Bangladesh wins its maiden Under-19 World Cup title

The Cricket team of Bangladesh has clinched its maiden Under-19 World Cup title, in this year’s ICC World cup cricket tournament, held at Potchefstroom, South Africa. They beat the Indian team led by Priyam Garg in the Super League final ..

33rd African Union (AU) summit held in Ethiopia

The 33rd African Union (AU) summit has commenced recently in Addis Ababa, the capital of the African nation Ethiopia. The summit is being held under the theme ‘Silencing the Guns: Creating conducive conditions for Africa’s development’. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, took over ..

Eminent writer Giriraj Kishore passes away

Renowned writer and academician Giriraj Kishore passed away recently. The Gandhian writer was 82-years-old. He was also the recipient of the prestigious civilian award ‘Padma Shri’. The famous literary works of Giriraj Kishore include ‘Pahla Girmitiya’ and ‘Dhaai Ghar’. A ..

Bharosa centre to study social media’s impact on youth

The state of Maharashtra recently announced that ‘Bharosa Centre’ would be launched in the state to monitor the impact of social media on youth. The proposed Centre would comprise a psychologist, woman police officer and counsellor in the Raigad district ..

Mumbai girl becomes the youngest to climb South America’s highest peak

Kaamya Karthikeyan a student from Mumbai, recently became the youngest girl in the world to scale Mt Aconcagua. Mt Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America, located in Argentina. It is the highest peak outside Asia with the height ..

MPEDA to modernize 25 fishing harbors

The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) was established in 1972, by an act of Parliament, to act as the nodal agency for the development of Indian seafood industry. It is head-quartered at Kochi. Recently, MPEDA announced that it is ..

World Bank’s Chief economist announces resignation

The Chief economist of World Bank, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg recently announced her resignation. The economist is expected to step down from her role on March 1 and return to teach at Yale University. Pinelopi Koujianou assumed charge as the Chief ..

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launches Ease of Living Index and Municipal Performance Index

The Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has recently launched two Assessment Frameworks, namely Ease of Living Index (EoLI) and Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2019. The two indices are expected to assess the quality of life of citizens in ..

‘Operation Nakail’ launched in Ghaziabad

The City Police has recently launched ‘Operation Nakail’ in Ghaziabad, to verify the identity of auto-drivers of the city. Under the initiative, a unique four-digit number will be allotted to every auto-rickshaw of the city. The owner of the vehicle ..

Vice President unveils ‘A Child of Destiny: an autobiography’

Renowned Indian philosopher and educationist Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao has authored his autobiography, which is titled as ‘A Child of Destiny: an autobiography’. It was released by the Indian Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, in Visakhapatnam. The Professor, Vice Chancellor ..