PR Sreejesh becomes member of Hockey Athletes' Committee.
The Indian men's hockey team captain PR Sreejesh on Wednesday became a member of International Hockey Federation (FIH) Athletes' Committee.FIH Athletes' Committee comprises a total of eight current and former hockey players who have the responsibility to act as a liaison between the FIH and the athletes to make sure the players have voice in the FIH decision making process.
National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.
National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared the day as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first international exchange-India INX
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first international exchange-India INX- on Monday at International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat International Financial Tech City (GIFT) located in Gandhinagar.
Former MRF director and rubber industry doyen KM Philip dies.
KM Philip, 104, former whole-time director on the board of MRF, passed away.Born on May 2, 1912, Philip had served on the MRF board since its inception in 1961 till 2015. A founding member of the All India Rubber Industries Association, he who played a key role in the establishment and growth of the domestic rubber and tyre industries. The association instituted the KM Philip Medal & Award on his 90th birthday in recognition of his service.He has also served on the Rubber Board of India for more than 15 years.Philip was a Padma Shri Awardee and a noted philanthropist.
Manish Tewari appointed as a Distinguished Senior Fellow of Atlantic.
Former Union minister Manish Tewari has been appointed as a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council, a leading US think-tank on policy matters.At the council, Tewari will focus on developing programmes aimed at strengthening US-India ties.
Obama selects 4 Indian American scientists for presidential awards.
Four Indian-American scientists have been chosen among 102 researchers who will receive the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) -- the highest honour given by the US government to science and engineering professionals.These are: Pankaj Lal from Montclair State University ( Department of Agriculture); Kaushik Chowdhury from Northeastern University (Department of Defense), Manish Arora, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Department of Health.
Indian Railways launches new IRCTC Rail Connect app for Android.
Indian Railways has launched new IRCTC Rail Connect app that will replace the previous IRCTC app that was launched back in 2014. Indian Railways E-ticketing System caters to over 10 lakhs passengers daily (comprising 58% of total reserved passengers), said Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launching the app
New species of gibbon discovered in China.
Scientists have discovered a new species of gibbon living in south-west China's rainforests. Although scientists had been studying the primate for some time, new research has revealed it is in fact a different species. It has been named the Skywalker hoolock gibbon by its discoverers, who are Star Wars fans.
Second Scorpene class submarine INS Khanderi launched.
INS Khanderi, the second Scorpene class submarine was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is the second of the six submarines being built at MDL in collaboration with France’s DCNS as part of Project 75 of Indian Navy.
India, Kenya sign MoU in area of agriculture.
India and Kenya signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. India also announced $100 million Line of Credit (LoC) to Kenya for agricultural mechanization The agreement was signed after delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kenyian President Uhuru Kenyatta in New Delhi. It was first official state visit of President from Kenya to India since 1981.
The world’s first ‘Gender Literature Festival’ will be held in Patna in the second week of April.
The Gender Resource Centre of Bihar’s Women Development Corporation will be organising the festival.“The objective of this initiative is to create a platform, to exchange ideas, and to share and learn experiences of renowned people in the field of gender [-based or focussed] literature. The festival will also act as a platform to increase visibility for gender equity and advocacy in the State of Bihar,” according to Dr. N. Vijaya Lakshmi, chairperson of the festival and managing director of Bihar’s WDC.
