Sharjah International Book Fair 2019

Sharjah International Book Fair 2019

The 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2019 was inaugurated

Nearly 1800 exhibitors from 77 countries are participating in the Fair.

The fair will showcase 987 activities presenting scientific, knowledge and literary themes.

this year's book fair will be carrying the theme of the Sharjah World Book Capital (SWBC), 'Open Books Open Minds', to promote books and reading across age groups and communities.

Republic of Mexico has been declared as the Guest of Honour at the  38th edition of SIBF.

Sharjah International Book Fair is an annual event and runs for 11 days.

Sri Lankan Cabinet approved MCC grant of 480 million from US

Sri Lankan Cabinet approved MCC grant of 480 million from US

Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant of 480 million US dollars from the US Government.

MCC consists of grant funds for traffic management in Colombo, road construction island-wide and land administration improvements covering the whole country.

Sri Lanka is the 37th recipient of such grant funds from the people of the United States of America.

International Animation Day

International Animation Day

October 28, the International Animation Day (IAD) was an international observance proclaimed in 2002 by the ASIFA as the main global event to celebrate the art of animation.

This day commemorates the first public performance of Charles-Émile Reynaud's Théâtre Optique at the Grevin Museum in Paris, 1892.

 IAD was initiated by ASIFA

The 2019 IAD poster was  created by Giannis Koutsouris

Mokgweetsi eric keabetswe masisi elected as President of the Republic of Botswana

Mokgweetsi eric keabetswe masisi elected as President of the Republic of Botswana

The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has won the general election after securing 29 national assembly seats, representing 51 percent of the vote

Botswana voted on Wednesday to elect 57 national assembly and 490 local government representatives, with the candidate of the winning party set to become president.

Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi is the fifth and current President of Botswana, serving since 2018. He has also served as Minister of Education since 2014, and previously he was Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration from 2011 to 2014. He was first elected to Parliament in 2009

Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during the seasonal floods.

Capital: Gaborone

Currency: Botswana pula

18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement

18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement

As many as two dozen heads of state and governments have arrived in Baku on Thursday, the capital of Azerbaijan, to attend a two-day Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit.

The 18th forum of the 120-member group covering 55% of the world's population is expected to discuss responses to contemporary challenges around the world,

Since becoming a NAM member in May 2011, Azerbaijan is hosting the summit for the first time.

NAM summit is held every three years since its inception in 1961 at Belgrade under the leadership of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru along with Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia, Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, and Sukarno of Indonesia.

They were committed to keeping their foreign policy non-aligned and not participating in military and political blocs.

They also stressed the need for peaceful coexistence based on the principles of independence and equality.

China to host the inaugural edition of expanded 24-team Club World Cup

China to host the inaugural edition of expanded 24-team Club World Cup

China will host the inaugural edition of the expanded 24-team Club World Cup.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino made the announcement after a meeting in Shanghai of the FIFA Council, the decision-making unit of football's world governing body.

Calling it a historic decision, he said, the FIFA Council has decided, unanimously, to appoint China as the host of the new FIFA World Cup for Clubs.

current Club World Cup features seven teams including the holders of the UEFA Champions League. Qatar will host the competition this year and in 2020.

Lebanon Cabinet approved economic reforms

Lebanon Cabinet approved economic reforms

The Lebanon Cabinet approved economic reforms

Lebanon's 30-member Cabinet also approved halving of ministerial wages

 there is to be a 50 per cent decrease in salaries of all current and former presidents, lawmakers and ministers.

key measures bring in no new taxes or fees on citizens or public sector employees.

World Osteoporosis Day

World Osteoporosis Day

World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on October 20th, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease.

Organized by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), the World Osteoporosis Day campaign is accompanied by community events and local campaigns by national osteoporosis patient societies from around the world with activities in over 90 countries

World Osteoporosis Day was launched on October 20th 1996 by the United Kingdom’s National Osteoporosis Society and supported by the European Commission.

Since 1997, the awareness day  has been organised by the International Osteoporosis Foundation.

