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Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar on January 18, 2020 inaugurated ELECRAMA 2020, at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. ELECRAMA is the flagship showcase of the Indian electrical industry and a platform to connect the world with Indian industry in respect of technology, new trends and innovation for future energy transition. Highlights The annual growth of energy should be 10% for many years to come even if the country’s Read More …
Eminent Sindhi poet and writer Vasdev Mohi will be conferred with 29th Saraswati Samman. He has been selected for this literary award for his short stories collection- Chequebook which talks about the agonies and sufferings of marginalized sections of the society. He was selected by a committee headed by former secretary general of the Lok Sabha, Subhash C Kashyap. Born in 1944 in Mirpur Khas of undivided India, Mohi done Read More …
Senior Indian Advocate Harish Salve has been appointed as the Queen’s Counsel for the courts of England and Wales. He has been appointed by the Queen, on the advice of the Lord Chancellor. Last year, Dipen Sabharwal was made the Queen’s Counsel. About Queen’s Counsel The title of Queen’s Counsel is usually awarded to lawyers possessing demonstrated skill and expertise in the conduct of advocacy. About Harish Salve He served as Read More …
Michael Debabrata Patra has been appointed as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He has been appointed to the post for a period of three years. The post was lying vacant after Viral V Acharya resigned from the post in June 2019. Mr Patra, who is looking after the Monetary Policy Department as the Executive Director, is likely to retain the department, which was handled by Acharya, Read More …
The 31st National Road Safety Week is being observed from 11th to 17th January 2020 throughout the country to create awareness among general public and specially amongst the youths to improve the safety on road and to give an opportunity to all stakeholders to contribute to the cause of road safety. During the week, awareness about various causes of road accidents and measures to prevent them will be highlighted by organizing various activities with School/college Read More …
Based up on the Road Accident Report 2018 published by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, the State of Tamil Nadu, which has registered maximum reduction in accident related deaths of 3941 in 2018 with respect to 2017 registering a decline 24.4% over the previous year, has been adjudged the Best Performing State in terms of Road safety. Recognising the commendable work done by the State, the Ministers gave away the Read More …
Agricultural Scientist Dr M S Swaminathan and social worker, Dr. Gutta Muniratnam were respectively chosen as the first recipients of ‘Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu Nationjal Award for Excellence’ and ‘Muppavarapu National Award for Social Service’’ About National Award for Excellence The National Award for Excellence was instituted by the Muppavarapu Foundation, while the one for Social Service was launched by the Swarna Bharat Trust, in Hyderabad. Each award carries a cash Read More …
The 77th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and American television of 2019, were presented at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California (USA) on January 6, 2020 (Indian Time). Best picture went to 1917, while Renée Zellweger won best actress for Judy, and Joaquin Phoenix beat out Adam Driver and Christian Bale to win best actor for Joker. Winners Best Motion Picture — Drama: 1917 Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Read More …
Renowned Bharatanatyam exponent Priyadarshini Govind was presented the Nritya Kalanidhi award at the 14th Dance Festival in Chennai. The festival was inaugurated by Mark Van de Vreken, Consul General, Consulate General of the Kingdom of Belgium, Chennai at the Music Academy in Chennai on January 3, 2020. He also presented the award to Govind. The award was being presented to Ms. Priyadarshini Govind for her performances and efforts to propagate Read More …
The world Braille Day is being celebrated on January 4, 2020. World Braille Day, celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people. About World Braille Day The day is marked remembering the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille – for people with visual Read More …
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi distributed Agriculture Minister’s Krishi Karman Awards for Progressive Farmers and Commendation Awards to the states at a public meeting in Tumkur, Karnataka on January 2, 2020. He also released the 3rd installment of PM Kisan (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) of Rs 2000 for the period December 2019 – March 2020. This will benefit approximately 6 crore beneficiaries and distributed Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) to Read More …
NASA astronaut Christina Koch has set a new record on December 28, 2019 for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, breaking the old mark of 288 days with about two months left in her mission. Koch has surpassed the record for the single longest space mission by a woman as previously established by NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson in 2017. The 40-year-old Expedition 61 flight engineer exceeded Whitson’s record of Read More …
President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on December 29, 2019 presented Amitabh Bachchan with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2018, Indian cinema’s highest honour, in a special ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on December 29, 2019. Amitabh Bachchan made his debut in Hindi film industry with “Saat Hindustani” . About Dadasaheb Phalke Award The award, named after Dhundiraj Govind Phalke who is revered as the Father of Indian cinema, was Read More …
Hemant Soren on December 29, 2019 took oath as the 11th chief minister of the state in a swearing-in ceremony in Ranchi. Governor Draupadi Murmu administered the oath to Mr. Soren. This is the second time that Soren, 44, has taken oath as the chief minister of the state. He was the Deputy Chief Minister in the Arjun Munda Ministry in 2010 and went on to become Chief Minister in Read More …
The senior seer of Pejawar Mutt, Vishwesha Tirtha Swami, passed away in Udupi on December 29, 2019, following a brief illness. He was 88. He was buried at Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha, a traditional gurukul he started and nurtured in Bengaluru, as per his wishes, with full State honours. He was known for his reformist steps trying to reconcile tradition with modernity and for taking an active lead in the Ramjanmabhoomi movement. Read More …