India's 1st Insect Museum opened In Tamil Nadu
The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram launched ‘e-Tribes: Tribes India’. It is an initiative for digital commerce at Tribes India Outlet in New Delhi.
Ministry Of Power joins hands with skill India to support ‘Saubhagya’ Scheme.SAUBHAGYA (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna) aims to achieve universal household electrification in all parts of the country in a time-bound manner.
Department Of Posts launches cool EMS service between India and Japan
SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2018 has been organized in New Delhi under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission announced the signing of a Statement of Intent (SOI) with SAP to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
The eleventh session of the China-India joint-group on Economic Relations, Trade, Science & Technology was held in New Delhi.
GIFT City has signed an MoU with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP (DTTILLP)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed $80 million loan agreement to help modernize technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and improve the skills ecosystem in the State of Himachal Pradesh.
Google acquires GIF search platform Tenor
Exim Bank extends $500 Million loan facility to 15-Nation Group in Africa
Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan was appointed the principal scientific adviser to the government of India.
Indu Bhushan was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Union Government’s ambitious Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission (ABNHPM).
Myanmar's Parliament has elected Win Myint as the country's new President.
CBDT extends PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline to June 30
ISRO successfully launched the GSLV-F08 carrying the GSAT6A communication satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
In Rajasthan, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated the first mega food park of the state at Roopangarh village near Ajmer.
EPFO has launched the pensioner’s portal through which all EPFO pensioners may get the details of pension-related information.The facility has been made available at EPFO’s website www.epfindia.gov.in
The RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 58.9 crore on ICICI Bank
The government has allowed export of two million tonnes of sugar until the end of the 2017-18 marketing year
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated the Smart India Hackathon Grand Finale 2018 -Software edition in New Delhi.
Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of 55770 fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking water in the country followed by Odisha and Jharkhand.
First, ever National conclave was held in New Delhi by the Ministry of Women & Child Development, in collaboration with the Dept. of Psychiatry.
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of MoU between India and the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation and Exchange of Information for the Purposes of Combating International Criminality and Tackling Serious Organised Crime.
The Supreme Court appointed Justice Jawad Rahim—a former judge of the Karnataka High Court—as acting chairman of the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
NASA is all set to send the first-ever mission dedicated to exploring the deep interior of Mars. Scheduled to launch on 5 May, InSight—a stationary lander—will also be the first Nasa mission since the Apollo moon landings to place a seismometer, a device that measures quakes, on the soil of another planet.
Prevention of Blindness Week 2018 is being observed from 1st of April 2018 to 7th April 2018.
The 114th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) between India and Pakistan was recently held in New Delhi.
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad has received the award for the 'Most Improved Airport' in the Asia Pacific region, in Airport Service Quality awards 2017 organised by the Airport Council International (ACI).
Delhi has become the 1st Indian city to upgrade to "Ultra-Clean" Euro-VI grade Petrol and Diesel from Euro-IV grade fuels.
India has replaced Vietnam to become 2nd largest producer of mobile phones in 2017.China stood at the top position.
India overtook Germany to become 4th largest automobile market, growing its Automobile by 9.5%.
India U-16 were crowned champions of the Jockey Cup International Youth Invitational Football Tournament by defeating hosts Hong Kong 4-2 in the finals.
Britain's Anthony Joshua beat New Zealand's Joseph Parker to add the WBO heavyweight world championship title.
Asia's largest startup ecosystem congregation, Huddle Kerala, will be held at Kovalam.
R K Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, laid the foundation stone of the 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project (NMHEP) in Uttarakhand
U.P. CM inaugurates India’s longest elevated road in Ghaziabad.(10.3km)
The Mangalore International Airport has been adjudged the cleanest airport in the country.
The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day.The theme for WAAD 2018 is "Empowering Women and Girls with Autism".
USA and South Korea begin Joint Military Exercise- 'Foal Eagle'
SIDBI launches 'Samridhi- virtual assistant' & ' Bankability Kit'
Jana Small Finance Bank (formerly Janalakshmi Financial Services) announced commencement of its banking operations.
SEBI doubles investment limit of Angel Funds to Rs10 crore
Lyricist and director Sreekumaran Thampi has been selected for the J.C. Daniel Award, the Kerala government’s highest honour for lifetime contribution to Malayalam cinema.
Debjani Ghosh appointed new president of Nasscom
US Diplomat DiCarlo becomes 1st female UN Political Chief.
Lt Gen Harpal Singh takes charge as director general border roads
Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth appointed as Deputy Collector in Andhra Pradesh
Chandra Bhushan appointed Deputy Election Commissioner.
Kerala Lifts Their 6th Santosh Trophy.
