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Recently the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2021 has been announced. This is the 63rd edition of the award. This year five awardees have been selected by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. Winners of Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2021 Muhammad Amjad Saqib A visionary who founded one of the largest microfinance institutions in Pakistan, servicing millions of families. […]
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Global Hunger Index 2021 report has been released on October 14, 2021. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at global, regional, and national levels. Prepared by: The report was prepared jointly by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German organisation Welt Hunger Hilfe. India’s Rank: India
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Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the 4th edition of the Public Sector Bank Reforms Agenda ‘EASE 4.0’ for 2021-22 -tech-enabled, simplified, and collaborative banking, on 25 August 2021. Aim: The EASE 4.0 aims to further the agenda of customer-centric digital transformation and deeply embed digital and data into PSBs’
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President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the appointment of Chief Justices to eight High Courts in the country on 09 October 2021. The President also approved transfer of five Chief Justices to different High Courts. Chief Justices of eight High Courts: » Rajesh Bindal, Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court has been appointed as
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Recently, the 2021 Nobel Prize winners in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Peace, Literature and Economic Sciences have been announced. List of 2021 Nobel Prize Winners The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 ⇒ The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on 04 October 2021.
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Recently, the union minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, launched the asset monetisation pipeline of Central ministries and public sector entities: ‘National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP)’ at New Delhi. Union Budget 2021-22 has identified monetisation of operating public infrastructure assets as a key means for sustainable infrastructure financing. Towards this, the Budget provided
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Durand Cup 2021 was held in Kolkata from 05 September to 03 October 2021. This was the 130th edition of the Durand Cup. Host: With the dynamic support of All India Football Federation (AIFF), IFA (West Bengal) and the Government of West Bengal, the 130th Edition of Durand Cup became a landmark event. The Durand
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First edition of NER District SDG Index Report and Dashboard: Baseline Report 2021-22 NITI Aayog and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER) launched the first edition of the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report and Dashboard: Baseline Report 2021-22 on 26 August 2021. Report Constructed by: The NER District SDG Index
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The 2021 World Archery Youth Championships was the 17th edition of the Championships. The event was held in Wrocław, Poland from 9th to 15th August, 2021, and was organised by World Archery. Indian Archers at the 2021 World Archery Youth Championships India won the highest ever 15 medals including 8 Gold, 2 Silver and 5
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Recently, four more wetlands from India get recognition from the Ramsar Secretariat as Ramsar sites. Haryana got Ramsar sites for the first time. Gujarat has got three more sites after Nalsarovar, which was declared an international wetland in 2012. There are four Ramsar sites as wetlands of international importance are: Sultanpur National Park, Haryana Bhindawas
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