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Golden Globe Awards Winners

January 11, 2022

Hollywood opened its “awards season of the Golden Globe”. The Golden Globe Awards event was organised behind the closed doors on January 9, 2022. Key Facts “The Power Of The Dog” won the Best Film (Drama) Award while its director ..

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Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas: New IMF Chief Economist

January 11, 2022

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) have appointed Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas as the new Chief Economist. Key Points He succeeds Gita Gopinath as its chief economist. Gourinchas is presently the director of Clausen Center for International Business & Policy, at the University ..

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Assam Mission on Malnutrition – Project Parvarish

January 10, 2022

The Assam Mission on Malnutrition was launched in 2020 to eradicate malnutrition among children in the age group of six months to five years. It was launched under the name Project Parvarish. About the Mission It was launched during Poshan ..

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Urjit Patel – New Vice President of AIIB

January 10, 2022

Urjit Patel served as the 24th Governor of RBI (Reserve Bank of India). He was recently appointed as the Vice President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Urjit Patel He was born in Kenya. In 2018, he resigned as RBI governor. ..

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Google Doodle: Who was Fatima Sheikh?

January 10, 2022

Fatima Sheikh was a feminist, educator. She is widely considered as the first Muslim woman teacher of India. In 1848, she co – founded the Indigenous library along with savitribai Phule and Jyotirao. About Fatima Sheikh She was born in ..

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National Water Awards

January 8, 2022

The National Water Awards is presented annually by Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. The third round of the awards, for the year 2020 was recently announced. State Awards Uttar Pradesh was awarded the first prize. Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu were ..

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PM’s Excellence Award

January 4, 2022

On January 3, 2022, the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched a web portal for the PM Excellence Award registration. About PM Excellence Award The selection process of the award has undergone several changes since 2014. In 2022, the award ..

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Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs

October 18, 2014

The Central Government has replaced Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram with Rajasthan Chief Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi. Mayaram is being shifted to the Tourism Ministry. Both officers are IAS officers from the 1978 Rajasthan cadre. Mehrishi has ten months of service left ..

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Highlights of President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Norway and Finland

October 18, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee returned from a five day visit to Norway and Finland on October 17. He signed a multitude of agreements during his time there. Nuclear Energy India signed an agreement for nuclear cooperation with Finland. The agreement was ..

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Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize

October 16, 2014

The Man Booker Prize 2014 for fiction was awarded to Australian author Richard Flanagan, for his novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North. The Narrow Road to the Deep North Flanagan’s book centers around the themes of love and ..

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