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The Prime Minister conferred Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskars for the year 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 in the investiture ceremony. This award was instituted by the Union Government to recognize and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service Read More …
The Telangana State Cabinet on January 17, 2022 approved ‘Mana ooru, mana badi’ programme. It aims allround development and creation of effective basic infrastructure in schools across the State. The programme will be implemented in three years with a budget Read More …
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on January 16 announced the initiation of the Open Data Week to encourage adoption of open data and promote innovation across India’s urban ecosystem. The Open Data Week is part of a series Read More …
Pandit Birju Maharaj-one of the foremost masters of Kathak, passed away on January 17, 2022 at the age of 83. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of legendary Kathak dancer Pandit Birju Read More …
Ms. Vinisha Umashankar, a student innovator turned environmentalist from Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, has been selected as a “changemaker” and Batonbearer for the ongoing 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay (12-15 January 2022) in India. The young innovator and buddying environmentalist Read More …
Rocket scientist S. Somanath has been appointed Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Space Secretary. Dr. Somanath has been serving as the Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and the Indian Institute of Space Science Read More …
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte for fourth term in office. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte embarked on a fourth term on January 10, leading a coalition that took office amid Read More …
The Supreme Court (SC) has appointed Justice (retd.), Indu Malhotra, as the Chairperson to head the inquiry committee to look into the alleged security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Punjab visit on January 5, 2022. A three-judge bench headed Read More …
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, on January 07, 2022, flagged-in India’s first multi-dimensional adventure sports expedition conducted by National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) in France. The expedition was conducted in November 2021 and the team was led Read More …
Alka Mittal on January 3, 2022 took over additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, ONGC, becoming the first woman to hold the post at the Maharatna company. Mittal replaced Subhash Kumar Read More …
Director General VS Pathania, took over as the 24th Chief of Indian Coast Guard on 31 Dec 21. He is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi. The Flag Officer is a qualified Read More …
The 1989 batch IFS officer Vikram Misri, who completed his tenure as Ambassador to China, has been appointed Deputy National Security Advisor of India (Dy NSA). Shri Ajit Doval is the National Security Advisor. Mr. Misri will take over on Read More …
South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, died at 90. The Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 highlighted his stature as one of the world’s most effective Read More …
K.S. Sethumadhavan-Malayalam cinema’s one of finest directors of all time, died in Chennai on December 24, 2021 at the age of 90. In a career spanning over four decades, he made over 60 films. He won 10 national and eight Read More …
Environmentalist Dr Anil Prakash Joshi has been awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2021. Vidyut Mohan, the winner of the Earthshot Prize, and Ridhima Pandey, a young environmental activist from Uttarakhand, were also the recipients of the Read More …