NIPUN Bharat Mission
The Ministry of Education on June 5, 2021 launched National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN). The objective of NIPUN Bharat Mission is to create an…
Over 190 Crocodiles Relocated from from Panchmuli lake
In the last two years, as many as 194 crocodiles have been relocated from a lake near the ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat’s Narmada district. The crocodiles in the lake…
7th INDIAN OCEAN NAVAL SYMPOSIUM (IONS)
The 7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), a biennial event, was hosted by the French Navy at La Réunion from 28 June to 01 July 2021, concluded. IONS,…
Heatwaves claimed over 17,000 lives in 50 years in India
Heatwaves have claimed more than 17,000 lives in 50 years in India, according to a paper recently published by the country’s top meteorologists. The paper said there were 706 heatwave…
US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghanistan after nearly 20 years
Nearly 20 years after invading Afghanistan to oust the Taliban and al-Qaida, the U.S. military has vacated its biggest airfield in the country, advancing a final withdrawal that the Pentagon…
Uttarakhand’s 11th Chief Minister
Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as the eleventh chief minister of Uttarakhand in Dehradun on July 4, 2021. Dhami succeeds Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat, who had resigned recently. Dhami,…
NASA’s NEOWISE Space Telescope
For two more years, NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) will continue its hunt for asteroids and comets – including objects that could pose a hazard to Earth.…
Western North America Heat Wave
On a global average, the world has warmed about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit since 1900. An extreme, ongoing heat wave in Western North America began affecting much of the Pacific Northwest…
Kuvempu Award 2020
The Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar, the national award instituted in memory of late poet laureate Kuvempu, has been awarded to renowned Odia poet Dr Rajendra Kishore Panda for the year 2020.…
Global Start-up Ecosystem Index 2021
India has jumped three spots up in the global start-up ranking this year. India stands at the 20th spot among the top 100 countries that have been ranked in the…