51st Chief Justice of India sworn in
The 51st Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, took charge yesterday. He will hold office only till 13th May, 2025. (HT) ...
The 51st Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, took charge yesterday. He will hold office only till 13th May, 2025. (HT) ...
Despite a not so memorable October for the Stock Markets, SIP inflows crossed ₹25,000 crore, for the first time, showing continued faith in the economy. (FE) ...
In FY25, the Govt set a target of spending ₹11.11 crore as Capital Expenditure. In the 1st half, it spent only ₹4.15 crore. Expect to see some new measures to boost expenditure. (FE) ...
Congratulations to the Indian youngsters for winning medals at the World University Shooting Championships, in New Delhi. (The Hindu) ...
About two-thirds of infectious diseases affecting humans originate from animals. The Govt has launched a project titled "Animal Health Security Strengthening in India for Pandemic Preparedness and Response". (IE) ...
Where is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Equity flowing in? Construction Infrastructure and Non-conventional energy are up. Telecom, Chemicals, and Drugs & Pharma are down. (Mint) ...
The 29th meet of the Conference of Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11-14 Nov. Check out the sectors that contribute to global Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. (Mint) ...
Where are Made in India smartphones being exported? The Top 3 countries are: USA, Netherlands and UAE.The fastest growing markets are: Japan and Mexico! (FE) ...
India becomes the biggest fuel supplier to European Union countries! Exports of fuel like Diesel jumped 58% in the period Jan-Sep 2024. (FE) ...
Accessibility for disabled persons is a Fundamental Right, says the Supreme Court. (The Hindu) ...
A perspective on why RBI is bringing Gold Reserves back to India. (NIE) ...
Congratulations to Pankaj Advani for winning a historic 28th World Title, 7th in a row, at the ISSF World Billiards Championship in Doha, Qatar. (The Hindu) ...
The Government has allocated ₹500 crore to be utilised over 3 years to promote the Medical Device industry. (BS) ...
Goldman Sachs says it will help 200 women entrepreneurs raise ₹850 crore! (ET) ...
If you have a contract with a Public Sector Undertaking which says that in case of an Arbitration they can appoint one UNILATERALLY, that's illegal and the contract needs to be modified, says the Supreme Court. (BS) ...
A high tech planetarium called Cosmos, will come up in the next 10 months, in Karnataka (Mint) ...
The penalty for "stubble burning" has been doubled for Delhi-NCR and adjoining regions. The maximum is now ₹30,000 (Mint) ...
While the number of Demat accounts has grown from 175.43 mn in Sep, to 178.88 mn in Oct, the rate of month on month growth has slowed down from 4.5% to 3.5% (FE) ...
Goods and Services Exports from India, are expected to cross $800 bn in FY25. (FE) ...
The Top 5 families in the Edelgive-Hurun India Philanthropy List are those of: Shiv Nadar, Mukesh Ambani, Bajaj, KM Birla & Gautam Adani. (FE) ...
A holder of a Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) driving licence, can also drive a transport vehicle that weighs under 7,500 kg, says the Supreme Court.(IE) ...
The Government has introduced new Environment Rules with strict compliance and swift penalties. (BS) ...
A Vegetarian Thali got 20% more expensive in October 2024, due to an increase in the price of vegetables. (FE) ...
There's been a 5x rise in Silver imports from Apr-Sep 2024. This is due to an increased demand from solar panel & electronics makers! (FE) ...
Going forward, in-flight Wi-Fi will be allowed only beyond 3,000 metres, that's about 9,800 ft. (Mint) ...
Congratulations to the India Senior team for winning the Silver in the World Bridge Olympiad, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (HT) ...
In an election year, the US Presidential elections are always held on the 1st Tuesday, (after the 1st Monday) in November. (IE) ...
Over 42% of India's Renewable (Green) Energy comes from large and small Hydro plants. Followed by Solar 30.3% and Wind 25%. (BL) ...
Which States have the highest contribution to the National GDP? Maharashtra leads, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. But the per capita income is a different story where the Top 5 are Sikkim, Goa, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Telangana (TOI) ...
Nvidia overtakes Apple as the world's most valuable company. Microsoft is 3rd, Alphabet-Google is 4th and Amazon is at 5th spot. (TOI) ...
4 out of 12 Railway Stations on India's first Bullet Train 508-km route from Mumbai to Ahmedabad will be SMART stations. The stations are Thane, Virar, Surat and Sabarmati. (HT) ...
In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Central Government appointed 29 Joint Secretaries including the officers of the Indian Administrative Services, across various different departments. (The New Sunday Express) ...
UPSC Civil Service Examination 2024: The online registration is likely to begin on Feb 14, with a deadline for application submission set for March 5. New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is set to issue the official notification for the Civil Service Examination (CSE) 2 ...
