nov hr pt 2 Flashcards

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The —- or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated every year on October —st to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This year will mark the —-th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who is also known as the Iron Man of India. ndia’s first—and Deputy Prime Minister
born in 1875

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National Unity Day
31st cot
147th ann
1st Home Minister

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The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day was introduced by the Indian government in – to pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary for his extraordinary work in keeping India united. The first Rashtriya Ekta Diwas event was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who flagged of a program, ‘Run for Unity’ in New Delhi in 2014.

After the signing of the Gandhi–Irwin Pact, Patel was elected president of Congress for its —- session (Karachi). * Women of — bestowed the title ‘Sardar’ on Vallabhbhai Patel, which means ‘a Chief or a Leader’.

The Statue of Unity at —- in the Narmada district of — (2018) was built in his honour.

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2014
1913-karachai session - presiden
bardoli
Kevadiya, gujju - 2018

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Former ISRO Chairman —–, actors Dattanna, Avinash and Sihi Kahi Chandru are among — personalities who will be awarded Rajyotsava Award this year, by the — government. The award, carrying a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a gold medal and a citation, will be distributed on November 1, the state formation day. This is the first time that the Karnataka government formed an expert committee to identify achievers from various fields for the awards given on November 1.

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K Sivan
67
Ktaka govt

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ktaka formwd when–

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1 nov 1956

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rajyotsava awards: overall winners were:
* Subbarama Sheety * Vidwan Gopal Krishna Sharma * Soligara Madamma

only 1 person in armed services:
Armed services * Subedar BK Kumaraswamy

The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as the Kannada Rajyotsava.
1st highest is:The — is the highest civilian honour of the State of Karnataka, India. It is awarded in recognition of a person’s extraordinary contribution in any field. It was instituted in the year — by Chief Minister S Bangarappa

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Karnataka Ratna
1992

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India Celebrates —nh Birth Anniversary of CV Raman
CV Raman was born on 7th November 1888, in Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, and died on 21st November 1970, in Bangalore. CV Raman was one of India’s greatest scientists. Sir — (fukllform) Raman was a physicist who made discoveries that were broader than modern science and were called the Raman Effect, the phenomenon of change of wavelength of light when a beam is scattered in a medium.
One of Raman’s discoveries is related to the frequency response of the violin and its quality. The frequency response curve is known as the ‘Raman curve’.
At the age of 42, Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in — (1st indian).
2nd indian to get NB phyiscs was — in —

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134th ann
Chandrasekhara Venkata raman
1930
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar in 1983

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Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman: The Uttarakhand government announced that this year’s Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman would be given to National Securtiy Advisor (NSA): —-, poet—– (also the serves as the Central Board of Film Certification’s chairperson.), and three other individuals for their notable achievements.
this award est in —-. Former chief minister ND Tiwari, environmentalist Anil Prakash Joshi, writer Ruskin Bond, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, and folk singer Narendra Singh Negi all received the prize in its inaugural year

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, Ajit Doval
Prasoon Joshi
2021

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uk samman awardL: ajit doval + along with former Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat, late poet and author —-i, and late journalist —– + prasoon joshi.

ajit doval is our –th NSA

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Girish Chandra Tiwar
Viren Dangwal.

5th nsa

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for October 2022. India veteran batter ——- has been named as the ICC men’s Player of the Month for October. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder —– has been selected as ICC Women’s Player of the Month

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kohli
Nida Dar - pak

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Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India and Punjab & Sind Bank are the four banks where Non-executive Chairman has been appointed on their Boards. The approval is given by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
give onb and ubi bank chairs.

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pnb - kg anathakrishnan
ubi-srinivasan varadarajan

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The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards (NFNA) for the year — to the Nursing professionals at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The National Florence Nightingale Awards were instituted in the year —- by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

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2021
1973

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced ICC Hall of Fame. Following a voting process that included existing Hall of Famers, media representatives plus senior executives from the Federation of International Cricketers (FICA) and the ICC, West Indies great—–, England Women’s team legend —– and —– legend Abdul Qadir become inductees number 107, 108 and 109 respectively.

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul - windies
pak - abdul qadir
charlotte edwards – england

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— ed of QS Asia University Rankings 2023: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) — is the best educational education in Southern Asia while IIT —- ranks second in the region. Asia features 757/760!! institutions – up from 687 last year,making it the biggest rankings for the region yet. – indian unis are in top 200

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15th ed
iit bombay
iit delhi

19 indian unis

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QS Asia Universities Ranking:
iit b and iit d ranks?? (1st and 2nd in southern asia)

entire list topped by??

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40th and 46th

  1. chinas peking uni
  2. singapore nat uni
    3.beijin’s tsinghua uni
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T20 World Cup 2022: Final — were crowned the champions after they defeated —by 5 wickets in the final at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), —. They are the first team to hold the ODI and T20 World Cups at the same time after their memorable win over New Zealand in the 2019 50-over final at Lord’s. England also emulated —-to become only the second team in the history of the competition to lift two titles in the T20 World Cup
T20WC Men’s Player of the Tournament: ——

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England
defaeted Pakistan
autarslia - host
w indies

Sam Curran

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Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2022. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30th November, 2022. Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons, coaches and entities. This year, for the first time, applications were invited only online and sportspersons/coaches/entities were permitted to self-apply through a dedicated portal. A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by the Selection Committee headed by Justice ——-, Retd sc judge.
major dhyan chand khel ratna to??
arjuna awards , dronacharya awards, Lifetime Category, Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2022 and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022 were given plus
who was given Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 202?

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A. M. Khanwilkar
sharath kamal achanta, TT
* Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar - MAKA

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National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. * ‘Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award’ is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the period of the previous four years. * ‘Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games’ is given for good performance over a period of the previous four years and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline. * ‘Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games’ is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International events. * ‘Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games’ is given to honour sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and who continue to contribute to promotion of sports event after their retirement.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar’ is given to corporate entities (both in private and public sector), Sports Control Boards, NGOs, including sports bodies at the State and National level, who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development. * The overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.

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4 yrs

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The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 is:— won! most valuable tearm of the yr conists of how may indians?
captain would be?

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england
3 indans.
kohli, suryakumar yadav, hardik pandya
english capt jos buttler

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The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023 released which was published by three environmental non-governmental organizations viz. —–, NewClimate Institute and the Climate Action Network (CAN) International. India rose two spots to rank —- out of — countries in the Climate Change Performance Index 2023 (CCPI).
In the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Use categories, the country was rated “high”. In the Climate Policy and Renewable Energy categories, it earned a “medium” rating.
The CCPI evaluates 59 countries and the European Union, which together generate over 90 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Using standardised criteria, the CCPI looks at — categories, with 14 indicators: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Renewable Energy, Energy Use, and Climate Policy. In 2022 and 2021, India stood in the — spot. In 2020, it ranked ninth on the list.

Since signing the Paris Agreement in 2015, India has updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). At the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, the country announced its commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2070.

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Germanwatch + CAN+new climate inst
india - 8th
63 countries
4 categories
10th rank -21 and 22

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CCPI tracks climate performance of the European Union (EU) and — countries, which together account for over 92% GHG emissions in the world. 14 indiactors + 4 categoirs:
* GHG Emissions (40% Weightage) * Renewable Energy (20% Weightage) * Energy Use (20% Weightage) * Climate Policy (20% Weightage
max wtage to?
topped by? toppers score?
after topper next?

