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Marengo Sachintendulkar: Newly discovered spider species named after cricketer
Dhruv Prajapati, a junior researcher pursuing a PhD in spider taxonomy with Gujarat Ecological Education & Research (GEER) Foundation, recently discovered two new species of spiders. He has named one of the species as Marengo sachintendulkar after Indian crickter Sachin Tendulkar and other as Indomarengo Chavarapatera which is inspired by Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara who ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Asian jumping spiders • Dhruv Prajapati • Sachin Tendulkar • Spider Species
Sachin Tendulkar gets the most effective Swachhata ambassador award
At the Safaigiri 2019 organized by the India Today group, the Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was awarded “The most effective Swachhata Ambassador”. The former Indian Cricketer was chosen as he utilized his fame and popularity to ensure India achieved its goal of Swachh Bharat. Mr Sachin was nominated as one of the ambassadors by PM ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: clean india • India Today • Most effective Swachhata ambassador award • PM Modi • Ram Nath Kovind • Sachin Tendulkar • Safaigiri award • Swachh Bharat Mission
Sachin Tendulkar conferred with ‘Most Effective Swachhata Ambassador’ award
On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar bagged the ‘Most Effective Swachhata Ambassador’ award by the President Ram Nath Kovind for making use of his popularity and fame to ensure India achieves its goal of a Swachh Bharat. He has been promoting cleanliness drives in India for almost ..
Topics: Cleaning • Cricket • Indian Hindus • Indian people • Mahatma Gandhi • Sachin Tendulkar • Swachh Bharat Mission • Tendulkar • Water supply and sanitation in India
Mary Kom becomes first Indian woman athlete to be recommended for Padma Vibhushan
MC Mary Kom from Manipur has become the first Indian woman athlete to be recommended for Padma Vibhushan by the Sports Ministry. She is the only woman to become World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the seven world ..
Topics: Awards • Cricket World Cup • KOM • Mary Kom • Orders, decorations, and medals of India • Padma Bhushan • Padma Shri • Padma Vibhushan • Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s Hall of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald and Australian woman cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick. Tendulkar is regarded the greatest to have played the game along with Sir Donald Bradman and remains the top run-accumulator in both Tests and ODIs. ..
Topics: Allan Donald • Brett Lee • Cathryn Fitzpatrick • Cricket • Don Bradman • India national cricket team • Sachin Tendulkar • Wisden Cricketers of the Year