Page-3 of Events and Observances
3rd Tortoise Festival organised in Assam
3rd Tortoise Festival was organised on the banks of Hajong Lake in Dima Hasao district of Assam by Dima Hasao Environment and Forest Department. This festival aims to create awareness among the villagers surrounding villages of Hajong Lake about the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Nagesh Kukunoor’s film Dhanak honoured at 65th Berlin Film Festival
Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor’s film Dhanak has been honoured with The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the best feature-length film at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival (also known as the Berlinale). The movie, which was premiered ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated first renewable energy global investors meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet and Expo (Re-Invest) 2015 in New Delhi. The aim of the meet is to evolve innovative financial models for funding and to ensure the partnership of states and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Permanent Judicial Museum at Bombay High Court
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a Permanent Judicial Museum at Bombay High Court located on the ground floor of the heritage building of court. This museum is conceived and set up as part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration (150th year) of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Government to observe Former PM A B Vajpayee's birthday as National Good Governance Day
Government will observe national ‘Good Governance Day’ on the birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee i.e. 25th December each year. It was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting held New Delhi. On ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
World AIDS Day Observed on December 1
On December 1, World AIDS Day was observed in India and around the world. On this day, India’s Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda launched the National toll free AIDS helpline number ‘1097’, and also ..