Manohar Singh Gill, former Chief Election Commissioner of the country, passed away in October 2023.Manohar Singh Gill was the Chief Election Commissioner of the country from December 1996 to June 2001.He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the year 2000 for exceptional and distinguished services as a civil servant.He was made the Union Sports Minister in the Union Cabinet of Congress in the year 2008.Apart from this he also held the post of Minister of Statistics and Program Implementation.
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International Rural Women’s Day is celebrated every year on 15 October to highlight the importance of rural women and for gender equality.The purpose of celebrating this day is to emphasize on livelihood, education, equality for the overall welfare of rural women.This day was celebrated for the first time in the year 1995 at the Fourth World Conference for Women.The resolution to celebrate this day was officially passed by the United Nations General Assembly in the year 2007.International Rural Women’s Day was first celebrated in the year 2008.The theme of this day for the year 2023 has been kept as ‘Rural…
World Students Day is celebrated every year on 15 October.The purpose of celebrating this day is to tell about the importance of students because students are the bright future of any country.This day is dedicated to former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Abdul Kalam.The theme of World Students Day for the year 2023 is – ‘If you fail, never give up because FAIL means ‘Fix the first attempt to learn’.The celebration of this day was announced by the United Nations General Assembly in the year 2010.
World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October to save the world from malnutrition and starvation.Through Food Day, human development focuses on issues related to unemployment, poverty and food security.On this day, many types of food related programs are organized to create awareness at various places.This day commemorates the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).FAO was established on October 16, 1945.This year the theme of World Food Day has been ‘Water is life, water is food, leave no one behind’.FAO had announced to celebrate this day in the year 1979.
Udaipur is known as the city of lakes.As per the announcement of October 2023, Udaipur will become India’s first wetland city.This wetland will be created by the ‘Environment and Forest Department’ of Rajasthan.Udaipur is surrounded by 5 major lakes namely – Pichola, Fateh Sagar, Rang Sagar, Swaroop Sagar and Doodh Talai.It will be developed under the National Lake Conservation Plan.Ramsar Convention is an international treaty.This treaty has been made for the conservation of wetlands.This treaty was signed in Ramsar, Iran in the year 1975.
Recently Saraswati Samman has been announced for the year 2022.This award for the year 2022 has been given to writer Shivshankari.Sivashankari is a Tamil writer.Shivshankari has been given this award for his autobiography ‘Surya Vamsam’.Surya Vamsam provides a deep glimpse into the life of an innocent child who grew into an acclaimed writer.The award was presented to him by M. Veerappa Moily.Saraswati Award. Of. Provided by Birla Foundation.An amount of Rs 15 lakh is given in this award.
The ‘President’s Collar’ award is given to a military unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the nation in both war and peace.Recently the 3rd battalion of the Naga Regiment has been awarded the ‘President’s Collar’.Army Chief General Manoj Pandey presented the award to the Naga Regiment.This award was given at Kumaon Regimental Center in Uttarakhand.The President Callers Award was instituted in the year 1951 by the then President Rajendra Prasad.The Indian Navy was the first to be honored with this award.
In October, 2023, V.J. Kurien has been appointed the new chairman of South Indian Bank.He will replace Salim Gangadharan on this post.V.J. Kurien’s tenure will begin from November 2, 2023.His tenure will last till March 2026.South Indian Bank is a private sector bank.South Indian Bank was established in January 1929.The headquarters of this bank is located in Thrissur, Kerala.
The Asian Women’s Hockey Championship is proposed to be organized in India in the year 2023.It will be organized in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand from 27 October to 14 November.Recently the trophy and mascot of this championship have been unveiled.The mascot has been named Juhi.The trophy and mascot were unveiled by Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in Ranchi.The mascot ‘Juhi’ symbolizes the rich heritage of Jharkhand and is inspired by the iconic elephant of Betla National Park.The seventh edition of the Asian Women’s Hockey Championship will be held in India.
RITES Limited is a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways.Recently RITES Limited has been given the status of Navratna company.It has become the 15th company in the country to get Navratna status.It provides services in various sectors of transportation, railways, export of rolling stock, highways, airports, metros, urban engineering and sustainability, ports and waterways and energy management.The Navratna status will help RITES to further enhance its brand, compete more effectively in the global market and move forward more powerfully into new frontiers for growth.RITES Limited was established in the year 1974 AD.