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UP: Bhartaul becomes first village in state to have RO water in every household

As part of the Adarsh Gram Panchayat initiative, Bhartaul village in Bareilly district has become the first village in the state to have RO water in every household.

The village is already established under 'Adarsh Gram Panchayat'. 4 RO plants have been installed to provide clean water to all. More plants will be set up. It will save people from water-borne diseases.

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Half of health care facilities globally lack basic hygiene services – WHO, UNICEF

Half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water & soap or alcohol-based hand rub where patients receive care and at toilets in these facilities,according to the latest Joint Monitoring Programme(JMP) report by WHO & UNICEF.

In the Least Developed Countries,only 53% of health care facilities have access on-premises to a protected water sources

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CERT-In conducts exercise ‘Synergy’ for 13 countries in collaboration with CSA Singapore

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India, in collaboration with Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), successfully designed & conducted the cybersecurity exercise 'Synergy’ for 13 countries as part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group.

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International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group, led by India.

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Barack Obama wins Emmy award for his narration in Netflix documentary

The former President of the United States Barack Obama won Emmy Award for his narration in the Netflix documentary “Our Great National Parks". Obama already has two Grammys and is now halfway to an EGOT.

Dwight D Eisenhower was the first US President to win Emmy Award. He was given a special Emmy Award in 1956.

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Barack Obama is the second President to win the honor.

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Government of India approves year-long commemoration of the "Hyderabad Liberation Day"

Ministry of Culture will organize the inaugural programme of the year-long commemoration of the Hyderabad Liberation Day, on 17th September 2022. The Government of India has approved the yearlong commemoration of the "Hyderabad Liberation Day" for the period 17th September, 2022 to 17th September,2023.

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Maharashtra and Karnataka officially observe September 17 as the Liberation Day.

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Home Minister Shri Amit Shah launched 36th National Games Anthem and mascot in Ahmedabad

The curtain raiser event of 36th National Games was held at the EKA Arena TransStadia in Ahmedabad. The 36th National Games, whose theme is Celebrating Unity Through Sports, are being held after a gap of seven years and will take place from September 29 to October 12.

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The Games were last held in Kerala in 2015.

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India’s first-ever "Night Sky Sanctuary" to be set up in Ladakh

In a unique and first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt of India, has undertaken to set up India’s first-ever "Night Sky Sanctuary" in Ladakh as a part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. It will boost Astro tourism in India and will be one of the world’s highest-located sites for optical, infra-red, and gamma-ray telescopes.

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The book 'Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India' launched

The book ‘Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India’ talks about family law, religion, and gender politics in India.

Written by Saumya Saxena, British Academy Fellow at the faculty of History, University of Cambridge, the book talks about the Indian state’s difficult dialogue with divorce, which reconciles largely through religion.

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Bangladesh Cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim Announces Retirement From T20Is

Bangladesh wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim announced his retirement from T20 internationals.

Mushfiqur has represented Bangladesh in 102 T20Is, amassing 1500 runs at an average of 19.23.

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S Krishnan appointed as the MD & CEO of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank

The Tuticorin-based Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) Ltd has announced the appointment of Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam as the Managing Director and CEO with effect from September 4, 2022 for three years, approved by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

The term of the incumbent MD & CEO, K V Rama Moorthy ended on September 3, 2022.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to embark on five-day visit to Mongolia, Japan

Giving push to strategic partnership with East Asian countries, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to Mongolia from 05-07 September, 2022.

The upcoming visit by Raksha Mantri is the first ever visit by an Indian Defence Minister to Mongolia and will further consolidate the defence cooperation and strategic partnership between the two countries.

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