National
Urban areas of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh declared open defecation free
The Union Urban Development Ministry has declared urban areas of Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh open defecation free (ODF) ......................Read More
Jharkhand becomes first state to implement DBT in Kerosene
Jharkhand has become the first state in the country to implement Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in Kerosene Scheme.......................Read More
Business and Economy
Reliance, Dassault Aviation ink deal to set up joint venture
Anil Ambani led Reliance Group and French aerospace giant Dassault Aviation have signed deal to set up a joint venture called Dassault Reliance Aerospace.......................Read More
Awards
Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Yoshinori Ohsumi (71) of Japan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize for physiology or Medicine for his pioneering work on autophagy. With this he becomes the 23rd Japanese national to win a Nobel prize and overall the sixth Japanese medicine Nobel laureate.......................Read More
Elephant researcher Prajna Chowta conferred with knighthood by France
Film-maker and elephant researcher Prajna Chowta (46) has been appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (Knight in the National Order of Merit) by the French government.......................Read More
Indian-origin Kiara Nirghin wins 2016 Google Science Fair prize
Indian-origin South African Kiara Nirghin (16) has won a $50,000 scholarship at the annual Google Science Fair held in United States.......................Read More
Special Days
Facts about World Habitat Day
The World Habitat Day (WHD) is observed every year on the first Monday of October throughout the world. This year it was observed on 3 October 2016.......................Read More
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