D. Gukesh from India has won the Gijon Chess Masters with eight points out nine rounds. GM Alexandr Fier of Brazil has finished second with 6.5 points while International Master, Pedro Antonio Gines of Spain has finished third scoring six points. Gukesh took his FIDE rating to 2693. If he crosses the Elo rating of 2700, Gukesh could well become the […]
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India-born Gita Gopinath became the second Indian and the first woman to feature on the IMF’s ‘wall of former chief economists’ (International Monetary Fund). Raghuram Rajan served as the IMF’s Chief Economist and Director of Research from 2003 to 2006 and was the first Indian to earn the honor. Gopinath was appointed as IMF Chief Economist in
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Ukrainian mathematician, Maryna Viazovska has been named as one of four recipients of the 2022 Fields Medal for mathematics. She is the second woman to win the Fields Medal after Maryam Mirzakhani (Iranian), who received the prize in 2014. Other winners: Frenchman Hugo Duminil-Copin, Korean-American June Huh, Britisher James Maynard The Fields Medal is awarded by the International Mathematical Union (IMU). Award:
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Michelle Poonawalla has received the Shiromani Award at NRI World Summit 2022 in the United Kingdom for her contribution to the field of art. In addition to Poonawalla, the Shiromani Award was also awarded to Shri Sadhu Bhramvihari, Lord Rami Ranger, Rita Hinduja Chhabria. The Shiromani Award was instituted in 1977 and has been bestowed on Mother Teresa, Chief
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Sini Shetty has won the title of Femina Miss India 2022. She will now represent India at the 71st Miss World pageant. Shetty was crowned Femina Miss India World 2022 by her predecessor Miss India 2020, Manasa Varanasi at JIO World Convention Center in Mumbai. Femina Miss India 2022’s first runner-up is Rubal Shekhawat from Rajasthan, while the second runner-up is Shinata Chauhan, who
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Tanuja Nesari, Director of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) was awarded with the Ayurveda Ratna Award by the UK Parliament, the UKs All-Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences (ITSappg) conferred the prestigious Ayurveda Ratna award on Dr Tanuja Nesari, Director of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Ayush. Dr Nesari has been
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Odisha’s MSME Department has been awarded first prize in the category “National MSME Award 2022″ to States/UTs for their outstanding contribution in the promotion and Development of MSME Sector. Bihar and Haryana have been placed second and third respectively. Kalahandi, Odisha won third prize in the category of Aspirational districts for outstanding contribution in the promotion and development of MSME Sector.
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In recognition of his outstanding impact on the sport of tennis as a player, promoter, and humanitarian, India’s Vijay Amritraj has been named the 2021 recipient of the Golden Achievement Award. The Golden Achievement Award is presented annually by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and International Tennis Federation to a person who has made
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Mo Bus, Odisha-based public transport service has been honoured with a prestigious United Nations award. Reason: Role and efforts in helping the world recover better from COVID-19. Initiatives from Brazil, Canada, India, Ireland, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Ukraine have also been recognised. Mo Bus service launched: November 6, 2018 Aim: transformation of the urban public transport Bus
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American-Canadian writer, Ruth Ozeki has won the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness”. This is her fourth novel, which depicts the story of a thirteen-year-old boy who, starts to hear the voices of objects to talk to his father, after the tragic death of his father. She was received £30,000 prize at a ceremony
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