Indian-origin Samir Banerjee wins Wimbledon Junior Men’s Championship title
Indian-American tennis player Sameer Banerjee has won the Wimbledon Junior Men’s Championship title.
In the boys’ singles final, Sameer Banerjee defeated Viktor Lilov of America 7-5, 6-3 in straight sets to clinch the title.
Ramanathan Krishnan was the first Indian to win the Junior Wimbledon Championships in 1954.
Twitter has appointed Vinay Prakash as the Grievance Officer (RGO) for India.
Twitter has appointed Vinay Prakash as its Resident Grievance Officer (RGO) for India.
Earlier, the US-based company had announced the appointment of California-based Jeremy Kessel as the new Grievance Officer for India.
Facebook’s Grievance Officer: Spurti Priya
WhatsApp Grievance Officer: Paresh B Lal
Founded on Twitter: 21 March 2006
Headquarters: California, United States
Chief Executive Officer: Jack Dorsey
National Film Archive of India adds film ‘PK’ to its collection
The National Film Archive of India has included the 2014 film ‘PK’ in its collection.
The film is directed by Rajkumar Hirani and starring Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma.
The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) was established in 1964 as a media unit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
25 member development council constituted for cement industry
The Central Government has constituted a 25-member Development Council for the cement industry.
Dalmia Bharat Group CMD Puneet Dalmiya will be the chairman of this council.
Other members of the Council,
HM Bangar, MD, Shree Cement Ltd.
Rakesh Singh, Executive Chairman, The India Cements Ltd.
Pracheta Mazumdar, CEO of Birla Corporation Limited,
JK Madhavkrishna Singhania, Deputy Managing Director, Cement Limited and
Nilesh Narvekar is the CEO of JSW Cement Limited.
The council will suggest ways to eliminate waste, achieve maximum output, improve quality, reduce costs and promote standardization of products.
ICC Player of the Month Award
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the Player of the Month award for the month of June.
In the men’s category, New Zealand opener Dwayne Conway has been named the ICC Player of the Month.
In the women’s category, England’s left arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone has been named as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month.
Ecclestone is the second woman player from England to receive this award.
Before him, Tammy Beaumont received this award in February 2021.
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (January 2021): Rishabh Pant (India)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (January 2021): Shabnim Ismail (South Africa)
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (February 2021): Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (February 2021): Tammy Beaumont (England)
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (March 2021): Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (March 2021): Lizelle Lee (South Africa)
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (April 2021): Babar Azam (Pakistan)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (April 2021): Alyssa Healy (Australia)
ICC Men’s Player of the Month (May 2021): Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh)
ICC Women’s Player of the Month (May 2021): Katherine Bryce (Scotland)
International Cricket Council (ICC) established: 15 June 1909
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
President: Greg Barkley
Actress Kareena Kapoor launches her new book “The Pregnancy Bible”
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has announced her new book ‘Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Pregnancy Bible’.
Hyderabad’s Syed Usman Azhar Maqsoosi honored with ‘Commonwealth Points of Light Award’
Hunger activist Syed Osman Azhar Maqsoosi from Hyderabad has been honored with the ‘Commonwealth Points of Light Award’ by the British Government.
Azhar Maksoosi is feeding thousands of people every day as part of his food campaign ‘Hunger Has No Religion’.
Ganesan Sandhiraksan wins top prize in competition launched for migrant workers in Singapore
Ganesan Sandhirakasan from Tamil Nadu has won the top prize in a government-launched competition for migrant workers in Singapore for his choreography and performance of ‘Silambam’, a traditional martial art form practiced in India.
Major Martial Arts of India:
Kalaripayattu – Kerala
Silambam – Tamil Nadu
Fighting – Uttar Pradesh
Gatka – Punjab
Paika – Orissa
Mardaani Khel – Maharashtra
Cholia – Uttarakhand
Little – Himachal Pradesh
Thang-Ta and Sarit Sark – Manipur
Former Indian cricketer Yashpal Sharma passed away
Yashpal Sharma, former Test batsman of the Indian cricket team passed away.
Yashpal Sharma was a member of the 1983 World Cup winning Indian cricket team.
Yashpal played 37 Tests and 42 ODIs for India in his career.
He scored 1,606 runs in Test cricket with 2 centuries.
His highest score in ODI cricket is 89 runs.
Eminent Ayurvedacharya Dr PK Warrier passed away
Eminent Ayurvedacharya and Managing Trustee of Kottakkal Arya Vaidyashala (KAS) Dr PK Warrier passed away.
Warrior was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2010.
He also won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2008 for his autobiography ‘Smritiparvam’.
Its English translation ‘The Canto of Memories’ was also very popular.
A new department will be formed in Assam to protect indigenous faith and culture
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced the creation of an independent department to protect and preserve the “faith, culture and traditions” of people belonging to tribal and other indigenous communities.
Different Tribes of Assam:
Deori Tribe
Kachari tribe
karbi tribe
mishing tribe
Dimasa Tribe
Bodo tribe
Rabha tribe
India’s first private Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility plant inaugurated in Nagpur
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first private Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility plant in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): LNG is the liquefied form of natural gas which is mainly a mixture of methane (CH4) with some ethane (C2H6).
Natural gas is brought to a liquid state by cooling to 160 °C.
Many impurities are separated from natural gas during the process of making liquefied natural gas.
That is why LNG is said to be the purest form of natural gas.
