4th April 2016

A.Cyprian Kotut wins 40th Paris marathon 2016
1.Cyprian Kotut (23) from Kenya has won the 40th edition of the 2016 Paris marathon held on 3 April 2016 in the men’s category. 

2.He finished the 35km race in an official time of 2hr 07min 10sec. 

3.Gebretsadik Abraha (Ethopia) finished the race at the second position The women’s title was won by Visiline Jepkesho (Kenya). 

4.She completed the race in 2hr 25 min 52sec ahead  of  Ethiopian  pair  Gulume  Chala (2nd position)  and Dinknesh  Tefera (3rd position).

B.Nico Roseberg wins 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix 

1.Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from Germany has won the 2016 Gulf Air Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix held at Bahrain International Circuit in Manama. 

2.Bahrain Grand Prix title race was the second race of the 2016 season of Formula One in which total 11 teams had participated. 

3.It was Rosberg’s overall sixteenth championship title of F1 in his career and the second win in the 2016. 

4.Result of 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix  

First Position: Nico Rosberg (Germany) of Mercedes team. 

Second Position: Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) of Ferrari Team T

hird Position: Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) of Mercedes team. 

Fourth Position: Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) of Red Bull team. 

Fifth Position: Romain Grosjean (Switzerland) of Haas team. 

Fifteenth Position: Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) of Force India team. 

Sixteenth Position: Sergio Perez (Mexico) of Force India team. Top 3 teams are: Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull.

C.Indian Scientists develop biopolymer for water purification

1.Indian scientists have developed an eco-friendly biopolymer using nanotechnology for water-softening and water purification applications. 

2.It was developed by the team of scientists from Guwahati (Assam) based Institute of Advance Study in Science & Technology (IASST). 

Key highlights of research 
1.The eco-friendly biopolymer has been created using a naturally occurring substance, called chitosan. 

2.The chitosan has been obtained naturally from the hard outer skeleton of shellfish including crab, lobster, and shrimp as a backbone for the carbon nanoparticles to sit on. 

3.In this biopolymer, nanoparticles are the functional parts of the technology as they remove calcium and magnesium components of water through ion exchange. 

4.Thus, it shows the same process that is used by common water purifiers. 

D.Novak Djokovic wins 2016 Miami Open Title

1.World Number One tennis player Novak Djokovic from Serbia has won the 2016 Miami Open Title in the men’s singles category. 

2.In the final match played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Centre at Crandon Park Florida, US, he defeated Kei Nishikori (Japan) by 6-3, 6-3 score. 

3.It was his third consecutive and overall sixth ATP Miami Open title, equalling Andre Agassi’s Miami record total. 

4.It was also his record 28th career ATP Masters title. Other category winners Women’s Singles Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) won the 2016 Miami Open Title in the women’s singles category. 

5.In the final match she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) by 6–3, 6–2 score. It was her third Miami Open Title. 

6.Men’s Doubles French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the 2016 Miami Open Title in the men’s doubles category. 

7.In the final match they defeated pair of Raven Klaasen (South Africa) and Rajeev Ram (US) 5–7, 6–1. 

8.Women’s Doubles Bethanie Mattek-Sands (US) Lucie Šafářová (Czech Republic) won the 2016 Miami Open Title in the women’s doubles category. 

9.In the final match they defeated pair of Tímea Babos (Hungary) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) by 6–3, 6–4 score.