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| 1801. |
US-based Dalit writer who has won the 2018 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize? |
| Answer» US-based Dalit writer Sujatha Gidla has won the prestigious 2018 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for her book "Ants Among Elephant: An Untouchable Family And The Making Of Modern India". It is an account of growing up in an 'untouchable' family in modern India. The winner receives a cash award of Rs 2 lakh and a trophy. The prize is funded by the Shakti Bhatt Foundation & was set up in 2008 in memory of young writer Shakti. | |
| 1802. |
Nishtha Dudeja won the Miss Deaf Asia 2018. She hailed from which state? |
| Answer» Haryana girl Nishtha Dudeja won the Miss Deaf Asia 2018 title at an international pageant held in Prague. He is the first Indian to have won any title at the Miss Deaf World Pageant. She is the brand ambassador for Sivantos India Pvt Ltd. (Formerly Siemens hearing Instruments Pvt Ltd.), the world's leading brand of hearing aids. She had also participated in Deaflympics 2013 (held in Sofia, Bulgaria), World Deaf Tennis Championship 2015 (held in Nottingham, UK) and Deaflympics 2017 (held in Samsun, Turkey). | |
| 1803. |
Who launched "Main Nahin Hum" in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with IT and electronic manufacturing professionals and key industry leaders from across the country in New Delhi. The Prime Minister launched the "Main Nahin Hum" Portal and app on the occasion. The portal which works on the theme "Self for Society" will enable IT professionals and organizations to bring together their efforts towards social causes, and service to society, on one platform. | |
| 1804. |
Recently, Who was conferred with the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award? |
| Answer» Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu presented the 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence 2018 in Public Administration to senior advocate Fali S Nariman. The award has been institutionalized in the name of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the 2nd Prime Minister of India and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress political party. | |
| 1805. |
Satish Kumar Gupta was appointed as the MD and CEO of; |
| Answer» Paytm Payments Bank has appointed veteran banker Satish Kumar Gupta as its new Managing Director and CEO. The post was lying vacant after Renu Satti stepped down in July 2018. Satti now heads the company's new retail business. The veteran banker had earlier served as the Deputy General Manager at State Bank of India where he worked for over three decades. Following that, he became the Chief Project Officer at National Payments Corporation of India that manages the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). | |
| 1806. |
Who was conferred with the Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti Award on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti, in Bengaluru? |
| Answer» Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda will be conferred with the Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti Award on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti, in Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, Karnataka. HD Deve Gowda is awarded for his contribution to the welfare of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes communities. The award will be given by Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. HD Deve Gowda will not be available to receive the award as he will be travelling to London. | |
| 1807. |
Name of the Indian scientist who won the World Health Summit Startup award 2018? |
| Answer» Roopam Sharma, a 23-year old Indian scientist, won the World Health Summit Startup award, 2018 for his invention, Manovue - the world's first intelligent personal assisting system for the visually impaired. Sharma was awarded at an annual event of the health summit in Berlin recently. He is the youngest person to be recognized as one of the top innovators under 35 by the MIT Tech Review in 2016. Roopam was conferred with the National Youth Award by the President of India in January this year. | |
| 1808. |
The government of India constituted a Group of Ministers to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at the workplace. It will be head by; |
| Answer» A Group of Ministers (GoM) has been constituted by the government of India to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at the workplace. The Group of Ministers will be chaired by the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. It will recommend action required for effective implementation of the existing provisions related to sexual harassment. | |
| 1809. |
___________ is the 1st Female President of Ethiopia. |
| Answer» Ethiopia appointed diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as its first-ever female President. The position of the President is largely ceremonial in the nation. Zewde was appointed by the Ethiopian lawmakers through a unanimous vote. She would be replacing Mulatu Teshome Wirtu. Prior to her appointment, she was serving as the UN's top official at the African Union. | |
| 1810. |
Name the Malayalam author who won the first JCB Prize for literature? |
| Answer» Malayalam author Benyamin has bagged the inaugural 'JCB Prize for literature' for his book 'Jasmine Days'. The book explores the lives of South Asians in the Middle East. Benyamin was awarded a cash prize of ₹25 lakh and a trophy. JCB Prize for Literature is an Indian literary award established in 2018 and the award is funded by the construction manufacturing group JCB. | |
