Scientists have discovered a skull buried on the bank of an African river nearly four million years ago has put a new face on the story of human evolution. The skull is of an early human ancestor that lived 3.8 million Read More …
Category: International
Cabinet approves Establishment of an International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
The Central Government on August 28,2019 gave ex-post facto approval for the Establishment of an International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) along with its supporting Secretariat Office in New Delhi. The proposal was approved by the Prime Minister on Read More …
G7 summit 2019
The 45th G7 summit was held on August 24–26, 2019, in Biarritz, France. Apart from G-7 Head of States, Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi also participated as a special invitee. Though India is not a member of the grouping, Mr. Modi Read More …
WorldSkills Kazan 2019-world’s biggest international vocational skills competition
The world’s biggest international vocational skills competition, World Skills Kazan 2019 is being held at Kazan, Russia. It will be held between 22-27th August, 2019. The 48-member Indian team-— the sixth largest contingent at the World Skills, resplendent in colourful attire, wowed Read More …
Bahrain confers ‘The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance’ to PM Modi
During visit to Bahrain, Prime Minister Modi was awarded ‘The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance’ by Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa in recognition of his efforts to strengthen bilateral relations with the key Gulf nation. Read More …
Akademik Lomonosov-World’s First Floating Nuclear Reactor
Overlooking environmental concerns, Russia on August 23, 2019 launched the world’s first floating nuclear reactor-Akademik Lomonosov and send it on an epic journey across the Arctic. Loaded with nuclear fuel, the Akademik Lomonosov left the Arctic port of Murmansk to begin Read More …
President inaugurates the First World Youth Conference on Kindness
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind on August 23, 2019 inaugurated the first World Youth Conference on Kindness in New Delhi . Addressing the gathering, the President said that Mahatma Gandhi was not just a great leader and Read More …
Iceland’s Okjokull glacier commemorated with plaque
In Iceland, people gathered on August 18, 2019 to commemorate the loss of the glacier Okjokull due to climate change. The said glacier was officially declared dead in 2014 at the age of 700. The glacier was officially declared dead Read More …
Stamps launched to commemorate five decades of Indo-Bhutan hydropower cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a State Visit to Bhutan on 17-18 August 2019, at the invitation of Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr. Lotay Tshering. During his visit, Mr. Modi complimented the people of Bhutan for this achievement while Read More …
54th Edition of Know India Programme 2019
A group of Indian Origin youth visiting India under ‘Know India Programme’ (KIP) called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh on August 16,2019. This is the 54th Edition of “Know India Programme”. There are 40 participants in Read More …
Two Ebola drugs show promise amid ongoing outbreak
Two experimental treatments significantly improve survival rates from Ebola, according to preliminary data reported this week from a clinical trial testing the drug in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an Ebola outbreak is ongoing. Assuming that the final test Read More …
A leaf from the Bodhi Tree is now on the Moon with Lunar Library
Chandrayaan 2 is on the course of landing on the moon-but a tiny biological sample from India may have already made it to the moon ahead of its landing. On February 21, 2019 an Israeli private lunar lander called Beresheet Read More …
World Adivasi Day 2019
World Adivasi Day was celebrated across the world on August 9, 2019. The day is also known as International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples. Theme: The theme for this year World Adivasi Day was Indigenous Languages. In in view of 2019 being Read More …
World Biofuel Day to be observed on 10th August 2019
When: World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th of August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels and highlight the various efforts made by Government in the biofuel sector. Read More …
Army International Scout Masters Competition 2019
Where: Indian Army team has secured the first position followed by Kazakhstan & Russian Army teams in Stage 1 of the ongoing International Army Scout Masters Competition being held at Jaisalmer Military Station under aegis of Southern Command of Indian Read More …