Parakram Diwas: The central government has decided to observe Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti as ‘Parakram Diwas’ to be celebrated on 23rd January. A high-level committee headed by the Prime Minister has also been formed to plan year-round programmes to mark the anniversary of Bose. Recently the Government of India has also instituted Subhash Chandra Bose […]
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Not Many, But One – Poems of Sree Narayana Gurudev Launched
English translation of poems of Sree Narayana Gurudev: The Vice President of India has virtually launched “Not Many, But One”, an English translation of poems of Sree Narayana Gurudev. Who was Sree Narayana Gurudev Sree Narayana Guru was born on 22nd August, 1856 to Madan Asan and his wife Kuttiyamma in Chempazhanthy, a village near […]
Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) Trial by DRDO
Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted a successful trial of the indigenously developed Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) off the Odisha coast from the Hawk-I jet of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). This was the ninth successful test of the system conducted over the last five years. The system belongs […]
24th Hunar Haat Being Organized in Lucknow
24th “Hunar Haat”: It is being organized in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) from 22nd January to 04th February, 2021. Hunar Haat is an exhibition of handicrafts and traditional products made by artisans from the minority communities. The USTTAD scheme aims to promote and preserve the rich heritage of the traditional arts & crafts of the minority communities. It […]
Who was Joymoti Konwari?
Joymoti Konwari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam on January 23. The venue for Modi’s program is the historic Jerenga Pothar in Upper Assam’s Sivasagar district. Formerly known as Rangpur, Sivasagar was the seat of the powerful Ahom dynasty, which ruled Assam for six centuries (1228-1826). Jerenga Pothar, an open field in […]
ShramShakti – National Migration Support Portal held at Goa
ShramShakti: The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs launched “ShramShakti”, a National Migration Support Portal at a program held at Panjim, Goa. It would effectively help in the smooth formulation of state and national level programs for migrant workers. The tribal migration repository, ShramShakti would be able successfully able to address the data gap and empower […]
Risa – The Signature Textile of Tripura
Risa: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has of late made it his style statement to sport the Risa. The Biplab Deb government is now eyeing to promote Risa as the signature textile of Tripura nationally. Risa is a customary handwoven cloth used by Tripura’s indigenous tribal communities. The Risa is used as a head […]
World’s Oldest Known Cave Art
World’s oldest known cave art: Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave art — a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was painted at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia. The Sulawesi warty pig painting was found in the limestone cave of Leang Tedongnge The cave painting uncovered in South Sulawesi consists of […]
Quantum Computing Applications Lab Being Set Up in India
Quantum Computing Applications Lab: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India will establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in the country, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to accelerate quantum computing-led research and development and enable new scientific discoveries. The Lab will provide quantum computing as a service to government ministries […]
WhatsApp Updated Privacy Policy – Recent Development
Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently updated its privacy policy: Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently updated its privacy policy, triggering a mass digital migration of users from the messaging platform to its rivals. The switch gained momentum after the Elon Musk urged his followers on Twitter to install the Signal app. Signal is a cross-platform centralized encrypted messaging service developed […]