Former Manipur CM R K Dorendra Singh Passes Away
Sloane Stephens beats Ostapenko for Miami Open title.John Isner beats Alexander Zverev to win first Masters 1,000 title(Miami)
West Bengal Introduces 'Rupashree Scheme’ in order to provide marriage assistance to girls coming from economically weaker families with a budgetary allocation of Rs 1500 crore.The scheme proposes to extend one-time financial assistance worth Rs 25,000 to the family of the girl whose annual income is up to Rs 1.5 lakh.
A world-class interpretation centre and other tourist facilities for visitors were inaugurated at the Konark Sun Temple, Odisha.
According to report released by global startup ecosystem map Startupblink, India was ranked 37th out of 125 countries in global startup ecosystem in 2017.
Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani has been ranked 19th on Bloomberg Billionaires Top 100 Index as he becomes the third richest Asian on the list. With a net worth of approximately $38.3 billion, Ambani’s wealth is pegged at about over 1.5 percent of India’s GDP.While Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has added $21.8 billion to his fortunes this year and takes the top spot, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was ranked 2nd.From Asia, Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma (ranked 13th) is the richest with a net worth of $47.2 billion and is followed by Tencent co-founder and CEO Pony Ma (17) with a $41.1 billion net worth.
Ola has acquired Mumbai-based Ridlr, an end-to-end public transport ticketing and commuting app
SoftBank has signed a $930-million deal with China's energy conglomerate Golden Concord (GCL) to produce and sell solar equipment in India.
Union Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh Prabhu launched digital initiatives by Export Inspection Council (EIC) for ease of export at New Delhi.
The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Mr Prakash Javadekar, released the NIRF (National Institute of Ranking Framework) India Rankings 2018 in various categories on the basis of performance of Higher Educational Institutions in a programme held in New Delhi.
The top 3 Overall Institutes in India are:
1. Indian Institute of Science (IISc Bengaluru),
2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
The top 3 Universities in India are-
1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru,
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi,
3. Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi.
The crucial dialogue between the three leading democratic powers (viz. India, Japan and the USA) of the Indo-Pacific region was held in New Delhi.
The trial run of the first container train between India and Bangladesh was flagged off from Kolkata city. The train left for Bangladesh with 60 containers loaded with almost 1,200 tonnes of de-oiled cake, used as a raw material for animal feed.
An MoU was signed between the Indian Army and HDFC Bank on the Defence Salary Package.
Private sector lender IndusInd Bank has received RBI's approval to buy the securities services arm of IL&FS.
The 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games begun in Gold Coast, Australia, with a colourful opening ceremony.
India was represented at the opening ceremony by a contingent of over 200 athletes who were led by flag-bearer P V Sindhu.
The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram launched ‘e-Tribes: Tribes India’. It is an initiative for digital commerce at Tribes India Outlet in New Delhi.
Ministry Of Power joins hands with skill India to support ‘Saubhagya’ Scheme.SAUBHAGYA (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna) aims to achieve universal household electrification in all parts of the country in a time-bound manner.
Department Of Posts launches cool EMS service between India and Japan
SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2018 has been organized in New Delhi under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission announced the signing of a Statement of Intent (SOI) with SAP to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
The eleventh session of the China-India joint-group on Economic Relations, Trade, Science & Technology was held in New Delhi.
GIFT City has signed an MoU with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP (DTTILLP)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed $80 million loan agreement to help modernize technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and improve the skills ecosystem in the State of Himachal Pradesh.
Google acquires GIF search platform Tenor
Exim Bank extends $500 Million loan facility to 15-Nation Group in Africa
Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan was appointed the principal scientific adviser to the government of India.
Indu Bhushan was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Union Government’s ambitious Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission (ABNHPM).
Myanmar's Parliament has elected Win Myint as the country's new President.
CBDT extends PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline to June 30
ISRO successfully launched the GSLV-F08 carrying the GSAT6A communication satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
In Rajasthan, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated the first mega food park of the state at Roopangarh village near Ajmer.
EPFO has launched the pensioner’s portal through which all EPFO pensioners may get the details of pension-related information.The facility has been made available at EPFO’s website www.epfindia.gov.in
The RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 58.9 crore on ICICI Bank
The government has allowed export of two million tonnes of sugar until the end of the 2017-18 marketing year
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated the Smart India Hackathon Grand Finale 2018 -Software edition in New Delhi.
Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of 55770 fully covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking water in the country followed by Odisha and Jharkhand.
First, ever National conclave was held in New Delhi by the Ministry of Women & Child Development, in collaboration with the Dept. of Psychiatry.
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of MoU between India and the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation and Exchange of Information for the Purposes of Combating International Criminality and Tackling Serious Organised Crime.
The Supreme Court appointed Justice Jawad Rahim—a former judge of the Karnataka High Court—as acting chairman of the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
NASA is all set to send the first-ever mission dedicated to exploring the deep interior of Mars. Scheduled to launch on 5 May, InSight—a stationary lander—will also be the first Nasa mission since the Apollo moon landings to place a seismometer, a device that measures quakes, on the soil of another planet.
