Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways along with Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is organizing Waterways Conclave 2022 in Dibrugarh, Assam.
As many as six memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed on the second day of the waterways conclave held at Dibrugarh in Assam.
The Trishakti Corps conducted EX KRIPAN SHAKTI, an Integrated Fire Power exercise at Teesta Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) near Siliguri in West Bengal.
The exercise was aimed at orchestrating and synergizing the capabilities of the Indian Army and the Central Armed Police Forces to fight an integrated battle.
India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the apex body for India’s pulses trade and industry, has appointed Bimal Kothari as the new Chairman with immediate effect.
He has been the Vice-Chairman of IPGA since 2011 when the trade body was formed. Kothari takes over as the third chairman of the association after Pravin Dongre and Jitu Bheda.
The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and constrained their ability to respond to further shocks, according to a new report launched by the United Nations.
The pandemic shock plunged 77 million more people into extreme poverty in 2021.
Russia's flagship Black Sea fleet named 'Moskva', a guided-missile cruiser, sunk after what a Ukrainian official claimed was a cruise missile attack off the coast of Odesa.
The Neptune cruise missile is a Ukrainian-manufactured anti-ship missile, fired from shore to ship. This cruise missile that hit the Russian fleet was developed by Ukraine & entered service in 2020.
The Health Department has appointed cricketer Robin Uthappa as the ambassador for brain health and mental health to create awareness on these issues.
The brain health initiative in Karnataka is being undertaken in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, NITI Aayog and Nimhans.
India has been elected to four key bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council, including the Commission on Science and Technology for Development.
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is one of the six principal organs of the UN System established by the UN Charter in 1945. It consists of 54 members of the United Nations elected by the General Assembly.
Each year World Heritage Day is commemorated on April 18 to spread awareness about preserving the history, diversity, and vulnerability of world heritage sites and monuments. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has designated total of 1155 monuments in 167 countries as UNESCO world heritage sites.
This year theme “Heritage and Climate" .
Renowned Indian economist and political commentator Prabhat Patnaik has been selected for the 2022 Malcom Adiseshiah Award.
The award is annually given by the Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust to an outstanding social scientist selected from nominations received by a specially constituted national jury.
Lyricist, singer and music director Prafulla Kar passed away at the age of 83. Kar was awarded Padma Shri in 2015 for his contribution to the field of arts.
He was also the recipient of the Jayadeva Award in the year 2004. Born on 16 February 1939 in Puri, Kar was an eminent musician, singer, lyricist, writer and columnist.
Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) has launched the Kotak FYN, its new enterprise portal exclusive for Business Banking and Corporate clients.
The bank’s customers can use the portal to carry out all trade & services transactions.
By the last quarter of 2022, the Kotak FYN portal will include many other services, including account services, payments and collections.
Army Commanders’ Conference, an apex level biannual event has begun in New Delhi and will continue till 22nd of this month.
The conference is an institutional platform for conceptual-level deliberations, culminating in making important policy decisions for the Indian Army.
Leh has taken the first step towards establishing Information Technology sector.
Ladakh Additional Director General of Police SS Khandare has inaugurated the first IT Training and Services centre of Ethosh Digital, in Leh.
Ethosh Digital is a California-based Multinational Company, working in the field of digital communications and AR-VR products.
Megi was the first cyclone this year to hit the Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands that sees an average of 20 tropical storms a year.
The death toll from the landslides and flooding spawned by tropical storm Megi has risen to 167, with 110 still missing.
Megi dumped rains in the central and southern Philippine regions before and after it hit land.
Israel's new laser missile-defense system has successfully intercepted mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests.
The Israeli-made laser system, known as the “Iron Beam,” is designed to complement a series of aerial defense systems, including the costliest rocket-intercepting Iron Dome.