Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the 2022 Peace Prize “in recognition of her efforts to welcome refugees,” according to UNESCO.
In accordance with the United Nations Charter and the UNESCO Constitution, the prize was established in 1989.
After 16 years in office, Merkel left her position as head of state of Germany in 2021.
Olaf Scholz is the current chancellor of Germany.
In a move aimed to strengthen the rural economy, the Chhattisgarh government will set up rural industrial parks in the state. In the first year of the project, there will be 300 such parks.
The first such park in Chhattisgarh came up in Kulgaon, Kanker district, which has been named Gandhi Gram.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Amrita hospital in Faridabad.
The state-of-the-art facility has 2,600 beds and will be managed by Mata Amritanandamayi Math – a charitable organization spearheaded by its namesake Mata Amritanandamayi.
The Kochi Amrita Hospital was inaugurated on 17th May 1998, by then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
It is touted to be Asia’s biggest private super-speciality hospital.
Trials of the Pinaka extended range rocket, developed by DRDO, were carried out in the Pokhran firing ranges in Rajasthan. Multiple successful test firings were carried out during these trials. The Pinaka Enhanced Rocket System and the Pinaka Area Denial Munition Rocket Systems were successfully test fired in April 2022.
The Guided Extended Range Rocket Ammunition has a range of 75 km with an accuracy of 40m
The tripartite agreement was signed by National Highways Logistics Management Limited, Inland Waterways Authority of India, and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited for swift development of modern Multi Modal Logistics Parks under Bharatmala Pariyojna across the country.The objective of the agreement is to centralize freight consolidation and reduce logistics costs from 14% to 10%.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the annual meeting of defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states in Uzbekistan. Defence cooperation issues among the SCO member states were among the issues discussed during the meeting. Uzbekistan took over the chairmanship of the organization from Tajikistan on September 17, 2021.
In a landmark decision today, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Health Authority (NHA) under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Department of Social Justice and Empowerment to provide an inclusive and composite health package for Transgender Persons under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY.
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
Dr. R S Sharma, CEO, National Health Authority (NHA)
The Anang Tal lake in South Delhi, believed to have been built a thousand years ago, has been declared a monument of national importance through a gazette notification by the Ministry of Culture earlier this week. As per the website of National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities, Tradition ascribes this tank to a Tomar King, Anang Pal II, the builder of Lal Kot.
The Anangtal lake is situated in Mehrauli, Delhi
Cambridge Layout in Halasuru is set to witness this technological marvel, making it the first post office in the country to be built using 3D printing.
Larsen & Toubro Construction has been approached in connection with building the Halasuru Bazaar sub-post office. It is said to be the only company undertaking 3D printing-enabled construction in India.
The IDFC board approved the appointment of Mahendra N Shah as managing director-designate of the company with immediate effect. The term of Sunil Kakar as managing director & CEO of the company will end on 30 September 2022. Shah is the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of IDFC Limited since May 24, 2019.
IDFC is a financial services company in India and it advances infrastructure development
The fourth edition of the India Clean Air Summit began in Bengaluru with global experts set to discuss an integrated approach to resolving air pollution and climate change. The summit has been organised by think-tanks Centre for Air Pollution Studies (CAPS) and the Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP).
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and the Government of India (GoI) signed a headquarters agreement. The agreement will enable the status of an 'Independent and International Legal Entity' for CDRI. The headquarters agreement basically gives CDRI a global organisation.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted restrictions on American Express Banking Corp. and has allowed the entity to onboard new customers on its card network.
The RBI had said the supervisory action has been taken in the exercise of powers vested in it under Section 17 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
Sanjay Khanna - Interim CEO & COO, American Express Banking Corp., India.
The Jammu and Kashmir government in its communication has said that the Village Defence Groups constituted in pursuance of the government order have over the years successfully ensured the safety and security of the identified vulnerable villages and supplemented the efforts of the security forces in maintaining internal security.
HPCL commenced its Cowdung to Compressed Biogas Project at Sanchore, Rajasthan. This will be HPCL’s first project under the Waste to Energy portfolio.The project is being developed under GOBAR-Dhan scheme launched by Government of India in Apr’18 as a part of the Biodegradable Waste Management component under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen).
Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan held discussions with academic leaders of the top Group of Eight (G08) Australian Universities on building successful Australia-India research collaborations.