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[PINFebMar]Part1:GovernmentAppointments,Committees,
CivilianAwards&DeadinNews
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1. Prologue
2. Sarkaariappointments
1. Moreimportant
2. Lessimportant
3. CommitteesinNews
4. MeninUniform
5. CiviliansinNews:Moreimportant
1. WatermanRajendraSingh
2. MadavGadgil
6. CiviliansinNews:Lessimportant
7. DeadinNews(DIN)
1. Moreimportant
2. Lessimportant

Prologue
Personsinnews(PIN)forFebruaryAndMarch2015.
Utilityofthearticle:nonUPSCexamsanddozensofcollegeaddmission
entranceexamslikeHotelManagement,CLATetc.linedupnext12months.
Part1:officialappointments,Committees,civilianawardsanddeadinnews.
Yourehere.
Part2:internationalplacesinnewsandstatesinnews.comingsoon
Part3:books,sports,Business.comingsoon.

Sarkaariappointments
CABE
Censor
board
CSO

Home
ministry
IAEA
IIT

Moreimportant
SanjeevBhikchandani,founderofnaukri.com,willbeincludedasmember
ofCABE.centraladvisoryboardoneducation
ChiefPahlajNihlaniwithdrawsthecontroversialdecidetobancusswords
frommovies.
AshishKumar,DirectorGeneral,CentralStatisticsOffice(CSO),briefed
RajanbhaiaboutnewGDPcalculationmethod.Moredetailsinmy
EconomyPowerpointcodenameL5/P1.pptx
UnionHomeSecretaryAnilGoswamisackedfortryingtoinfluence
CBIofficialsnottoarrestaTMCleaderinSaradhaconnection.Anil
voluntarilyresigned.
L.C.GoyalappointedasnewHomesecretaryinhisplace
DGYukiyaAmanovisitedIndiatoinspectournukepowerstations.
eminentnuclearscientistAnilKakodkaraschairmanoftheBoardof
Governors(BoG)ofIITBombayresignedafterHavingthisagreementwith
thegovernmentovertheappointmentofdirectorsinIITPatnaetc.

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Jammu
&
Kashmir

PeoplesDemocraticParty(PDP)chief,MuftiMohammadSaeed
becamethenewCMofthestateafterPDPBJPcoalitionformed
Governmentafternearly3monthssuspenseperiod.
NirmalSinghofBJPbecameDeputyCMofthestate.

MEA

OscarwinningfilmSlumdogMillionaireisbasedonVikasSwarups
Q&A.NowthisgentlemanhasreplacedSyedAkbaruddinasthe
MinistryofExternalAffairs(MEA)spokesperson.
ArunSinghappointedasIndianambassadortoUSA.Earlierservedin
France.

ChineseSpecialRepresentativeYangJiechicomestomeetNSAAjitDoval
NSA
todiscussborderdispute(1)2000kmsArunanchalPradeshborder(2)
4000kmsLadakhborder.
Pankaj
PankajPachauriResignedfromPMsclimatecouncil,UNFCCandwenton
Pachauri leavefromTERIDirectorgeneralpost,aftersexualharassmentFIR.

Railway
Board

SAI

ChairmanA.K.MittalassuredtheNationalGreenTribunalthatthe
railwaytracksandplatformswillbemadeclean.
Railbudget2015announcedKayakulpcounciltotransformIndian
railways.RatanTatawillheadthisbody,itllhaverepresentatives
fromrailtradeunionsaswell.
SportsAuthorityofIndiagetsnewDGInjetiSrinivas,anIASfromOdisha
cadre.

BCI

CPI

Lessimportant
BarCouncilofIndiachiefMananKumarMishrasaidhelltakeaction
againstthetwodefencelawyerswhohavemadederogatoryremarks
againstNirbhaya(dec2012rapevictim),intheBBCdocumentaryIndias
daughtermadebyLeeslieUdwin.
S.SudhakarReddywasreelectedgeneralsecretaryofcommunist
partyofIndia
GurudasDasguptawaselecteddeputygeneralsecretary.

