Tuesday 17 December 2013

Michelle Bachelet won Chile Presidential Elections

Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet on 15 December 2013 elected as the Chile President for a second time by a wide margin.
Michelle Bachelet got 62 percent votes against 38 percent votes for Evelyn Matthei, a former minister from the governing centre-right coalition.

मिशेल Bachelet ऩे चिली राष्ट्रपति चुनाव जीता. 15 दिसंबर, 2013 पर वामपंथी उम्मीदवार मिशेल Bachelet एक व्यापक मार्जिन द्वारा एक दूसरी बार के लिए चिली के राष्ट्रपति के रूप में चुने गयी.
15 दिसंबर, 2013 पर मिशेल Bachelet एक व्यापक मार्जिन द्वारा एक दूसरी बार के लिए चिली के राष्ट्रपति के रूप में चुने गयी.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on 16 December 2013 suspended Shane Shillingford, the West Indies offspinner, from bowling in international cricket after his action was found illegal.

Another West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels, who is a part-time offspinner, also has been prohibited from bowling quicker deliveries in international cricket. Both the players were reported for suspect action on 16 November 2013, during the second Test against India in Mumbai. They underwent biomechanical analysis in Perth on 29 November 2013.

अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट परिषद (आईसीसी) ने वेस्टइंडीज के ऑफ स्पिनर शेन शिलिंगफोर्ड को अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट में गेंदबाजी करने से 16 दिसंबर 2013 को निलंबित कर दिया. वेस्टइंडीज तेज गेंदबाज मार्लन सैमुएल्स की तेज गेंदें भी नियमों के अनुरूप नहीं पाई गईं.

आईसीसी ने एक बयान में कहा, 'एक स्वतंत्र बायोमैकेनिकल विश्लेषण में शेन शिलिंगफोर्ड का गेंदबाजी एक्शन अवैधानिक पाया गया है और इस हालत में खिलाड़ी को अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट में गेंदबाजी करने से निलंबित कर दिया गया है.' आकलन में उनकी दोनों ऑफ ब्रेक और 'दूसरा' गेंद के गेंदबाजी एक्शन में कोहनी आईसीसी नियमों के अनुसार सीमा से 15 डिग्री ज्यादा मुड़ी हुई है.
The Union Ministry of Finance on 16 December 2013 approved the three proposals of different Ministries to utilise the Resources in the Nirbhaya Fund to Enhance the Safety and Security of Women in the country.

In the Union Budget speech on 28 Februry 2013, the Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram had announced that the Government will set-up a Fund called the Nirbhaya Fund and contribute 1000 crore rupees to the Fund.
 केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्रालय ने 16 दिसंबर 2013 को विभिन्न मंत्रालयों के स्रोतों को महिलाओं की सुरक्षा से संबंधित निर्भय कोष में इस्तेमाल किये जाने के तीन प्रस्तावों को स्वीकृति प्रदान की. निर्भय कोष का इस्तेमाल देश में महिलाओं की सुरक्षा तथा बचाव हेतु उपयोग किया जाना है.

केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री पी चिदंबरम ने 28 फरवरी 2013 को अपने बजट भाषण में घोषणा की थी कि सरकार निर्भय कोष की स्थापना करेगी तथा इसके लिए 1000 करोड़ रुपये उपलब्ध कराने का प्रस्ताव रखा गया था.
Book: Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan :Published by  Mumbai University.

Mumbai University on 16 December 2013 launched a book titled ‘Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan’ to mark a year since the brutal gangrape of a Delhi paramedic student.

निर्भया: एक आत्मचिंतन: डॉ. राजन वेकूकर (सम्पादन)

मुंबई विश्वविद्यालय ने दिल्ली की 23 वर्षीय पैरामेडिकल छात्रा निर्भया के साथ सामूहिक बर्बर दुष्कर्म के एक वर्ष बाद निर्भया: एक आत्मचिंतन (Nirbhaya: Ek Atmachintan) नामक एक पुस्त्तक का 16 दिसंबर 2013 को विमोचन किया. यह पुस्तक महिलाओं के सुरक्षा से संबंधित मुद्दों के साथ साथ उनकी सशक्तिकरण से संबंधित मुद्दों पर किए गे विचारों और सूचनाओं का एक संकलन है.
Vijay Diwas was observed on 16 December 2013 across the Nation to celebrate the India’s military victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.

Vijay Diwas commemorates the victory of the Indian Armed Forces and the Mukti Bahini in the Indo-Pak war which culminated in the liberation of Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, on 16 December 1971 and the historic surrender of over 93000 Pakistani soldiers.

