National
PM Narendra Modi launches Mission Bhagiratha in Telangana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Mission Bhagiratha with an objective to provide safe drinking water to all. .................Read More
Telangana Government launches Water Resources Information System
Telangana Government has inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for setting up Telangana Water Resources Information System (TRIS)..................Read More
Odisha Government launches Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana
The Odisha Government had launched Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana, a special assistance scheme for elderly weavers..................Read More
WII to house India’s first tiger repository
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) will house the India’s first repository on tigers, under its new Tiger Cell..................Read More
Sports
Abhijeet Gupta retains Commonwealth Chess championship crown
Grandmaster and former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta has won the 20th Commonwealth Chess championship crown 2016 held in Colombo, Sri Lanka..................Read More
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian to qualify for Vault Finals
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar (22) created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to qualify for the apparatus finals of artistic Gymnastics at the Rio 2016 Olympics..................Read More
Study and Research
Endosulfan causes DNA damage in animals: Study
Researchers in India for the first time have found that mice and rats exposed to endosulphan suffer from DNA damage and genomic instability, and impaired DNA damage response..................Read More
New Appointment
Vijay Rupani takes oath as new Chief Minister of Gujarat
Mr Vijay Rupani (60) has sworn in as the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat after Anandiben Patel had resigned from the post on August 3, 2016..................Read More
Special Day
7 August : National Handloom Day
The National Handloom Day is being observed annually on 7 August to honour the handloom weavers in the country and also carter an impetus to India’s handloom industry..................Read More
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