A Maharashtra village teacher, Ranjitsinh Disale, who won the Global Teacher Prize 2020, has now been appointed as an education adviser with the World Bank. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 As one of his first projects with the international organisation, Disale is devising a strategy to make schools across the world safer for kids. The […]
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Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao has received the International Eni Award 2020 for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It is also called the Energy Frontier award. This is considered to be the Nobel Prize in Energy Research. The Energy Frontiers award has been conferred for his work
Mexico’s Andrea Meza has been crowned Miss Universe for the year 2020. She bested the contestants from 74 other countries, including Miss India Adline Castelino, who made it to the top 4 of the beauty pageant. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The 69th edition of the pageant, which was held on May 16, 2021, at
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IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency) recently received the “Green Urja Award” for being the Leading Public Institution in Financing Institution for RE this year by Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) is a Mini Ratna (Category – I) Government of India Enterprise under
Dr. Tahera Qutbuddin has become the first person from India to win the prestigious Sheikh Zayed Book Award. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas had turned down the Sheikh Zayed Book Award over its ties “with the existing political system” in the UAE, a hereditarily ruled country long criticised for its
Spain’s Rafa Nadal was named the 2021 Laureus Sportsman of the year, while fellow tennis player Naomi Osaka won the top women’s honour. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Japan’s Osaka won her second U.S. Open title last year, while Nadal equalled Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles by claiming his 13th French Open
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Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has presented the ‘Yudhvir Memorial Award’ to Hyderabad-based gynecologist, Dr. Evita Fernandez in recognition of her service for the cause of women’s healthcare and empowerment. He also paid tributes to late Yudhvir Singh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Yudhvir Singh (1897 – 1983) was an Indian freedom fighter, politician and
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The 2020 Netflix original film ‘My Octopus Teacher’ bagged an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The film is directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed and it documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest. The
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US road movie “Nomadland” emerged as the big winner at the Oscars with three major prizes, including a history-making award for director Chloe Zhao, as Hollywood celebrated its most glamorous night with a unique pandemic-era gala. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Chloe Zhao makes history as first woman of colour to get best director award.
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Prime Minister Modi conferred the National Panchayat Awards 2021 on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj day. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The National Panchayat Awards 2021 are being conferred under the following categories: Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar (to 224 Panchayats), Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar (to 30 Gram Panchayats), Gram
