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| 2901. |
Who won SJFI Medal in the Sports Journalists Federation of India 2019 Awards? |
| Answer» Prakash Padukone (Badminton) won the SJFI Medal (Highest Honour) in the Sports Journalists Federation of India 2019 Awards. Whereas Sportsperson of the Year Award: Pankaj Advani (Billiards and Snooker) and Bajrang Punia (Wrestling). Emerging Talent of the Year Award: Saurabh Choudhary (Shooting). Team of the Year Award: Vidarbha Cricket Team. | |
| 2902. |
Keshni Anand was appointed as the the new chief secretary of __________. |
| Answer» The State Government of Haryana appointed Keshni Anand Arora as the state's new chief secretary. She replaces Mr. DS Dhesi, who has retired on June 30, 2019. She will be the 33rd cabinet secretary of Haryana since 1966. Her sister Meenakshi Anand Chaudhary became the State's first woman chief secretary in 2006 and her other sister Urvashi Gulati occupied the same post in 2009. She was previously served as the additional chief secretary in the Haryana government, and financial commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Departments. | |
| 2903. |
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad formed a committee to revival plans for Telecom sector which is under financial stress. The committee was headed by; |
| Answer» Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad formed a committee headed by Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan to look into the revival plans for Telecom sector which is under financial stress. It will review the issues in the sector and promote Ease of Doing Business (EDB). The committee will submit the report in 2 weeks time. It will look into the previous recommendations provided by the telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and will consult Solicitor General, if it requires any clarity on issues. The committee will focus on the issues like reduction of levies and fees, such as licence fee, spectrum usage charge (SUC) and universal service levy along with review of definition of aggregated gross revenue. | |
| 2904. |
Who has become the first IPS Officer to complete 'Seventh Summit' Challenge? |
| Answer» Aparna Kumar, a 2002 batch IPS officer from UP cadre, has created history by becoming the first civil servant and IPS officer to achieve the incredible and rare feat of completing '7 Summits' challenge.She hoisted India's tricolour on Mount Denali in Alaska, which is the highest peak of North America standing at 20,310 ft. She is also the first woman IPS DIG and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer to successfully complete the South Pole expedition. The Seven Summits is a mountaineering challenge which includes scaling the highest mountains from each of the 7 continents. It includes Mount Everest in Nepal, Aconcagua in Argentina, Denali in the US, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mount Elbrus in Russia, Mount Vinson in Antarctica, and Puncak Jaya and Mount Kosciuszko in Australia. | |
| 2905. |
Name the minister who planned to launch the commemoration of four years of Digital India initiative. |
| Answer» Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad planned to launch the commemoration of four years of Digital India initiative. The event will take in New Delhi.The main aim of this initiative is to bridge the digital divide and create awareness about Information Technology. These digital services are offered by the government as well as the private sector. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched various initiative of Digital India on 1st of July, 2015. The Digital India plan comprises various initiatives that are targeted to prepare India for becoming a knowledge economy. To bring good governance to citizens through synchronized and coordinated engagement of the entire government. The Digital India Project main aim to connect all gram panchayats by broadband connectivity.It works under BharatNet Project to promote e-governance. | |
| 2906. |
Who has been recently re-appointed as RBI's Deputy Director? |
| Answer» The Appointment Commitments of the Cabinet has approved the re-appointment of NS Viswanathan as Deputy Governor of RBI for a period of one year with effect from 4 July. Earlier on June 24, RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya resigned six months before the scheduled end of his term to return to New York University. | |
| 2907. |
Name of bollywood actress who recently decided to quit bollywood due to religious reasons. |
| Answer» Zaira Wasim, Dangal fame actress, announced her decision of quitting Bollywood and acting career. Zaira Wasim released a statement on Twitter and Facebook that reads she no longer wants to be a part of the bollywood as it drove her away from her 'imaan' and her relation from religion. | |
| 2908. |
Who won 2019 Austrian Grand Prix, recently? |
| Answer» Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgium) beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and won the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas who met continuous wins finishes with third and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel became fourth. Five-times world champion, Mercedes Lewis Hamilton finished with fifth place. | |
| 2909. |
Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd? |
| Answer» The GoI has appointed MTNL CMD P.K. Purwar as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. He has been appointed for a period of three months starting July 1. He will replace Anupam Shrivastava as the CMD of BSNL. | |
| 2910. |
Who is the author of the book "Around the World in Eighty Days"? |
