Important days
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- World Homeopathy Day is celebrated on April 10 every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy.
- Dr Samuel Hahnemann was born in Paris on April 10, 1755.
- This day is marked to celebrate and honour homeopathy and its contributions in treating the patients across the globe.
- Theme 2023: “One Health, One Family.”
Sports
Savita shri wins women’s grandmaster title
- Chess player Savita Shri, who hails from Tamil Nadu, has won the women’s grandmaster title.
- Savita Shri is the 25th chess player in India to win the women’s Grandmaster title.
Awards & Honours
Indian American C.R. Rao wins Nobel Prize equivalent in statistics at the age of 102
- The Indian American statistician Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao has been awarded the 2023 International Prize in Statistics the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for statistics.
- It is awarded once every two years to an individual or team “for major achievements using statistics to advance science, technology and human welfare”.
