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Ms. Arunima Sinha bagged Amazing Indian Award 2014

February 15, 2014

Ms Arunima Sinha bagged with Amazing Indian Award by the Vice President of India, Mr. Hamid Ansari, for scaling Mount Everest despite being physically challenged. Ms. Sinha is the first Indian amputee who scales the Mount Everest on May, 2013. She ..

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Google doodle celebrated Sarojini Naidu's 135th birthday or National Women's Day of India

February 13, 2014

The search giant, Google marked the 135th birth anniversary of freedom fighter and poet Sarojini Naidu with a doodle. The doodle on the search giant’s homepage displayed a portrait of Ms. Naidu in the place of the second ‘O’ in ..

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World Children’s Prize (Children's Nobel Prize) Nominees 2014: Malala, John Wood and Indira Ranamagar

February 9, 2014

For the 2014 World’s Children’s Prize, Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousafzai, John Wood from the USA and Nepalese child rights worker Indira Ranamagar are nominated for an award also known as the “Children’s Nobel Prize”. Ms. Malala Yousafzai nominated ..

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Bezbaruah Committee: To address concerns of Northeastern people

February 9, 2014

The Union Government set up a Bezbaruah panel to propose remedial measures to address concerns of people from the Northeast following outrage over the death in Delhi of a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh.  The Bezbaruah Committee: A six-member panel ..

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K.V. Thomas Committee: Ad monitoring committee to draft guidelines to safeguard consumer interest from false advertisements

February 9, 2014

The Central Consumer Protection Council (CCPC) under the chairmanship of minister K V Thomas set up a sub-committee to draft guidelines to safeguard consumer interest from false advertisements in the country.   Objective: To issue guidelines to monitor the advertisements. At ..

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Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur Committee: 7th Pay Central Commission constituted

February 9, 2014

The Central Government constituted the 7th Central Pay Commission under the chairmanship of Mr. Ashok Kumar Mathur, a retired Supreme Court judge and retired chairman of Armed Forces Tribunal. Objective: To revise the salary structure of Union government employees from ..

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President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Bharat Ratna on Prof. C N R Rao and Sachin Tendulkar

February 8, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the country’s highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna on eminent scientist Prof C.N.R. Rao and cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Prof C.N.R.Rao is the third scientist after C V Raman and former ..

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan voted fourth most beautiful woman of the world

February 8, 2014

Former Miss World, top notch model and a powerhouse performer, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (40)has voted the world’s fourth most beautiful woman in a recent poll conducted by online magazine Hollywood Buzz. Aishwarya ranked fourth on the list of Top Thirty ..

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Mr. Harish Rawat sworn-in as new CM of Uttrakhand

February 5, 2014

The senior congress leader, Mr. Harish Rawat sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He was administered the oath by the Governor Aziz Qureshi at Raj Bhawan. He succeeded Vijay Bahuguna. Mr. Bahuguna resigned from the post of CM ..

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Ms. Silverine Swer: Meghalaya's first Padma Shri awardee, passed away

February 5, 2014

Meghalaya’s first Padma Shri awardee Ms. Silverine Swer (103) passed away due to illness. She received the Padma Shri Award from the then president R. Venkataraman in 1990. About Ms. Silverine Swer Born: November 12, 1910 in Christian tribal family, ..

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