Page-48 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

2022 Fields Medal Winners

July 6, 2022

On July 5, 2022, the International Mathematical Union (IMU) announced the winners of the 2022 Fields Medals. Key Facts It is the highest honour given in the field of mathematics and is awarded to people aged below 40. Winners were ..

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National Highways Excellence Awards-2021

June 29, 2022

The National Highways Excellence Awards 2021 was organised by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. Key Points This event was organised under “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. It was organised under the theme “Innovation and ..

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Nitin Gupta: New CBDT Chairperson

June 29, 2022

Appointments Committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment of IRS officer Nitin Gupta as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Who is Nitin Gupta? Nitin Gupta is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of 1986 batch. ..

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Kempegowda International Award

June 27, 2022

Former chief minister of Karnataka S M Krishna, founder of Infosys & IT industry veteran N R Narayana Murthy, as well as former badminton player Prakash Padukone, were selected for Kempegowda International Award 2022”. Key Facts This announcement was made ..

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New CEO of NITI Aayog

June 27, 2022

On June 24, 2022, retired IAS officer Parameswaran Iyer was appointed as the new CEO of NITI Aayog, by Union Government. Key Points Parameshwaran Iyer is a 1981-batch IAS officer from UP cadre. He will replace Amitabh Kant and become the ..

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National Logistics Excellence Awards

June 25, 2022

First National Logistics Excellence Awards was hosted by Government of India in New Delhi. Union minister Piyush Goyal and minister of state for commerce and industry Som Parkash rma presented awards in 12 categories. About National Logistics Excellence Awards National ..

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Dinkar Gupta: New Director General of NIA

June 24, 2022

On June 23, 2022 Former DGP of Punjab Dinkar Gupta was appointed as the new Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA). Key facts CRPF Director General, Kuldiep Singh, was given additional charge of NIA in May 2021, following the retirement ..

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Ruchira Kamboj: India’s Permanent Representative to the UN

June 22, 2022

Ruchira Kamboj has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. She is currently Indian ambassador to Bhutan. Ruchira Kamboj will succeed T S Tirumurti. She is likely to take up assignment soon. Career Background ..

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UNESCO Recognition for Use of ICT in PM eVidya

June 20, 2022

“Use of ICT in PM e-Vidya scheme” by Ministry of Education won UNESCO’s recognition, called King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize  recently. About PM eVIDYA Programme PM eVIDYA programme was launched by Ministry of Education, as part of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat ..

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Rashtriya Puruskar Portal

June 10, 2022

Several Ministries or Departments or Agencies of Government of India have instituted various civilian awards, for recognizing people who have made exceptional contribution and excelled in their fields. Rashtriya Puruskar Portal A common ‘Rashtriya Puruskar Portal’ has been developed by ..

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