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Ravi Dahiya won gold medal at Asian Wrestling Championship

In men’s freestyle 57 kg category, Ravi Dahiya won gold medal defeating Tajikistan’s Hikmatullo Vohidov by technical superiority in the final match at KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium. Earlier, India’s Bajrang Punia, Gourav Baliyan & S Kadian won silver medals

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Asian Wrestling Championships began in 1979

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13th COP to CMS concludes with Gandhinagar Declaration

Gandhinagar declaration was adopted by the 13th Conference of Parties at the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals convention. A total of 10 species were listed in the CMS appendices 1 & 2 while 13 species recommended for concerted action

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Great Indian Bustard, Asian elephant listed in appendix 1

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PM Modi inaugurates 1st Khelo India University Games at Cuttack

Modi declared open the first-ever Khelo India University Games at Cuttack in Odisha. As many as 3,400 athletes from 159 universities across the country will vie for top honours across 17 disciplines including rugby which is among the 6-team events

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Odisha Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik

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Govt pays over Rs 50,000 crore to farmers under PM-KISAN scheme

Centre has disbursed Rs 50,850 crore to farmers so far under its scheme PM-KISAN, enabling them to meet farm input cost & household expenses. The agriculture ministry shared the progress made under the scheme, ahead of its first anniversary

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PM-KISAN launched on Feb 24, 2019 by PM Modi at Gorakhpur

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Vice President felicitates 3 Padma Awardees from Telangana

VP Naidu felicitated 3 Padma Awardees from Telangana - ace badminton player Ms PV Sindhu, innovative farmer C. Venkat Reddy & well known Sanskrit/Telugu poet V. Sribhashyam, at a function organized by Swarna Bharat Trust, Hyderabad

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Sindhu is a recipient of Padma Bhushan

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PM Modi Addresses International Judicial Conference in New Delhi

PM Narendra Modi said "1.3 billion Indians" disregarded apprehensions & "wholeheartedly" accepted recent critical judicial verdicts which were subjects of global discussion, at the International Judicial Conference 2020 – 'Judiciary and the Changing World'

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Chief Justice of India: Justice Arvind Bobde

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Wipro Digital acquires customer experience firm Rational Interaction

Wipro Digital, the digital business unit of Bengaluru-based Wipro Ltd has acquired Washington-based Rational Interaction, a full-service digital customer experience company. Acquisition will scale Wipro Digital’s offering for chief marketing officers

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Wipro HQ: Bengaluru

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Haryana, Uttarakhand lead in Direct Benefit Transfer payouts

West Bengal emerged as the worst in ratings prepared for the first time by Centre regarding Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) payouts. Haryana & Uttarakhand emerged as the best states at 1st and second positions, respectively

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Central DBT covers as many as 439 schemes run by 56 ministries

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Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurates New Institutional Campus at NIPHTR in Navi Mumbai

Union Minister of Science & Technology, Health and Family Welfare and Earth Science Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated a New Institutional Campus at the National Institute of Public Health Training & Research (NIPHTR) at Navi Mumbai

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NIPHTR estd in 1957 under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

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Maharashtra CM presents State awards to 44 sportspersons

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray presented the Shiv Chhatrapati award for 44 sportspersons apart from a lifetime achievement award & awards to sportspersons in the adventure category for 2018-19 at the Gateway of India, Mumbai

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Maharashtra Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari

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Goa 'Carnival 2020' kicks off in Panaji

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant flagged off the Carnival 2020 float parade in Panaji. Large number of locals and tourist throng the annual Goa Carnival, which is the major traditional Catholic festival celebrated in the state

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Governor of Goa: Satya Pal Malik