On the occasion of centenary year of great archaeologist Professor B. B. Lal, Union Culture Minister Shri Prahlad Singh Patel on May 2, 2020 released an e-book “Prof. B. B. Lal -India Rediscovered” in New Delhi. The book is a Read More …
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Centre releases e-book “Prof. B. B. Lal -India Rediscovered”
World Press Freedom Day 2020 Theme
World Press Freedom Day was celebrated across the world on May 3, 2020. The Netherlands was the host for 2020. Theme: This year the day was was celebrated with the theme of “Journalism Without Fear and Favour.“ About World Press Read More …
World Heritage Day 2020 Theme
Amid COVID-19 pandemic fear and worldwide lockdown, World Heritage Day 2020 was celebrated on April 18. Theme This year the day was celebrated with the theme of ‘Shared Cultures, Shared Heritage, Shared Responsibility’. The theme reflects the global context of Read More …
Game of Life inventor John Conway passes away
British-born mathematician Conway John Conway has died of the coronavirus. He was 82 years old. He made contributions in various areas of mathematics but is best known for his invention of Conway’s Game of Life. What is the Game of Life? Read More …
Who was Satish Gujral?
Artist, architect, sculptor and writer Satish Gujral passed away on March 26, 2020 at the age of 94. He was Born in Jhelum in pre-partition Punjab on December 25, 1925 and suffered a hearing loss at the age of nine, Read More …
Brahma Kumari’s Chief Rajyogini Dadi Janki passed away
Chief of Brahmakumaris Sansthan Rajyogini Dadi Janki passed on March 27, 2020 away at the age of 104 in Mount Abu. Brahamkumaris headquartered in Mount Abu, is the world’s largest spiritual organization run by women, She was born on January Read More …
Mexico born Valeria Luiselli wins Rathbones Folio prize 2020
Mexican-born novelist and essayist Valeria Luiselli has won the £30,000 Rathbones Folio prize for her novel Lost Children Archive. She is the first woman to win the prize since its inception in 2013. Luiselli was inspired to write Lost Children Archive by her Read More …
Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis Win Abel Prize 2020
Two mathematicians Hillel Furstenberg (Israel) and Gregory Margulis ( Russian-American) will share the 2020 Abel Prize — one of the field’s most prestigious awards. The two winners will share 7.5 million Norwegian kroner, or about US$ 625,000. These mathematicians used Read More …
Jan auashadhi Diwas celeberated On 7th March
Jan Aushadhi Diwas was celebrated across the country on 7 March 2020. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi interacted with the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana and store owners of Jan Aushadhi Kendras, through video conference on this Read More …
Smriti Irani releases book titled Chronicles of Change Champions
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani on March 6, 2020 released a book titled “Chronicles of Change Champions” at an event held in New Delhi. About the book: The book is a compilation of 25 innovative Read More …
Dr. Niti Kumar gets SERB Women Excellence Award-2020
Dr Niti Kumar, Senior Scientist from Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow has received SERB Women Excellence Award-2020. Award will be conferred by the President of India during National Science Day Celebrations on February 28, 2020, in Vigyan Read More …
15th Finance Commission constitutes High Level Expert Group on Agriculture Exports
The 15th Finance Commission has decided to constitute a High Level Expert Group on Agriculture Exports in pursuance of its Terms of Reference i.e, to recommend measurable performance incentives for States to encourage ari exports as well as to promote Read More …
65th Filmfare Awards 2020: List of Winners
The 65th Filmfare Awards were held at Guwahati, Assam on February 15, 2020. Here are the list of winners: Best Film– Gully Boy Best Director- Zoya Akhtar for Gully Boy Best Film (Critics) – Article 15 (Anubhav Sinha) and Sonchiriya (Abhishek Chaubey) Read More …
Safer Internet Day 2020 Theme
February 11, 2020 was organised as Safer Internet Day (SID) by the Insafe/INHOPE network. Theme This year, the theme was “Together for a better internet”. Objective The Safer Internet Day (SID) initiative aims to increase awareness about emerging online issues, Read More …
Oscars 2020 Winners
The Oscar award ceremony 2020, also called 92nd Academy awards, was held on February 10, 2020 (Indian Standard Time). Bong Joon-ho’s comedy-drama “Parasite”, which is about an impoverished family who infiltrate the household of a wealthier one, made Oscars history Read More …