Ladakh was established as a Union Territory on October 31, 2019.
Article 153: Appointment of Governors for States.
Article 239: Administration of Union Territories.
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet is chaired by the Prime Minister of India.
Cabinet Secretary is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the Government of India.
Governor of Tamil Nadu: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
Governor of West Bengal: Ravindra Narayana Ravi
TVK Full Form: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
DMK Full Form: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Organizing Body: Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Jury Chairperson: Malayalam filmmaker Jayaraj (headed an 11-member jury)
Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal) Cash Prize: ₹3,00,000 for each major category winner
Location of Cannes Festival: Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, France
Jury President of Cannes 2026: Park Chan-wook
Palme d'Or Winner film: Fjord (Romania)
New York Short Animation Festival is a premier international event for filmmakers.
Partha Sarathi Mahanta is a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.
COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal Instituted: 1990
Frequency: Awarded every two years during COSPAR Scientific Assemblies
Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
WSIS Organizer: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
ITU Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Union Minister for Communications: Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
The Whitley Award is administered by the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN).
It is colloquially known as the 'Green Oscar'.
HQ of Whitley Fund for Nature: London, United Kingdom