In 1998 and 1999, the World Health Organization acted as co-sponsor of World Osteoporosis Day.

British Parliament voted against Brexit

British Parliament voted against Brexit

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson will now have to ask the European Union (EU) for an extension to that deadline after Member of Parliaments backed a motion designed to rule out a no-deal exit by 322 votes to 306.

 Prime Minister Boris Johnson  will bring in legislation tomorrow to implement the deal he struck with Brussels this week.

 MPs could also be given another vote on the deal tomorrow if Commons Speaker John Bercow allows it.

IMF Members agree to double pool of money to aid distressed countries

IMF Members agree to double pool of money to aid distressed countries

Global Finance Ministers agreed to double a key pool of money that the International Monetary Fund can use to aid distressed countries but again put off giving more votes to major emerging economies.

The IMF has been working to restructure its voting shares to give more weight to growing economies like China, India and Brazil but some traditional powers have resisted since they stand to lose influence in the institution.

The Washington-based lender, founded in the wake of World War II, has traditionally been controlled by the United States and western European countries.

 But major developing economies, which account for a growing share of global GDP, warn that without a shift of the power structure the IMF risks losing legitimacy and the ability to influence economic policies.

But the IMF's governing body did agree to a plan to shore up the crisis lender's resources, doubling to 500 billion dollars a temporary fund provided by 40 of the fund's 189 members.

The IMF gets most of its resources through member quotas but since the review was pushed back it will rely on the special fund, known as the New Arrangements to Borrow, NAB, to ensure it has sufficient resources to ward off a new crisis. The NAB was rolled back following the global financial crisis and the current iteration was approved for five years through November 2022.

EU and UK reach an agreement on Brexit deal

EU and UK reach an agreement on Brexit deal

Negotiators from the European Union and the UK have reached an agreement on a Brexit deal before a meeting of European leaders in Brussels.

British lawmakers voted narrowly in favour of holding the first Parliamentary Session on a Saturday in 37 years, to debate the government's new Brexit deal.

Members of the lower chamber House of Commons voted 287 to 275 in favour.

It would only be Parliament's fifth Saturday session since the eve of World War II.

The two sides have been working on the legal text of a deal, but it will still need the approval of both the UK and European Parliaments.

Britain is due to leave the European Union by 31st of October

Global Handwashing Day

Global Handwashing Day

Global Handwashing Day is an international handwashing promotion campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits.

Washing hands at critical points during the day and washing with soap are both important.

 The theme for the year 2019 is “Clean Hands For All”.

Global Handwashing Day occurs on 15 October of each year.

 

ICC changed super over rule for all its major events

ICC changed super over rule for all its major events

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the super over rule for all its major events following the uproar over the outcome of the men's World Cup final this year when England were declared winners against New Zealand on boundary count.

As per new rule, in case of a super over tie there will be a repeated super over until one team has more runs than the other.

In July this year, England won their first-ever World Cup title. In the final, winner was not decided after the 50-over and super over action, both of which were tied.

In the end, England were announced as the winner as they had hit more boundaries, 26, as compared to New Zealand's 17 boundaries in the match.

Nobel prize For Economics

Nobel prize For Economics

 Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Michael Kremer of Harvard University.

This is only the second time a woman has bagged the prestigious award, popularly called the Economics Nobel, and it is a first for a husband-wife duo to win in this discipline   Mr. Banerjee is married to Ms. Duflo

The 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics has been jointly won by Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, his wife, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer of the United States for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.

 58-year-old Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and he remains one of the lab’s directors.

Banerjee is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CEPR research fellow, International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society, and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and a winner of the Infosys Prize.

Michael Robert Kremer is an American development economist who is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies at Harvard University

three day long Indo-Bangla Baul Music Festival concluded

three day long Indo-Bangla Baul Music Festival concluded

A three day long festival of Baul songs named Indo-Bangla Baul Music Festival ended last evening with performances by Bauls from India and Bangladesh.

The program was organised to observe the 129th death anniversary of Baul saint Fakir Lalon Shah.

More than 25 Bauls performed during the program.

the festival lays emphasis on the liberal and secular values of the region and the message of humanistic philosophy.