Prevention of Blindness Week 2018 is being observed from 1st of April 2018 to 7th April 2018.
The 114th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) between India and Pakistan was recently held in New Delhi.
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad has received the award for the 'Most Improved Airport' in the Asia Pacific region, in Airport Service Quality awards 2017 organised by the Airport Council International (ACI).
Delhi has become the 1st Indian city to upgrade to "Ultra-Clean" Euro-VI grade Petrol and Diesel from Euro-IV grade fuels.
India has replaced Vietnam to become 2nd largest producer of mobile phones in 2017.China stood at the top position.
India overtook Germany to become 4th largest automobile market, growing its Automobile by 9.5%.
India U-16 were crowned champions of the Jockey Cup International Youth Invitational Football Tournament by defeating hosts Hong Kong 4-2 in the finals.
Britain's Anthony Joshua beat New Zealand's Joseph Parker to add the WBO heavyweight world championship title.
Asia's largest startup ecosystem congregation, Huddle Kerala, will be held at Kovalam.
R K Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, laid the foundation stone of the 60 MW Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric Project (NMHEP) in Uttarakhand
U.P. CM inaugurates India’s longest elevated road in Ghaziabad.(10.3km)
The Mangalore International Airport has been adjudged the cleanest airport in the country.
The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day.The theme for WAAD 2018 is "Empowering Women and Girls with Autism".
USA and South Korea begin Joint Military Exercise- 'Foal Eagle'
SIDBI launches 'Samridhi- virtual assistant' & ' Bankability Kit'
Jana Small Finance Bank (formerly Janalakshmi Financial Services) announced commencement of its banking operations.
SEBI doubles investment limit of Angel Funds to Rs10 crore
Lyricist and director Sreekumaran Thampi has been selected for the J.C. Daniel Award, the Kerala government’s highest honour for lifetime contribution to Malayalam cinema.
Debjani Ghosh appointed new president of Nasscom
US Diplomat DiCarlo becomes 1st female UN Political Chief.
Lt Gen Harpal Singh takes charge as director general border roads
Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth appointed as Deputy Collector in Andhra Pradesh
Chandra Bhushan appointed Deputy Election Commissioner.
Kerala Lifts Their 6th Santosh Trophy.
Former Manipur CM R K Dorendra Singh Passes Away
Sloane Stephens beats Ostapenko for Miami Open title.John Isner beats Alexander Zverev to win first Masters 1,000 title(Miami)
West Bengal Introduces 'Rupashree Scheme’ in order to provide marriage assistance to girls coming from economically weaker families with a budgetary allocation of Rs 1500 crore.The scheme proposes to extend one-time financial assistance worth Rs 25,000 to the family of the girl whose annual income is up to Rs 1.5 lakh.
A world-class interpretation centre and other tourist facilities for visitors were inaugurated at the Konark Sun Temple, Odisha.
According to report released by global startup ecosystem map Startupblink, India was ranked 37th out of 125 countries in global startup ecosystem in 2017.
Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani has been ranked 19th on Bloomberg Billionaires Top 100 Index as he becomes the third richest Asian on the list. With a net worth of approximately $38.3 billion, Ambani’s wealth is pegged at about over 1.5 percent of India’s GDP.While Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has added $21.8 billion to his fortunes this year and takes the top spot, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was ranked 2nd.From Asia, Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma (ranked 13th) is the richest with a net worth of $47.2 billion and is followed by Tencent co-founder and CEO Pony Ma (17) with a $41.1 billion net worth.
Ola has acquired Mumbai-based Ridlr, an end-to-end public transport ticketing and commuting app
SoftBank has signed a $930-million deal with China's energy conglomerate Golden Concord (GCL) to produce and sell solar equipment in India.
Union Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh Prabhu launched digital initiatives by Export Inspection Council (EIC) for ease of export at New Delhi.
The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Mr Prakash Javadekar, released the NIRF (National Institute of Ranking Framework) India Rankings 2018 in various categories on the basis of performance of Higher Educational Institutions in a programme held in New Delhi.
The top 3 Overall Institutes in India are:
1. Indian Institute of Science (IISc Bengaluru),
2. Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
The top 3 Universities in India are-
1. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru,
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi,
3. Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi.
The crucial dialogue between the three leading democratic powers (viz. India, Japan and the USA) of the Indo-Pacific region was held in New Delhi.
The trial run of the first container train between India and Bangladesh was flagged off from Kolkata city. The train left for Bangladesh with 60 containers loaded with almost 1,200 tonnes of de-oiled cake, used as a raw material for animal feed.
An MoU was signed between the Indian Army and HDFC Bank on the Defence Salary Package.
Private sector lender IndusInd Bank has received RBI's approval to buy the securities services arm of IL&FS.
The 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games begun in Gold Coast, Australia, with a colourful opening ceremony.
India was represented at the opening ceremony by a contingent of over 200 athletes who were led by flag-bearer P V Sindhu.
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