CentreforScienceandEnvironment(CSE)directorgeneralSunitaNarain
CSE
releasedgreenratingprojectwhichsaysIndiancoalthermalplantsare
mostinefficientintheworld.
CMArvindKejriwal,optedforAIIMSwhistleblowerofficerSanjiv
Delhi
ChaturveditoheadthecitysAntiCorruptionBranch.
IndianOceanRegionalAssociation(IORA)SecretarygeneralisK.V.
IORA
Bhagirath.
Nationalbooktrust.ExRSSeditorBaldevBhaiSharmabecomesnew
NBT
chief,replacingA.Sethumadhavan.PersonselectedbyHRDministry.
GovtgaveadditionalchargeofManagingDirectorandCEOofPunjab
PNB
NationalBanktotheExecutiveDirector,GauriShankar.
Rajesh LocalnewspaperreportwhoclickedthefamousphotoofBiharispidermen
Kumar nakalmafiasclimbingschoolbuildingtohelpstudentscheat.
RSS
GeneralSecretaryBhaiyaajiJoshireelected.
Uttar
ArvindKumarJainappointedasthenewDirectorGeneralofPoliceofUttar
Pradesh Pradesh.
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CommitteesinNews
Dr.B.
Meena
Kumari

submittedreportfordeepseafishingPolicyandGuidelinesto
Agricultureministry

Haryana

RSSpersonDinanathBatrawillheadaneducationCommitteeto
shortlistwhichGitasloksshouldbeincorporatedinsyllabus.
JusticeTPGarg(retd):ForinvestigatingAntisikhriotsinHaryanas
Rewaridistrict(1984).Basedonhisreport,Haryanastate
GovernmentwillgiveRs.20lakhascompensationtofamilies.

JusticeGP
Mathur
Committee

1984,October31IndiraGandhiassassinated.SubsequentAnti
Sikhriotsleftover3000peopledeadinDelhi,UP,Haryana,
MadhyaPradesh,Maharashtraetc.
ModiGovernmenthaddeclared5lakhcompensationandsetup
JusticeGPMathurCommitteewhichrecommendedsettingupa
newSITtoreopenthecases.
Sonow3memberSITformedunderIPSofficerPramodAsthana

Nachiket
Mor
ThisRBIBoarddirectorwillprocesspaymentbankapplications.
Committee
Usha
Thorat
ThisexDeputyGovernorofRBIwillprocesssmallbankapplications
Committee

MeninUniform
BSFgetsFirstladyIPSDIGSatwantAtwalTrivedi,fromHimachalcadre.
Earliersheworkedincybercrime,SVNPAandNIA.
CoastguardDIGBKLoshaliBragsorderingthedestructionofPakistani
Coast
boaton31/12/2014,laterretractsstatementaftercontroversy.But
guard
shiftedtoanotheroffice,andDepartmentalinquiryordered
Kirti
CaptainJaidevoftheParachuteRegimentforfightingterroristsin
Chakra
Kashmir
Lt.Kiran
Shehadparticipatedin26thJanuaryparade.SheisthefirstNavylady
Shekhawat officertodieinaDornieraircraftcrash.
ThisIndianopenwaterswimteamledbyWingCmdr.ParamvisSingh
Sea
creatednewrecord.TheyswamfromGoatoMumbai(490kms)in156
Hawks
hoursbrokeIsraelirecord.
BSF

Shaurya
Chakra

SubedarPrakashChandofKumaonregiment
LieutenantCommanderManoranjanKumar
MajorAbhijaiofCorpsofEngineers

CiviliansinNews:Moreimportant

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WatermanRajendraSingh
IndiasnotedenvironmentalistRajendraSingh(nicknameWaterman)won
StockholmWaterPrize2015(Sweden,KingCarlXVIGustaf).
HewasborninUP,workedinRajasthanfordecadestosolvedroughtissuein
Indianvillages.EarlierhewantMagsaysayawardtoo(2001)forcommunitybased
waterManagement.
HesrunningJalJanJodocampaigntospreadwaterconservationmessage.

