Nitish Kumar was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time and a record fourth consecutive term on November 16, 2020. He took oath with two deputy chief ministers – Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi from the BJP Read More …
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Nitish Kumar sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the 7th time
Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee passed away
Veteran actor and Dadasaheb Phalke award recipient Soumitra Chatterjee passed away at a Kolkata on November 15, 2020. He was 85. Born on January 19, 1935, Soumitra Chatterjee made his acting debut with Satyajit Ray’s Apur Sansar (1959), which was Read More …
National Water Awards, 2019
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the Award distribution ceremony of National Water Awards, 2019 on November 11, 2020 in presence of the Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of State for Read More …
Public Service Broadcasting Day 2020
Public Service Broadcasting Day is being observed on November 12, 2020. The day is celebrated every year to commemorate the only visit of Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947. The Father of the Nation Read More …
S Hareesh wins JCB Prize for Literature 2020
Malayalam author S Hareesh won the coveted JCB Prize for Literature 2020 for his novel, Moustache. The book has been translated in English by Jayasree Kalathil and published by HarperCollins India. The JCB Prize for Literature is India’s richest literary prize Read More …
Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge System
Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on November 6, 2020 announced the Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge System to be set up at IIT Kharagpur. Inaugurating the international webinar titled “Bharata Tirtha” organized by the Institute from Read More …
SITARE-GYTI and SRISTI-GYTI Awards
Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Harsh Vardhan gave away Students Innovations for Advancement of Research Explorations – Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (SITARE-GYTI) and Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technological Innovations-Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (SRISTI-GYTI) awards, at a Read More …
Vempati committee to review guidelines on Television Rating
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a committee to review guidelines on Television Rating agencies in India. Prasar Bharti CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati will be Chairman of the Committee. The Members of the Committe are Dr Shalabh, Professor of Read More …
Priyanca Radhakrishnan-New Zealand’s first-ever Indian-origin Minister
Priyanca Radhakrishnan on November 2, 2020 became New Zealand’s first-ever Indian-origin Minister. Priyanca will be Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities; Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector; and Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment. Ms. Radhakrishnan, the Read More …
Puducherry 66th Liberation Day
Union Territory of Puducherry is celebrating its 66th Liberation Day on November 1, 2020 It was on November 1,1954 the union territory was liberated from French colonialism following a referendum in which all elected members from Puducherry voted against the Read More …
‘Bye Bye Corona’ by Pradeep Srivastava
World’s first scientoon book entitled “Bye Bye Corona”, written by ‘scientoonist’ Dr Pradeep Srivastava was released on October 29, 2020 in Lucknow, by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ms. Anandi Ben. The book is published by Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous agency under Read More …
Dr.Tulsi Das Chugh Award
The National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), has selected Dr Satish Mishra, Principal Scientist, Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow for “Dr.Tulsi Das Chugh Award” for the year 2020. Mr. Chugh has been awarded in recognition of his research work on Malaria parasite’s life Read More …
Vigilance Awareness Week, 2020 Theme
The Central Vigilance Commission observes the Vigilance Awareness Week from 27th October to 2nd November, 2020. Why Vigilance Week? This is observed every year during the week in which the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31st October) falls. This awareness week campaign affirms CVC’s Read More …
Indian Navy operationalized first batch of three Women Pilots on Dornier
The Indian Navy has operationalized the first batch of three Women Pilots on Dornier Aircraft by the Southern Naval Command (SNC) at Kochi. The three women pilots were part of the six pilots of the 27th Dornier Operational Flying Training Read More …
NITI Aayog panel on urban planning education system
Government think tank NITI Aayog has constituted a panel on October 22, 2020 that will look into introducing reforms in the urban planning education system. The 14-member advisory committee is headed by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar. NITI Aayog CEO Read More …