Policy For Declassification Of War History: The Union Defence Minister has approved a policy on archiving, declassification, compilation and publication of war and operations histories by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Timely publication of war histories would give people an accurate account of the events, provide authentic material for academic research and counter the unfounded […]
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Treaty On The Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons
Treaty On The Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons: The entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in early 2021 highlights the growing divide between the nuclear-armed states and other countries that are impatient to see progress on nuclear disarmament promised by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Treaty on the Prohibition of […]
Policy On Archiving, Declassification, Publication Of War Histories
Policy On Archiving, Declassification, And Compilation/publication Of War/Operations Histories: Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation/publication of war/operations histories by the Ministry of Defence. Features of Policy: Each organization under the Ministry of Defence will transfer the records, including war diaries to the History Division of the Ministry of […]
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Anniversary 2020
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: On the occasion of the anniversary of Maratha king’s coronation day (6th June), the Goa government has released a short film on Chhatrapati Shivaji. He was born on 19th February, 1630 at Shivneri Fort in District Pune in the present-day state of Maharashtra. He was born to Shahaji Bhonsle, a Maratha general […]
Three More Caves Found In Trirashmi Hill In Nashik
Three More Caves Found In Trirashmi Hill In Nashik: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found three more caves in Trirashmi hill in Nashik where the Trirashmi Buddhist caves — also known as Pandav Leni — are located. The antiquity of the caves is yet to be established; archaeologists studying them, however, believe they […]
Veer Savarkar Jayanti 2021
Veer Savarkar Jayanti: On 28th May, India paid tribute to the freedom fighter, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) on his birth anniversary. He was an Indian independence activist, politician, lawyer, and writer. He is also known as Swatantryaveer Savarkar. Birth: Born on 28th May 1883 in Bhagur, a village near Nashik in Maharashtra. Founded a […]
Indian Researchers Have Sequenced 624 Pangolin Scales
Indian Researchers Have Sequenced 624 Pangolin Scales: Indian Researchers have sequenced 624 pangolin scales, thereby categorizing the Indian and Chinese pangolins. Pangolins, despite being listed in Schedule I of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 continues to be the world’s most trafficked mammal. The primary demand for its scales in the making of traditional East Asian medicines […]
Maharana Partap Birth Anniversary 2021
Maharana Partap Birth Anniversary: 9th May: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Maharana Partap on his birth anniversary. Pratap Singh popularly known as Maharana Pratap was a king of Mewar, a region in the present-day state of Rajasthan. He was the eldest son of Udai Singh II (founder of city of Udaipur). Battle of […]
Gopal Krishna Gokhale Birth Anniversary 2021
Gopal Krishna Gokhale Birth anniversary:9th May Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Freedom Fighter and social reformer, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, on his birth anniversary. Gokhale became a member of the Indian National Congress in 1889. He was the leader of the moderate faction of the Congress party. In 1905, he was elected president of […]
Guru Tegh Bahadur 400th Prakash Purab
Guru Tegh Bahadur: Sri Akhand Path was inaugurated at Gurdwara Guru Ke Mahal, the birthplace of the ninth Sikh guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, to mark the 400th Prakash Purab (birth centenary) of the Guru. Guru Teg Bahadur (1621-1675): Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru, often venerated as the ‘Protector of Humanity’ (Srisht-di-Chadar) by […]
