Nita Ambani made member of IOC’s Olympic Channel Commission
i. India’s first woman International Olympic Committee member Nita Ambani has made it to two important commissions of the global sports governing body, including the prestigious Olympic channel.
ii. Besides the Olympic Channel, Ms. Ambani has also been made a member of Olympic education Commission as IOC announced the composition of 26 commissions for 2017.
iii. Ms. Ambani has replaced International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven. She will serve the position till she turns 70.
NASA launches super balloon from New Zealand
i. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) successfully launched its football-stadium-sized, heavy-lift Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) from Wanaka, New Zealand.
ii. The mission is designed to run 100 or more days floating at 110,000 feet (33.5 km) about the globe in the southern hemisphere’s mid-latitude band.The balloon is designed by NASA to detect ultra-high energy cosmic particles from beyond the galaxy as they penetrate the earth’s atmosphere.
Srishti Kaur crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017
i. Srishti Kaur was crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017 after beating 25 contestants from around the world at the annual beauty pageant.
ii. The event was held in Managua, the capital of Central American country Nicaragua. She also won the prize for best national costume.
iii. Samantha Pierre from Canada and Ary Trava from Mexico were the runners-up in the event. The pageant is organized by the Miss Universe organization for teens aged 15 to 19. It takes place once in a year.
Bhubaneswar becomes 1st Indian city to win Pierre L’enfant Awards-2017
i. Odisha’s capital city, Bhubaneswar has become, the first Indian city that has won Pierre L’enfant Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards-2017.
ii. This award is instituted by the American Planning Association. Smart City Bhubaneswar received this award for good and advanced town planning and engaging its residents in the planning process.
Points to Remember:
- Nita Ambani made member of IOC’s Olympic Channel Commission
- She will serve the position till she turns 70.
- She has replaced International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven
- NASA launched heavy-lift Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) from Wanaka, New Zealand
- The balloon is designed by NASA to detect ultra-high energy cosmic particles
- Acting Administrator of NASA is Robert M. Lightfoot Jr.
- NASA was established in 1958 and is Headquartered in Washington D.C., USA.
- Srishti Kaur crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017
- She is from Noida
- Samantha Pierre from Canada and Ary Trava from Mexico were the runners-up
- This event takes place annually
- The event was held in Managua, the capital of Central American country Nicaragua.
- Bhubaneswar becomes 1st Indian city to win Pierre L’enfant Awards-2017
- The award is instituted by the American Planning Association
- Shri Naveen Patnaik is the Chief Minister of Odisha
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