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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