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59 + eu
GHG emissions
1,2,3 - none. topper: denmark at 4th rank
denmark score- 79.61
sweden, 73.28 pts

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Climate Change Performance Index 2023. idnians score and rank?
India’s ranking in categories: In GHGs, it ranked 9 , Renewable Energy (24 ), and Energy Use (9 ), and on Climate Policy (8). so best and worst in??
* It should be noted that India ranked at top in the grouping of top 10 emitters. It is followed by —- and Japan at 2 and 3 positions of this grouping.
* The worst performers in the overall ranking are —-, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. They are particularly weak in renewables and heavily reliant on oil.
*—- is the country with the highest per capita GHG emissions among the G20 nations.

ccpi published since —

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india - 8th w 67.35 pts
best-climate policy-8th
worst- RE - 24th

germany 02, jaapan -3

iran - 63rd
Saudi Arabia-gdp to ghg

2005

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The — has launched its much anticipated National Security Strategy (NSS). All U.S. Presidents are mandated by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of — to bring out their NSS, to communicate the executive’s vision of national security to the legislative. As a comprehensive document, the NSS reflects certainty about how the government of the day views the national security agenda.

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United States
1986 - goldwater-nichols dept

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Brazil’s electoral authority said that—– of the leftist Worker’s Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country’s next president.

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Luiz Incio Lula da Silva

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West African country, — assumes the rotating monthly Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month of November 2022, it shall preside over the meetings of the Council (adoptions, debates and consultations) and, under its authority, shall represent the Security Council in its capacity as an organ of the United Nations.

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ghana

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Zojila Day was commemorated on — November, at Zojila War Memorial near Drass. Zojila Day is observed to celebrate the gallant action by Indian troops in ‘Operation —’ in — which was launched on the icy heights of Zojila pass, the gateway to Ladakh.

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1 november
operation bison - 1948
ladakh

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Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, Dr —- has opened, the st edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), which is taking place from November 2 to13 at the Expo Centre Sharjah, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM). Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, was also present at the inauguration of the event, which is organized by the Sharjah Book Authority, under the theme ‘Spread the Word.’

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Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
41st ed

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Former Israeli prime minister—- sealed his return to power, as the final vote count from elections this week gave him and his far-right allies a clear majority in parliament. Results released by the electoral commission said that with 99 per cent of votes counted, Netanyahu’s right-wing — party had earned 32 seats in Israel’s 120-seat parliament, the —

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Benjamin Netanyahu
likud party
knesset

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— is now home to the world’s longest passenger train. The train has 100 coaches, measures 1910 metres and consists of 4,550 seats. The train was seen passing through the mountainous landscape in the Swiss Alps. Celebrating the —-th anniversary of Switzerland’s first railway, the country’s railway operators came together to create the new Guinness World Record-holding train which tows 100 carriages, weighs 2,990 tons, and measures — km (1.19 miles) long

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switzerland
175th ann
1.91 km

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– announced an additional contribution of USD 5 million to the ASEAN-India science and technology fund to enhance cooperation in sectors of public health, renewable energy and smart agriculture

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India - 5mn

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The US Department of Treasury removed —– along with Italy, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam from its Currency Monitoring List.
China, Japan, Korea, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan are the — economies that are a part of the current monitoring list, the Department of Treasury said in its biannual report to the Congress.
The Currency Monitoring List closely follows the currency policies of some of the US’ major trade partners. If a country appears on the list, it is regarded as a “currency manipulator. a country’s name on the list if the said nation has intervened in the currency market by higher levels than —% of its GDP over a year, and had a current account surplus above a stipulated level. Its net purchases of foreign currency, too, also need to exceed –% of GDP over one year.

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india (+italy, mexico, thailand and vietnam)
7 economies
2% of gdp
2% foriegn

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Indian-American woman —- has became the first immigrant to hold the office of Lieutenant Governor in Maryland, Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. She stated that residents of Maryland chose Wes Moore as their Governor while she secured victory in the race to become Lieutenant Governor.

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Aruna Miller

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The —- provisionally agreed a $—- -billion support programme for Bangladesh, with the country’s finance minister saying the deal would help prevent economic instability escalating into a crisis.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
4.5 bn to bangaldesh

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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince — said, the kingdom would contribute $— billion to a green initiative in the Middle East over the next ten years, and host its headquarters. The Kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, will also aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the crown prince said in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, as world leaders gathered for the COP27 climate change conference

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Mohammed bin Salman
also 2.5 bn

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Surpassing traditional suppliers Saudi Arabia and Iraq, — has emerged as the top oil supplier to India in October.

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russia (eralier iraq tha)

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The —- has emerged as the top destination for India’s petroleum product exports such as petrol and diesel in the first half of the current fiscal year. This change comes in the wake of the Ukraine war, with India continuing to buy discounted crude oil from sanctions-hit Russia.

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Netherlands

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Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a new satellite-carrying rocket, seeking to demonstrate the hard-line force’s prowess even as anti-government protests rage across the country. The —–, Iran’s first three-stage launch vehicle, will be able to place satellites weighing 80 kg (180 pounds) in an orbit — km (300 miles) from the earth’s surface, IRNA said

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Ghaem 100
80 kg, 500 km

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—- has become LinkedIn’s fastest-growing market as more companies and advertisers come online, with sales in the country rising at a 50% year-on-year clip. LinkedIn is a “The Microsoft” owned business networking service company

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India has become LinkedIn’s fastest-growing market as more companies and advertisers come online, with sales in the country rising at a 50% year-on-year clip. LinkedIn is a “The Microsoft” owned business networking service company

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In Nepal, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has elected for the consecutive —-th time from the home district of Dadeldhura. The counting of votes continues for parliamentary and provincial elections in the country. Senior Nepali Congress leader, Mr. Deuba defeated an independent candidate Sagar Dhakal by a margin of over 12 thousand votes.
nepal prez?

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7th consec
Bidhya Devi Bhandari

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The U.N. Human Rights Council voted to condemn the bloody crackdown on peaceful protests in — and create an independent fact-finding mission to investigate alleged abuses, particularly those committed against women and children.

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iran

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Malaysia’s veteran opposition leader —— has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister, after several days of post-election deadlock. The new leader was appointed by King Sultan Abdullah, after elections over the weekend resulted in an unprecedented hung parliament

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Anwar Ibrahim - malayasia

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  • Brampton city in — got its first turbaned Sikh deputy mayor with the appointment of —–, who represents wards 9 and 10, has been appointed deputy mayor from 2022-26. The deputy mayor presides at council and other committee meetings and assumes ceremonial and civic event duties on behalf of the mayor if the mayor is absent or unavailable
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Harkirat Singh
canada

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— has become India’s biggest fertilizer supplier for the first time. exporters reportedly grabbed a 21% share of the Indian fertilizer market in the first half of the 2022-23 fiscal year, overtaking —, previously India’s largest supplier.

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russia
chna

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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has secured a —-rd term in a snap election, winning 81.3 percent of the vote. The Central Asian nation’s Central Election Commission made the announcement citing preliminary data
akzakh pm?

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2nd term
alikhan smailov

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has joined the Emir of Qatar —- and other dignitaries in the inauguration of FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Dhankhar is in Doha for a two-day visit to represent India at the inauguration of FIFA’s showpiece event.
qtara currency?

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Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
qatari rial

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—–s voting age has been ruled discriminatory by the country’s highest court. The case was brought by advocacy group make it 16 in 2020, in a bid to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. an appeal by the ‘Make it 16’ group, formed in 2019.
voting age was previously lowered from —- to 20 in 1969, and then to — in 1974.
law: Bill of Rights Act, —

argentina, Austria, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Guernsey, Jersey, Malta, Nicaragua, Scotland and Isle of Man allow voting from the age of 16

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New Zealand’
21 -> 20 (1969)
20 -> 18 (1974)
1990 act

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Natasa Pirc Musar, won the second round of —’s Presidential elections. Natasa Pirc Musar becomes the FIRST female President of the country. She won 58.86 percent of votes in the runoff, while the opposition right-wing politician and the former Foreign Minister Andze Logar won 46.14 percent of votes.