| 1811. |
Justice Ramesh Rangnath has been appointed as the Chief Justice of which high court? |
| Answer» Supreme Court Collegium on Friday recommended Justice Ramesh Ranganathan's name for the post of Chief Justice in Uttarakhand High Court. Justice Ranganathan is the senior-most Judge from Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Court. Where as Vijai Kumar Bist, a judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, has been appointed Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court. | |
| 1812. |
Who has been appointed as India's ambassador to Myanmar? |
| Answer» Senior diplomat Saurabh Kumar has been appointed India's ambassador to Myanmar. Saurabh Kumar, a 1989 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently serving as the Indian envoy in Iran. Kumar will succeed Vikram Misri who has been serving as Indian envoy in Myanmar since August 31, 2016. | |
| 1813. |
Who inagurates the 5th Edition Of 'Women Of India National Organic Festival'? |
| Answer» The 5th edition of the 'Women of India National Organic Festival' was inaugurated by Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi. The Festival celebrates and promotes women entrepreneurs/producers and farmers in the organic field from across India. The festival is From October 26th till November 4th, IGNCA and will be the cultural hub of India's most varied offerings of organic products from 26 States. | |
| 1814. |
Name of the professor who bagged INSA's Teachers Award. |
| Answer» Indian National Science Academy (INSA) selected Tezpur University professor Ashis Mukherjee for the prestigious "Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Teachers Award (2018)". He was selected for his consistent and high-level of teaching, and inspiration and mentoring students to take up careers in Science and Technology. He will be conferred the award at the Anniversary General Meeting of the Academy in December 2018. He has also received Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Biotechnology from Calcutta University and the Visitor's (President of India is the visitor of all central universities of India) Award for Research in Basic and Applied Sciences-2018 from the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. | |
| 1815. |
2018 WBL World Billiards Championship title is clinched by; |
| Answer» India's Sourav Kothari defeated Peter Gilchrist of Singapore 1134-944 to clinch the 2018 WBL World Billiards Championship title. The former national and Asian Billiards champion had missed out on winning the coveted World Billiards crown on two occasions in the last two years, including a loss to Gilchrist in 2016 final in Bengaluru. | |
| 1816. |
Which Indian minister addressed the 2nd International Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan? |
| Answer» The 2nd International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) towards UHC & SDGs, is held in Astana, Kazakhstan. J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed the Second Plenary Session of the conference, on the theme "The Future of Primary Health Care". The conference aims to renew the commitment to primary health care to achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. The conference is cohosted by the Government of Kazakhstan, World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund). | |
| 1817. |
Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court? |
| Answer» The central government announced the appointment of new Chief Justices for High Courts of Bombay, Calcutta, Uttarakhand, Gauhati and Sikkim. Calcutta High Court judge Justice D K Gupta has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. Bombay High Court judge N H Patil has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. Uttarakhand High Court judge V K Bist has been appointed has Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court. And Karnataka High Court judge Justice Ajjkuttira Somaiah Bopanna has been appointed as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. | |
| 1818. |
Engineers of Caltech developed the smallest optical gyroscope recently. Who led the team to develope this? |
| Answer» Engineers of Caltech (California Institute of Technology) in the US, led by Professor Ali Hajimiri, have developed a new optical gyroscope that is 500 times smaller than the current state-of-the-art device, still they can detect phase shifts that are 30 times smaller than those systems. A gyroscope is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity. The new gyroscope has better performance due to a new technique called "reciprocal sensitivity enhancement". | |
| 1819. |
Who was elected as the president of Brazil? |
| Answer» Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in Brazil's presidential election. Mr. Bolsonaro won 55.2% of the votes cast against 44.8% for Fernando Haddad from the left-wing Workers' Party. Mr. Bolsonaro campaigned on a promise to eradicate corruption and to drive down Brazil's high crime levels. His campaign slogan was "Brazil above everything, God above everyone". | |
| 1820. |
Who become the first recipient of the Chris Evert Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World No.1 Trophy? |
| Answer» World number one Simona Halep has become the first recipient of the Chris Evert Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World No.1 Trophy, named after WTA's first-ever world number one, Chris Evert. The 27-year-old had lifted her maiden Grand Slam title at the Roland Garros and claimed the WTA Year-End world number one singles award for the second consecutive year. | |
