Rajya Sabha passed a Constitution Amendment Bill to extend reservation to SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another 10 years. Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on December 10. Reservation for members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), given for the past 70 years in ...

Odisha won the 'World Habitat Award', global recognition for its ambitious initiative Jaga Mission. This award is given by World Habitat, a UK-based organization, in partnership with United Nation (UN)-Habitat, every year, in recognition of innovative, outstanding, and revolutionary ideas, ...

German chancellor Angela Merkel has topped Forbes' annual ranking of the world's most powerful women for 2019. Every year, Forbes compiles a list of the most influential female leaders from across the globe, in sectors including politics, business and entertainment. Merkel has received top billing ...

The Ambassadors/High Commissioners and Diplomats from various Missions at New Delhi of 61 countries attended the Symposium on Scope of Science of Ayurveda in Global Health being organised by Ministry of AYUSH in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs at New Delhi. Daily Current Affairs ...

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), is planning to set up a dedicated “Green Window to serve the unserved segments of renewable energy.” Renewable energy is increasingly cheaper and better for the strategic interests of India, and the IREDA Green Window would provide a significant ...

The three day ‘International Seminar on Climate Smart Farming Systems’ for BIMSTEC countries organised by the Department of Agricultural Research & Education, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare and Indian Council of Agricultural Research began today in New Delhi. Participants from ...

The setting up of ‘Virtual Police Stations’ in educational institutions is set to become a reality soon, with Chief Minister scheduled to inaugurate the first such facility in the State at Andhra University. The AU facility is being looked at as a pilot project, and this will later be replicated ...

The world's first commercial all-electric plane, the six-seater Harbour Air ePlane with an engine designed by Australian engineering firm MagniX, has taken flight in Canada. Operated by Harbour Air the six-seater, all-electric commercial seaplane completed a test flight in Canada, marking a ...

The Ministry of Human Resource Development is offered a vocational subject for Classes IX to XII along with the general education to provide necessary employability and vocational skills for a variety of occupations under Samagra Shiksha. The scheme has been implemented in 8654 schools, with ...

The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 passed by Lok Sabha. This bill proposes to accord citizenship to illegal Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jains, Parsis and Christian migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. It, naturally, implies that migrants, who identify themselves with any group or ...

External affairs minister introduced the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill 2019 at Lok Sabha. This bill seeks to provide for stringent punishment, including death penalty or life imprisonment, to those involved in piracy at sea. The proposed law is aimed at promoting the safety and security of India's ...

The International Mountain Day is celebrated on 11 December every year globally to raise awareness about the importance of mountains in our lives and to our planet. 15% of the world's population lives in the mountains. Therefore, conservation of mountains is a crucial factor and is a goal 15 of ...