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In Bengaluru, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has officially opened the first-ever Semicon India 2022 Conference under the India Semiconductor Mission in Bengaluru. Semicon India – 2022 has been organized to take forward the vision of the Prime Minister to make India a ...

Gopinath Bordoloi was born on June 6, 1890, in Raha, Assam. He was a passionate volunteer for the Indian National Congress, dedicating himself to the fight for India's independence. Bordoloi was deeply involved in the Non-Cooperation Movement and faced imprisonment in 1922. Gopinath Bordoloi was a ...

Gītagovinda, (also known as Geet Govindam or Song of the Cowherd) is a lyrical poem that beautifully captures the romance between the divine cowherd Krishna and his beloved, Rādhā. It's celebrated not just for its literary excellence but also for its heartfelt expression of spiritual longing, ...

The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) is a piece of Indian legislation that regulates how foreign contributions and hospitality are received and utilized by individuals, associations, and NGOs. The primary purpose is to safeguard India’s internal security and sovereignty from any ...

The First Anglo-Burmese War, fought between 1824 and 1826, was a significant conflict involving the British East India Company and the Burmese Empire. It all started when the Burmese began to expand into lands that the British considered theirs, particularly in Arakan, Manipur, and Assam. The war ...

Electronics Corporation of India Limited, or ECIL for short, is a Government of India enterprise that operates under the Department of Atomic Energy. Established in 1967 in Hyderabad, Telangana, ECIL was born out of the vision to cultivate a solid indigenous electronics foundation in India, aiming ...

The Durand Line serves as the international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was drawn up in 1893 by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand and Afghan Emir Abdur Rahman Khan. Stretching an impressive 2,640 kilometers (or 1,640 miles), this line extends from the border with China all the way to ...

The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) is a trade initiative from the UK government that launched in 2023. Its main goal is to lend a helping hand to developing and least developed countries by giving them preferential access to the UK market. This new scheme takes the place of the UK’s ...

The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, was held from November 30 to December 13, 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This annual conference gathered global leaders, policymakers, scientists, and stakeholders to enhance international efforts in addressing ...

Chandrakanta Abhidhan is an extensive Assamese-English dictionary that first hit the shelves in 1933, thanks to the Asam Sahitya Sabha. It’s known as the third dictionary of the Assamese language, following the earlier works of Miles Bronson and Hem Chandra Baruah. This dictionary features a ...