[CA] July 15, 2020 headlines

MMUKESH AMBANI: WORLD’S 6TH RICHEST PERSON

Bloomberg Billionaires Index has ranked Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) as the World’s 6th richest man with a worth USD 72.4 billion after surpassing Elon Musk, co-founder & CEO of Tesla and Alphabet Inc co founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Ambani’s net worth has been raised as he has sold his shares in Jio Platform. Top 3 billionaires in the world are: Jeff Bezos (USA), Bill Gates (USA) and Bernard Arnault (France). Other Indians in top 100 are: Azim Prremji (77th position) and Shiv Nadar (89th position).

SHUDH

IIT Kanpur has developed an Ultraviolet (UV) sanitizing product, ‘SHUDH’. SHUDH is a smartphone operated Handy UV Disinfection Helper. It helps to make the surroundings COVID free especially the highly prone places such as hospitals, hotels, malls, offices and schools.

7.5% RESERVATION FOR GOVT SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO CLEAR NEET EXAM

Tamil Nadu Cabinet passed a resolution to reserve 7.5% of medical seats to government school students who clear National Eligibility cum Eligibility Test (NEET). The state has decided to include students who studied under the 'Right to Education' quota up to the eighth standard in government schools in the proposed horizontal reservation for medical admissions. Government sources say that, an ordinance will be promulgated soon on this.

IRAN DROPS INDIA FROM CHABAHAR PORT

Iran has decided to move ahead with the construction of a railway line from Chabahar port to Zahedan without any assistance from India due to delay in funding.  The railway line project was part of India’s commitment to the trilateral agreement with Afghanistan and Iran to build an alternate trade route to Afghanistan and Central Asia. The deal was finalised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tehran in 2016. Indian Railways Construction Ltd (IRCON) had promised assistance to the railway line project besides financing worth $1.6 billion. However, the work was never started as the United States imposed sanctions on Iran.      

#REIMAGINE CAMPAIGN

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) India joined hands with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) to initiate UNICEF’s “#Reimagine Campaign” for the support of most vulnerable populations and children during the ongoing COVID-19 response and its aftermath in India. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF has launched Reimagine – an urgent appeal to governments, the public, donors and the private sector to support UNICEF’s efforts to respond, recover and reimagine a world severely impacted by COVID-19.Importantly, Ogilvy, a New York (United States) based advertising agency is offering free of charge support in developing the creative narrative for the campaign.

PRAGYATA

Union HRD Ministry released PRAGYATA Guidelines on Digital Education through online medium. Ministry informed that PRAGYATA guidelines have been developed from the perspective of learners, with a focus on online/blended/digital education for students who are presently at home due to lockdown. The PRAGYATA guidelines include eight steps of online/ digital learning that is, Plan- Review- Arrange- Guide- Yak(talk)- Assign- Track- Appreciate. These steps guide the planning and implementation of digital education step by step with examples.

SOUTH CHINA SEA: CHINA BLAMES USA

Refuting US allegations of building a "maritime empire" in the disputed South China Sea, China claimed its jurisdiction over the vast ocean existed for more than 1,000 years and accused Washington of attempting to sow discord between Beijing and the Southeast Asian countries. Earlier, US said that, the world will not allow China to treat the strategically important South China Sea (SCS) as its "maritime empire" and vowed to support worried Southeast Asian countries against Beijing's "campaign of bullying" to control the resource-rich region.

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July 15: World Youth Skills Day; Theme: "Skills for a Resilient Youth"

[CA] July 14, 2020 Headlines

GOOGLE FOR INDIA DIGITIZATION FUND

After a virtual meeting with Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai announced an investment of $10 billion (Rs 75,000 crore) in India which will be utilised in another five to seven years to digitize the Indian Economy. The fund will be used to accelerate Google’s effort through a mix of Investments, partnerships, operations, infrastructure, and ecosystem investments. Google will partner with CBSE and provide new initiatives to digitize classrooms. It partners with Prasar Bharti, a public broadcasting agency for edutainment series for small and medium-sized business in the country.

ROKO – TOKO CAMPAIGN

Madhya Pradesh has announced to launch a campaign ‘Roko -Toko’, which means stop and campaign for those who do not wear masks. It is to ensure that all wear masks as the usage of masks is made mandatory in all public places in the state. 

VON KARMAN AWARD

The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has announced Dr. Kailasavadivoo Sivan, Chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as the recipient of the 2020 Von Karman Award, the highest distinction of the IAA. The award will be presented to Dr. K. Sivan in March 2021 at Paris. Von Karman Award is considered to be the highest award given by IAA. The award was instituted in 1982 in the memory of Dr. Theodore Von Karman, renowned aerospace scientist and the founder and the first President of IAA. The Award is annually presented to recognise the distinguished contributions and lifetime achievements in any branch of science.

