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Interesting Facts to Know About Cricket

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Interesting Facts to Know About Cricket is that it is believed that Cricket was started in England in 1300 AD.

Interesting Facts to Know About Cricket

  • This form of cricket started as a game of shepherds and became popular among other classes in 18th century AD.
  • After some time a club was known as “Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC)” was formed at Lords in London.
  • Cricket became popular in Australia due to British influence there.
  • The first official cricket test match was played in the year 1877 between Australia and England in Melbourne.
  • When some other countries started played Cricket Imperial Cricket Conference was formed in 1909 which gave birth to the International Cricket Conference in 1956.
  • The first One Day International cricket match was played in the year 1971 between England and Australia in Melbourne.
  • The first World Cup on one-day matches was played in 1975 in London. West Indies won the World Cup beating Australia by 17 runs.
  • The apex institutions of world cricket are the ‘International Cricket Council‘ (ICC) and its headquarters is now in Dubai from August 1, 2005. Earlier it was in Lords (England).
  • Australia won the maximum of five World Cups to date.
  • In India Cricket was introduced by British royalty. The Parsi community of India was the first to take part in Cricket in 1848.
  • Later on, the Parsi team visited England in 1886. Matches between European and Parsee teams called Presidency matches were started in Poona (now Pune) and Bombay (now Mumbai).
  • Raja Bhupindra Singh of Patiala donated the Ranji Trophy in 1934 for the national championship of Cricket.
  • The Board of Council for Cricket in India was formed in 1927.

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Folk Paintings of India

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Folk art designs are diverse in India and reflect our rich cultural heritage. The other forms of folk art paintings include Kalamkari, Patna Kalam, Pichwais, Tangka, Madhubani Paintings, Tanjore, Phad Paintings, Warli Paintings, Patachitra, Rajasthani Paintings, Pahari Paintings, Jain Art at Gujarat, Thakga, Monpa, etc. Which are equally fascinating.

Kalamkari

Kalamkari is a folk painting technique of Andhra Pradesh. In this technique, cloth painting is done with a pointed bamboo called Kalam.

Patna Kalam Art

Watercolour based works dealing exclusively with themes of a common man; promoted by Akbar and adopted by Britishers in the 19th century.

Pichwais

It belongs to Rajasthan. Cloth paintings of Lord Krishna and used as a backdrop of his idol at Nathdwara temple, Udaipur.

Tangkas

Silk painted scrolls executed in vegetables and mineral dyes on canvas and framed by silk brocades, painted by young Tibetan monks.

Madhubani Paintings

Major folk painting of Mithila region of Bihar state. Also called Mithila painting by many. Artists narrate mythological and religious events.

Tanjore

Tanjore in the south has brightly coloured art paints such as Shiva, Parvati, Rama, Krishna, Laxmi, Saraswathi and other gods and goddesses in different forms. While events from the mythologies such as the coronation of Ram is a typical Tanjore style of painting there are other animals and human figurines like man and woman, animals etc. Depicted in these paintings also.

Phad Painting

This painting belongs to Rajasthan. Scroll paintings on long rectangular cloth: the art prints of heroes in history such as Goga Chauhan, Prithviraj Chauhan, Amar Singh Rathore, Teja Ji, and others are common. In contemporary times, the stories from their life of Pappu Ji and Narayandev Ji are mainly depicted.

Warli Paintings

The Warli paintings of Adivasi warli tribe, Maharashtra, have some common folk art prints of marriage god, Palghat, his horse along with bride and groom. These paintings are special at they depict marriage ceremonies. Another popular theme of this form of folk art is a dance that man and women perform in circles and spirals around a musician.

Pata Chitra

The Pata Chitra Paintings have paintings that are inspired by the Bhakti Movement. The various folk art prints depict the story of Radha-Krishna and Jagannath in bold colours. Today, they are also used in the decoration of Ganjifa Playing Cards, Masks and Toys.

