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5th edition of ‘Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival’ begins
5th edition of ‘Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival’ begins
- The 5th edition of the three day-long Ganga Utsav has been organised from November 01 to 03, 2021 in virtual format
- The “Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival “ will not only celebrate the glory of river Ganga but all the rivers of the country to promote the celebration of ‘Nadi Utsav’ (River Festival).
- The 2021 event has been organised under the leadership of Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
- The annual event is organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) jointly with the Ministry of Jal Shakti to mark the anniversary of announcement of River Ganga as the ‘National River’ on November 04, 2008..
- The 2021 celebrations will be part of the 75 years of Independence and Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
- On the first day of the festival, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) got registered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of photos of handwritten notes uploaded on Facebook in an hour.
India and World Bank sign USD 40 million agreement to strengthen health systems in Meghalaya
India and World Bank sign USD 40 million agreement to strengthen health systems in Meghalaya
- The Government of India and the World Bank have inked USD 40 million health project agreement for the state of Meghalaya on October 28, 2021.
- The Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project will improve the quality of health services in the state and strengthen the management and governance capabilities of the state to handle future health emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic.
- GoI has inked USD 40 million loan agreement with which institution to improve health services in Meghalaya?
- What amount of project agreement has been signed between India and World Bank to improve health services in Meghalaya
GoI form empowered group of secretaries under Cabinet secretary to review implementation of PM GatiShakti
GoI form empowered group of secretaries under Cabinet secretary to review implementation of PM GatiShakti
- Centre has constituted an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) to review and monitor the mechanism for the development and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP).
- The Cabinet Secretary will be the Chairperson of 20-member EGoS.
- Head of Logistics Division will be the Member and Convenor.
- The Logistics Division will act as Secretariat to the EGoS for its Terms of Reference (ToRs).
- Who will head the Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) monitor implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan
Australian Cricket legend, Alan Davidson, passes away at 92
Australian Cricket legend, Alan Davidson, passes away at 92
- The Australian and New South Wales cricket all-rounder Alan Davidson has passed away at the age of 92.
- Davidson was the first player to achieve the feat of scoring 100 runs as well as take 10 wickets in a single Test match.
- The legendary left-arm swing bowler played 44 Tests for Australia in which he claimed 186 wickets and scored 1328 runs.
- Alan Davidson was related to which sports?
- Alan Davidson played for which country?
New Zealand names critically endangered native long-tailed bat as Bird of the Year
New Zealand names critically endangered native long-tailed bat as Bird of the Year
- The critically endangered New Zealand long-tailed bat has been named as the New Zealand Bird of the Year 2021.
- The long-tailed bat is the only land mammal of New Zealand. It is also known as the long-tailed wattled bat or pekapeka-tou-roa.
- The Bird of the Year competition is organised annually by New Zealand based independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird to raise awareness among the citizens about the native birds of the country.
- Which country has named itscritically endangered long-tailed bat as the Bird of the Year 2021
