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Dr. Ankur Patwardhan from Pune has been conferred with German Chemistry Prize

In an international competition ‘Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge’, a project idea by Ankur Patwardhan from Pune has bagged the second prize. His project is named ‘Butterfly attractant for pollination and ecosystem health’

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The project is about the relation b/w chemistry and ecosystem.

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Indra Nooyi Presented with Honorary Doctorate at Yale University

Indra Nooyi, the long-time chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, was presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters at Yale. Under her, PepsiCo launched the Performance with Purpose initiative, incorporating impact on health, society,etc into its strategy.

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Yale University is located in Connecticut, USA.

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Four new Supreme Court judges sworn in

4 new judges of the Supreme Court were, administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. Justices B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose and A.S. Bopanna were administered the oath of office by the CJI.

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Justice Gavai will become the CJI in 2025.

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Bengaluru doctor Hema Divakar gets Global Asian award

Bengaluru-based doctor Hema Divakar was honoured with the 'Global Asian of the Year 2018-19' award in Dubai recently for her yeomen services and contributions to the women's healthcare ecosystem, in India.

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She got the award at the Asian Business & Social Forum 2019.

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Nepal banned the use of Chinese Digital Wallets-WeChat Pay & AliPay

Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal, banned the use of Chinese digital wallets WeChat Pay and Alipay, in Nepal, stating that the country was losing foreign income due to illegal use of those payment applications by Chinese tourists.

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President of Nepal: Bidya Devi Bhandari
Capital: Kathmandu

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SCO Foreign Ministers’ meeting held in Kyrgyzstan

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will attend a 2-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) in Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek, during which several issues including the threat of terrorism are expected to be discussed.

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SCO Hqs - Beijing, China
Founded:2001

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RBI allows modern currency chests to hike service charges

RBI will allow large modern currency chests to increase the service charges on cash deposited by non-chest bank branches from the existing rate of ₹5 per packet of 100 pieces to a higher rate subject to a maximum of ₹8 per packet.

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RBI Headquarters-Mumbai
RBI Governor- Dr. Shaktikanta Das

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British PM , Theresa May announces her resignation

British Prime Minister, Theresa May announced her resignation after a 3-year tenure. She has set the date as 7th of June. She was a Conservative leader. Her leadership had been turbulent.

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Britain’s Capital: London
Currency: Pound sterling

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RBI releases draft liquidity framework guidelines for ailing NBFCs

RBI released draft guidelines on liquidity risk management framework for NBFCs and CICs, due to rating downgrades and debt defaults in the NBFC sector and the need for a stronger asset liability management (ALM) framework.

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NBFCs-Non-Banking Financial Companies
CICs-Core Investment Comp.

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ITF men’s Future’s tennis Title won by Anirudh & Niki

In the doubles final of the ITF men’s Futures in Uganda, Anirudh Chandrasekar & Niki Poonacha defeated Simon Carr & Ryan James Storrie. While it was the 5th doubles title for Poonacha, it was the 1st title in the international circuit for Anirudh.

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ITF-International Tennis Federation