STYRIAN GRAND PRIX

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes Driver won the Styrian Grand Prix (GP) in Spielberg, Austria. With this win Hamilton has won at least one race of his 14-year career on the circuit. This is the 85th career win of Hamilton and he moves within six of Formula one (F1) record of Michael Schumacher.

[CA] July 12-13 Current Affairs

ASEEM PORTAL

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched ‘Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping’ (ASEEM) portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. The Artificial Intelligence-based ASEEM will provide employers a platform to assess the availability of skilled workforce and formulate their hiring plans.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN RAJASTHAN?

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader, Mr. Sachin Pilot will not attend Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting scheduled to be held at Chief Minister, Mr. Ashok Gehlot's residence. According to sources, Mr. Pilot has the support of 30 Congress and some independent MLAs which leaves Mr. Gehlot government in minority. The crisis in Rajasthan Congress intensified with, Mr. Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot at loggerheads, while Gehlot is blaming BJP for trying to destabilise the state government by poaching MLAs, Pilot is camping in Delhi to speak to the party leadership regarding the political turmoil in the state.

INDIA’S FIRST E – LOK ADALAT

Chhattisgarh State Legal Service Authority and the high Court organised India’s first e-Lok Adalat to ensure the administration of justice and to solve the financial crisis of the parties and lawyers amid COVID-19 pandemic. The high court Chief Justice P R Ramchandra Menon inaugurated the e-Lok Adalat through video conferencing.

A SONG OF INDIA

The book titled ‘A Song of India’ authored by Ruskin Bond to be released on July 20, 2020, which will mark the 70th year of the author’s literary career. The book is the 4th instalment in his memoir series (a written record of a person’s own life and experiences). The book is about the 16 year old Ruskin Bond and about his struggles to start the writing journey. The book also tells how he longed for familiarity and about the joys of receiving his first money order, publishing his stories and finding new friends. His memoir series are, “Looking for the Rainbow” (2017), “Till the Clouds Roll By” (2017) and “Coming Round the Mountain” (2019)

TIGER ESTIMATION IN INDIA ENTER GUINNESS WORLD RECORD

The fourth cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation 2018, results of which were declared to the nation on Global Tiger Day last year by Prime Minister, has entered the Guinness World Record for being the world’s largest camera trap wildlife survey. Environment Ministry said that, India has fulfilled its resolve to double the tiger numbers four years before the target. The country now has an estimated 2967 tigers as per the latest census. With this number, India is home to nearly 75% of the global tiger population and has already fulfilled its resolve of doubling tiger numbers, made at St. Petersburg in 2010, much before the target year of 2022.         

ADICHANALLUR & SIVAGALAI EXCAVATIONS

In search of human settlements, Tamil Nadu State Archaeological department has started excavation at Adichanallur and Sivagalai in the district of Thoothukudi. Department said that they are excavating a private land suspected to be a pre-historic human settlement. Many antiquities, kitchen utilities, metal weapons and potsherds that throw light into the presence of a human settlement have been identified.

TAMIL NADU INSISTS CENTRE TO CANCEL FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

Indicating that Tamil Nadu may not be in a position to conduct the final semester examinations of college students by September, due to the prevailing situation, Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the Centre to allow the States to work out their own assessment methods, without compromising on the quality and academic credibility. Taking exception to the latest guidelines issued by the UGC on July 6, mandating all educational institutions across the country to conduct examinations by September for the final-semester students, the Chief Minister said the UGC directive has posed many difficulties. He further said it would not be feasible to conduct online examinations, considering the various issues relating to digital access to the students. The Chief Minister also pointed out that most of the government and private arts and science and engineering colleges, polytechnics and other institutions of higher learning (including the hostels, classrooms, etc.,) in the State have been converted as COVID care centres for housing asymptomatic patients and these centres might continue as care centres for some more time.

SINGAPORE ELECTIONS 2020

The 2020 General Elections of Singapore was conducted on July 10, 2020 for its 105 seats unicameral Parliament (93 members are elected through the Election). Singapore became the 2nd Country in Asia to conduct National Polls in the times of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Earlier on April 15, 2020, South Korea became the first Asian Country by conducting its 21st Legislative Elections. Under the leadership of incumbent Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, the People’s Action Party (PAP) have won 83 seats out of the total 93 seats contested in the Election by securing 61.24% of the total valid votes.

