Daily Dose of GK : 14th October, 2015
1.Jamaican writer Marlon James won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction:
Jamaican writer Marlon James on 13 October 2015 won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel 'A Brief History of Seven Killings'. With this, James became the first Jamaican author to win the prize in its 47-years of history.
1.Jamaican writer Marlon James won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction:
Jamaican writer Marlon James on 13 October 2015 won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel 'A Brief History of Seven Killings'. With this, James became the first Jamaican author to win the prize in its 47-years of history.
First awarded in 1969, the Man Booker Prize is recognized as the leading
award for high quality literary fiction written in English. The award promotes
the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.
2.China operationalises Zam Hydropower Station on
Brahmaputra in Tibet:
China has operationalised the 'Zam Hydropower Station' built on
Brahmaputra River(Brahmaputra River which is known as Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet) which has raised concerns in India over the likelihood of
disrupting water supplies of River.
The dam is considered to be the world’s highest-altitude hydro-power station and largest of its kind. Annually it will produce produces 2.5 billion
kilowatt-hours of electricity. The power station is located in the Gyaca County
of Tibet and is considered as the largest in this region.
3.Delhi government launched Bill Banvao, Inaam Pao
scheme:
The Delhi Government on 13 October 2015 launched 'Bill Banvao, Inaam
Pao' scheme to encourage people to receive or demand proper bills for purchases.
The bill must include the registration number (TIN) of the dealer, full
name of each item purchased, rate of tax charged against each and total sale
value (excluding VAT). The winner will be selected through a computerized draw
of lots using the unique IDs generated against each bill received by the
department.
4.Arun Jaitley chosen 'Finance Minister of the Year,
Asia' by Emerging Markets
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was chosen as 'Finance Minister
of the Year, Asia' by London-based publication Emerging Markets in October
2015 for
Apart from this, Atiur Rahman, the Governor of Bangladesh Bank was
named as the Central Bank Governor of the Year, Asia 2015.
In 2014, the magazine had named governor of the Reserve Bank of India,
Raghuram Rajan for Central Bank Governor of the Year award for Asia.
In 2010,
it also chose Pranab Mukherjee as 'Finance Minister of the Year, Asia'.
5.Green Indian Mission plans approved for 4 states
Union Environment
Ministry has approved annual plans of National Mission for Green India (GIM) of
four states viz. Kerala, Mizoram, Manipur and Jharkhand. In this regard,
National Executive Council (NEC) has approved the Perspective Plans (PP) and
Annual Plan of Operations (APOs) of GIM submitted by 4 states.
The approval has been granted for alternative energy devices such as bio-gas, LPG, solar devices, biomass-based systems and improved stoves. These
devices in turn will help to reduce pressure on forests and provide carbon
emission benefits, along with health and other associated benefits.
GIM is one of the 8key Missions outlined under National Action Plan on
Climate Change (NAPCC).
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