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Ghana assumes presidency of UN Security Council

During the month of November 2022, Ghana shall preside over the meetings of the Council (adoptions, debates and consultations) and, under its authority, shall represent the Security Council in its capacity as an organ of the United Nations.

The Security Council, which is composed by 15 Member States, is the organ of the United Nations.

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President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

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Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur Steel Plant becomes India’s first to achieve ResponsibleSteel Certification

The Company received ResponsibleSteel Certification for three facilities in Jamshedpur.

The Company’s Steel Works, Tubes Division and Cold Rolling Mill (Bara) in Jamshedpur have joined an exclusive group of steel producing sites around the world to receive the ResponsibleSteel Certification, which also includes some of the other renowned steel manufacturers in the world.

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T. V. Narendran, CEO & MD, Tata Steel.;
Annie Heaton, CEO, ResponsibleSteel.

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First woman director ​​Dr G Hemaprabha takes charge at ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute

Dr G Hemaprabha was appointed Director of the institute up to 2024 on the recommendations of the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, New Delhi, under the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

Hemaprabha is the first woman director of the 111-year-old institution.

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ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, location, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

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DRDO carries out maiden test of Phase-II of ballistic missile defence

“The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft. It is propelled by a two-stage solid motor and equipped with the indigenously-developed advanced control system, navigation, and guidance algorithm to precisely guide the vehicle to the target,”.

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Ministry of Education releases report on Performance Grading Index for States/UTs

Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States/UTs for 2020-21.

The prime objective of PGI is to promote evidence-based policy making and highlight course correction to ensure quality education for all. So far, DoSE&L has released PGI report for the year 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.

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Centre approves Rs 51,875 crore for P&K fertilizer for Rabi 2022-23

The Centre has approved an additional fertilizer subsidy of Rs 51,875 crore for the rabi or winter planting season, which runs from October 2022 to March 2023. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the new nutrient-based subsidy rates for phosphatic and potassic fertilisers.

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Zaggle and NPCI partner to launch multiple credit cards on RuPay network

Zaggle, a SaaS FinTech company, announced that it had collaborated with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to issue contactless credit cards on the RuPay network. Zaggle and NPCI, along with partner banks, would use this platform to launch multiple credit cards to address the ever-growing demand of corporates, SMEs, and consumers.

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Union Cabinet approves naming new Arunachal Pradesh airport as 'Donyi Polo Airport'

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Narendra Modi, has approved the naming of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar as “Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar”.

The resolution was passed by the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh to name the airport as ‘Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar’, which reflect the people’s reverence of the Sun (Donyi) and the Moon (Polo).

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Goa Maritime Symposium 2022

Fourth edition of biennial Goa Maritime Symposium was conducted successfully by the Indian Navy at Goa from 31 October to 01 November 2022.

The theme for GMS-22 was ‘Maritime Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region: Converting Common Maritime Priorities into Collaborative Mitigation Frameworks’.

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Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar inaugurates the Shilp Samagam-2022

Virendra Kumar inaugurated the SHILP SAMAGAM-2022 in, New Delhi.

Addressing the inaugration function Dr. Virendra Kumar said that through various channel partners of the three corporations - NBCFDC, NSFDC and NSKDFC under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is providing a good market system for the sale of products made by the artisans.

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India Post Payments Bank conducts India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), stablished under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication with 100% equity owned by the Government of India, conducted India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp with an initiative called ‘Niveshak Didi’ to promote Financial Literacy ‘By the women, for the women’, in Srinagar, J&K.

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Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund launches SAHYOG campaign

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited, a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited and an investment manager to Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, has announced the launch of SAHYOG, an initiative to empower your support staff and their families.

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Permacrisis is declared as Collins Dictionary word of the year

Permacrisis - a word describing the feeling of living through a period of war, inflation, and political instability - has been chosen as Collins Dictionary's word of the year.

Permacrisis is one of six words on the list that are new to CollinsDictionary.com, and was first noted as a word in academic contexts in the 1970s.

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Goa CM Pramod Sawant launches Purple Fest logo

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launched logo of Purple Fest at a function held in Manohar Parrikar Memorial Hall of Sanjay Centre for Education.

Purple Fest, the three-day event is to kick start in January, 2023.

Purple Fest – Celebrating Diversity, a first-of-its-kind inclusive festival that embraces, expresses and celebrates persons with disabilities.

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Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Expo 2022 to be held in Kochi from 4th to 6th November, 2022

nion Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri and Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan will jointly inaugurate 15th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Expo 2022 in Kochi on 4th November, 2022.

It focuses on the theme of “Azadi@75 – Sustainable AatmaNirbhar Urban Mobility”.

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Vetsa Rama Krishna Gupta takes charge as Bharat Petroleum Chairman & MD

Vetsa Ramakrishna Gupta assumed additional charge as chairman and managing director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) -- the second 'Maharatna' oil PSU to get an interim head in the absence of a regular appointment.

Mr. Gupta, Director (Finance) at BPCL, succeeds Arun Kumar Singh, who superannuated on October 31, a company statement said.

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