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National Agriculture Code, Greening of Antarctic and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

National Agriculture Code, Greening of Antarctic and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

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PM unveils 10-point plan to strengthen India-ASEAN relations Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance. Mains Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. What’s the ongoing story-Announcing a 10-point plan while underlining that dialogue and cooperation between India and ASEAN are of utmost importance at a time of conflict and tension in many parts of the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday flagged “respect” for “each other’s national integrity and sovereignty” at the India-ASEAN leaders’ summit in Laos capital Vientiane. Key Points to Ponder- • Know about Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) • Map Work-ASEAN Countries • India and ASEAN Summit 2024-what are the key takeaways • “I believe that the 21st century is the ‘Asian Century’, a century for India and ASEAN countries”- Interpret the remark within the context of the current conflict in West Asia. • In keeping with the theme of ‘Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience’, the Prime Minister announced a 10-point plan-know them in detail • What exactly the Joint …

BTS and others congratulate Han Kang for Nobel Prize win

BTS and others congratulate Han Kang for Nobel Prize win

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South Korean author Han Kang has received The Nobel Prize in Literature for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life. Several Korean artists and celebrities, including BTS members, took to social media to congratulate Kang and celebrate her success. Kim Namjoon, the leader of the globally popular boyband BTS took to Instagram to share a post congratulating her. Fellow BTS member Kim Taehyung aka V too, shared the same post on his Instagram story section and wrote in Korean, “Congratulations, I read Human Acts’ while in military.” Han Kang became the first Asian woman to receive this honour. Besides BTS, several Korean celebrities also congratulated her. Singer Hynn (Park Hye-won) shared that she chose this stage name after reading Han’s novel The White Book. Past Lives actor Tee Yoo, K-pop group AOA member Seolhyun, actor Ryu Deok-hwan and TV personality Choi Hee also congratulated the author. Han Kang is an acclaimed author best known for her novel The Vegetarian. Its English translation was the first Korean-language novel …

Nobel Prize In Literature Goes To South Korean Author Han Kang

Nobel Prize In Literature Goes To South Korean Author Han Kang

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South Korean writer Han Kang, was awarded 2024 the Nobel Prize in Literature, “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” The prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy and is worth 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million). Han Kang was born in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1970. She comes from a literary background, her father being a reputed novelist. She made her literary debut as a poet by publishing five poems, including “Winter in Seoul”, in the winter issue of Munhak-gwa-sahoe (Literature and Society) in 1993. She began her career as a novelist the next year by winning the 1994 Seoul Shinmun Spring Literary Contest with “Red Anchor”. She published her first short story collection entitled Yeosu (Munji Publishing Company) in 1995. She participated in the University of Iowa International Writing Program for three months in 1998 with support from the Arts Council Korea. Her publications include a short story collection, Fruits of My Woman (2000), Fire Salamander (2012); novels such as Black Deer (1998), Your Cold …

Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to South Korean author Han Kang for her ‘intense poetic prose’ – India TV

Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to South Korean author Han Kang for her ‘intense poetic prose’ – India TV

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Image Source : AP South Korean author Han Kang, who won the Nobel Prize 2024 in Literature. Stockholm: The Nobel Prize 2024 in Literature was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”, the Nobel Committee announced on Thursday. Kang comes from a literary background as her father being a reputed novelist. Alongside her writing, she has also devoted herself to art and music, which is reflected throughout her entire literary production. Han Kang was born in 1970 in the South Korean city of Gwangju before, at the age of nine, moving with her family to Seoul. She began her career in 1993 with the publication of a number of poems in the magazine Literature and Society. Her prose debut came in 1995 with the short story collection followed soon afterwards by several other prose works, both novels and short stories. The 53-year-old author won the International Booker Prize in 2016 for “The Vegetarian,” an unsettling novel in which a woman’s …