G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) is underway from 17th April to 19th April 20 in Varanasi. The G20 MACS meeting is organized by Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Established in the Ministry of A ...
India-Spain Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) The 12th Session of India-Spain Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) meeting was held in New Delhi on 13th April, 2023. Both sides celebrated this Golden Jubilee edition of India-Spain Joint Commission mechanism which was ...
Bihu or Bohag Bihu is the most important festival of the people of Assam and is celebrated in mid-April to welcome spring season. Marking the beginning of Assamese New Year and onset of the harvesting season, Bohag Bihu is celebrated over 7 days with great enthusiasm in Assam. This year it ...
Today is the birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar who was a leader of the depressed classes throughout his life. He worked for the moral and material progress of the untouchables. Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow (now officially known as Dr Ambedkar Nagar) in Madhya Pradesh. ...
The birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jayanti was recently observed on 11 April. This great social reformer, thinker, philosopher and writer was born on the same day in 1827 in Maharashtra. Mahatma Phule is widely respected as a champion of social justice and source of hope for cou ...
What is the Good Friday Agreement? The Good Friday Agreement is a peace deal signed on 10 April 1998 bringing an end to three decades of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland. Also known as the Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement it was a political deal signed by the British and Iri ...
The three day International Conference on Defence Finance & Economics is being held from 12th to 14th April 2023 in New Delhi. The conferece is being organized by the Ministry of Defence (Finance) The Conference brings together distinguished policy makers, academics and government functionari ...
The Indian government recently approved the Indian Space Policy 2023, with a view to institutionalizing the private sector participation in the Indian space sector. The policy’s approval is a significant step towards transforming India into a major space power. The Indian Space Policy-2023 ...
Project Tiger is India’s homegrown initiative to protect the tigers’ dwindling numbers. Project Tiger was launched on 1st April, 1973 with a view to promoting tiger conservation. Project Tiger is an ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate ...
Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) conducted a large-scale Joint Military Exercise ‘Ex KAVACH’ involving the assets of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. The exercise, which began on February 23, 2023, concluded on April 07, 2023. ‘Ex Kavach’ was conducted under the ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) is all set to launch the much-awaited space missions to explore Jupiter and three of its icy moons: Europa, Callisto and Ganymede. Europa, Callisto and Ganymede are Jupiter’s three of its biggest moons. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission will laun ...
The recent announcement by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on March 24 that the Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh would soon be notified as a tiger reserve has not gone dawn well with the area’s Idu Mishmi people. About Idu Mishmi Tribe: People belonging to ...
The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) organizes an annual conference which is a crucible of decision-makers, thought leaders, academia, and institutions from across the world to work on solutions for infrastructure resilience. The latest conference, the 5th International Conf ...
Recalling the sacrifices of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “may the thoughts of the Lord Christ keep inspiring people.” PM Modi tweeted, “Today on Good Friday, we recall the spirit of the sacrifice Lord Christ was blessed with. He withstood pain a ...
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. Hanuman Jayanti is an important religious festival in the Hindu religion as it is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman. Hanuman Jayanti falls on the Purnima Tithi or the ...
Anjali Sharma of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh has scaled Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa wearing a traditional Gaddi dress (Luanchadi). Lunachari is traditional dress of Himachal Pradesh. Lunachari is traditional dress of Himachal Pradesh. Anjali Sharma is the first woman to do so. This rec ...
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. CBI is the premier investigating agency in India. The Central Bureau of Investigation was established by a resolution of the Uni ...
The 10th Edition of the annual Indian - Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime exercise SLINEX-2023 is being held in Colombo. The exercise is being conducted in two phases: the Harbour Phase and the Sea Phase. The Harbour Phase was organized from April 3-5, followed by the Sea Phase from April 6-8.&n ...
On 3rd April 2023, Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) celebrated its 22nd Foundation Day at Scope Complex Convention Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. What is PPAC? PPAC is a data backbone of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. PPAC maintains data bank on oi ...
The Sarbat Khalsa is a term meaning “all congregation.” It refers to a traditional assembly of all factions of Sikhs to discuss social, political, and religious issues of great importance to the community. The Sikh religion provides for a gathering of believers, the Sarbat ...
