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Oct 09, 2018

Sultan Pradhan Conferred Dhanvantari Award

Eminent surgical oncologist of Mumbai Sultan A. Pradhan was conferred the prestigious Dhanvantari Award.

Pradhan pledged to take forward the movement of affordable cancer treatment to the deprived sections of society.

Pradhan currently functions at the Prince Aly Khan Hospital, PD Hinduja Hospital and Breach Candy Hospital of Mumbai.

Guinness Record for Largest First Aid Lesson

Students from 15 public and private schools in Lucknow created another Guinness World Record when 3,540 of them came together under one roof for a training session on first aid in the ongoing India International Science Festival-2018 (IISF).

The previous record was held by a group of 2,580 people at an event that took place at the directorate of emergency and public safety, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi in April 2018.

2018 Nobel Prize for Economics

The 2018 Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer for their work on climate change and innovation.

Nordhaus and Romer have designed methods that address long-term sustainable growth in the global economy and the welfare of the world's population.

The Nobel economics prize was created by the Swedish central bank in memory of Alfred Nobel and first awarded in 1969.

Chaudhary Demolishes World Record

Javelin thrower Sandeep Chaudhary produced a stunning world-record effort as India bagged 11 medals, including three gold at the Asian Para Games.

Chaudhary clinched India's first gold of the Games in the men's F42-44/61-64 category, before middle-distance runner Raju Rakshitha (women's T11 1500m) and swimmer Suyash Narayan Jadhav (men's S7 50m butterfly) took the gold count to three later.

Chaudhary claimed the top spot with a best throw of 60.01m. He shattered the F44 world-record mark �" 59.82m, set by China's Mingjie Gao in 1980.

Oct 08, 2018

Para Asian Games

India opened its Para Asian Games campaign in style by bagging two silver and three bronze medals on the opening day.

Caroline Wozniacki Wins China Open

Caroline Wozniacki won her 30th WTA singles title as she beat Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova in the China Open final.

She had won the China Open in 2010 also.

India Wins U-19 Asia Cup Title

India's U-19 team won the U-19 Asia Cup title with a crushing 144-run win against Sri Lanka in the final.

Oct 06, 2018

Nobel Peace Prize 2018

Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad won 2018 Nobel Peace prize for their work in fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the world. The pair won the award for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. The prize was announced as #MeToo marks its first anniversary after a year in which allegations of sexual abuse, rape, and harassment have toppled dozens of powerful men.

2023 to be Celebrated as International Year Of Millets

Acting on India's proposal, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has agreed to celebrate 'International Year of Millets' in 2023. The idea behind the move is to create awareness and inspire all stakeholders to work towards improving production and productivity of the climate-resilient and nutritious crop across the globe. The decision was taken in the ongoing session of the FAO's Committee on Agriculture in Rome on Thursday. The committee endorsed India's proposal and decided to slot it for the year 2023.

Shehzad Suspended for Dope Offence

Ahmed Shehzad has been suspended for four months for violating the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) anti-doping laws. The batsman provided an adverse sample in a test in Faisalabad during the Pakistan Cup and was charged with two violations before being provisionally banned on July 10. Shehzad has now admitted the charge and accepted a four-month suspension, backdated to July.

Oct 05, 2018

JRD Tata Memorial Award

Hamirpur has won the JRD Tata Memorial Award for the best implementation of government programmes in the sectors of health, hygiene, population control and improvement in child sex ratio.

The first award was announced in 1997.

Prithvi Shaw Shatters Records

Prithvi Shaw became the youngest Indian cricketer to score a century on debut as he slammed a 99-ball ton against West Indies.

He is also the second youngest Indian overall after Sachin Tendulkar to have scored a Test century.

Shaw became the second-youngest Indian test cricketer after Vijay Mehra, and he was the 13th youngest Indian cricketer overall to play a Test match.

Oct 04, 2018

UNEP Champions of the Earth Award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented the award by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented the 'UNEP Champions of the Earth' award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron were jointly awarded the UN's highest environmental honour for their pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance and promoting new areas of cooperation on environmental action.

The PM dedicated the award to the farmers, women, fishermen, Adivasi people and said that the honour is bestowed upon the 100 million people for their commitment to protect the environment.

Trio Gets Chemistry Nobel

Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter of Britain won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for pioneering science in enzymes and antibodies.

Ms. Arnold, only the fifth woman to win a chemistry Nobel, was awarded half of the $1 million prize while Mr. Smith and Mr. Winter shared the other half.

Her research on enzymes led to the development of better industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Smith developed a method using a virus that infects bacteria to produce new proteins while Ms. Winter used the same technique for the directed evolution of antibodies.

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