MadavGadgil
MadhavGadgilwinsUSAsTylerPrizeforEnvironmentalAchievementfor2015(2
lakhdollars).
HeplayedkeyroleindraftingNationalbiodiversityact2002.Hewaschairmanof
theWesternGhatsEcologyExpertPanel(WGEEP),butGovernmentdidnotlike
hisreport.Notonebit.SotheysetupanotherpanelunderKasturirangan.
Nonetheless,AmericanenvironmentaliststooknoteofGadgilsreportandgave
himtheaward.

Amartya
sen

Leeslie
Udwin

Mo

NobellaureateAmartyaSenhaswonthenewlyinstitutedCharleston
EFGJohnMaynardKeynesPrize
HealsoresignedfromNalandauniversityafterGovernmentdidnot
assuredhimsecondterm.AlthoughSubramaniyamSwamiallages
thatSenindulgedinfinancialimproprietyhencenoteligibleforre
appointment.
ThisBritishdirectormadecontroversialBBCdocumentaryonDec2012
gangrape,titledIndiasdaughter
NamibiasoutgoingPresidentPohambawinstheMoIbrahimPrizefor
goodgovernance($5million).

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AwardfoundedbyMoIbrahimtheownerofSudaneseBritish
telecoms.
Awardisgiventoademocraticallyelectedformerheadofstatewith
exeptionalleadership.

Ibrahim
Prize

Sherya
Singhal
Venki

OnherPIL,Supremecourtremovedsection66AfromInformation
Technologyact.
NobelLaureateVenkatraman(Venki)RamakrishnanbecamefirstIndian
PresidentElectoftheRoyalSocietyofEnglandfrom1/12/2015.Dr.
RamakrishnanwonNobelPrizeinChemistryin2009forribosome
molecularmachine.

AasiyaAndrabi
Abhishek
Bachchan
HerveFaliciani
JihadiJohn
Kamnan
Ramesh

CiviliansinNews:Lessimportant
ThisfemaleKashmiriseparatistleaderhasbeenforhoisting
PakistaniflaginSrinagar.SheistheleaderofDukhtaraneMillat
organization.
BecamefirstIndiantoplayatNBASprintNBAAllStarCelebrity
gameonFebruary13atMadisonSquareGardens,
ThisHSBCemployeeleakednamesofbankaccountholdersin
Switzerland.
JihadiJohn,themaskedISILterroristresponsibleforbeheading
orangeprisonersuitjournalists,hasbeenidentified.HeisKuwait
bornLondoncomputerprogrammerMohammedEmwazi.
AppointedasJudicialcommissionerinSingaporeSC.

ThisSuratDiamonttraderboughtPrimeMinisterNarendraModis
LaljiPatel
darksuitwithgoldenpinestrips,atSuratauction.Hepaid4.31
crores,moneytobespentonGangacleanup.
Ms.Birubala
shesgivenhonoraryph.DdegreebyGuwahatiuniv.forfighting
Rabha
witchcraft.
IranianPhotojournalistMasihAlinejadgotawardatGenevaSummit
Photojournalism forHumanRightsandDemocracy.Shehadcreatedaspecial
facebookpageinvitingIraniwomentopostpictureswithhijab.
WinnerofPadmaShri,thisladywillattemptskyjumpingwith99
SkydiverShital
Indianwoman.Sheaimstosetworldrecordfor100Indianwomen
Mahajan
skydivingandscubadiving.

