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Prelim Bits 04-02-2018

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February 04, 2018

First International Kala Mela

  • First International Kala Mela is being inaugurated by the vice president in Delhi.
  • Lalit Kala Akademi, the premier institution for the promotion of Art and Culture is organizing an International Kala Mela (Arts Festival)
  • It is going to prove a boon to especially those artists who cannot afford to exhibit their works of art in the Art Galleries.
  • Central objective of Kala Mela is to focus on direct interaction between the artist and the connoisseur.

CriSidEx

  • India’s first sentiment index for micro and small enterprises ( MSEs) developed jointly by CRISIL & SIDBI here today.
  • CriSidEx is a composite indexmeasures MSE business sentiment
  • Its readings will flag potential headwinds and changes in production cycles and thus help improve market efficiencies.

Advantage Assam-Global Investors Summit

  • It is an investment promotion and facilitation initiative by the Government of Assam
  • ‘Advantage Assam: India’s Express way to ASEAN’ is an holistic vision of the summit.
  • The event shall showcase the manufacturing prowess and the opportunities offered by the state in terms of export-oriented manufacturing and services to growing economies viz. ASEAN and BBN countries

Sheen Khalai (Blue Skin)

  • It is an Afghan community in India who fled with their families from the tribal areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan during the Partition in 1947.
  • The women are part of a community of Pushtun Hindus that lived in the Baloch areas and belong to the Kakari tribes still living in afghan.
  • Pushtunsare an Iranic ethnic group who mainly live in Pakistan and Afghanistan
  • They speak the Pashto language and adhere to Pashtunwali, which is a traditional set of ethics guiding individual and communal conduct.

Maratha Light Infantry Regiment

  • Maratha Light Infantry (LI) regiment will celebrate its 250th regimental day.
  • The Maratha LI was the first infantry unit to be designated “light infantry”for being “swift-footed.”
  • The regiment has a long history of gallantry and sacrifice and has a string of honors.

 

Source: The Hindu

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