Mahindra Singh Dhoni selected for Padma Bhushan
Board of Control for Cricket in India hasnominated M S Dhoni to the nations third civillian award.Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who led India to two World Cup titles, has scored 9737 runs in 302 ODIs besides 4876 runs in 90 Test matches. He has also played 78 T20 Internationals.
Rs 10 and Rs 100 coins on M S Subhlakshmy Released
Government of India has released Rs 10 and Rs 100 coins on the birth centenary of M S Subhalaksmi.The coins were released by the vice president M Venkaih Naidu.
Fast spining star emits polarised light
Indian nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrashekhar's theory have been proved that fast spinning star emits polarised light.Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia and University College London in the UK used a highly sensitive piece of equipment to detect the polarised light from Regulus, one of the brightest stars in the night sky
India will conduct BIMSTEC disaster management exercise
India's National Disaster Response Force will conduct disaster management exercise with BIMSTEC countries.BIMSTEC means The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Techniqal and Economic Cooperation.
Government of India rationalises 17 presses
The Union government of India has rationalised 17 government of presses in India into 5 Government of India Presses (GIPs) at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Minto Road and Mayapuri, New Delhi; Nashik, Maharashtra and Temple Street, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Cabinet to restore Khelo India scheme
Union Cabinet has decided to revamp the Khelo India scheme which will select 1000 candidates every year and will recieve an annual scholarship of 5 lakh rupees for 8 yrs.
UDAAN extended for J&K till December 2018
UDAAN is a centrally funded skill enhancement scheme for J&K youth implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) .The Union Cabinet today extended the time period for Udaan - the Special Industry Initiative (SII) for Jammu and Kashmir till 31 December 2018.