The programme organised by the Lalon Biswasangha was supported by the Indian High Commission.

Japan affected by biggest typhoon 'Hagibis ' in 60 years

Japan affected by biggest typhoon 'Hagibis ' in 60 years

Japan,  endures what could be its worst storm for 60 years.

The eye of Typhoon Hagibis made landfall shortly before 19:00 local time in Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo.

More than seven million people have been urged to leave their homes amid severe flood and landslide warnings.

Train services have been halted, and more than a thousand flights grounded.

 Two Rugby World Cup games scheduled for Saturday have been cancelled.

 Formula 1 has also cancelled Saturday's Japanese Grand Prix.

Japan's Meteorological Agency has warned half a metre of rain could fall on the Tokyo area between midday on Saturday and Sunday.

It could be the strongest storm the country has faced since Kanogawa Typhoon in 1958, which left more than 1,200 people dead or missing.

World Obesity Day

World Obesity Day

World Obesity Day is observed globally on 11 October with the view of promoting practical solutions to end the global obesity crisis.

 It is organised by the World Obesity Federation, a non-profit body which is in official relations with the World Health Organization
and is a collaborating body on the Lancet Commission on Obesity.

World Obesity states that its aim is to lead and drive global efforts to reduce, prevent and treat obesity.

The first World Obesity Day took place in 2015.

Poland’s Olga Tokarczuk, Austria’s Peter Handke win Literature Nobels for 2018 and 2019

Poland’s Olga Tokarczuk, Austria’s Peter Handke win Literature Nobels for 2018 and 2019

Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian author Peter Handke,  won the 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prizes for literature on Thursday.

The rare double announcement came after no literature prize was awarded last year

Both winners will receive a full cash prize, valued this year at 9-million kronor ($918,000), a gold medal and a diploma.

Ms. Tokarczuk won the Booker International Prize in 2018 for 'Flights'.

She is only the 15th woman to win the Nobel literature prize in more than a century. Of the 11 Nobels awarded so far this week, all the other laureates have been men.

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day (10 October) is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.

It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.

This day, each October, thousands of supporters come to celebrate this annual awareness program to bring attention to mental illness and its major effects on peoples' life worldwide.

 In some countries this day is part of an awareness week, such as Mental Health Week in Australia

Theme 2019     Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention

Nobel prize in physics awarded for discoveries in cosmology

Nobel prize in physics awarded for discoveries in cosmology

Nobel Prize 2019 for Physics has been announced. Three scientists, James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz have won the Prize for their contribution to the understanding of the evolution of the universe and earth's place in the cosmos.

One half of the award was given to James Peebles for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology and the other half jointly to Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star.

They will share a 9-million kronor cash award, a gold medal and a diploma. The laureates will receive them at a ceremony in Stockholm on December 10.

World Habitat Day

World Habitat Day 

'The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter.

 In 1985 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared the first Monday of October as World Habitat Day through Resolution 40/202. It was first celebrated in 1986.


The Day is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns.

Theme     2019     Frontier Technologies as an innovative Tool to Transform Waste into Wealth

Novak Djokovic won Japan Open title

Novak Djokovic won Japan Open title

World number one Novak Djokovic won the Japan Open tennis title today defeating Australian John Millman 6-3, 6-2 in straight sets.

Djokovic, played in his first Japanese competition at the Ariake Colosseum at Tokyo

The Japan Open is a men's tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Koto, Tokyo, Japan

 Held since 1973, the championship includes men's singles and doubles competitions.

the Japan Open was known as the Tokyo Outdoor Grand Prix and was part of the Grand Prix tennis tour between 1973 and 1989.
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Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals 

World Teacher's Day

World Teacher's Day

World Teachers' Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is an international day held annually on October 5.

Established in 1994, it commemorates the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers  which is a standard-setting instrument that addresses the status and situations of teachers around the world.

This recommendation outlines standards relating to education personnel policy, recruitment, and initial training as well as the continuing education of teachers, their employment, and working conditions

World Teachers' Day aims to focus on "appreciating, assessing and improving the educators of the world" and to provide an opportunity to consider issues related to teachers and teaching.

