In Tamil Nadu, the beginning of the month Thai, marking the onset of Spring Harvest season is celebrated as Pongal.
In Assam, the Magh or Bhogali bihu is being celebrated across the state with traditional fervor and gaiety.
Makar Sankranti- celebrated as a festival of kites in Gujarat. The festival is also popularly known as Uttarayan throughout the state.
Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt undertook Maritime Partnership Exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force(JMSDF) Ships Uraga and Hirado in the Bay of Bengal.
The Maritime Partnership Exercise included a wide range of maritime operations viz. Flying Operations, Replenishment Approaches and Tactical Manoeuvres.
Minister of State for Culture Meenakashi Lekhi launched 'North East on Wheels Expedition’ in New Delhi to promote the Culture of Northeastern States. The Bike Expedition is scheduled between 8th to 16th April 2022 to mark the celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The expedition will also promote the Dekho Apna Desh initiative of the Ministry of Tourism.
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav released the ‘India State of Forest Report 2021, prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) which has been mandated to assess the forest and tree resources of the country.
The Department of Fisheries, Government of India in association with Startup India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry inaugurated the “Fisheries Startup Grand Challenge” on 13th Jan 2022. The challenge has been launched with an objective to provide a platform to start-ups within the country to showcase their innovative solutions within the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted qualification tests of the Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan human space programme. The ISRO Propulsion Complex in Tamil Nadu conducted the test for 720 seconds duration yesterday and met the test objectives.
ISRO Chairman: K Sivan
ISRO HQ: Bengaluru
The 20th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) will take place between January 15-23 at multiple venues in Dhaka. The festival will showcase 225 films from 70 countries under 10 categories. The film festival is being organised in a hybrid mode with many films being streamed online during the festival.
Punjab Governor and Administrator of Union Territory Chandigarh, Banwarilal Purohit launched COVA Chd App in order to provide the public a handy access to all the meaningful information on COVID.
COVA Chd is Corona Virus Alert App and also provides citizens with preventive care information and other government advisories related to COVID-19.
The 18th edition of the two days long Kachai Lemon Festival began in Manipur on Jan 13 2022 at the Local Ground of Kachai Village in Ukhrul district.
The Kachai Lemon Festival is organised annually to promote this unique kind of lemon fruit and to encourage the lemon farmers.
The wholesale price-based inflation in December 2021 eased to 13.56%, mainly on account of softening in fuel, power and manufacturing items even though food prices hardened.
WPI inflation has remained in double digits for the ninth consecutive month beginning April. Inflation in November was 14.23%, while in December 2020 it was 1.95 %.
These awards recognise innovative startups that leverage technology to improve women's health and safety in emerging markets.
NIRAMAI Health AnalytixPvt. Ltd was selected for its novel software-based medical device that detects early-stage breast cancer in a simple and private way on women of all age groups and breast densities.
Lending company Indifi Technologies has collaborated with Google Pay to offer instant loans to eligible small merchants on the Google Pay platform. The borrowing process is entirely digital and eligible merchants on the Google Pay for Business app can click on loan offerings from Indifi and submit an application online.