On 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided, in its resolution 49/214, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022: Theme The […]
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After two years of online celebration due to the pandemic, ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) held a physical celebration at its headquarter in Jakarta to mark ASEAN’s 55th anniversary. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi of Indonesia graced the event along with the Secretary-General (SG) of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi and the diplomatic community in the Indonesian capital. The
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Gustavo Petro has sworn in as the first leftist President of Colombia. He is a former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group, who won the presidential election in June 2022 by beating conservative party candidate. He also promised to implement outstanding provisions of the 2016 peace agreement that saw the rebel FARC movement lay down arms after nearly six decades of
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V Pranav(15) has become the 75th Grandmaster of India by winning the Limpedea Open in Baia Mare, Romania, after securing his third and final GM norm, to attain the Grandmaster title. He had won his maiden GM norm at the Serbia Open in 2021 and the second in the Vezerkepzo GM round-robin tourney in Budapest, Hungary in June 2022. He is the 27th Grandmaster from Tamil Nadu (list
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India has officially began working with the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) of Bahrain. Aim: To strengthen collaboration in regional security in the Western Indian Ocean. At the India-US 2+2 in April 2022, India had announced that it would join the CMF as an Associate Partner. CMF is a multi-national naval partnership (34 nation grouping) to promote security, stability and prosperity across
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A. Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula won gold in the mixed doubles table tennis after defeating Javen Choong and Karen Lyne (Malaysian) at Commonwealth Games 2022 Other winners: India’s Eldhose Paul wins first-ever gold medal in Men’s Triple Jump. Boxer, Nitu Ghangas wins gold in women’s 48 kg category Boxer, Amit Panghal won the gold in the 48-51kg weight category Avinash Sable becomes the first Indian Man claim a medal (silver) in men’s
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The government of Bangladesh has signed an agreement with the World Bank for USD 300 million financing. Aim: To strengthen its local urban institutions to respond and recover from the Covid 19 pandemic and improve preparedness for future shock. It will also help cities and towns of Bangladesh to build back better as they recover from the pandemic and
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Uttar Pradesh government has announced that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Panchamrut Yojana’ will help to double the farmers’ income. This can be achieve by introducing cost-effective technical measures and promotion of co-cropping method. The UP Government has increased the sugarcane support price by Rs 350 in the last crushing season in advance, which included Rs 340 for normal
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The Indian women’s cricket team has settled for the silver medal in Birmingham after losing to five-time T20 champions Australia (won gold) by 9 runs in the Commonwealth Games 2022 final. Other winners: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand won the Bronze Medal in Badminton Doubles. Annu Rani won Bronze medal in Women’s Javelin Throw. India’s Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker won the gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s
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Max Life Insurance Company Ltd has launched Max Life Smart Secure Easy Solution, a comprehensive three-in-one protection of life, critical illness & disability and accidental cover. It covers self-employed individuals, salaried and other professionals to comprehensively guard against life’s uncertainties. Aim: Providing financial protection in case of any uncertainties in life with an accidental cover option and Max Life Critical
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