The theme of this day for 2019 is Young Teachers: The Future of the Profession.

World Space Week

World Space Week

World Space Week is an annual holiday observed from 4 to 10 October in various parts of the world, including Europe and Asia.

World Space Week is officially defined as "an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition".

 The week commemorates the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik I on October 4, 1957, and its entry into force, on 10 October 1967.

The theme for the year 2019 is “The Moon: Gateway to the Stars”, celebrating the 50th anniversary of humankind’s first step on the Moon on 20 July 1969.

World Women's Boxing Championship

 World Women's Boxing Championship

The World Women's Boxing Championship will begin at Ulan Ude in Russia .

The best female boxers in the world will compete in the 11th edition of the championships, the most prestigious boxing titles in the word.

 India will play with a ten-member squad comprising experienced and young boxers.

Six-time champion M C Mary Kom will start as a strong medal contender for India yet again in 51 kilogram category.

Spotlight will also be on former champion and Mary Kom's contemporary L Sarita Devi in 60 kilogram category.

Japan’s Kento Momota won Korea Open

Japan’s Kento Momota won Korea Open

Top-ranked Kento Momota of Japan clinched the men’s singles title at the Korea Open badminton tournament with a win over No 2 Chou Tienchen of Taiwan.

The 25-year-old downed Chou 21-19, 21-17 in a final that lasted 53 minutes.

 In the women’s final, China’s He Bingjiao defeated Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 18-21, 24-22, 21-17.

South Korea dominated the women’s doubles, with Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong beating compatriots Lee So-hee and Shin Seungchan 13-21, 21-19, 21-17.

Indonesian pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto defeated Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda of Japan 21-16, 21-17 to clinch the men’s doubles title.

International Day for Older Persons

International Day for Older Persons

The International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 each year.

On December 14, 1990 the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons as recorded in Resolution 45/106.

The holiday was observed for the first time on October 1, 1991.

The holiday is celebrated by raising awareness about issues affecting the elderly, such as senescence and elder abuse.

 It is also a day to appreciate the contributions that older people make to society.

Walk for peace has been organized to mark Gandhiji’s 150th anniversary in Dubai

Walk for peace has been organized to mark Gandhiji’s 150th anniversary in Dubai

Four-Kilometre walk for Peace and Tolerance by people of different nationalities will mark the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations in Dubai.

The programme organized by the Indian Consulate in Dubai along with the local community and the host government will be organized at the Zabeel Park in Dubai.

Gandhi Bhajan and a meditation session will be other activities to mark the 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.

Painting and debate competitions are being organized by the Indian Consulate in various schools of the United Arab Emirates as well.

Later in the week , a cycle rally will be organized in Ajman to commemorate the occasion.

A special exhibition of photographs on, life and principles of Mahatma Gandhi is also being planned during the week in Dubai and other Emirates of the UAE.

World Deaf Day

World Deaf Day is celebrated every year in last week (last Sunday of the month of September) of the September to draw the attention of general public, politician and development authorities towards the achievements of the deaf people as well as deaf people community.

Throughout the celebration of the event, all the deaf people organization worldwide are encouraged greatly to fulfill the demands and needs of the deaf people as well as increasing their rights all over the world.

The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is an international non-governmental organization that acts as a peak body for national associations of Deaf people, with a focus on Deaf people who use sign language and their family and friends.

World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) headquartered in Helsinki, Finland

India-funded school building inaugurated in Nepal

India-funded school building inaugurated in Nepal

In Nepal, a new school building constructed with New Delhi's assistance of 38.60 million Nepali rupees was inaugurated

The three-story building of Kuleshwor Awas Secondary School comprises 20 classrooms, separate sanitation facilities for boys and girls on each floor, an underground water tank, a septic tank and furniture.

The school, established in 1989 by Kuleshwor Awas Pariwar Kalyan Sanstha, is run with community support.

At present, over 800 students are enrolled in the school. Of them, over 50 per cent are girls.

