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1
Where will the 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 be held from 23 to 25 January
2019?
The 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 on the ‘Regulation of Homeopathic
Medical Products; Advancing global collaboration’ will be held in Goa from 23 to 25
January 2019.
The forum is being organised by the Central Council for Research in
Homeopathy, under the Ministry of AYUSH.
The themes of the forum are: Regulatory collaborations, Converging on minimum
regulatory & legal standards.
2
Which state announced extension of free health services under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana?
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has set up an 11-member
working group to look into the concept of ‘Group Insolvency’ and suggest a suitable
framework.
The working group will be headed by the former SEBI chief UK Sinha.
It will recommend a complete regulatory framework to facilitate insolvency
resolution and liquidation of corporate debtors in a Group.
4
Which company combines with LIBCOIN to Build Indias First Lithium Ion Giga Factory?
US-based Indian poet Ranjani Murali received the 'Woman's Voice Award' at the
Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) on 20 January 2019.
The aim of the award is to recognise and encourage creative writing by women in
India and to support the publication of their writing.
Ranjani Murali's first book of poems 'Blind Screens' was published in July 2017.
Shri Gurinder Singh Khalsa won Rosa Park Trailblazer award recently.
7
Who has been chosen for the first 'Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research'
by the Centre for Advanced Materials of the United Arab Emirates?
Scientist and recipient of Bharat Ratna C N R Rao has been chosen for the first
'Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research' by the Centre for Advanced
Materials of the United Arab Emirates.
The award involves a plaque, a medal and a cash prize of 1 lakh US Dollar.
The award will be presented at the International Workshop on Advanced Materials in
UAE on 25 February 2019.
8
Which country Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has been elected for a second term?
Bengali writer Atin Bandyopadhyay passed away on 19 January 2019.
He got Sahitya Akademi award in 2001 for his compilation of short stories
'Panchashati Galpo'.
He also penned popular fictions like 'Nilkantha Pakhir Khonje', 'Aloukik Jaljaan', 'Nil
Timi', 'Ekti Jaler Rekha'.
He had also received the Bankim Puraskar (1998) for 'Dui Bharatbarsho'.
10
Who won the International Tennis Federation (ITF) women’s tennis tournament in Singapore?
India's Ankita Raina defeated Arantxa Rus, the top seed and World No.122, of the Netherlands. She secured 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the $25,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) women’s tennis tournament in Singapore.
