World Day for Safety and Health at Work
The ILO’s campaign for the 2017 World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on the critical need for countries to improve their capacity to collect and utilize reliable occupational safety and health (OSH) data.
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Having set a new world record on the field, Kaur stepped out 192 metres above Auckland city to achieve the feat.Kaur broke Guinness World record for javelin with the throw of 5 metres and 12 centimetre in her final competition at the Trusts stadium in Waitakere, West Auckland.
Jehan Daruvala becomes 1st Indian to take pole in FIA F3 European Championship
Jehan Daruvala, in his rookie season at the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, is already making waves. The 18-year-old product of Force India Academy, became the first Indian to take pole in the F3 European series, securing the top spot on the starting grid for Race 1 of the second round of the championship in Monza, Italy.
India's 1st book village to come up in Maharashtra
A village in Maharashtra famous for its strawberries is soon going offer more - rare Marathi books and magazines. From May 4, Bhilar will become India’s first ‘book village’ where tourists and locals can come and read books, magazines, newspapers stacked at 25 premises. Near the popular the British-era hill station of Mahabaleshwar, Bhilar already attracts a large number of tourists, who come to taste the locally produced strawberries.
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
In November 2005 the UN decided to observe a memorial “Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare” on April 29 each year. The date April 29 was chosen for this observance because it was when the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force.
Haryana’s Ballabgarh is now Balramgarh
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced the renaming of Ballabgarh town in Faridabad as Balramgarh.
Shah Rukh Khan becomes first Indian actor to speak at TED Talks
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be addressing the audience in a conference at TED Talks (Technology, Entertainment and Design talks) in Canada.The actor will become the first Bollywood actor to grace the stage delivering TED talks to a large audience base.
Popular Tamil actor Vinu Chakravarthy passes away
Well-known Tamil actor and writer Vinu Chakravarthy Passed Away.Vinu Chakravarthy has acted in more than 1000 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages. He is known for his comedian, supporting and villainous roles.
Poet Shankha Ghosh conferred Jnanpith Award
Eminent Bengali poet and literary critic Sankha Ghosh was conferred the 52nd Jnanpith Award by President Pranab Mukherjee.was awarded with Sahitya Akademi in the year 1977 for his work “Baabarer praarthanaa” and in 1999, for translating Kannada play “Taledanda” into Bengali as “Raktakalyan”. Ghosh was also honoured with Padma Bhushan in 2011.
El Salvador becomes the first country to ban mining of metals for environmental protection
El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban the mining of metals in what campaigners called a landmark move for environmental protection.
AIIMS Becomes India's First Public Hospital For Eye Tumours
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is India's first public hospital to start plaque brachytherapy facility for the treatment of eye tumours.
Bhubaneswar: First Indian city to win Pierre L’enfant Awards-2017
Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city to win Pierre L’enfant International Planning excellence award-2017 instituted by the American Planning Association (APA).
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Organizations such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations (UN) actively promote the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on April 28 every year.
Jonathan Demme, director of The Silence of the Lambs, dies
Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of The Silence of the Lambs, has died in New York .
Haryana Government appoints BS Sandhu as State DGP
The Haryana Government appointed senior IPS officer Baljit Singh Prabhu as the new Director General of Haryana Police (DGP).
World Immunization Week 2017
World Immunization Week – celebrated in the last week of April – aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease.
Uma Bharti to launch water conservation programme for Bundelkhand
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti will launch water conservation programmes in the parched Bundelkhand region, Marathwada and Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput regions in Odisha.
UNESCO to screen Indian short film as part of World Press Freedom Day celebrations
UNESCO to screen Rahul V. Chittella’s short film “Azaad” began this morning World Press Freedom Day event that may be scheduled to become held from May 1-4 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The movie is going the dysfunctional relationship between a father remarkable son. World Press Freedom Day is celebrated by UNESCO to celebrate the principle of freedom of the press.
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passes away
Veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna passed away.Vinod Khanna had starred in more than 100 films in a career spanning over five decades.The actor, who was sitting Bharatiya Janata Party member of the Lok Sabha from the Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab.
Noida girl Srishti Kaur crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017
Srishti Kaur, a resident of Noida, was crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017 after beating 25 contestants from around the world at the annual beauty pageant. The event was held at Managua, the capital of Central American country Nicaragua.
India to host 18th World Road Meeting
India is set to host the 18th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017) on November 13.The WRM, the biggest global platform for road engineers, safety and transport experts and companies engaged in road safety products.
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar appointed new Director General of CRPF
Senior IPS officer Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar was appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
UP cancels 15 govt holidays
The Uttar Pradesh government cancelled 15 public holidays marking the birth or death anniversaries of eminent personalities.Instead, students in schools and colleges would now be taught about them on these days, the Cabinet decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
'Iceball' Planet Discovered Through Microlensing
Scientists have discovered a new planet with the mass of Earth, orbiting its star at the same distance that we orbit our sun. The planet is likely far too cold to be habitable for life as we know it, however, because its star is so faint.
PM launches UDAN Scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme from Jubbarhatti, an airport on the outskirts of Shimla. ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’ means ‘the common man flies’.