At the 37th Executive Committee meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Chacha Chaudhary was declared as the mascot of the Namami Gange Programme and some major projects in Uttar-Pradesh and Bihar.
NMCG has been focusing on youth as part of its outreach and public communications efforts as they are the impellers of change.
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra: Director General, NMCG
Air Marshal BR Krishna assumed charge of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC).
The CISC paid homage to the bravehearts at the National War Memorial, in New Delhi followed by the Tri-Service Guard of Honour.
Commissioned as a fighter pilot in 1983, Air Marshal Krishna has had a distinguished career spanning over 38 years.
Air Marshal Sandeep Singh AVSM VM took over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS).
An alumnus of National Defence Academy, the Air Marshal was commissioned in the flying branch of IAF in Dec 1983 as a Fighter pilot.
The Air Officer is an Experimental Test Pilot and a Qualified Flying Instructor.
He has diverse experience in operational and experimental test flying.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) celebrated its Fifth Annual Day.
The Prime Minister graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Rajesh Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance were Guests of Honour.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) launched the inaugural edition of “The Election Commission of India Annual National Essay Contest on Election & Democracy,” conducted jointly by India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) & Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0).
In 2014, the countrymen took a pledge to make India open defecation free-ODF and they fulfilled this pledge with the construction of more than 10 crore toilets.
Now the goal of Swachh Bharat 2.0' is to keep the cities Garbage-Free
India's Tennis veteran, Sania Mirza won the doubles title at the Ostrava Open with her Chinese partner Shuai Zhang.
They defeated the pair of Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe by 6-3, 6-2 and clinched the title in just over an hour.
The final was held at the ČEZ Arena in Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
In a historic moment in women's cricket, Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian woman to score a Test hundred on Australian soil.
She completed her century to shape up India's first innings on the second day of the first pink-ball day and night.
The match was played at the Carrara Oval in Queensland, Australia today. She scored 127 runs with 22 fours and a six.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated ‘Wildlife Week’ at the Sahyadri State Guest House in Mumbai.
The Chief Minister assured that the forest rangers are the true custodians of the forest and they will be provided all the necessary facilities in the near future.
The logo of the Pench Tiger Reserve project and the book 'Wild Maharashtra' were also unveiled.
Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched DigiSaksham - a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of youth by imparting digital skills.
This joint initiative with Microsoft India is an extension of the Government’s ongoing programmes to support the youth from rural and semi-urban areas.
NITI Aayog, in a joint effort with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Indian Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), UNICEF and Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) launched the State Nutrition Profiles for 19 States and Union Territories.
The State Nutrition Profiles (SNPs) give insights on nutrition outcomes and interventions based on the NFHS.
NFHS : National Family Health Survey
The Nation pays homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary.
Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary is also observed as the International Day of non-violence.
The nation is also remembering former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 117th birth anniversary.
Industrialists Shiv Nadar & Mallika Srinivasan have been chosen by a top India-centric business advocacy group as the recipients of its 2021 Global Leadership Award.
The US India Business Council (USIBC) announced the selection of Nadar, founder and chairman emeritus, HCL Technologies and Srinivasan, chair and managing director, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited for award
IISc Bangalore, IISc-incubated startup L2MRail and the Society for Innovation and Development have signed an MoU with Kerala Rail aimed at enhancing rail safety, especially in vulnerable terrains.
The L2M Rail team and IISc have pioneered Fibre Bragg Grating sensing technology, to develop a Structural Health Monitoring System which will monitor civil engineering structures.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated the India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020, featuring an innovative kinetic facade made up of 600 individual colourful blocks.
Among the 192 participating countries, India has the biggest pavilion in the expo.
Fifteen states and nine central ministries from India are participating in this six-month-long expo.