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Slovenia’s -
natasa pirc musar

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Natasa Pirc Musar, won the second round of —’s Presidential elections. Natasa Pirc Musar becomes the FIRST female President of the country. She won 58.86 percent of votes in the runoff, while the opposition right-wing politician and the former Foreign Minister Andze Logar won 46.14 percent of votes.

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Slovenia’s -
natasa pirc musar

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed in principle to admit — as the group’s 11th member, the 10 member-bloc said in a statement, more than a decade after the country requested membership. (

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East Timor - 11th member

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Pakistan, —- and —- will be among the first recipients of funding from a G7 ‘Global Shield’ initiative to provide funding to countries suffering climate disasters, the programme announced at the COP27 summit in Egypt.

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pak + Bangladesh+ ghana

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— Inc. is the world’s first public company to lose a trillion dollars in market value as a combination of rising inflation, tightening monetary policies and disappointing earnings updates triggered a historic selloff in the stock this year.

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amazon

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Indian Foreign Service (2004), Shri —-, presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Union of the Comoros, with residence in Antananarivo. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. The Comoros is an independent country made up of — islands in southeastern Africa.

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bandaru Wilsonbabu - comros
3 islands in africa

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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has been invited by the Election Commission of — as an international observer for the forthcoming elections to Nepal’s House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly, the Election Commission said.

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nepal

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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to extend a UN-brokered grain export deal for another — days, officials announced. World leaders praised the breakthrough for

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120 days

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Air India $— million (around Rs 11.3 crore) for delaying refunds worth $121.5 million (around Rs 985 crore) to passengers whose flights were cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic

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1.4 mn/11.3 cr

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India participated in the — Meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, which was held in Moscow on November 16. Special envoys and senior officials from Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan also participated in the meeting. total mei?

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4th moscow format
9 countries

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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed Lieutenant General — as the new army chief of the country, replacing incumbent General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

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Asim Munir - nwq army chief of pak

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QatarEnergy announced a —- -year natural gas supply deal with —, calling it the “longest” ever seen as it strengthened ties with Asia while Europe scrambles for alternative sources. The state energy company will send four million tonnes of liquefied natural gas annually from its new —- project to — Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec)

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27 yr deal
china

north field east project

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The central banks of India and — are discussing a concept paper on promoting bilateral trade in rupee and dirham with a view to reduce transaction cost, a top official said.

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uae

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problem among women and children in —, Chief Minister has launched AMLAN- ‘Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan’ in the state. The state has formulated a multi-pronged approach for accelerated reduction of anaemia among targeted groups. The programme will be rolled out in 55,000 government and government aided schools and 74,000 Anganwadi Centres across the state.
he prevalence of anaemia as per the National Family Health Survey 5 (2019-21), is —- percent in men (15-49 years) and — percent in women (15-49 years). and , under-5 children (from 58.6 to —%)

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odisha
men - 25%
women-57%
u-5 children = 67%

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—- with a strong environmental record is planning to issue the nation’s first local government bond targeting individual investors, with proceeds used to fund a solar power project.

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indore

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India’s ——, an Assam-based wildlife biologist, is one of the five ‘Champions of the Earth’ for this year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced.
The annual awards are the highest environmental honour that the UNEP confers on individuals and organisations whose actions have a “transformative impact” on the environment. She has been honoured in the —– category.
The other honourees include Arcenciel (Lebanon); Constantino (Tino) Aucca Chutas (Peru); Sir Partha Dasgupta of the United Kingdom and Cecile Bibiane Ndjebet (Cameroon).

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Purnima Devi Barman
Entrepreneurial Vision categort

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Purnima Devi Barman:won the award this year in the ‘Entrepreneurial Vision’ category, for her trail-blazing work in protecting the greater —-, called ‘—-’ in Assamese. Hargilas are five-foot-tall birds that dwell in wetlands in some parts of southeast Asia including India and Cambodia.
iucn status?

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adjutant stork
hargila
endangered

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The Ministry of — has set up a high-level panel to strengthen the assessment and accreditation of higher educational institutions, on November 4, 2022. The panel will be headed by Dr K Radhakrishnan, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur. He is also the chairperson of the Standing Committee of IIT Council.

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education

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Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, —- unveiled the booklet ‘Agenda for Members of Panchayati Raj Institutions for Rural Development’. The ‘Agenda for Members of Panchayati Raj Institutions for Rural Development” booklet will provide information about all the schemes such as MGNREGA, Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojna- National Rural Livelihood Mission, PM Awas Yojna- Grameen, PM Gram Sadak Yojna, etc. will be available to the representative and the general public

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Giriraj Singh

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The central government appointed chairperson and members of the Law Commission over two and a half years after it was constituted. new LC is –nd ed. Retired Karnataka High Court Chief Justice —- appointed as the chairperson of the commission.

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22nd LC
Rituraj Awasthi
(her + Justice Krishna Dixit and Justice JM Khazi - in ktaka hc case)

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The Law Ministry describes the Law Commission of India as a non-statutory/statutory???? body that is constituted by a notification of the Government of India, with definite terms of reference to carry out research in the field of law. The Commission makes recommendations to the Government (in the form of Reports) as per its terms of reference. te Law Commission was first constituted in —, and has so far submitted 277 reports.
The tenure of the 21st Law Commission, which was headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice —-, came to an end on August 31 2018 (est in 2015)
An official release at the time of Cabinet clearance had said the Commission would have a tenure of — years from the date of publication of the Order of Constitution in the Official Gazette.

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non-statutory
1955
bs chauhan - 21st

3 yrs tenure.

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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) launched startup applications for registration on the —— portal, the National Mentorship Platform by Startup India. The purpose of the application is to provide a further boost to the startup ecosystem by catalyzing the startup culture and building a strong and inclusive ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in India

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maarg PORTAL

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The Ministry of —-e unveiled the National Suicide Prevention Strategy — the first-of-its-kind policy formulated by the government to prevent suicides as a public health priority. According to the ministry, the policy that will set the stage for promotion of mental health and prevention of suicides in the coming decade.

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Health and Family Welfare

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India’s Union ——- minitsyy has formed a panel to revamp its only job guarantee scheme in the hope of directing more work to the country’s poorer regions, a senior government official said.

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rural development ministr

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—— is a month-long campaign envisioned as a ‘Jan Andolan’ or people’s movement. The ‘Nai Chetna’ campaign is launched by the Ministry of —- and involves sensitizing women, especially in rural areas. It seeks to enable women to acknowledge, prepare, and take support in situations of comprise

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Nai Chetna’,
Rural Development

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Capital markets regulator —– has set up a high-level panel to review the takeover norms in a move to simplify and strengthen the current rules by adopting appropriate global practices. Also, the regulator will assess the current rules in the light of past judicial pronouncements and various informal guidelines issued by the capital markets regulator.

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sebi

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Ministry of Power has launched a scheme for procurement of aggregate power of — MW for five years under — Policy. The Ministry said that the scheme will help states that are facing power shortage and help generation plants to increase their capacities.

