‘Namaste Orchha’ commences in Madhya Pradesh

‘Namaste Orchha’ is a famous cultural festival celebrated in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The three-day festival has just commenced in the famous tourist destination town of the state- Orchha. The town is famous for several historical buildings and a Ramaraja temple. ..

IMF to give $50 billion to combat coronavirus

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it will provide 50 billion dollars through its rapid-disbursing emergency financing facilities. The fund is to be given for low income and developing countries to combat the spread of coronavirus. 10 billion ..

ARCI develops Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells to be used in disaster management

An autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and Technology (DST) – International Advanced Research for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad has developed ‘Polymer Electrolyte Membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), which are to be used in natural disaster management. ..

4th edition of Women Transforming India Awards to be organised on International Women’s Day

The Women Entrepreneurship Platform of NITI Aayog is set to organise the Fourth Edition of the Women Transforming India Awards (WTI) on International Women’s Day (March 8). The Women Transforming India Awards was instituted four years ago by NITI Aayog ..

‘India-European Union Flagship Call on Integrated Local Energy Systems’ announced at India Smart Utility Week 2020

‘India-European Union Flagship Call on Integrated Local Energy Systems’ was recently announced at the India Smart Utility Week 2020. It was jointly announced by the Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST) and European Union Ambassador to India. This collaboration ..

P V Sindhu named Sportsperson of the Year at TOISA 2019

Ace Indian shuttler and Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu was named Sportsperson of the Year at the ‘Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) 2019’ in New Delhi. Sindhu who won the World Championship, also received the ‘Unbreakable Spirit of ..

DAY-NULM partners with Amazon for marketing SHG products

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) which functions under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs recently signed MoU with e-commerce major Amazon. The agreement is for e-marketing of products made by Self Help Groups (SHGs) across the country ..

Google to open a Delhi cloud region

Technology Major Google recently announced that it would open a Delhi cloud region. It will be the company’s second region in India after the Mumbai cloud region which was launched in 2017. This region, which is estimated to be launched ..

Egyptian Government presents ‘Award for Excellence in Business’ to Dr Bina Modi

The Chairperson of Modi Enterprises, Dr Bina Modi has been presented the ‘Award for Excellence in Business’ by the Egyptian Government at the Women Economic Forum 2020. Dr Bina took over as the Chairperson of Modi Enterprises in November 2019. She was ..

Maharaja Ranjit Singh named ‘Greatest Leader of All Time’

In a recent poll conducted by ‘BBC World Histories Magazine’, 19th century ruler of the Sikh Empire in India, Maharaja Ranjit Singh has been named ‘Greatest Leader of All Time’. The Indian leader was praised for creating a new tolerant ..