2008 and 2020 winner Kakapo with 2021 winner Pekapeka-tou-roa Image Credit: Twitter@Forest_and_Bird

Birds outraged in New Zealand as Bat receives ‘Bird of the year award’

New Zealand’s long tailed bat, pekapeka-tou-roa (Chalinolobus tuberculatus), a flying mammal, has been voted the ‘Bird of the Year’ by Forest and Bird

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Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Image Credit: Pib.nic.in

Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan takes charge as Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command

A recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal, Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as the Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Command on 4th Nov 2021.

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President Ram Nath Kovind Confers Padma Awards

India awards civilians the Padma Awards for exceptional work in fields from art to literature and education, from sports to trade and industry, from science and engineering to public affairs, from medicine to civil service, etc.

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