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King Maha Vajiralongkorn officially crowned Rama X of Thailand
Thailand officially crowned its new King Maha Vajiralongkorn with ‘Great Crown of Victory’ (one of five Royal Regalia i.e. symbols of kingship). He received a symbolic nine-tiered umbrella conferring him as ‘King Rama X of Thailand’. This coronation ceremony marks ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Singapore Open 2019
The winners of the Singapore Open 2019 are listed below: Men’s Singles: Kento Momota (Japan) Women’s Singles: Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) Men’s Doubles: Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda (Japan) Women’s Doubles: Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara (Japan) Mixed Doubles: Dechapol Puavaranukroh ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Health Ministry Urged to Frame Law to Ban Manufacture, Sale of e-cigarettes
The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has urged the Health Ministry to frame law banning manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes in the country as in the absence of the domestic legislation, it would not be possible to put a blanket ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Indian Open Badminton 2019
The Indian Badminton Tournament 2019 was held at K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi from 26 to 31 March 2019 and had a total purse of $350,000. Champions of Indian Open Badminton 2019 Men’s Singles: Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) Women’s Singles: ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
FAO rings alarm about rising Crop-damaging armyworms in Asia
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has expressed concerns over the increasing menace of Crop-damaging armyworms in Asia. Concerns Expressed by FAO Farming in several Asian countries is under threat from a type of crop-damaging insects that have munched their ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Counterfeit, Pirated Goods and Global Trade
The assessment by EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) carried out based on data from almost half a million customs seizures by international enforcement agencies highlights the following: Global sales of counterfeit and pirated ..