16 August 2012 Current Affairs
P.K.B Pattnaik Honoured with Damien -Dutton Award
State Leprosy Officer P.K.B. Pattnaik, has been selected for the coveted Damien-dutton award for the year2012 for his work in the field of leprosy eradication. Mother Teresa, Babu Amte and Dr.Dharmendra has given this award.He is an Odisha doctor. He said that”We have been able to treat 12 lakh leprosy patients, rehabited 40,000 patients with leprosy and performed surgical deformity correction on 3,500 patients”.
State Leprosy Officer P.K.B. Pattnaik, has been selected for the coveted Damien-dutton award for the year2012 for his work in the field of leprosy eradication. Mother Teresa, Babu Amte and Dr.Dharmendra has given this award.He is an Odisha doctor. He said that”We have been able to treat 12 lakh leprosy patients, rehabited 40,000 patients with leprosy and performed surgical deformity correction on 3,500 patients”.
Indian origin Sanjay Reddy, appointed as the director of new York University’s Centre
New
York’s leading University, the new school, has named an Indian-origin
academician as director of its center of trans-regional study, which is
focused on research on the relations between India, china and U.S. He
associate ‘Professor of Economics, has been named academic director of
the new school’s India, China Institute(ICI) along with Mark Frazier,
Professor of Politics on 16 August 2012.
Science Friction Writer Harry Harrison Passed Away
American
Author Harry Harrison has died in Britain on 16 august 2012 at 87. He
was best known for his”The Stainless Steel rat” series. His 1966, “Make
room! Make Room!- a Science Friction take on the horrors of over
population. The Other works included anthologies , collections and
children’s stories-including one particularity goofs tale about an
Intergalactic force of Mutant pigs.
Syria Suspended by Islamic Group
The
Organization of Islamic corporation’s on 16 August 2012 decided to
suspend Syria’s membership in the 57-nation group appeared at presenting
a united front against sectarianism in the Muslim world.This statement
issued at the end of OIC Summit in the Saudi holy city of Mecca. The
Organization’s move sends a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
that its members will not accept the regime killing its people and also
called the U.N.security Council to approve tougher resolutions against
the regime. Iran and Algeria were the sole opponents in the 57 nation
body, which represents 1.5 billion Muslims.
Melinda Gates Foundation Grant For “e-toilets’ in India
A
Indian Tech-firm has won a whopping grant of over $450,000 from the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Set up Eco-friendly and
hygienic”e-Toilets”, making public conveniences more accessible to the
urban poor. Tiruvananthapuram based Eram Scientific solutions private
limited was granted to be the part of the foundation;s second round of
“Reinvent the Toilet challenge” grants totaling nearly $3.4 million.
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