7th India-Canada Joint JSTCC Meeting: Two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were renewed at the 7th India-Canada Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee (JSTCC) meeting. The MoUs were signed by the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and National Research Council Canada (NRC), respectively, under […]
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Bongosagar Exercise
Bongosagar Exercise: The third edition of Exercise Bongosagar, bilateral naval exercise between India and Bangladesh, commenced at Port Mongla, Bangladesh. It is an annual exercise. Second edition of the exercise, held in Northern Bay of Bengal in 2020. The exercise is aimed at developing a high degree of interoperability and joint operational skills through the […]
National Conference Of Women Legislators
National Conference Of Women Legislators: The two-day National Conference of Women Legislators has been inaugurated on 26th May 2022 by President Ram Nath Kovind in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Arif Mohammed Khan, the governor of Kerala presided over the inaugural session at the Kerala Legislative Assembly Complex. This event will be drawing a large number of female […]
National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 Report
National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 Report: The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education released the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report. The last NAS was held in 2017. It assesses the health of school education system in the country by conducting comprehensive evaluation survey of children’s learning competencies at classes III, […]
LGBTIQ Persons In The World Of Work : ILO
LGBTIQ Persons In The World Of Work : ILO A document has been released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on “Inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons in the world of work”. Around the world, LGBTIQ+ persons face harassment, violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, […]
Abhilasha Barak : First Woman Combat Pilot Of Army
Abhilasha Barak : First Woman Combat Pilot Of Army Captain Abhilasha Barak has become the first woman to join the Army Aviation Corps as combat aviator after completion of a six-month combat Army aviation course. She has been awarded the coveted wings along with 36 Army pilots during a valedictory ceremony at the Combat Army […]
PARAM PORUL Supercomputer
PARAM PORUL Supercomputer: PARAM PORUL, a state-of the art Supercomputer at NIT Tiruchirappalli was dedicated to the nation under Phase 2 of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). A MoU was signed between NIT Tiruchirappalli and Centre for Development in Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in 2020 to establish this 838 TeraFlops Supercomputing Facility under NSM. NIT, Tiruchirappalli […]
Recognition Of Sex Work As a Profession : Supreme Court
Recognition Of Sex Work As a Profession : Supreme Court The Supreme Court, in a significant order has recognised sex work as a “profession” whose practitioners are entitled to dignity and equal protection under law. The Supreme Court has directed that police should neither interfere nor take criminal action against adult and consenting sex workers. […]
Digital India BHASHINI
Digital India BHASHINI: The Ministry of Electronics and IT conducted a brainstorming session with Researchers and Start-ups aimed to shape strategy for Digital India BHASHINI [BHASHa INterface for India]. The government intends to integrate start-ups’ innovation, development and consumption of technology. Digital India BHASHINI is India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) led language translation platform. A Bhashini […]
4th Quad Leaders Summit
4th Quad Leaders Summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has concluded his official visit to Japan for the 4th Quad leaders summit in Tokyo. This was the second in-person summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad. They announced the formation of the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA), which will build a “faster, wider, […]
