H-1B Visa Holders: The United States has agreed to provide automatic work authorisation permits to the spouses of H-1B visa holders — a move that is likely to benefit thousands of Indian professionals based in the US. As per the latest amendments, while L-1 spouses will be given the extension without applying for it, H-4 […]
Day: November 15, 2021
147th Birth Anniversary Of Birsa Munda
Birth Anniversary Of Birsa Munda: Birth anniversary of Birsa Munda was observed on November 15th. In recognition of his impact on the national movement, the state of Jharkhand was created on his birth anniversary in 2000. Bisra Munda was a folk hero and a tribal freedom fighter hailing from the Munda tribe. He was a […]
Bhopal’s Habibganj Railway Station : Now Rani Kamlapati Station
Bhopal’s Habibganj Railway Station : Now Rani Kamlapati Station The name of Bhopal’s Habibganj railway station has been changed to Rani Kamlapati station. The station has been redeveloped at a cost of around Rs 100 crore with private participation — a first such large-scale PPP model in station redevelopment in India, in the works for […]
US Joins International Solar Alliance
US Joins International Solar Alliance: The United States of America has become the 101st member country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA). Earlier, the fourth general assembly of ISA was held. The ISA is an intergovernmental treaty-based organisation with a global mandate to catalyse solar growth by helping to reduce the cost of financing […]
Abul Kalam Azad: National Education Day
Abul Kalam Azad: National Education Day: Every year, 11th November is celebrated as National education day, which commemorates the birth anniversary of independent India’s first education minister, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. In 2008, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Now Ministry of Education) decided to celebrate Azad’s birthday as National Education Day. Educational institutions across […]
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART): NASA will launch its first planetary defense test mission named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). The DART spacecraft will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission is to test the new technology to be prepared in case an asteroid heads towards Earth in the future. […]
