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Who won Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021

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Gita Press, Gorakpur

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When was Gandhi Peace Prize established

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1995
125th birth anniversary of Gandhi
1 crore award

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Who was the winner of Gandhi Prize in 2020

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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (died on Aug 15, 1975)
First President of Bangladesh
Father of Nation Bangladesh
Daughter- Sheikh Hasina (pm of bangladesh)

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Who won the Gandhi Prize in 2019

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Qaboos bin Said Al Said
Arab World longest serving ruler (Oman)

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First WINNER of Gandhi peace prize

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Julius Nyerere

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When did Nelson Mandela win Gandhi Peace Prize

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2001

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When was Gita Press established

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1923

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When did ISRO win Gandhi Peace Prize

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2014

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Who established Gita Press

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Jaya Dayal Goyadka & Hanuman Prasad Poddar

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Monthly magazine of Gita Press

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Kalyan

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Decision to give Gandhi Peace Prize- decided by a jury headed by who

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Modi
CJI
LS Speaker
Leader of Opposition in LS
2 Imminent members of society

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Pulitzer Prize is named after who

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Named after Joseph Pulitzer: died 1911

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When was the Pulitzer Prize established?

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1917

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Pulitzer Prize is given by who

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Columbia University

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How many categories of prizes are awarded under Pulitzer Prize

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22 categories

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Cash prize for Pulitzer Prizes

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$15000

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Pulitzer Board chairs:

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Neil Brown (Pres.- Poynter Institute)
Tommie Shelby (Prof. Harvard + Caldwell Titcomb)

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First Pulitzer Prize was won by who

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Jean Jules Jusserand - 1918

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First Woman to win Pulitzer Prize

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Edith Wharton- 1921

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First Indian to win Pulitzer Prize

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Gobind Behari Lal (1937) - also won Padma Bhushan 1969

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Who won the Norman E Borlaug Award 2023

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Indian Agricultural Scientist Dr. Swati Nayak- at Intl Rice Research Institute

affectionately known as “Bihana Didi” or “Seed Lady” by local communities in Odisha

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Which rice variety did Dr Swati Nayak introduce in Odisha

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Shahabhagi Dhan rice variety

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Dr Swati Nayak became the _ Indian to receive the Norman E. Borlaug Award

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3rd Indian

1st: Aditi Mukherji (2012)
2nd: Mahalingam Govindaraj (2022)

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Norman E. Borlaug Award
is endowed by

