Noted poet and litterateur Prof Ramdarash Mishra will be awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2021, for his collection of poems ‘Mein to Yahan Hun’, the KK Birla Foundation announced.
Instituted in 1991, It carries a citation, a plaque, and a cash prize of ₹15 lakhs.
The recipient is chosen by a selection committee, whose current head is Dr Subhash C Kashyap.
The government has formed an advisory committee to drive the Rs 72,000-crore project, Semicon India, to make the country a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing, design and innovation.
The committee includes venture capitalist Vinod Dham, who led Intel's iconic Pentium microprocessor from inception, and Arogyaswami Paulraj.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the re-appointment of Murali M Natrajan as the Managing Director and CEO of the DCB bank for a further period of two years from April 29, 2022 to April 28, 2024.
Last year, DCB Bank had acquired a minority equity stake of approximately 9 percent in Bengaluru-based nonbanking financial company Techfino Capital Private Limited (TCPL).
Six programmes at India's Institutes of Eminence (IoEs) have managed to break into the top 100 in the world in the latest ‘QS Rankings by Subject’.
In total, 35 Indian programmes achieved top 100 positions -- 10 more than the 2021 edition of the tables.
The rankings are compiled by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds.
Asian Development Bank projected a seven per cent collective growth for South Asian economies in 2022 with the subregion's largest economy India growing by 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal year before picking up to eight per cent the next year.
Last week, rating agency ICRA slashed its growth forecast for FY23 to 7.2 per cent from 8 per cent projected earlier.
Andhra Pradesh got a new administrative map, with the creation of 13 new districts, in a massive overhaul that the state government said will improve governance and delivery of services.
The new districts are: Parvathipuram Manyam, Alluri Seetharamaraju, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Konaseema, Eluru, NTR, Palanadu, Bapatla, Nandyala, Sri Satya Sai, Annamayya and Tirupati.
April 7 is celebrated and observed as World Health Day.
The day is celebrated annually by the member states of the United Nations.
The day aims to raise awareness about the health-related issues that concern people across the world. It also aims to garner the attention of the people towards specific health topics of concern for people across the globe.
This year’s theme is - "Our Planet, Our Health."
A two-day Indo-Israel Bilateral workshop on Quantum Technologies (I2QT-2022), organised by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE), IIT Delhi has concluded in New Delhi. The workshop was attended by Indian and Israeli delegations consisting of academic experts, R&D professionals and Industry partners.
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government of India has initiated the launch of a pilot project in the state of Uttarakhand to implement the One Health Framework by One Health Support Unit.
The key objective of the Unit is to develop a national One Health roadmap based on the learnings of the pilot project implementation.
India is hosting the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) senior officials meetings.
The meeting is being organised to review the work of various work streams in Clean Energy Policies.
The Government of the India and the United Kingdom lead the plenary dialogue on the future of Energy Transition.
With a net worth of $90.7 billion, Mukesh Ambani, the chairperson and managing director of Reliance Industries, is the richest person in India and the 10th richest person in the world, as per the Forbes' 36th annual ranking of the world's richest people.
Infrastructure tycoon Gautam Adani is the second-richest person in India and 11th overall (Worth $90 billion).
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the 'School Chalo Abhiyan' with an aim to ensure 100 per cent enrolment in primary and upper primary schools across the state.
The campaign is being launched after two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 75th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy will kick off on April 16 with a match between traditional powerhouses West Bengal and Punjab at the Kottappadi Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala.
All the matches in the tournament are set to be held at two venues in Malappuram -- Manjeri Payyanaad Stadium and Kottappadi Stadium.
The final will be held on May 2 at the Manjeri Payyanaad.
Chhattisgarh has been ranked first among states with the lowest unemployment rate in the country.
According to the latest data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Chhattisgarh has registered an unemployment rate of 0.6 per cent this March, which is the lowest so far.
As per the data, Haryana has the highest unemployment rate.