DeadinNews

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Moreimportant

AvijiRoy

Boris
Nemtsov
Carl
Djerassi
CPIleader,
Govind
Punsare

Daggubati
Ramanaidu

LeeKuan
Yew
Leonard
Nimoy
Meera
Kosambi
Narayan
Desai

Bangladeshiwriterblogger,Killedbyradicalpsalmists.
HisbooksBiswaserVirus(VirusofFaith)andSunyotheke
Mahabiswa(FromVacuumtotheUniverse).
ThroughhisblogMuktoMona(FreeMind)thatadvocatedliberal
andsecularwritings.
AnotherBanglabloggerAhmedRajibHaideralsomurdered.
CritiqueofPutin,ShotdeadinMoscow.
Theinventorofcontraceptivepills,diedinUSA
VeteranCommunistPartyofIndialeaderGovindPansare,wasshot
deadalongwithhiswife,byunidentifedassailantsnearhisKolhapur
home.
WonDadasahebPhalkeawardandPadmaBhushan
Produced139filmsinTelugu,TamilandHindiamongothers,
settingarecordforthemostfilmsmadebyanindividual.
AIADMKleaderJayalalithaas100thflm,Thirumaangalyam,was
producedbyhimin1974,andhewasgiventhePadmaBhushanin
2013.
HissonVenkateshandgrandsonRanaarepopularactors.
thefoundingfatherandfirstPrimeMinisterofSingapore(From1959to
1990).NicknamedMinisterMentor.DiedofPneumoniarelated
complicationsat91age.CalledIndiaanationofunfulfilledgreatness.
Modiattendedhisfuneral.Moredetailsincurrentaffairsexcelfile.
HollywoodactorfamousforhisroleasSpockinstartrekmovies.
Dead.
Thissociologistwasyoungestdaughterofeminenthistorianand
mathematicianD.D.Kosambi,andgrantdaughterofrenownedBuddhist
scholarandPalilanguageexpert,AcharyaDharmanandaDamodar
Kosambi.
KnownforhisGandhiKathastoriesontheMahatmaslife.Diedin
Surat.
formerhomeministerofMaharashtrastatediedinoralcancer.Hewas

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RRPatil

anNCPleader,nicknamedAaba,verystrictagainstdancebarsin
Mumbai.

VINOD
MEHTA

FounderandEditorofOutlook,whereheexposedRadiatapesin
connectionwith2Gscam.
AlsoworkedwithPioneer,Debonair,Independent.
Lastbook:EditorUnplugged.

DeadinNews:Lessimportant
A.Vincent
Andreas
Lubitz
Atmaram
Bhende
Bhadrashyam
Kothari
Deepak
Khaitan

NotedTamilCinematographer,died.
Thisgermancopilotwasmentallyunstableandresponsiblefor
crashingaLufthansaaircraftinFrenchAlps
Marathiexperimentaltheatreartist,Died.
CMDofKothariSugars,Chennai,died.

NotedbusinessmanfromKolkatadied.Hewasassociatedwith
Evereadybatteries,McnallyBharatandKilburnIndustries
HonestIASofficerD.K.RavimysteriouslydiedinKarnataka.Chief
DKRavi
MinisterSiddaramaiahorderedCBIinquiry.
HukumSingh ExCMofHaryanapassedaway.HewasCMduring199091.
Italysrichest MicheleFerreroItalysrichestmanwithhispopularNutellaspread
man
andconfectionaryempire.
JKgroupChairmanGaurHariSinghaniapassedawayfollowinga
JKGroup
heartattack.
KingRichard
III
Malcolm
Fraser
Mrinalini
Mukherjee
Natalia
Revuelta
Clews
SaralaBirla
Shailesh
Yadav
Terry
Pratchett
Thenphunga
Sailo

HisskeletonwasfoundinacarparkoutsideLEICESTER
(UNITEDKINGDOM),530yearsafterhisdeath.
HediedinBattleofBosworth.Nowhesofficiallyexhumedwith
statehonors.
formerAustralianPrimeMinister,diedinCanberra
Notedsculptor,knownfortheuseofknottedhempfibre,ceramics
andcastbronze.
MistressofFidelCastro,diedinFebruary2015.
wifeofindustrialistBasantKumarBirla.DiedinDelhi
MadhyaPradeshGovernorRamNareshYadavsson.Accusedin
Vyapamrecruitmentscam.Diedinmysteriouscircumstances.
Britishsciencefictionauthor.Dead.Famousnovelseriesdiscworld
aboutaparalleluniverse.
ExCMofMizoram,helpedfightingagainsttheinsurgencyinthe
1970s

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