20 countries including India signed agreement to stop spread of fake news online

20 countries including India signed agreement to stop spread of fake news online

Twenty countries, including France, Britain and India, have signed an agreement at the United Nations to stop the spread of fake news on-line.

The signatories, which also included South Africa and Canada, committed to promoting independently reported, diverse and reliable information on the internet under an accord initiated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom watchdog.

the agreement underlined the responsibility of internet providers to promote trustworthy content and pluralism to escape the current information chaos.

former french president jacques chirac

former french president jacques chirac

Jacques René Chirac was a French politician who served as President of France and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra from 1995 to 2007.

Chirac was previously the Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, as well as the Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.

Gandhi Solar Park inaugurated at UN headquarters

Gandhi Solar Park inaugurated at UN headquarters

a programme hosted by India in New York where  world leaders inaugurated the Gandhi Solar Park at the UN headquarters and released a commemorative stamp issued by the UN on the occasion of Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.

The United Nations commemorated 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by planting 150 trees and India erected 195 solar panels on the terrace of UN.

 "Gandhi Solar Park"  has a capacity of a 50 kilowatt

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019

The Best FIFA Football Awards 2019 were held on 23 September 2019 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy

The Best FIFA Men's Player
Lionel Messi    


The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper
Alisson

The Best FIFA Men's Coach
Jürgen Klopp

The Best FIFA Women's Player
Megan Rapinoe

The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper
Sari van Veenendaal    

The Best FIFA Women's Coach
Jill Ellis

FIFA Fair Play Award
Marcelo Bielsa and the Leeds United squad

FIFA Puskás Award
Dániel Zsóri

FIFA Fan Award
Silvia Grecco


FIFA FIFPro Men's World11
Goalkeeper
Brazil Alisson     England Liverpool
Defenders
Spain Sergio Ramos     Spain Real Madrid
Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt Netherlands Ajax    Italy Juventus
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk     England Liverpool
Brazil Marcelo     Spain Real Madrid

Midfielders
Belgium Eden Hazard     England Chelsea    Spain Real Madrid
Netherlands Frenkie de Jong     Netherlands Ajax    Spain Barcelona
Croatia Luka Modrić     Spain Real Madrid

Forwards
Argentina Lionel Messi     Spain Barcelona
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo     Italy Juventus
France Kylian Mbappé     France Paris Saint-Germain

FIFA FIFPro Women's World11

Goalkeeper
Netherlands Sari van Veenendaal England Arsenal    Spain Atlético Madrid

Defenders
England Lucy Bronze     France Lyon
France Wendie Renard     France Lyon
Sweden Nilla Fischer     Germany VfL Wolfsburg    Sweden Linköpings FC
United States Kelley O'Hara     United States Utah Royals FC

Midfielders
France Amandine Henry     France Lyon
United States Julie Ertz     United States Chicago Red Stars
United States Rose Lavelle     United States Washington Spirit

Forwards
Brazil Marta     United States Orlando Pride
United States Alex Morgan     United States Orlando Pride
United States Megan Rapinoe     United States Reign FC

International Day of Sign Languages

International Day of Sign Languages

International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September every year along with International Week of the Deaf.

The objective of the day is to raise awareness of the importance of sign language in the full realization of the human rights of people who are deaf.

The choice of 23 September is the same date that the World Federation of the Deaf was established in 1951.

 The theme of this day for 2019 is “Sign Language Rights for All”.

Sign languages are fully-fledged natural languages, structurally distinct from the spoken languages.

World Rose Day

World Rose Day

World Rose Day is observed in the memory of 12-year-old Melinda Rose from Canada who was diagnosed with Askin's Tumour, a rare form of blood cancer.

September 22 is observed as World Rose Day, for bringing happiness in the lives of people around the world who are fighting with cancer.

It's also a day to spread awareness about the disease.

On World Rose Day, hand-made roses, cards and gifts are offered to cancer patients.

Special events are organised to give strength to those suffering from cancer. 

Rose, a symbol of love, tenderness and concern, is offered to cancer patients to give them strength as they face the cancer battle.

