differently-abled and partially differently-abled children.
ii. Directed by filmmaker Govind Nihalani, the three-minute video features Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan along with physically challenged children performing the anthem in sign language with the Red Fort in the background. The video was also launched in Goa, Bhopal, Chandigarh and Kolhapur.
Important:-
- The national anthem of India is "Jana Gana Mana" which was written by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
- The Anthem was first sung on 27th December 1911 in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
- The Anthem was officially accepted as the Indian National Anthem by the Constituent Assembly on 24th January 1950.
- Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey is a Lok Sabha MP from Chandauli Constituency, Uttar Pradesh.
Thaawarchand Gehlot inaugurates Inclusive Independence Day Celebrations
i. Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot has inaugurated Inclusive Independence Day celebrations organized by the National Trust.
ii. On the occasion, Mr Gehlot administered New India Pledge "Sankalp se Siddhi" to participants. The Initiative aims to provide equal access to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, by means of Inclusive Education, Inclusive Employment and Inclusive Community Life.
Important :-
- Independence Day is an annual observance celebrated every year on 15th of August.
- 71st eve of Independence Day was celebrated by the people all over the India on 15th of August 2017.
Gujarat Government to Give ‘Namo’ Tablets
i. Around 3.5 lakh college students in Gujarat will get tablets at a subsidised rate of Rs 1,000 each under a state government scheme launched by chief minister Vijay Rupani in Ahmedabad. Under this scheme, the first year college students in the state get 7-inch ‘NAMO E-Tab’ tablets, which have a market value of Rs 8,000 each, by just paying Rs 1,000.
ii. Several students, who had already registered for the scheme, received the tablets from the chief minister at the launch ceremony in Ahmedabad.
Important :-
- Om Prakash Kohli is Governor of Gujarat.
- Marine National Park is in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat.
I V Subba Rao appointed secretary to Vice President
i. Retired IAS officer I V Subba Rao has appointed the secretary to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu. The Prime Minister's Office cleared the appointment a day on which Naidu assumed charge as the 13th vice president of the country. N Yuvaraj, Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer of 2006 batch, will be the private secretary to Naidu.
ii. Rao, a 1979 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, retired from service as special chief secretary last year. He held several important posts in Andhra Pradesh and later served the UNESCO.
Important :-
- Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Vice-President of India.
- Dr Radhakrishnan was also the President of India from 13th May 1962 to 12th May 1967.
The Obelisk Gate' wins Best Novel 2017
i. The Hugo Award for Best Novel 2017 was given to Nora K. Jemisin, an American speculative fiction writer for her work 'The Obelisk Gate'. The award was presented at the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki.
ii. The awarded book was the second in the trilogy that started with 'The Fifth Season', which was New York Times Notable Book of 2015 and won Jemisin the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2016.
Aishwarya becomes the first woman to raise Indian flag at IFFM 2017
i. Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has become the first female actor ever to hoist the Indian National Flag at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), Australia’s annual celebration of film from India and the subcontinent.
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