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Salient Features of the Museum:
i. The state-of-the-art museum has been built at a cost of Rs 140.61 crore and is housed in two buildings – the New Museum Building and the 19th century historic palace Gulshan Mahal – in the Films Division campus in Mumbai.
ii. The National Museum of Indian Cinema was build under the guidance by the Museum Advisory Committee headed by noted film maker Shyam Benegal. An innovation Committee headed by lyricist Prasoon Joshi was also constituted to provide an upgrade to NMIC.
iii. The building has four exhibition Halls.
Key Points
i. Border Roads Organization (BRO) has constructed the bridge along Indo-China border. The construction of the bridge began in 2011.
ii. The total cost to build the bridge was Rs 4,847.83 lakh and was funded by the Union ministry of road transport and highways.
iii. The Bridge will make travelling from east part to west part of Arunachal Pradesh very convenient and time saving.
About Arunachal Pradesh
♦ Capital- Itanagar
♦ Chief Minister- Pema Khandu
♦ Governor- B. D. Mishra
♦ National Park- Namdapha National Park, Mouling National Park.
♦ Wild Life Sanctuary- Kane Wildlife Sanctuary, Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Daying Erring Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary.
♦ Dams- Ranganadi Dam on Ranganadi River
PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Country’s First National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai
On 19th January 2019,Prime Minister of India,Shri Narendra Modi launched the Country’s First National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai,Maharashtra, that seeks to portray over a century-old journey of movies in India.
Salient Features of the Museum:i. The state-of-the-art museum has been built at a cost of Rs 140.61 crore and is housed in two buildings – the New Museum Building and the 19th century historic palace Gulshan Mahal – in the Films Division campus in Mumbai.
ii. The National Museum of Indian Cinema was build under the guidance by the Museum Advisory Committee headed by noted film maker Shyam Benegal. An innovation Committee headed by lyricist Prasoon Joshi was also constituted to provide an upgrade to NMIC.
iii. The building has four exhibition Halls.
- Mahatma Gandhi and his impact on Indian cinema
- Children’s Film Studio
- Technology creativity
- Vibrant cinematographic culture across India
iv. The objective of the Museum is to take its visitors through an absorbing journey of over a century of Indian cinema in a story telling mode with the help of visuals, graphics, artifacts, interactive exhibits and multimedia expositions.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Diffo Bridge over Chipu River in Arunachal Pradesh
On 18th January 2019, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the 426 metres long Diffo Bridge over Chipu River in Lower Dibang Valley District of Arunachal Pradesh.
Key Pointsi. Border Roads Organization (BRO) has constructed the bridge along Indo-China border. The construction of the bridge began in 2011.
ii. The total cost to build the bridge was Rs 4,847.83 lakh and was funded by the Union ministry of road transport and highways.
iii. The Bridge will make travelling from east part to west part of Arunachal Pradesh very convenient and time saving.
About Arunachal Pradesh
♦ Capital- Itanagar
♦ Chief Minister- Pema Khandu
♦ Governor- B. D. Mishra
♦ National Park- Namdapha National Park, Mouling National Park.
♦ Wild Life Sanctuary- Kane Wildlife Sanctuary, Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Daying Erring Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary.
♦ Dams- Ranganadi Dam on Ranganadi River
IAF AN-32 lands in Pakyong Airport of Sikkim
On 16th January 2019, Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft landed on the Sikkim’s first airport and one of the highest airfields of the country, Pakyong Airport.
Key Points
i. The Pakyong Airport which is just 60 km away from India-china border is situated at 4500 feet above sea level and it was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in September 2018.
ii. It was the first landing by an AN-32 class aircraft on the Pokyong Airport and the crew was led by Wing Commander SK Singh.
iii. A Dronier aircraft of Indian Air Force had already landed on Pokyong Airport.
iv. Pokyong Airport was developed to boost connectivity land-locked state, Sikkim with rest of the country.
About India Air Force
♦ Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa
♦ Headquarters: New Delhi
♦ Motto: Touch the sky with glory
Key Points
i. The Pakyong Airport which is just 60 km away from India-china border is situated at 4500 feet above sea level and it was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in September 2018.
ii. It was the first landing by an AN-32 class aircraft on the Pokyong Airport and the crew was led by Wing Commander SK Singh.
iii. A Dronier aircraft of Indian Air Force had already landed on Pokyong Airport.
iv. Pokyong Airport was developed to boost connectivity land-locked state, Sikkim with rest of the country.
About India Air Force
♦ Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa
♦ Headquarters: New Delhi
♦ Motto: Touch the sky with glory
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