Under the framework of G20, Ministry of Tourism organised its 2nd Tourism Working Group meeting from 1st to 3rd April in Siliguri in West Bengal. The last meeting will be held in Goa. The meeting included two side events, an inaugural session, working group meetings ,a series of bilateral meeting ...
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bangalore, for the procurement of 13 indigenously developed Lynx-U2 fire control systems for the Indian Navy at a total cost of over Rs 1,700 crore. Lynx-U2 fire control systems have the ability to accurate ...
The Colombian Geological Service (SGC) has announced that the Nevado del Ruiz volcano could erupt in the next few days or weeks. The Nevado del Ruiz erupted most seriously on Nov. 13, 1985 when it trigerred an avalanche of mud and stones that engulfed the city of Armero, killing more than 2 ...
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of former Indian Cricketer, Salim Durani. In a tweet thread, the Prime Minister said; “Salim Durani Ji was a cricketing legend, an institution in himself. He made a key contribution to India’s rise in the world ...
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) announced the launch of WhatsApp Banking Services for IPPB customers in New Delhi, enabling them to access banking services on their mobile phone. WhatsApp Banking Services for IPPB customers was launched in collaboration with Airtel. The newly launched IP ...
The world has marked the inaugural International Day of Zero Waste on March 30, 2023. The International Day of Zero Waste (now known as Zero Waste Day) encourages everyone to prevent and minimize waste and promotes a societal shift towards a circular economy. It raises awareness about how zero ...
The 60th National Maritime Day will be celebrated on April 5, 2023. The first anniversary was held in 1964 to raise awareness about international trade and the economy. NATIONAL MARITIME DAY 2023: HISTORY The first Indian Steamship SS Loyalty, the commercial vehicle owned by Scindia Steam Navi ...
The boy’s recognition has generated celebrations among Buddhists in Mongolia. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has named an eight-year-old US-born Mongolian boy as the reincarnation of a spiritual leader. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, aged 87, has named a US-born ...
National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) has organised a 2-day event (27-28th March) on Universal Acceptance Day to drive collaborative efforts for an inclusive and multilingual internet in India. NIXI is a non-for-profit company under the aegis of Ministry of Electronics and Information Techno ...
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) organised “Spring Fiesta” 2023 to celebrate 69 years of the museum which was inaugurated on March 29, 1954 by the then Indian Vice President Dr. S Radhakrishnan. Once the palace of maharaja of Jaipur, the National Gallery of Modern Art ...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently unveiled the statue of Basavanna or Basava in the premises of the Karnataka State Assembly. Basava was the founder of Veerashaivism or Lingayatism, an important Shaivite sect. This sect is famous more for its cult and social doctrines than for its ...
Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Chikkaballapur. Chikkaballapur also comes lauded as a place where Sir M Visvesvaraya was born on September 15 in 1861. Sir Visvesvaraya is known for making innovations an ...
In order to carry forward the objective of universal coverage of water supply from 500 cities covered under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) to all the statutory towns across the country, AMRUT 2.0 has been launched in October 2021 for a period of 5 years i.e., Financia ...
As part of the celebrations of the successful completion of 30 years of Project Elephant, President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate a two-day "Gaj Utsav" on April 7 in Assam's Kaziranga National Park. A government sponsored initiative, Project Elephant was launched in 1991-92 w ...
Marburg virus has killed five people in Tanzania's north-western Kagera region, On 21 March 2023, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the United Republic of Tanzania declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in the country. Tanzania has recently confirmed its first-ever outbreak o ...
The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network has recently released its annual World Happiness Report. According to the report, Finland has been named the happiest place in the world for a sixth year running. The report is based on data from analytics researcher Gallup whi ...
World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated on 24 March every year to raise awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of Tuberculosis, TB, and its ongoing eradication efforts. TB is a leading cause of death. The day is observed to commemorate the anniversary of Dr.&n ...
Vaikom Satyagraha was a famed movement for temple entry and abolition of untouchability. This nonviolent protest took place from 30 March 1924 to 23 November 1925 at Vaikom (a part of the then princely state of Travancore) in the Kottayam district of Kerala. Led by Congress leaders T. K. Ma ...
The World Meteorological Organization celebrates World Meteorological Day on March 23rd. The Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization came into force on 23 March 1950. Hence the celebration. Theme of World Meteorological Day 2023 Each year, the WMO selects a theme f ...
