Priyam Chatterjee becomes first Indian chef to receive French honour

Priyam Chatterjee has become the first Indian chef to be awarded the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricoleto’ by the Government of France. The award recognises his contribution towards reinventing the gastronomic scene in India. Chatterjee is best known for revisiting the traditional dishes from his native state of West Bengal and giving it a ..

Topics: Chatterjee • Chefs • Chevalier • India • Indian people • Priyam Chatterjee • Surname • Surnames

The first-ever Global Conference for Media Freedom held in London

The first-of-its-kind Global Conference for Media Freedom was co-hosted by the UK and Canada in London. The conference was aimed to strengthen media freedom around the world. It was attended by Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash, Member of Parliament Swapan Das Gupta and Kanchan Gupta, Member of Press Council.

Topics: Gupta • Indian culture • Prasar Bharati • State media • Surname • Surnames

Gargi Kaul Appointed as Secretary of Defence Finance

Centre has approved the appointment of Senior bureaucrat Gargi Kaul as Secretary (Defence Finance), Defence Ministry as part of Bureaucratic reshuffle by the government. Kaul is a 1984-batch officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS). Kaul is at present Financial Advisor, Defence Services in the Defence Ministry.

Topics: Government of India • Kaul • Military of India • Ministry of Defence • Sunil Kumar Kohli • Surnames

Govind Prasad Sharma appointed as new Chairman of National Book Trust

The National Book Trust (NBT) has appointed educationist and author Govind Prasad Sharma as its new Chairman. Born in 1939, Sharma has served as the Principal of Government P.G. College, Madhya Pradesh. Later, he was appointed as the Additional Director of Higher Education (Gwalior Chambal Division) and has also been the Director of Madhya Pradesh ..

Topics: Chambal • Department of Higher Education • Gwalior • India • Madhya Pradesh • Ministry of Human Resource Development • National Book Trust • Sharma • Surname • Surnames

Nilambar Acharya appointed as new Nepalese ambassador to India

Nilambar Acharya, Nepal’s former law minister, has been appointed as the country’s ambassador to India. The position of the Nepalese ambassador to India was vacant for more than a year after Deep Kumar Upadhyay resigned to join politics in October 2017. President Bidya Devi Bhandari has recently administered oath of office to Acharya at Rastrapati ..

Topics: Acharya • Bhandari • Bhawan • Humans • Oath of office • Rastrapati Bhawan • Surname • Surnames • Upadhyay