ICAS celebrates 44th Civil Accounts Day

The Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) is celebrating March 1 every year as the “Civil Accounts Day”. Recently, the 44th Civil Accounts Day function was hosted in New Delhi and was attended by the Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Finance Minister ..

Veteran Konkani writer Richard John Pais passes away

Veteran Konkani writer and dramatist Richard John Paisv recently passed away at the age of 51. He has written several short stories, satirical writings and poems in Konkani language. Pais was presented the T M A Pai award for his ..

Khelo India University Games concluded

The inaugural edition of the Khelo India University Games concluded in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on March 1. The Panjab University was crowned as Champions with 17 Gold medals among a total of 46 medals. The second position was bagged by the ..

‘Zero Discrimination Day’ observed on March 1

The ‘Zero Discrimination Day’ is observed annually across the world on March 1, by UNAIDS. UNAIDS is the leading global forum which aims to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. On this day, the UNAIDS is calling ..

Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela-2020 held in New Delhi

Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela-2020 is being organised in New Delhi by ICAR-IARI (Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute) from March 1 to 3. The event is being conducted at the ICAR-IARI Mela Grounds, New Delhi. Bharat Bhushan, a ..

Muhyiddin Yassin sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia

A former deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Yassinv has been recently appointed as the country’s new Prime Minister. The appointment was announced by Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah. Muhyiddin recently sworn in as the new Prime Minister. He ..

PFDA prohibits online supply of food from FBOs without hygiene rating

The Punjab Food and Drug Administration (PFDA) recently announced that the state has prohibited the online supply of food without hygiene rating from food business operators (FBOs). The state government has also prohibited the online food supply aggregators (OFSAs) from ..

IAF and Savitribai Phule Pune University sign MoU

The Indian Air Force and Savitribai Phule Pune University recently collaborated by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a ‘Chair of Excellence’ at Department of Defence & Strategic Studies. To commemorate the centenary birth year of the only ..

New explosive detection device unveiled in NWED-2020

RaIDer-X is a new explosive detection device, which was recently unveiled at the National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED-2020) in Pune. It has been co-developed by the laboratory of DRDO-High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune and Indian Institute of ..

Norway minister participates in Mithi river clean-up drive

Recently, Norway’s Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein, during his three-day visit to India participated in Mithi river clean-up with the environmental activist Afroz Shah. Afroz Shah is an environmental activist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is known for organising the ..