World Press Freedom Day celebrated its 20th anniversary in on May 3, 2013. The theme of World Press Freedom Day 2013 was “Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in All...
The Ramsar Convention Standing Committee has appointed Dr Christopher Briggs to the position of Secretary General. He will succeed Mr. Tiéga Anada who has served the Convention for...
China has successfully placed its “Zhongxing-11” communications satellite into orbit which was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. What this satellite is...
With an aim to expand and promote the reach of vaccination, the Union Government has kicked off its four-week special immunization programme in high-risk areas across the nation....
The mortal body of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh was consigned to flames in his village with full state honors amid mournful emotions. Sarabjit Singh: Indian citizen from Bhikhiwind, Punjab....
Researchers from IBM have made the world’s smallest movie, made with one of the smallest particles of any element in the universe: atoms. The movie named “A Boy...
Harvard University researchers have successfully taken first flight of bee sized robot named as ‘RoboBee’- which is less than tenth of gram in weight. Objective of development: Able...
The Supreme Court questioned ‘Z’ security to industrialist Mukesh Ambani when the government was unable to provide security to the common man. The Apex court asked “Why is...
The government of Ireland has unveiled a long-awaited bill that envisages new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially deadly confusion for women...