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Sahitya Academy Awards

Sahitya Academy Awards Sahitya Academy announced the winners in 24 languages. An extensive range of works representing diversity in contemp- orary Indian literature, comprising seven collections of poetry, six novels, six short story collections, three works of literary criticism and two collections of essays were announced as the winners of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2018 in 24 languages. The awards were recommended by jury members in respective languages and were then approved by the Executive Board of India's national academy of letters under the chairmanship of Akademi President Chandrashekhar Kambar. Winners include Anees Saleem in English, Rama Kant Shukla in Sanskrit, Rajesh Kumar Vyas in Rajasthani, Rahman Abbas in Urdu, Lok Nath Upadhyay in Nepali, Chitra Mughal in Hindi and S. Ramakrishnan in Tamil. The Sahitya Akademi award is among the most prestigious literary honours bestowed on writers for their works across genres and languages. The Akademi also announced its Bhasha Salman for the year 2017 and 2018. Yogendra Nath Sharma was awarded the Bhasha Salman for the North zone; G Venkatasubbiah for South zone; Gagendra Nath Das for the Eastern zone; and Shailaja Bapat for the Western zone. The Akademi will also be hosting a national seminar on Mahatma Gandhi in January next year,

India was re-elected as member of ITU council till 2022 with how many votes? w 165
# Which country was the Partner Country at the 38th India International Trade Fair? w Afghanistan
# The world’s oldest intact shipwreck has been found at the bottom of which sea? w Black Sea
# Which country has become the second one in the world to legalise use of cannabis? w Canada
# The 5th edition of World Buddhist Forum (WBF -2018) was recently held in which country? w China
# Which city hosted the World Tolerance Summit 2018? w Dubai
# The UNSC has unanimously agreed to lift sanctions against which nation after nine years? w Eritrea
# The Horn of African Nation Eritrea signed a peace deal after decades of stand-off in July 2018 with which neighbouring nation? w Ethiopia
# The nation has unveiled a bronze statue commemorating role of Indian soldiers in World War I? w France
# Which city hosted the first WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health? w Geneva
# Which country donated about USD 300,000 for the ‘Pipeline to Peacekeeping Command Programme’ of the UN? w India
# The first-ever bilateral naval exercise ‘Samudra Shakti 2018’ began between India and which country? w Indonesia
# The joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2018’ began between India and which country? w Japan
# Which country became the 71st country to sign the ISA Framework Agreement? w Japan
# India has signed three MoUs on matters relating to Extradition Treaty, Atomic Energy and VISA Waiver with which nation? w Malawi
# India has signed an agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with which nation? w Morocco
# Exercise INDRA 2018 was held between India and which nation? w Russia
# Where the 33rd ASEAN Summit is being held? w Singapore

Mahendra’s Current Affairs (MICA) Magazine Feb 2019 PDF Free Download In English