Nalanda University
Walking Pilgrimage through Buddhist Circuit
The Sangwol Society of South Korea is organizing a walking pilgrimage in India. Under this, 108 Buddhists will walk and cover 1,100 km in India. The pilgrimage will visit places in the states of UP and Bihar and will span ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
India-ASEAN Youth Dialogue
The third India-ASEAN Youth Dialogue as held between June 8, 2020 and June 10, 2020. The dialogue was held in virtual mode. Highlights During the dialogue, India and ASEAN enhanced cooperation constructively in skill development, youthful energy and education. These ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
5th Dharma-Dhamma conference being held in Rajgir, Bihar
5th International Dharma-Dhamma conference is being held Rajgir International Convention Centre in Rajgir, Bihar from 27-28 July 2019. The conference was inaugurated Union Minister of State Kiren Rijiju who is also the Chief Guest of Conference. It is being hosted ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Dr Vijay Bhatkar appointed new vice-chancellor of Nalanda University
President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed Dr Vijay Bhatkar, architect of India’s first supercomputer the Param series, as the chancellor of Nalanda University. He will have term of three years from the date of his appointment as provided under Section 11(3) ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Nalanda University Chancellor George Yeo quits
Within the days after Amartya Sen got excluded from the newly constituted governing board, the chancellor of the prestigious Nalanda University, George Yeo has quit citing attack on autonomy as the reason. According to him, the move to create a ..
Amartya Sen has no place in Nalanda University Board
President Pranab Mukherjee has dissolved the Nalanda Mentors Group (NMG) which was the de-facto governing body of the Nalanda University. Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen was part of the Nalanda Mentors group (NMG) since 2007. NMG was constituted to revive the ..
Nalanda Mahavihara enters UNESCO's World Heritage Site list
The ruins of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara (also known as old Nalanda University) of Bihar has been included in the List of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. Nalanda Mahavihara ruins comprise the archaeological remains of monastic-cum-scholastic from the 5th century BC to ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2016
Planning Commission constitutes National Monitoring Committee to support Nalanda University
Planning Commission has constituted an 11 member National Monitoring Committee to support Nalanda University for the development of basic infrastructure and facilities and timely flow of funds to the university. The committee will be headed by the Deputy Chairman Montek ..