Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh takes charge as DG of National Cadet Corps (NCC)

Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh takes charge as DG of National Cadet Corps (NCC)

Lieutenant General Gurbirpal Singh has taken charge as the 34th Director-General of the National Cadet Corps (NCC). He was commissioned into the PARACHUTE REGIMENT in 1987. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun as well as NCC, he attended the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington and the National Defence College Course in

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Mastercard ropes in World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen as its Global Brand Ambassador

Mastercard ropes in World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen as its Global Brand Ambassador

Mastercard announced that it is joining the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour as an official partner and naming Magnus Carlsen a Mastercard global brand ambassador, as it adds chess to its coveted roster of sports sponsorships. It has joined the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour as an official partner, in its first sponsorship move into chess. Carlsen joins the

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Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare addresses 4th Indo-US Health Dialogue

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare addresses 4th Indo-US Health Dialogue

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar addressed the inaugural session of the 4th Indo-US Health Dialogue held in New Delhi on September 27, 2021, being hosted by India, at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The US delegation for the dialogue is led by Ms. Loyce Pace,

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“Sweet Cucumber” of Nagaland gets geographical indication (GI) tag

“Sweet Cucumber” of Nagaland gets geographical indication (GI) tag

Naga Cucumber from Nagaland has officially been certified by India’s Registrar of Geographical Indications (GI) as an agricultural good unique to the state, on September 14, 2021. Nagaland’s “sweet cucumber” was awarded a geographical identification (GI) tag as an agricultural product under provisions of The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999. Naga cucumber is recognised

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NIDHI 2.0

Tourism Ministry launches NIDHI 2.0 and India Tourism Statistics

Ministry of Tourism launched NIDHI 2.0 (National Integrated Database of Hospitality Industry) and ‘India Tourism Statistics – At a Glance, 2021’ on World Tourism Day (27 September 2021). Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla, delivered a keynote address at the programme “Tourism for Inclusive Growth” organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, today, to mark World Tourism

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Union Minister flags off 2nd edition of Ultimate Ladakh Cycling Challenge at Leh

Union Minister flags off 2nd edition of Ultimate Ladakh Cycling Challenge at Leh

Union Minister Anurag Thakur has flagged off the second edition of Ultimate Ladakh Cycling Challenge at Leh, Ladakh at 11000 feet above sea level as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mohatsav and ‘Fit India Movement. As a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mohatsav’ and ‘Fit  India Movement’, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Anurag Thakur today flagged

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