India retains 40th rank out of 132 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 40 in 2023. ...
One of India's finest actors, Waheeda Rehman will be honoured with this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest recognition in the field of cinema in India. The veteran actor is best known for her roles in films like "Pyaasa", "CID", "Guide ...
Nuakhai Juhar Festival is an agricultural festival chiefly celebrated in Western Odisha. Celebrated primarily by tribal people, this festival falls on the day right after Ganesh Chaturthi. Nuakhai Juhar is a celebration of the harvest, which is being celebrated on September 20 this year.&n ...
UN's heritage body Unseco has said that major historical sites in two Ukrainian cities are in danger of destruction due to the war with Russia. The U.N.'s World Heritage Committee have placed these two sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it considers to be in danger. The de ...
Santiniketan in the Indian state of West Bengal has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. What is UNESCO? UNESCO is an acronym for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that works for w ...
The iconic Konark Sun Temple wheel at the recently concluded G20 Summit in Delhi as its replica served as the backdrop for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's welcome handshake with delegates. Konark Temple Built in the 13th century, the Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha is a UNESCO World Heritage s ...
The winners of the sixty-ninth National Film Awards have been announced. '‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’, directed by R Madhavan won the award for the best feature film. Allu Arjun bagged the award for the best actor for his role in ‘Pushpa’. The ...
The national Mission on Financial Inclusion popularly known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched on 28th august 2014 and it has completed almost 9 years. As per the latest reports submitted by banks the total number of Jan Dhan accounts have crossed 50 crore as on 9th ...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a new Central Sector Scheme “PM Vishwakarma” with a financial outlay of Rs.13,000 crore for a period of five years (FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28). The scheme aims to strengthen and nur ...
India has 40 sites in the UNESCO World Heritage List, according to a reply given by Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North-Eastern Region G Kishan Reddy in Lok Sabha. “Currently, India has 40 Sites in the UNESCO World Heritage List and 52 sites (including 6 added ...
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), with the technical assistance of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has developed five guidelines aimed at enhancing mountainous road infrastructure in India. These guidelines are designed to ensure high-quality and sustainable road ...
The Third G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) is meeting in Hampi, Karnataka from 9th -12th July. Ministry of Culture had organised the First G20 Culture Group (CWG) meet in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh from 22nd to 25th February 2023. The 2nd G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting was held in Bhubanes ...
During his maiden State visit to Egypt Indian Prime Minister recently visited the Great Pyramid of Giza. The Great Pyramid of Giza is named after a Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu, or Cheops, who reigned from 2509 to 2483 B.C. There is no unanimity about how it was built. Today, the p ...
The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021 will be conferred on Gita Press, Gorakhpur. The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 will be conferred on Gita Press, Gorakhpur, in recognition of its "outstanding contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other ...
NITI Aayog and the United Nations in India signed the Government of India - United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027. GoI-UNSDCF 2023-2027 represents the UN development system’s collective offer to the Government of India, in line with the national vision ...
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu along with President Chandrikapersad Santokhi of Suriname, witnessed the cultural festival on the occasion of the commemoration of 150 years of the arrival of Indians in Suriname on June 5, 2023 in Paramaribo. India is celebrating the 150th anniver ...
Recently the Mahakal Lok corridor, located at Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar temple, recently experienced destruction caused by strong winds. Six out of the seven idols of 'Saptarishis' installed at the Mahakal Lok corridor have collapsed and suffered damages due to gusty winds. The Mahakal L ...
India is hosting the 44th edition of the coveted annual consumer policy forum - ISO COPOLCO Plenary from tomorrow to 26 May in New Delhi. Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Piyush Goyal will inaugurate the event. The plenary is based on the themes of Challenges and Good Practices f ...
The three day International Museum Expo 2023 will be held 2023 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from 18th May. To be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Expo is a first of its kind International Museum Expo. The EXPO is a historic event as it is the first time the government will showcase ...
National e-Governance Division (NeGD), under the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), is organizing 36th CISO Deep-Dive training programme from 8th-12th May 2023 with 24 participants from Central Line Ministries and States/UTs at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. ...
Recently, delegates of G20 visited the Hemis Monastery and Thiksey Monastery in Leh and also witnessed the famous Cham dance. Delegates of G20 visited the Hemis and Thiksey Monasteries in Leh. At Hemis monastery the foreign delegates witnessed the famous Cham dance—an enigmatic and ene ...
Sanchi, which boasts of being home to the world famous Sanchi Stupa, can now add another laurel to its glory. Sanchi in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is all set to become India's first solar city. Sanchi is 46km from Bhopal. Located in the Raisen district of Madhya ...
Adi Shankaracharya's 1,235th birth anniversary was observed on April 25 this year. Known for the revival of Hinduism, Shankaracharya is one of the greatest Hindu philosophers. About Shankaracharya Shankaracharya, or Adi Shankaracharya, was born at Kaladi, presently a village in the Ern ...
About 40 km from Imphal, Khongjom War Memorial complex in Thoubal district of Manipur is a historically significant site where the greatest of battle of Anglo-Manipur War was fought in 1891. The war memorial complex was developed commemorating the sacrifices of Manipuri warriors who fought agains ...
The 400-year-old Danish Fort in the eastern coastal village of Tharangambadi is set to undergo a facelift worth 3.5 crore. Danish Fort, also referred to as Fort Dansborg, was built in 1620 at Tharangambadi, a Danish colony along the Coromandel coast. Tharangambad, also known as Tranquebar, ...
World Heritage Day is celebrated every year on 18 April to preserve human heritage and to recognize all the efforts of relevant organisations. World Heritage Day is also known as International Day for Monuments and Sites (IDMS). Theme of World Heritage Day 2023 ‘Heritag ...
First Global Buddhist Summit will be held from 20th April to 21st April in New Delhi. The First Global Buddhist Summit will be hosted by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with its grantee body International Buddhist Confederation (IBC). Headquartered in New Delhi IBC is a globa ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
