Rajendra Singh appointed as the
DG of Indian Coast Guard
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Rajendra Singh was appointed as the Director
General (DG) of Indian Coast Guard, the country’s coastal protection force by
the Union Government. He is the first officer who is not from the Indian
Navy.
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He will replace Vice Admiral HCS Bisht who has
been promoted as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval
Command.
Gay Civil Union’s Bill approved
by - Italy
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Bill recognising civil unions for same-sex and
heterosexual couples was approved in Italy, Senate. The motion was approved by
a 173-71 vote.
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The bill now needs to go before a vote in the
lower house (Chamber of Deputies). It will become an act within two months
after being approved there.
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Italy is the only major European country to have
so far given no legal rights to same-sex couples.
Yoichiro Ueno-appointed as President
and CEO of Honda Cars India
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Yoichiro Ueno was appointed as the President and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Japanese auto maker Honda Motor Company in
India.
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He will replace Katsushi Inoue.
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Yoichiro Ueno has been serving as the Chief
Executive Officer and Managing Director of Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
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Earlier, he was the Assistant Vice President of
Automobile Sales of American Honda Motor Co. Inc.
Bangladeshi cricketer as UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador For Youth
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The United National Development Programme (UNDP)
appointed Bangladeshi cricketer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza as National Goodwill
Ambassador For Youth.
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He was presented with a certificate of his
official appointment in Dhaka by UNDP Bangladesh Resident Representative Robert
Watkins.
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Mortaza has become the first person to be
appointed as a goodwill ambassador for youth development in Bangladesh.
Goverdhan Mehta conferred with Germany’s
Cross of the Order of Merit
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Renowned researcher in Chemical Sciences
Goverdhan Mehta was conferred with Federal Republic of Germany’s prestigious
Cross of the Order of Merit.
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He is the National Research Professor and
Lilly-Jubilant Chair Professor at the University of Hyderabad.
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He has served as the Director of the IISc,
Bengaluru.
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During 1994-1998, he was the VC of the
University of Hyderabad.
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Facts about Cross of the Order of Merit
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In the year 1951, Federal President Theodor Heuss
instituted the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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It is the highest honour the Federal Republic of
Germany can pay to individuals for achievements for all kinds of outstanding
services to the nation.
Ex-DRDO Chairman Dr Avinash Chander
received Aryabhata Award 2013
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Prestigious Astronautical Society of India's
Aryabhata Award 2013 was received by former Scientific Adviser to Defence
Minister and ex-DRDO chief Dr Avinash Chander.
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Dr A S Kiran Kumar, Chairman ISRO and Dr R
Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to Union Government presented him the
award.
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Besides, the Aryabhata Award for the year 2012,
was received by Dr.Ranganath R Navalgund, Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished
Professor.
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