International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September.

It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access.

The day was first celebrated in 1981, and is kept by many nations, political groups, military groups, and people.

The theme  2019 is ‘Climate Action for Peace’.

 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.

there are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership

Hurricane Imelda

Hurricane Imelda

Texas is facing the wrath of Hurricane Imelda which has led to heavy rains & flash floods in its southern parts on Thursday.

Jefferson county received a maximum rainfall of 43.15 inches

Texas governor declares state of disaster for flooding in 13 counties that are currently experiencing widespread flooding due to tropical storm Imelda

Tropical storm Imelda made landfall near Freeport along southeastern coastal Texas, about 100 km south of downtown Houston, Tuesday afternoon.

official mascot for Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics 2022 revealed

 official mascot for Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics 2022 revealed

An animated giant panda named "Bing Dwen Dwen" and a red lantern baby called "Shuey Rhon Rhon" have been unveiled as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The mascots, revealed on Tuesday night at Beijing's Shougang Ice Hockey Arena, are strongly associated with the host nation's culture.

The giant panda, which will be the Olympic mascot, is often regarded as a symbol of China. Its helmet is also indicative of the snow and ice of winter sports.

The name "Bing Dwen Dwen" is a combination of several meanings in the Chinese language, with "Bing" the Chinese word for "ice", and "Dwen Dwen" meaning robust and lively.

The Paralympic mascot choice of the lantern is seen as "symbolic of harvest, warmth and light". In the name "Shuey Rhon Rhon", "Shuey" is the Chinese word for "snow" and "Rhon Rhon" has the duel meaning of tolerance and integration.

the launch sees the end of a submission process which began on August 8, 2018 and saw more than 5,800 design proposals from China and abroad were recieved

where did SCO exercise “Tsentr (centre) 2019” commenced ?

where did SCO exercise “Tsentr (centre) 2019” commenced ?

Options

1) china

2)South korea

3)russia

4)Japan

answer

2)South korea

Other details


A week-long multinational military exercise ‘TSENTR’ [Centre] 2019 has commenced in Russia’s Donguz under the ambit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

All the eight Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states  will be taking part in the exercise.

 

Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina receives Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award

Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina receives Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh was conferred the Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka today.

 The award has been instituted in the memory of former Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

 The award is given every year to honour statesmen or leaders who have shown excellence in their fields to achieve the best for their countries.

Earlier, the Presidents of the Maldives, Ghana and Mauritius received the prestigious award since its introduction in 2015

Who won the FIBA World Cup?

Who won the FIBA World Cup?

Options

1) Spain

2) Argentina

3) China

4)Japan

answer

1) Spain


Other details

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams.

Spain captured their second title after beating Argentina in the final

France went on to win the bronze medal for the second consecutive time after defeating Australia.

The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that was not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup (which was held the previous year).

The tournament expanded from 24 to 32 teams

The tournament also served as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The defending champions were the United States,

who won the U-19 Asia Cup cricket title?

who won the U-19 Asia Cup cricket title?

Options

1) Bangladesh

2)India

3)Sri lanka

4)nepal

answer

2)India

Other details

India won the Under-19 Asia Cup title, with a five-run win over Bangladesh in the final at Colombo, Sri lanka .

Defending a total of 106, India dismissed Bangladesh for 101 in 33 overs.

Atharva Ankolekar,  took  5 for 28 from 8 overs

 

where will 2020 Women's U-17 World Cup be organised?

where will 2020 Women's U-17 World Cup be organized?

Options

1) Nepal

2)Bhutan

3)India

4)Sri lanka

answer


2)Bhutan


Other details

The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be hosted by India, will be held from 2nd to 21st November next year.

The event of the FIFA will be held in four cities across the country.

 Last month, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar has been provisionally confirmed as a venue, pending FIFA approval.

Kolkata, Navi Mumbai, Panaji and Ahmedabad are in the running for the other three host cities.

India was announced as the host country in March this year.

Spain are the defending champions, having won the title of the biennial tournament in 2018.

