Indian Institute of Technology Madras is establishing a new inter-disciplinary Water Management and Policy Centre called 'AquaMAP' to solve water problems in India. The AquaMAP was inaugurated at IIT Madras by Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of ...

India is hosting the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) on virtual platform from March 20 to 22, 2022. The Union Minister of Coal, Mines & Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the 36th IGC in New Delhi on March 20, 2022. The 36th International Geological Congress ...

Nagaland created history by becoming the 1st State Assembly in the country to implement the National e-Vidhan Application programme to become completely paperless. The Nagaland Assembly Secretariat has attached a tablet or e-book on each table for the 60 members. ...

As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to a “Green Triangle” named after Mahatma Gandhi was jointly inaugurated in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo. Mayor of Antananarivo Naina Andriantsitohaina and India’s Ambassador to Madagascar Abhay Kumar inaugurated ...

World Water Day became a UN observance day in 1993. It seeks to focus attention on the global water crisis. On 22 March every year, people and organizations mark World Water Day by taking action to tackle the water crisis.  World Water Day Theme 2022: “Groundwater, Making the ...

Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra won the coveted Sportstar of the Year (Male) award on Saturday at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel. In female category, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu received the ‘Sportstar of the Year’ award. The Sportstar Aces ...

The 2022 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, also known as the 2022 Indian Wells Masters, was held from March 07 to 20, 2022 at Indian Wells, California, US. List of winners is given below CategoryWinnerRunner UpWomen’s singlesIga Świątek (Poland)Maria Sakkari (Greece)Men’s ...

Serdar Berdimuhamedov was sworn in as Turkmenistan’s new president on March 19, 2022, officially taking the reins of the Central Asian country from his father.  Berdimuhamedow succeeds his father and former president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who became president in 2006 and served till ...

HDFC Bank has announced to launch the following two initiatives/applications to give a digital push to small business loans. ‘AutoFirst’ application: that will offer fully automated auto loans. SmartHub Vyapar programme–  It is an app that bundles all payment platforms – cards, ...

An Indian Army contingent arrived in Seychelles on Monday for the ninth edition of the Joint Military Exercise ‘LAMITIYE-2022’ between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF). The exercise is being conducted at the Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA) from March 22 to 31. The Indian ...

Viktor Axelsen of Denmark won the men’s single title in All England Open Badminton World Championships 2022. In the final he defeated India's Lakshya Sen in the final. Other winners of the event were: Women’s singles title: Yamaguchi Akane, JapanMen’s doubles ...

Ashish Jha has been appointed the new White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator. Dr Jha who replaces Jeff Zeints is a physician of Indian origin who lives in the US.   He is an infectious disease expert and the Dean of Brown University’s School of Public ...