Tag: Kaziranga National Park to get its first woman Field Director

Sports and Games IBSA World Games 2023:  IBSA (International Blind Sports Federation) World Games 2023 held in Birmingham, England.  The world's biggest gathering of athletes with visual impairments.  India women's blind cricket team beats Australia in final and claim gold medal.  India men's blind cricket team wins silver medal after defeat against Pakistan.  Note  Cricket is included in the IBSA World Games for the first time and India's both men's and women's blind teams reached finals to make history. Awards & Honours ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’ book released  A two volume book consisting of the speeches and addresses given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from June 2020 to May 2022 was released in Bhopal.  The volumes have been compiled by the Publications Division of the Information & Broadcasting Ministry.  Note  Minister of Union Information & Broadcasting (I&B) - Anurag Thakur.  Appointments – Who is who? Kaziranga National Park to get its first woman Field Director  The Assam government Indian Forest Service officer Sonali Ghosh as the next Field Director of the park.  She became the first woman to hold charge as the head of the Kaziranga National Park.  About Kaziranga National Park  Established – 1904  Location - Assam UNESCO World Heritage Site - 1985  The park hosts two-thirds of the world's Indian rhinoceroses