Election Commission of India reaffirms EVMs cannot be tampered
Although there has barely been any shred of evidence to show that any election held recently was subject to electoral fraud through a manipulation of EVMs, Election Commission of India(ECI) has…
World Malaria Report 2018 – India to End Epidemic by 2030
World Malaria Report 2018 has shown that progress against the disease has stalled amid a scaling-down of significant investments. The data reveals worrying trends in the fight against malaria as…
Transformational Changes in Energy Landscape of India
‘New Partnerships for New Energy’ was the theme of ENRich 2018, India’s flagship event for the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) sector, held at New Delhi on 11 December 2018,…
Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Coastal Regulation Zone(CRZ) Notification 2018, which will lead to better life due to enhanced activities in coastal regions thereby promoting economic growth while respecting conservation principles of coastal regions, has…
Sahitya Akademi announced Winners in 24 Languages
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2018, the most prestigious literary honours bestowed on writers for their works across genres and languages, were announced by Sahitya Akademi in 24 languages on 6 December…
Leaning Tower of Pisa is Straightening & Recovering Tilt
Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, gravitationally-challenged landmark, has slowly started defying its name, losing 4 centimetres of its tilt over the past 17 years and is leaning less after…
Earth Observation Satellite Hysis & 30 Foreign Satellites Launched
India’s Hyper-Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) was injected into a 645 km sun-synchronous polar orbit 17 minutes and 19 seconds after the lift-off, as Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C43) of Indian…
Magsaysay Award to Saviour for Mentally-Afflicted Destitute
Bharat Vatwani, a psychiatrist who works for mentally ill street people in Mumbai – India, recognized for “his tremendous courage and healing compassion in embracing India’s mentally-afflicted destitute, and his…
Integrated Government Online Training Programme Launched
iGOT, Integrated Government Online Training Programme, which will augment the existing training mechanism with online module-based training coupled with certification and make training inputs available to government servants on site…
French Knight of the National Order of Merit to International filmmaker Ashok Amritraj
Chevalier Award, Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters), has been conferred on International filmmaker Ashok Amritraj – the most famous…
Drones in India can now Fly Legally
Flying Drones is legal in India now as the Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR), to enable safe flying of Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) – popularly referred to as drones, released…