National Book Trust Current Affairs, GK & News

World Book Day

April 24, 2020

April 23rd is observed as the World Book Day. In light of this occasion, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development launched the My Book My Friend campaign. About World Book Day World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated on April 23rd every year. The day was chosen by UNESCO to ..

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National Book Trust initiative to encourage reading

March 28, 2020

The Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development has launched the Stay Home India with Books initiative under the National Book Trust. About NBT National Book Trust is a publishing house that functions under the Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development. It was established in 1957 as an autonomous body. It is involved in ..

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Department of Justice celebrates ‘Its My Duty’ at NDWBF

January 7, 2020

To create awareness about the Citizens Duties, The Department of Justice, Government of India is taking part in 28th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF), 2020 held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi started from 4th of January, 2020 to 12th of January, 2020. Since 2013, In association with India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), the National ..

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World Book Fair, 2020 at New Delhi

January 3, 2020

The New Delhi World Book Fair organized by the National Book Trust is being held for 42 years now. The trust is an apex body of Government of India functioning under Ministry of Human Resource Development. Highlights The World Book Fair is to be held between January 4, 2020 and January 12, 2020. The fair ..

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India First Asian country to Participate as “Guest of Honour” in the Second Largest Book Fair in the World

December 2, 2019

Union Minister of State (MoS) for Human Resource Development (HRD), Sanjay Dhotre, inaugurated the Indian Pavilion at the Guadalajara International Book Fair 2019. Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi,’Let Our Lives Be Open Books’ is the theme of the Indian pavilion. The book fair started on 30th November and will continue till the 8th December 2019. India ..

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Books on teachings of Guru Nanak Dev launched

November 8, 2019

Union Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched the three books on teachings of Guru Nanak Dev at Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College in New Delhi. The books published in Punjabi were launched to commemorate 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. The ..

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