Defense,
National Security and Terrorism, Profile of States
Tu-142M anti-submarine
aircraft
Navy’s
flagship anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142M will be turned into a museum.
The aircraft
will be given to the Andhra Pradesh government to be converted into a museum
and kept on the Beach Road close to the Submarine Kursura in Visakhaptnam.
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Latest
Diary of Events
World Homeopathy Day –
April 10
World
Homoeopathy Day is being observed on 10 April 2017.
It
commemorates the 262nd
birth anniversary of the founder of Homoeopathy, Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel
Hahnemann, a German physician.
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Awards
and Honours
Asian Business woman of the year
An
Indian-origin educationist in the UK, has been named the Asian Business woman
of the Year in an award ceremony in Birmingham.
65-year-old Dame Asha Khemka,
Principal and CEO of West Nottinghamshire College, was honoured for her efforts
in the field of education and skills at the Asian Business Awards ceremony
About her:
Born in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, Dame
Khemka left school after passing her exams at the age of 13.
She
taught herself English by watching children’s TV shows and talking to other
young mothers.
She went
on to acquire a business degree from Cardiff University before becoming a
lecturer and eventually taking over as principal and CEO of West
Nottinghamshire College, one of the largest in the UK.
In 2013,
she was awarded a Dame
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, one of
Britain`s highest civilian awards.
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New Appointments, Persons in News
Malala to become
youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has
selected Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Malala Yousafzai to be a UN messenger of peace.
Also, UN
spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced that she would focus on promoting girls’
education worldwide.
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