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World’s Oldest Fossil Forest Found in New York
West African countries rename CFA common currency to “ECO”
Eight W. African countries on December 21, 2019 announced to change the name of their Read More …
John Lewis introduces bill in US House to promote Gandhi’s legacy
Congressman and legendary Civil Rights leader of USA, John Lewis introduced a bill in the Read More …
Second meeting held to monitor implementation of the Chabahar port agreement
The second meeting between officials of India, Afghanistan and Iran took place in New Delhi Read More …
Afghanistan first country to recognize Indian Pharmacopoeia
The Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) has been recognised formally by the National Department of Regulation of Read More …
Portugal set up Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa attended the second meeting of the National Committee for the Read More …
Industrial Security Annex signed at India-US 2+2 Dialogue
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar met US Secretary Read More …
Ministry of Railways signs MoU with University of Birmingham for establishment of Centre of Excellence
The National Rail Transport Institute, a deemed to be university under the Ministry of Railways, signed an Read More …
India-Russia Joint Tri-Services Exercise Indra- 2019 concludes
The 2nd edition of bilateral tri-services Exercise INDRA-2019 between Indian and Russia concluded on December Read More …
Trump becomes the third President in American history to be impeached
Donald Trump became the third President in US history to be impeached on December 18, Read More …
What is the ‘pontifical secret’?
Why in the News? Pope Francis on December 17, 2019 declared that the rule of Read More …
ADB and India sign $250 million loan to expand energy efficiency investments
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on December 16, 2019 signed Read More …
Amitabha Bagchi wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019
Amitabha Bagchi was awarded DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 for his novel “Half Read More …
Geneva Hosted First Global Refugee Forum
The first Global Refugee Forum (GRF) began in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 17, 2019. The Read More …
India slips to 112th place on WEF’s Gender Gap 2020
India has slipped four places on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap index Read More …
How India improve its rankings in world index?
India’s remarkable jump in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report 2020 India ranks 63rd Read More …
Lahore-Wagah shuttle train service to be restored after 22 years
After gap of 22 years, the shuttle train service between Lahore and Wagah railway station Read More …
India to Host 36th International Geological Congress (IGC)
India is going to host the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) in New Delhi during the Read More …
Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Exercise Mitra Shakti-VII Concludes
The 7th edition of the joint training exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Read More …
World’s first fully electric, commercial aircraft took its inaugural test flight
The world’s first fully electric, commercial aircraft ‘DHC-2 de Havilland Beave’ took its inaugural test Read More …
Davi Kopenawa received Right Livelihood Award 2019
Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa, known as the “Dalai Lama of the Rainforest,” has received Right Read More …
INTACH to provide services for the reconstruction of 11 Cultural Heritage sites in Nepal
INTACH has signed an agreement with Nepal to provide consultancy services for Post-Earthquake reconstruction of Read More …
Bougainville set to become the world’s newest nation
Voters of the Pacific Island Bougainville has favoured independence from Papua New Guinea. They have Read More …
Greta Thunberg named Time Person of the Year for 2019
Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019. Read More …
Govt approves ‘India-Japan Steel Dialogue’
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between Read More …