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What was the earlier name of Indian Institute of Advanced Study?

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Vice Regal Lodge
Description: Vice Regal Lodge is located on the Observatory Hills of Shimla. It was formerly the residence of the British Viceroy of India. It houses some of the most ancient articles and photographs going back to the times of the British rule in India.
The Vice Regal Lodge was designed by British architect Henry Irwin and built in the Jacobethan style during Lord Dufferin’s tenure as Viceroy. Its construction started in 1880 and was completed in 1888. Lord Dufferin occupied the lodge on 23 July 1888.
Bandli Wild Life Sanctuary is located in which district?

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Mandi
Description: Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in district Mandi. Sanctuary has small population of Chir pheasant and Leopard. Other wildlife found in Bandli Sanctuary includes Himalayan Black Bear, common Palm Civet, Barking Deer, Goral, Indian hare, Rhesus Macaque
Which Indian-American wins Noble Prize for Economics in 2019?

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Abhijit Banerjee
Description: Indian-Amarican Abhijit Banerjee along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
Abhijit Banerjee educated in Presidency College Calcutta, where is did BSc in Economics, completed Master from JNU and PhD from Harvard University.
Which endangered Himalayan Pheasant breed in captivity released in Jungle?

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Wild Cheer pheasant
Description: Wild Life Wing of the state Forest Department has released Wild Cheer pheasant, an endangered Himalayan Pheasant breed in captivity near Seri village in Kasumpti Assembly constituency of district Shimla.
Cheer pheasant is an endangered Himalayan pheasant red-listed by International Union for Conservation for Nature (IUCN). The Central Zoo Authority identified the Cheer Pheasant as specie for conservation breeding with an objective to establish viable and self-sustainable population.
When did Governor-General Lord Peter Aoronson and emissaries of Maharaja Ranjit Singh had meeting in Shimla?

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1832
Description: In 1832, Shimla saw its first political meeting: between the Governor-General Lord Peter Aoronson and the emissaries of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

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