| Answer» This story is about a Chinese thief that joins an eccentric Englishman who plans to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days to win a bet. Along the way, they encounter several obstacles and a detective determined to impede them. | |
| 2911. |
PM formed a high powered panel of CMs for the transformation of Indian agriculture. It was headed by; |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed a high powered 9 member committee of chief ministers headed by Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for transforming Indian agriculture and raising farmers' income. It will suggest policy measures, attract investments and raise growth in food processing. The panel will be serviced by NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog. H.D. Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister, Karnataka; Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister, Haryana; Pema Khandu, Chief Minster, Arunachal Pradesh; Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister, Gujarat; Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh; Kamal Nath, Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh,; Union Agriculture, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand. Time-Limit: It will submit its report in two months. The panel will suggest measures on the modalities for adoption and time bound implementation of reforms such as Agriculture Produce and Livestock, Contract Farming and Services (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2018, Agriculture Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017, changes in the Essential Commodity Act, 1955, mechanism to link market reforms with e-NAM (National Agriculture Market ), GRAM (Gramin Agriculture Market ) and other relevant Centrally Sponsored Schemes. | |
| 2912. |
Name the Indian pro boxer who won World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia title. |
| Answer» Indian pro boxer Vaibhav Yadav became the WBC Asia silver welterweight champion. They defeat Thailand's Fahpetch Singmanassak in the title bout held in Pattaya, Thailand. Yadav, a cousin of Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Vikas Krishan clinched a third-round knockout over Singmanassak. The fight, which took place was conducted by the Asian Boxing Council. It is approved by the World Boxing Council (WBC). | |
| 2913. |
Who is appointed as the Chairman of Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN)? |
| Answer» Manoj Kumar Nambiar, Managing Director of Arohan Financial Services, is appointed as the Chairman of Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN). He was elected at 6th annual general meeting of MFIN. Nambiar is also a director on boards of IntelleCash Microfinance Network Company. He will replace Ujjivan Financial Services CEO and MD Samit Ghosh. | |
| 2914. |
Who launched Dr. Krishna Saksena's book 'Whispers of Time' in New Delhi? |
| Answer» Minister of Textiles and Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani launched new book 'Whispers of Time' written by Dr. Krishna Saksena (9A) at India International Centre in New Delhi. The book was published by Prabhat Prakashan. It is the ninth book of Saksena, and it talks about her experiences and observations in her long life of ninety years. | |
| 2915. |
Name the Indian personality Who has been elected as a member of International Olympic Committee (IOC). |
| Answer» Dr. Narinder Batra, President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), has been elected as a member of International Olympic Committee (IOC) during the IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland. Batra now has a rare distinction of becoming a member of the IOC, while heading a National Olympic Committee (NOC) as well as an international federation. He is the first Indian to have this distinction. He has already become the first Indian to head an international federation of an Olympic sport -- that of International Hockey Federation (FIH). With the election of Batra, the number of Indians who are currently active members of IOC will rise to two. Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani was elected as an individual member of the IOC in 2016. She is the first Indian woman to be elected to the prestigious seat. | |
| 2916. |
Who is appointed as the Vice Chief of Indian Army? |
| Answer» Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, the Commander of Eastern Army, was appointed as the Vice Chief of Indian Army. Naravane will succeed Lt Gen D Anbu, who will retire on August 31, 2019. | |
| 2917. |
Who represented India at the NAM Ministerial Meeting in Caracas? |
| Answer» India was represented by Indian envoy to United Nations Syed Akbaruddin at the 2019 Non Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting in Caracas, Venezuela. Here, India has strongly rejected Pakistan's references to Kashmir & said that the global forum can never be a platform for a self-serving narrative that aims to undermine the territorial integrity of one nation by another state. The NAM needs to be in the vanguard of those addressing the primary issues of our times that cry for global cooperation, rather than become a platform for venting bilateral grievances between members. | |
| 2918. |
Arinjeeta Dey won a __________ medal for India in World Youth Cup 2019. |
| Answer» Karate girl, Arinjeeta Dey (Barasat, West Bengal) won a silver medal under the 12 category in the World Youth Cup 2019. The competition was held in Umag, Croatia(from July 1 to July 5, 2019). It was organized by World Karate Federation affiliated to the International Olympic Association. A total of 35 countries participated in this competition. He won 3 times in national championship junior level category (2017 KAI SUB Junior National gold medalist, 2018 KAI SUB Junior National gold medalist,2019 KAI SUB Junior National Gold and Silver Medalist). | |
