Chennai wins of ICT Academy Bridge 2019 conference

In Tamil Nadu, the 37th edition of the ICT Academy Bridge 2019 conference was held in Chennai with theme “Fostering India for Industry 4.0″. The event brought together industry experts, academic leaders and government policy-makers to address the challenges faced by India Inc. in the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution & therefore creating a correlated ..

Topics: Chennai • Education in Tamil Nadu • ICT Academy • India • Tamil Nadu

Punjab declares Indus river dolphin as state’s aquatic animal

Punjab has recently declared the endangered Indus river dolphin as the state’s aquatic animal. The decision was recently taken at a meeting of the state board for wildlife chaired by chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh. Indus Dolphin is an endangered freshwater aquatic mammal found only in Indian and Pakistan in the Beas river. These are ..

Topics: India • Indus River • Kali Bein • Kanjli Wetland • Punjab, India • Rivers • States and union territories of India • Sultanpur Lodhi • Wetlands of India

Assam tops in budgetary practices, as per latest survey by Transparency International (TI)

As per latest survey conducted by Transparency International (TI), Assam has occupied the top slot in the ranking of best practices followed by states in Budget formulation and is followed by Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The states which figured lower in the ranking were Meghalaya, Manipur and Punjab. The survey was carried out on the ..

Topics: Assam • India • Non-profit organizations • Seven Sister States • Subdivisions of India • Tourism in North East India • Transparency • Transparency International

International conference on Guru Padmasambhava in New Delhi

An International Conference on 8th century Himalayan sage Guru Padmasambhava was held in New Delhi. The conference was organised as part of events to commemorate 50-years of formalization of diplomatic ties between India and Bhutan. Guru Padmasambhava Guru Padmasambhava was born in India and travelled all across Himalayan region in the 8th century to spread Buddhism and Buddhist teachings. Guru Padmasambhava is highly revered ..

Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs

Topics: Bhutan • Guru Padmasambhava • India • India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty • Nepal • New Delhi • Nyingma tradition • second Buddha • Tibet • Tibetan Buddhism • Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates National Salt Satyagraha Memorial to nation

On 30th January2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi in Navsari district, Gujarat to the nation on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary. At the memorial site, there are statues of Mahatma Gandhi and 80 Satyagrahis who had marched with him during the historic Dandi Salt March in 1930 to make ..

Topics: Activism • Dandi • Gandhism • In India • India • Mahatma Gandhi • National Salt Satyagraha Memorial • Navsari • Navsari district • Salt March • States and union territories of India • Tax resistance