Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur will inaugurate the first Himalayan Film Festival on 24th September, 2021. The festival spanning five days is being held at Leh, Ladakh from 24th to 28th September 2021. The inaugural of Read More …
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11th International Peace Conference
All India Council of Human Rights, Liberties & Social Justice (AICHLS) and Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC) jointly organizinged the 11th International Peace Conference on September 21, 2021 to observe International Day of Peace, in Leh. International Peace Day was Read More …
National Steering Committee for Development of National Curriculum Frameworks
The Ministry of Education has formed the National Steering Committee for the development of National Curriculum Frameworks on 21-9-2021. K Kasturirangan, former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 1994 to 2003, will head this committee. Other members Read More …
Charanjit Singh Channie became the first Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab
Charanjit Singh Channi was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab on September 20, 2021 at Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh. He became the first Dalit Chief Minister of the state. Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered him oath of office and Read More …
QC launches Prof. S.K. Joshi Laboratory Excellence Award
Quality Council of India (QCI) on September 16, 2021 launched the Prof. S.K. Joshi Laboratory Excellence Award. This is country’s first-of-its- kind Laboratory Excellence Award. This Award has been instituted to promote Laboratory Quality and performance improvement in the country. Read More …
High Level Expert Committee for a comprehensive review of NCC
Ministry of Defence has constituted a High Level Expert Committee, under the chairmanship of former Member of Parliament Shri Baijayant Panda, for a comprehensive review of National Cadet Corps (NCC) in order to make it more relevant in changed times. Read More …
Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee and Poonawalla on Time’s 100 most influential people list
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the chief executive officer of the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune Adar Poonawalla were listed in the Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year 2021. Read More …
National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 to 51 awardees at a virtual ceremony on September 15, 2021. Florence Nightingale awards were instituted in the year 1973 by the Government as a Read More …
Anand Kumar receives Swami Brahmanand Award 2021
”Super 30” initiative founder Mathematician Anand Kumar has been conferred with the Swami Brahmanand Award 2021. He has been awarded for his contribution in the field of education through his initiative. The ”Super 30” initiative guides underprivileged students for the Read More …
NIOS wins UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) of India won the prestigious UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021. It has won the award for ‘enabling education of persons with disabilities through technology-enabled inclusive learning materials, with a specific focus on Read More …
Susanna Clarke wins Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021
British author Susanna Clarke has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 for her work “Piranesi‘. Piranesi, a mystery about a man living alone in a labyrinthine house, beat five other books to the £30,000 prize. Women’s Prize for Fiction was previously named after Read More …
Subramania Bharati’s memorial day will be called ‘Mahakavi Day’
The Tamil Nadu Government has released 14 announcements towards the Death Centenary of freedom fighter and poet Subramania Bharathi. Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has said that his memorial day on September 11 will be called Mahakavi Day. The Chief Read More …
Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand get new Governors
President Ram Nath Kovind on September 9, 2021 has appointed new governors in four states. Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd) has been appointed as the Governor of Uttarakhand after Baby Rani Maurya tendered her resignation from the post. Banwarilal Read More …
Shailendra Singh wins Behler Turtle Conservation Award
Indian biologist Shailendra Singh has been awarded the Behler Turtle Conservation Award for bringing three critically endangered turtle conservation species back from the brink of extinction. He has been awarded for playing an important role in the conservation turtle species Read More …
Powergrid Wins the Prestigious global ATD Best Award
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU has been awarded the coveted “Association for Talent Development (ATD) 2021 BEST Award” securing 8th rank among the 71 organizations from around the globe. This is the only PSU to Read More …