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Girl Effect Announces Appointment of Alex Kuruvilla to the Global Board of Directors

9Feb

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Girl Effect Announces Appointment of Alex Kuruvilla to the Global Board of Directors

Alex Kuruvilla joins the global Board of Directors of the international nonprofit that builds media and creates content empowering young women to make choices and changes during critical years.New Delhi [India], February 8: Girl Effect is an international nonprofit organization that builds media and creates content girls want, trust, and need. Reaching millions of girls across around the world, Girl Effect creates content that helps girls make choices and changes in their lives during the critical years of adolescence. By igniting their confidence to act differently at a time that can define their future, every girl can choose to be in control of her body, her health, her learning, and her livelihood.February 8: Girl Effect is an international nonprofit organization that builds me...

Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar is appointed as Ambassador of the Royal Society of Biology, London

19Jun

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Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar is appointed as Ambassador of the Royal Society of Biology, London

Chennai [India], June 19: Indian Scientist Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar has been appointed as the New Foreign Ambassador of The Royal Society of Biology, London, for his outstanding contributions in the field of Bio-Science, Microbiological Studies and Neuro-Science. Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar is the First appointed Indian Ambassador to serve as the Ambassador of The Royal Society of Biology.Previously on the 06th of April 2023 Dr Hemachandran Ravikumar Rsci MRSB(UK) has been conferred with the ‘Registered Scientist Award-(Rsci)’ by the Science Council Of the United Kingdom in association with the Royal Society of Biology (UK) for his indefatigable contribution to the field of Biology for “The Study of Memory Activities of the Cells in the Homo sapiens” and “Summarised Facts, Managements ...

Calm James Vince Has Been Pivotal to Gulf Giants Impressive Start at ILT20, Says Head Coach Andy Flower

25Jan

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Calm James Vince Has Been Pivotal to Gulf Giants Impressive Start at ILT20, Says Head Coach Andy Flower

James Vince of Gulf GiantsJames Vince has scored three half-centuries in the first five games for Adani’s Gulf GiantsDubai (UAE), January 25: The Adani Sportsline Owned Gulf Giants have made a rollicking start to their campaign at the inaugural edition of the DP World ILT20 and are sitting pretty at the top of the table with 8 points from 5 games.Ably led by the Englishman James Vince, who has been the team’s most successful batter so far, Adani’s Gulf Giants got out of the blocks at a rapid pace, with the team also ticking off the boxes during the business end of the games.“Vince’s form has been outstanding; he is a high-quality player, and he has been pivotal to our success so far. His captaincy has been positive, and Vince has been calm and makes good tactical decisions...

15Nov

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G20 Updates: Peace20 Goes to India for 2023

November 15: On November 1st and 2nd the International Peace20 Summit was convened in Ubud, Bali. According to Peace20 chairman KPAA Prince Dr. Damien Dematra, the Summit was created to give direct support to Indonesia’s President who is presiding over this year’s G20. The co-chairing of the Summit by the Visions of Peace Initiative, which received 5 nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 has provided an important acknowledgment of peace efforts within Indonesia.Princess Cheryl Halpern, who co-chaired the Peace20 Summit explained the relationship between the mission of the VOPI and the goals of the Summit. She said, “the VOPI’s mission is to promote civility, tolerance and respect for youth ages 5 to 18 by embracing and teaching the Golden Rule, The Ethic of Reciprocity. This...

12Nov

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Mountaineer Kamal Kaur Gains Greece Trifecta at the Spartan World Championship

Heads to Everest base camp with World’s Highest OCR for an obstacle course race followed by a marathon down, early this monthNew Delhi/Greece, November 12: It seems an unstoppable journey for Mountaineer Kamal Kaur in the coming months. After gaining her 13th Trifecta at the Spartan Trifecta World Championships, held at Sparta Greece, the Mecca of Spartan, she will head to Everest base camp. This will be her return back to the Himalayan mountain range since her successful summit of Mount Everest back in 2019.Since Madrid, Kamal has completed Trifecta nine in the U.K. for the European Championships. Trifecta ten was in Australia, Trifecta eleven & twelve were in Malta, bringing her home to the grounds of Sparta for number 13 where she was honoured with a shield.Founded in 2...

