Sasaram in Bihar was the base of Shershah Suri, who declared independence from the Lodi Dynasty in 1535 and established the Sur Dynasty. In 1540, he defeated Humayun...
Indian Railways has launched Swachhta Saptah (Cleanliness Week) to mark the ‘Swachh Paryavaran Diwas’ (Clean Environment Day). The special nine-day (from 17 to 25 September 2016) long public...
India and Nepal have signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) for post-earthquake reconstruction, Road infrastructure in Tarai and Line of Credit. These agreements were inked during the four...
Cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma were conferred with the Arjuna Award for their contributions to sport of cricket. The award was bestowed upon them by Union Sports...
The Gionee India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Haryana government to set up its phone manufacturing hub in Faridabad. The MoU was signed by...
Writer Meghna Pant has won the Fellows of Nature (FON) South Asia Short Story Award in Nature writing. The award will be presented to her for her short...
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer is a multilateral environmental agreement established in 1985 to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible...
The Union Ministry of Tourism has approved projects worth 500 crore rupees for integrated development of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir under Swadesh Darshan scheme. The projects were...
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft after studying Saturn, its rings and moons for more than 12 years, has entered in the final year of its epic voyage. In its epic...
The meeting of BRICS Representatives in charge of security was held in New Delhi, India. It was hosted National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval. The meeting was attended...
