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- The Border Security Force (BSF) of India and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) signed a Joint Record of Discussion at the 48th Director General (DG)-level talks in Dhaka, Bangladesh to implement the Coordinated Border Management Programme (CBMP).
- They will increase the coordinated patrols to prevent cattle and narcotics smuggling, educate the border population about the sanctity of International Border (IB) and prevent criminals from crossing the IB.
- In addition to English and Hindi, the Uttar Pradesh government plans to issue press release in Sanskrit.
- In an environment-friendly initiative, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) constructed its first plastic waste road according to guidelines set by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI).
- The Executive Council of Jawaharlal Nehru University has decided to honour Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar with ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’.
- They will be the first recipients of this award.
- The High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh inspected the ongoing construction of the Feni Bridge in Bangladesh which will connect Tripura with Chittagong port of Bangladesh.
- It is being developed as a corridor for trade and commerce between India's North-East and Bangladesh.
- India’s leading two-wheeler company Hero MotoCorp Ltd has appointed Colombian professional footballer Yerry Fernando Mina González (24) as its new brand ambassador.
- Yerry Mina has the record for most goals in a single World Cup at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, France.
- The 14-year-old Indian Chess Grandmaster Nihal Sarin has secured a win at the Asian Continental Chess Championship in Xingtai, China.
- In the FIH (Federation Internationale de Hockey) Men’s Series Finals hockey tournament 2019, India thrashed South Africa with 5-1 in a summit clash at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- With this win, India is placed in the top five of the FIH World Rankings.
- Indian professional squash player, Joshna Chinappa won the national squash title for the record 17th time at the 76th Senior National Squash Championship, 2019 held in Pune, Maharashtra.
- The three-time Olympian Brady Ellison defeated Malaysia’s Khairul Anuar Mohamad in World Archery championships finals.
- India ended the campaign with one silver and two bronze medals in the women’s compound team and individual events.
- According to a study conducted by Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR), e-commerce player Amazon India has been rated as India’s most ‘attractive employer brand, followed by Microsoft India which emerged as the runner-up.
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