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Ganesan Sandhirakasan won the top prize in competition for migrant workers

Ganesan Sandhirakasan has won the top prize in a government-initiated competition for migrant workers for choreographing and performing a sequence of Silambam – a traditional martial art form practised in India since the 4th century BC. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The series was made for migrant workers in Singapore and the final episode was […]

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Kamlesh Lulla among 34 immigrants honoured by prestigious US foundation

IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath and NASA scientist Kamlesh Lulla are among the 34 immigrants honoured by a prestigious American foundation ahead of the US Independence Day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Gopinath and Lulla are among the 2021 Great Immigrants honourees named by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a non-profit organisation. Gopinath has

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Sardar Patel National Unity Award-2021

The nominations/recommendations process for the Sardar Patel National Unity Award is on and the last date for nominations/recommendations is 15th August 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Government of India has instituted the highest civilian award in the field of contribution to the unity and integrity of India, in the name of SardarVallabhbhai Patel.

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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2021

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recommend the names of spinner R Ashwin and women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj for this year’s Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The 34-year-old right arm off-breaker R Ashwin has represented India in 79 Tests, 111 ODIs, and 46 T20Is so

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P. Sainath selected as one of the three recipients of Fukuoka Prize 2021

Palagummi Sainath, a noted journalist has been selected as one of the three recipients of the Fukuoka Prize for 2021. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Fukuoka Prize is given annually to distinguished people to foster and increase awareness of Asian cultures, and to create a broad framework of exchange and mutual learning among the

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Hockey India nominates Sreejesh and Deepika for Khel Ratna

India men’s goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and former women’s defender Deepika Thakur were named Hockey India’s nominations for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 PR Sreejesh had played a significant role in India’s Gold Medal win at the FIH Men’s Series Finals Bhubaneswar Odisha 2019. He had also played a key

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India Smart Cities Award Contest 2020

Uttar Pradesh has been ranked as top performing state under the Smart Cities Mission’s India Smart Cities Award Contest 2020. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Madhya Pradesh comes second on the list while Tamil Nadu grabbed the third position. Surat and Indore bagged the best award for their overall performance in 2020. Indore and Surat

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Sumita Mitra has been awarded with ‘European inventor Award 2021’

Indian-American chemist Sumita Mitra has won the European Inventor Award 2021 in the ‘Non-EPO countries’ category. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Mitra was the first to successfully integrate nanotechnology into dental materials to produce stronger and more aesthetically pleasing fillings, which are now used by dentists around the world. The Award, one of Europe’s most

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Save Me Too TV series won ‘Best Drama’ BAFTA TV Awards 2021

Save Me Too, a TV series recently won ‘Best Drama’ BAFTA TV Awards 2021. The series that was created, written and stars James had some strong competition for this award. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 BAFTA is the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and held its 74th ceremony on June 6, 2021. In

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Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2021

Thomas Vijayan won the jury of Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2021 competition. His picture beat 8,000 entries from around the world to win the top prize of £1,500. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Vijayan, a photographer from Canada, shot the spectacular picture called The World is Going Upside Down. Vijayan’s photograph captures an

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