Books and Authors - Current Affairs for November, 2016
Books and Authors Current Affairs for November, 2016
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▼ Sunita Narain pens "Conflicts of Interest" [11-30-16]
 CSE’s noted environmental scientist and activist Sunita Narain has authored “Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India's Green Movement”
The book has been acquired by Penguin in the second week of Nov 2016. This is a personal account.
The book includes an environmental manifesto in which she lays an outline for the direction India must take to cope with climate change and environmental degradation.
The book discusses corporate lobbies and political interests scuttling environmental issues.
Know About Sunita Narain
- Sunita is an Environmentalist and political activist
- Proponent of green concept of sustainable development
- Posts held: DG of India’s Centre for Science and Environment, Director of Society for Environmental Communications
- Editor : Fortnightly magazine “Down to Earth”
- Winner of Padma Shri in 2005
- Honoured with Doctor of Science by University of Calcutta in 2009
- Named among TIME’s most influential people in 2016
- Received IAMCR Climate Change Communication Research in Action Award in 2016
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▼ PM Modi authors book on late RSS leader [11-25-16]
 The Gujarati edition of a book on the late RSS leader Lakshmanrao Madhavrao Inamdar, co-authored by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would be released on 25th Nov.
“The Gujarati edition of the book written jointly by Narendra Modi and (RSS leader) Rajabhai Nene on L M Inamdar, popularly known as "Vakilsaheb", would be released tomorrow," said Rajubhai Dhruv, BJP spokesperson.
Born at Satara in Maharashtra, Inamdar was jailed for eight months during the freedom struggle.
He became RSS pracharak in 1942 and handled various responsibilities in the saffron organisation.
He is considered to be the PM’s mentor.
About Narendra Damodardas Modi
- Narendra Damodardas Modi is the 14th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since 26 May 2014
- He is the first ever PM to be born after India attained Independence.
- Born: September 17, 1950 (age 66), Vadnagar
- Education: Gujarat University (1983), University of Delhi (1978)
- Awards: CNN-IBN Indian of the Year
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For the first time, Mizo History in Hindi language titled "An Introductory Brief History of Mizo Tribes" was released by CM Lala Thanhawla.
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Ram Naik, UP governor authored Marathi book “Charaiveti, Charaiveti”
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Jaipur hosted the 2016 National Children’s Film Festival; the theme of this festival is Make in India
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