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The 7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), a biennial event, was hosted by the French Navy at La Réunion from 28 June to 01 July 2021. Representative: From India, Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, participated in the inaugural session of the three-day event virtually. Discussion: During the Symposium, […]
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Recently, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting announced the winners of the 8th edition of the National Community Radio Awards. National Community Radio Awards are generally conferred every year. So far, 7 National Community Radio awards have been conferred. During the year 2020-21, the 8th National Community Radio Awards were conferred in the following four
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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organised an online event on 25 June 2021 to commemorate 6 years of the three transformative Urban Missions. These three urban missions include Smart Cities Mission (SCM), Atal Mission for Urban Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), which were launched by Prime
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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organised an online event on 25 June 2021 to commemorate 6 years of the transformative Urban Missions- Smart Cities Mission. During the online event of the 6th Anniversary of Smart Cities Mission, India Smart Cities awards for 2020 were declared by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) was held from 6 to 17 July 2021. The 2021 Cannes Film Festival concluded on 17 July in the south of France. Honorary Palme d’Or: This year, American actress-director, Jodie Foster and Italian filmmaker, Marco Bellocchio have been awarded the Honorary Palme d’Or. Palme d’Or: Julia
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IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2021 was released on 17 June 2021. Its data explores multiple factors that affect the prosperity of 64 economies. This year, the rankings expose the economic impact of the pandemic across the globe. Developed by: The World Competitiveness Ranking is developed annually by the IMD World Competitiveness Center. Methodology: It measures
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Curtain Raiser Event: Namaste Yoga App: During the curtain raiser event for the 7th International Day of Yoga on 11 June 2021, a mobile application, “Namaste Yoga”, devoted to Yoga, was launched. The event was organised by the Ministry of Ayush in association with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY). The App is designed
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The 2021 Wimbledon Championships is a Grand Slam tennis tournament. The Championships was held from 28 June to 11 July 2021 at Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. The 2021 Championship was the 134th edition of the tournament. Winners of Wimbledon Grand
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The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020 was launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on June 29, 2021. This was the fourth edition of the Global Cybersecurity Index. 194 countries were measured to show GCI results. Methodology: The Index maps 82 questions on Member State cybersecurity commitments across five pillars: Legal measures Technical measures Organizational
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The 10th edition of Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s Digital News Report, 2021, was released virtually on June 23, 2021. The Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) in Chennai provided logistical support to Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford for surveying the Indian market. The 10th edition of the report is based on
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