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2023-04-27 09:30:00 ❖ 27 April, 2023
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2023-04-27 07:45:00 Manoj Das
Famous Odia litterateur Manoj Das was born on February 27, 1934 in Odisha.
Manoj Das did important literary works in both Odia and English languages.
Manoj Das started writing at a young age.
His first book was published in the year 1949 when he was studying in high school, after which he also published a literary magazine and a collection of short stories.
A prolific bilingual writer, Manoj Das was known for his dramatic taste as well as excellent satire.
Das addressed various social and psychological problems in his works; Such as displacement, natural calamities (floods, earthquakes and tsunami etc.), human belief in supernatural things, duplicity of politicians and psychological disorders etc.
Das was also awarded 'Saraswati Samman' for literary service.
Manoj Das was awarded Padma Shri in the year 2001 and Padma Bhushan in the year 2020 for his contribution in the field of literature and education.
He was also awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award Fellowship.
On April 28, 2021, Manoj Das, an eminent educationist from Odisha and well-known bilingual writer, has passed away at the age of 87.
Recently the Odisha government announced that the state government will confer 'Manoj Das International Literary Award' in the memory of eminent litterateur Manoj Das. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-04-27 07:45:00 ओपन / कमेंट

2023-04-27 07:40:00 Manibhai Bhimbhai Desai
Manibhai Bhimbhai Desai was born on April 27, 1920 at Kosamada in Surat district of Gujarat.
After passing his matriculation in the year 1938, Manibhai joined Science College, Surat for B.Sc in Physics.
In the last year of college, he remained underground and participated in subversive activities in the 'Quit India' movement of 1942 and after Gandhiji's request, he came out and was arrested by the British Government.
He was later released in April, 1944.
In the year 1946, Gandhiji established ‘Prakartilk Chikitsha Ashram’ at Urulikanchan near Pune and handed over its responsibility to Dr. Manibhai.
He established 'Co-operative Sugar Mill' in Bhavrapur.
After independence, he did important work for the upliftment of the tribals of South Gujarat as well as for the development of villages.
He died on 14 November, 1993 in Pune. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-04-26 09:31:02 ❖ 26 April, 2023
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2023-04-26 07:44:48 International Chernobyl Disaster Memorial Day
● International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is held annually on 26 April to raise international awareness of the dangers of nuclear power and the consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
● On April 26, 1986, an explosion at a nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl power station in Soviet Ukraine during an experiment killed 31 people.
● On April 26, 1986, there was a chemical explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Soviet Union, which spread dangerous radioactive elements into the atmosphere.
● The Chernobyl accident was the result of a faulty reactor that was being operated with insufficiently trained personnel.
● The destruction of the reactor by the vapors and fire of the resulting explosion released at least 5% of radioactive reactor material into the environment, with deposits of radioactive material over many parts of Europe.
● This disaster was the only accident in the history of commercial nuclear power where deaths were due to radiation.
● About 3,50,000 people were evacuated from the region as a result of the accident.
● Because of this, many parts of the former Soviet Union were exposed to radiation.
● The areas affected by this accident now come under the territory of Russia, Ukraine and Russia.
● According to the United Nations, the Chernobyl accident is counted among the most serious accidents in history, in which about 8.4 million people in three countries were exposed to radiation. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-04-26 07:41:01 ओपन / कमेंट

2023-04-26 07:40:18 World Intellectual Property Rights Day
● World Intellectual Property Rights Day is observed every year on 26 April with the aim of promoting innovation and creativity and spreading awareness in this regard.
● The rights related to the intellectual product of the people are called intellectual property rights. It includes things like literary creation, research, invention.
● The theme of World Intellectual Property Rights Day for the year 2023 is - 'Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity'.
● Intellectual property rights are granted in view of a fixed period of time and a defined geographical area. These rights are of five types- 1) Copyright, 2) Patent, 3) Trademark, 4) Industrial Design and 5) Geographical Indication.
● The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was formed in the year 1967 to promote intellectual property protection in the world, which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
● India became a member of WIPO in the year 1975.
● The importance of intellectual property was first recognized in the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883) and the Berne Convention (1886) for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
● Currently both the treaties are administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
● Many laws and policies have been made in India to protect intellectual property rights and to spread awareness about it, which includes Patents Act 1970 and Patents (Amendment) Act 2005, Trade Marks Act 1999, Copyright Act 1957 and Copyright (Amendment) Act 1999, Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act 1999 and Designs Act, 2000 etc.
● On May 12, 2016, the Government of India also approved the National Intellectual Property Rights Policy through which intellectual property is protected and promoted in India.
● Presently WIPO consists of 193 member countries.
● All member states of the United Nations are entitled, though not obliged, to become members of specialized agencies such as WIPO.
● 190 UN member states as well as the Cook Islands, the Holy See and Niue are members of WIPO and Palestine has permanent observer status. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-04-26 07:40:18 ओपन / कमेंट

2023-04-25 09:29:57 ❖ 25 April, 2023
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