Tobacco Board of India get the Golden Leaf award 2019 in the ‘Public Service Initiative’ category for its efforts in undertaking various ecological initiatives towards Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco cultivation in India. The awards under this category are given to a company or institution which practices a public service programme or educational campaign, to ensure […]
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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has set up a Development Council for Bicycle for vision planning in design, engineering and manufacturing of lighter, smarter, value added, safe and faster premium bicycles which are comparable with global standards for exports and domestic market. Daily
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French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom will deliver 10 high-powered electric locomotives to Indian Railway in this financial year. For this, the Alstom and Indian Railways have signed a procurement cum maintenance agreement with Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL). The delivery schedule is part of a comprehensive ‘recovery plan’ drawn up following a delay in
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The Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) and Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, will announce Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK) on Monday, 18th November 2019 in New Delhi. The BPKK will be a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones in India for better nutritional outcomes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019 The launch
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) organised the conference ‘Def-Connect’ in New Delhi on November 11, 2019 to showcase the accomplishments of the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative and growth of the defence ecosystem in the country. The iDEX portal and Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC)-III was also launched. It is an ecosystem to foster
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The Suranga Bawadi, situated in Bijapur of Karnataka, an integral part of the ancient Karez system of supplying water through subterranean tunnels built during Adil Shahi era which is now set to get funding for restoration. A New York-based non-governmental organisation has included it in the World Monument Watch list for 2020 along with 24
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The first guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev ji is observed on on Karthik Poornima every year. Union Cabinet to celebrate the 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Devji throughout the country and across the globe, Ministry of External Affairs is commemorating the Anniversary in a grand and befitting manner. Daily Current Affairs
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The Government of India’s top priority is to put the farmers’ concerns and rural development on a larger landscape, said Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, while speaking at the inauguration of the 6th World Congress on Rural and Agriculture Finance jointly organised by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
As India gears up to celebrate country’s former prime minister Pandit Jawarhalal Nehru’s birthday as Children’s Day on 14 November. India used to celebrate Children’s Day in India on 20th November every year before 1956 as the United Nations, in 1954, had declared the day as Universal Children’s Day. But, after the death of India’s
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World Diabetes Day is marked on November 14 every year. It coincides with the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who insulin alongside Charles Best. This year’s theme for World Diabetes Day is “Family and Diabetes”. More than 420 million people worldwide affected by diabetes. China has the highest number of patients (11.43 cr.) followed by
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