The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a joint statement of understanding on localisation of Sustainable Development Goals.
The agreement was signed by Sunil Kumar, Secretary, Panchayati Raj, and UNDP resident representative Shoko Noda.
Senior Congress leader K Sankaranarayanan, who served as governor of various states during his decades-long career, passed away. He was 89.
The senior Congress leader was a four-time legislator and had held finance, excise and agriculture portfolios in various governments in Kerala.
Robert Lewandowski was awarded the Exceptional Achievement Award at the Laureus Sports ceremony, while Italy was named Team of the Year.
The Poland international has been rewarded for his incredible form for Bayern Munich in recent years, having scored 41 times in the Bundesliga last season and 48 in all competitions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the seventh edition of the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi.
President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen will be the chief guest at the Dialogue. Several former Prime Ministers of different countries and other dignitaries will also participate in the event.
The 3-day Dialogue is based on the theme - Terranova, impassioned, impatient, imperilled.
The first edition of the Naval Commanders' Conference of 2022 is underway in New Delhi. The conference serves as a platform for naval commanders to discuss important maritime matters at the military-strategic level as well as interact with senior government functionaries through an institutionalised forum.
Indian Navy Chief:- Admiral R. Hari Kumar
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is organizing the 'Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ campaign.
The campaign which will continue till 30th of this month is being organised under 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' in association with various other Ministries and Departments.
French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected as he defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen.
Macron, 44, has become the third French president who has managed to secure a second term.
His margin of victory, however, was tighter than when he first beat Le Pen in 2017.
Formula One champion Max Verstappen dominated in a Red Bull rout of Ferrari at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Verstappen won from the pole, logged the fastest lap and picked up his second win of the season while leading teammate Sergio Perez to the first one-two Red Bull finish since Malaysia in 2016.
15-year-old D. Gukesh won his second title in eight days by beating a strong field in Group A of the Menorca Open chess tournament in Menorca, Spain.
The country’s youngest Grandmaster, winner of the La Roda Open, scored a title-clinching victory over his senior compatriot B. Adhiban in 53 moves to finish with six points from seven rounds.
India bagged its second gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 as the recurve mixed team of Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi Phor came form behind to pip Great Britain in the shoot-off.
India thus concluded its campaign in the first event of the calendar year with two gold medals, the first coming through the compound men's team of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini.
Andrey Rublev defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-0 to win the Serbia Open for his third title of the season.
The second-seeded Russian player dug deep to stop Djokovic from mounting another comeback as he prevented the top-ranked Serb from claiming his first title of 2022.
Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu called for awarding some extra marks to sportspersons in college admissions and promotions in various departments. “Incentives like this will go a long way in encouraging the sports in the country,”
Addressing the gathering at the inaugural of the Khelo India University Games-2021 in Bengaluru.
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), the leading financial institution for MSME sector, has entered into an MoU with West Bengal Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (WBSIDCL) to develop the ecosystem for micro and small enterprises in the state.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation organized a mega event- Yog Prabha at Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi.
The event was inaugurated by Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia and the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. VK Singh.
Over 900 officials participated in this mega event.
World Malaria Day is observed on 25 April every year.
It is mainly observed to focus on the importance of controlling malaria and creating awareness against the disease.
The World Health Assembly first marked World Malaria Day in May 2007.
The organisation works towards promoting malaria education and awareness among people.
The founder of educational charity ‘Bidyanando’ Kishroe Kumar Das from Bangladesh has been chosen for the Commonwealth Points of Light Award for his exceptional work in improving access to education for children from marginalised backgrounds, said the British High Commission.