President Pranab Mukherjee presents 63rd National Film Awards 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred 63rd National Film Awards for the year 2015 in various categories at the function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

•  Legendry actor Manoj Kumar was conferred 2015 Dada Saheb Phalke Award, highest official recognition (award) in Indian cinema.
•  Baahubali: The Beginning (Tamil, Telugu film) directed by S. S. Rajamouli was bestowed with the Best feature film award.
•  Bajrangi Bhaijaan (Hindi) directed by Kabir Khan was awarded as the Best Popular film providing wholesome entertainment. 

The 63rd National Film Awards in the various categories :

•  Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan (Piku).
•  Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut (Tanu Weds Manu Returns).
•  Best Direction: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani). 
• Best Film on Social Issues: Niranayakam (Malayalam) directed by V. K. Prakash.
•  Best Supporting Actor: Samuthirakani for the film Visaranai (Tamil). 

Gujarat conferred with 'Most Film Friendly State' award

Gujarat has emerged as the "Most Film Friendly State" in the country at 63rd National Film Awards in New Delhi.

• Gujarat tourism was conferred with the national award for "Most Film Friendly State".
• Notably, Gujarat has become the first state ever to have received such an award, which is specially conceived to promote film tourism in States.
• The award was received by Jayesh Radadia, Minister of State for Tourism, Government of Gujarat, from the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.
• Gujarat tourism is playing the role of a nodal agency to develop film tourism in the state of Gujarat. 

Gujarat :

Capital -Gandhinagar

Districts- 33

Government

 • Governor- Om Prakash Kohli

 • Chief Minister- Anandiben Patel

 • Legislature- Unicameral (182 seats)

 • Parliamentary constituency- 26

ComMin launches webbased dashboard for export, import data

 The Commerce Ministry  launched a web-based dashboard to provide an easy access to detailed trade data of the country.

• The dashboard would give an accurate perspective to the general public on the facts around the trade performance in India, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while inaugurating the dashboard. 
• 'EXIM Analytics' would provide data graphically exposing patterns, trends and correlations that might go undetected in text based data. 
• It also gives a graphical collection of exports and imports from India for example the export turnover of the country, how it performs over time and what are the export destinations. 

1,020 families hit by 1984 riots to be given Rs 2 lakh

As many as 1,020 families, who were hit by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and migrated to Punjab from different parts of the country, will be given Rs 2 lakh as part of a centrally-sponsored rehabilitation scheme.

• Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved reopening of the scheme for providing rehabilitation grant of Rs 2 lakh each to 1,020 families who had migrated to Punjab from Delhi and other parts of the country following 1984 riots.

About 1984 anti-Sikh riots :

• The 1984 anti-Sikh riots or the 1984 Sikh Massacre or the 1984 genocide of Sikhs was a series of pogroms directed against Sikhs in India, by anti-Sikh mobs, most notably by members of the Congress party, in response to the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards.
•  Official Indian government reports admit to about 2800 deaths across India, including 2100 in Delhi.
• Other independent sources estimate the number of deaths to be around 8,000.

N Chandrababu Naidu launches Chandranna Bima Yojana

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched Chandranna Bima Yojana.

• It is an insurance scheme by the State government for the working class people on the occasion of May Day in Vijayawada.
• Almost 1.5 crore workers in the state would be covered under the scheme by which Rs 5 lakh would be paid if the insured worker met with an accidental death, Rs 5 lakh in case of permanent disability and 3 lakh rupees for partial disability.
• The government officials will conduct enumeration and enroll all the eligible workers under the scheme.
• The government would earmark Rs 132 crore for its implementation.

Andhra Pradesh :

Capital city- Hyderabad (De jure – 02 June 2024), Amaravati (proposed)

Districts -  13

Government

 • Governor- E. S. L. Narasimhan

May 3: World Press Freedom Day

World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) is being observed on 3 May every year across the world to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press.

•  This day also seeks to remind governments their duty to respect and uphold right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
•  2016 Theme: “Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms – This Is Your Right!”

About World Press Freedom Day :

• World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in December 1993, following the recommendation adopted at 26th Session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 1991. 
• This recommendation was a response to a call given by African journalists who in 1991 produced the landmark Windhoek Declaration on media pluralism and independence. 
• Since then 3 May, is observed as anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek and is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day.

EPFO launches One Employee-One EPF Account drive

Employees' Provident Fund organisation , EPFO has launched a special drive to encourage EPF members to consolidate their multiple accounts. 

• The members whose accounts are scattered face many inconveniences such as approaching multiple employers located at multiple locations for settlement of claims.
• The initiative of launching the Mission consolidation One Member One EPF Account is a step towards encouraging EPF members to access enhanced IT enabled services through Universal Account Number that are linked with Aadhaar.
• This drive will result in EPF members having just one EPF account and multiple conveniences. The success of this drive will not only reduce the burden of members but would also result in ease of work for EPF employees.

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation :

• The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), is a statutory body of the Government of India under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
•  It administers a compulsory contributory Provident Fund Scheme, Pension Scheme and an Insurance Scheme. 
• It is also the nodal agency for implementing Bilateral Social Security Agreements with other countries on a reciprocal basis.