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Hindi film superstar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with an award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). The veteran actor is the first Indian cinema personality to be bestowed with the FIAF Award for his dedication and contribution to the preservation of the world’s film heritage. Hollywood filmmakers and previous recipients of the FIAF Award — Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan will present the award to Bachchan on Read More …

Ambassador of India to Thailand received the prestigious “King Bhumibol World Soil Day – 2020 Award” of FAO on the behalf of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The international recognition was announced by the FAO, Rome on the eve of World Soil Day – 2020 in view of the ICAR’s excellent contributions in “Soil Health Awareness” on the theme “Stop soil erosion, save our future” during the last year. The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Read More …

The Government has constituted a National Committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence. The committee has 259 members and includes dignitaries and eminent citizens from all walks of life. It will provide policy direction and guidelines for formulation of programs for the commemoration of 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, at the national and international levels. The 75 years of India’s Independence falls on 15th August Read More …

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will receive the CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award and deliver keynote address at the CERAWeek 2021 on 5th March. CERAWeek was founded in 1983 by Dr. Daniel Yergin. It has been organized in Houston in March every year since 1983 and is considered the world’s premier annual energy platform. CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award was instituted in 2016. It recognizes the commitment Read More …

Mohankrishna Bohara will receive the 30th Bihari Puraskar for 2020 for his Hindi book of Criticism, titled Taslima: Sangharsh aur Sahitya published in 2016. The award is one of the three literary awards instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation in 1991. Bihari Puraskar carries an award money of two lakh 50 thousand rupees, a Citation and a Plaque. Named after famous Ritikal Hindi poet Bihari, the award is given every Read More …

The 78th Golden Globe Awards were held virtually on March 1, 2021. Chadwick Boseman, the famous Black Panther actor, was posthumously honoured with the Best Actor Golden Globe award for his performance in the film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The actor died at the age of 42. Here are the list of winners: BEST PICTURE – DRAMA: Nomadland BEST PICTURE – MUSICAL/ COMEDY: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm BEST ACTRESS – MOTION Read More …

The 45th Civil Accounts Day was celebrated on March 1, 2021. This annual event was celebrated for the first time by virtual mode and was attended by Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officers and staff of the Civil Accounts Organisation. The Departmentalisation of Union Accounts (Transfer of Personnel) Act, 1976 was enacted by Parliament and assented to by the President of India on 8th April, 1976. The Act was deemed to have Read More …

National Science Day is being observed on February 28, 2021. Theme: The theme for National Science Day 2021 is ‘Future of Science and Technology and Innovation: Impact on Education Skills and Work’. Background: The day is celebrated every year on 28th of February to commemorate the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’. On this day, Physicist CV Raman announced the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’ for which he was awarded the Read More …

Shri Vijay Sampla assumed the charge of Chairman National Commission for Scheduled Castes(NCSC) in New Delhi on February 24, 2021. Shri Vijay Sampla has been the former Union Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment from 2014-19. He won the 2014 General Election from “Hoshiarpur” Constituency of Lok Sabha and was the Union Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment from 09th November, 2014 to 24th May 2019.

Jasmine Harrison-a 21 year old British woman, has become the youngest woman to ever row solo across the Atlantic ocean by completing a 3,000-mile journey. The Atlantic Campaigns organizes “The World’s Toughest Row” challenge. She began in Spain’s Canary Islands on December 12, 2020 and arrived in Antigua on February 20, 2021– 70 days, 3 hours and 48 minutes, according to Atlantic Campaigns.

The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah on February 21, 2021 greeted the citizens on the occassion of the International Mother Language Day. The theme of this year’s Mother Language Day is “Promoting Multilingualism for Education and Inclusion in Society”. The Union Home Minister said, “Mother tongue is a strong medium of expression and a live carrier of culture. It creates an individual’s personality, develops and builds social and cultural Read More …

Hyderabad, the capital of the Telangana, has won a green contest among cities in India, and emerged one of the ‘Tree Cities of the World’. The city joins 120 others from 23 countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Canada, and Australia. That title has been bestowed by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Hyderabad has been selected for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forestry. Read More …

The World Radio Day was observed on February 13, 2021 with the theme of ‘New World, New Radio’. The day was first proclaimed by the member states of UNESCO in 2011. The UN General Assembly adopted the day internationally in 2012. The objective of World Radio Day is to promote the medium, increase accessibility, and encourage more people to use it.

On the occasion of Unani Day 2021, the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) under Ministry of AYUSH organized a hybrid virtual National Conference on Unani Medicine The conference was themed on ‘Unani Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges in times of COVID-19′. World Unani Day is a global event taking place every year on 11th February,, which is the birthday of great Unani scholar and social reformer Hakim Ajmal Khan. Read More …