| 1821. |
Who bagged the 2018 Miss Grand International title? |
| Answer» Miss Paraguay Clara Sosa won the Miss Grand International 2018 title at the 6th edition of the beauty pageant in Yangon, Myanmar. Clara Sosa succeeds Miss Grand International 2017 Maria Jose Lora of Peru. India's, FBB Colors Femina Miss Grand India 2018 Meenakshi Chaudhary was named 1st runner-up. | |
| 1822. |
Michael D Higgins has been re-elected as the President of __________. |
| Answer» Michael D Higgins has been re-elected as the President of Ireland after receiving 56 percent of the country's votes in the elections. Businessman Peter Casey came second with 23.1 per cent votes. Mr. Higgins, who has served as the country's head of state since 2011, will now keep the top job for another seven years. Mr. Higgins is the first incumbent in 50 years to face a challenge in the bid for a second term. | |
| 1823. |
Who inagurated the first Mega Food Park in Gujarat? |
| Answer» Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Gujarat. It is located at Village Shah and Vasravi, Taluka Mangrol, District Surat. A 2nd Mega Food Park has been sanctioned by the Ministry in Mehsana District of Gujarat. This Mega Food Park has been set up in 70.15 acres of land at a cost of Rs. 117.87 crore. The Mega Food Park will leverage an additional investment of about Rs. 250 crores in 25-30 food processing units in the park. | |
| 1824. |
Name of the Indian golf player who clinched the Panasonic Open India title at Delhi. |
| Answer» Indian golfer Khalin Joshi clinched the Panasonic Open India title at the Delhi Golf Club. With this win, Joshi became the seventh Indian to win the Panasonic Open India title in the last eight editions of the tournament. It was also his maiden Asian Tour title. Overnight joint leader Joshi carded four under 68 on the final day to win the title by one stroke with a four day aggregate of 17-under. Bangladesh's Siddikur Rahman finished second best after finishing with a par on the 18th. | |
| 1825. |
Who won WTA Finals in Singapore? |
| Answer» Elina Svitolina won WTA Finals in Singapore. Ukraine's Elina Svitolina defeated Romania's Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 and won the season-ending WTA Finals. This is the biggest title in Elina Svitolina's career. She is the first player to go through the WTA Finals undefeated after Serena Williams in 2013. | |
| 1826. |
Who will be the head of 'Approach to Agriculture : A Holistic Overview' on approach to agriculture for doubling farmer's income? |
| Answer» A panel of governors constituted by President Ram Nath Kovind submitted its report 'Approach to Agriculture : A Holistic Overview' on approach to agriculture for doubling farmer's income. The committee was headed by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik. It made 21 major recommendations. Some of them being: Establishment of a KRISHAK SHIKAYAR NIVARAN CELLor farmer's grievances addressal system in every district, Development of climate-resilient and input-efficient varieties, Incentive grant to set up special agricultural zones and Regional hubs for region-specific crops, Slashing of premium rates of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana from 5 to 2.5 percent for big sowing area, Linking of the rural employment guarantee scheme MNREGA with productive agricultural activities, Encouraging women into agricultural activities since male counterparts are migrating. | |
| 1827. |
Who won the Australian MotoGP in Australia? |
| Answer» Spanish rider Maverick Vinales won the Australian MotoGP in Australia. This is Maverick Vinales's (Yamaha) first title of the season, who finished in 40mins 51.081 secs. Italy's Andrea Iannone (Suzuki) came second in 40:52,624. Third position was occupied by Italy's Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) in 40:52.913. | |
| 1828. |
Name of the Union Minister who laid the foundation for India's largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard in Kerala. |
| Answer» The Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan laid the foundation for India's largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard in Kerala. The Dry Dock will give an impetus to "Make in India" initiative under Sagarmala and raise India's share in global shipbuilding to 2%. India currently occupies 0.66 % share in global shipbuilding market. | |
| 1829. |
Who will be conferred with the 2016 Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony? |
| Answer» Renowned sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar, who has designed the Statue of Unity in Narmada district in Gujarat, will be conferred with the prestigious 2016 Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony. Beside Sutar, the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the years 2014 and 2015 is being conferred on the doyen of Manipuri dance Sh. Rajkumar Singhajit Singh and Chhayanaut (a cultural organization of Bangladesh), respectively. The award recognizes Rajkumar's contribution in keeping the tradition of Manipuri dance alive and vibrant, promoting harmony through dance and also pays tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. The award was instituted by the Government of India (GoI) during the commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore in 2011. | |
| 1830. |
