Page-51 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Yoon Suk Yeol: New President of South Korea – Update (May, 2022)

May 12, 2022

On 10th May 2022, Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as the new president of South Korea in Seoul’s National Assembly. He took office at a time when there are high ongoing tensions with North Korea. When was the election result ..

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Romain Rolland’ Book Prize

May 12, 2022

The Bengali translation of the French novel “Meursault, contre- enquête” (The Meursault Investigation) was awarded the Romain Rolland Book Prize 2022. This year’s award is the 5th edition of this book prize. Who is the writer of the novel “Meursault, ..

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Pulitzer Prize 2022- Winners

May 11, 2022

On 9th May 2022, the winners of the Pulitzer Prize 2022 in Drama, Journalism, Music, and Books were announced. The winners include Indians Irshad Matto, Amit Dave, Adnan Abidi, and late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters in the category of Journalism. ..

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John Lee: Hong Kong’s Next Leader

May 10, 2022

John Lee Ka-chiu, a former security chief has recently been elected as the next leader of Hong Kong. This move is being widely regarded as the Chinese government’s move to tighten its grip on the city. Who will be replaced ..

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2022 World Food Prize

May 7, 2022

The World Food Prize is an award that is given with the aim of recognizing the achievements of individuals from across the world who have helped in advancing the development of humans by improving the quantity, quality, or availability of ..

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Basava Jayanti

May 5, 2022

On May 3rd, 2022, Basava Jayanti, the birth anniversary of renowned philosopher Basaveshwara was celebrated. Who is Basavanna? Basavanna was a 12th-century poet, philosopher, and social reformer during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukya/Kalachuri dynasty. When is Basava Jayanthi celebrated? ..

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India Pharma and India Medical Devices Awards 2022

April 28, 2022

On 27th April 2022, the India Pharma Awards 2022, and India Medical Device Awards 2022 were handed over by the Minister of State for the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwanth Khuba. Overview: The awards were handed over during the ..

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Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA) Project

April 26, 2022

The government of Meghalaya’s Planning Department’s initiative of the “e-Proposal System”, has won the UN Award – World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum Prizes 2022. The “e-Proposal System” is a part of Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA), which eliminates ..

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Re-election of French President Emmanuel Macron

April 25, 2022

On 24th April 2022, Marine Le Pen has been defeated by Emmanuel Macron to be re-elected as the President of France. Leaders across the world welcomed his re-election. Overview: Marine Le Pen is a far-right leader who was defeated by ..

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Suman Bery – New Vice-chairperson of NITI Aayog

April 23, 2022

The central government appointed economist Suman Bery as the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog after Rajiv Kumar resigned from the post on 22nd April 2022. Overview: Kumar had been appointed as the vice-chairperson of NITI Aayog five years ago. The cabinet ..

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