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4500 mw
shakti

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Tripura chief minister Dr —– his government is working to ensure all central and state-sponsored schemes reach every doorstep and launched a new portal, ‘—–’, to act as a bridge between the people and the government. A total of 78 departments, including the panchayat department, has been included in the webportal

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Manik saha
Amar Sarkar portal

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The National Commission for Women (NCW) launched the —th phase of the Digital Shakti Campaign, a pan-India project on digitally empowering and skilling women and girls in cyberspace. Digital Shakti started in June — to help women across the nation to raise the awareness level on the digital front, to build resilience, and fight cyber-crime in the most effective ways. The Digital Shakti 4.0 is focused on making women digitally skilled and aware to stand-up against any illegal/inappropriate activity online. NCW launched the campaign in collaboration with CyberPeace Foundation and Met

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4th phase
2018-digital shakti campaign

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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog has launched Woman centric challenges under phase-II of the —nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC). ANIC is an initiative by AIM, NITI Aayog targeted to seek, select, support and nurture technology-based innovations that solve sectoral challenges of national importance and societal relevance, through a grant-based mechanism of up to INR 1 crore.

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2nd ed of ANIC

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The —- Scheme of Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) is providing help to the aspirations of rural women in the Union Territory, who aspire to become economically independent. The Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission aims to reduce poverty by building strong grass-root institutions for the poor in Jammu and Kashmir engaging them in gainful livelihood intervention and ensuring appreciable improvement in their income.

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UMEED scheme - j and k

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Prof. —–, Director, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi, has been elected as a member of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM). The —th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) meeting was held on 15-18 November, 2022 at ——-

A

Venu Gopal Achanta
27th
paris, france

78
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Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda has said the government has decided to set up — archery academies in the country to promote talent amongst tribal children by nurturing their archery skills.

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100 academies

79
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has dissolved the four-member National Selection Committee headed by—– after India team’s uninspired performance in T20 World Cup. Apart from chief selector Chetan Sharma, other members of the selection committee were Sunil Joshi, Harvinder Singh and Debashish Mohanty.

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chetan Sharma

80
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The World Health Organisation has changed the name of the disease Monkeypox to —- as they receive complaints about the word Monkeypox conjuring up racist tropes and stigmatizing patients. The recommendation follows outbreaks that began about six months ago in Europe and the United States.

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Mpox,

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NASA’s Artemis 1, — Capsule has set a new space flight record for spacecraft designed to carry humans by traveling 4,01,798 kilometers from Earth.
The record was previously held by Apollo — which logged the record on 14th April — by traveling 400,171 kilometers.
also esa+csa+jxa

NASA aims to land humans on the moon by —-, and it also plans to land the first woman and first person of colour on the moon.
NASA will establish an Artemis Base Camp on the surface and a gateway (the lunar outpost around the Moon

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Orion capsule for artemis -1
apollo -13
1970

2024

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Artemis I, formerly ———–, will be the first integrated flight test of NASA’s Deep Space Exploration Systems:
Orion spacecraft: Orion spacecraft is going to remain in space without docking to a space station, longer than any ship for astronauts has ever done before.
—–/ (SLS) rocket: It is the most powerful rocket in the world — and travels 2,80,000 miles from the earth for over four to six weeks during the course of the mission.
Newly upgraded Exploration Ground Systems at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, —.
It is an uncrewed space mission where the spacecraft will launch on an SLS rocket.

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Exploration Mission-1
Space Launch System/sls rocket
flroida

83
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Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) announced that —- (BBV154), has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) under Restricted Use in Emergency Situations for ages 18 and above, in India, for heterologous booster doses. worls 1st intranaal vaccine

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iNCOVACC, bbv154

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India’s first privately developed rocket, —- by Hyderabad-based ———- is poised to create history as it undergoes final launch preparations at the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)’s launchpad in Sriharikota for launch between November 12-16

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vikram-S
skyroot aerospace

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An American technology giant, Google has launched a platform that displays flood forecasts, namely ‘—-

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FloodHub

86
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SpaceX’s —–, the world’s most-powerful active rocket, lifted off for the first time in more than three years, from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, with Elon Musk’s company sending a group of satellites into orbit for the U.S. Space Force

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Falcon Heavy

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—-: A group of scientists has found — enormous near-Earth asteroids that were concealing from the Sun’s light. One of them, —-, is “possibly harmful” to Earth and is thought to be the greatest planet-killer-sized asteroid to have been discovered in a decade.

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2022 AP7
3 asteroids

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ISRO plans to return to Mars: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has turned its attention to Venus and is collaborating with — to examine the moon’s dark side, following trips to the moon and Mars. ISRO‘s next mission at the Akash Tattva conference here was that the space agency also intended to send a probe to Mars.

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japan x india - venus

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BSE Technologies announced the launch of the KYC Registration Agency KRA, which maintains KYC records of investors in an electronic form. BSE Technologies is a subsidiary of BSE. KRA is a Sebi-regulated intermediary that grants the marker participants authorization for investors’ Know Your Client. KYC is Mando for investment in the securities market.. bse chair?

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ss mundra

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Tech giant Google has acquired —–, an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar startup that was working on using AI to generate avatars for social media users and brands to express their virtual identity. According to TechCrunch, Google buys the startup for about $100 million in an effort to improve its content game and compete with TikTok.

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alter

91
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Global asset manager — Group has forayed into the data center business in Asia with a planned capacity across two large hyperscale data centers in India. It plans to increase it to — MW over the next two years through presence in five locations in the country.

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Blackstone grp
600 mw

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Vikram-S Rocket, India’s first privately developed rocket launched from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) at the Sriharikota launchpad. The launch of Vikram-S Rocket by ISRO is a historic moment. The Vikram-S Rocket is developed by Hyderabad-based start-up S—- Private Limited, and it is a 6-meter gall and hits a peak altitude of —kilometers. After five minutes of launch, the Vikram-S Rocket splashed into the Bay of Bengal. The mission was titled —

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skyroot Aerospace
89.5 km
Prarambh

93
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The Indian Space Research Organization launched PSLV- —-/EOS-06 Mission with Oceansat 3 and —nanosatellites on board from Sriharikota spaceport. The PLV-C54/EOS-06 Mission includes EOS-06 (Oceansat - 3), plus nanosatellites which are BhutanSat, ‘Anand’ from Pixxel, Thybolt two numbers from Dhurva Space and Astrocast-four numbers from Spaceflight USA.

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PSLV-C54
8 nanosatellites + eos-06/oceansat 3

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The Indian Space Research Organization launched PSLV- —-/EOS-06 Mission with Oceansat 3 and —nanosatellites on board from Sriharikota spaceport. The PLV-C54/EOS-06 Mission includes EOS-06 (Oceansat - 3), plus nanosatellites which are BhutanSat, ‘Anand’ from Pixxel, Thybolt two numbers from Dhurva Space and Astrocast-four numbers from Spaceflight USA.

his is the –th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the —th Flight of the PSLV-XL version with 6 PSOM-XLs

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PSLV-C54
8 nanosatellites + eos-06/oceansat 3

56th flight
24th flight of pslv xl

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Minister K T Rama Rao on said the state will have the country’s —– integrated rocket design, manufacturing and testing facility in Hyderabad by Skyroot Aerospace.

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1st integrated rocket test design

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India’s first private launchpad and mission control center has been established within the ISRO campus at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in —
The launchpad is designed and operated by Chennai-based space-tech startup —. The facility was inaugurated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman and Secretary in the Department of Space, S Somanath, on 25th November 2022.

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Sriharikota., andhra
agniKul Cosmos - 1st pvt launchpad + control

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The —- Space Agency has named the first ever “parastronaut” in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. The 22-nation agency said it had appointed British Paralympic sprinter——— to take part in a feasibility study during astronaut training to assess the conditions needed for people with disabilities to take part in future missions.

