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March 10 , 2019 1895 days 666 0
  • Dr N Kalai selvi, a scientist from Tamil Nadu has become the first woman director of CSIR-CECRI (Central Electrochemical Research Institute) at Karaikudi in Sivagangai district.
  • Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Peace for his contribution “to the Rule of Law, democracy and sustainable development in India”.
    • He received the degree of ‘Doctor of Philosophy’ (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the Dean of the University in the Costa Rican capital of San Jose.
  • Asian Games gold medallist Manjit Singh Chahal clinched the gold in men's 1500 m race in the Indian Grand Prix series.
  • Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath declared that Gondi language will be included in the primary education curriculum of the state’s tribal-dominated districts.
    • This move took place due to the rising concern of a rapid decline in the number of people who speak that tongue.
  • Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, New Delhi was declared as the best airport in the category of over “40 million passengers per annum (MPPA)” in Asia Pacific by Airports Council International (ACI) in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Programme for 2018.
  • A stray dog Mera becomes the first dog to scale a Himalayan peak Mera. It appears to be a cross between a Tibetan mastiff and a Himalayan sheepdog. It scaled Baruntse, a 7000-metre high peak in the Himalayas just south of Mount Everest.
  • Krishna Kumari Kohli become the Pakistan’s first female senator from the Hindu Dalit community.
  • European Union included Pakistan in its new list of 23 “high risk third countries” with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terror financing frameworks.
  • Bernard Arnoult, the chairman of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH) has overtaken Warren Buffett to become the third-richest person of the world, on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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