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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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new tool using the “access,” “watch,” and “reserve” designations established previously, to limit the use of drugs associated with the highest risk of resistance and to increase the use of antibiotics in Read More …
Twenty-three Indian Institutions have been ranked among the best global universities in QS World University ranking 2020. Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay has been ranked India’s best university for the second year in a row, gaining a global ranking of 152 in Read More …
According to the World Population Prospects 2019 India is set to overtake China as the most populous country by 2027 and will have almost 1.64 billion inhabitants by 2050. As per the report: Globally, people aged above 65 are the Read More …
Facebook and 27 other members on June 18, 2019 unveiled ‘Libra’ which is described as “a new global currency”. They released a prototype of Libra as an open source code to be used by developers interested in weaving it into Read More …
Government of India has decided to show BTV World, a channel owned by Bangladesh TV, on the Doordarshan Free Dish which will be available for the viewers of Doordarshan in our country. At the same time, DD India would be Read More …