21Oct

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New GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title as the Most Registered Blood Donation with over 70,000 Blood Donors in South Korea

October 21: Korean volunteers were listed in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS for the challenge of most people signing up as blood donors online in 24 hours. On the 1st of October, the youth volunteer group ‘WE ARE ONE’ completed online blood donation applications for 71,121 volunteers for 24 hours to challenge the World Record.The record challenge of the 70,000 blood donors was prepared to raise awareness of the importance of blood donation to overcome the blood shortage caused by COVID-19, led by We Are One, a Korean youth organization conducting the ‘Life ON Youth ON’ blood donation campaign.According to the Global Status Report on Blood Safety and Availability published by the WHO in June 2022, shortages of blood have impacted all countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, in Jan...

22Sep

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Documentary on International Cooperation for Peace in Mindanao Premieres in the Philippines

September 22: A documentary film about the international peace-building efforts for Mindanao in the Philippines, one of the world's long-term conflicts sparked by violence that left over 120,000 deaths and millions of displaced persons since the 1960s, was released and screened in the Philippines.In celebration of National Peace Consciousness Month, a peace documentary titled “Great Legacy” premiered in a cinema in Davao City on the evening of September 6, 2022. Around 500 representatives from the government, education sector, media, as well as civic society leaders, religious leaders across the country and peace advocates from Mindanao attended.The documentary was produced by SMV Media Group, a broadcast company based in Seoul, South Korea, in collaboration with Heavenly Culture, Worl...

22Aug

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Mespoir Expands Its Operations Globally

Founded by leading healthcare experts, Mespoir is a Medical Tourism Company that connects patients with 20,000+ doctors and 500+ hospitals to have access to first-rate medical treatment at discounted prices in 10+ countries globally. New Delhi: Mespoir.com has expanded its operations beyond India and Turkey to include top hospitals in Spain, the USA, Egypt, Tunisia and Germany in its bid to provide more options to its ever-expanding patient base."We were increasingly getting requests for treatment in top countries other than India and Turkey. Each destination has its strong points with respect to the medical specialities. For example, Germany is very renowned for Oncology much like Turkey is for Cosmetic procedures." says Ananya Arora, Manager – Global Operations at Mespoir.Key Service...

15Aug

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NRIs In Hongkong Hoisted #HarGharTiranga

Hongkong, August 15: Supporting the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indians in Hong Kong joyfully cheered Independence day with #HarGharTiranga, a collective campaign to rejoice Bharat’s Tricolor as part of the #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav.To mark this momentous occasion, OFBJP Hong Kong & China proudly announced their participation in #Har Ghar Tiranga" through "Har Ghar Tiranga For Hong Kong Indians".Sohan Goenka, President, OFBJP Hongkong & China, said that our motto is to bring ‘India to Indians’. We are distributing Tiranga in Hong Kong. OFBJP Hong Kong & China distributed more than 8000 Tirangas for homes and offices of Indians. All Indians in Hong Kong were joyfully cheering for the motherlandVice President Raju Sabnani, Ramakant Agrawal, Ajay Jakotia, Raju Sh...

3Mar

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Federation of Indian Industry, India and EVA Global Holdings Company, South Korea have signed MOU.

New Delhi: EVA Global Holdings is specialised in business consulting in various areas like public diplomacy, import and export trade, finance, investment, international real estate development, medical tourism and public-private partnership projects while the Federation of Indian Industry is engaged in the comprehensive development of Indian Industries and tackling issues with respect to policies and other frameworks.While signing the MOU both the organisations have reaffirmed to work for the economic upliftment of both countries.Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Deepak Jain, the Director-General of FII spoke about the various achievements that FII has done during the past several years with respect to the MSMEs in the industrial and sector-specific projects. He also said that FII is...