Daily Quiz Update- 23 February 2019

Dr. Divya Karnad, an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at the Ashoka University, has won the 2019 Global Future for Nation Award along with Fernanda Abra of Brazil and Olivier Nsengimana of Rwanda for her project InSeason Fish.

Mr. Modi has been awarded the 2019 Seoul Peace Prize for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth.

Ombudsman is an official who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints of maladministration or a violation of rights.

Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani has launched the Integrated Large Scale Eri Farming under the North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS) in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.

To tribute the language movement done by Bangladeshis when it was under the control of Pakistan as East Pakistan, UNESCO declared 21st February as the International Mother Language Day. It has been observed throughout the world since February 21st, 2000.