As India has got an automatic qualification as hosts, it is not entering the Asian qualification campaign in the AFC U-16 Women's Championship which will be held in Thailand from 15th to 28th of this month

 

76th Venice International Film Festival Awards

76th Venice International Film Festival Awards

    Golden Lion: Joker, by Todd Phillips
    Grand Jury Prize: An Officer and a Spy, by Roman Polanski
    Silver Lion: Roy Andersson for About Endlessness
    Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Ariane Ascaride for Gloria Mundi
    Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Luca Marinelli for Martin Eden
    Best Screenplay Award: No.7 Cherry Lane, by Yonfan
    Special Jury Prize: The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be, by Franco Maresco
    Marcello Mastroianni Award: Toby Wallace, Babyteeth



    Best Film: Atlantis by Valentyn Vasyanovych
    Best Director: Théo Court for White on White
    Special Jury Prize: Verdict by Raymund Ribas Gutierrez
    Best Actress: Marta Nieto for Madre
    Best Actor: Sami Bouajila for Bik eneich - Un fils
    Best Screenplay: Revenir by Jessica Palud
    Horizons Prize for Best Short: Darling by Sam Sadiq

Lion of the Future

    Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: You Will Die at 20 by Amjad Abu Alala

Venezia Classici Awards

    Best Documentary on Cinema: Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
    Best Restored Film: Ecstasy (1933)

Special Awards

    Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement: Pedro Almodóvar and Julie Andrews

Autonomous sections

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:

Venice Days

    SIAE Award: Marco Bellocchio for The Traitor

where was innovation exhibition organized?

where was innovation exhibition organized?

Options

1) Hongkong

2)Singapore

3)Beijing

4)Tokyo

answer

2)Singapore


Other details

 innovation exhibition is being organized  in Singapore

around 60 startups from India are participating.

Where is 24th World Energy Congress being organized?

Where is 24th World Energy Congress being organized?

Options

1) Abu Dhabi

2)dubai

3)riyadh

4)doha

answer

1) Abu Dhabi

Other details

The 24th World Energy Congress will commence today in Abu Dhabi'

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the President of the United Arab Emirates.

The four-day World Energy Congress aims to bring together international energy stakeholders, including governments, private and state corporations, academia and media.

With over 15,000 participants expected, the Congress is set to welcome over 250 high-level speakers, 72 Ministers, 500 CEOs, 1000 media persons with 40,000 square-metre exhibition space that will cover the entire energy spectrum.

 

who won the US Open women's singles title?

who won the US Open women's singles title?

Options

1) Elina Svitolina

2)Bianca Andreescu

3)Serena Williams

4)Belinda Bencic

answer

2)Bianca Andreescu

other details

Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu stunned Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 to grab the US Open 2019 women's singles title.

The 19-year-old Andreescu becomes the first Canadian singles player to win a Grand Slam event. With the victory, Andreescu also jumps into the top 10 in the WTA rankings.

The 19-year-old teen is also the first woman to win the trophy at Flushing Meadows in her tournament debut in the Open era.

After open era, which began in 1968, professionals were allowed to participate in the majors

Naomi Osaka was the defending champion,

Andreescu was the youngest person since Svetlana Kuznetsova in the 2004 US Open to win a Grand Slam title

Serena Williams, has lost each of her last four Grand Slam finals, all with a chance to tie Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.

US imposed sanctions on shipping network of which country?

US imposed sanctions on shipping network of which country?

Options

1) russia

2)Iran

3)China

4)North Korea

answer

2)Iran


Other details

The United States has imposed sanctions on a shipping network,    run by Iran.

The sanctions were announced  on 16 entities, 10 people and 11 vessels by US 

Where was UNICEF South Asian Parliamentarian conference held?

Where was UNICEF South Asian Parliamentarian conference held?

options

1) bhutan

2)nepal

3)Sri Lanka

4)bangladesh

answer

3)Sri Lanka


Other details

UNICEF South Asian Parliamentarian conference was hel d in Colombo

The event in Colombo was organized by Sri Lankan Parliament together with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the convention of the rights of the child