Indra Nooyi, the former chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo, is in the news again as her book—‘My Life in Full: Work, Family, and our Future’. The book has been published by Hachette India. The book is all about the journey of Nooyi’s life from a middle-class girl from Chennai to becoming the global chief executive […]
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Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE), a Delhi-based environmental law advocacy group, received the 2021 Right Livelihood Award, Sweden’s alternative to the Nobel Prize, for its efforts to protect the environment in India through creative use of law and legal processes. The Award was established in 1980 by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull to “honour and support
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has named Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador for India. Noticing his love for sports, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has now named him as its brand ambassador for India. In this capacity, Ranveer will now work with the NBA to help grow the league’s profile in India throughout its landmark 75th Anniversary Season
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Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari PVSM AVSM VM ADC took over as The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) at a ceremony at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan). He is the 27th CAS. He succeeds Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria. Prior to this appointment, he served as the 45th Vice Chief of the Air Staff since July
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Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on September 26 inaugurated the Sports Arbitration Centre of India in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This Sports Arbitration Centre of India (SACI) will serve as an independent body to fast track disputes in the sports sector and serve as a mechanism to redress issues related to sports.“Centre will serve as
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Minister for Labour and Employment, Bhupender Yadav has launched DigiSaksham, which is a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of rural and semi-urban areas youth by imparting digital skills that are required in an increasingly technology-driven era. This joint initiative with Microsoft India is an extension of the Government’s ongoing programs to support the youth from rural and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, SBM-U, and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0, AMRUT. The SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realize the aspiration to make all cities Garbage Free and Water Secure. The SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realise the aspiration
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Every year 2nd October is celebrated as a Gandhi Jayanti to remember the birth anniversary of the father of our nation Mahatma Gandhi. The year 2021 marks the 152nd birth anniversary of the global peace icon who was born on 2 October 1869, in Porbandar in Gujarat. This day is referred to as Gandhi Jayanti in India. On 15 June 2007, the United Nations General
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A) People FirstB) Citizen ParticipationC) Waste to WealthD) Sustainable Living Explanation: Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has launched the 7th consecutive edition of Swachh Survekshan (SS) with ‘People First’ as its driving philosophy.Swachh Survekshan is the world’s largest urban cleanliness survey and is conducted by Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U).
A) G. SivakumarB) Padmaja ChunduruC) Rajani GupteD) Priya Subbaraman Explanation: Padmaja Chunduru has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of National Securities Depositories (NSDL).