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European
john mcfall

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PSLV earned its title ‘the Workhorse of ISRO.
is the third generation launch vehicle of India. It is the first Indian launch vehicle to be equipped with liquid stages. After its first successful launch in October —. launched two spacecraft “Chandrayaan-1 in — and Mars Orbiter Spacecraft in — and ndia’s first space observatory, — in 2015.
he PSLV has — stages, using solid and liquid propulsion systems alternately.

Earth Observation Satellite—- (EOS-0-) is the Oceansat series’ 3rd-generation satellite envisaged to observe ocean colour data, sea surface temperature and wind vector data to use in oceanography, climatic and meteorological applications.
The satellite also supports value added products such as potential fishing zones using chlorophyll, Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and wind speed and land based geophysical parameters

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1st launch - 1994
2008
2013
Astrosat
4 stages

eos-06

98
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The —nd FIFA men’s world cup was formally declared open at a colourful ceremony held at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on 20 November. It is for the first time that an Arab country is hosting the football tournament @ — stadium, biggest one among the eight stadiums being used to host the World Cup.
It is the second world cup to be held in Asia after the —- World cup which was jointly hosted by Japan and South Korea. * A total of — teams will participate in the world cup. * — is the official mascot of the Cup. It is inspired by the keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men. is an Arabic word meaning super-skilled player.

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22nd fifa wc
lusail stadium
2002 wc - s korea + japan
32 teams
la’eeb = keefiyeh

98
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The —nd FIFA men’s world cup was formally declared open at a colourful ceremony held at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar on 20 November. It is for the first time that an Arab country is hosting the football tournament @ — stadium, biggest one among the eight stadiums being used to host the World Cup.
It is the second world cup to be held in Asia after the —- World cup which was jointly hosted by Japan and South Korea. * A total of — teams will participate in the world cup. * — is the official mascot of the Cup. It is inspired by the keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men. is an Arabic word meaning super-skilled player.

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22nd fifa wc
lusail stadium
2002 wc - s korea + japan
32 teams
la’eeb = keefiyeh

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Q

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men’s national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football), the sport’s global governing body. The championship has been awarded every — years since the inaugural tournament in —-, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are —, who won their second title at the 2018 tournament in Russia. most title are w/ – (5 titles).

– countries have hosted the World Cup. Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, and Mexico have each hosted twice _ BF-GIM
2026 will be jointly hosted by–, – and —, which will give Mexico the distinction of being the first country to host games in three World Cups

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4yrs
1930
france
brazil
17 nations

2026: Canada, the United States, and Mexico

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Q

The name of the football to be used during the world cup is —-,means “Journey” in Arabic. It has been made by the German multinational company Adidas. It is the —th successive time that a ball made by Adidas will be used in the FIFA world cup. —- is the first FIFA World cup ball to be made exclusively with water based inks and glues.

The official mascot of the Qatar World Cup is La’eeb. The adventurous, fun and curious La’eeb was unveiled during the Qatar 2022 Final Draw, which took place in Doha on April 1, following a tradition that was initiated in England —.

A

Al Rihla
14th time

1966

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FIFA Upcoming Event * FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar (32 Teams) * FIFA World Cup 2026: Canada, Mexico, USA (— teams)
* FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2022: ——
* FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022: India
* FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2023: Australia and New Zealand

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48 teams
Costa Rica

102
Q

FIFA Upcoming Event * FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar (32 Teams) * FIFA World Cup 2026: Canada, Mexico, USA (— teams)
* FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2022: ——
* FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022: India
* FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2023: Australia and New Zealand

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48 teams
Costa Rica

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Q

At an estimated cost of over $220 billion,[2] it is the most expensive World Cup ever held. World Cup was awarded to Qatar in —. motto is: now is all
.
The Qatar national football team entered the event automatically, their first World Cup, alongside 31 teams who were determined by the qualification process. Qatar lost all three group matches; they became the first hosts to lose every game, the earliest host nation eliminated,[6] and the second host (after —– in 2010) not to progress past the first stage.

The winner of the Qatar World Cup will bag a sum of — million euros (INR 344 crores). * The runner-up of the Qatar World Cup will get — million euros (INR 245 crores). * The third-placed team will pocket 24.45 million euros (INR — crores).

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2010
South Africa - 2010

38 mn/344 cr - 1st place
27.27 mn/245 cr - 2nd
24.45 mn/220 cr - 3rd place

104
Q

The India national football team represents India in international football and is governed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The team is affiliated to FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
India became the — Asian nation to reach the semi-final of a FIFA organised major tournament. India has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, although they did qualify by default for the — FIFA World Cup of — after all other nations in their qualification group withdrew.
The India national football team has participated in — editions of FIFA World Cup qualificatio

A

1st asian
1950 brazil wc
9 eds

105
Q

UNEP said that since its inception in —, the annual Champions of the Earth award has been awarded to trailblazers at the forefront of efforts to protect our natural world. It is the UN’s highest environmental honour. To date, the award has recognised —- laureates: 26 world leaders, 69 individuals and 16 organisations. This year a record 2,200 nominations from around the world were received

A

2005
111 laureates

106
Q

The —rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) came to an end at a ceremony held at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium near Panaji on 28 November 2022.
* —- film ‘I Have Electric Dreams’ directed by Valentina Maurel winning the prestigious ‘Golden Peacock’ for the best film of the festival.
* —–, lead actor of ‘No End’, was honoured with Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Male)
* —–, lead Actor of Best Film ‘I Have Electric Dreams’ is honoured with Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Female).

A

53rd - goa
spanish film - electric dreams - golden peacock
Vahid Mobasseri - best male
daniela marin navarro - bets female

107
Q

Iranian writer and director Nader Saeivar gets Silver Peacock for Best Director for —-,
* Filipino filmmaker —- bagged Special Jury Award for ‘When the Waves are Gone
Celebrated Spanish film Director —- was honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award.
* Actor Producer C——— was conferred with the IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award for 2022.

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no end (best male in this film too)
lav diaz
Carlos Saura - satyajit ray
chiranjeevi kodidela

108
Q

The opening film of the festival was Austrian Director Dieter Berner’s film —- and the closing film was the Polish film ‘—–’, directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
—- was the ‘Spotlight’ country this year

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Alma and Oskar - dieter berner
perfect number - zanussi
france

109
Q

The first International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held in the cities of Bombay (now Mumbai), Delhi, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Madras (now Chennai) from 24 January to 1 February –. The Delhi leg was inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. It was later held in different cities of the country. Since —, starting from the –th edition, Goa has become the permanent venue of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). It is held in the month of November -December every year

A

1952 - 1st ed
2004
35th ed

110
Q

Shaheedi Diwas or Martyrdom Day of ‘Guru —’ observed on —- November. Guru Tegh Bahadur was the — Sikh Guru, father of 10th guru gobind singh. and –2nd Sikh martyr, who sacrificed his life for religion and for the protection of the human rights. was also known as Hind Di Chadder– Protector of India

A

Tegh Bahadur
24 nov
9th sikh guru
2nd martyr

110
Q

Shaheedi Diwas or Martyrdom Day of ‘Guru —’ observed on —- November. Guru Tegh Bahadur was the — Sikh Guru, father of 10th guru gobind singh. and –2nd Sikh martyr, who sacrificed his life for religion and for the protection of the human rights. was also known as Hind Di Chadder– Protector of India

A

Tegh Bahadur
24 nov
9th sikh guru
2nd martyr

111
Q

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India announced the National Adventure Award called “Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award” (TNNAA) for the year 2021. The award is given in — categories which are Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure, and Life Time Achievement.
The National Selection Committee was constituted under the chairpersonship of the —- (Youth Affairs). * The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India along with other Sports Awars.

