- The Burnett Homeopathy Pvt Ltd organized the 1st edition of “World Health Summit for Pride of Homoeopathy”. It was held in Dubai. The theme of the Summit was, “Diseases Caused by Climate Change and Global Warming”.
- Amid the growing influence of China in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States announced hosting the first-ever US-Pacific Island Country Summit in the last week of this month. According to the announcement made by the Biden administration on Friday, the Summit will be held in Washington.
- Oscar-winning music composer, AR Rahman has now a street named after him. The city of Markham, a city in Canada, honored AR Rahman by naming a street in his honor.
- "Swasth Sabal Bharat" Conclave was inaugurated by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya. The objective of the conclave was to analyze the present situation of body-organ-eye donation in India and find solutions to the obstacles that lie ahead.
- The 135th birth anniversary of the spiritual leader Shri Anukulchandra Thakur was celebrated in India and Bangladesh. Popularly known as "Thakurjee", he founded the Satsang Ashram, which attracts thousands of devotees across the world.
- Appointments:
- The West Indian cricketing legend, Brian Lara, was appointed as the Head Coach of the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The southpaw will replace Tom Moody in the upcoming season of the IPL.
- The Delhi Football President, Shaji Prabhakaran, was appointed as the AIFF Secretary General. Sunando Dhar will be the Deputy Secretary General of the AIFF.
- The Sandalwood Actor, Kiccha Sudeep, was appointed brand ambassador for the Punyakoti Dattu Yojana of the Karnataka Government. This scheme is related to the promotion of cattle adoption in the state.
- Obituary:
- The Padma Bhushan Awardee, Carnatic vocalist T.V. Sankaranarayanan, passed away at 77 years of age. He also won the Sangita Kalanidhi Award of the Music Academy in 2003.
- Scholar and humanitarian S. Parasuraman passed away at the age of 70. He was a prominent social scientist and former Director of the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS).
- India overtakes U.K. to become fifth largest economy in the world
- CCRAS ‘SPARK’ Program to Support Innovative Research
- INS Vikrant Commissioned
- Justice DY Chandrachud Executive Chairperson of NALSA
- Statue of Vivekananda Unveiled in Mexico
Question:
Q.1 The US-Pacific Island Country Summit will be hosted by?a. India
b. Japan
c. Australia
d. USA
