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The National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India every year on January 24. The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India initiated this celebration in 2008. The day was initiated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to: Spread awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by girls in the country. Promote […]
The International Day of Education is marked every year on 24 January globally to celebrate the role of education in bringing global peace and sustainable development. The celebration, led by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), aims to showcase the most important transformations that have to be nurtured to realize everyone’s fundamental right to education and build
Former India footballer Subhas Bhowmick passes away at the age of 72 years due to prolonged illness. He was born in West Bengal He was part of the Indian Football team that won a bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games (held in Bangkok). He also scored a hat-trick against the Philippines in the Merdeka
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Bhagat Singh Koshyari launched a book on the life of tribal hero Birsa Munda titled ‘Legend of Birsa Munda’. The book is written by BJP leader and author Tuhin A. Sinha and co-authored by Ankita Verma. The new book is about the lesser-known contribution of Birsa Munda to India’s freedom struggle.
United Nations Development Programme India announced their partnership with leading content creator and actress Prajakta Koli who embraces the moniker MostlySane as their first UNDP India Youth Climate Champion. She has been conferred the title for her contribution towards mental health, women’s rights and girl child education through various global social campaigns. With this title,
Jahnavi Dangeti, a young girl from Andhra Pradesh, has just completed NASA’s International Air and Space Program (iasp nasa) at the Kennedy Space Centre in Alabama, US, making her the first Indian to accomplish this feat. She is part of a carefully shortlisted group of 20 students from around the world. Jahnavi was one among only 20 young people
With the aim to improve India’s medal prospects at the 2024 Paralympics, the country’s first state-of-the-art, high-performance para-badminton academy with advanced equipment and facilities has been set up in Lucknow. Chief National Coach of the Indian Para-badminton team, Gaurav Khanna, formally announced the launch of the country’s first Para-Badminton Academy in Lucknow. The state-of-the-art, high-performance centre with
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In Badminton, two-time Olympic medalist, P.V. Sindhu has won the Women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International tournament on January 23, 2022. Sindhu beat fellow Indian Malvika Bansod 21-13 21-16 to win her second Syed Modi title after 2017. The 2022 Syed Modi International badminton tournament was held at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 18
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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley was sworn in for a second term Thursday after her party appeared to have swept every legislative seat in the first elections the island nation held as a republic since casting off the British monarchy. Mottley is serving as the Prime Minister of Barbados since 2018. She is the leader of the
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully fired the high thrust Vikas engine that would power India’s first rocket that would carry humans. This qualification test of the Vikas Engine for the Gaganyaan human space mission was conducted by ISRO at Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. More such tests on Vikas Engine will be conducted in the future by ISRO.
