➧Points to remember
1.Kasinathuni Viswanath has won the Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2016
2.Devika Rani was the first awardee of Dadasaheb Phalke award
3.The award consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of Rs10 lakh and a shawl
4.Prafulla Samantara is selected for Goldman Environmental Prize 2017 from Asia region
5.Goldman Environmental Prize 2017 is also called as Green Nobel
6.Prafulla Samantara is the top environmental activist of Odisha
7.François Hollande is the President of France and its Capital is in Paris.
8.Indian shot putter Manpreet Kaur clinched Gold at Asian Grand Prix Meet in China
9.Manpreet Singh has qualified for the IAAF World Championships to be held in August 2017 in London
10.India clinched up total seven medals in the one-day event.