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The Green Nobel Prize I. Who has been appointed as India's first Ambassador to ASEAN? Which club won the I-League Football title 2014? What is the name of the new mineral discovered recently at Polar Bear peninsula in Western Australia? What is the name of the text to speech (ITS) software application jointly developed by lIT-Madras, lITKharagpur, C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram and C-DAC Mumbai, for the benefit of farmers? Which Bollywood film is based on the life of Sampat Pal Devi who started an organisation of the same name in response to violence against women? English Language Day was observed on Which Indian environmentalist is among the six people around the world to be awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, often called 'The Green Nobel'? In which country is the city of Donetsk, where pro-Russian activists have seized its control? The European Union has imposed a temporary ban on the import of which variety of mango from India? Which Indian golfer reached a careerhigh of 67 in the official World Golf

Rankings, after his win in the Indonesian Masters? Who headed the Government Internal Revenue Order (GIRO) Advisory Group which submitted its report to the Reserve Bank of India recently? Gjorge lvanov has been re-elected president of which European country? The two former Popes recently canonised by the Catholic Church. The 162 million year old fossil of which previously unknown species of flying reptile was recently discovered in China? World Day for Safety and Health at Work was observed on Which famous artist, orator and cultural activist who was the former chairman of the Kerala Lalita Kala Academy passed away recently? What was the name of India's only gorilla, which died recently at the Mysore zoo? Which governmental regulatory body under the Ministry of Civil Aviation has lifted the ban on the use of portable electronic devices (PEDs) in flight during takeoff and landing? The President of India has recently approved the dissolution of which state assembly? Who got the award for the best direc-

tor in the recently declared Kerala State Film awards?

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