विजय दिवस 1971 के युद्ध में पाकिस्तान पर भारत की सैन्य जीत का जश्न मनाने के लिए देश भर में 16 दिसंबर 2013 को मनाया गया.
विजय दिवस 16 दिसंबर 1971 और 93000 से अधिक पाकिस्तानी सैनिकों की ऐतिहासिक आत्मसमर्पण तथा भारत पाक युद्ध में भारतीय सशस्त्र सेना की जीत की याद दिलाता है. 
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as the Chairman of NABARD..
The Union Government on 13 December 2013 appointed Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as the Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for a period of five years.

Prior to this appointment, Bhanwala was an Executive Director at India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), a state-owned infrastructure lender. Bhanwala succeeds Prakash Bakshi, who retired as NABARD Chairman in September 2013.
भारत सरकार ने हर्ष कुमार भनवाला (एचके भनवाला) को राष्ट्रीय कृषि एवं ग्रामीण विकास बैंक (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, नाबार्ड) का अध्यक्ष (Chairman, चेयरमैन) 13 दिसंबर  2013 को नियुक्त किया. हर्ष कुमार भनवाला ने सितंबर 2013 में सेवानिवृत्त हुए डॉ प्रकाश बक्शी का स्थान लिया. हर्ष कुमार भनवाला का कार्यकाल पांच वर्ष का है.
CVR Rajendran was on 13 December 2013 appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Bank.
He was appointed by Union Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Rajendran is appointed for a period of five years.Prior to this post, Rajendran was Executive Director of Bank of Maharashtra.




सी वी आर राजेंद्रन को आंध्रा बैंक के अध्यक्ष एवं प्रबंध निदेशक के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया.
इस पद के पहले , राजेन्द्रन बैंक ऑफ महाराष्ट्र के कार्यकारी निदेशक थे.
Germany on 15 December 2013 lifted the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup for a record sixth time. In the title clash at New Delhi, defending champions Germany defeated France, 5-2 to retain the title. For the Germans, Nilkas Wellen scored the hat-trick goals with Jonas Gomoll and Christopher Ruhr being the other goal scorers. For France, Gaspard Baumgarten scored both the goals.


 जर्मनी ने फ्रांस को रविवार (15 दिसंबर) को 5-2 से हराकर रिकॉर्ड छठा और लगातार दूसरा जूनियर हॉकी वल्र्डकप जीत लिया। जर्मनी 1982, 1985, 1989, 19933, 2009 में भी चैंपियन रह चुका है। मेजर ध्यानचंद नेशनल स्टेडियम पर पहले हाफ में तमाम कयासों के विपरीत मुकाबला बराबरी का था लेकिन जर्मनी ने दूसरे हाफ में चिर-परिचित खेल दिखाया.   हॉलैंड तीसरे स्थान पर रहा।
The government will shortly launch 'Netra', the defence ministry's internet spy system that will be capable of detecting words like 'attack', 'bomb', 'blast' or 'kill' in a matter of seconds from reams of tweets, status updates, emails, instant messaging transcripts, internet calls, blogs and forums.





सरकार शीघ्र ही 'Netra', रक्षा मंत्रालय के इंटरनेट जासूस प्रणाली का शुभारंभ करेंगे.

Sunday 15 December 2013

The National Green Tribunal has banned "unregulated open burning" of plastic, rubber or such other articles across the country. 

“All the plastic waste/scrap dealers and/or recyclers including the members of the PVC and Plastic Waste Dealers Association, respondent herein, shall be restrained from carrying on their business of segregation of plastic waste and its eventual transfer to recyclers or disposal contrary to and without registration under the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011,” a bench headed by NGT chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar said.


राष्ट्रीय हरित न्यायाधिकरण (एनजीटी) ने देशभर में प्लास्टिक, रबड़ या इस तरह के सामान को ‘खुले में अनियमित रूप से जलाने’ पर 13 दिसंबर 2013 को प्रतिबंध लगा दिया.
राष्ट्रीय हरित न्यायाधिकरण (एनजीटी)  के अध्यक्ष न्यायमूर्ति स्वतंत्र कुमार की अध्यक्षता वाली पीठ ने निर्देश दिया कि अव्यवस्थित ढंग से प्लास्टिक, रबर व इस तरह के अन्य सामान को जलाने से वातावरण को काफी नुकसान पहुंचता है. इसलिए देश में कहीं भी ऐसा करने पर प्रतिबंध लगाया जाता है
The Union Labour Minister, Sis Ram Ola died on 15 December 2013 after a prolonged illness in Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana. He was of 83 years in age.

केंद्रीय श्रम एवं रोजगार मंत्री एवं पद्म श्री से सम्मानित        शीश राम ओला
का लंबी बीमारी के कारण गुड़गांव के मेदांता मेडिसिटी अस्पताल में 15
दिसंबर 2013 को निधन हो गया. वह 86 वर्ष के थे.
India defeated Pakistan 48-39 in the World Kabaddi Cup in the finals played at Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab on 14 December 2013.
With this win, India retained the title for fourth consecutive time.

