National Tribal Carnival

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first National Tribal Carnival(aimed to promote a sense of inclusiveness amongst the tribals and showcase and promote various facets of tribal culture on a large scale) in New Delhi.

The idea behind the carnival is to preserve and promote various facets of the tribal life relating to culture, tradition, customs and their skills.

The carnival hosted activities like displaying documents on traditional socio-culture aspects, exhibition of art/artifacts, cultural performances. It also demonstrated skills like paintings, traditional healing practices, sports, etc.

Workshops on issues like implementation of Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA), Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 were also held.

India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise

India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise Mitra Shakti 2016 conducted at Sinha Regimental Centre in Ambepussa, Sri Lanka from 24 October to 06 November 2016 in order to strengthen the bond between the two nations, .

The main focus of this edition of the joint exercise was to enhance inter-operability while carrying out Counter Insurgency (CI)/Counter Terrorism (CT) operations under the United Nations Mandate. A comprehensive training programme spanning fourteen days has been drawn up for the purpose.The exercise also provided an opportunity to both the armies for greater cultural understanding, sharing experiences and strengthening mutual trust and co-operation.

2016 Man Booker Prize

Paul Beatty's novel  “The Sellout,” has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize,marking the first time an American writer has awarded at a ceremony held in London’s Guildhall. His novel tells the story of a young black man who tries to reinstate slavery and racial segregation in a suburb of Los Angeles.