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Prof. Celeste Saulo of Argentina has been appointed as the first female Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Key points The Secretariat, headquartered in Geneva, is headed by the Secretary-General. Its supreme body is the World Meteorological Congress.
Goan writer Damodar Mauzo Goa has received the prestigious 57th Jnanpith Award, the country’s highest literary honour, from state Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai. Key points
Three Indian U.N. peacekeepers were honoured posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal for their supreme sacrifice in the line of duty at a solemn ceremony at the U.N. Headquarters. Key points About Dag Hammarskjöld medal
Time Shelter, written by Georgi Gospodinov and translated into English by Angela Rodel, has won the International Booker Prize 2023.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the highest honour of Fiji, the Companion of the Order of Fiji by Sitiveni Rabuka, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji.
SpaceX has launched the first female Saudi Arabian astronaut into space on a private mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
The most befitting recipient of the very first ASI Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement award is Prof. Jayant V. Narlikar, an astronomer par-excellence, the founding director of IUCAA, Pune. Key points
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed Civil Servants on the occasion of 16th Civil Services Day, 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on April 21.
Argentina-born mathematician Luis Caffarelli has won the 2023 Abel Prize — one of the most coveted awards in mathematics — for his work on equations that are important for describing physical phenomena, such as how ice melts and fluids flow.
Tamil writer Sivasankari has been selected for Saraswati Samman for the year 2022 for her book Survya Vamsam.
Noted Hindi writer Dr Gyan Chaturvedi’s 2018 satirical novel, Pagalkhana, has been selected for the 32nd Vyas Samman, 2022. Key points
The 95th Oscars was held on March 13, 2023 (India Time), at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli’s RRR won an Oscar for Best Original Song. Music composer MM Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose accepted the Read More …
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced the ‘Women Icons Leading Swachhata’ (WINS) Awards 2023 on 7th March 2023, on the eve of International Women’s Day. About WINS Awards 2023 Swachh Bharat Mission Urban
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India , has bagged Golden & Silver Star at The International ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2023’ in ‘TV/Cinema Commercials International and Country International’ Category at ITB, Berlin 2023.
British architect and urban planner Sir David Chipperfield will be awarded the 2023 Laureate of The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest international honour for architects.