President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday awarded the President’s Colour to Indian Naval Aviation at INS Hansa in Goa. The President’s Colour is bestowed on a military unit, in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the nation, both in peace and during the war. The president was given the guard of honour by the Indian […]
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Writer Namita Gokhale has been chosen as the recipient of the seventh Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award. She was conferred upon the honor recently in a virtual ceremony. She is a co-founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Gokhale also mentors Himalayan Echoes and the Kumaon Festival of Literature and the Arts. About the award: The award was
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[A] Tamil Nadu[B] West Bengal[C] Karnataka[D] Kerala Explanation : The Tamil Nadu government has decided to celebrate every year the birth anniversary of reformist leader E. V. Ramasamy Periyar on September 17 as Social Justice Day. Periyar (September 17, 1879–December 24, 1973) was instrumental in the enactment of the first Constitutional Amendment Act (that safeguarded
[A] Joseph L. Goldstein[B] Shailendra Singh[C] Richard Dawkins[D] Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi Explanation : Indian biologist Shailendra Singh has been awarded the Behler Turtle Conservation Award for bringing three critically endangered turtle conservation species back from the brink of extinction. The award has been bestowed by several global bodies involved in turtle conservation such as Turtle
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A) Karambir SinghB) Birender Singh DhanoaC) RKS BhadauriaD) Manoj Mukund Naravane Explanation From India, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) attended PACS-21. He was nominated as the Dean for the Symposium.
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A) 75B) 100C) 60D) 150 Explanation: Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, is setting up an Atmanirbhar Bharat corner in 75 Indian Missions/ Embassies across the world in the next 3 months.
A) HawaiiB) FloridaC) GeorgiaD) Ohio Explanation: The Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21) was held in Hawaii, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, from August 30 to September 02, 2021. The theme of the event was “Enduring Cooperation towards Regional Stability”
A) Tari SaminathanB) Hari RadhakrishnanC) Nirmal Singh RaiD) SL Tripathy Explanations: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has taken a decision to appoint SL Tripathy as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL).
A) Arun SaminathanB) Arun AggarwalC) Arun GuptaD) Arun Kumar Singh Explanations: The govt of India has given its approval to appoint Arun Kumar Singh as the full-time Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).
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A) Economic SecretaryB) Health SecretaryC) Finance SecretaryD) Education Secretary Explanations: Former Union health secretary Keshav Desiraju has taken his last breath at the age of 66 due to “acute coronary syndrome”, was the grandson of former president Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
