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Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur confers SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur confers SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches
- Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur presented the first ever SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches on November 17, 2021 in New Delhi.
- From the total 246 awardees, 162 athletes and 84 coaches were honoured in the Outstanding Award and Best Award category.
- The awards have been given for the exceptional performance of the SAI athletes and coaches at national and international competitions from 2016 under the various sports promotion schemes.
- The inaugural awards have been granted to the deserving candidates for the years of 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.
World Bank and ADB launches ‘WePOWER India’ to increase women workforce in energy sector
World Bank and ADB launches ‘WePOWER India’ to increase women workforce in energy sector
- The WePOWER India Partnership Forum was held on November 9, 2021 in a virtual format.
- The event was organised by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in partnership with the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF).
- The objective of the forum was to scale up the South Asia Women in Power Sector Professional Network (WePOWER) in India.
- The event was attended by 168 key energy sector stakeholders.
- The WePOWER was launched in February 2019 jointly by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
- WePOWER is a network of 28 energy sector utilities and organizations.
- Their work is to implement systematic and incremental gender activities to promote participation of women in energy projects and utilities and bring change in women and girls in Science Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education.
- WePOWER initiative has been launched by which organisation?
Janette Brittin, Mahela Jayawardena and Shaun Pollock inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Janette Brittin, Mahela Jayawardena and Shaun Pollock inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2021
- Janette Brittin of England, Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021.
- To become eligible for induction in the ICC Hall of Fame, a player should have played his last international match at least five years before.
- Now the total inductees in the list has become 106, which includes 10 women, since the launch of the list in 2009.
UBS projects India’s GDP growth forecast at 9.5% for FY22
UBS projects India’s GDP growth forecast at 9.5% for FY22
- UBS Securities has made the following GDP growth rate projections for India for various years:
- For 2021-22 (FY22)= 9.5%
- For 2022-23 (FY23)= 7.7%
- For 2023-24 (FY24)= 6.0%
- UBS Securities is a swiss brokerage firm.
- What is India’s GDP growth rate projection as per UBS Securities for FY22, 23 and 24?
Book Titled “The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh Shook India” by Debashish Mukerji to be released on Dec 08
Book Titled “The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh Shook India” by Debashish Mukerji to be released on Dec 08
- A new book based on the life of Vishwanath Pratap Singh, India’s eighth Prime Minister, is set to hit stands on December 08, 2021.
- The book titled “The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh Shook India” has been authored by Debashish Mukerji.
- It will be published by HarperCollins India.
- Vishwanath Pratap Singh served as the PM of India from December 02, 1989 to November 10, 1990.
