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India re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2021-25 term with 164 votes

India re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2021-25 term with 164 votes

 India on November 17, 2021 won the re-election to the executive board of the United Nations cultural and education organization for the 2021-25 term. India received 164 votes to get re-elected to four-year term of office. Apart from India, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Cook Islands, and China have also been elected in Group IV Asian and Pacific States category. It

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AIIB approves USD 150 million loans for implementation of Sustainable Urban services program for Chennai Metropolitan Area

AIIB approves USD 150 million loans for implementation of Sustainable Urban services program for Chennai Metropolitan Area

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved 150 million USD loan to the Government of India for the implementation of the Sustainable Urban services program for the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA).  AIIB Vice President (Investment Operations), Dr. D.J. Pandian while speaking to Prasar Bharati Special Correspondent exclusively said that India is the largest beneficiary

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Ministry of AYUSH Observes Fourth Naturopathy Day on 18 November 2021

Ministry of AYUSH Observes Fourth Naturopathy Day on 18 November 2021

Every year, National Naturopathy Day is observed on 18th November in India. The main objective of this day is to promote positive mental and physical health through a drugless system of medicine, called Naturopathy. The day was declared by the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy), Government of India, on November 18, 2018. This day

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World Philosophy Day 2021: 18 November (Third Thursday of November)

World Philosophy Day 2021: 18 November (Third Thursday of November)

Every year, World Philosophy Day is celebrated on the 3rd Thursday of November month. This day is also known as World Philosophy Day. In 2021, World Philosophy Day is being observed on November 18. It was first celebrated in 2002 by the United Nations. WPD aims to raise public awareness of the importance of philosophy. Philosophy comes from the Greek

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World Bank and ADB launches ‘WePOWER India’ to increase women workforce in the energy sector

World Bank and ADB launches ‘WePOWER India’ to increase women workforce in the energy sector

The WePOWER India Partnership Forum, held through a virtual platform on November 9, 2021, launched the efforts to scale up the South Asia Women in Power Sector Professional Network (WePOWER) in India. The event was organized by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in partnership with the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF). The objective of the forum was to

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurates Three-day Long ‘Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv’ in Jhansi, UP

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurates Three-day Long ‘Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv’ in Jhansi, UP

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the three-day ‘Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv’ in Jhansi on November 17, 2021. The festival will culminate on the birth anniversary of Rani of Jhansi Laxmi Bai on 19th November. The three-day event has been organized by the Ministry of Defence from November 17-19, 2021 as a part of the ‘Azadi Ka

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