Chitharesh Natesan, known as the ‘Indian Monster’ was crowned as ‘Mr.Universe ‘ at the ’11th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship (WBPS) 2019’ event in South Korea, held during 05-11th, November 2019.
First time an Indian to be crowned Mr. Universe 2019
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American Scientist – Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan has been appointed by U.S President Donald J Trump as the 15th Director , of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The term is for 6 years.
The NSF is the top American body supporting fundamental research on non-medical fields of science. It has a budget of USD 7.4 billion .
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Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan is the second Indian-American to be nominated to this prestigious science position. His predecessor was Dr. Subra Suresh who served during October 2010 and March 2013.
Actress Radhika Apte’s directorial debut short film ‘The Sleepwalkers’ has won the ‘The Best Midnight Short Award’ at Palm Springs International Short Fest, USA.
The short film stars Shahana Goswami and Gulshan Devaiah and is centred on the subject of sleepwalking.
India was elected with 184 votes out of 193 votes of the General Assembly.
India won unopposed. Other members elected alongside India are Mexico, Ireland, and Norway. One seat still open.
The 2 year tenure starts on January 01st.
India is the 9th largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) ) in 2019 with USD 51 billion dollars of inflow.
‘The World Invest Report 2020’ by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said India will continue to attract market seeking investments.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan (aka) Harshvardhan Goel has taken charge of the World Health Organization (WHO), as Executive Chairman of the Board with effect from May 22nd, 2020.
He succeeds Hiroki Nakatani of Japan. To head a 34 member Executive Board of the 134 nation, World Health Assembly
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has registered a patent for its method of manufacturing highland lunar soil stimulant or simply ‘ lunar / moon soil.
The patent was granted by the Indian Patent Office on May 18th for an invention as to the method of manufacturing highland lunar soil stimulant.
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee – Physician, Oncologist, Scientist and Writer.
Awarded Pulitzer Prize for his book, non-fiction category – ‘ The Emperor of All Maladies : A Biography of Cancer’ in 2011
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Sudhir Krishnaswamy is appointed as one of the initial 20 members who will be a part of the first ‘Oversight Board’, which will review content referred to it by both users and Facebook. The content is for both Facebook and Instagram.
The board members are from 27 countries, who speak at least 29 languages. Some are former heads of state, three former judges, six former and current journalists, two former human rights rapporteurs and other leaders etc.
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Dar Yasin and Mukhtar Khan from Kashmir Valley along with Channi Anand from Jammu, all three of Associated Press (AP) – won the acclaimed award in American Journalism.
Award was for the category ‘ Feature Photography for capturing life in Kashmir’.