WHAT IS A TSUNAMI? A tsunami is a series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths and high energy, often caused by a large-scale disturbance of the ocean floor. This disturbance is typically associated with underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. Tsunamis can travel acros ...
The recent flood wrecking havoc in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu Floods during the monsoon season. The central and state governments are negotiating flood releif amounts. But we need to seriously understand the causes and deal with it accordingly. Floods are a recurrent and significant nat ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques are being used to improve the prediction skill of weather, climate, and ocean forecasts at various institutes under the ministry. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has established a dedicated AI and ML virtual center tasked with de ...
As per the Global TB Report 2023, published by the World Health Organization, the estimated number of drug resistant TB in India has reduced by 21% from 1.4 lakhs in 2015 to 1.1 lakhs in 2022. The Government has scaled up the availability of molecular diagnostic facilities and thereby there has been ...
Today is the Goa, Daman and Diu Liberation Day. It is observed on December 19 every year. The Goa Liberation Day is celebrated in commemoration of the Indian armed forces annexing Portuguese-ruled Goa. Goa was annexed by the Indian Army on 19 December 1961, from around 451 years of Portuguese rul ...
Indian space startups have attracted over ?1,000 crores of private investment since April in 2023 Country has the potential to reach a 100 billion USD space economy by 2040. So far, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched over 430 foreign satellites with more than 290 mil ...
Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Guru of the Sikh religion. He was beheaded on the orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb on 24 November 1675 in Delhi. Born to Guru Hargobind and Mata Nanaki on 1 April 1621 in Amritsar Guru Tegh Bahadur was named Tyaga Mal at birth. Guru Hargobind was the sixth Sikh G ...
The performance Audit Report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in 2013 had stated that 92 protected monuments were found missing. Vigorous efforts to locate/identify the reportedly untraceable monuments, based on old records, revenue maps and referring published reports, were carr ...
Space Technology Incubation Centre (S-TIC) has been set-up to attract and nurture the young academia with innovative ideas/ research aptitude for carrying out research, motivating and encouraging them to initiate the start-ups and business in the field of Space technology & applications and deve ...
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI). It aims to fortify policy and program frameworks contributing to India's developmental objectives. The five-year SoI grants IFP ...
The total horticulture production is estimated to be 351.92 Million Tonne, surpassing the total foodgrain production of 329.69 Million Tonne during the year, according to the 2nd Advance Estimates released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. India is the second largest ...
The inland fish production in the country, during last nine years, witnessed the annual growth rate of 8.78% and registered the highest inland fish production of 131.13 Lakh tonnes in 2022-23. Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of I ...
Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit was inaugurated at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The summit from December 12 to 14, 2023 focusses on various critical aspects of AI, including responsible AI, data governance, future of work and innovation and commercialization. ...
Centre has recently signed peace agreement with the Meitei separatist group United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in Manipur. This would encourage other valley-based insurgent groups (VBIGs) to participate in a peace process. What is the UNLF? The UNLF was formed on November 24, 1964, and ...
The construction of US chipmaker Micron’s semiconductor unit is going on in full swing at Sanand in Gujarat and is expected to be completed in about 12 months. Union Cabinet had approved the proposal of Micron for setting up a semiconductor unit in India with capital investment o ...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) has added Gujarat's traditional Garba dance to its 'Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.' The inclusion of Garba now makes it India’s 15th inscription ...
Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru airports have achieved Level 4+ and higher Airports International Council (ACI) Accreditation and have become Carbon neutral. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has taken initiatives for working towards Carbon neutrality and achieving net zero carbon emission ...
The present generation is inclined towards use of immersive technologies in Museums. Ministry of Culture operates the Museum Grant Scheme (MGS) which is for the development of new museums/up gradation of existing museums. While approving the projects, the Expert Committee encourages the applicants ...
India was re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council with the highest tally at elections held at its assembly for the 2024-25 biennium. India has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council after elections were held at its Assembly in London f ...
On December 1, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered to host the 33rd Conference of Parties (COP33) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in India. Nearly 200 world leaders gathered at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). India has hosted ...
Ministry of Tourism is organizing an Industry Roundtable on Developing India as a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) Destination at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 30th November, 2023. During India’s G20 Presidency, more than 200 meetings have been organized in 56 cities ...
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch a new space mission in collaboration with the US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The mission called NISAR set to be launched in the first couple of months in 2024. NISAR Space Mission NISAR ...
Gurupurab or Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first of the 10 Sikh gurus and the founder of Sikhism. This year, Guru Nanak Jayanti was observed on November 27. Guru Nanak Jayanti falls on the moon day in the month of Kartik, fifteen days after Di ...
