Corporal Yuvraj Singh, civilian peacekeeper Ivan Michael Picardo, and Moolchand Yadav are among those to be honoured with the UN’s prestigious medal. Corporal Yuvraj Singh was serving at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) while civilian peacekeeper Ivan Michael Picardo was associated with UNAMISS as a civil peacekeeper. Moolchand Yadav was associated with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI).
Three Indian peacekeepers, who laid down their lives while serving in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions last year, are among 129 military, police and civilian personnel honoured with a prestigious UN medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.
Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams
India is the fifth-largest contributor of uniformed personnel to UN peacekeeping with more than 5,500 military and police serving in peace operations in Abyei, Cyprus, Congo, Lebanon, the Middle East, Somalia, South Sudan and Western Sahara, according to the UN.
The Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), launched to bridge the digital literacy gap…
The United Nations (UN) celebrates International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development on December…
Devendra Fadnavis, a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been unanimously elected…
GPRS, or General Packet Radio Service, is a wireless communication technology used in mobile phones…
Jim Corbett National Park is one of India's most famous wildlife sanctuaries. Located in the…
Welcome to the November 2024 edition of the Monthly PDF - your one-stop resource for…