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According to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs (GAC), bilateral trade between India and China crossed 125 billion USD in 2021. Despite a protracted border standoff, Two-way trade between India and China in 2021 stood at 125.66 billion Read More …
The 18th edition of the two days long Kachai Lemon Festival was held in Manipur 13-14 January at the Local Ground of Kachai Village in Ukhrul district. The Kachai Lemon Festival is organised annually to promote this unique kind of Read More …
The latest annual report on India’s climate by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) states that 2021 was not only the 5th warmest year since 1901, but that the last decade, 2012- 2021, was also the warmest on record. The report Read More …
The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi on January 14, 2022 celebrated Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav with Kala Kumbh- artist workshops for painting scrolls measuring approximately 750 metres, representing the tales of valor of unsung heroes of India’s freedom Read More …
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, on January 13, 2022 released the ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’ prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) which has been mandated to assess the forest and tree Read More …
According to a recent study, major earthquake events in last 30,000 years have resulted in spectacular changes in landscape of the Katrol Hill Fault in the Kachchh region in Gujarat. These surprising geological facts about the seismic history of the Read More …
Russia’s defence forces recently unveiled the new Tupolev Tu-160M strategic missile bomber also known as ‘White Swan’. It carried out its first flight from the aerodrome of the Kazan Aviation Enterprise. The aircraft flew at an altitude of 600 meters Read More …
Gulabo-India’s oldest sloth bear died at the age of 40 at the Van Vihar National Park and Zoo in Bhopal on January 10, 2022. The female bear was rescued from a Madaari or street performer in May 2006 at the Read More …
Kerala’s Kumbalanghi has become the country’s first sanitary-napkin-free panchayat. This panchayat has also won acclaim as India’s first model tourism village. The move- sanitary-napkin-free panchayat is a part of an initiative titled ‘Avalkayi’ being implemented in the Ernakulam parliamentary constituency. Read More …
The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) under the aegis of Ministry of Corporate Affairs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) through a virtual event on January 12, 2022. The objective Read More …
Minister of State for Education Shri Subhas Sarkar on January 12, 2022 virtually launched Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022. In order to create self-motivation and awareness about sanitation the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) was first instituted by the Department Read More …
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform to continue to develop the Kenya Transmission Project on a public-private partnership basis. The project entails the development, financing, construction, Read More …
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on January 11, 2022. The indigenously developed anti-tank missile is a low weight, fire & forget missile and is launched Read More …
India ranks at 83rd position in the Henley Passport Index 2022, climbing seven places from 90th rank in 2021. Japan and Singapore top the index. The current rankings are for first quarter of 2022 and India shares the position with Read More …
The National Monuments Authority (NMA) chairman Tarun Vijay recently met the governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khan regarding the declaration of the birthplace of Adi Sankaracharya in the state as a monument of national importance. Mr. Vijay said that the Read More …