Current Affairs 29th February 2016

Current Affairs 29th February 2016

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ranveer Singh selected for 2016 Dinanath Mangeshkar Award

• Movie producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actor Ranveer Singh have been decided for the prestigious 2016 Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award.
• The recompense will be gave to them by Lata Mangeshkar at a capacity to be held in Pune on 24 April to celebrate Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar’s demise commemoration.

Resul Pookutty turns out to be first Asian to win Golden Reel Award

• Oscar-winning sound planner Resul Pookutty has won the prestigious American Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) Golden Reel Award. He won the best solid for narrative “India’s Daughter” coordinated by Leslee Udwin.
• It depends on the Delhi gangrape occurrence of December 2012.
• Government has banned open screening airing of the narrative. With this, he turns into the main Asian to win the desired recompense from the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) of United States for best solid.

Twitter launches Position of Strength Campaign to Empower Women

• Smaller scale blogging website Twitter for first time has propelled #Positionofstrength crusade in India to enable ladies to raise voices against any type of segregation.
• The crusade looks for spread attention to connect the sexual orientation balance hole online in India and move the of ladies pioneers cutting edge to have a powerful voice in the public arena.
• It was dispatched by taking signal from a study showcasing an overarching male strength over both online and disconnected from the net space.

Stan Wawrinka wins 2016 Dubai ATP Tennis title

• Stan Wawrinka from Switzerland has won the 2016 Dubai ATP Tennis title in the men’s singles classification. In the last match played in the United Arab Emirates, he crushed Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) by 6-4, 7-6 (15/13) score.
• It was his ninth straight last and general thirteenth title of his profession and second of the 2016 season subsequent to winning Chennai Open.

Dinesh Sharma chose as Chairperson of IFAD

• Dinesh Sharma has been collectively chosen as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD).
• He was consistently chosen as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of IFAD for a time of two years in its 39th Session held in Rome, Italy.
• Presently, he is serving as Additional Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs under the Union Ministry of Finance and is likewise India’s Governor to the IFAD, Rome.

East bank of India to get 6th Doppler Radar for climate estimating

• The cyclone prone eastern bank of India will get another doppler radar to support the climate gauging framework. It will be appointed by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Gopalpur in Odisha which had confronted the extreme cyclonic tempest Phailin in October 2013.
• It will be the 6th such radar on the nation’s east drift and the other such 5 radars are situated in Kolkata, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Machilipatnam and Paradip.
• The move to set up extra radar expect centrality as it will help dominant presences in making opportune move against violent winds inclined toward the eastern coast furthermore better conjecture Earlier in November 2015, the IMD had introduced a doppler radar in Paradip which is another waterfront locale in Odisha that was desolated by a super twister in 1999.

President Pranab Mukherjee initiates Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project

• President Pranab Mukherjee initiated the principal stage Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project (MHP) at Trissur in Kerala to restore the authentic and social essentialness Muziris.
• The undertaking is Kerala Government’s first green Project and India’s biggest legacy protection venture. President likewise dispatched the site of the MHP.
• MHP is bolstered by the Union Government and tries to moderate antiquated seaport of Muziris and showcase its way of life of 3000 years. The task additionally will assume essential part Spice Route activity propelled by Kerala Tourism with the helo UNESCO to restore state’s notable exchange ties with 41 nations of the world.

Oscar Awards: 88th Academy Awards

• Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant).
• Best Actress: Brie Larson (Room).
• Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies).
• Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl).
• Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (The Revenant).
• Best Original Screenplay: Tom McCarthy (Spotlight).
• Best Adapted Screenplay: Adam McKay (The Big Short).
• Best Original Song: Writing’s on the Wall (Spectre).
• Best Original Score: The Hateful Eight (Ennio Morricone).
• Best Production Design: Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson (Mad Max: Fury Road).
• Best Editing: Margaret Sixel (Mad Max: Fury Road).
• Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki (The Revenant).
• Best Sound Editing: Mark A. Mangini and David White (Mad Max: Fury Road).
• Best Sound Mixing: Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo (Mad Max: Fury Road).
• Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul (Hungary).
• Best Documentary Feature: Best Documentary Short Subject: A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness.
• Best Live Action Short Film: Best Visual Effects: Mark Williams Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris and Andrew Whitehurst (Ex Machina).
• Best Animated Feature Film: Inside Out.
• Best Animated Short Film: Bear Story.
• Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka (Mad Max: Fury Road). Best Costume Design: Jenny Beavan (Mad Max: Fury Road).
• Most awards: Mad Max: Fury Road (6 Awards) followed by The Revenant (3) and Spotlight (2). Most nominations in 88th Academy Awards: The Revenant (12), Mad Max: Fury Road (10) and The Martian (7).