C.N.R. Rao chosen for 2017 Von Hippel Award

Prof C.N.R. Rao, the renowned scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee, has become the first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious 2017 Von Hippel Award for his immense contribution in materials research. The award is the US-based Materials Research Society’s ..

2017 National Engineers Day (NED) celebrated on 15 September

The National Engineers Day (NED) is celebrated every year on September 15 in India as a remarkable tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, who was born on this day in 1861 in a village called Muddenahalli ..

Current Affairs: January 25, 2012

India and Thailand sign MOU in Defense Cooperation On January 25, 2012, India and Thailand signed an MoU on defence cooperation. MoU on Defence Cooperation signed during the visit would help both sides to further streamline and facilitate this process ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2012

Mother Teresa’s 101st birth anniversary: 26th August 2011

Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was a Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011

Current Affairs April 7, 2010

Events, Happenings & Observances:World Health Day, 2010April 7 is observed all over as World Health Day. This commemorates the First World Health Assembly in 1948.Read Here 90th Birth Day of Pandit Ravi Shankar:Sitar Maestro Bharat Ratna (1999) Pandit Ravi Shankar ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2010

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