The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW), Government of India is celebrating World Bee Day at Raja Bhoj Agriculture College, Warasivni, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. Bees help to pollinate plants that create the food that we eat. But bee numbers have been dropping over the years ...
International Museum Expo 2023 is being held in New Delhi. First of its kind International Museum Expo, it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This three-day event is taking place from 18th to 20th May at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The International Museum Expo is being or ...
The Union Cabinet has approved the Production Linked Incentive Scheme 2.0 for IT Hardware with a budgetary outlay Rs. 17,000 crore. Context: Electronics manufacturing in India has witnessed consistent growth with 17% CAGR in last 8 years. In 2023 it crossed a major benchmark in production &ndash ...
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has achieved another milestone of providing tap water supply to twelve crore rural households. Jal Jeevan Mission is a central government initiative under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. It aims to ensure access of piped water for every household in India. Jal Jeevan ...
Samudra Shakti-23, the bilateral exercise between India and Indonesia, commenced on 14th May in Indonesia. The indigenously built anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kavaratti is taking part in this exercise. The 4th edition of Samudra Shakti-23 will last till 19th May. Objectives of Sam ...
To catalyze youth action for climate change as a build up to June 5, World Environment Day, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched a mobile application, called “Meri LiFE” (My life). This app is inspired by the concept of LiFE, envisioned by the Prime Minister at CO ...
This year the G20 meetings are being held under year-long Indian presidency in India. The 3rd the Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting (ETWG) meeting will be held in Mumbai from 15th to 17th May, 2023. The three-day meeting will see over 100 delegates representing G20 member countr ...
INS Garuda recently marked its glorious 70 years of service to the Indian Navy. INS Garuda is the premier Naval Air Station of the Southern Naval Command located in Kochi in Kerala. With a rich history and significant contributions to naval aviation, INS Garuda holds a unique position as the cradle ...
Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is a flagship social security scheme of the Government of India. The scheme was launched with the objective of delivering old age income security to all citizens of India, particularly to the workers in the unorganised sector. The scheme has completed eight years of impl ...
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has termed media reports saying large lithium reserves being identified in Rajasthan as "baseless". Geological Survey of India said that no lithium found in Rajasthan's Nagaur district. It is to mention that GSI is carrying out exploration for ...
9th May is the birth anniversary of Gopal Krishna Gokhale. 2023 marks his 157th birth anniversary. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was an Indian social reformer, educationist, and great patriot. He was born on 9th May, 1866 at Kotluk village in present-day Maharashtra (then part of the Bombay Presidency) ...
The sixth India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment (MDTI) is being held in Ottawa in Canada. Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal is in Canada where he will discuss key issues pertaining to trade with his Canadian counterpart, Mary Ng. MDTI is a bilateral mechanism which pr ...
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) recently organized the ‘River-Cities Alliance (RCA) Global Seminar: Partnership for Building International River-Sensitive Cities’ in New Delhi. River Cities Alliance The River Cities Alliance (RCA ...
Tension has gripped several parts of Manipur recently after a solidarity march organised by a tribal students’ union, the All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM), to oppose the demand for inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. The All Tr ...
People with insomnia are 69 percent more likely to have a heart attack compared with those who don’t experience frequent sleep difficulties, according to a new study. What is insomnia? Insomnia, also called sleeplessness; is a disease in which the person becomes unable to sleep or rest p ...
By 2035, all major ports In India will have Green Hydrogen/Ammonia bunkers and refuelling facilities infrastructure as per the National Green Hydrogen Mission. Deendayal Port (Gujarat), Paradip Port (Odisha) and V.O. Chidambaranar Port (Tamil Nadu) are developing infrastructure for establishment ...
Ministry of Tourism is participating in the leading global event for the travel and tourism industry, Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023 which is underway in Dubai in United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 01st to 04th May. Visitors and exhibitors from around the world are participating in the event. I ...
The states of Gujarat and Maharashtra commemorated their 63rd Foundation Day on 1st May. Under ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’, celebrations in Raj Bhawans across the country marked the Statehood Day of Gujarat and Maharashtra and celebrated India’s unity in diversity In De ...
The Ministry of Ayush is celebrating the Yoga Mahotsav to commemorate the 50 days countdown to the International Day of Yoga at Shri Bhawani Niketan Shiksha Samiti, Sports Ground in Jaipur. The event is being organised by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) under the Ayush Mini ...
Recently, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held discussions with China’s Defence Minister General Li Shangfu. The two Ministers had frank discussions about the developments in the India-China border areas as well as bilateral relations. General Li Shangfu is in India to attend th ...
National Health Accounts Estimates (NHA) 2019-20 has been released by the Indian Government, providing a comprehensive analysis of the the trends in government and private health expenditures in India between 2014-15 and 2019-20. National Health Accounts Estimates (NHA) 2019-20 is the seven ...
Exercise INIOCHOS-23 is a multi-national air exercise hosted by the Hellenic Air Force of Greece. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating with four Su-30 MKI and two C-17 aircraft in the Exercise INIOCHOS-23 which is being conducted at the Andravida Air Base in Greece from 24 Apr 2023 to 04 M ...
Union Ministry of Textiles has developed an E-Commerce portal for handicrafts and handloom sector. India is well-known for its rich cultural heritage and traditional crafts, which include handloom and handicraft products. E-Commerce portal will stand more than 35 Lakh Handloom w ...
Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched the 5th round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) . The launch will further enhance the connectivity to remote and regional areas of India and achieve last mile connectivity. Some Key Features of UDAN 5.0: ...
Marketing and Logistics Development for Promotion of Tribal Products from North -Eastern Region (PTP-NER) is a scheme, aimed at improving the lives of the talented artisans belonging to the Northeast. It was launched by Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda. PTP-NER is ...
China has been the world’s most populous country for hundreds of years. However, this is going to change as India is set to overtake China to become the world's most populous nation in the world by the middle of this year, according to data released by the United Nations. India ...
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) and Bengaluru based charitable trust NGO Ashraya Hastha Trust (AHT) have signed a MoU with a view to implementing a model comprehensive rural mental health programme named “NAMAN” (NIMHANS-AHT Comprehensive Mental-Health ...
Every year April 17 is marked as World Hemophilia Day. World Hemophilia Day was observed in India by organizing various public awareness programmes. Theme World Hemophilia Day 2023 The theme of World Hemophilia Day 2023 is “Access for All: Prevention of Bleeding as the global st ...
Every year World Chagas Disease Day is observed on April 14. Chagas disease is a life-threatening illness. Though mostly endemic in Latin America Chagas disease now has become global due to large-scale population movements. It is caused by a parasite named Trypanoso ...
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 ...
