#misc

#### Bharat Parv 2020

Annual event Bharat Parv began from 26 January to 31 January in Delhi. It is being organized by the Ministry of Tourism.

- The Event was inaugurated by Secretary & Financial Adviser of Ministry of Tourism Shri Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi at Red Fort, New Delhi.
- **Theme** Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat & 150 Years of Mahatma Gandhi
- **Objective** To encourage Indians to visit different tourist places of India and to inculcate the spirit of Dekho Apna Desh.

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#### International Summit on Women in STEM

- STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
- Venue India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
- Organised by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology
- Minister of Science & Technology Harsh Vardhan

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<h4>Prize for 71st Republic Day Parade</h4>

- Defence Minister **Rajnath Singh** gave Best Tableaux awards for the 71st Republic Day Parade 2020 in Rajpat, New Delhi

| Place | State | Tableaux |
| ------ | ------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| First | Assam | Unique craftsmanship and culture of the state |
| Second | Odisha | Lord Lingraja's Rukuna Rath Yatra |
| Third | Uttar Pradesh | State culture and religious heritage |

| Place | Ministry/Department | Tableaux |
| ------------- | ------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| First | NDRF | |
| Second | Jal Shakti Mission | |
| Special Price | CPWD | *Theme* Kashmir se Kanyakumari tak |

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- Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 34th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Surajkund, Haryana.

- <u>BIMSTEC disaster management exercise</u> 2020 was inaugurated at the Ramachandi Beach, **Puri Odisha** by Nityanand Rai
- Naveen Patnaik is chief minister of Odisha
- Ganeshi Lal is Governor of Odisha
- Nityanand Rai is Minister of State Home Affairs
- Cabinet has approved MoU in the field of S<u>ustainable Fisheries Development</u> with **Iceland**. Capital - Reykjavík. Currency Icelandic Krona.

- Tea Board of India organised "*Run for India Tea*" event in **Tripura**

- Bharat-Bangla Paryatan Utsav has started in Agartala, Tripura.

- Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (Chiarperson of Biocon) won the *EY Entrepreneuer of the year award* for innovation.

- National Water Conference was held recently in **Bhopal**