Archives: November, 2018

Kamaraj Plan

The Kamaraj Plan was a significant political initiative introduced in 1963 by K. Kamaraj, a prominent Indian National Congress leader and the then Chief Minister of Madras State...

November 30, 2018

Kampa Junapani

Kampa Junapani is a significant limestone mining block located in the Adilabad district of Telangana, India. It has emerged as a major focus in the state’s mining and...

November 30, 2018

Kapu Caste

The Kapu caste is a prominent agrarian community primarily found in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and parts of Telangana. Historically associated with agriculture and landholding,...

November 30, 2018

ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite HysIS, 30 foreign satellites into orbit

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched country’s first advance earth observation satellite Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) along with 30 other satellites from eight countries. These...

November 30, 2018

eDrishti software launched to help Railways Minister keep track of punctuality of trains

Indian Railways unveiled ‘eDrishti’ software that will help Union Railway Minister to keep track of punctuality of trains as well as freight and passenger earnings and much more...

November 30, 2018

Iravatham Mahadevan, renowned epigraphist from Tamil Nadu passes away

Iravatham Mahadevan (88), the renowned epigraphist and Padma Shri recipient, has passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on November 26, 2018. A former civil servant, he also helmed...

November 30, 2018

Slovenia becomes first NATO nation to appoint a female Chief of Armed Forces

Slovenia has become the first NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) nation to appoint a female Chief of Armed Forces after Major General Alenka Ermenc took the post of...

November 30, 2018

Anil Manibhai Naik appointed as new Chairman of National Skill Development Corporation

Anil Manibhai Naik has been appointed as the new chairman of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). Currently Naik is the Group Chairman of India’s biggest engineering and...

November 30, 2018

New Delhi venue of South Asia Regional Youth Peace Conference

The South Asia Regional Youth Peace Conference has been organised by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS) in partnership with UNESCO- MGIEP and STEP (Standing Together to Enable...

November 30, 2018

International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People observed

The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed by the United Nations every year on November 29 as an opportunity for the international community to...

November 30, 2018

Salome Zurabishvili elected as first woman President of Georgia

Salome Zurabishvili, a French-born Georgian politician, has elected the first woman president in the history of Georgia. She will be inaugurated as President of Georgia on 16 December...

November 30, 2018

The air force units of India & US are scheduled to participate in exercise ‘Cope India 2019 (CI19)’

The air force units of India and the United States are scheduled to participate in a 12-day joint exercise ‘Cope India 2019’ at two air force stations in...

November 30, 2018