Page-31 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Mohammed Shahabuddin

April 26, 2023

On 25th April 2023, veteran politician Mohammed Shahabuddin was sworn in as the 22nd president of Bangladesh at a state ceremony held at the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the Speaker, administered the oath to the 73-year-old Shahabuddin. ..

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Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration

April 22, 2023

The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration is a recognition program for extraordinary and innovative work done by districts and organizations of central and state governments for the welfare of the people. The awards aim to motivate public ..

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Miguel Diaz-Canel

April 20, 2023

Cuba’s political landscape recently witnessed a significant development as Miguel Diaz-Canel secured a second five-year term as the President of the country. With a parliamentary vote that had him as the sole candidate, Diaz-Canel’s bid to serve as the most ..

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Plants’ Distress Noises and Contributions of Jagadish Chandra Bose

April 19, 2023

Plants are often thought of as silent, passive beings that lack the ability to communicate. However, recent research by a group of scientists at Tel Aviv University has challenged this notion. The group, led by biologist Lilach Hadany, has discovered ..

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Maharashtra Bhushan Award

April 18, 2023

The Maharashtra Bhushan award is the highest civilian award presented annually by the state government. It is a prestigious recognition that celebrates outstanding achievements and contributions in various fields. The award has a rich history and has been conferred upon ..

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Who was Virginia Norwood?

April 17, 2023

Virginia Norwood was an American inventor and scientist whose contribution to the development of the scanner has revolutionized the field of remote sensing. Her invention enabled scientists to record images of the earth from space and paved the way for ..

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Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jayanti

April 12, 2023

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jayanti is a day observed on 11 April every year to remember the works of Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, a social activist, thinker, writer and anti-caste social reformer born on the same day in 1827 in Maharashtra. Jyotiba ..

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Order of White Eagle

April 10, 2023

Poland’s highest order, the Order of the White Eagle, has a rich history dating back to its official institution on November 1, 1705, by Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. Originally bestowed on only eight ..

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Who is Christina Koch?

April 7, 2023

In a significant moment for space exploration, astronaut Christina Hammock Koch has been announced as the first woman to circle the Moon. The US space agency, NASA, has declared that Koch will be the mission specialist when four humans board ..

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Mount Kilimanjaro and the Promotion of Gaddi Culture

April 6, 2023

Anjali Sharma, a mountaineer from India, has made history by successfully scaling the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in Southern Africa (Tanzania) while wearing a traditional Gaddi dress, or Luanchadi. She is the first Indian woman to achieve this feat while ..

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