No one was chosen for the Air Adventure category.
1.
Ms. Naina Dhakad
Land Adventure
2.
Shri Shubham Dhananjay Vanmali
Water Adventure
3.
Group Captain —— (kbss)
Lifetime Achievement

A

4 categories
ecretary (YA) -
Kunwar Bhawani Singh Samyal- lifetime

112
Q

The Sangeet Natak Akademi has announced —- winners of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Akademi Puraskar) for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. arts. The General Council of the Akademi also announced – eminent personalities in the field of performing arts as Akademi Fellows.
the Akademi has also announced the names of – artists from the field of the performing arts who have won the one-time Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM), which commemorates 75 years of India’s independence. These include artists above the age of 75 years

the Akademi also announced the names of — artists for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021. These artists are below the age of 40 years. The

A

128
10 fellows
86 artists - azam award
192 artsitss - ustad awrad - beow 40 yrs

113
Q

The 1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival (AISF) was inaugurated by Dr. Srivari Chandrashekhar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology on 27th October 2022 in —–. The inaugural event was felicitated by Mr. Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary General for ASEAN Economic Community, and Ambassador, Mr. Jayant Khobragde, Indian Mission to ASEAN (IMA).

A

.Bogor, Indonesia

114
Q

— has addressed the inaugural function of Invest Karnataka, the Global Investors Meet via video conferencing. The meet is aimed at attracting prospective investors and setting up development agenda for the next decade. The three-day programme, being held from 2 to 4 November in Bengaluru, would witness more than 80 speaker sessions.

A

Prime Minister Narendra Modi @ ktaka

115
Q
  • Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar chaired the —–nd National Natural Farming Mission committee meeting at Krishi Bhawan. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the NMNF portal. Natural farming in India would be taken forward with the cooperation of everyone.
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1st nat farming mission

116
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Guyana President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will be the chief guest at the —th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention. It will be held from 8th to 10th January next year in —, Madhya Pradesh. The theme of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is Diaspora: Reliable Partners for India’s Progress in Amrit Kaal.
guyana country in —.

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17th
indore
s america
Currency: Guyanese dollar, cap; goergetown

117
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World Travel Market, WTM 2022: One of the biggest international travel expos, the World Travel Market (WTM) 2022, will have —- as a participant today in London. The Future of Travel Starts Now is the exhibition’s theme for this year.

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india @ london

118
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—th iteration of Kerala’s Urban Mobility India Conference: The iteration of Kerala’s Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference, which is taking place in Kochi, comes to an end. Among those attending the farewell event are Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, State Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore, and State Transport Minister Antony Raju. The meet is focus on the theme, ‘Azadi @ 75 — Sustainable Aatmanirbhar Urban Mobility‘.

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15h

119
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The G20 Presidency of Indonesia is hosting the official launch of the Pandemic Fund on the margins of the G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ 000Meeting in Bali, Indonesia in the presence of President of Indonesia.

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Joko Widodo,

120
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India and —- hosted the LeadIT Summit, on the sidelines of COP27 at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. The Leadership for Industry Transition- LeadIT initiative focuses on low carbon transition of the hard to abate industrial sector.

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sweden

121
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National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change and—–, jointly launched “In Our LiFEtime” campaign.

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

122
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—- Fund coordinated by G7’s president Germany and the V20 group of climate-vulnerable countries, it aims to rapidly provide pre-arranged insurance and disaster protection funding after events such as floods, droughts and hurricanes hit

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global shield fund

123
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— National Exhibitions Company is set to host the —-nd edition of the Global Media Congress, in partnership with Emirates News Agency. The congress is scheduled to take place from 15th to 17th November. The conference program will be delivered in multiple languages, appealing to a global audience.

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Abu Dhabi
1st ed

124
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  • Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat informed that the country is spearheading a new wave of socioeconomic prosperity fueled by cutting-edge technology and innovation. Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the GeoSmart India 2022 Summit in —–.
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hyderabad - geomsart summit

125
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the silver jubilee edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS 22) virtually.silver jubillee = 00 yrs The inauguration ceremony will be attended by several global leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy.

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25 yrs

126
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—- has launched the official website of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as it will host the next SCO summit as a chairman of organisation in 2023. The website highlights the events that will be undertaken under the chairmanship of India next year. The theme of the event is “For a SECURE SCO”.

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india

127
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The three-day apex-level regional strategic dialogue of the Indian Navy, the —st edition of “Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2022” (IPRD-2022) began in—- . The theme of IPRD-2022 is “Operationalising the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)”, which was articulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 14th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Bangkok on November 4, —, the defence ministry said.

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4th ed of IPRD
n delhi
2019 - 14TH EAST ASIAN SUMMIT

128
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v President Jagdeep Dhankhar will attend the ASEAN – India commemorative summit and the —th East Asia Summit (EAS). The ASEAN – India commemorative summit is being held in — from 11th November to 13th November 2022.
Simply, the EAS is an ASEAN initiative and refers to the annual Meeting of Heads of States/Governments of these countries, where they are able to discuss common concerns and interests

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17th EAS
cambodia

129
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The concept of East Asia Grouping was first promoted in —- by the then — Prime Minister, Mahathir bin Mohamad.
Beginning in —-, 16 participating countries comprised this grouping, with their first meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. These members were the 10 ASEAN countries, Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea. ASEAN’s 10 member countries are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. india is a founding member.
The US ande Russia joined at the 6th East Asia Summit in —-.

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1991- malaysian pm matathir
2005
2011 - 6th EAS- us and russia

130
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now EAS has – members. It represents nearly 50 per cent of the world’s population with — percent of global trade, and comprising nations that are on a dynamic path of economic development.

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18
20%

130
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now EAS has – members. It represents nearly 50 per cent of the world’s population with — percent of global trade, and comprising nations that are on a dynamic path of economic development.

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18
20%

131
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After addressing the EAS summit, the Vice President inaugurated the completed conservation work of ‘Hall of Dancers’ in —- Temple.
It is located in the Angkor archaeological complex in the Cambodian city of —-.
India - Cambodia collaboration Project:
The Hall of Dancers is part of a $4-million collaborative project between India and Cambodia for the preservation and restoration of cultural heritage in Cambodia.The restoration work at the sprawling and quiet Buddhist monastery of Ta Prohm has been completed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Restoration work was commenced in the year —.

— Heritage Park has several of the world’s most renowned places such as the Angkor Wat temple, one of the 10 man-made wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Ta Prohm Temple:
The temple was built between the mid-12th century and early 13th century by the Khmer king —-. Initially constructed as a Buddhist monastery, it was dedicated by King to his mothe

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Ta Prohm temple
Siem Reap, cambodua
2011

angkor heritage park

king Jayavarman VII -jayavarman 7!

132
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled India’s logo, theme and website for its presidency of the G20, which reflects the country’s message and overarching priorities to the world. The G20 logo, created with the four colours of India’s national flag, comprises of earth sitting atop a lotus. The seven petals in the logo signify the seven seas and the coming together of seven continents at G20 India 2023. The earth reflects India’s pro-planet approach to life and from this, it derives the theme of G20 India 2023 – “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One Family, One Future.”
is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha —.

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upanishad

133
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Calling for integration of mangroves conservation with the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) programmes for carbon sequestering, —– joined the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC).

