PM Modi conferred with Grand Cross of the Order of Honour | Daily Current Affairs Dose

PM Modi conferred with Grand Cross of the Order of Honour | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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PM Modi conferred with Grand Cross of the Order of Honour | Daily Current Affairs Dose

PM Modi conferred with Grand Cross of the Order of Honour: The President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou conferred Prime Minister Narendra Modi with The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour. He is the first foreign Head of Government to receive this honour.

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PM Modi’s decisive contribution to the strategic promotion of Greek-Indian friendship in areas of mutual interest has also been recognised.

Grand Cross of the Order of Honour: Background

The Order of Honour was established in 1975. The head of goddess Athena is depicted on the front side of the Star with the inscription “only the righteous should be honoured”

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The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour is conferred by the President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou to Prime Ministers of India Narendra Modi and eminent personalities who by reason of their distinguished position, have contributed to enhancing the stature of Greece.

PM Modi conferred with Greece's Grand Cross of the Order of Honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Greece at the invitation of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Greece in 40 years.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour, the second highest civilian honour of Greece, on 25 August 2023. The award ceremony took place at the Presidential Mansion in Athens.

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Prime Minister Modi, on behalf of the people of India, thanked President Sakellaropoulou and the Government and people of Greece for this special honour.

Static Current Affairs related to Greece for upcoming exams

• Capital: Athens
• Largest city: Athens
• Official language: Greek
• National language: Greek
• President: Katerina Sakellaropoulou
• Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis
• Total Population 2021 census: Neutral decrease 10,482,487
• Currency: Euro (€) (EUR)

Static Current Affairs related to India for upcoming exams

• President of India: Droupadi Murmu 
• Vice President of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar
• Prime Minister of India: Narendra Modi 
• Chief Justice of India: Justice DY Chandrachud
• Lok Sabha Speaker of India: Om Birla 
• Capital of India: New Delhi 
• Largest city of India: Mumbai 
• Official languages of India: Hindi / English 
• Currency of India: Indian rupee (₹) (INR) 
• Total Population of India 2018 estimate: Neutral increase 1,352,642,280