Kodela Siva Prasada Rao elected as the first Assembly speaker of AP after bifurcation

1.    Kodela Siva Prasada Rao elected as the first Assembly speaker of AP after bifurcation

i. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao on 20 June 2014 was elected as the first Assembly speaker of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation.
Kodela of Telugu Desam Party was the only person to be nominated for the Speaker of Assembly. He is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Sattenapalli constituency.

ii. The role and function of Speaker of the state Assembly is similar to that of Lok Sabha Speaker.

iii. Article 178 of the Constitution of India   provides for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

2.    Sixth Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction will begin tomorrow in Bangkok

i. The sixth Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction will begin tomorrow in Bangkok.

ii. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju will lead the Indian delegation to the five-day conference and share the measures being taken by India in reducing disaster risks. The main focus of the Asian Ministerial Conference will be on enhancing community resilience at local level.

3.    Anand finishes joint fifth in World Blitz

i. Indian chess ace Viswanathan Anand had to be content with a joint fifth finish even as reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen scripted history by winning the World Blitz Championship that concluded in Dubai.

ii. Anand, starting the day on 7.5 points from the first 11 games, scored another six points out of last 10 to end on 13.5 points in all which was good enough for the joint fifth place. The five-time world champion finished seventh overall when the tie was resolved. 
iii. After winning the world rapid, Carlsen became the first chess player ever to hold three world championship crowns as he handsomely won the blitz title too with a remarkable 17 points. 

iv. Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia gave Carlsen a tough fight in the race but eventually he and Hikaru Nakamura of United States tied for the second spot a full point behind Carlsen. 
v. For the records, Nepomniachtchi won the silver while the bronze went to Nakamura who started as the top seed in the championship.