The Food and Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women and Child Development, is organizing a number of activities on the theme “Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding” during the World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) being observed from August 1-7, 2019. The focus this year is on protection, promotion, Read More …
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10th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial Meeting
The 10th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial Meeting was held in the Thai capital Bangkok on August 1, 2019. External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar emphasised on better connectivity between India and other member countries of the Mekong Ganga Read More …
INS Sagardhwani Embarks on Sagar Maitri Mission-2
Oceanographic research vessel of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), INS Sagardhwani, embarked on a two-month long SAGAR MAITRI (SM) Mission-2 from South Jetty, Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kochi on July 18, 2019. Secretary, Department of Defence R&D &Chairman Read More …
Cabinet approves India-US Agreement for cooperation in the field of medicine
The Union Cabinet on July 17, 2019 gave its ex-post facto approval to the Inter-Institutional Agreement between India and the USA in the areas of regenerative medicine and 3D bioprinting, new technologies, exchange of scientific ideas/information and technologies, and joint Read More …
Indian waterway used to carrying cargo From Bhutan To Bangladesh
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) and Chemical & Fertilizers, on July 12, 2019 digitally flagged-off a ship of the Inland Waterways Authority of India, carrying stone from Bhutan to be delivered in Bangladesh. The ship Read More …
Apidima 1-Earliest example of Homo sapiens outside Africa
According to a new study published in journal Nature, two fossilized human crania (Apidima 1 and Apidima 2) from Apidima Cave, southern Greece, were discovered in the late 1970s but have remained enigmatic owing to their incomplete nature, taphonomic distortion and lack of Read More …
INS Tarkash at Tangier, Morocco
Indian Naval Ship Tarkash arrived at Tangier, Morocco on July 8, 2019 for a three day visit. The visit is part of an ongoing Overseas Deployment by the Indian Navy to the Mediterranean Sea, Africa and Europe. The visit seeks Read More …
Pink City Jaipur is now UNESCO World Heritage Site
Pink city and capital of Rajasthan Jaipur on July 6, 2019 got inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO during the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee held at Baku, Azerbaijan. With Successful inscription of Jaipur City, India Read More …
USA designates Baloch Liberation Army as terrorist organisation
The United States of America on July 2, 2019 designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), which is fighting Pakistani rule in Balochistan province, as a terrorist organisation. According to the The US State Department, BLA is an armed separatist group that targets Read More …
Kailash Mansoravar included in Tentative List of World Heritage Sites
According to the Central Government, proposal for ‘Sacred Mountain Landscape and Heritage Routes’ (Indian side of Kailash Mansoravar) has been included in Tentative List of World Heritage Sites of India as a Mixed site in April, 2019. The site has Read More …
India wins domestic content requirements case against US
Amidst India-US tariff war, India has won a trade dispute with US. A World Trade Organisation dispute resolution panel has ruled in favour of India in a case against the United States. The WTO panel stated that America’s domestic content Read More …
India signs USD 400M loan agreement with World Bank to eliminate TB
The World Bank and the Government of India on June 27, 2019 signed a Loan Agreement of $400 Million to expand the coverage and the quality of interventions for the control of Tuberculosis (TB), which kills approximately half a million Read More …
Social Activist Jharna Dhara Chowdhury passes away
Jharna Dhara Chowdhury, an eminent Social Activist and secretary of the Gandhi Ashram Trust in Jayag, Noakhali, Bangladesh passed away on June 27, 2019 in Dhaka. Born on October 15, 1938 at Lakshmipur, she devoted her whole life to promoting Read More …
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2019
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed on June 26, 2019. Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment flagged off “17th Run Against Drug Abuse” on this occasion at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi . Read More …
Japan gifted ‘Imphal Peace Museum’ to Manipur
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal, Japan on Juen 22, 2019 gifted Manipur a museum. Imphal Peace Museum is built at Red Hill, about 20 km southwest of Manipur’s capital Imphal. Battle of Imphal saw some of the Read More …