A US-based human rights watchdog “Freedom House” released its Freedom in the World 2020 report Read More …
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Freedom in the World 2020 report-India’s scored dropped
QS World Ranking: IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi among top 50 institutions
For the first time, two Indian technical institutions have found place among the top 50 Read More …
List of Joint Military Exercises by Indian Army
Indian Armed Forces conducts/participates in various bilateral and multilateral military exercises with foreign countries. The Read More …
Red pandas are not one but two separate species
According to a recent study, based on sequencing of the whole genomes of 65 red Read More …
What is Pandemic?
As on February 29, 5,233 confirmed cases of COVID-19 outbreak (caused by novel coronavirus: SARS-CoV-2) ) have Read More …
US signed deal with Tablian to end 18-year war
The United States signed a deal with the Taliban in Qatari capital Doha on February Read More …
What is ‘watermelon snow’ in Antarctica?
Recently Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science, shared a Facebook post of country’s Vernadsky Research Read More …
Scotland to become first country to end ‘period poverty’
Scotland has become the first country in the world to end ‘period poverty’. The Scottish Read More …
What is “2020 CD3”?
2020 CD3 is a mini-moon which is also an asteroid that has been orbiting Earth Read More …
Human populations at Dhaba survived the Toba volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago
According to a new archaeological evidence found at Dhaba, on the banks of the Middle Read More …
ICoSDiTAUS-2020 concludes in New Delhi
ICoSDiTAUS-2020, the two-day International Conference on Standardisation of Diagnosis and Terminologies in Ayurveda, Unani and Read More …
India-UK Joint Exercise Indradhanush-V commenced at Hindan
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and UK”s Royal Air Force (RAF) jointly commenced the fifth Read More …
C gretathunbergae-A new snail species named after Greta Thunberg
A group of “citizen scientists” on an expedition in the rainforests of Borneo have discovered Read More …
PM addresses International Judicial Conference 2020
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 22, 2020 addressed the International Judicial Conference in Read More …
Pakistan to remain on ‘grey list’ of Financial Action Task Force
Pakistan has been retained on the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Read More …
Sperm Whale and the nut-cracking Chimpanzee behaviours conservation proposals presented at CoP-13
Animal culture, the learning of non-human species through socially transmitted behaviours, is being linked to Read More …
World language database-Hindi 3rd most spoken language
According to the 22nd edition of the world language database released by Ethnologue, Hindi is Read More …
PM Modi inaugurates 13th COP on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on February 17, 2020 inaugurated the 13th Conference of Parties Read More …
‘Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking’ for BIMSTEC Partner Nations concludes in New Delhi
The BIMSTEC ‘Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking’ concluded in New Delhi on February 14, 2020. Over two days Read More …
UK PM Boris Johnson appoints Rishi Sunak as his new Finance Minister
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Indian Origin Rishi Sunak as his new Finance Read More …
India and Portugal sign 14 agreements to boost cooperation
India and Portugal signed 14 agreements on February 14, 2020 to boost cooperation in a Read More …
India-Portugal Joint art work Cha-Chai inaugurated at National Museum
Union Minister for Culture & Tourism Shri Prahlad Singh Patel and President of the Portuguese Read More …
INS Jamuna deployed to Sri Lanka on joint Hydrographic Operations
Indian Navy’s Sandhayak class Hydrographic Survey Ship, INS Jamuna (J16) arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka Read More …
Wold Radio Day 2020 Theme
The World Radio Day was observed on February 13, 2020. The day is observed every Read More …
Thanatotheristes- a new species of dinosaur closely related to Tyrannosaurus
Scientists from the Dinosaur Palaeobiology at Canada’s University of Calgary has discovered a new species Read More …