1.The Information and Broadcasting Ministry nominated Brijendra Pal Singh as the new President of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and Chairman of Governing Council on 13 December 2018.He is at present the Vice Chairman of the FTII Governing Council.The FTII functions as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
2.Jharkhand has been selected for the ‘Krishi Karman’ award in the rice category from the Union Ministry of Agriculture on 13 December 2018.The award to be given away in February 2019 carries a cash prize of Rs 2 crore and a citation.Each farmer would be given a cash award of Rs 2 lakh along with citation.
3.Mauritius Acting President Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory announced that Mauritius would organise the ‘Gita festival’ in February 2019.The International Gita festival was inaugurated in Haryana on 7 December 2018.Mauritius is the partner country and Gujarat is the partner state of the festival.
4.Iranian movie ‘Dark Room’ bagged the ‘Suvarna Chakoram’ (The Golden Crow Pheasant) award in the 23rd edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IIFK) on 13 December 2018.The movie revolves around the efforts of the parents of a boy to identify the abusers of their child.
5.National energy conservation day is celebrated every year in India on 14 December.The aim of the day is to raise awareness about the importance of energy efficiency and conservation.The day was established by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in 2001 when they executed the Energy Conservation Act of India.
6.The government has constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine the recommendations made by a high-level panel on stressed power projects.The GoM will be headed by Arun Jaitley.The high-level panel on stressed power projects headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha had submitted its report in November 2019.
7.The SEBI eased norms for startup listings and allowed mutual funds to segregate distressed assets to safeguard investment returns.It also approved a proposal to expand the offer-for-sale mechanism for reduction of the stake in listed companies.It also cleared a proposal to allow custodial services in the commodity derivatives market to enable institutional participation.
8.The government of India constituted a seven-member panel to select Managing Directors of public sector insurance companies.The panel would be headed by Banks Board Bureau (BBB) Chairman BP Sharma.The other members of the panel are Financial Services Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises Secretary and Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
9.The Indian Coast Guard launched the ‘Operation Oliva’ exercise at the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha.The aim of the exercise is to protect the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles during their breeding season.A state-of-the-art Coast Guard ship is maintaining round-the-clock vigil along the coastal shoreline.
10.Prasar Bharati Chairman Dr A Surya Prakash launched ‘Doordarshan Mahila Kisan’ Awards programme on DD Kisan Channel in New Delhi on 14 December 2018.The award is an effort to bring the stories of struggle and success of women farmers in front of the country.The women farmers have been selected by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
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