Topic: North India

What are Khaps?

Khaps, influential social organizations in North India, play a significant role in settling disputes and shaping social customs. With their extensive reach and impact, they have emerged as...

June 5, 2023    India Nation & States Current Affairs

Cold Waves in North India

Several parts of North India are experiencing severe cold waves. What is a cold wave? The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) defines a cold wave in the plains of...

December 26, 2022    India Nation & States Current Affairs

New delhi hosts first-ever Global Bio-India 2019 summit

The first-ever “Global Bio-India 2019” Summit is being held in India at New Delhi from 21st to 23rd November 2019. The event is expected to strengthen the indigenous...

October 25, 2019

Delay in onset of Monsoon

After a week’s delay, the monsoon has hit the state of Kerala on June 8, a week late than the usually expected arrival date on June 1. Is...

June 10, 2019

North Central Railway zone launches mobile app to help people navigate through Prayagraj city during Kumbh Mela

The North Central Railway (NCR) has launched a ‘Rail Kumbh Seva Mobile App’ to help people navigate through Prayagraj city during Kumbh Mela starting from January 15. The...

January 7, 2019

Current Affairs: November 05, 2018

Here are the main headlines for current Events of November 05, 2018. National Current Events National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda being organised by the...

November 5, 2018

New Delhi becomes India’s first city to switch from BS-IV grade fuels to BS-VI (equivalent to fuel meeting Euro-VI emission norms)

From April 1, the petrol pumps in New Delhi started supplying ultra-clean Bharat Stage (BS) VI grade fuel (both petrol and diesel) with an aim to combat the...

April 3, 2018

Kumbh Mela recognized as India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2017

The Kumbh Mela has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’ at its 12th session in Jeju, South Korea on December 7,...

December 7, 2017

Shamli District included in NCR

The Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh has been included in the National Capital Region (NCR). With this, the total number of districts in the NCR goes to 23....

December 5, 2017