Hardavinder Singh Dulla and Balbir Singh from India were named as the Best Raider and Best Stopper of the tournament, respectively. In the semi-finals, hosts India crushed England 63-32 while Pakistan beat US.


भारत ने पाकिस्तान को 48-39 से पराजित कर पुरुष वर्ग में वर्ष 2013 का कबड्डी विश्वकप (World Kabaddi Chaimpionship 2013) जीत लिया. इसी जीत के साथ भारत लगातार चौथी बार कबड्डी विश्वकप विजेता बन गया. कबड्डी विश्वकप 2013 (World Kabaddi Chaimpionship 2013) का फाइनल मैच पंजाब के लुधियाना के गुरु नानक देव स्टेडियम में 14 दिसंबर 2013 को खेला गया. इस प्रतियोगिता में अमेरिका की टीम तीसरे स्थान पर रही.
Irrfan Khan on 13 December 2013 won the best actor award for his brilliant performance in his film The Lunchbox at the 10th edition of Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).

Dubai International Film Festival was held from 6 December to 14 December 2013. The jury at the DIFF was headed by renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.


Ritesh Batra, the Writer-Director of the film The Lunchbox, got a special mention for screenplay for the film in the same category.


बॉलीवुड अभिनेता इरफान खान को फिल्म “द लंच बॉक्स” में अपने शानदार अभिनय के लिए 10वें दुबई अंतरराष्ट्रीय फिल्म महोत्सव में सर्वश्रेष्ठ अभिनेता के पुरस्कार के लिए चुना गया.
The former footballer of India, Babul Phukan on 14 December 2013 died at a hospital in Guwahati, Assam after a prolong illness.

About Babul Phukan:
• He represented Assam nine times in the Santosh trophy
• Babul played for Assam sub junior, junior and Santosh Trophy teams on several occasions He has played several, international matches in England, Germany and Italy
• As a member of the SAI team, Babul played against a Russian team in Guwahati and Shillong in 1988
• He represented the Maharana Club, one of the oldest clubs of North East and played for the Mohammedan Sporting Club in 1989
• He was a SBI officer
• He was born at Chakalibhoria village near Panitola in Tinsukia district.
 Delhi Tourism was awarded the Tourism for Tomorrow Award :
Delhi Tourism was awarded the Tourism for Tomorrow Award, India by World Travel & Tourism Council India Initiative (WTTCII) last week which was received by chairman Manish Chatrath on behalf of the state government.
The city also picked up the runner-up trophy for Favourite Indian City Award from the Condé Nast Traveller India Magazine at another event.

“Delhi has received a number of awards in the past one year and it will be a morale booster for the industry,” Delhi Tourism chief manager Sudhir Sobti said when receiving the award.
Wipro has received the '2013 ESCAP-Sasakawa Award for Disability-Inclusive Business in Asia:
IT major Wipro said it has been awarded the ESCAP-Sasakawa award for Disability-Inclusive Business-2013.
Wipro has received the '2013 ESCAP-Sasakawa Award for Disability-Inclusive Business in Asia and the Pacific', in the category 'Disability-Inclusive Multinational Enterprise', the company said in a release.
 
Wipro said the award for Disability-Inclusive Business was established by ESCAP in cooperation with
The Nippon Foundation ( TNF) and the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) to recognise and honour companies that have made a significant breakthrough in engaging and hiring people with disabilities in their daily operations.
country's first museum for customs and central excise:
PANAJI: The headquarters of Alfandega - as the customs administration was known in Goa during Portuguese rule till 1961 when it was liberated and came under Indian control - has been converted into the country's first museum for customs and central excise and displays some rare items seized from smugglers since Independence and before.
 
The two-storey Blue Building, as the Portuguese had named its customs headquarters in Panaji, is a heritage structure built in 1800. The Blue Building got its name from a major commodity traded during Portuguese rule from its port in Goa, Indigo dye. This building remained the customs headquarters till 2002 when it was shifted to a new building.
World Food Project (WFP) for 2013:

A report released on 10 December 2013 by the World Food Project (WFP) for 2013 on 169 countries has said that India’s midday meal programme stands 12th among 35 lower middle income countries. 


However it noted that India has the largest school feeding programme in the world, catering to over 114 million children.
pepsico new Chairman D Shivakumar:

D Shivakumar was appointed as the Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo India. The post was lying vacant since Manu Anand quit the US food and beverage maker PepsiCo India in June 2013 to join foods company Cadbury Kraft.
Human Rights Day was observed across the world on 10 December 2013 to bring to light the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
2013 Theme: 20 Years Working for Your Rights.