A new report from the UN says about 26% of the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water and 46% lack access to safely managed sanitation services. Painting a stark picture of rising global water scarcity, the World Water Development Report 2023 was released right ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s Area Office and Innovation Centre in India. ITU is the United Nations' specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). Headquartered in Geneva, ITU h ...
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) has launched an ambitious project to digitize its archival materials so they are accessible to people via the internet. Under this project, the entire India House Collection of the Library will be digitized. India House Collection of the Lib ...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a young scientist programme, Yuva VIgyani Karyakram (YUVIKA). This has being done to impart basic knowledge on space technology, space science and space applications to students of Class IX. The registration for the programme has s ...
India’s Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has organized a Global Conference on Digital Health. With the theme “Taking Universal Health Coverage to the Last Citizen,” the conference focused on exploring the potential of digital health solutions to improve healthcare delive ...
The Civil-20 India 2023 Inception Conference kicked off its first plenary session in Nagpur. The theme of the Conference is “Balancing Development with Environment”. The Civil 20 India 2023 Inception Conference is a meeting for grouping of civil society. The session covered four worki ...
A new species of naked-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion) has been discovered in Gujarat. The Palearctic naked-toed geckos of the genus Cyrtopodion are a group of gekkonid lizards distributed across the arid regions of north Africa, Arabia, and Central Asia to northwestern India. Wildlife researchers Ha ...
The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has recently released a report the Women and Men in India 2022 report. According to the report, India’s sex ratio is expected to improve significantly from 943 in 2011 to 952 by 2036. Sex ratio is the number of fema ...
The second meeting of the Startup20 Engagement Group under India’s G20 Presidency was held on 18-19 March in Gangtok, the capital of North-eastern state of Sikkim. The two-day meeting of the Startup20 engagement group under India’s G20 Presidency concluded at Chintan Bhawan in G ...
Start-ups continue to witness a rapid growth trajectory in India. A newly created ‘herSTART’ platform has been introduced to promote women StartUps and advance women entrepreneurs. Addressing the plenary session of the Bharat Startup Summit and Expo 2023, Union Minister ...
AIIMS Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh and AIIMS Rishikesh have recently been designated as Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Artificial Intelligence by Ministry of Health. This has been done with a view to promoting creation and use of AI based solutions in healthcare. Government of India has ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference in New Delhi on 18th March, 2023. He will also address the gathering on the occasion. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM). The decla ...
North India’s first nuclear power plant is coming up in Gorakhpur in Haryana. Gorakhpur is about 150 km north of Delhi. The Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant or the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) is to be built on a 560 hectares (1,400 acres) area west of Gorakhpur villag ...
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) – NITI Aayog has launched ATL Sarthi, a comprehensive self-monitoring framework to strengthen the ecosystem of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) in schools. The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation ...
The 13th edition of Exercise Bold Kurukshetra was conducted from March 6 to 13, 2023, at Jodhpur Military Station in Rajasthan. Exercise Bold Kurukshetra is a bilateral armour exercise between the armies of Singapore and India. This joint exercise aimed to enhance cooperation, build a co ...
India will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Tourism Ministers’ Meeting (TMM) on 17th -18th March 2023 in Kashi (Varanasi). Kashi has been designated as the first cultural capital of the SCO. India is the current chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Duri ...
The peppy track Naatu Naatu from the hit Telugu-language film RRR has created history by becoming the first Indian film song to win an Oscar. RRR stands for Rise, Roar, Revolt, The 95th Academy Awards have taken place in Los Angeles, with RRR winning Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu. Naatu ...
India's space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently received NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) in Bengaluru. The handover of the radar is a major milestone in strengthening US-India ties in space collaboration. The receipt of the radar by ISRO will en ...
The coast of the US state Florida has been hit by the Red Tide, a phenomenon often seen in the seas The phenonmennon has littered the Florida with dead fish and burning the throats of those going to the beach. The phenomenon, caused by toxic algae that kills sea life paralyzing the central n ...
The India-US Fifth Commercial Dialogue meeting was held in New Delhi on 10th March. The Commercial Dialogue is a part of ongoing efforts to strengthen US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. During the meeting, Indian Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal an ...
