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The BBC 100 Women List 2023 focuses on women’s rights globally and includes the activists and women leaders like Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney and Timnit Gebru.
Three Indian women, including Bollywood actress Dia Mirza and captain of India’s national women’s cricket team Harmanpreet Kaur, National Geographic photographer Arati Kumar-Rao have made it to the BBC 100 Women List 2023.

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Samir Shah, a British-Indian has been picked by the U.K. government to head the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as its next chair.
The India-born media executive has over 40 years of experience in TV production and journalism. The 71-year-old, was honoured with a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 for services to television and heritage.

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Poland’s President Andrzej Duda swore in Donald Tusk as the new Prime Minister on December 13, 2023. Donald Tusk is known as a pro-EU leader of the main opposition Civic Platform party. He has assumed office for the second time as Prime Minister after governing the country from 2007-2014. Tusk has taken charge as Prime Minister after the devastating electoral defeat of Poland’s ruling right wing populist Law and Justice party (PiS).

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International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) is based in Rome, Italy. Uma Sekhar is an Indian lawyer who was recently elected to the governing council of UNIDROIT. She won the election to UNIDROIT’s 25-member governing council, consisting of legal experts from various countries, with 45 votes out of 59. This marks a historic victory as she is India’s first woman candidate elected to UNIDROIT’s council. UNIDROIT deals with studying and modernizing commercial and private laws across different countries and groups. Uma Sekhar’s election win highlights India’s growing influence in shaping policy for unification and progress of international private laws.

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Javed Akhtar, a renowned lyricist-screenwriter, will be honored with the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival. Acknowledged for his substantial contributions to the Indian film industry, Akhtar is known for his work in iconic Hindi films like “Zanjeer,” “Deewaar,” “Sholay,” “Don,” “Kaala Patthar,” and “Mr India.” The award will be presented to him at the festival’s ninth edition, during the opening day ceremony at the Rukmini Auditorium in MGM University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, on January 3, 2024.

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The indigenous Koya tribe in Andhra Pradesh, residing in the Papikonda hill range, has embraced eco-friendly practices to conserve the Indian Bison (Bos gaurus).
Koyas have replaced traditional Indian Bison horns with palm leaves to craft their traditional flute, Permakor. Permakore is a traditional flute, originally made from Indian Bison horns, and is now created using palm leaves as an eco-friendly alternative. The flute serves as a communication tool during hunting, celebrations, and festivals.

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‘Children of Nobody’ clinched the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film at the 29th Kolkata International Film Festival. Other films like ‘Endless Borders’ and ‘Kantara’ received accolades at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), with ‘Kantara’ making history in the Kannada film industry. Michael Douglas was honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award, and ‘Panchayat Season 2’ was named Best Web Series. ‘Featherweight’ had its Asian premiere at the 54th IFFI.

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In a noteworthy accomplishment, NTPC Kanti has been honored with the 11th Edition of the FICCI Water Award 2023 in the “Industrial Water Use Efficiency” category.
A key factor contributing to NTPC Kanti’s success is its robust wastewater treatment system, which employs cutting-edge technologies to treat wastewater in accordance with stringent quality standards. The reuse of treated water not only showcases environmental responsibility but also significantly reduces the plant’s overall water footprint.

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The SASTRA-Ramanujan Awards for 2022 and 2023 were presented to two mathematicians from the University of California, Berkeley. Yunqing Tang received the 2022 award, while Ruixiang Zhang received the 2023 award. The ceremony took place at the SASTRA campus located in Kumbakonam.

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Former minister and five-term BJP MLA Vasudev Devnani was unanimously elected as the new Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly. Devnani is the first Sindhi to become speaker in Rajasthan assembly. Kalicharan Saraf was the Pro-tem Speaker.