India’s top military commander General Bipin Rawat got died in a helicopter crash in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. On Wednesday morning, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others died after the Mi-17V5 helicopter came down in hills near Coonoor city. General Bipin Rawat was 63 years old and […]
Forbes features Nirmala Sitharaman on 100 most powerful women list for the consecutive third time
Dec 08, 2021
The first full-time female finance minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, for the consecutive third time made it Forbes 100 most powerful women in the world. This year, she is ranked at number 37, 4 numbers up from the last year. In 2020, Sitharaman was ranked at number 41 and in 2019, she got 34th spot. […]
All India Radio launches AIRNxt, to represent the Young India Voice
Nov 29, 2021
All India Radio (AIR) launches a talent hunt show #AIRNxt that will broadcast Young voices in all major Indian languages and dialects. From November 28, 2021, All India Radio has opened up AIRnxt studios for the voices that represent Young India. AIR stations, in all States and UTs across India, will give an opportunity to […]
Mann ki Baat: Prime Minister Modi lauds the rise of India’s start-ups; urged youth to become job creators
Nov 28, 2021
On Sunday, 28th Nov., Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat, that India has become home to high-value start-ups, with more than 70 of them achieving unicorn status, and the funds now they raised from both domestic and international investors were unimaginable just a few years ago. Unicorns are […]
Kiren Rijiju launches Tele-Law mobile app, also felicitates Tele-law frontline functionaries
Nov 13, 2021
Union Minister of Law and Justice Shri Kiren Rijiju along with Minister of State for Law and Justice Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel launched the Citizen’s Tele-Law Mobile App. In the event, Tele-Law Frontline Functionaries were also felicitated. In his message, Union Minister of Law and Justice Shri Kiren Rijiju said, Under the Digital India scheme, […]
E-Amrit Portal: Launched by India for all EV Related Information
Nov 11, 2021
‘E-Amrit a web portal on electric vehicles (EVs), launched by India on Nov.10 at the ongoing COP26 Summit in Glasgow, UK. E-Amrit is a one-stop destination for all information on electric vehicles—busting myths around the adoption of EVs, their purchase, investment opportunities, policies, subsidies, etc. The E-Amrit portal has been developed and hosted by NITI […]
Cabinet approves Birth Anniversary of Birsa Munda (15th November) as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
Nov 10, 2021
The Narendra Modi government has decided to celebrate the birth anniversary of Sri Birsa Munda as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas. Birsa Munda belonged to the tribal society and made an invaluable contribution to the freedom struggle. Union Minister Anurag Thakur tweeted that “The Union Cabinet has approved the declaration of the birth anniversary of Lord Birsa […]
G20 Summit: G20 countries agreed to reduce global temperature by 1.5 degrees
Oct 31, 2021
The G20 countries have agreed to reduce the global temperature by 1.5 degrees amid concerns of global warming. The world leaders of the G20 have agreed to the agreement. G20 Italy tweeted, “The Heads of the G20 Delegation began the second day of the G20 Rome Summit with a visit to the Trevi Fountain, an […]
Prime Minister Modi invites Pope Francis to visit India
Oct 30, 2021
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Pope Francis in a “very warm meeting” and invited him to visit India. According to the meeting’s contents, the discussion was only supposed to last 20 minutes but ended up lasting an hour, during which they discussed a wide range of topics, including climate change and poverty. […]
Bharat Ka Tikakaran: Padma Shri Kailash Kher launched a song to promote the vaccination drive across the country
Oct 16, 2021
To promote the vaccination drive across the country, an Audio-Visual Song by renowned singer Padma Shri Kailash Kher was launched today by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri and Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya. The song has been produced by the Oil & Gas PSUs. India is going […]