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President Ram Nath Kovind reviews Naval Fleet at Visakhapatnam

President Ram Nath Kovind reviews the Indian Naval Fleet comprising over 60 ships and submarines, and 55 aircraft. The 12th edition of President’s Fleet Review is being conducted at Visakhapatnam as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was also present at the event. This is the second time that Visakhapatnam has been hosting the PFR, the first being in the year […]

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2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing concludes; Norway tops with 37 medals

The closing ceremony of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games was held on February 20, 2022, at National Stadium (known as the Bird’s Nest) in Beijing. The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, was held from 4 to 20 February 2022. Norway tallied the most gold medals, 16, and the highest total number of medals, 37, of all the countries

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Rabindranath Tagore’s biography ‘History of Sriniketan’ authored by historian Uma Das Gupta

The biography of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore titled “A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Work in Rural Construction”, written by historian and Tagore biographer Uma Das Gupta has been released. It has been published under Niyogi Book’s ‘Paper Missile’ imprint. A new book explores Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore‘s work for rural reconstruction by setting up ‘Sriniketan’, a wing of his

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Winners of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022

The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 was held in Mumbai on February 20, 2022 to honour and appreciate the creativity & talent of Indian Film and Television Industry. The event was held in Mumbai and the best performances from last year were honoured in the event this time. This year Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival

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India and Oman begins Eastern Bridge-VI Air Exercise in Jodhpur

The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) have organised bilateral air exercise named Eastern Bridge-VI from February 21 to 25, 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur in Rajasthan. The exercise named Eastern Bridge-VI is in its sixth edition. The exercise will provide an opportunity to enhance operational capability and interoperability between the two Air Forces.

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Bharti Airtel joins SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium as major investor; anchoring 20% investment

Bharti Airtel said it has joined the ‘SEA-ME-WE-6’ undersea cable consortium in a bid to scale up its high-speed global network capacity to serve India’s fast-growing digital economy. Airtel will be the major investor in the SEA-ME-WE-6. It shall be anchoring 20 percent of the overall investment in the cable system, which will go live in 2025. SEA-ME-WE-6 stands

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Om Birla leads Parliamentary delegation to UAE from Feb 21 to 25

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is leading a Parliamentary delegation to the UAE from 21th to 25th February. This is the first-ever visit under the bilateral exchange of Parliamentary Delegations from either side. The Lok Sabha Speaker will have the rare honour of addressing the Federal National Council of UAE on the 22nd of this month. The Delegation will also visit places of

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Leather, footwear exports to reach $6 billion in 2022-23: CLE

According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE), country’s leather and footwear exports are expected cross $6 billion in 2022-23. This is due to increasing demand in the US and new markets such as Middle East, Africa and Latin America. During April-January this fiscal, leather and leather products exports rose by 33 per cent to $3.6 billion. The exports stood at $3.3 billion in 2020-21

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BoB signs MoU with Assam Rifles to provide ‘Central Forces Salary Package

Bank of Baroda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam Rifles to provide ‘Central Forces Salary Package’. Under the agreement, Bank of Baroda will offer the Baroda Central Forces Salary Package to all personnel of the Assam Rifles, both serving and retired. Further, the Bank will also provide special benefits, including Personal Accident Insurance and a co-branded credit card. Assam Rifles is

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India’s first Biosafety Level-3 mobile laboratory inaugurated in Maharashtra’s Nashik

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar inaugurated India’s first Biosafety level-3 containment mobile laboratory in Nashik, Maharashtra. The mobile laboratory has been set up to investigate newly emerging and re-emerging viral infections that are highly infectious and of lethal potential to human beings, according to the Ministry of Health and

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