Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Sujalam 2.0 campaign for greywater management at a virtual event to mark the World Water Day, 2022 on March 22. More features of Sujalam 2.0 A Joint Advisory was Read More …
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Biplobi Bharat Gallery
On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall on March 23. Biplobi Bharat Gallery depicts the political and intellectual backdrop that triggered the Revolutionary movement. It showcases the birth Read More …
INS Shivaji as the Centre of Excellence in Marine Engineering
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has recognised INS Shivaji as the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the field of Marine Engineering (ME) on 22nd March 2022. Benefits MSDE’s designation of INS Shivaji as a Centre of Excellence Read More …
Aadi Bazaar, Bhopal
Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation Ltd (TRIFED) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has revived the exhibition of tribal art & craft in form of “Aadi Bazaar”. An Aadi Bazaar, a vibrant exhibition featuring organic tribal products and handcrafted wares, Read More …
Recycling waste heat from datacentre
Recently, Microsoft has partnered with a Finnish energy company Fortum to heat homes, services and businesses in Finland with sustainable waste heat from a new datacentre. Microsoft Microsoft has planned to build this datacentre in Finland. Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Read More …
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Armed Forces Preparatory School
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 22 announced that the NCT government would honour Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh by naming its armed forces preparatory school after him. The Shaheed Bhagat Singh Armed Forces Preparatory School will be located in south-west Read More …
Women Transforming India (WTI) Awards 2022
NITI Aayog organized the fifth edition of the Women Transforming India (WTI) Awards on 21 March 2022. This year, as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of India’s independence, the WTI Awards were conferred on Read More …
Constitution of India translated into Ol Chiki script
For the first time, the Constitution of India has been translated into the Santali language. It has been translated by Professor Sripati Tudu in the Ol Chiki script-a Santali script. In 2003, the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act added Santali along Read More …
Countervailing duty on imports of saccharin
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated investigation concerning alleged circumvention of countervailing duty imposed on imports of saccharin from China. The DGTR has received complaints that the artificial sweetener originating from China is being exported via Thailand. Read More …
Narasingapettai Nagaswaram gets GI tag
The Narasingapettai Nagaswaram musical instrument has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag under ‘musical instruments of class 15’. Nagaswaram is handmade in Narasingapettai village near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur, unlike the other machine-made ones. The Geographical Indications Registry of Government Read More …
Jayati Ghosh-appointed in UN board on effective multilateralism
Jayati Ghosh has been appointed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to a new high-level advisory board on effective multilateralism. Ghosh, 66, is a Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is also a member of the UN’s high-level Read More …
Aksha–Lessons from India
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya delivered the keynote address at “Aksha’ – Lessons from India”, an event organized by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) in New Delhi on March 21. Country Heads and Representatives Read More …
Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for Undergraduate courses
Admission to undergraduate courses in all the Central Universities will be solely based on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Salient Features Class 12 Board marks will not carry any weightage, UGC Read More …
AquaMAP Water Management and Policy Centre
The Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, inaugurated the new water management and policy centre, AquaMAP, at IIT Madras on March 19, 2022. AquaMAP aims at providing solutions for complex and challenging water problems by designing and evolving Read More …
UN World Water Development Report 2022
The UN World Water Development Report 2022 was released with the title of “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible” which was also the theme of the World Water Day 2022. The report is published by UNESCO, on behalf of UN-Water and Read More …