Constitution Day is celebrated in India on 26 November every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted to the Constitution of India, and it came into effect on 26 January 1950. Constitution Day is also known as ...
Justice M. Fathima Beevi, the first female Judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India, passed away at the age of 96 in Kerala’s Kollam. From 1950, when the Supreme Court of India came into existence, it took 39 years for Justice Fathima Beevi to be appointed the country's first fe ...
This year the 525th birth anniversary of Sant Mirabai is being celebrated. Mirabai (also spelt as Meerabai) was a Rajput princess who was one of the greatest saints of the Krishna cult of Vaishnavism in 16th century India. She was the only child of Ratna Singh Rathor of Merta in Rajasthan.& ...
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will undertake a safety audit of all 29 under-construction tunnels across the country to ensure safety and adherence to the highest quality standards. The announcement has been made in the backdrop of the collapse of the under-construction Silkyara ...
Indian Naval Ship Sumedha arrived at Maputo, Mozambique on 21 November 2023 as a part of the ongoing Extended Operational Deployment to Africa. The port call is aimed at strengthening long standing diplomatic relations, reinforce maritime co-operation and boost interoperability between both the n ...
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog have launched a new accelerator to support Australian and Indian circular economy startups. The accelerator in question is knwon as Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion (RISE). Indian and Australian Startups and small to mid-sized enterprise ...
14th Edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise “VAJRA PRAHAR 2023” commenced at the Joint Training Node, Umroi. The current edition is being conducted in Umroi Cantonment, Meghalaya from 21st November to 11th December 2023. The Indian Army contingent is repre ...
The Ministry of Tourism is organizing the 11th edition of International Tourism Mart at Shillong, Meghalaya from 21st to 23rd November 2023. The International Tourism Mart is an annual event held by the Ministry in one of the North Eastern States on rotation basis. The three-day ...
The 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is being held at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Goa from November 20 to 28 and will showcase over 270 films. Union Minister Anurag Thakur announced an increase in the incentive for foreign film production i ...
The 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is being held at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Goa from November 20 to 28 and will showcase over 270 films. Union Minister Anurag Thakur announced an increase in the incentive for foreign film production i ...
India hosted the 33rd Conference of the WOAH (World Organization for Animal Health) Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific from November 13 to 16, 2023. This 4-day event was organized by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, MOFAHD at New Delhi. The decision to host this event ...
Spain will finally have a government after weeks of haggling. Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez has clinched a vote in parliament to lead Spain for another term as prime minister. Spain's Socialist acting prime minister Sanchez has secured a majority in the 350-seat chamber ...
Birsa Munda was born in Jharkhand on 15th November 1875 into a Munda family. His parents were Sugana Munda and Karmi Hatu. His place of birth is Ulihatu, a village in the Khunti district in Jharkhand. Birsa converted into a Christian to receive education from the German Mission School . In 189 ...
The ninth edition of Joint Military exercise “Exercise MITRA SHAKTI-2023” commenced on 16th November in Aundh (Pune). Mitra Shakti exercise is a bilateral joint military exercise between armies of India and Sri Lanka. It is also known as the India-Sri Lanka Joint Training exercise. ...
The Ministry of Coal has plans to produce 1404 million tonne (MT) of coal by year 2027 and 1577 MT by year 2030, at current level production of about one billion tonne per annum. The coal to be supplied to domestic coal-based power plant is around 821 MT for the current year. The Minis ...
The 6th High-Level Meeting of the India-OPEC Energy Dialogue took place on 9 November 2023, at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna, Austria The discussions at the meeting focused on key issues related to oil and energy markets with a specific emphasis on ensuring availability, affordability and sustai ...
The 4th edition of Bilateral Exercise between Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy, BONGOSAGAR-23, and the 5th edition of Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) by the two navies was conducted in the Northern Bay of Bengal from 07 - 09 Nov 2023. Ships and aircraft from both navies undertook joint patrollin ...
REC Limited has signed a MoU with RailTel on 9th November 2023 to extend financial assistance upto Rs. 30,000 Crore for Infrastructure Projects to be executed by RailTel in next 5 years. These projects encompass a wide range of areas, including Data Center products and services, Telecom ...
This year 23rd Uttarakhand Foundation Day is being celebrated. It was celebrated on 9th November. It was on this day in 2000, that the state of Uttarakhand came into being. It was carving out from Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in the country. In 2007, the name of the sta ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its Global TB Report 2023 has affirmed India's success in reducing the incidence of tuberculosis by 16 per cent and mortality due to it by 18 per cent since 2015. The World Health Organization released its Global TB Report 2023 on 7th November. Accord ...
