| 1. Eminent poet Prabha Varma chosen for Padma Prabha Puraskaram 2017. A jury headed by ace novelist M Mukundan chose Varma for the prestigious award, considering his contribution to Malayalam literature. The award, carrying a cash prize of Rs 75,000 a plaque and a citation, was instituted by the Padma Prabha Memorial Trust .His major works include 'Chandananaazhi','Kalaprayaaga', 'Avicharithram' and 'Manjinotu Veyil Enna Poleyum'. |
| 2. Kavita Devi is the first Indian woman to sign with WWE. Kavita Devi from Haryana has signed a WWE developmental contract. Jinder Mahal, WWE champion, made the official announcement during a recent trip to New Delhi.Kavita, who has represented India at the 2016 South Asian Games, is also a powerlifter. She has been mentored by former WWE World Heavyweight Champion The Great Khali (Dalip Singh Rana), says a Times of India report. This isn’t Kavita’s first time leading the way — the former kabaddi player was the first Indian woman to enter a WWE ring during the Mae Young Classic. |
| 3. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated first All India Institute of Ayurveda in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to the private sector to channel some of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds towards the development of yoga and Ayurveda. Inaugurating the first All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in New Delhi, Modi said his government was working to establish an Ayurveda hospital in every district.It is necessary to expand and revive Ayurveda. We have witnessed the IT revolution in last 30 years. Now, the time has come for health revolution under the aegis of Ayurveda. More than 65 AYUSH hospitals have been developed in the last three years |
| 4. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has launched Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the ambitious ‘Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojna’ in the presence of the farmers at the Krishi Upaj Mandi in Khurai, Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh.The objective of this scheme is to ensure reasonable prices to the farmers for their agriculture produces and thereby protecting them from losses suffered on account of distress sale.Under this scheme, farmers will be compensated the difference between Minimum Support Price (declared by Union Government) and the actual sale price or Model Price, whichever is higher. Model Price will be the average market prices for a particular commodity over a two-month period in Madhya Pradesh and two other states where the crop is grown and traded. |
| 5. Hema Malini's biography 'Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl' has launched by Deepika Padukone. Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has launched Hema Malini's biography 'Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl'. The biography has been penned by journalist turned writer Ram Kamal Mukherjee. |
| 6.Banks to Provide Funds at 7% to Women Self Help Groups Under DAY-NRLM. The RBI on Wednesday said banks will provide funds to women SHGs (self help groups) in rural areas at 7 percent under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) in the current fiscal. The central bank issued the revised guidelines on interest subvention scheme under DAY-NRLM, as received from the Ministry of Rural Development for implementation by 21 public sector banks and 19 private banks. "All women SHGs will be eligible for interest subvention on credit upto Rs 3 lakh at 7 percent per annum... Banks will lend to all the women SHGs in rural areas at the rate of 7 percent".Banks will be subvented to the extent of difference between the Weighted Average Interest Charged and 7 percent subject to the maximum limit of 5.5 per cent for the year 2017-18. |
| 7. Ministry of Women and Child Development is undertaking an online campaign #IamThatWoman. Through the campaign, the Ministry seeks to highlight the various aspects of women standing ‘by’ and ‘for’ women. Ministry of WCD has urged people to shun stereotypes associated with women harming other women. Twitter and Facebook users have been encouraged to tag and share stories of women helping women with a photograph and post online with the hashtag #IamThatWoman. |
| 8. George Saunders has won 2017 Man Booker Prize. US author George Saunders became only the second American writer to win Britain’s renowned Man Booker Prize, which was awarded for his first full-length novel Lincoln in the Bardo. Judges for the prestigious English-language literary award praised as “utterly original” the book that chronicles the death of Abraham Lincoln’s 11-year-old son Willie using the accounts of hundreds of narrators. |
| 9. Mahindra & Mahindra has launched a program, ‘Prerna’ to empower agricultural women . Mahindra & Mahindra has launched a program, ‘Prerna’ to empower women working in the agriculture sector by promoting efficient and ergonomic farm tools and equipment. The project will be initially launched in the state of Odisha, with the intention to positively impact the lives of over 1,500 families across 30-plus villages. |
| 10.India's Selena Selvakumar clinches triple gold at Egypt Junior and Cadet TT. The 17-year-old Chennai lass had claimed the Girls' Team gold earlier on Friday to make it three out of three; even more fantastically as she remained unbeaten all through this elite 2017 ITTF World Junior Circuit event. Top-seeded Selena had to fight her way to the singles' gold though, with her last two matches against the Alhodaby sisters going all the way to the deciders. |
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