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World Radiography Day – A Celebration of Innovation
World Radiography Day is observed annually on November 8. It commemorates the discovery of x-radiation by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895. This day marks the importance of radiographers in healthcare. It also aims to raise awareness about radiographic therapy. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
2022 Nobel Prize for Economics
This year, the Nobel Prize for Economics was conferred to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig. Key facts The 2022 Nobel Prize for Economics recognized the works that have significantly improved the world’s understanding of the role of banks ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Nobel Peace Prize 2022
On October 7, Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 has been conferred to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, Ukrainian human rights organization named Center for Civil Liberties and Russian human rights organisation Memorial. Key facts With the Nobel Peace ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News • International / World Current Affairs
2022 Nobel Prize in Literature
French author Annie Ernaux recently received Nobel Peace Prize in Literature. Key facts Annie Ernaux, whose works are mostly autobiographical, received the Nobel Prize for Literature in recognition of her courage and clinical acuity with which she exposes her life ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022
Nobel Prize in Chemistry was recently conferred to Barry Sharpless, Morten Meldal and Carolyn Bertozzi. Key facts Carolyn Bertozzi and Barry Sharpless from the United States and Morten Meldal from Denmark received the Nobel Prize for pioneering the new field ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News • International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
2022 Nobel Prize in Physics was conferred to scientists Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for the research in the field of quantum mechanics. Key facts Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger won the Nobel Prize for their ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News • International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Svante Pääbo receives Nobel Prize in Medicine
Svante Pääbo was conferred the Nobel Prize in Medicine on October 3, 2022. Key facts Svante Pääbo received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his pioneering works in the field of paleogenomics – a branch of science dealing with the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Who was ‘Desmond Tutu’?
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, died at the age of 90 on December 27, 2021. Highlights Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to racial discrimination in South Africa. In 1997, He was diagnosed with ..