The Minister of Road Transport & Highways represented India at the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm (Sweden). It is organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) in association with the World Bank and minister-led delegations from more than 80 countries. ...

The Union Cabinet has approved the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Regulation Bill, 2020 to monitor medical procedures used to assist people to achieve pregnancy. The Bill will regulate the Assisted Reproductive Technology services in the country. Consequently, infertile couples will be ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for its first scientific expedition to study the Sun, Aditya-L1. It would be placed into a point in space known as the L1 Lagrange point. Aditya L1 will be ISRO’s 2nd space-based astronomy mission after AstroSat, which was launched in ...

India’s Minister for Earth Sciences, H.E. Dr Harsh Vardhan, and Norway’s Minister for Climate and Environment, H.E. Mr Sveinung Rotevatn, opened the India-Norway Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development. The two countries also commenced a new collaboration on Integrated Ocean ...

A Private Member’s Constitution Amendment Bill has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha proposing incentives in taxation, education and employment for people who limit their family size to two children. The Bill is likely to be discussed when Parliament meets for the second half of the Budget ...

The International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has recommended that Pakistan be retained on the “Grey List”, given the country’s failure to completely implement the 27-point action plan to check terror financing. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 ...

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is participating at the ‘70th Berlin International Film Festival’. The festival will be held from 20th February to 1st March 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Daily Current ...

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch an unprecedented 10 earth observations satellites with space surveillance feature during 2020-21 for the country’s security in mind. In comparison to 10 earth observation (EO) satellites, only three communication satellites and two ...

The 17th edition of BioAsia, a three-day event beginning is set to host an exhibition with about 175 exhibitors and top corporates. The top five of the 75 will be awarded a cash prize co-sponsored by BIRAC and CIE-IIIT Hyderabad at the closing ceremony. It is considered as Asia's largest ...

The two-day long 4th National Conference on Review of Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) began in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Secretary, Agriculture & FW, Shri Sanjay Agarwal has inaugurated the Conference. The conference was aimed to create awareness at the grassroots about ...

With an objective to promote Geographical Indication (GI) crafts and heritage of India the Ministry of Textiles is organising Kala Kumbh - Handicrafts Thematic Exhibition in various parts of the country through the Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts). The exhibitions are planned in ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the 63-ft tall statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya while inaugurating the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Memorial Centre in Padao on the Varanasi-Chandauli border. The 'pancha loha' statue is the tallest statue of the BJP ideologue in the country. Over 200 ...