The first edition of the Asian Games was held in New Delhi on 8 to 11 March 1951. From 1954 they were held every four years. Athletes from 11 nations participated in the inaugural games, which featured six sports (association football, athletics, basketball, cycling, swimming, and weight lifting). In 1934, the event was canceled on the […]
Dr. Verghese Kurien, known as the “Milkman of India,” transformed India’s dairy industry through “Operation Flood,” also known as the “White Revolution.” He turned India around from being a milk-deficient nation to the world’s largest producer of milk through his “Anand pattern” of milk production by establishing farmer-owned dairy cooperatives.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which works under the Ministry of Culture, is the chief agency in India for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of nation’s cultural heritage. Here are the primary features: Founding and History: • The ASI was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham who is often referred to as
Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma has initiated the “Vidya Rath -School on Wheels” project. The “Vidya Rath” project aims to provide economically disadvantaged underprivileged children the opportunity to access elementary education for a period of 10 months. The project was introduced at a launch function held in the premises of Gauhati High Court in
The Northeast, the land of vibrant atmospheric beauty and a multi-colored cultural fabric is highly enriched with innumerable dance forms in the classical and folk genres of all sorts. There are multiple references in written literature and scripture that mention the rich cultural dances of Assam. This article delineates the history of Dev-nati or Nati
The first Governor-General of free India was Lord Mountbatten. He served in this role from August 15, 1947, to June 21, 1948. Notably, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (known as Rajaji) was the first and only Indian Governor-General of free India, who succeeded Lord Mountbatten from June 21, 1948, till January 26, 1950, when India became a republic
Tamreswari temple (also Dikkaravasini) is a temple for a tribal goddess called Kecaikhati is located about 18 km from Sadiya in Tinsukia district, Assam, India. The temple used to be administered by Deoris, non-Brahmin tribal priests. There are some remnants that designate a Chutiya king built the wall or the temple itself in the year
Australia is the smallest continent by area, with an area of roughly 7.7 million square kilometers (3 million square miles).Sometimes people also use the name Oceania to describe a larger region that includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and other islands in the Pacific. If we used the area of Oceania as a continent,
Assam is a state with two valleys (Brahmaputra and Barak Valley) framed in between 90° to 96° North Latitude and 24° to 28° East longitude. Assam encompasses total geographical area of 78,438.00 Sq. Km out of which 56,194.00 Sq. Km and 22,224 Sq. Km fall under Brahmaputra Valley and Barak Valley including 2 (Two) hill
The President of India is a nominal chief of the Indian state. There is a provision in the Constitution of India for a President of India under Article 52. The executive decisions are carried out in the name of the President and thus the President holds the position of formal executive head of the state
