SIPVS Knowledge is Power
1) Veteran filmmaker and Bhimsain, best known for his film “Gharaonda”, passed away late in Mumbai on 17 April 2018. He was a pioneer of which field through which he made enormous contribution to the Indian television industry? – Animation
Explanation: Bhimsain was a multi-faceted personality. He enriched the medium of both television and films with his contribution. Apart from directing legendary movie like “Gharaonda”, he made a mark for his work in the world of animation during the golden period of Doordarshan.
– He made the iconic short animation film “Ek Anek Ekta” (with Vijaya Mulay) in 1974 that went on to become one of the most popular animation films of India with the cult song “Ek chidiya, anek chidiyaan” featuring in it.
– He also directed and produced several animation and ad films such as Na, Ek-Do, Fire, Munni, Freedom is a Thin Lie, Mehman, Kahani Har Zamane Ki and Business is People.
– Bhimsain is credited with making the country’s first computer aided animation serial Lok Gatha in 1991, whose success led him to make India’s largest animation project Vartaman.
– His 1976 directed film “Gharonda”, starring Zarina Wahab and Amol Palekar, is one of the best known films from the middle-of-the-road cinema of the ‘70s. The screenplay was by Gulzar.
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2) Which entity became the first of the 12 large loan defaulters identified by the RBI to win court approval to exit bankruptcy, after an NCLT bench cleared its resolution plan on 17 April 2018? – Electrosteel Steels Ltd.
Explanation: Electrosteel Steels Ltd. on 17 April 2018 became the first of the 12 large loan defaulters identified by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to win court approval to exit bankruptcy.
– The Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) cleared Vedanta Ltd’s Rs. 5,320 crore resolution plan for Electrosteel. It rejected objections of an unsuccessful bidder, which had challenged the decision of the lenders on the ground that Vedanta was ineligible to bid for stressed assets under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
– RBI had ordered lenders to refer Electrosteel to a bankruptcy court in June 2017, along with 11 other companies. Electrosteel, which is setting up a 2.5 million tonne steel plant near Bokaro, owes lenders Rs. 13,395 crore.
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3) The International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 16 April 2018 named one crater on Pluto’s largest moon – Charon after which mythological character from Mahabharata? – ‘Revati’
Explanation: The International Astronomical Union (IAU), which is the international body in charge of giving official nomenclature and definitions for all celestial bodies, has named one crater on Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, as ‘Revati’.
– This was disclosed by the IAU on 16 April 2018. The rest of the craters and features on Charon are named mostly after Western fictional characters from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, etc.
– ‘Revati’ is a noteworthy character in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. There are references in Mahabharata regarding Revati being from a different ‘yuga’ in multiple scenes of the epic. This has made the character colourful and fascinating to scientists and researchers from a science fiction point of view.
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4) Which bank bagged the prestigious “Banco Award” for best performing cooperative bank in a function held on 15 April 2018? – Bhuj Mercantile Cooperative Bank
Explanation: Kutch-based Bhuj Mercantile Cooperative Bank bagged the prestigious Banco Award for best performing cooperative bank. The bank was adjudged best among the 1500 cooperative banks from across the country.
– The bank received the Banco Award from Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao in a function held in Hyderabad on 15 April 2018 in presence of leaders from over 500 cooperative banks.
– Banco Award given annually to the top performing cooperative banks recognise and encourage best practices in the cooperative banking sector.
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