| 2919. |
Who is appointed as an additional director on the Board of Directors (BOD) of Jammu and Kashmir Bank by Reserve Bank of India? |
| Answer» The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed ex-executive director RBI A.K Misra as Additional Director on the Board of Directors (BOD) of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited. The appointment shall be for a period of two years. The appointment will be effect from July 3, 2019 to July 2, 2021. The usual sitting fee and allowances are paid to other directors for attending the meetings of the Board and Committees. | |
| 2920. |
Who chairs the committee of experts on data protection formed by government of India to study the issues on data protection and frame Data Protection Bill? |
| Answer» Minister of Electronics and Information and Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad in a written reply in Lok Sabha stated that comprehensive legislation on data privacy named Data Protection Bill is under formulation to strengthen the protection of personal data.The government has formed a committee of experts on data protection headed by Justice (Retd) BN Srikrishna of Supreme Court to study the issues on data protection and frame Data Protection Bill. It has released a draft Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB) which will be placed in the Parliament for the approval. | |
| 2921. |
Name the Indian Industrialists, who have been chosen for 2019 Global Excellence Award of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). |
| Answer» Indian multinational corporation Wipro's Chairman, Azim Premji and Global Financial services company Mastercard's CEO and President, Ajaypal Singh Banga have been chosen for 2019 Global Excellence Award of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) for their contribution to strengthening economic ties between the US and India. The awards will be given at the USISPF Second Annual Leadership Summit in Washington on July 11, 2019.The United States President's Senior Adviser, Jared Kushner will present the awards to Premji and Banga at the summit. | |
| 2922. |
Who won the gold medal in women's 200 metre in Poznan Athletics Grand Prix 2019 held in Golecin Stadium, Poland? |
| Answer» Indian sprint runner Hima Das, nicknamed 'Dhing Express' won the gold medal in women's 200m with a timing of 23.65 seconds in Poznan Athletics Grand Prix 2019 held in Golecin Stadium, Poland. | |
| 2923. |
Who has been appointed as IMF interim leader, recently? |
| Answer» International Monetary Fund (IMF) appointed American economist David Lipton as its interim leader. He replaces Christine Lagarde who was nominated to head the European Central Bank. Lipton was Special Assistant to the President and served as Senior Director for International Economic Affairs at the National Economic Council and National Security Council at the White House. He also worked as a Managing Director and Head of Global Country Risk Management at Citigroup. He also served as a secretary in the Treasury Department from 1993 to 1998 under the Clinton administration. | |
| 2924. |
Who launched a Digital India initiative at New Delhi? |
| Answer» Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a commemoration of 4 years of Digital India initiative in an event at New Delhi. The Digital India initiative was launched on July 1, 2015. The minister also electronically launched the SAMEER Centre for Electromagnetic Environmental Effects in Visakhapatnam, Wi-Fi enabled Campus Networks at Osmania University, Hyderabad and at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong and a special issue of Yojana on Citizen Centric e-Services. | |
| 2925. |
Who reviewed the National Film Heritage Mission in Pune? |
| Answer» The Minister of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar reviewed the National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM) during a visit to the National Film Archive of India (NFAI), Pune, Maharashtra. The Government has completed an assessment of 1.32 lac film reels out of 1.5 lac reels of cinematic heritage as part of its NFHM. Jaykar Bungalow which is adjoining to NFAI building is now restored completely. The Film Institute has given 3-acre land to create a new volt where films can be stored safely. | |
| 2926. |
Who is the author of the book 'Whispers of Time'? |
| Answer» The book titled 'Whispers of Time' has been authored by Dr Krishna Saksena. The story witnesses three generations in the author's long life of 90 years in which she found a great difference. If the first was too strict and severe in clinging hard to traditions, the second had softened down to new values of love and helpfulness. In a way it was a beautiful world of togetherness. But this world soon dwindles into a world of selfishness and deceit. The series of events are developed in a powerful manner that makes the novel both real and revealing. The book has recently unveiled by Smriti Zubin Irani, the Union Minister of Textiles & Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD), at India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi. | |
| 2927. |
Harideesh Kumar appointed as the Director of __________. |
| Answer» B Harideesh Kumar has been appointed as director of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for a period of three years. He hails from Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Earlier he served as the Executive Director of Canara Bank. He succeeded Anup Sankar Bhattacharya, who has retired from his services. | |
| 2928. |
Who to launch BJP's membership drive in Telangana? |
| Answer» Amit Shah to launch BJP's membership drive in Telangana. He will also attend a state-level meeting with the BJP leaders at Shamshabad. | |
