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JNU Vice Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar appointed as next University Grants Commission chairperson

Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar was appointed as the chairperson of the University Grants Commission, or UGC. The Ministry of Education said that Kumar will retain the post for five years or till he becomes 65.

The post of the UGC chairperson had been vacant after Professor DP Singh resigned on December 7 after he turned 65.

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UGC- Founded: 1956.,First executive: Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar.

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ISRO to launch Chandrayan-3 in August this year

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will make its third venture to the Moon through the Chandrayaan-3 mission in August this year. This year is expected to be quite busy for ISRO as major projects such as Gaganyaan and Aditya solar mission are also in the pipeline. ISRO will conduct 19 missions till December this year.

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Minister of State for Ministry Of Earth Sciences- Dr Jitendra Singh

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Centenary birth anniversary of legendary Singer Pandit Bhimsen Joshi being celebrated

Indian Classical music lovers pay homage to legendary Singer Pt Bhim Sen Joshi on his centenary birth anniversary on Friday. He was born on 4th February 1922 at Gadag in Dharwad. He was honoured with the Padma Shri (1972), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani vocal music (1975), Padma Bhushan (1985)

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Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022 announced by Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser

Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India under its “Waste to Wealth” Mission has announced the “Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022. Its aim is to empower young innovators who are engaged in community work of waste management as Swachhta Saarthis and implement actions to reduce waste for a greener planet.

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It is one of the nine national missions of the Prime Minister’s PM-STIAC scheme

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UP's tableau adjudged the best at Republic Day parade 2022

Uttar Pradesh has been selected as the best state tableau among 12 States and UTs which participated in the Republic Day parade 2022. The tableau of Uttar Pradesh was based on the theme ‘One District One Product and Kashi Vishwanath Dham. A total of 12 States and Union Territories have participated during the Republic Day parade.

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CISF has been named the best marching contingent

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Govt decides to continue the Scheme of Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram for another 5 years

Central Government has decided to continue the Scheme of “Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram, RYSK for another five years from 2021 -22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of over 2,710 crore rupees. The decision was taken with a view to achieving the objectives of developing the personality and leadership qualities of the youth and to engage them in nation building activities.

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Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports - Anurag Singh Thakur

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RBI cancels licence of Nashik based Independence Co-operative Bank Limited

RBI has cancelled the licence of Nashik based Independence Co-operative Bank Limited. The bank will not be allowed to carry out any operations henceforth and a liquidator will be appointed soon.

RBI has clarified that the bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.

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Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra nominated for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award

Neeraj has been selected as one of the six nominees for the 2022 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award. 24-year-old javelin thrower is only the third Indian to be nominated for the award after wrestler Vinesh Phogat in 2019 and cricket star Sachin Tendulkar, who won the Laureus Sporting Moment Award 2000-2020.

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South African scientists copy Moderna's COVID vaccine

Scientists in South Africa have produced a copy of the Moderna Covid vaccine, raising the prospect of wider access to jabs in poorer parts of the world.

Researchers in Cape Town backed by the World Health Organization hope to begin human trials in November.

They have used publicly available information to produce the MRNA vaccine.

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SA Capitals: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
Currency: South African rand

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15% tax for new investment in manufacturing to have sunset clause: Revenue Secretary at ASSOCHAM meet

The concessional tax rate of 15 per cent has been extended by a year till 2024 in the Union Budget. revenue Sec. said, there is a sunset clause on the special dispensation of concessional 15 per cent tax on companies setting up greenfield manufacturing facilities and therefore the the government encourages businesses to set up before the sunset date.

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‘Mamasoubhagyam’ bags best short film award: Kerala State Level competition

Adarsh ​​MM , a Sanskrit teacher at Veliyannoor PS Natarajapillai Memorial UP School , has emerged as this year's winner at the best short film competition organized by the general education department. He bagged the prize for the best short film for the Sanskrit movie 'Mamasoubhagyam'.

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Kerala Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan
Capital: Thiruvananthapuram

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First BJP MP in Lok Sabha, Chandupatla Janga Reddy, passes away

Chandupatla Janga Reddy, an iconic leader in BJP who had defeated Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao from Hanumakonda Lok Sabha constituency in 1984 general elections, has passed away. His election to the parliament in the 1984 elections, in which he was one among the only two members of parliament from BJP is historical

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