Blue Economy Roadmap
India and France have committed to adopting a roadmap on the blue economy and ocean governance. To enhance partnership for the exploitation and preservation of marine resour...
IOC's Re-election
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission (AC) has re-elected Emma Terho (Finland, ice hockey) -Chair Seung Min Ryu (Republic of Korea, ta...
Demise of Shakuntala Choudary
Shakuntala Choudhary was born on June 25, 1920, in Assam. She joined Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust (KGNMT) in 1947. She was a close associate of Vin...
Himachal Pradesh : Conservation of Herbs
The state’s first biodiversity park, is established at Bhulah in the Janjehli valley of Mandi district. It is a boon for research as well as for conservation of endangered Hi...
Purple Revolution
The central Government has planned to commence purple revolution by encouraging lavender cultivation in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is planned under the CSIR...
Flag-Hoisting Ceremony
Before the campaign or election, the people of Manipur will hold a special ‘flag-hoisting ceremony’. It is unique to Manipur which cuts across parties, ethnicities, re...
Largest Galaxy
Astronomers have found the largest galaxy in the universe, named Alcyoneus. It is discovered using the Low-Frequency Array(LOFAR) telescope. Alcyoneus lies aro...
Pakistan's New Cybercrime Ordinance
Pakistan Government has passed a Cybercrime ordinance. It states the punishment up to five years in jail for defamation of government officials, the military and judiciary on...
Undersea cable cosortium:Airtel
Bharti Airtel has joined the South East Asia- Middle East-Western Europe 6('SEA-ME-WE-6') undersea cable consortium. To scale up its high-speed global network capacit...
Offshore Wind Project in India.
Tata Power and RWE have collaborated on the development of offshore wind projects in India. RWE and Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited will conduct technical and commercial...