The Indian Personality who has conferred with the Afghanistan's Amir Abdulla Khan Award? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his brief visit to Afghanistan, was on June 4, 2016 conferred with the Amir Amanullah Khan Award, the highest civilian honour of Afghanistan. He was awarded the honour by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani following the inauguration of the landmark Afghan-India Friendship Dam. Amir Amanullah Khan Award is the Highest Civilian honour bestowed by Afghan government to Afghan national as well as foreigners in appreciation of their services. | |
| 1831. |
Actor Anupam Kher has resigned as the chairman of this Indian Institute. |
| Answer» Actor Anupam Kher has resigned as the chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India citing commitments to an international TV show for which he has to be stationed in the U.S. His resignation letter to Information and Broadcasting has been accepted by Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. | |
| 1832. |
Who gave an approval for the special Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF)? |
| Answer» The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 24, 2018 gave its approval for the creation of a special Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF). The fund size is estimated to be around Rs 7,522 crore, out of which around Rs 5,266.40 crore would be raised by the Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs), Rs 1,316.6 crore through beneficiary's contribution and Rs 939.48 crore through budgetary support from the central government. TThe fund size is estimated to be around Rs 7,522 crore, out of which around Rs 5,266.40 crore would be raised by the Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs), Rs 1,316.6 crore through beneficiary's contribution and Rs 939.48 crore through budgetary support from the central government. | |
| 1833. |
Who will be honored with the 2018 Gleitsman Award by Harvard University? |
| Answer» Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai will be honored by Harvard University for her work promoting girls' education. Harvard's Kennedy School stated that Yousafzai will be conferred with the 2018 Gleitsman Award at a ceremony on 6th December. | |
| 1834. |
Name the first indian who won Asian Snooker Tour title in China. |
| Answer» Nineteen-time world champion Pankaj Advani has won the second leg of the Asian Snooker Tour in Jinan, China. Advani delivered a power-packed performance to outclass China's Ju Reti 6-1 in the final and become the first Indian to win an Asian Snooker Tour event. | |
| 1835. |
Who won the gold medal in the 2018 Egypt Junior & Cadet Open table tennis tournament? |
| Answer» India's Vishal Rajveer Shah won gold and Raegan Alburquerque won silver in the 2018 Egypt Junior & Cadet Open table tennis tournament, held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 24th to 28th October 2018. India's Vishal Rajveer Shah defeated Mostafa 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 and bagged gold medal and won the mini cadet boys singles' title. | |
| 1836. |
Which Indian sportsperson has been declared the Best Player of the tournament at the 2018 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy? |
| Answer» In Men's Hockey, India and Pakistan were declared joint winners of the 5th edition of Asian Champions Trophy 2018 at Muscat in Oman on October 28, after the final was abandoned due to bad weather conditions. Meanwhile, Malaysia finished at the 3rd place after defeating Japan 3-2 in the penalty shootouts in the bronze medal match. India remained the only undefeated team in the tournament. Before this edition, both India and Pakistan had won the tournament twice each. Faizal Saari from Malaysia was the top scorer of the tournament with 8 Goals. From India, Akashdeep Singh and P. R. Sreejesh were declared the Best Player and Best Goal Keeper of the tournament, respectively. | |
| 1837. |
Name of the Indian Sculptor who designed the world's tallest statue 'Statue of Unity'. |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 'Statue of Unity' in Narmada district of Gujarat on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Sardar Patel - who served as the first Home Minister of independent India - is credited with uniting all 562 princely states in pre-independent India to build the Republic of India. That is why it is called the 'Statue Of Unity'. It is the world's tallest statue, with a height of 182m. It located around 3.5 km downstream from the Sardar Sarovar Dam, on islet Sadhu Bet on the bed of the river Narmada. The statue was designed by 93-year-old acclaimed sculptor Ram V. Sutar, who is Padma Bhushan awardee. It is built by Larsen & Toubro Ltd at a cost of Rs. 2,989 crore. . The viewing gallery at the height of 135 metres can accommodate up to 200 people at a time. | |
| 1838. |
Who has been conferred with the 2018 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literacy prize of the Kerala government? |
| Answer» Noted Malayalam writer M Mukundan has been selected for 2018 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literacy prize of the Kerala government. The award, which carries a cash prize of Rs five lakh and citation, is being given for his overall contributions to the language and literature. His popular works inlcude 'Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil', 'Kesavante Vilapangal', 'Delhi Gadhakal', 'Appam Chudunna Kunkiyamma' and 'Lesli Achante Kadangal'. | |
| 1839. |
Aishwarya Sharma was the Indian brand ambassador of this company. |
