Daily GK Updates - 22nd November, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Sangai Festival 2016 begins in Manipur: The 10-day-festival ‘Sangai Festival 2016’ inaugurated by Manipur CM OkramIbobi Singh on November 21, 2016. It will continue till November 30, 2016, with the theme: ‘Destination Manipur’. The main aim is to celebrate the festival to promote Manipur as a potential tourist destination.

2. India joins CERN as Associate Member: India became an associate member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world’s largest nuclear and particle physics laboratory. Becoming Associate Member of CERN, will enhance participation of young Indian scientists and engineers in various projects.Presently, CERN has 22 member states, four associate member states.

3. India test fires Agni-I ballistic missile from Odisha coast: The Intermediate-range missile is capable of hitting a target 700 km away. It is designed to carry a payload of more than one tonne. Agni-I missile is equipped with the sophisticated navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision.

4. Mahesh Bhalla appointed as Chief Mentor of Startups Club of India: Mahesh Bhalla, former Executive Director of Dell’s Consumer & SMB business in India, has been appointed as Chief Mentor of Bengaluru based Startups Club India.

5. Naidu inaugurates multimedia exhibition on theme of ‘Azaad 70 Saal, Yaad Karo Kurbani’: Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated a multimedia exhibition on the theme of ‘Aazadi 70 Saal, Yaad Karo Kurbani’ to commemorate 70 years of India’s Independence and its depiction through films. The multimedia exhibition has been organised by National Film Archives of India, NFAI at the International Film Festival of India, IFFI in Goa.

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. Bhullar wins Indonesia Open, Jeev Milkha Singh tied-second: Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar has won the $300,000 BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open for the second time in his career. Two-time Asian Tour number one JeevMilkha Singh finished tied-second in the tournament, which was his best result since 2012.

AWARDS:

2. Akshaya Mukul wins Shakti Bhatt prize: Senior journalist AkshayaMukul has been awarded the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his book "Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India".

3. Radhika Menon awarded IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea: Captain Radhika Menon on 21 November 2016 was bestowed with the 2016 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea at IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom. Menon was honoured with the prestigious award for her role in the rescue of seven fishermen from a sinking fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal in June 2015. iii. With this, Captain Menon became the first female to receive the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.

OBITUARIES:

4. Ex- Governor of Madhya Pradesh Ram Naresh Yadav died at the age of 89.

5. Irish Novelist William Trevor died at the age of 88: Trevor won the Whitbread Prize thrice and was nominated five times for the Booker Prize.