AUSTRALIA IN MALABAR EXERCISE

India is favourably considering Australia's keen interest to be part of the next edition of the Malabar naval exercise which is scheduled to be held later this year. If India decides to include Australia in the exercise, then it will comprise all members of the "Quad" which was set up with an aim to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and check China's increasing efforts to expand military influence in the region. In November 2017, India, US, Japan and Australia gave shape to the long-pending "Quad" coalition to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence.

GURUPRIYA BRIDGE

The first-ever Bus Service in history was started on July 10, 2020 for the people of Swabhiman Anchal (located in Malkangiri district of Odisha). The bus will be operated by Odisha Government’s-Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) between Malkangiri and Jodamba. Surrounded by water on three sides, Swabhiman Anchal was generally known as a Maoist hub for decades. As per records, between 2008 to 2020, 332 attacks have been carried out by Maoists on civilians and the Security Personnel. The fourth side of the Swabhiman Anchal had an inhospitable terrain through which the movement of two-wheelers was also not recommendable. Horses were used through the fourth side to reach the Swabhiman Anchal. Normalcy in the area was achieved only after the completion of the Gurupriya bridge. Until the bridge was constructed, the only modes of transportation with the Swabhiman Anchal region were motor launches or boats. The construction of the 910-meter long Gurupriya bridge began in the year 1986 and was inaugurated after 32 years on July 26, 2018. The Gurupriya bridge is on the Janbai river.

[CA] July 11, 2020 Headlines

 

July 11: World Population Day; theme: "Putting the brakes on COVID-19: how to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now"

ASIA’S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PROJECT

Asia’s largest Solar Power project: Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project in Madhya Pradesh was inaugurated by Prime Minister, Mr.  Narendra Modi, through video conferencing (on July 10, 2020). It reduces emission equivalent to 15 lakh tonne of carbon dioxide per year. The 750 MW ultra-solar power plant spread over 1,590 acres. It comprises three solar generating units of 250MW each located on 500 hectare land inside the 1500 hectare solar plant. It is a renewable energy project to supply energy to customers outside the state. The Rewa Solar Power project recieved the “World Bank Group President’s Award”.

USHA THORAT COMMITTEE

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted the committee advising it on matters related to regulation and development of the mutual fund industry by including five new members. The new 20 member committee, will be chaired by Usha Thorat, former deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

PAUL HARRIS FELLOW RECOGINITION

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International having its headquarters at Chicago, has honoured Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami with Paul Harris Fellow recognition. Paul Harris Fellow recognition is accorded to honour people who render efficient services in providing drinking water, sanitation, prevention of diseases, environment, world peace etc., to its people.

INDIA BECOMES SECOND LARGEST SOURCE OF FDI FOR UK

India invested in 120 projects and created 5,429 new jobs in the UK to become the second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) after the US in 2019. The Department for International Trade (DIT) inward investment statistics for 2019-2020 found India moving up from its previous third-largest spot, representing an overall 4 per cent FDI increase for the UK on 2018-2019 with 1,852 new inward investment projects in the 2019/2020 financial year. Top FDI source for UK are USA, India, Germany, France and China.

WHO FORMED PANEL FOR PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS

World Health Organization (WHO) has formulated an Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Panel will be co-chaired by former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Elizabeth Clark and former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. While Helen Clark served as an administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on the other hand, Ellen Sirleaf is a recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Both will choose other Panel members.

APSTAR – 6D

China had successfully launched the communication satellite ‘APSTAR-6D’. This is 18th rocket launched by China in 2020. The APSTAR-6D Satellite will be used for providing optimized high-quality voice and broadband data services for users and as well as aircraft and maritime routes in the Indo-Pacific region.

V. R. NEDUNCHEZHIYAN

Tamil Nadu government has decided to honour VR Nedunchezhiyan, one of the senior leaders of the Dravidian movement and a close associate of the late leader Periyar as well as former chief ministers CN Annadurai and MG Ramachandran, on the occasion of his centenary year which begins from July 11, 2020. Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K Palaniswami, in a statement said that a life-size bronze statue of the multi-faceted leader will be installed at the Chepauk Government Guest House Complex in Chennai, and a government event will be held on July 11 every year to observe the leader’s birth anniversary. He also said that, steps will also be taken to nationalise Nedunchezhiyan’s autobiography titled Vaazhvil Naan Kandathum Kettathum (tho;tpy; ehd; fz;lJk; Nfl;lJk;).

