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Ajay Kumar Sood : New Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Indian Government

April 22, 2022

Ajay Kumar Sood, an eminent physicist has been appointed as the central government’s principal scientific advisor (PSA). Overview: He is a member of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council to the prime minister. He has been appointed to the ..

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National Metallurgist Award 2021

April 20, 2022

On 20th April 2022, the National Metallurgist Award 2021 will be hosted by the Union Ministry for Steel. Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, the Union Minister of Steel will be chairing this program. Overview: The National Metallurgist Award has been instituted ..

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India’s New Chief of Army Staff

April 19, 2022

Lieutenant General Manoj Pande will be replacing General Manoj Mukund Naravane as the 29th chief of the Indian Army. Overview: Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has become the first engineer to become the chief of army staff (COAS). He will be ..

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Tanzania’s First Woman President

April 18, 2022

Samia Suluhu Hassan is a politician of Tanzania and is currently serving as the country’s sixth. She is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party that is currently ruling the country. She is Tanzania’s first female president. Overview: ..

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International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021

April 14, 2022

M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President on 13th April 2022 has conferred the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Gujarat, and Dr. Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh in New Delhi. Overview: It is an annual award ..

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‘Tree City of the World’ Tag

April 14, 2022

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) along with Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Hyderabad and Mumbai jointly as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World.’ Overview: The recognition has been won by the two Indian cities due to ..

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Shehbaz Sharif- New Prime Minister of Pakistan

April 12, 2022

On 11th April 2022, Shehbaz Sharif took oath as Pakistan’s 23rd prime minister. Senate chairperson Sadiq Sanjarani administered the oath to Sharif. After Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the former foreign minister announced that his party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf will be boycotting the ..

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Harsh V Shringla: India’s Chief G20 Coordinator

April 12, 2022

For the G20 summit, which will be hosted in 2023 by India, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has been appointed as its chief coordinator. Overview: Shringla will be retiring on 30th April 2022 and will take charge of this new ..

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Sangeet Natak, Lalit Kala Akademi Awards

April 12, 2022

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, has bestowed the Sangeet Natak Awards and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship for the year 2018 to 43 eminent artists (4 Fellows and 40 awardees). The Fellowships and National Awards of the ..

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Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Birth Anniversary

April 11, 2022

Jyotirao Phule was born on Born on 11th April 1827. He was an anti-caste reformer and social activist who along with Savitribai Phule, his wife, worked for the upliftment of children and women of the marginalized communities, and encouraged women’s ..

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