The 6th Session of India-Ethiopia Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 6-7 November, 2023. Both India and Ethiopia agreed to expeditiously address all issues impeding bilateral trade and facilitate trade promotion between the two countries. The Indian side invit ...
The 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from November 20 to 28 and will showcase over 270 films over a period of 10 days. IFFI is one of the biggest film and cultural extravaganza of the world. India's media and entertainment industry is growing ...
The Indian women's hockey team has won the Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2023 title. India has won the Asian Championship for the second time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the Indian women's hockey team for winning the gold medal in the Asian ...
The 2023 Asian Shooting Championships were the 15th Asian Shooting Championships and took place from 22 October to 2 November 2023, at Changwon Shooting Range, Changwon, South Korea. India won 55 medals — 21 gold, 21 silver and 13 bronze — in junior and senior competitions. 8 ...
“India, in its capacity as the chair of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), has taken a leadership stand on AI. We have maintained that AI should be guided by principles of safety & trust for users, and accountability for platforms” said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Un ...
Kozhikode in Kerala and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh have been awarded the status of UNESCO City of Literature and City of Music respectivley, joining a club of 350 such cities around the world. These cities in more than a 100 countries represent seven creative fields: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, F ...
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar is participating in the AI Safety Summit 2023 that is scheduled to be held at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire in United Kingdom (UK) on November 1-2, 2023. Bletchley Park in B ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated the 77-kilometer New Bhandu-New Sanand section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) to the nation. This development is set to accelerate the transportation of goods from ports and manufacturing hubs in the region. Added to this, the shift ...
Indian Army and Indian Air Force contingent comprising 120 personnel is in Kazakhstan to take part in the 7th edition of Joint Military ‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’. The Exercise is being conducted at Otar, Kazakhstan from 30th October to 11th November 2023. Participation of Indian Ar ...
The Indian Council of Agriculture Research, in collaboration with the Thünen Institute, Germany, is organizing International Workshop on Food Loss and Waste Prevention in South Asian Region. The workshop will last from 30th October to 1st November, 2023. The workshop aim ...
Ministry of Coal and Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) have decided to work together for promotion of green energy. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy will provide technical, policy & capacity building support and Ministry of Coal will provide land ...
The 7th Edition of Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2023 kicked-off on 27th October with inauguration by Prime Minister Modi at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Jointly organized by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), Indian Mobile Con ...
The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik), a government-backed initiative to improve infrastructure and connectivity in India, especially in remote and underserved regions, completed six years. It is a vital component of India's National Civil Aviation Polic ...
The National Games 2023 is being in Goa from October 26 to November 9 and will witness the participation of more than 10,000 athletes from across the country who will compete in over 43 sports disciplines across 28 venues. This will be the 37th edition of the National Games which are India&rsqu ...
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) celebrated its 62nd Raising Day on 24th October 2023. Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBPF) is a Central Armed Police Force functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The ITBP was raised on 24th October, 1962 during the India-C ...
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles, Piyush Goyal attended the 7th Edition of Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh from 24th to 25th October 2023. Under the theme of, “A New Compass,” this prestigious conference ...
NLC India Limited has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary NLC India Green Energy Limited (NIGEL) specially focusing on taking up all Renewable Energy initiatives. NLC India Limited is a Navratna Central Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Coal. The first Board meeting of the com ...
During current financial year till 21st October, 2023, coal production in the country has shown a growth of 12.73% compared to the same period during last year, according to the latest figures. The percentage of production growth of Coal India Ltd (CIL) is 11.80%, 8.45% in SCCL and tha ...
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has delivered the Third Stealth Destroyer of Project 15B Class Guided Missile Destroyer i.e. Yard 12706 (IMPHAL) to the Indian Navy. Designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, the sh ...
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has honoured Gujarat's Dhordo as the "best tourism village". The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced its list of Best Tourism Villages 2023. The accolade recogonizes villages that are leading in nurturing rural areas ...
The Final Estimates of production of major crops for the year 2022-23 have been released by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. As per Final Estimates for 2022-23, total Foodgrain production in the country is estimated at record 3296.87 Lakh tonnes which is higher by 140.71 L ...
REC Limited has been recognized for its exceptional performance in risk management with the esteemed Golden Peacock Award, given by the Institute of Directors (IOD). REC Limited is the Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power. The Golden Peacock Award in Ris ...
IBM has signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with three entities engaged with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to advance and accelerate innovation in AI, semiconductor and quantum technology for India. The three entties are IndiaAI, ISM and&nbs ...
The sixth session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) will be held in New Delhi from October 30 - November 2, 2023. The ISA was launched jointly by India and France after COP21 in Paris in 2015. At the event in Delhi, RK Singh, Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy and the Presid ...