CHENNAI – BENGALURU EXPRESSWAY

The Central government has resumed the land acquisition process for the Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway, one of the 12 expressway projects which is being launched by the government. The work on the 262-km-long, six-lane, access-controlled Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway project, which begins at Hoskote in Karnataka and ends at Outer Ring Road near Chennai. The total cost of the project is Rs 20,000 crore.

[CA] July 08, 2020 - Headlines

100 years of india in olympics

On the occasion of completion of 100 years of participation of Indian athletes at the Olympic Games, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has adopted a new branding and visual identity. The new branding and visual identity also include an institutional and commercial logo of the Indian Olympic Association. he new logos will mark the contributions of the Indian Athletes from across the country, passionate work of these athletes over the period of last 100 years have today helped in building a Team India under the Indian Olympic Association. In the 1920 Summer Olympics at Belgium’s Antwerp, India sent its first Olympic team. 3 Athletes and 2 Wrestlers represented India in the 1920 Olympic Summer Games.

 

4 maximum opium seizure in the world 

World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said that maximum seizures of opium are from the countries of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

fao on locust in india

FAO has said that India should remain on high alert against locust attack for the next four weeks. FAO's statement came at a time, when the country is facing the worst locust attack in 26 years. Spring-bred locust swarms, which migrated to the Indo-Pakistan border and travelled east to northern states, are expected to return back to Rajasthan with the start of the monsoon in coming days. The current locust attack (2019-2020) has been categorised as an upsurge.

world rankings for boxing: india’s amit panghal tops

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has released the world rankings 2020 for women’s and men’s boxing, as per which Indian amateur boxer & World championships silver medallist Amit Panghal has been ranked first in the world ranking of main elites of 52 kg weight category with a total of 1300 points. At the same time, Manju Rani has got the second place in women’s rankings in 48 kg with 1175 points.

injeti srinivas

Retired 1983 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Odisha Cadre- Injeti Srinivas has been appointed as the 1st Chairman of the International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA). Union Finance Ministry established the IFSCA (headquartered in Gandhinagar) on April 27, 2020. IFSCA will be regulating the financial activities across all the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) in the country.  IFSCA will consist of a Chairman, and one member will be nominated by each of the regulators under the IFSCA Act 2019 (SEBI, RBI, IRDAI etc are the regulators). Apart from this, there will also be two members of the Central Government in IFSCA. 

haryana: 75% jobs in private sector for locals

In order to address the growing rate of unemployment in the state on a priority basis, Haryana Government has approved a proposal for drafting an Ordinance under which 75% of the jobs with a salary of less than Rs 50,000 per month will be reserved for the locals of Haryana in the State. In the month of June 2020, Haryana had the highest unemployment rate among all states in the country. The unemployment rate in June 2020 was 33.6%.

Largest butterfly in india

In 1932, British Army officer Brigadier William Harry Evans (also a Lepidopterist: a person who studies or collects butterflies and moths) had recorded a Southern Birdwing (Troides minos) butterfly with 190 mm. Since then, for the last 88 years, Southern Birdwing butterfly is considered the largest butterfly in India. Recently, new measurements of a Himalayan butterfly named ‘Golden Birdwing (Troides Aeacus)' had a wingspan of 194 mm that is 4 mm larger than that of the Southern Birdwing with 190 mm wingspan. The female Golden Birdwing with 194 mm wingspan was recorded at Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district’s Didihat town, while the male Golden Birdwing with 106 mm wingspan was recorded at the Wankhar Butterfly Museum (in Shillong). Thus, "Golden Birdwing" dethroned "Southern Birdwing" as the largest butterfly in India.

brazil president tested +ve for covid – 19

Brazil President, Mr. Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus' severity. Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters in capital Brasilia.

[CA] July 07, 2020 Headlines

ASIA’S LARGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT

Through video conferencing, Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Plant (on July 10, 2020) in Madhya Pradesh. To date, the 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project is the largest single-site solar power projects in India and also in Asia. The Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project is located in Gurh Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district. It is spread over 1,590 acres of land. The entire cost of the Solar Power Project is worth around Rs 4000 crore. International Finance Corporation (IFC) is the transaction adviser for the Solar Power Project.

MISSION VRIKSHAROPAN 2020

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated a programme under which the State Government of Uttar Pradesh has set a target to plant more than 25 crore sapling across the state. The name of the mega plantation programme is ‘Mission Vriksharopan-2020’. Chief Minister planted 3 saplings at the Kukrail Reserve Forest’s Harishankari Vatika in Lucknow to inaugurate the Mission Vriksharopan-2020.

