Nobel Prize 2019 for Economics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 14 October 2019 awarded Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer the prestigious Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.
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#NobelPrize2019 #Economics #RSAS #AbhijitBanerjee #goldmedal

Qualcomm support India’s NavIC
American chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 14 October 2019 announced support for India’s Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC), in select chipset platforms across the Company’s upcoming portfolio.
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#Qualcomm #India #NavIC #IRNSS #ISRO #TTFF #IoT

ICA elections
Anshuman Gaekwad, former India opener and coach, will be a part of the BCCI’s nine-member apex council that will be finalised during the elections later this month. He defeated his nearest rival Kirti Azad by 90 votes in the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) elections.
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#ICA #elections #BCCI #ICA #CAC #AnshumanGaekwad #RakeshDhruv

Nepal, China ink deal
China and Nepal on 13 October 2019 concluded agreements for all-weather connectivity between Kathmandu and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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#Nepal #China #IDCA #XiJinping #KPSharma #TAR

India gets 4 UNESCO award
In a major recognition to Mumbai's heritage conservation movement, three city landmarks -- Flora Fountain, Gloria Church at Byculla and Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue at Kala Godha -- have won this year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
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#UNESCO #India #IIM #AwardofMerit #HonourableMention

Special Marriage Act to be applicable to Sikkim
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the extension of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, under which inter-religion weddings can be registered, to Sikkim. Punitive provisions for the violation of the Act will also come into force in the Northeastern state with the publication of a notification by the Union home ministry.
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#SMA #Sikkim #RamNathKovind #SpecialMarriageAct #article371F

Indian entry bags golden award
An Indian entry to the eighth edition of the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 has bagged a golden award in the outdoor garden category.
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#Indian #LiveGreen #LiveBetter #Harmony #Nature #BIHE

First emission trading scheme
Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee and his wife Esther Duflo who won this year’s Economics Nobel have their work making an impact in Gujarat.
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#MIT #JPAL #AbhijitBanerjee # #ETS #GPCB #NeML #EconomicsNobel

India's 'Missile Man' remembered
October 15 is a very special day in Indian history. It was on this day in the year 1931 that Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President who made India a missile and nuclear power, was born in Rameswaram.
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#India #MissileMan #APJAbdulKalam #DRDO #IndianArmy #ISRO