Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer: Senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar and state education minister V Sivankutty traded allegations over erstwhile Travancore Diwan Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer. About Sir CP Ramaswamy Iyer: From 1936 to 1947, Sir Chetput Pattabhiraman Ramaswamy Iyer/Sir CP was the Diwan of the old Travancore princely state. His policies led to a massive […]
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19th ASEAN-India Summit
19th ASEAN-India Summit: The Vice President of India attended the 19th ASEAN-India Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Highlights of the Meeting India hailed the deep cultural, economic and civilizational ties that have existed between India and South East Asia from time immemorial and stated that the India-ASEAN relationship forms the central pillar of India’s ACT-EAST […]
9th Ministerial Meeting Of The India-US Economic And Financial Partnership
9th Ministerial Meeting Of The India-US Economic And Financial Partnership: The 9th Ministerial meeting of the India-US Economic and Financial Partnership was held. The Indian delegation was led by the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs and the USA delegation was led by the Treasury Secretary. Key Highlights of the Meet: Both countries shared […]
16th Asian Conference On Diarrhoeal Disease And Nutrition
16th Asian Conference On Diarrhoeal Disease And Nutrition: Union Minister addressed 16th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD) at Kolkata. Delegates from India and other South East Asian countries, African countries, US, European countries joined the conference virtually. The theme of the ASCODD was “Prevention and control of cholera, typhoid and other enteric […]
53rd International Film Festival Of India
53rd International Film Festival Of India: International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is set for its 53rd edition in 2022 in Goa The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is among Asia’s most prominent film festivals. It is held annually, currently in the state of Goa. Since 2004, starting from the 35th […]
National Workshop On Localization Of Sustainable Development Goals In Gram Panchayats
National Workshop On Localization Of Sustainable Development Goals In Gram Panchayats: A three-day National Workshop on Localization of Sustainable Development Goals in Gram Panchayats through Adopting Thematic Approaches: Theme 1: Poverty Free and Enhanced Livelihood Gram Panchayats is being organised during 14 – 16 November, 2022 at CIAL Convention Centre, Kochi, Kerala. The workshop aims […]
75 Creative Minds Of Tomorrow
75 Creative Minds Of Tomorrow: 75 youngsters, all in the age group 18 – 35, will get to attend the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India as special guests, as part of the ‘75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’ initiative of the Government. The 75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow initiative is the brainchild of […]
3rd Ministerial ‘No Money For Terror’ Conference
3rd Ministerial ‘No Money For Terror’ Conference: 3rd Ministerial Conference on Countering Financing of Terrorism – No Money for Terror to be held in New Delhi on November 18 and 19. It is organised by Union Ministry of Home Affairs. It aims to progress the discussions on combating terrorist financing held by the international community […]
Indian Biological Data Bank : Faridabad
Indian Biological Data Bank : Faridabad The government has for the first time set up a digitised repository where Indian researchers will store biological data from publicly funded research, reducing their dependency on American and European data banks. The digitised data will be stored on a four-petabyte supercomputer called ‘Brahm’. A petabyte equals 10,00,000 gigabytes […]
Naan Mudhalvan scheme
Naan Mudhalvan scheme: Corporates, industrial bodies and chambers of commerce are pitching in to play a crucial role in the Tamil Nadu government’s ‘Naan Mudhalvan’ scheme aimed at equipping college students with industry-relevant skills. It is an initiative of Tamil Nadu State government. Naan Mudhalvan platform aims to provide dynamic information for college students on […]