Category: Micro

Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away on July 8, 2021 after prolonged illness. He was the longest-serving chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. The 87 year-old veteran Congress leader was currently the MLA from Read More …

WWF India has inducted Upasana Kamineni, Director, Apollo Hospitals, as “Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes” with the aim to appreciate the efforts of frontline workers in hospitals and in the wildlife protection space. The focus of this will be on Read More …

Familial Forestry-Rajasthan-based climate activist Shyam Sundar Jyani’s environment conservation concept, has won United Nations’ Land for Life Award 2021. The award was announced on June 17 by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The UNCCD praised Familial Forestry as Read More …

Mr Anup Chandra Pandey on June 9, 2021 assumed charge as Election Commissioner. Mr Pandey is a retired IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh Cadre from the 1984 batch. There was a vacancy in the poll body after Sunil Arora demitted Read More …

Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao has received the International Eni Award 2020 for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage. It is also called the Energy Frontier award. This is considered to be the Nobel Prize in Energy Research. Read More …

Karnataka based freedom fighter and citizen activist H.S. Doreswamy passed away on May 26, 2021 in Bengaluru. He was 103. Born on April 10, 1918, in Harohalli on the outskirts of Bengaluru, he joined the freedom struggle at a young Read More …

The John Templeton Foundation has awarded the 2021 Templeton Prize to world-renowned ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall from from U.K. Goodall, 87, is only the fourth woman to win the award, established by the late investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton to honor those Read More …

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the passing away of Former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Dr. Srikumar Banerjee. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Dr. Srikumar Banerjee will be remembered for his pioneering contributions to Read More …

Mathematician Professor MS Narasimhan has passed away on May 16, 2021. He was 88 years old. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of Professor M. S. Narasimhan. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Professor Read More …

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the passing away of Shri Homen Borgohain. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Shri Homen Borgohain will be remembered for his rich contributions to Assamese literature and journalism. His Read More …

K.R. Gouri, the lone woman member in Kerala’s first Cabinet, died on May 11. She was 102. She was born on July 14, 1919 into a wealth family as the seventh daughter of K.A. Raman and Parvathi Amma at Pattanakad Read More …

Indian National Army (INA) veteran Lalti Ram passed away on May 9, 2021. He was 100 year old. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief on the demise of In a tweet, Mr Modi said, Lalti Ram Ji’s courage and Read More …

N Rangasamy-the AINRC party chief, was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry for the record fourth time on May 7, 2021. Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rangasamy. The All India NR Read More …

Sankar Ghosh-an Indian-origin award winning immunologist has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research . Shri Ghosh is the Silverstein and Hutt Family Professor of Microbiology and Chair Read More …

Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Valiya Metropolitan-one of the longest serving bishops in India, died on May 5, 2021. He was 103 years old. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by President Ram Nath Kovind in 2018. In his Read More …