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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
”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 …