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Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention to be organized by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

The Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC-2018) will be organized by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in New Delhi from September 29 to mark the...

September 7, 2018

At 2018 World Hindi Conference (WHC), Panini Language Laboratory gifted by Government of India to Mauritius

The “Panini Language Laboratory” has been inaugurated by Sushma Swaraj, the Union Minister of External Affairs (MEA), during the 11th World Hindi Conference (WHC) 2018 at Mahatma Gandhi...

August 20, 2018

76th anniversary of Quit India Movement observed on August 8

76th anniversary of Quit India movement was observed on August 8th, 2018. On this day in 1942, Mahatma Gandhi (father of the nation) had gave clarion call of...

August 10, 2018

Dr Bhishma Narain Singh, former Union Minister and Congress leader passes away

Dr Bhishma Narain Singh (85), the former Union Minister and Congress leader, has passed away in Noida on August 1, 2018. Dr Singh held various portfolios during the...

August 2, 2018

Andhra Pradesh government to set up ‘iHub’ (the intelligent hub) for research and scientific learning

The Andhra Pradesh government will set up ‘iHub’ (the intelligent hub), a first-of-its kind global research centre for scientific learning with an initial investment of Rs 245 crore...

July 31, 2018

Ramachandra Guha authors book “Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World (1914-1948)”

The book ‘Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World (1914-1948)’ has been authored by Ramachandra Guha, the renowned historian and author. It will be published by Penguin Random...

July 27, 2018

Cabinet approves Special Remission Scheme for prisoners

Union Cabinet has approved to grant Special Remission to Prisoners as part of commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi to be observed in 2019. This decision...

July 19, 2018

“Ahimsa” book authored by Supriya Kelkar

Screenwriter Supriya Kelkar has authored the book “Ahimsa”, which will be published in India in August 2018. Her debut novel will sheds light on the Indian freedom movement,...

June 27, 2018

Pietermaritzburg hosts Mandela-Gandhi Youth Conference 2018

The Mandela-Gandhi Youth Conference was held at Pietermaritzburg in South Africa on June 8, 2018. The conference was part of a 3-day commemoration of the historic incident 125...

June 8, 2018

The biopic “The Making of Mahatma” screened in South Africa to commemorate 125th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha

On June 6, the screening of the biopic ‘Making of the Mahatma’ in Pietermaritzburg marked the opening of a three-day series of events to commemorate the historic incident...

June 6, 2018

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