Page-59 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Nusantara-Indonesia New Capital

January 19, 2022

The Indonesians are moving to a new capital. It is East Kalimantan. It is now called ‘Nusantara’. Earlier, Jakarta was the capital of Indonesia. Nusantara East Kalimantan or Jakarta is located in the Borneo island. The plan to shift the ..

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The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021

January 19, 2022

The Best FIFA Football Awards are presented by the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association). It was first awarded in 2017. It revived the FIFA World Player of the year, which was presented by FIFA till 2015. Best FIFA Football ..

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Deportation of Novak Djokovic

January 19, 2022

Novak Djokovic has not taken the COVID vaccine. Therefore, the Australian Government considers the Serbian player as a threat to the country. This is why the top ranked tennis player was deported from Australia. What happened? Australian Open is one ..

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Guru Ravidas Jayanti and Punjab Elections

January 18, 2022

The Guru Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated on Magh Poornima, that is, on the new moon day of the Magh month. It is celebrated all over India. About Ravidas Ravidas was a social reformer and a spiritual man. He is popular ..

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National Start-up Awards 2021

January 17, 2022

Government of India announced the winners of “National Start-up Awards 2021” and felicitated 46 start-ups for their contribution in their respective sectors. Key Facts Government also conferred an incubator and an accelerator with the award during this ceremony. This marked ..

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National Award For E-Governance

January 17, 2022

National Award for e-Governance 2020-21 (Silver) was recently conferred to Mon District Administration of Nagaland. Key Facts Award was presented at 24th National Conference on e-Governance at Hyderabad. Award was handed over to Deputy Commissioner of Mon district, Thavasselan K, ..

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S Somnath-New Chairman of ISRO

January 13, 2022

Dr S Somnath is to become the new chairman of ISRO. He is to succeed K Sivan. He is the fourth Keralite to occupy the top most place in ISRO. The previous Keralites were K Radhakrishnan, Madhavan Nair and K ..

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Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022

January 13, 2022

Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education, Subhas Sarkar, launched the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022, in virtual mode on January 12, 2022. Key Points While launching the awards, the minister highlighted the importance of Water, Sanitation and ..

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US: First Coin featuring Black Woman

January 12, 2022

Maya Angelou becomes the first black woman to appear on US coin. The coin was rolled out by US Mint as a part of the American Women Quarters Programme. About Maya Angelou Maya was raped by her mother’s boyfriend at ..

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New Directors of 4 IITs

January 11, 2022

Government appointed new directors to the Indian Institutes of Technology in Delhi, Indore, Madras, and Mandi, on January 10, 2022. Name of the new directors Prof Rangan Banerjee was appointed as next director of IIT Delhi. Prof V Kamakoti has ..

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