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Parminder Chopra appointed as CMD of Power Finance Corporation (PFC): Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has appointed Parminder Chopra as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD); she becomes the first woman to lead India’s largest NBFC. Chopra took over as CEO of the power sector lender on August 14, 2023. She previously served as CMD with effect […]
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Priya Malik bagged Gold medal at Under20 World Wrestling Championships 2: Indian wrestler Priya Malik clinched a Gold medal at the 2023 U20 World Wrestling Championships (women’s 76kg freestyle) in Jordan by defeating Laura Celine Kuehn of Germany. She became just the second woman wrestler from India to be crowned U20 world championship. Daily Current
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‘India’s first village atlas’ is of Mayem in Goa: Mayem has become the first village in Goa to have a biodiversity atlas, a 250-page document with maps detailing the floral and faunal biodiversity of the village. The atlas was prepared based on the People’s biodiversity register (PBR) prepared by the village Biodiversity management committee. There
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Wahab Riaz announces retirement from international cricket: Pakistan left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz announced retirement from international cricket in August 2023. In his career of 15 years, he played 27 Tests, 91 ODIs and 36 T20Is, taking 237 wickets from 154 internationals. The Pakistani paceman is fondly remembered for his fiery spell in the 2015 World
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Dutee Chand gets four-year ban for failing dope test: Indian sprinter Dutee Chand, renowned as India’s fastest female athlete and holder of the national 100m record, has been handed a significant blow with a four-year ban following her failure in an out-of-competition dope test. The presence of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) was discovered during
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Amrit Brikshya Andolan 2023: The Assam Government has embarked on a significant endeavor known as the Amrit Brikshya Andolan, under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Hemanta Biswa Sarma. By planting one crore seedlings, this programme intends to promote a greener and more sustainable environment in the state. The Andolan, which will be officially inaugurated
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FIBA World Cup 2023 Schedule: Groups, Medal Tally and Results– The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball World Cup 2023 is the nineteenth edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, a quadrennial international basketball world championship contested by the men’s national teams of FIBA’s member federations. From August 25 to September 10, 2023, the Philippines, Japan,
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Dutch Economy Enters Recession: The Dutch economy has entered a recession, contracting 0.3% year on year in the second quarter. This is the first recession since the pandemic, and it comes on the heels of a 0.4% drop in the first three months of the year. The eurozone’s fifth largest economy was driven by a
AFI chief Adille Sumariwalla elected to World Athletics Executive Board: Adille Sumariwalla has been elected as one of the four vice presidents of World Athletics, the highest post ever held by an Indian in the global track and field governing body. Sumariwalla, the 65-year-old president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), won the third-most
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Eminent educationist & social activist Prof Deven Dutta passes away: Deven Dutta, a consumer rights campaigner and former vice-principal at Cotton University, died at the age of 81. Deven Dutta was born on April 5, 1944 in Nazira, Sivasagar, and was living in Guwahati’s Sundarpur neighbourhood. He completed his post-graduation in English in the year
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