| 2929. |
Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL)? |
| Answer» Dr.Nalin Shinghal was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for a period of 5 years. He succeeded D. Bandyopadhyay who was given Additional Charge of Chairman & Managing Director after the retirement of Atul Sobti. Earlier he worked as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Central Electronics Limited(CEL). | |
| 2930. |
Who launched a commemoration of 4 years of Digital India initiative in an event at New Delhi? |
| Answer» Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a commemoration of 4 years of Digital India initiative in an event at New Delhi. The Digital India initiative was launched on July 1, 2015. The minister also electronically launched the SAMEER Centre for Electromagnetic Environmental Effects in Visakhapatnam, Wi-Fi enabled Campus Networks at Osmania University, Hyderabad and at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong and a special issue of Yojana on Citizen Centric e-Services. | |
| 2931. |
Ikram Ali Khil, who broke Sachin Tendulkar's rare World Cup record, is from which country? |
| Answer» Afghanistan Wicket-keeper batsman, Ikram Alikhil has achieved a rare feat as he broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of the highest score by a teenager in the World Cup. He scored 86 off 92 balls in Afghanistan's final league fixture against West Indies in Leeds on 4th July 2019. The record was previously held by Tendulkar who scored 84 against in the 1992 World Cup at the age of 18 years and 318 days. | |
| 2932. |
Name the batsmen who retained top position in the latest ICC rankings. |
| Answer» Team India skipper Virat Kohli retained the top position among batsmen in the latest ICC rankings. Rohit Sharma bridged the gap at No. 2 following record five World Cup tons. Pakistan's Babar Azam got third place. Australia opener David Warner re-entered the top 10 at number six. India in the ODI rankings with Jasprit Bumrah extending his lead at the top from 21 points to 56 points. After grabbing 17 wickets in the nine league matches at the World Cup. New Zealand's Trent Boult remained in the second spot. | |
| 2933. |
Elavenil Valarivan, an Indian Shooter clinched silver medal in women's 10m Air Rifle in the 30th Summer Universiade Games 2019. She is from which state? |
| Answer» Elavenil Valarivan(19) Tamilnadu, a three-time junior World Cup medallist strikes her silver medal in 10m Air Rifle event in the 30th World University Summer Games 2019 held in Napoli, Italy. After qualifying at the top with a University record of 630.8 finished ahead of Lin Ying-Shin (629.8) and Lucie Brazdova (628.A), the Tamilnadu shooter(Elavenil) shot 249.0 in the final and was beaten by 1.3 points by Lucie Brazdova (Czech Republic). She will be next participating in ISSF(International Shooting Sport Federation) Junior World Cup 2019, Suhl which is scheduled to start from July 12, 2019. | |
| 2934. |
Recently, who was sworn in as the prime minister of Greece? |
| Answer» Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as the prime minister of Greece. Mitsotakis is the son of former prime minister Constantine Mitsotakis, one of the country's longest serving parliamentarians. | |
| 2935. |
Which Political Leader recently shared a blog on water conservation titled 'A Daughter, A Tree and A Teacher'? |
| Answer» Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a blog on his Twitter account on water conservation titled 'A Daughter, A Tree and A Teacher'. PM Modi has discussed an age-old process to conserve water in his blog. | |
| 2936. |
Name the Indian CM who inaugurated 'Jan Choupal' program to hold public meetings in the state. |
| Answer» The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel has inaugurated the 'Jan Choupal' program in Raipur, Chhattisgarh for holding public meetings once every week to discuss the issues of the people. In order to resolve the issues of people, the concept of this program has been taken from the practices of ancestors in the village. So that people can come and discuss their issues in the meeting. | |
| 2937. |
Who has been appointed as Head of Cricket at NCA, recently? |
| Answer» BCCI announced that former Indian captain Rahul Dravid was appointed as Head of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Rahul Dravid was supposed to take over as NCA head from July 1 but his job at the India Cements caused the delay. Rahul Dravid will also work closely with the National Men's and Women's Head Coaches and Cricket Coaches for India Developmental teams - including India A, India Under 19, India Under 23 teams, in the identification of key training and development objectives. He will also be responsible for monitoring progress against these objectives for the developmental teams and provide necessary inputs on the same to the Senior Men's and Women's Head Coaches. | |
| 2938. |
The first person to climb Mount Everest twice is_______. |
| Answer» Santosh Yadav, an Indian mountaineer is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice. Within twelve months, she became a member of an Indo-Nepalese Women's expedition and scaled Everest the second time, thus setting the record as the only woman to have scaled the Everest twice. | |
| 2939. |
Who won the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2018 for Carnatic Instrumental Music flutce? |
| Answer» J.B.Sruthi Sagar won the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2018 for Carnatic Instrumental Music flutce. | |
| 2940. |
Who was ranked top in the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 2019? |
