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Junior science refresher
Junior science refresher published this article page no 30 antim panghal won a silver medal at the 2023 asian wrestling championships in the 53-kg category. panghal lost to japans akari fujinami the reigning world champion in the final. fujinami defended her asian crown comfortably leading 4-0 in the opening minute before winning the match in the first round. four other indian wrestlers anshu malik (57kg) sonam malik (62kg) manisha (65kg) and reetika (72kg) won bronze medals in their respective weight categories. indias medal tally in the championships was increased by the bronze medals won by the four wrestlers j...
Competition Refresher
Competition Refresher published this article page no 41 the delhi-dehradun greenfield expressway will be completed by the end of december 2022. the journey from delhi to dehradun will now take two hours instead of the current six to seven hours. the 212 km long expressway will start from north east delhi akshardham and pass through baghpat shamli and saharanpur. the expressway is being built at a cost of around 12 thousand crore rupees. 12 wayside amenities will b...
Competition Refresher
Competition Refresher published this article page no 42 the government has extended the ceasefire agreement with three naga groups for one more year. the groups are nscn-nk nscn-r and nscn-k-khango. the ceasefire agreement with nscn/nk and nscn/r will be effective from 28th april 2023 to 27th april 2024. the ceasefire agreement with nscn/k-khango will be effective from april 18th 2023 to april 17th 2024. all three groups are breakaway factions of nscn-im and nscn-k. these groups have signed ceasefire agreements with the government over the years competition refresher magazine subscription. Competition Refresher Competition Refresher published this article page no 43 president droupadi murmu conferred 55 padma awards for the year 2023 at the second civil investiture ceremony at rashtrapati bhavan. three padma vibhushan five padma bhushan and 47 padma shri awards were presented. padma vibhushan was given to ors pioneer dr dilip mahalanabis and former uttar pradesh chief minister mulayam singh yadav posthumously. padma bhushan was awarded to philanthropist sudha murthy theoretical physicist prof deepak dhar kannada author dr. s.l. bhyrappa and spiritual leader tridandi chinna jeeyar swamiji. legendary singer vani jairam was given padma bhushan posthumously. president murmu also conferred ... Competition Refresher Competition Refresher published this article page no 44 the indian government has selected 140000 pilgrims for haj this year through the random digital selection process out of a total of 184000 applications received. over 10000 of the selected pilgrims are above the age of 70. a quota of over 175000 pilgrims has been allotted to india this year with nearly 35000 quotas given to private operators. medical insurance is mandatory for all pilgrims to ensure health and protection from any mishap. this year the largest-ever contingent of over 4000 women without a male guardian (mehram) will undertake the haj pilgrimage. saudi arabia hosts around 25 to 30 lakh haj pilgrims from across...