World Vegan Day is celebrated on November 1 every year by vegans across the world. The day was launched in 1994 by then Chair of The Vegan Society, Louise Wallis, in the United Kingdom, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Read More …
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Supreme Court forms committee to examine Pegasus issue
The Supreme Court of India on October 27, 2021 appointed an independent expert technical committee headed by a former apex court judge, Justice R.V. Raveendran, to examine allegations that the government used an Israeli spyware, Pegasus, to snoop on its Read More …
Colin Powell-First Black U.S. Secretary of State, Dies
The first Black U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell died on October 18, 2021 at the age of 84. Despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, he died due to complication from the disease. Gen. Powell, who was wounded in Vietnam, Read More …
Dr G Satheesh Reddy receives Aryabhata Award
Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy has been conferred the prestigious Aryabhata Award by Astronautical Society of India (ASI) for his outstanding life-time contribution to the promotion of astronautics in India. Dr G Satheesh Reddy is a Read More …
The Nobel Peace Prize 2021
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. Ms Ressa and Mr Muratov are Read More …
National Road Safety Board
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified constitution of the National Road Safety Board, along with Rules thereof, on 3rd September, 2021. The Rules specify provisions regarding its composition , eligibility for Chairman and Members of the Board, selection process, Read More …
E. R. Sheikh assumes charge as first Director General of the Ordnance Directorate
On September 30, 2021, E.R. Sheikh assumed charge as first Director General of the Ordnance Directorate (Co-ordination and Services). It is the successor organization of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). An Indian Ordnance Factory Service (IOFS) officer of the 1984 batch, Read More …
LIFE wins Right Livelihood Award 2021
Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE)-a Delhi-based environmental organisation is among the winners of the 2021 Right Livelihood Award-known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize. Other awardees include Cameroonian women rights activist Marthe Wandou, Russian environmental activist Vladimir Slivyak, and Read More …
Feminist Kamla Bhasin passed away
Renowned feminist activist Kamla Bhasin passed away on September 25, 2021. She was 75. Kamla Bhasin was born in 1946 in Shahidanwaali village in Punjab (now in Pakistan). Bhasin had joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1976 Read More …
Teesta-V Power Station, Sikkim conferred with ‘Blue Planet Prize’
NHPC’s 510 MW Teesta-V Power Station located in the Himalayan State of Sikkim has been conferred with the prestigious Blue Planet Prize by International Hydropower Association (IHA), a London based non-profit membership association operating in 120 countries. The award had Read More …
Presiding Officers Conference to be held in Shimla
The Presiding Officers Conference will be held in Shimla from October 26 to 28, 2021. The conference will discuss the diminishing standard of discipline, decorum and decency in our legislatures. The Conference will be attended by the Presiding officers from Read More …
PFRDA to celebrate National Pension System Diwas on 1st October
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has kickstarted a campaign under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The Pension Regulator will be observing 1st October 2021 as the National Pension System Diwas (NPS Diwas) to promote pension and retirement planning for a Read More …
Centre of Excellence in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal on September 23, 2021 inaugurated the ‘Centre of Excellence in Logistics and Supply Chain Management’ at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai. The Centre will act as a driving Read More …
Sheikh Hasina conferred with SDG Progress award
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has been conferred with SDG Progress award for country’s steady progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Development economist Jeffery Sachs appreciated Prime Minister Read More …
Fairooz Faizah Beether wins 2021 Changemaker Award
Fairooz Faizah Beether of Bangladesh has been chosen for the 2021 Changemaker Award for her work promoting good health and well-being by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Changemaker Award celebrates an individual who has inspired change using personal Read More …