Punjab government on April 8 announced gazetted holiday on the birth anniversary of Guru Nabha Read More …
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Punjab declres gazetted holiday on Nabha Dass birth anniversary
Ael- The rarest of blood groups
A new blood group, Ael has been identified in a blood donor at an Ahmedabad Read More …
ShadowPad: Russian hackers target power grid assets
Suspected state-sponsored Chinese hackers have targeted the power sector in India in recent months as Read More …
Russia suspended from UN Human Rights Council
Russia’s membership to the Human Rights Council (HRC) was suspended on April 7, 2022 after Read More …
RBI guidelines for Digital Banking Units (DBUs)
To expand digital financial services and financial inclusion, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has Read More …
UGC to set up Bhima Bhoi chairs
The University Grants Commission (UGC) will establish Bhima Bhoi chairs at the University of Delhi Read More …
‘One Health’ pilot project in Uttarakhand
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government of India has launched a pilot Read More …
MeitY forms Advisory Committee for Semicon India
The Government of India has formed an advisory committee for Semicon India, which will include Read More …
India’s Agriculture Exports touch a historic high of USD 50 billion
Exports of agricultural products (including marine and plantation products) for the year 2021-22 have crossed Read More …
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022
Parliament on April 6 passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 that accords sweeping powers Read More …
Discussion under Rule 193
Lok Sabha discussed the issue of the Ukraine crisis on April 5 under Rule 193. Read More …
Vel Festival
The ‘Vel Festival’ is celebrated in Bandel in West Bengal’s Hooghly district by those with Read More …
Prakriti mascot launched
The Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav on April 5 Read More …
Hydra-Germany shuts down Russian darknet site
German police have taken down Russian-language illegal darknet marketplace Hydra. Hydra is the largest such Read More …
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on April 5 introduced “Weapons of Mass Destruction and Read More …
Festival of Gangaur
In Rajasthan, the festival of Gangaur was celebrated on April 4 across the state with Read More …
Indian Economic Zone
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) signed an agreement with the Indian company Adani Ports Read More …
Mission Integrated Bio-refineries
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on April 4 launched “Mission Integrated Bio-refineries” to accelerate Clean Read More …
Digital Banking Units (DBUs)
As announced in the Union Budget 2022-23, 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in different districts Read More …
Article 5 of Pakistan’s Constitution
Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi on April 3 dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of Read More …
Meenakshi Lekhi launches ‘Temple 360’
Minister of State for Culture & External Affairs, Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi launched the website ‘Temple Read More …
Igla-S systems
The Indian Army has inducted a small number of Igla-S systems recently procured from Russia Read More …
Tap to pay and NFC technology
Google Pay has recently launched a new feature in India, ‘Tap to pay for UPI’, Read More …
Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated Anjuman-I-Islam’s UPSC Academy (AIUPSC), a Residential Coaching Read More …
New rare chemical Reference Materials for anti-doping testing
The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) has indigenously developed six new and rare Reference Materials Read More …