Indian Table Tennis pair of Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath clinched the women’s doubles title at the World Table Tennis Contender Lasko 2021 event, beating Puerto Rico’s Diaz sisters, Adriana and Melanie, in straight sets by 11-3, 11-8, 12-10. The world number 36 pairing beat th ...
Srinagar city of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network 2021, under the Crafts and Folk Arts category on November 8, 2021. The result was announced on the official website of UNESCO wherein 49 cities have joined this coveted list. The exercise ...
Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi has launched the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav mobile App to enable all single point access to all information related to the 75th anniversary celebrations of India’s independence. The app available in android and iOS has detai ...
The 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held from November 20 to November 28, 2021. The IFFI is organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in collaboration with the State Government o ...
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has expressed deep sorrow on demise of writer, historian and theatre personality, Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare. He recalled Shivshahir Babasaheb Purandare’s contribution in connecting coming generations to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The PM also posted his ...
India has won re-election to the executive board of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) for the term of 2021-2025 at the UNESCO's 41st General Conference held in Paris, France on November 17, 2021. With 164 votes, India was elected to the UNESCO’s high ...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has laid the foundation for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum’ in Manipur through video conferencing. The museum is to be set up at Luangkao village, Tamenglong district, the birthplace of freedom fighter Rani Gaidinliu, at an estimated cost of ...
India's Saurav Ghosal has clinched the 2021 Malaysian Open Squash Championships after beating Colombia's Miguel Rodriguez in the men's singles final on 27th November, 2021. This was his first PSA title in three years. The last time he clinched a title on the PSA Tour was in 2018 when he won ...
Shillong’s famous Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 was held from November 25 to 27, 2021 in Meghalaya. The three-day festival was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad K Sangma, and Ambassador of Japan to India, Satoshi Suzuki. Key PointsThe event was held in two venues, Ward ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of renowned Telugu lyricist and Padma Shri awardee Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry. Chembolu Seetharama Sastry, popularly known as Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, passed away on 30th November due to lung cancer-related ...
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched a pilot project to revive and promote the traditional Namda craft in Jammu and Kashmir. The objective of the project is to boost and preserve this unique craft in Kashmir. Key Features of Pilot Project for Namda Craft ...
Hornbill Festival of Nagaland / Wikimedia Commons These days Hornbill Festival is being celebrated in Nagaland. The Hornbill Festival is widely hailed as the “festival of festivals”. The festival is named after the endangered bird – Hornbill which is the most revered and admired bird for t ...
The UNESCO has conferred two awards for conservation efforts at Nizamuddin Basti in Delhi. The Nizamuddin Basti has received two awards at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation this year. The conservation initiative at Nizamuddin bagged the prestigious Award of Ex ...
Key Points• Assamese poet Nilmani Phookan Jr. and Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo have been chosen for the 56th and 57th Jnanpith Award for their contribution to Indian literature.• While 56th Jnanpith Award for 2021 has been bagged by Nilmani Phookan Jr., well known Konkani writer Damodar M ...
Indian rowers have won a total of six medals in the 20th Asian Rowing Championships in Thailand. India’s overall tally of six medals including two gold and 4 silver medals in this continental meet was one better than in the last edition in 2019. Senior Indian rower Arvind Singh bagged a go ...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added Kolkata's Durga Puja to its 'Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.' The decision was taken during the sixteenth session of the of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguardin ...
Kidambi Srikanth is the first Indian man to win silver medal in the Badminton World Championships Kidambi Srikanth has won the historic silver medal in the World Badminton Championships after he lost the men's singles summit clash to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in straight games in Huelva in Sp ...
Union Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar has released the Hindi translation of Tolkāppiyam, a unique work on grammar and poetics, and the Kannada translations of 9 books Classical Tamil literature. A part of the corpus of Sangam literature, Tolkappiyam is the most ancient ex ...
Fifth Siddha Day was celebrated by AYUSH Ministry on 23rd December. Siddha system of medicine is one of the oldest codified traditions of healthcare originated in the Indian sub-continent with many intricate, novel therapeutic interventions and treatment modalities. Siddha system of medic ...
The 97th edition of the World Sangeet Tansen Festival is underway in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The five-day World Sangeet Tansen festival began on December 25, 2021 and will conclude on December 30, 2021. Key Points• World Sangeet Tansen Festival is being held in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh fro ...
Captain Harpreet Chandi: Captain Harpreet Chandi has created history by becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek to the South Pole. Key Facts: She is a 32-year-old Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist also known as Polar Preet.She compl ...
New Playing Conditions For T20Is New Playing Conditions for T20Is: The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently announced new playing conditions for T20I. Key Points: It will come into effect with the upcoming T20I match between West Indies and Ireland at Sabina Park.The change was rec ...
Veer Baal Diwas: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 January 2022 announced that December 26 will be observed as “Veer Baal Diwas” as a tribute to the Sikh guru's two sons who were executed by the Mughals. Key Points: He made this announcement of the occasion of the birth anniversary of ...
Golden Globe Awards 2022 Golden Globes 2022: The most awaited award night, Golden Globe Awards 2022, took place online on January 9, 2022. Key Highlights: The winners of the Golden Globe Awards 2022 were announced on January 10, 2021, by Hollywood Foreign Press Association in a private ce ...
Mission Olympic Cell to TOPS: Ten athletes have been added by the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell to the list of athletes. Key Highlights: They would be provided support under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Ace rider Fouaad Mirza, golfers Anirban La ...
2022 Melbourne Summer Set tennis tournament: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set was a series of two simultaneous tennis tournaments organized by Tennis Australia at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne Summer Set 1: World number six Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles tennis title an ...
Rohan Bopanna & Ramkumar Ramanathan 2022 Adelaide International: The 3rd edition of Adelaide International 2022 was held at The Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia as two tournaments. Key Highlights: The two tournaments were held at Adelaide, Australia from 3rd January 20 ...
Thiruvalluvar Day: Thiruvalluvar Day is celebrated by the state of Tamil Nadu in honour of the Saint Poet Thiruvalluvar. Key Highlights: It is celebrated during Pongal celebrations.Every year, the day is celebrated on the 2nd day of the Thai month.This day was first celebrated on May 17 a ...
Robert Lewandowski and Alexia Putellas FIFA Best Player Award: Bayern Munich's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA Best Men's Player award for 2021 with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the FIFA Best Women's Player prize. The Bayern Munich and Poland striker b ...
ICC Women Cricketer of the year 2021: Indian opener Smriti Manadhana of India has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women Cricketer of the year 2021. Key Highlights: The left-handed opener beat competition from Tammy Beaumont of England, Lizelle Lee of South Africa and Gaby L ...