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india

134
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Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen— (Retd.) inaugurated the —-nd International Congress of the Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA) in —-. The 42nd International Congress is being organized by the National Hydrographic Office from 9th November to 11th November 2022 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

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Gurmit Singh lt gen of uk
42nd
dehradun, uk

135
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Telemedicine Society of India (TSI) and Kerala Chapter hosts the—th Edition of the International Telemedicine Conference at Amrita Hospital, Kochi. The inaugural ceremony was felicitated by Mr. S. Somnath, Chairman of ISRO, Mr. Mohanan Kunnummal, Vice Chancellor, of Kerala University of Health Science, and Dr. Rethan Kelkar, IT Secretary of Kerala. The Chief Guest of the event was Mr. S. Somnath, Chairman, of ISRO.

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18th ed of tememedicine conf

136
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Telemedicine Society of India (TSI) and Kerala Chapter hosts the—th Edition of the International Telemedicine Conference at Amrita Hospital, Kochi. The inaugural ceremony was felicitated by Mr. S. Somnath, Chairman of ISRO, Mr. Mohanan Kunnummal, Vice Chancellor, of Kerala University of Health Science, and Dr. Rethan Kelkar, IT Secretary of Kerala. The Chief Guest of the event was Mr. S. Somnath, Chairman, of ISRO.

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18th ed of tememedicine conf

137
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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to inaugurate the two-day PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit. The PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit will be held at the Deendayal Hastkala Sankul (Trade Centre and Museum) in —–

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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

138
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will gift the local artifacts made in —- to the world leaders at the upcoming G20 Summit. The G20 Summit will take place in Indonesia’s capital city, Bali.

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hp

139
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World leaders from across the planet, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, have converged in Indonesia, for the —th Group of 20 (G20) Summit, taking place in the city of Bali. The two-day summit is themed “Recover Together, Recover Stronger” and focuses on global economic recovery, global health architecture, digital transformation, sustainable energy transition and climate change, among other topics.

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17th summit g20
recover t, recover s

140
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India participated in the —nd Council of Ministers’s meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) held at —–. The Indian delegation was led by Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh. (

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22nd com of iora
dhaka, bangladesh

141
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—- is gearing up to host the first G20 Sherpa Meeting in India from 4 to 7 December. The meeting is aimed at fostering growth and building bonds amongst the member nations. Among the highlights will be the depiction of Indian culture with wall paintings and illumination of heritage sites across the city.

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udaipur

142
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The –nd edition of the Global Technology Summit is to be held till the 1st of December in New Delhi in a hybrid format. The Global Technology Summit is India’s annual flagship event on Geotechnology and is co-hosted by the Ministry of —- and Carnegie India. The inaugural session of the Summit would be a conversation with External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on geo-digital and its e

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7th ed - imp - global tech summit
mea + carengia india

143
Q

The West Bengal government’s — scheme has bagged the SKOCH award in the women and child development category. The award is a recognition for the government as well as the nearly two crore women of the state who have been empowered by the scheme.

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Lakshmir Bhandar

144
Q

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina conferred the prestigious ‘Friends of Liberation War’ honour on former US Senator—–y posthumously in Dhaka for his contribution to the liberation of Bangladesh. The honour was handed over to his son Edward M Ted Kennedy Junior

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Edward M Kennedy

145
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—- police officers from Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Telangana, and Jammu & Kashmir have been awarded the ‘Union Home Minister’s Special Operation Medal’ for the year 2022. The award was given by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for four special operations conducted by them in areas of terrorism, border actions, arms control, prevention of narcotics smuggling, and rescue operations.

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63 police officers from Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Telangana, and Jammu & Kashmir have been awarded the ‘Union Home Minister’s Special Operation Medal’ for the year 2022. The award was given by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for four special operations conducted by them in areas of terrorism, border actions, arms control, prevention of narcotics smuggling, and rescue operations.

146
Q

The Karnataka government honored the late actor with the Karnataka Ratna award on 1st November 2022. The late Kannada Power Star ——-‘s last film, Gandhada Gudi, was released on 28th October 2022. Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar’s wife, received the state’s highest civilian award on her husband’s behalf.

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Puneeth Rajkumar

147
Q

Prominent Indian physician and scientist,——– has received the prestigious Bailey K. Ashford Medal for 2022 and the Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (FASTMH) award 2022. This award is given to him for his outstanding research and contributions to tropical medicine

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Dr. Subhash Babu

148
Q

The Gandhi Peace Foundation has announced the award of its prestigious Kuldip Nayar Patrakarita Samman for 2022 to The Wire’s senior editor—–. The announcement was made at a press conference held at New Delhi’s Press Club of India by the well-known academic and author, Ashis Nandy

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Arfa Khanum Sherwani

149
Q

Noted Malayalam fiction writer, Sethu (—–) has been selected for the Kerala government’s prestigious ‘Ezhuthachan Puraskaram’ this year in recognition of his overall contribution to the Malayalam language and literature. He focussed on modernising the literature by standing beyond the definitions of movements and trends.

A

A. Sethumadhavan

150
Q

Carnatic vocalist, composer, collaborator, humanitarian and speaker, —– has been honoured with the French government’s highest honour, Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des award.she has been selected for this award not just for her singing prowess, but also for her contribution towards the development of the Indo-France relationship.

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aruna sairam

151
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Member of the erstwhile royal family, Y—– Wadiyar has been selected for the International Kannada Rathna award. It is presented annually by Dubai Kannadigas to mark Kannada Rajyothsava. The award will be presented to YKC Wadiyar during Vishwa Kannada Habba on November 19 at Sheikh Rashid Auditorium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in association with Kannadigaru Dubai Sangha as part of celebration of the 67th Kannada Rajyothsava.

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yaduveer Krishnaraja Chamaraja (YKC)

152
Q

Spanish filmmaker —–, who received the Golden Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for Deprisa Deprisa, along with two Silver Bears for La caza and Peppermint Frappe, a BAFTA for Carmen and three awards at Cannes, among several others, will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award and an eight-film retrospective at IFFI. (

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Carlos Saura

153
Q

Author Khalid Jawed’s “—–”, translated by Baran Farooqi from Urdu, won the –nd JCB Prize for Literature. The book, originally published as “Ne’mat Khana” in 2014, is the fourth translation to win the award and the first work in Urdu. “The Paradise of Food” tells the story of a middle-class joint Muslim family over a span of fifty years where the narrator struggles to find a place for himself, at odds in his home and the world outside.

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The Paradise of Food
5th jcb prize

154
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The —th Dalai Lama was conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 at Thekchen Choeling in Dharamshala’s McleodGanj by Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. The award is given to personalities who have carried forward the legacies of Gandhi and Mandela by making significant contributions in the fields of Peace, Social Welfare, Culture, Environment, Education, Healthcare, Sports and Innovation

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14th

155
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The —th Dalai Lama was conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 at Thekchen Choeling in Dharamshala’s McleodGanj by Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. The award is given to personalities who have carried forward the legacies of Gandhi and Mandela by making significant contributions in the fields of Peace, Social Welfare, Culture, Environment, Education, Healthcare, Sports and Innovation

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14th

156
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— became the only country to receive the Leadership in Family Planning (EXCELL) Awards 2022 in the ‘country category’ at the International Conference on Family Planning held in —India’s efforts in improving family planning demonstrate the progress the country has been making toward achieving the SDG targets on women and maternal health.

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india
thailand

157
Q

—’s QC Team from Unchahar ABHYUDAYA has won the “GOLD” award in the 47th International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022). The convention is being held from 15th-18th November in —-. The theme for ICQCC-2022 was “Built Back Better through Quality Efforts”. NTPC QC Team presented on “Frequent Choking of Collecting tanks of AHP-IV

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ntpcs’s
jakarta

158
Q

National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) bagged the Champion of Champions Award, sweeping the—th PRCI Global Communication Conclave 2022, to bring home fourteen Corporate Communication Excellence Awards. The awards were presented at the Global Communication Conclave organised by Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) in —.