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Rockfeller Foundation

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Norman E. Borlaug Award is presented by
World Food Prize Foundation
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When was Norman E Bourlag awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1970
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Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 awarded to
Waheeda Rahman
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Waheeda Rahman is the _ actor to recieve the award
53rd actor
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With which film did Waheeda Rehman make her debut
Made her debut with Telugu movie- Rajolu Maraayi Hindi Debut- CID (1956)
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When was Waheeda Rehman awarded National Award for Best Female Actor Padma Shri Padma Bhushan
National Award for Best Female Actor (1971- for ‘Reshma aur Shera) Padma Shri (1972) Padma Bhushan (2011)
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2020 winner of Dadasaheb Phalke
Asha Parekh
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2019 winner of Dada Saheb Phalke
Rajnikant
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2018 winner of Dadasaheb Phalke
Amitabh Bacchan
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India's highest recognition in cinema
Dadasaheb Phalke
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Dadasaheb Phalke director of India's first feature film - which film
Raja Harishchandra (1913)
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1st recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Devika Rani
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Only posthumous recipients of Dadasaheb Phalke
Prithviraj Kapoor (1971) and actor Vinod Khanna (2017)
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First director and founder of CSIR
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar from 1942-54
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When was CSIR est and who is its current DG
1942 Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
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CSIR is set up under which act
autonomous body under the Societies Registration Act, 1860
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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2022 - given to how many scientister under the age of _ ?
Given to: 12 scientists under age of 45
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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2022 Announced at: inaugural session of which program
One Week One Lab (OWOL) program
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Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar- how many prizes were given in 2023
56 prizes to felicitate scientists, technologists and innovators: 3 Vigyan Ratna awards 25 Vigyan Shri 25 Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (max 45 yrs) 3 Vigyan Team awards
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When will Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar be announced annually?
May 11- National Tech Day
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When was Natioanl Tech Day first observed
first observed in 1999 named by the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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When will Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar be awarded annually
National Space Day - aug 23
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Magsaysay Awards 2023 Received by- (Indian)
Dr R Ravi Kannan
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When did Dr Ravi Kannnan recieve Padma Shri
Padma Shri recipient (2020) Also received Mahaveer award in medicine (2013) Director of the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC) in Assam
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2023- which year of award ceremony for Magsaysay
65th
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Name all the recipients of Magsaysay award recipients 2023
Korvi Rakshand (Bangladesh) Founder of JAAGO Foundation For developing inclusive education for the underprivileged children in Bangladesh Eugenio Lemos (Timor-Leste) is an agriculture expert Est. org called Permakultura Timor-Lorosa’e (aka Permatil) - in 2001 Miriam Coronel-Ferrer (Philippines) part of the drafting of the country’s first ‘National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security’ co-founded the group called Southeast Asian Women Peace Mediators in 2020
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When was the Magsaysay award est
1957
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When is the Magsaysay Award presentd
Aug 31- Birthday of Magsaysay
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Which award is regarded as the Nobel Peace Prize of Asia
Magsaysay
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Magsaysay Award- given by
Ramon MagsaysayAward Foundation
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When did Ramon Magsaysay die
1957 in an air crash defeated Huk Movt (communism in Phillipines)
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Who set up the Magsaysay Award
Rockfeller Brothers Fund and Phillipines Government
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Dalai Lama recieved Nobel Peace Prize in which year
1989
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When was the 14th Dalai Lama awarded Magsaysay award- that he recently accepted in person
Was awarded in: 1959 Current and 14th Dalai Lama: Tenzin Gyatso (since 1950) Award initially accepted by: his elder brother, Gyalo Thonden
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1st Indian + 1st ever recipient of Magsaysay Award - community leadership category
Vinoba Bhave (1958)
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Magsaysay is the _ president of Philippines
7th
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When did Mother Teresa Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Satyajit Ray Mahasweta Devi win the Magsaysay Award
Mother Teresa (1962), Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1966), Satyajit Ray (1967), Mahasweta Devi (1997)
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First Oscars was held in which year
1929
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When was Oscars first telivised
1953
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After which Academy awards ceremony was the 45 second speech rule introduced
2002, the Academy Awards ceremony lasted a whopping four hours and twenty-three minutes
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The youngest Oscar winner ever
Tatum O Neal
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only actors to be awarded an Oscar posthumously
Peter Finch (Network) and Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
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Who became the first woman in history to win the Best Director Award for her film The Hurt Locker (2009)?
Kathryn Bigalow
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Country with the most number of wins for Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, with 10 wins.
Italy
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National Film awards 2023 organised by
Directorate of Film Festivals
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Indian smart cities contest 2022 recived how many nominations
Received 845 nominations from 80 smart cities
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When was Indian Smart Cities Contest launcehd
2018
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Which city was awarded National Smart City Award
1- Indore 2- Surat 3- Agra
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State award for Indian smart cities contest 2022
1- Madhya Pradesh 2- TN 3- Rajasthan
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UT Award for Indian smart cities contest 2022
Chandigarh
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Smart Cities Mission launched in which year
June 2015
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41st recipient of Lokmanya Tilak National Award
Modi
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When is Lokmanya Tilak National Award presented every year
Aug 1- death anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Namami Gange Programme ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government - luanched in
2014
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Who was awarded Lokmanya Tilak National Award in 2022
Tessy Thomas
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Indian Home Rule Movt- year and leaders
1916 Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Swachh Svayu Sarvekshan Award 2023 conducted by
Central Pollution Control Board
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International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies declared by UNGA in which year
7th September: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies Declared by UNGA in 2019 4th Intl. Day in 2023 Theme: “Together for Clean Air.”
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National Clean Air Programme Launched
2019
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National Clean Air Programme goal
Goal: 20% to 30% reduction in Particulate Matter concentrations by 2024 keeping 2017 as the base year
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When was Central Pollution Control Board est
Est. 1974 Under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 Later: entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
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CPCB head
Tanay Kumar
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Sulabh International was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize in which year
2016
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CR Rao was awarded Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan in which years
Padma Bhushan award in 1968 Padma Vibhushan award in 2001
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C Rao Credited with developing which statistical techniques:
Cramer-Rao inequality (lower bound) Rao-Blackwell Theorem Information geometry
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When was Fields Award est
1924 Named after: Canadian Mathematician JC Fields
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2 Indian origin recipients: of Fields Medal
Akshay Venkatesh (2018), Manjul Bhargava (2014)
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2022 recipient of Fields Medal
2022 recipient: Ukrainian Maryna Viazovska
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Father of Modern Comp Science
Alan Turing
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2023 recipient of Turing Award
American engineer: Robert Metcalfe
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world's first atomic bomb exploded in
New Mexico Trinity Test- July 1945
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