Daily GK Potion – 5th and 6th April 2015

1. 88th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan begins in Ghumaan, Punjab
   • 8th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (All India Marathi Sahitya Sammelan) on 3 April 2015 began in Ghumaan village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
   • It was inaugurated by Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari along with the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
   • The three-day long sammelan is dedicated to Marathi Saint Bhagat Namdev (Sant Namdeo).
2. Pedro Cateriano Is Peru’s New Prime Minister
   • Peruvian President Ollanta Humala swore in Pedro Alvaro Cateriano Bellido as the nation’s new Prime Minister.
   • Cateriano Bellino, who previously served as Defense Minister, replaces Ana Jara Velasquez in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
3. Tripathi sworn in as Mizoram governor
   • West Bengal and Bihar Governor K.N. Tripathi, who has been given additional charge of Mizoram, was sworn in as the 16th governor of the northeastern state here on Saturday.
   • Justice Michael Zothankhuma of the Gauhati High Court administered the oath of office to Tripathi, 80, at the Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan here.
     
4. Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win fifth Miami Open title
5. India to host fifth meeting of SAARC health ministers
   • India will host the fifth meeting of SAARC health ministers next week to deliberate on key issues including HIV/AIDS, prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases and to strengthen collaborations amongst the nations.
6. Delhi airport bags Golden Peacock National Quality Award
   • Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has bagged the prestigious Golden Peacock National Quality Award for the year 2015.
   • The award highlights the best in class quality process that we have been building up at DIAL over the years, which have brought significant results and many awards and accolades.
   • The National Quality Award Scheme was instituted to encourage total quality improvements in both manufacturing and service organizations in India.

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