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16th pcri global
kolktat

159
Q

The Food Safety and Standard Association of India (FSSAI) awarded —- Railway Station a 4-star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification for providing ‘“high-quality, nutritious food to passengers”. Railway stations are awarded the certificate after an FSSAI-empaneled third-party audit agency rates them on a scale of 1 to 5 for food storage and hygiene practices.

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bjopal

160
Q

India-born Nobel laureate Professor —- has been awarded the prestigious Order of Merit by Britain’s King Charles III in recognition of his distinguished service to science. The 70-year-old UK-based molecular biologist is among six appointments made to the historic order by the late Queen Elizabeth II before her death in September and the first to be appointed by Charles.

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Venki Ramakrishnan

161
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Google announces — as the winner of the 2022 Doodle for Google competition. Sh is from Kolkata and he was declared the winner for India for his inspiring Doodle titled ‘India on the Centre State’. His doddle is also featured on Google.co.in on 14th November 202he has showcased India’s scientific achievements and advancements through his doodle.

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shlok mukherjee

162
Q
  • The — Tourism has bagged the prestigious Responsible Tourism Global award at the World Travel Mart held in London. State Tourism Minister PA Mohammed Riyas received the award on behalf of the department at London. The award was given for the STREET project implemented by the Responsible Tourism Mission under the–Government. The Jury made special remarks about the water street project implemented at Maravanthuruthu in Kottayam district.
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kerala tourism

163
Q

Noted writers — Kankariya and Dr—were awarded the 31st and 32nd Bihari Puraskar, respectively. Kankariya was awarded the Puraskar for her 2018 novel ‘Hum Yahan The’ while Hada was awarded for his 2015 literary criticism book ‘Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri

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madhu kankariya -31st
32nd madhav hada

164
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Noted writers — Kankariya and Dr—were awarded the 31st and 32nd Bihari Puraskar, respectively. Kankariya was awarded the Puraskar for her 2018 novel ‘Hum Yahan The’ while Hada was awarded for his 2015 literary criticism book ‘Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri

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madhu kankariya -31st
32nd madhav hada

165
Q

National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), —–, a vibrant organization under the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India was one of the organisation to be awarded with “India Agribusiness Awards 2022” for the best Agribusiness Award under Fisheries Sector. While —– has received the ‘India Agribusiness Awards 2022’ in the best state category for their contribution in the areas of agriculture.

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hyderabad
Haryana

166
Q

Iranian film — by Director Payam Eskandari has won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India, given for a film that best reflects Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of peace, tolerance and non-violence.

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nargesi

167
Q

——- (CSMVS) was conferred with the ‘Award of Excellence’ at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation-2022.

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

168
Q

*—, who won two medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, was recognized as the Para Sports Person of the Year, while — was recognized as the Special Sportsperson of the Year. Best Male Coach to R.B. Ramesh and Best Female Coach to Nonita Lal Qureshi.

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avani lekhara - 2 medals in 2020
Shrey Kadyan

169
Q

*—, who won two medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, was recognized as the Para Sports Person of the Year, while — was recognized as the Special Sportsperson of the Year. Best Male Coach to R.B. Ramesh and Best Female Coach to Nonita Lal Qureshi.

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avani lekhara - 2 medals in 2020
Shrey Kadyan

170
Q

Museum maker— was honored with Economic Times Inspiring Leaders Award 2022 in Delhi. The award was presented by Actress Mrunal Thakur in the capital city, DelhI. HE is a self-taught artist and museum maker. He is known to have conducted over 72 shows and exhibitions around the globe. AHE is additionally credited as the creator of the world’s first Live Art Museum.

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AP SHREETHAR

171
Q

The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence, for this 2022 Edition, has been given to F—- from Cameroon, President of the NGOs #Afrogiveness and Positive Youths Africa.

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franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong - cameroon

172
Q

Kathak exponent Dr. —– has received the prestigious ‘Sumitra Charat Ram Award’ for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of her contribution in the field of Indian classical music and dance.

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uma sharma

173
Q

—-, originally hailing from Kashmir Valley, was honoured with Jaipur Foot USA’s first Global Humanitarian Award this week at a ceremony held at the Consulate General of India in New York

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Danish Manzoor Bhat

174
Q

Chennai-based —– India Pvt. Ltd., a leading Business Assurance Services Company, part of the UDS Group, was recently recognised and awarded “Partner of the Year 2022” by one of the world’s most valuable companies, Procter & Gamble (P&G) at a recently held event in Cincinnati, USA,

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Matrix Business Services

175
Q

—–, one of the youngest founders and CEO of RK’S INNO group was conferred with the most prestigious Dr. Abdul Kalam Seva Puraskar. The award was presented to him for his persistent service to society and is one of the youngest entrepreneurs in India. A young entrepreneur from the twin Telugu states, Ravi Kumar Sagar also known as RK’S nailed it as a budding entrepreneur during the Covid-19 pandemic

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ravi kumar sagar

176
Q

—, a leading global consulting, technology & managed services provider with a singular focus on the Connectedness industry, has been named a recipient of the Salesforce Partner Innovation Award in the “Communications” category.

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Prodapt

177
Q

— schools from across the country were awarded the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar for the 2021-2022 academic session by the Ministry of Education. The schools were selected from among a total of 8.23 lakh entries. Out of which — were government and aided schools and 11 were private schools.

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39
28 - govt + 11 pvt

178
Q

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), felicitated ——, Chairman & Founder, NIIT with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award 2022’ at the 8th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards ceremony. The award recognises Pawar for his immense contribution and exemplary work in the field of education as well as creating the IT Training industry.

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rajendra singh pawar

179
Q

—- Mission Mode Project (eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline) of Ministry of Panchayati Raj has won the GOLD AWARD under the category “Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation” of the National Awards for e-Governance.

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e-Panchayat

180
Q

Team Purple, with its newly minted “——” was named the winner of the 75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow talent campus, a segment of the International Film Festival of India. The winning film “Dear Diary” told a story of a woman who is forced to confront her past trauma when she meets with her sister, who wants to visit the same venue where her abuse previously took place.

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Dear Diary

181
Q

Union Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, and Dairying Dr. —— conferred the National Gopal Ratna Award to the farmers, Cooperatives, and technicians involved in Artificial Insemination for their exemplary contribution towards milk production in India.

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Sanjeev Kumar Balyan

182
Q

The 5-day long Film Bazaar concluded at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa with Bangladesh feature film ‘—–’ being named the winner of the Prasad DI award

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Agantuk - bangal film

183
Q

Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Prathishtana Kuppali has selected Tamil poet —- aka Imayam for the Kuvempu National award for the year 2022 at the Kuvempu’s 118th birth anniversary program on December 29 at Kuppali in Thirthahalli taluk

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V Annamalai/imayam

184
Q

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal honored —- with a gold medal and Tamra Patra at Vigyan Bhawan. he of the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh has been awarded the Shilp Guru Award for the year 3017 for the conservation of the legacy of — handicrafts.

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Mohammad Yusuf Khatri
Bagh Print handicrafts

185
Q

—– was appointed as an Honorary Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to the Australia-India bilateral relationship. Dasgupta is a tireless promoter of Australia-India relations, challenging the nations’ governments and people to realise the underlying potential of a stronger bilateral relationship.

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amit dasgupta