Current Affairs November 2021

India and Germany launches WISER program for lateral entry for women researchers in joint R&D projects

India and Germany launches WISER program for lateral entry for women researchers in joint R&D projects

The programme called Women’s Involvement in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) program was launched by Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) for encouraging women researchers in joint R&D projects. WISER will encourage women researchers in joint R&D projects. IGSTC is a joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and […]

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Union Minister Jitendra Singh launches World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics ‘SWADESH’

Union Minister Jitendra Singh launches World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics ‘SWADESH’

SWADESH was inaugurated by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology on 19th November 2021. The project SWADESH is a first of its kind large-scale multimodal neuroimaging database designed specifically for Indian population. The unique brain initiative has been developed by the DBT-National Brain Research Centre (DBT-NBRC), Gurgaon, Haryana. DBT-NBRC

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Indian Railways launches Bharat Gaurav theme-based circuit trains to boost tourism

Indian Railways launches Bharat Gaurav theme-based circuit trains to boost tourism

Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the introduction of ‘Bharat Gaurav Trains’, the theme-based tourist circuit trains to boost tourism in India. These trains will showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and historical places to the people of India and the world. The Bharat Gaurav tourists’ trains can be run by any entity including a

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National Milk Day: 26 November

National Milk Day: 26 November

In India, November 26 is celebrated as National Milk Day since 2014, to commemorate the birth anniversary of the father of India’s White Revolution, Dr. Verghese Kurien (also nicknamed as Milkman of India). Dr. Verghese Kurien is also nicknamed as Milkman of India. The day was fixed by all the dairy majors of the country including the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the Indian

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Indian Constitution Day: 26 November

Indian Constitution Day: 26 November

In India, Constitution Day is celebrated every year on 26 November to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the country. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Indian Constitution Day celebrations organized by the Supreme Court, on November 26, 2018, in New Delhi. On 26 November 1949, the Constituent Assembly of

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PM Gati Shakti- BISAG-N team conducts capacity building exercises

PM Gati Shakti- BISAG-N team conducts capacity building exercises

The PM Gatishakti National Master Plan which has been developed by Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics- BISAG-N in a dynamic Geographic Information System (GIS) platform, is conducting a  capacity building exercise with senior-level officers of relevant ministries and departments. It will be further developed as a Digital Master Planning tool with Project

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Ban Ki-moon pens down Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World

Ban Ki-moon pens down Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World

Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has come out with his autobiography titled as ‘Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World’. Uniting Nations in a Divided World” is being published by HarperCollins Publishers India and released on November 18. Ban performed what has been called the “most impossible job on this earth” with a genuine belief in collective

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