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Former ISRO chairman AS Kiran Kumar was conferred with France's highest civilian award 'Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur' for his contribution to India-France space cooperation.
Justice Ravindra Bhat has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.
He is the senior most Judge of the High Court of Delhi.
He succeeds Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog who was appointed as the Chief Justice of
Bombay High Court.
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Which company became World’s 2nd largest smartphone maker?
The Chinese electronics giant Huawei has surpassed Apple to become the No. 2 smartphone vendor worldwide, according to statistics from the International Data Corp. (IDC). South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung continues to top the list with 20.9% market share.
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Which city will host the 8th Asian Youth Women Handball Championship?
Jaipur will host the 8th Asian Youth Women Handball Championship in which 10 teams will
be participating.
The tournament would be played in the city from 21 to 30 August 2019.
Earlier Delhi had hosted it in 2015 where the hosts India had finished seventh.
2017 edition was held at Jakarta in Indonesia.
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Which country became India's top crude oil supplier, meeting more than a fifth of the country's oil needs in 2018-19 fiscal year?
Iraq has for the second year in a row become India's top crude oil supplier, meeting more than a fifth of the country's oil needs in 2018-19 fiscal year. According to data sourced from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Iraq sold 46.61 million tonne of crude oil to India during April 2018 and March 2019, 2 per cent more than 45.74 million tonne it had supplied in 2017-18 fiscal.
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When will the massive asteroid called 99942 Apophis will fly past earth?
In 2029, a massive asteroid called 99942 Apophis will fly past earth at an approximate
distance of 19,000 miles within the distance of some orbiting spacecraft.
Apophis is named after the Egyptian god of chaos.
The asteroid was originally discovered in 2004 by astronomers at the Kitt Peak National
Observatory, which is located in Arizona.
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The first World Laughter Day gathering took place in _______.
The first World Laughter Day gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th of January 1998. 12,000 members from local and international Laughter Clubs joined together in a mega laughter session.
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LIC Housing Finance (LIC HFL) has launched ‘Udyam’, a skilling center in which city?
LIC Housing Finance (LIC HFL) has launched ‘Udyam’, a skilling center in Bengaluru.
It was launched in association with Lok Bharti Education Society, the implementing
partner.
The Centres of Excellence will provide training to marginalised youth in the BFSI, retail, and
IT/ ITES sectors.
Centers of Excellence (CoE) have been launched in Delhi and Bengaluru.
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The 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was held in which country?
The 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was held in Doha, Qatar.
Gen. (Dr) V.K. Singh (Retd), Minister of State for External Affairs led the Indian delegation.
Earlier, Mr. Manish, Joint Secretary (South) attended the Senior Officers’ Meeting (SOM)
held on 30 April 2019.
The theme of the meeting is 'Partners in Progress'.