IARI NAMED AFTER SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE

New administrative and academic building of IARI (Indian Agricultural Research Institute) Jharkhand named after Late Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee on his birth anniversary. Union Agriculture Ministry said that Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee dedicated his life to the unity and integrity of the country, gave the call for one nation-one law and sacrificed his life in Kashmir.

NEKAR SAMMAN YOJANE

Chief Minister of Karnataka, Mr. B.S. Yediyurappa has launched a scheme for the weaver’s community in the state of Karnataka. The name of the scheme is ‘Nekar Samman Yojane’, which means Weaver Samman Yojana. There are 54,789 handloom weavers registered in the state of Karnataka. For becoming a beneficiary of the scheme, silk, cotton, woolen and other handloom weavers in the state of Karnataka have to register themselves at the Seva Sindhu portal (an initiative to deliver the various schemes and services of the Karnataka State Government at the doorstep of the citizens).

K. S. REDDY PANEL

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has set up an 11-member expert committee headed by Dr K S Reddy, president of Public Health Foundation of India to study impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on human rights of individuals, particularly marginalised and vulnerable sections of the society, together with migrant labourers & will also study the future response of the government.

HIMACHAL PRADESH: FIRST STATE IN INDIA TO HAVE LPG CONNECTION IN ALL HOUSEHOLDS

All households in the state of Himachal Pradesh have access to LPG Gas Connection, making Himachal Pradesh the first state in the country to achieve the goal set by Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi during the launch of Ujjwala Yojana for providing a cooking gas connection to every household in the country. This was announced on July 06, 2020 by the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Mr. Jai Ram Thakur. Apart from the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, the scheme of the Himachal Pradesh State Government ‘Himachal Grihini Suvidha Yojana’ has also played an important role for achieving the 100 percent household cooking gas connection in the state.

INDIA – AFGHANISTAN

India and Afghanistan signed 5 MoUs under the High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP) programme. The 5 MoUs consisted of Tripartite Agreements that were signed between the Government of India, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Economy and Afghanistan’s Ministry of Economy and Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education. HICDP programme was signed in 2005 under which the Government of India has committed to provide financial support to more than 550 HICDP across Afghanistan.

FACEBOOK & CBSE

Union HRD Ministry has said that, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has entered into a partnership with Facebook Inc. The partnership between CBSE and Facebook has two categories. First, this category will be for the introduction of Augmented Realty in the CBSE curriculum in India. The second category is, a new  curriculum has been introduced by CBSE ("Facebook for education")

INTZAAR AAP KA CAMPAIGN

In order to attract tourists in the state, the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board has started a social media campaign. The name of the campaign is ‘Intzaar Aap Ka’ meaning ‘Waiting for You’.

DEHING PATKAI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

After months of Controversy, the Assam State Government has decided for the up-gradation of the status of the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to National Park. Under the Project Elephant of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, in 1992 Dehing Patkai was declared as an Elephant Reserve. Later on June 13, 2004, Dehing Patkai was declared as a Wildlife Sanctuary.

SDG REPORT 2020

In accordance with the “Sustainable Development Report 2020- The Sustainable Development Goals and Covid-19”, comprising of SDG index 2020, there will be severe negative impacts on most of the United Nations (UN)-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) due to COVID-19 pandemic. India, which has ranked at 117th position with a score of 61.92 is also facing major challenges in 10 of the 17 SDGs including zero hunger, good health, gender inequality among others.  The index has been topped by Sweden with a score of 84.72. The 2020 report has reviewed the performance of 193 UN Member States out of which 166 were ranked under SDG index 2020. Sweden was followed by Denmark (84.56) and Finland (83.77).

OFEK 16

The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMoD), and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), have successfully launched a new spy satellite “Ofek 16” into orbit by using a locally-developed Shavit rocket from a launchpad at Palmachim airbase in central Israel.

 

G. AKASH

The 23 year-old G. Akash from Chennai, Tamil Nadu become the country’s 66th Grandmaster with rating of 2495. The title was confirmed at the recent meeting of International Chess Federation (FIDE) Council. He has won the national title in 2012. He is coached by K. Visweswaran, a former National Champion. He won the national title in 2012. M Pranesh, from Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Ameya Audi, from Goa earned International Master Titles.

 

KARAN – 4

Karan- 4 is a sugar cane variety that has enhanced sugar recovery and has replaced traditional grown varieties in Uttar Pradesh.

 

DHANVANTRI RATH

It is a mobile van providing non-COVID essential healthcare services to the doorsteps of the people in the city of Ahmedabad. These vans have an AYUSH Doctor, paramedic and nursing staff along with local Medical Officer from Urban Health Centre.