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Years Because of a #Metoo Scandal
1 CHAPTERS 1 AWARDS & HONOURS 2 FAMOUS BOOKS 3 APPOINTMENTS 4 INDIAN ECONOMY 5 BUSINESS & CORPORATE WORLD 6 BRAND AMBASSADORS 7 AGREEMENTS & MoU 8 SUMMITS 9 INDEX, RANKINGS & DISTINCTIONS 10 SPORTS 11 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 11 YOJANAS & SCHEMES 12 MISCELLANEOUS 2 AWARDS & HONOURS 2018 Nobel Laureates 2018 2018 Nobel Prize were announced in 5 different fields viz. Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Peace, & Economic Sciences. This is for the first time that Nobel Prize for Literature was not given in 70 years because of a #MeToo scandal. Field Winners Key Points “for their discovery of cancer James P Allison (USA) therapy by inhibition of negative Physiology or Medicine & Tasaku Honjo(Japan) immune regulation” Arthur Ashkin (USA), Gerard Mourou (France) and Donna Strickland "for groundbreaking inventions Physics (Canada) in the field of laser physics" (a) one half to Frances H. Arnold (USA) (a) "for the directed evolution of (b) Other half jointly to George P. enzymes" Chemistry Smith (USA) & Sir Gregory P. (b) "for the phage display of peptides & antibodies" Winter (UK) “for their efforts to end the use of Denis Mukwege (Congo) & sexual violence as a weapon of war Peace Nadia Murad (Iraq) & armed conflict” (a) “for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis” (a) William D.Nordhaus (USA) Economic Sciences (b) “for integratingtechnological (b) Paul M. Romer (USA) innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis.” 3 Ramon Magsaysay Award Winners 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, & pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. -
Weekly One Liner (15-21 Oct 2018)
WEEKLY ONE LINER (15-21 OCT 2018) NATIONAL To honour the police and paramilitary personnel, involved in disaster response operations, The Prime Minister announced an award in the name of - Netaji Subash Chandra Bose. In the honour of Atal Bihari Vajpayee this many Himalayan peaks have been named after him – Four (Atal-1, 2, 3 and 4). India’s only aircraft carrier is set to sail after undergoing a five-month refit at a cost of ₹705 crore - INS Vikarmaditya. India has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 185.51 US dollars per tonne for five years on certain varieties of steel products from - China. According to the Ministry of Rural Development, the country’s best developed village - Kuligod, Karnataka. The AI chatbot of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to help its users answer various queries - Ask Disha. According to new guidelines by NITI Aayog, PPP Units will set up in district hospitals for - Non Communicable Diseases. CSIR-IITR, Lucknow has developed an innovative technology for drinking water disinfection system with trade name - OneerTM. The famous Shahi litchi has got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, which is cultivated in the state of - Bihar. This state is now set to become the first smoke-free State in the country with 100% LPG usage - Kerala. According to new decision, Survivors of child sexual abuse can file a police complaint after they become adults under - Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012. The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet cleared the proposal to rename Allahabad as - Prayagraj. Government has announced 100 crore rupee award for states that would complete the household electrification early under - Saubhagaya scheme. -