| Answer» In the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 2019 and Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings 2019, Ashleigh Barty of Australia got the top position in women's ranking while Novak Djokovic of Serbia remained at world number one in men's ranking. | |
| 2941. |
Who was nominated to become the first woman to lead the ECB (European Central Bank)? |
| Answer» Christine Lagarde (6C), the first woman head of the Washington-based body, International Monetary Fund(IMF) nominated to become the first woman to lead the ECB (European Central Bank). EU (European Union) leaders nominated France's Christine Lagarde as president of the ECB in a meeting in Brussels, Belgium.She would succeed current ECB president Mario Draghi (Italy), whose term ends on October 31.Lagarde was born on 1 January 1956 in Paris, France. She has served eight years as head of the IMF since 2011 and four as French finance minister- the first woman to hold the role in any G7 country. | |
| 2942. |
Dutee Chand won __________ medal in the women's 100 metre sprint at the 30th Summer University Games. |
| Answer» Dutee Chand from Odisha has won the gold medal in the women's 100 metre sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Naples, Italy. This is the first time an Indian has won a 100-metre gold at this global event. | |
| 2943. |
M Nageswar Rao appointed director general of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guard. He belongs to which state? |
| Answer» IPS officer from Odisha cadre, M Nageswar Rao, has been removed from his current post of Additional Director of CBI and appointed as the Director General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guard by Central Government. He will continue this post till July 2020. He will succeed S.N Pradhan. Earlier Mr.Alok Verma had been transferred to Fire Services as Director General from the CBI department, but Verma denied the offer and never took charge as DG of Fire services. | |
| 2944. |
The 10th Jagran Film Festival was inagurated by; |
| Answer» 18th July 2019, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the 10th Jagran Film festival at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. | |
| 2945. |
Who has been appointed as the Director General in Directorate General of Civil Aviation? |
| Answer» Arun Kumar, Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor to Ministry of Civil Aviation was appointed as the Director General in Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in the rank of Additional Secretary. | |
| 2946. |
Name the Union Minister who holds bilateral meeting with the Indonesian Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita, recently. |
| Answer» Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held a bilateral meeting with Indonesian Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita in New Delhi and agreed to work towards sustainable trade. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Troika Meeting with ASEAN Trade Ministers. India's trade deficit with Indonesia that stood at 10.57 billion US Dollars last financial year. The balance of trade is heavily in favour of Indonesia and both countries need to work towards establishing sustainable trade by diversifying the export basket. There is considerable potential for expanding trade in agricultural, automobiles, engineering products, IT, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare sectors. The bilateral trade of 21.13 billion US Dollars in 2018-19. Indonesia emerged as the second largest trading partner of India in the ASEAN region after Singapore. | |
| 2947. |
How many medals did Toran Yadav clinched at 4th World Wealth Yoga Championship 2019? |
| Answer» Toran Yadav(19), a specially-abled boy from Khatti village in Chhattisgarh clinched 3 medals for India at 4th World Yoga Festival and Championship 2019, held at Bulgaria, Sofia. He strikes two silver medals in the rhythmic pair and artistic pair and a bronze medal in athletic yoga. He started yoga from the age of 9 and was selected to represent India. | |
| 2948. |
Name the Indian student who have bagged an internship programme at the International Court of Justice. |
| Answer» Indian girl, Isha Kanth is one of the two persons in the world to have bagged an internship programme at the International Court of Justice. She has earlier worked in rural Bihar spreading awareness on the right to education and women empowerment among children belonging to the marginalised sections. | |
| 2949. |
Who won the Croatia Grand Chess Tour title 2019? |
| Answer» Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the world champion, won the Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2019 title against Maxime Vachier Lagrav of France. It was his eighth straight win in the tournament. He earned $90,000 and 20 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) points. The tournament was held from June 26 - July 8, 2019 at Mimara Museum (Opening Ceremony) & Novinarski Dom (Tournament Games), Croatia. Viswanathan Anand of India lost to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan and suffered his second defeat in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour. | |
| 2950. |
Who launched the Coffee Table Book commemorating 50 years of partnership with UN-WFP (United Nation World Food Programme) towards food and nutrition security in India? |
| Answer» Coffee Table Book commemorating 50 years of partnership with UN-WFP (United Nation World Food Programme) towards food and nutrition security in India has been launched by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare along with Dr. Hameed Nuru, Representative, and Country Director, UNEP. UN World Food Programme partnered with the agriculture Ministry to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG ) which includes ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture. | |