| Answer» Mahendra Singh Foundation (MSF), a New York-based organization, has appointed Aishwarya Sharma as its India brand ambassador for #takethepowerback project. Aishwarya Sharma has a blog named Figuramoda where she speaks on various topics through her fashion blog posts. She is a fashion activist. | |
| 1840. |
Who has taken charge as the Air Officer-in-Charge Administration of IAF? |
| Answer» Air Marshal Pradeep Padmakar Bapat VSM succeeds Air Marshal HN Bhagwat AVSM VM who retired on 31 October 2018. Air Marshal PP Bapat was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in the Administrative Branch on 28 May 1983. He was commissioned as a Fighter Controller. Earlier, he carried out the responsibilities of Director General (Works & Ceremonials). He was awarded 'Vishisht Seva Medal' by President of India in 2014. He represented Madhya Pradesh twice in National Cycle Polo tournament. | |
| 1841. |
IAMAI forms AR/VR committee to Promote Technologies in India. It was chaired by; |
| Answer» The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has formed a new industry expert committee to develop and promote an augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) ecosystem in India. The committee is chaired by Namrita Mahindro, Senior General Manager, digital transformation, Mahindra Group and co-chaired by Satyajeet Singh, Head -Strategic Product Partnership, India and South Asia, Facebook. The committee is a step in IAMAI's efforts to evangelise the nascent technology's ability to drive economic growth, job creation, and skill development in the country. | |
| 1842. |
Who received Excellence in 2018 FINEXT Award at the Finextcon conference? |
| Answer» Sanjoy Gaddipati, Founder, CEO, and Managing Director of InternationalCryptoX Pte. Ltd, INCX, received Excellence in FINEXT Award 2018 at the Finextcon conference held at Las Vegas, USA on 25th & 26th October 2018. The Finextcon 2018 awards recognize the innovative, creative and successful projects in financial technology from various parts of the world. It honours companies in the financial markets. | |
| 1843. |
Who inaugurated the India Pavilion at Videocitta, 2018 in Rome Film Festival? |
| Answer» Joint Secretary (Films), Ministry of I&B Shri Ashok Kumar Parmar inaugurated the India Pavilion at Videocitta, 2018 in Rome Film Festival. India was partner country at Videocitta 2018, an event focussing on Virtual Reality, Video gaming, Animation, Film Making, etc. was organized along with Rome Film Festival and the International Audio Visual Market. | |
| 1844. |
Who become the fifth Indian to be inducted in the 'ICC Hall of Fame'? |
| Answer» Rahul Dravid became the fifth Indian to be inducted in the 'ICC Hall of Fame' on 1 November 2018. Rahul Dravid, along with Ricky Ponting and England women wicketkeeper Claire Taylor, were announced as the new inductees in the Hall of Fame. Dravid has scored 23, 208 international runs for India across formats. He has scored the runs at an average of 45.41. | |
| 1845. |
Who has taken charge as Director General (Wks & Cer) of Indian Air Force (IAF)? |
| Answer» Air Marshal MSG Menon VSM has taken charge as Director General (Wks & Cer) of Indian Air Force (IAF). Previously, he was the Assistance Chief of Air Staff (AF Wks) at Air Headquarters. He is a Cat 'AYE' Air Traffic Controller. He was a member of the first United Nations Mission to Sudan. He was Commandant of Air Force Administrative College, Coimbatore and Principal Director Ops (Air Traffic Services). He served as Assistance Chief of Air Staff (Org & Ceremonial). He was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in 2016. | |
| 1846. |
Who was appointed president of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on 2nd November 2018? |
| Answer» The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) appointed deputy chairman Ian Lovett as the new president of the board on 2ndNovember 2018. The position of the president was vacant since May after tenure of former president Giles Clarke had ended. | |
| 1847. |
Who was appointed CEO of Swadhaar Finserve? |
| Answer» RBL Bank announced appointment of Vikas Muttoo as CEO of Swadhaar Finserve. Prior to this, Muttoo was the chief business officer of microlender Bharat Financial. Swadhaar Finserve Private Limited, wholly-owned subsidiary of the RBL Bank. | |
| 1848. |
Who won a SaarLorLux Open in Germany? |
| Answer» In Badminton, Subhankar Dey has won the SaarLorLux Open at Saarbrucken in Germany. In the summit clash, the unseeded Indian defeated fifth-placed Rajiv Ouseph of Britain, in straight games, in what was the first encounter between the two shuttlers. This is Subhankar's first title of 2018. Earlier, he had finished runner-up in the Kabal International tournament at the Czech Republic. | |
| 1849. |
Who inagurated the 2-day Gyan Kumbh in Haridwar? |
| Answer» A two-day Gyan Kumbh was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar. Its main objective is to inculcate good manners and character building in the students. | |
| 1850. |
Who is appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lao Peoples Democratic Republic? |
| Answer» Dinkar Asthana is appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lao Peoples Democratic Republic. Dinkar Asthana is an Indian Foreign Service Officer (IFS) of the 1990 batch. Currently, he is Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. He has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lao People's Democratic Republic. He replaces Mr. Ravi Shankar Aisola. He will take up this assignment soon. | |