Earth Summit 1992 an Post-Rio Progress

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The principles and objectives laid down by the Stockholm Resolution were confirmed by the Rio de Janeiro Summit on June 14, 1992 (also known as the Earth Summit) which adopted a now famous Rio Declaration and its Plan of Action popularly known as Agenda 21 and the Declaration on Principles of Forests. The Heads of Governments who attended the Earth Summit proclaimed that “there shall be sustainable development, and the environmental issues are best handled with the participation of all concerned citizens, at the relevant levels”. The post-Rio program was reviewed in the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held on Johannesburg in 2002.
A close examination of Earth Summit performance reveals that it remained far from becoming an earth-friendly convention, which it was originally intended. This failure can be explained mainly in terms of non-performance of many treaties and conventions signed in its aftermath, which again, was due to the conflict of interests between the rich industrial countries of the North and natural resources rich environment, which have reversed the direction of ‘reforms’ towards ‘ecological globalization’. In other words, the best intentions as outlined in these treaties and conventions were defeated by the defiant USA and the other rich countries taking shelter behind it in order to safeguard their industrial elites.
The most important environmental concern relates to the dangerously increasing phenomenon of global warming. Burning of fossil fuels (e.g. coal) has been the driving force of industrialization; it also has been the major source of emissions of carbon dioxide, which along with other gases like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) trap the sunrays in the atmosphere and heat up the earth like a ‘greenhouse’. These GHGs (Greenhouse gases) with carbon dioxide component close to half of the total are main fuel for global warming. If these emissions are not topped, there is a fear that (a) there will be several incidents of droughts and floods; and (b) the sea level will rise and submerge a good part of low-lying countries like the Maldives, Bangladesh etc. In order to meet this danger, a UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was signed by 154 countries at the Earth Summit in 1992. After protracted negotiations, industrialized countries agreed to reduce their emissions in the period 2008-12 period by 5.2 per cent compared to 1990 levels. This is the famous Kyoto Protocol which has been signed by the majority of countries but not by the USA and Australia (prominently).
The similar fate fell to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which President (Senior) George Bush refused to sign at the 1992 Earth Summit. The CBD recognizes the rights of countries on their genetic resources and insists on the fair and equitable return for the use of these resources mostly by the pharmaceutical companies of the North. Recognition of the rights of ownership of these genetic resources for the indigenous communities is a major feature of CBD which has been ratified by more than 175 countries today.
Eighty per cent of the world’s biological resources exists in the forests in the South (i.e. the developing countries). The North (industrially rich countries) wants unrestricted access to these forests for raw material for their drugs production, which is approximately US$ 43 billion a year. Tropical deforestation is fast increasing owing to large scale felling of trees for logs. Forest of southare preying grounds for the multinationals of the north which want a convention to protect its timber trade interests but not because they are the lifeline for people inhabiting those lands. The struggle is still going to have an international convention on sustainable forestry. Though Rio Summit had called for it as a part of its global sustainable development goal.
Similarly, the UN convention to combat desertification which was adopted by the Reo Summit in 1992 is similarly faced with problems as the northern countries are willing to accept “desertification” as anything more than a local problem caused by population pressure. Desertification affects 41 per cent of the total land area on the earth and affects livelihoods of more than 1 billion people (mostly in Africa) in more than 110 countries. The northern countries are willing to provide any assistance to the southern countries in this matter.
This is however not the case with the environmental concern affecting northern hemisphere. Whether it is the hole in the ozone layer which was found to cause cancer particularly to the white skin or the problem of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) travelling to the Arctic, the governing Montreal Protocol and the negotiations on POPs respectively, have been administered both in time and with full force. However, treaties on biological diversity and desertification which deal mostly with the problem in developing country have been stalled. This is symptomatic of ‘ecological globalization’ which the governments of the world are promoting through the drive on the part of the rich and passive indifference on the part of countries of the south. One of the leading actors of India “The Center for Science and Environment” has identified these challenges ahead of us.
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First in India

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First in India
First in India

The first President of Indian Republic – Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The first Prime Minister of free India – Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

The first Indian to win Nobel Prize – Rabindranath Tagore

The first President of Indian National Congress – W.C. Banerjee

The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress – Badruddin Tayyabji

