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From iron works in Burkina Faso that date back nearly three millenniums, to the fortified and planned city of Jaipur in India, to the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan, Unesco has added a broad array of cultural and natural marvels to its World Heritage List. To be included on the list, a site must meet at […]
The 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee was held in Baku Read More »
The government has informed Parliament that “no foreign government or organisation has any locus standi” in repealing Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir as matters relating to the Constitution of India are internal and only for the Indian Parliament to deal with. Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy said in a written response
Parliament questioned the Centre whether it will repeal Articles 370 and 35A Read More »
Connaught Place of New Delhi is the ninth most expensive office location in the world with an annual rent of nearly USD 144 per sq ft, according to property consultant CBRE. Connaught Place (CP), located in the heart of the national capital, was at the ninth position even last year. In its annual Global Prime
Connaught Place of New Delhi is the 9th most expensive office location in the world Read More »
An internal committee of the Reserve Bank of India, which was set up to review timings of different financial markets, suggested that the foreign exchange market could function from 9 am to 9 pm At present, the currency market works from 9 am to 5 pm. It change the timing of the functioning of the
RBI formed an internal committee to review timings of different financial markets Read More »
Dutee Chand has won the gold medal in women’s 100-metre sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Napoli, Italy becoming the first Indian to win do so. She clocked 11.32s in the final. The 23-year-old had qualified for the finals with a 11.41s finish in the semifinal heats and led the final race from
India’s Dutee Chand clinched a Gold medal 100-metres event at World Universiade Read More »
In a major boost to Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), Ministry of Science and Technology on 09 July 2019. The partnership between IPFC and NRDC is expected to bridge
Defence Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the IPFC and NRDC Read More »
The‘Best Innovation Award’ has won by Northeast Frontier Railway for unique strategy adopted to keep wild elephants away from train tracks. The cash prize awarded of Rs 3 lakh. The NEFR, in a bid to tackle the problem, came up with ‘Plan Bee’ in 2017. About Northeast Frontier RailwayNortheast Frontier Railway, is one of the
Northeast Frontier Railway won the ‘Best Innovation Award’ Read More »
India´s first elephant rehabilitation centre will set up by the Kerala government in Kottoor, an ecotourism village near the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The first phase of the Rs 105 crore-project was launched last month by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The centre, expected to have an elephant museum, mahout training centre, super-specialty hospital, a retirement home
First elephant rehabilitation centre of India in the works at Kerala’s Kottoor Read More »
“NMIC Bulletin“ is launched by the National Museum of Indian Cinema located in Mumbai, Maharashtra with veteran film maker Jahnu Barua hoping that it will become a platform for movie buffs and other stakeholders. Barua described the newsletter “NMIC Bulletin” as a fantastic initiative by the Films Division. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in January
Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister, a day after his centre-right New Democracy party won a landslide over leftist Syriza, which had been in power since 2015. Official results showed New Democracy gaining 39.85 percent of the vote in Sunday’s snap election, compared with 31.53 for Syriza, led by outgoing
