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- A resolution moved by the AIADMK seeking to remove M. Appavu from the post of Speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly got 154 votes against the motion and 63 votes in its favour and was defeated by 91 votes in the House.
- The Tamil Nadu Budget has proposed the setting up of a sanctuary for flamingos that stop at Rameswaram island near Dhanushkodi between Jan and April.
- Mumbai Indians won their second Women’s Premier League title in three seasons after defeating Delhi Capitals.
- The Water Sustainability Conference 2025, organized by the Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (BWUE) under National Water Mission (NWM), was held in New Delhi.
- The Fit India Carnival, a first-of-its-kind three-day fitness and wellness event, was held in New Delhi.
- The report, ‘Rethinking Affirmative Action for Muslims in Contemporary India,’ written by Hilal Ahmed, Mohd Sanjeer Alam and Nazima Parveen, published last month, is the first comprehensive policy document of its kind in the last 10 years.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the Digital Ethics Centre at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands as a WHO Collaborating Centre on artificial intelligence (AI) for health governance.
- Renowned Odia poet and former bureaucrat Ramakanta Rath died recently.
- Arvind Singh Mewar, a member of the erstwhile royal family of Mewar and the chairman of the HRH Group of Hotels, passed away recently.
- Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Uttar Pradesh is set to become a new sanctuary for rhinos from Nepal.
- The Hindi poet Gagan Gill and Naga author Easterine Kire, who writes in English, was honoured with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for 2024.
- Mr. Gill received the award for his book of poetry, Main Jab Tak Aai Bahar, and Ms. Kire for her novel Spirit Nights.
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