Egyptian antiquities officials have announced the discovery of a hidden corridor inside the 4,500 year old Pyramid of Khufu or the Great Pyramid of Giza. Archaeologists are yet to unravel the purpose the corridor served. The corridor, 9m (30ft) long and 2.1m (7ft) wide, was first detected in 2016 ...
Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, under its Sagarmala Programme, has pushed a number of reforms and initiatives in the maritime industry to strengthen the country's socio-economic and regulatory environment. One of the key initiatives of the Ministry is to promote and develop a uniq ...
The Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries organized a two-day ‘Millet Fair cum Exhibition’ in Madurai, Tamil Nadu from 6-7 March, 2023. The event was organised as part of the Millet Mahotsav series, in collaboration with the Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterpris ...
Launched in October 2021 with a view to strengthening healthcare infrastructure across India the PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) was recently in news when World Bank announced the extension of 2 complimentary loans of 500 million USD each to India to support the scheme.&n ...
The Union Tourism Ministry is participating in ITB, Berlin 2023 where it has inaugurated the Indian pavilion at the world’s biggest travel show and convention. ITB 2023 will last from March 7 to 9 2023. The ITB is a prestigious platform and is among the top international travel shows, where ...
The maiden Joint Military Exercise FRINJEX-23 between Indian Army and French Army will be conducted at Pangode Military Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 07th and 08th March 2023. It is for the first time armies of both the nations are engaging in this format with each contingent compr ...
The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) in association with Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu launched a new programme, Executive MBA in Corporate Affairs and Management at New Delhi. The programme was launched by Shri Manoj Govil, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Gover ...
Recently released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and EMBER the “Indian States’ Energy Transition” Report has devised a scoring system called States’ Electricity Transition (SET) to measure performance. The report analysed 16 stat ...
The Indian Government has approved its largest hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh. The project, Dibang Multipurpose Project (MPP), is located in the mountainous region. The project's primary objective is to serve flood control and is based on storage. This project wi ...
World Wildlife Day is celebrated on March 3 by the United Nations. The main objective of this international day is to celebrate and raise awareness of world’s wild flora and fauna. World Wildlife Day commemorates the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Sp ...
The state government of Uttarakhand has inked a contract with two private firms to construct a ropeway to Yamunotri from Janki Chatti in Kharsali, situated at a height of over 10,000 ft in the Garhwal Himalayas. The trek from Janki Chatti to Yamunotri is 07 km. The project will be executed by Utt ...
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found a 1,300-year-old stupa in Odisha’s Jajpur district. The stupa was found at Khandolite mining site at Parabhadi in Sukhuapada hamlet in the district. Stones from the site were supplied for the beautification project around the 12th Century S ...
National Science Day was observed on February 28, 2023. 'Global Science for Global Wellbeing' is the theme of this year National Science Day The theme highlights the need for a coordinated, global approach to scientific research and innovation. National Science Day or Rashtriya ...
United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) has prepared a report on the maternal mortality rate. The report was released on February 23. The MMEIG comprises World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Po ...
For the first time the Indian Government is celebrating the birth anniversary of Banjara community leader Santh Sevalal Maharaj on a national scale. The yearlong celebrations are being organized under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Santh Sevalal Maharaj is the spiritual &a ...
The Cobra Warrior Exercise will be held at Waddington Air Force Base in the UK in March 2023. This multinational exercise will be participated in by countries like Singapore, Finland, the USA, South Africa, and Sweden. India is also participating in the exercise. The IAF will send five Mira ...
Indian Air Force is participating in an international multilateral air exercise, Exercise Desert Flga VIll, in in the UAE Five LCA Tejas and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft are to take part in the exercise. The exercise is scheduled from 27 February to 17 March. In a first, the LCA ...
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) have collaborated with international retail hypermarket chain Lulu Group to facilitate millets export from India to the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCCs). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the Dubai Worl ...
Asia Economic Dialogue (AED ) 2023 is underway in Pune. This international geo-economics conference commenced on February 23 and will last till 25th February. This is the seventh edition of the AED. AED - Theme The principal theme for Asia Economic Dialogue 2023 is ‘Asia and the Em ...
The Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region of India (IFC-IOR) and the RCOC (Regional Coordination Operations Centre), Seychelles recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further the existing cooperation in the realm of maritime safety and security. The MoU was signed to pro ...
Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content. The move by the tech giant is part of a test intended to inform the search engine’s response to the Canadian government's online news bill. Google said the tests affect about 4% of Canadian users who use the world’s ...
Brazil has suspended beef export to China. The suspension comes after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para. The mad cow disease is known medically as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). About Mad Cow Disease Known as mad cow disease in popular parl ...
NTPC ranked No.1 independent power producer globally by S&P Platts NTPC Limited has been ranked No.1 Independent Power Producer and Energy Trader Globally in the S&P Global Commodity Insights Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings-2022. These rankings are based on four key metric ...
The 18th UIC World Security Congress commenced in Jaipur on 21st February. The 3-day Conference is being jointly organized by the International Union of Railways (UIC), Paris and the Railway Protection Force (RPF). The World Security Congress is a globally recognized security platform ...
The UNESCO World Heritage site Khajuraho located in the state of Madhya Pradesh is hosting the first Culture Working Group Meeting. The Meeting is being organised from 22nd to 25th February. More than 125 delegates from foreign countries will attend the meeting. On the first day of ...
Nepal recently celebrated democracy day on Sunday. Every year Falgun 7 of Bikram sambat is celebrated as National Democracy day in Nepal. Falgun is the calendar of Himalaya kingdom. Democracy came into being in Nepal as a result of a revolution. A variety of programs are held across the country c ...
India and Uzbekistan is conducting the fourth edition of the DUSTLIK 2023 military exercise in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. It will last till 5th March, 2023. During the exercise, the countries trained their troops in multi-domain operations and shared their skills. India’s GARHWAL Rifle ...
World Pangolin Day was recently celebrated on February 18. Every year the day is celebrated on the third Saturday of February month. The main objective of the celebration is to create awareness about the decline in the population of Pangolin. The population of Pangolin is decreasing rapidly in Afric ...
As a part of the G20 Summit, the north eastern state of Manipur recently played host to the B20 conference in Imphal. The theme of the conference was Sustainable Growth and Development. It was in line with the theme of the G20 summit, i.e., One Earth One Family One Future. B20 is the off ...
The Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER, G. Kishan Reddy presented the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar (UBKYP) 2019, 2020 and 2021 on 15th February. Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in English) in the meeting of its General Counc ...
Whiteshield has recently released its Global Labour Resilience Index (GLRI) Limiting fluctuations Released during 2023 during the World Government Summit, the annual GLRI is a measurement tool that assesses the capacity of an economy to limit fluctuations in employment and quickly reboun ...
The Union Cabinet has approved Centrally Sponsored Scheme- “Vibrant Villages Programme” (VVP) for the Financial Years 2022-23 to 2025-26 with financial allocation of Rs. 4800 Crore. About Vibrant Villages Programme The programme aims at comprehensive development of villages o ...
32 payment aggregators including Amazon Pay, Google India and Reliance Payment Solutions have received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as Payment Aggregators. This includes Google, Computer Age, Amazon, NSDL, World Line, Reliance, Zomato, Innnoviti, etc ...
Ministry of Culture is organising the First G20 Culture Group (CWG) meet in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh from 22nd to 25th February 2023. The overarching theme of G20 is that of “Vasudev Kutumbakam”- One Earth • One Family • One Future’. Ministry of Culture has deve ...
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Chile for cooperation in the field of Agriculture and Allied sectors. The MoU provides for ...
The national Aadi Mahotsav will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16th February, 2023 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi. The Festival will be organized by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. More than 1000 tribal artisans and artists from different parts ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease in Equatorial Guinea saying that the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least nine deaths in the tiny Western African country. In a statement on Monday, WHO confirmed the epidemic after samples from ...
World Radio Day is celebrated every year on February 13 to mark the important role that radio plays in our lives and in society. Radio might be the oldest form of mass media. The radio was invented in 1895 by Italian physicist and inventor Guglielmo Marconi. The day was estab ...
Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme - UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. UDAN is a market driven scheme. Interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on pa ...
The Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw recently inaugurated the National Philatelic Exhibition - AMRITPEX 2023 at Pragati Maidan in Delhi. An exhibition on the transformative journey of India Post was also inaugurated o ...
Founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal's Shantiniketan town is all set to become the world's first "living heritage university". The university will soon get the ‘heritage’ tag from UNESCO to become the world ...
