Hindi novelist and Padma Shri awardee Giriraj Kishore passed away on February 9, 2020 in Kanpur. He was best known for his novel ”Pehla Girmitiya” that was based on Mahatma Gandhi”s stay in South Africa. He was awarded the Padma Read More …
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”Pehla Girmitiya” author Giriraj Kishore passed away
President Presents International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy to N.S. Dharmashaktu
President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy to Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu under the Indian nomination (individual) category and the Leprosy Mission Trust under the institutional category on February 6, 2020. Speaking on the occasion, the Read More …
BAFTA Awards 2020: Winners
The 73rd British Academy film awards, popularly known as BAFTA were presented on February 2, 2020. The World War-I drama “1917” led among the winners with six awards, including best film and best director for Sam Mendes. Winners Best film: Read More …
World Wetlands Day 2020 Theme
World Wetlands Day was celebrated across the world on 2 February 2020. Theme: The 2020 theme for World Wetlands Day was “Wetlands and Biodiversity”. The theme provides an opportunity to highlight wetland biodiversity, its status, why it matters and to promote actions Read More …
Opportunity for children to interact with Firodia award winners
By Jyoti Singh (Twitter: @ashajyoti11) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr K Sivan and Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Dr Shekhar Mande will be conferred HK Firodia award for their contribution to the field Read More …
Assam, Jal Jeevan Mission and NDRF tableaux awarded first prize
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on January 28, 2020 gave away Best Tableaux awards for Republic Day Parade, 2020 in New Delhi. Ministries/Department category The tableau of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, highlighting the Government’s new initiative ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ which Read More …
DMMC Uttarakhand selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020
For the year 2020, Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre, Uttarakhand (in the institution category) and Shri Kumar Munnan Singh (Individual category) have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for their commendable work in Disaster Management. In Read More …
Prakash Javadekar Inaugurates ELECRAMA 2020
Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar on January 18, 2020 inaugurated ELECRAMA 2020, at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. ELECRAMA is the flagship showcase of the Indian electrical industry and a platform to connect the world with Indian industry Read More …
Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi selected for the 29th Saraswati Samman
Eminent Sindhi poet and writer Vasdev Mohi will be conferred with 29th Saraswati Samman. He has been selected for this literary award for his short stories collection- Chequebook which talks about the agonies and sufferings of marginalized sections of the Read More …
Harish Salve appointed as Queen’s Counsel for courts of England, Wale
Senior Indian Advocate Harish Salve has been appointed as the Queen’s Counsel for the courts of England and Wales. He has been appointed by the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor. Last year, Dipen Sabharwal was made the Queen’s Read More …
Michael Debabrata Patra appointed as RBI Deputy Governor
Michael Debabrata Patra has been appointed as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He has been appointed to the post for a period of three years. The post was lying vacant after Viral V Acharya resigned from Read More …
National Road Safety Week being observed from 11th to 17th January 2020
The 31st National Road Safety Week is being observed from 11th to 17th January 2020 throughout the country to create awareness among general public and specially amongst the youths to improve the safety on road and to give an opportunity to all stakeholders to contribute Read More …
Tamil Nadu received the Award of Best Performing State in Road Safety
Based up on the Road Accident Report 2018 published by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, the State of Tamil Nadu, which has registered maximum reduction in accident related deaths of 3941 in 2018 with respect to 2017 registering a decline Read More …
MS Swaminathan & Dr. G Muniratnam chosen for Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Awards
Agricultural Scientist Dr M S Swaminathan and social worker, Dr. Gutta Muniratnam were respectively chosen as the first recipients of ‘Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu Nationjal Award for Excellence’ and ‘Muppavarapu National Award for Social Service’’ About National Award for Excellence The Read More …
Golden Globe List of winners 2020
The 77th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2019, were presented at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California (USA) on January 6, 2020 (Indian Time). Best picture went to 1917, while Renée Zellweger won best actress for Judy, and Read More …