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Minister Harsh Vardhan nominated to GAVI Board

Minister Harsh Vardhan nominated to GAVI Board The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan was recently nominated by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, GAVI as a member of GAVI board. The term of the minister as a member in the GAVI board will be between 2021 and 2023. Dr Harsh Vardhan was elected as the chair of the World Health Organization. GAVI Board The GAVI Board is responsible for policy making, providing strategic directions

Republic Day Parade, 2021

Republic Day Parade, 2021 The Republic Day parade of 2021 will feature the newly acquired Rafale fighter jets. The Rafael Jets will be a part of the Ekalavya formation. The vertical Charlie formation is when an aircraft flies at a lower altitude and conducts rolls before stabilizing at a higher altitude. About the Parade The Republic Day parade marches from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate along the Rajpath. The first Republic Day parade was held in 1950. The chief

AI ‘Ramanujan Machine’- Can find Hidden Patterns in Numbers

AI ‘Ramanujan Machine’- Can find Hidden Patterns in Numbers A new artificially intelligent “mathematician” which is called the “Ramanujan Machine” has the potential to reveal the hidden relationships between numbers. Key Facts Ramanujan machine comprises of the algorithms that seek out the mathematical conclusions. These mathematical conclusions are likely to be true but have not been proved. The set of algorithms has been named after the Indian

Preeti Sinha- To lead United Nations Capital Development Fund

Preeti Sinha- To lead United Nations Capital Development, Fund The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has appointed Preeti Sinha as its Executive Secretary. She is an Indian-origin investment and development banker. Highlights The executive secretary will work with her focus on providing micro-finance assistance to women, youth, and small and medium-sized enterprises belonging to the underserved communities. The Executive Secretary is the highest leadershi

Flight Lieutanant Bhawana Kanth

Flight Lieutanant Bhawana Kanth Bhawana Kanth is to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade. She was one of the first women fighter Pilots inducted into the Indian Air Force in 2016. The other fighter pilots inducted into the Indian Air Force were Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh. Bhawana Kanth In 2019, Bhawana Kanth became the first female fighter pilot of India to qualify to undertake combat missions. She received the Na

India's Satellite Man- Udupi Ramachandra Rao

India's Satellite Man- Udupi Ramachandra Rao To commemorate the 89th birth anniversary of the former Chairman of (ISRO) Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Google Doodle featured his sketch with a background of Earth and stars. Rao was an Indian space scientist and chairman of ISRO who supervised the 1975 launch of India’s first satellite — “Aryabhata.” In 1991, he initiated the development of the geostationary launch vehicle GSLV and the development of cr

Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur's 400th Birth Anniversary

Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur's 400th Birth Anniversary Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the High-Level Committee to approve policies, plans and programs related to the commemoration of the 400th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621–1675) Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He was born at Amritsar in 1621 and was the youngest son of Guru Hargobind. His term as Guru ran from 1665 to 1675. One

Sri Sri Harichand Thakur

Sri Sri Harichand Thakur The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid homage to Sri Harichand Thakur on his Jayanti. About Shri Shri Harichand Thakur Harichand Thakur, sometimes known as Shri Shri Harichand Thakur worked among the untouchable people of Bengal Presidency. He formed the Matua sect of Hindus. According to historian Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Thakur “experienced Atma darshan or self-revelation, through which he realized that he was the incarnation of God himself, b

Tika Utsav to begin on Jyotirao Phule’s Birth Anniversary

Tika Utsav to begin on Jyotirao Phule’s Birth Anniversary The 'Tika Utsav (vaccination festival)', started on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule (11th April) will continue till the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar on 14th April 2021. The aim of the four day festival is to vaccinate as many people as possible for the priority groups and zero wastage of Covid-19 vaccine. Jyotirao Phule was an Indian

SATINDER LAMBAH PASSES AWAY AT 81

SATINDER LAMBAH PASSES AWAY AT 81 Satinder k. Lambha who passed away in New Delhi at the age of 81 was a great Indian diplomat. He carried a legacy of special relationships with each country he served in but the most important was his engagement with Pakistan which lasted the longest and saw the biggest breakthrough when he was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy (2005-2014). Mr.Lambha was born in Peshawar in 1941and he served in the Indian Foreign Service as India D

Shrimad Rajchandra Mission

Shrimad Rajchandra Mission The Prime Minister of India inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various projects of the Shrimad Rajchandra Mission worth more than 300 crore rupees at Dharampur in Gujarat. About Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur is a spiritual movement for inner transformation through wisdom, meditation, and selfless service. Founded by Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, the organization works through 196 centers on five continents.

2022 Booker Prize

2022 Booker Prize The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Shehan Karunatilaka's second novel, has received the Booker Prize 2022. About The Seven Moons of Saturn Maali Almeida's narrative is about a war photojournalist who wakes up dead in what appears to be a celestial immigration office. He has 'seven moons' to uncover the mystery of his death and to assist in the discovery of a stash of images that would rock war-torn Sri Lanka. The Booker Prize The

Fathima Beevi

India’s 1st woman Supreme Court Justice Fathima Beevi passes away recently. She was born in Pathanamthitta, Kerala in 1927. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1989. She had also served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1997 to 2001.