The first Muslim President of India – Dr. Zakir Hussain

The first British Governor General of India – Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835)

The first British Governor General of Bengal – Lord Warren Hasting(1774-1885)

The first British Viceroy of India – Lord Canning

The first Governor General of free India – Lord Mountbatten

The first and the last Indian to be Governor General of free India – C. Rajgopalachari

The first man who introduced printing press in India – James Hicky

The first Indian to join the I.C.S – Satyendra Nath Tagore

India’s first man in Space – Rakesh Sharma

The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term – Morarji Desai

The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India – General Cariappa

The first Chief of Army Staff – Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji

The first Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive council – S.P.Sinha

The first President of India who died while in office – Dr. Zakhir Hussain

The first Muslim President of Indian Republic – Dr. Zakhir Hussain

The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament – Charan Singh

The first Field Marshal of India – S.H.F. Manekshaw

The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics – C.V.Raman

The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award – Dr. Radhakrishnan

The first Indian to cross English Channel – Mihir Sen

The first Person to receive Jnanpith award – Sri Shankar Kurup

The firs Speaker of the Lok Sabha – Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar

The first Vice-President of India – Dr. Radhakrishnan

The first Education Minister – Abdul Kalam Azad

The first Home minister of India –  Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

The first Indian Air Chief Marshal – S. Mukherjee

The first Indian Naval Chief – Vice Admiral R.D. Katari

The first Judge of International Court of Justice – Dr. Nagendra Singh

The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen –  Sherpa Anga Dorjee

The first person to get Param Vir Chakra –  Major Somnath Sharma

The first Chief Election Commissioner –  Sukumar Sen

The first person to receive Magsaysay Award –  Acharya Vinoba Bhave

The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine – Hargovind Khurana

The first Chinese traveller to visit India – Fahein

The first person to receive Stalin Prize – Saifuddin Kitchlu

The first person to resign from the Central Cabine – Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics – Amartya Sen

The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court – Justice Hirala J. Kania

The first Indian Pilot – J.R.D. Tata (1929)

The first lady to become Miss World – Rita Faria

The first woman judge in Supreme Court – Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

The first woman Ambassador – Miss C.B. Muthamma

The first woman Governor of a state in free India – Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

The first woman Speaker of a State Assembly – Shanno Devi

The first woman Prime Minister – Mrs. Indira Gandhi

The first woman Minister in a Government – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

The first woman to climb Mount Everest – Bachhendri Pal

The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice – Santosh Yadav

The first woman President of Indian National Congress – Mrs. Annie Besant

The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force – Harita Kaur Dayal

The first woman Graduates – Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu, 1883

The first woman Airline Pilot – Durba Banerjee

The first woman Honours Graduate – Kamini Roy, 1886

The first woman Olympic medal Winner – Karnam Malleswari, 2000

The first woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner – Kamlijit Sandhu

The first woman Lawyer – Cornelia Sorabjee

The first woman President of United Nations General Assembly – Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State – Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani

The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission – Roze Millian Bethew

The first woman Director General of Police – Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

The first woman Judge – Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937)

The first woman Cheif Justice of High Court – Mrs. Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court)

The first woman Judge in Supreme Court of India – Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi

The first woman Lieutenant General – Puneet Arora

The first woman Air Vice Marshal – P. Bandopadhyaya

The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines – Sushma Chawla

The first woman IPS officer – Mrs. Kiran Bedi

The first and last Muslim woman ruler of India – Razia Sultan

The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra – Nirja Bhanot

The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award – Ashapurna Devi

The first woman to cross the English Channel – Aarti Saha

The first woman to receive Nobel Prize – Mother Teresa

The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna – Mrs. Indira Gandhi

The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award – Ashpurna Devi

First Wax statue of a Living Indian – Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud’s in 1939

First Chinese pilgrim to Visit India – Fa-Hien

First Exclusive internet magazine – Bharat Samachar

First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe – Indrani Rehman

First President of Indian National Congress – W.C. Banerjee, 1885

First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress –  Badruddin Tayyabji

