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Shankar Prasad Sharma appointed as new Nepal envoy to India

President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed Dr Shankar Prasad Sharma as the Ambassador to India.

President Bhandari appointed Sharma to the post as per the recommendation of the Council of Ministers in line with the Article 282 of the Constitution of Nepal.

Post of Nepal’s envoy in New Delhi was vacant after Ambassador Nilambar Acharya, was recalled some six months ago.

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International Day of Forest| 21 March

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests.

Forests are home to about 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, with more that 60,000 tree species.

The world is losing 10 million hectares of forest each year.

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The theme for 2022 is "Forests and sustainable production and consumption."

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All England Open 2022 : Lakshya Sen settles for silver after defeat against Viktor Axelsen in final

World No.1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark defeated Lakshya Sen in the men's singles final of All England Open Badminton Championship in Birmingham.

Sen became only the fifth Indian after Prakash Nath (1947), Prakash Padukone (1980, 1981), Pullela Gopichand (2001) and Saina Nehwal (2015) to reach the final of the prestigious tournament.

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All England Open 2022, PRIZE MONEY USD 1,000,000.

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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc Wins Bahrain GP; Carlos Sainz 2nd, Lewis Hamilton 3rd

Charles Leclerc won a close battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen before taking a classy victory as Ferrari took a one-two in a dramatic season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

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Banks Board Bureau recommends names for chiefs of Union Bank, IOB and Punjab & Sind Bank

While A Manimekhalai, executive director at Canara Bank, has been recommended as the MD & CEO of UBI, Ajay Kumar Srivastava, Executive Director at IOB, has been recommended for the post in the same bank. Swaroop Kumar Saha has been recommended for the position at the Punjab & Sind Bank.

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NITI Aayog to organize 5th Edition of Women Transforming India Awards on March 21

NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform will confer to seventy five women in its fifth edition of the Women Transforming India Awards on March 21.

The Awards will be conferred on seventy five women achievers to celebrate their contribution towards a Sashakt Aur Samarth Bharat.

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India-Indonesia hold second security dialogue in Jakarta

The 2nd India-Indonesia Security Dialogue (IISD) was held in Jakarta.

It was co- chaired by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal & Security Affairs of Indonesia, Mohammad Mahfud & National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.

They also discussed several shared priorities, including review of the current global & security issues, countering terrorism & violent extremism, etc.

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Moody's cuts India's GDP forecast to 9.1%

Moody's Investors Service has reduced its projection on India's economic growth in calendar year 2022 to 9.1% from 9.5%, citing high fuel prices & potentially elevated fertilizer costs that could weigh on government finances & limit planned capital spending.

Moody's also cut global growth forecast for 2022 by 0.7 % point to 3.6%, citing the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Karnataka Bank bags award 'Best MSME Bank of the year - Winner'

Karnataka Bank has bagged 'Best MSME Bank of the year - Winner' award among private sector Banks at the 8th Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises' s Excellence Awards Ceremony and Summit instituted by ASSOCHAM at New Delhi.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group based in New Delhi, India. 

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Karnataka Bank has been focusing on MSME sector with various digital products.

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World Down Syndrome Day 2022: March 21

Down syndrome, a genetic condition, was first described by British physician John Langdon Haydon Down in the year 1862, but it was only in 1959, the French physician Jérôme Lejeune identified Down syndrome as a chromosomal condition.

World Down Syndrome Day is observed annually on March 21 to raise public awareness of the genetic condition. 

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This year, the theme of the day has been decided as ‘We Decide’.

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Narasinghapettai nagaswaram bags GI tag

Nagaswaram made in Narasinghapettai in Thanjavur district has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag on the application filed by the Thanjavur Musical Instruments Workers Co-operative Cottage Industrial Society Ltd.

Narasinghapettai, a village near Thiruvidaimarudur, has an inseparable place in the world of Carnatic music.

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Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup T20 tournament from August 27 to September 11

Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup T20 tournament from August 27 to September 11, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced after its annual general meeting.

All five Test teams of the continent -- India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and hosts Sri Lanka -- will feature in the tournament, along with one more Asian side that will be decided after a qualifier tournament.

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Pritzker Prize 2022: Francis Kéré becomes first African to win 'Nobel of architecture'

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, who has won this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Born in Gando, Burkina Faso, Kéré is the first African and the first Black architect to win the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize, which has been awarded annually since 1979.

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Amazon.com has completed the acquisition of MGM Studios

Amazon.com Inc announced that it has completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM, bringing together the legendary film studio behind “Rocky” & “James Bond” with the online retailing behemoth as it seeks to attract more customers through streaming video. MGM gave a plethora of content to produce and deploy to entice users to Amazon’s fast-shipping and streaming club Prime.

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Bangladesh top in South Asia in terms of women on board of listed companies

Bangladesh top in South Asia in terms of women on board of listed companies.

Bangladesh tops the list in South Asia in terms of women on board of listed companies, says a study conducted by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

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Hyderabad FC win maiden Indian Super League trophy

Goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani made three stunning saves as Hyderabad FC clinched their maiden Indian Super League title after defeating Kerala Blasters in the penalty shootout in the summit clash.

Hyderabad beat Kerala 3-1 in the shootout after the match ended 1-1 in the regulation and extra-time.

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