Harvard University Current Affairs, GK & News

Gita Gopinath to leave IMF

October 20, 2021

Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Gita Gopinath, is set to leave her job in January 2022. Highlights She will return to the prestigious Harvard University, after leaving the job. The Indian-American economist had joined the IMF in January 2019, as the Chief Economist. When she joined IMF, ..

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IIT-Bombay best-ranked Indian institute in QS World Rankings

June 20, 2019

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay), has emerged as best-ranked Indian institute globally at 152nd position in QS World University Rankings’ 2020. IIT-Bombay has been securing top position among all Indian institutes for past three years and in 2020 edition it has improved its rank by 10 moving up places from 2018 ranking. Key ..

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I. M. Pei, a pillar of modern architecture, dies at 102 in US

May 18, 2019

Ieoh Ming Pei, the globe-trotting, versatile, preeminent Chinese-US architect who created a distinct brand of modern building design with his sharp lines and exquisite structures, has died at age of 102 years. Background I.M. Pei was born on 26 April 1917, in Canton, China and in 1935 he came to United States with plans to ..

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