Grammy Awards 2024: The song 'Abundance in Millets', featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sung by Falguni Shah and her husband Gaurav Shah, has been nominated in the best global music performance category at the 2024 Grammy Awards.
“Abundance in Millets" was created to raise awareness of the super-grain as another potential key to minimizing world hunger.
In a groundbreaking move, Uttarakhand is gearing up to become the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) with preparations gaining momentum in anticipation of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The UCC, a long-debated legal reform aimed at providing a unified set of personal laws, has been a consistent focus for the Party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch PM PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups) Development Mission tomorrow in a huge step to empower tribal people.
Modi Government will launch a 24 thousand crore rupee scheme to ensure holistic development of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups on the occasion of JanJaatiya Gaurav Divas.
The 42nd edition of the India International Trade Fair -2023 begun at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
The theme of the fourteen-day fair is Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam which emphasizes on the significance of interconnectedness and cooperation in trade for achieving sustainable growth and well-being.
The Government of India signed a $400 million policy-based loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support its urban reform agenda for creating high quality urban infrastructure, improving service delivery, and promoting efficient governance systems.
Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi, the doyen of Indian hospitality and Chairman Emeritus of the Oberoi Group, passed away.
Oberoi was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian honour, in January 2008. The International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) conferred him with the Lifetime Achievement Award in December 2012.
Three cricketing greats and standout performers in the history of the game – legendary opener Virender Sehwag, former Indian Women Test skipper Diana Edulji and Sri Lanka’s iconic star Aravinda de Silva are the latest inductees to be added to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
With these 3 more additions, there will now be 112 cricketers to be on the ICC Hall of Fame list.
India is ranked 117th in the list of 129 countries in the world in the inclusiveness index published by the Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI) at California University, United States.
Smaller countries like Bangladesh (106) and Israel (115) were placed better than India.
The 6th High-Level Meeting of the India-OPEC Energy Dialogue took place at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna, Austria.
The open and candid discussions at the Meeting focused on key issues related to oil and energy markets with a specific emphasis on ensuring availability, affordability and sustainability, which are necessary in ensuring the stability of energy markets.
Reserve Bank of India said that India's Forex reserves surged by 4.672 billion US Dollars to 590.783 billion US Dollars for the week ended the 3rd of November.
This increase took it to a seven-week high mark. Apex Bank said that foreign currency assets rose by 4.392 billion US Dollars.
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and Lean Campus Startups (Trust) & WEICI India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Manesar, Gurugram.
It aims to empower both corporate and women entrepreneurs, augmenting their knowledge, skills, and competencies in the effective establishment and management of a diverse workforce.
World Diabetes day (WDD) is an important healthcare event marked on 14 November every year to highlight the shooting prevalence of diabetes and its impact and educate people about the preventive tips of diabetes.
This year, 2023, the World Diabetes Day theme is “Access to diabetes care”.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has unveiled the inception of the Natural Capital Fund (NCF), a concessional fund aimed at bolstering projects that bolster food security while simultaneously safeguarding and reviving natural capital in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs).
GEF has pledged USD 15 million in support of the NCF.