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The 2021 US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament was held in New York, from August 30 to September 12, 2021. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. It was the 141st edition of the US Open tennis and the fourth and final […]
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The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021 was held virtually on 20 August 2021. It was the 12th edition of the ‘Indian Film Festival of Melbourne’ (IFFM). Tamil actor Suriya won the Best Performance Male for Soorarai Pottru, and Vidya Balan grabbed Best Performance Female for Sherni. Eminent Indian artistes like Shoojit Sircar, Anurag
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Recently, India’s nomination of Dholavira, the Harappan City in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat has been inscribed on World Heritage list of UNESCO. It is the 40th World Heritage Site of India. The site was on the UNESCO’s tentative list since 2014. India submitted the nomination dossier for Dholavira: A Harappan City to the World
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The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) celebrated its 15th Foundation Day at Prithvi Bhavan Headquarters in New Delhi on 27 July 2021. During the event, the Ministry launched multiple societally beneficial initiatives. » The Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched the MoES-ESSDP (Earth System Science Data Portal), an integrated digital web portal of MoES institutes,
The World Cadet Championship 2021 was held from 19 July to 25 July, 2021 at Budapest, Hungary. The Cadet World Championship is a yearly event organized by United World Wrestling. The World Championships is held under Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women category. Indian Winners: » India won 13 medals, including 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 7
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39th World Heritage Site of India: India’s nomination of Rudreswara Temple, (also known as the Ramappa Temple) at Palampet, Mulugu district, near Warangal in the state of Telangana has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. Rudreswara Temple (Ramappa Temple) is the 39th World Heritage Site of India. The decision was taken at the 44th
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United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific’s (UNESCAP) has recently released the Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation-2021. Score of India: India has scored 90.32% in United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific’s latest Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. The Survey hails this as a remarkable
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Union Education Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on 01 July 2021 released the Report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20 for School Education in India. Key Points of ‘Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2019-20 Report’: Total Students: In 2019-20, total students in school education from pre-primary to higher
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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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