First Judge in International Court of Justice – Dr. Nagender Singh

First Graduate in Medicine – Soorjo Coomer Goodeve Chukerbutty

India’s First University – Nalanda University

India’s First Open University – Andhra Pradesh Open University

India’s First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a record maximum number of votes – P.V.Narasimha Rao

First Indian to reach Antarctica – Lt. Ram Charan

First British to Visit India – Hawkins

First Test tube baby of India – Indira (Baby Harsha)

First Post Office Opened in India – Kolkata(1727)

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Current Affairs – May 2019

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Cabinet of Modi 2.0

  • 57 ministers took the oath of secrecy in the mega oath ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
  • 24 Cabinet Ministers, 9 State Ministers with independent charge, and 24 Minister of States
  • Leaders of BIMSTEC nations were invited as guests for the ceremony,
  • Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbekov was also among invited guests. Next SCO Summit is scheduled to be organized in Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek.
  • A brand new JAL SHAKTI ministry has been introduced in this cabinet, much information about it is still awaited.
  • In the new cabinet, 30 ministers from the previous cabinet are found missing (which amounts to 40%).
  • Rajnath Singh – Defence, Amit Shah – Home Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman – Finance, S. Jaishankar – External Affairs full list of minister

World No Tobaco Day

  • Every year, on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD).
  • The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2019 is on “tobacco and lung health.”
  • The campaign creates awareness on the negative impact that tobacco has on people’s lung health, from cancer to chronic respiratory disease, the fundamental role lungs play for the health and well-being of all people.

Trump announced 5% tariff on Mexican import

  • Trump administration has imposed 5 percent tariff on all imports from its neighbor Mexico effective from 10th June.
  • The aim of this move is to build pressure on Mexico to curb the inflow of illegal migration through the US-Mexico border.
  • Illegal migrants from central American countries e.g. El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala are entering the US through via Mexico.
  • The tariff rate may increase in the future if enough steps not taken by the Mexico government.

Harsh Vardhan Committee on Housing Finance Securitisation

  • RBI has constituted a six-member committee under Harsh Vardhan to review the existing state of mortgage-backed securitization in India and also suggest measures to deepen the housing finance securitization market.
  • Harsh Vardhan is a Senior Advisor at Bain & Co. consulting firm.
  • The committee will submit its report by August 2019.
  • There is an urgent need for a robust and transparent framework and bring mortgage securitization market out of the clutches of limited dominant participants.

2nd Term of Narendra Modi

After a great victory of The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 17th Lok Sabha elections 2019. Narendra Modi is ready to take oath as Prime Minister of India for his second term. The swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set. On the evening of May 30 around 7 pm, The honorable President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will administer the Oath of Office and Secrecy to Modi and his new Union Council of Ministers in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

US removes India, Switzerland from its currency monitoring list

On Tuesday 28 may, the Trump administration removed India and Switzerland from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners for currency manipulation. However, the list includes China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam among others.

Russia launched nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Ural’

On Saturday, 25 May 2019, Russia launched the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker named ‘Ural’ at the Baltic Shipyard in St Petersburg in order to ensure the dominance of Russia in the Artic region. The Ural is the part of an ambitious program to renew and expand its fleet of the vessels in order to improve its ability to tap the Arctic’s commercial potential.

Scott Morrison a new Australian Prime Minister

Scott Morrison has been sworn in at Government House in Canberra as Australia’s Prime Minister. Along with Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and his new Ministry are being sworn-in, Morrison was sworn in by Queen Elizabeth’s official representative in Australia, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.

Pema Khandu to swear-in as the CM of Arunachal Pradesh

Khandu to swear-in as the CM of Arunachal Pradesh on May 29. BJP had won 41 seats out 60 seats in Arunachal Pradesh Assembly in the elections held along with the Lok Sabha elections. whereas, the Janata Dal-United (JDU) won seven seats, while Congress and National People’s Party (NPP) could manage to win only four seats each.

DRDO successfully tested the improved version of the Akash

The Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) 2nd time successfully test-fired the Akash missile in Balasore of the Odisha coast on 27 May. It is a surface-to-air defence missile system. This Akash missile developed as part of the Integrated Guided-Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).

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