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Lt Gen Manoj Pande appointed as Army Chief, first engineer to be COAS

Lt Gen Manoj Pande has been appointed as India's Army Chief. He is the first engineer to be promoted to the top post.

Pande replaces General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who had taken charge of the office on 31 December 2021 and is set to retire in April 2022.

Lt Gen Pande was commissioned in the Bombay Sappers in December 1982.

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Pande took charge as the Vice Chief of the Indian Army, succeeding Lt Gen C P Mohanty.

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India, Maldives ink seven MoUs to implement community development projects

India and Maldives on Monday signed seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for projects to be built under the Indian grant assistance scheme for the High Impact Community Development Project through local bodies (HICDP).

MoUs were signed by the Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid and Indian High Commissioner, Munu Mahawar.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates K K Patel Hospital at Bhuj

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurated the K K Patel hospital, a Marengo Asia Healthcare network hospital, at Bhuj.

The addition of K K Patel Hospital (KKPH) which is the third hospital of Marengo Asia Healthcare network takes the total bed strength to 1300 plus, with approximately 3500 employees, and about 450 doctors.

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The Levua Patel Trust has built K K Patel Super Speciality Hospital.

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'The Boy Who Wrote the Constitution' book by noted playwright and author Rajesh Talwar

The Boy Who Wrote a Constitution’ is a play that seeks to inform children, and simultaneously have them meaningfully engage with the challenging boyhood and growing-up years of the person who came to write the Constitution of India, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.

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It is published by Ponytale Books.

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e-DAR portal to speed up accident compensation claims

Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways has developed the portal named ‘e-DAR’ (e-Detailed Accident Report). Digitalised Detailed Accident Reports (DAR) will be uploaded on the portal for easy access. The web portal will be linked to the Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD).

From iRAD, applications to more than 90% of the datasets would be pushed directly to e-DAR.

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Willis Towers Watson gains full ownership of WTW India, appoints Vivek Nath as head of India unit

Nasdaq-listed Willis Towers Watson (WTW), a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has received insurance regulator IRDAI’s approval for a transaction leading to its acquisition of the remaining 51 per cent shareholding in Willis Towers Watson India Insurance Brokers Private Limited (WTW India).

Vivek Nath has been appointed as WTW’s Head of India.

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HCL Technologies Launches a Dedicated Microsoft Business Unit

HCL Technologies (HCL),announced the launch of a dedicated HCL Microsoft Business Unit focused on Microsoft technologies. This will extend Microsoft’s offerings of Business Applications, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, IoT, and AI/Machine Learning, as well as help employees accomplish more in the modern workplace with Microsoft 365 and Windows 10.

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PM Modi to launch multiple development projects at Banas Dairy Sankul in Diyodar; To also lay foundation stone of GCTM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects at Banas Dairy Sankul in Diyodar, Banaskantha, Gujarat.

Mr Modi will also lay the foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar.

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PM Modi to inaugurate 1st ever Semicon India-2022 Conference on 29th April

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first ever Semicon India-2022 Conference on 29th of this month in Bengaluru.

Semicon India-2022 Conference will be organised by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology from 29th of April to 1st of May around theme of - Design and Manufacture in India, for the World: Making India a Semiconductor Nation. 

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India, Finland announce decision to establish Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum Computing

India and Finland have announced establishment of an Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on Quantum Computing and signed a formal MoU to that effect here.

Bilateral STI collaboration between the two countries is an attempt to stimulate innovative R&D projects that address a specific need or challenge, demonstrate high industrial relevance and commercial potential.

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Senior Asian Wrestling Championship begins in Mongolia

The senior Asian Wrestling Championship will begin in Mongolia.

30 Indian wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia, will participate in the event.

A total of 20 wrestlers from the men's team across the Freestyle and Greco-Roman categories and 10 from the women's team are participating in the event.

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World Liver Day 2022: April 19

We celebrate World Liver Day on April 19 across the world every year. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness about liver-related disorders and diseases.

Liver ailments amount to the 10th most common reason for death in India, as reported by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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Paytm becomes official digital payments partner for Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya

Paytm owner One97 Communications has become an official digital payments partner for the prime ministers' museum in the national capital.

'Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya' (prime ministers' museum), which is a tribute to every prime minister in the country since independence.

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UDAN Scheme Selected For PM Award For Excellence In Public Administration

Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) flagship Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) has been selected for Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 under the category “Innovation (General) – Central”.

The award consists of a trophy, scroll and an incentive of Rs 10 lakhs.

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Haryana crowned champions of Senior Hockey Nationals

Haryana was crowned the champions of the 12th Senior Men's National Hockey Championship, beating Tamil Nadu 3-1 in the shootout after the final ended 1-1 in the regulation time.

Haryana won the trophy for the first time since 2011.

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