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Dr. Rajendra Kishore Panda was awarded Kuvempu Awar 2020. Rajendra Kishore Panda is an Indian poet and novelist from Odia language. He has published 16 poetry collections. The Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar, the national award was instituted in memory of late poet laureate Kuvempu. The prestigious award carries a cash award of Rs 5 lakh, a silver medal, and a citation.

Avani Lekhara is an Indian Paralympian and rifle shooter. She won a gold medal in 10m air rifle standing and a bronze medal in 50m rifle 3 positions at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. She became the first Indian women to win two Paralympics medals at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020.

Bagram Air base is located in Afganistan. Bagram Airfield-BAF also known as Bagram Air Base is an Afghan military base, and formerly the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan. It is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, 11 kilometres southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan.

Panchmuli lake is situated near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 'Statue of Unity' in Kevadia, Gujarat. The Statue of Unity is a colossal statue of Indian statesman and independence activist Vallabhbhai Patel, who was the first deputy prime minister and home minister of independent India.

Pinaka is a Multi Barrel rocket launcher produced in India and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the Indian Army. The system has a maximum range of 40 km for Mark-I and 60 km for Mark-I enhanced version and can fire a salvo of 12 HE rockets in 44 seconds.

Itat e-dwar is an e-filling portal of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. It is an initiative to reduce the digital divide among the people. The launch of the e-Filing Portal 'itat e-dwar' aims to enhance the accessibility, accountability and transparency in the day-to-day working of the ITAT. It is a step towards the digitisation of ITAT.

Agni-P Ballistic Missile is a canisterised missile with a range capability between 1,000 and 2,000 km. Agni-P is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class (under IGMDP - Integrated Guided Missile Development Program).

Goa has recently declared itself as the first rabies-free state in India. Goa has not reported a single rabies case in the last three years since 2017.

Department of Public Enterprises is a part of ministry of Finance. Department of Public Enterprises is the nodal department for all the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and formulates policy pertaining to CPSEs.

The correct order of Indian origin astronauts on the basis of their flying into space starting with the first is Rakesh Sharma (1984), Kalpana Chawla (1997), Sunita Williams(2006) and Sirisha Bandla (2021).