Har Gobind Khorana:100th Birth Anniversary The 100th birth anniversary of the biochemist and chemical biologist Har Gobind Khorana was observed. About Har Gobind Khorana: Born inJanuary 9, 1922, Raipur, India [now Raipur, Pakistan He began research on nucleic acids during a fellowship at the University of Cambridge (1951) under Sir Alexander Todd. He made another […]
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India’s Space Station by 2030
China’s Space Station: As China gears up to become the only country to have an exclusive and probably the only space station by 2024 or latest by 2030, its neighbor, India too has plans to follow suit in a few years. Recently, the Union Minister for Space Jitendra Singh announced in Parliament that India’s first […]
Organization Of Islamic Cooperation
Organization Of Islamic Cooperation: After years, Iran diplomats return to Saudi Arabia to take up posts in Islamic forum. Arrival of Iranian delegation to Organization of Islamic Cooperation marks first such diplomatic move between Tehran, Riyadh since ties cut in 2016. In 2016, protesters attacked Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran after the kingdom executed revered […]
Undersea Volcanic Eruption : Tonga
Undersea Volcanic Eruption : Tonga A volcano erupted in the southern Pacific Island of Tonga, which triggered Tsunami waves around the Pacific. It is an Undersea Volcanic Eruption consisting of two small uninhabited islands, Hunga-Ha’apai and Hunga-Tonga. The Tonga Islands occur along the Ring of Fire—a perimeter of heightened volcanic and seismic activity that encircles […]
State Of The World Special Address: World Economic Forum Davos Agenda
State Of The World Special Address: World Economic Forum The Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered ‘State of the World’ special address at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda. The Prime Minister said that today, India is providing record number of software engineers. More than 50 lakh software developers are working in India. As compared to […]
New Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy
New Rehabilitation & Resettlement Policy: Union Minister of Coal Pralhad Joshi said that NLC India Ltd, a Navratna public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Coal has been playing a pivotal role in ensuring India’s energy security during the last six decades of performance. The Minister was virtually launching the new rehabilitation & resettlement (R& […]
Centre For Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment Of Persons With Disabilities (CRC), Kozhikode
Centre For Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment Of Persons With Disabilities (CRC), Kozhikode: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) (DEPwD) is going to launch its first bi-monthly E-Newsletter during the inauguration of main building of Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRC), Kozhikode on 18th January, […]
What is The Great Resignation?
Great Resignation: In 2020, resignation rates across the US plummeted due to the fear and uncertainty caused by the pandemic. However, one year later, as the workforce experienced a collective burnout, individuals left their jobs at unprecedented rates, leading some to describe the phenomenon as the Great Resignation. In November 2021, 4.5 million workers left […]
Republic Day Tableaux
Republic Day Tableaux: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that she was “profoundly shocked” as West Bengal’s tableau for the Republic Day parade “was rejected without assigning any reasons or justifications.” She mentioned in her letter that the tableau was set to commemorate the contributions of Netaji […]
Thiruvalluvar Day
Thiruvalluvar Day: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar on Thiruvalluvar Day (15 January). Thiruvalluvar, also called Valluvar, was a Tamil poet-saint. The period when he lived is debated, as is his religious identity. He is believed to have lived between the 3rd-4th century or 8th-9th century. He is […]
