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National Eight New Governors of States/UTs ⇒ The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind has appointed or transferred eight new Governors of States/UTs. The appointments of Governors will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices. Eight New Governors of States/UTs are: Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai, Governor of Mizoram is […]
Current Affairs Date: 08 July 2021 Read More »
The 47th G7 Summit was held in Cornwall, England from June 11 to June 13, 2021. The G7 (Group of Seven) is an organisation of seven countries include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States. G7 Summit Theme: The theme for the G7 Summit was ‘Build Back Better’. The UK has
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Narendra Modi Government Cabinet has been reshuffled & expanded on July 7, 2021. The total strength of members of the Council of Ministers is now 78, including the Prime Minister. From the old Cabinet list, 12 members of the Council of Ministers have been resigned. The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister,
National Licensing Agreement for the synthesis of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose ⇒ Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, a constituent laboratory of CSIR and Lee Pharma, an integrated pharmaceutical company, based in Hyderabad have entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement for the synthesis of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (2-DG). Recently, 2-DG developed by DRDO and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has received approval for
Current Affairs Date: 07 July 2021 Read More »
QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings 2022 results were released on, June 8, 2021 by QS, a British company. QS (Quacquarelli Symonds), global higher education analysts have released the 18th edition of the world’s International University rankings. For QS World University Rankings, universities have been evaluated according to the following six metrics (Indicators): Academic Reputation
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National Book, ‘Beyond Here and Other Poems’ ⇒ Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik on 11 June 2021 released a book of collection of poems ‘Beyond Here and Other Poems’. The book is written by senior bureaucrat Bishnupada Sethi and published by Har Anand Publications, New Delhi. The book is a collection of 61 poems,
Current Affairs Date: 06 July 2021 Read More »
Columbia University announced the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes on June 11, 2021. The prizes have been awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board. The 105th class of Pulitzer Prize winners in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music were announced. The Pulitzer Prize is awarded in 22 categories in journalism and the arts each year. Complete
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National Ajai Puri re-elected as COAI chairman: ⇒ COAI said, Chief Operating Officer of Bharti Airtel (India and South Asia), Ajai Puri has been re-elected as Chairman of the industry association for 2021-22 on 10 June 2021. Announcing the leadership for 2021-22, Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) said that Pramod Kumar Mittal, President of
Current Affairs Date: 05 July 2021 Read More »
National Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court ⇒ President of India, Ram Nath Kovind appointed Shri Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court with effect from 26th June, 2021. The Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice issued a notification in
Current Affairs Date: 04 July 2021 Read More »
National Awareness Campaign on Single Use Plastics ⇒ Union Environment Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar launched awareness campaign on Single Use plastics on 08 June 2021. GIZ, UN Environment Programme and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry along with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, are organizing the two-month long
Current Affairs Date: 03 July 2021 Read More »