Every year on February 10th, World Pulses Day celebrates the dry edible seeds of plants called pulses. The day also seeks to promote the many health benefits of pulses. 2022 World Pulses Day’s theme: “Pulses to empower youth in achieving sustainable agrifood systems”

Safer Internet Day is observed every year on the second day of the second week of February with the aim of providing a safer and better internet. This year in 2022, Safer Internet Day falls on 08 February 2022. This year, its theme is ‘Together for a better internet’. ...

Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) has organized Exclusive International Business Expo titled as ‘India Telecom 2022’. It is being held from 8th to 10th February. Aim: to provide opportunities to the Indian telecom stakeholders to meet qualified ...

Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel has announced new IT/ITeS policy for the next five years Aim: to provide financial incentives up to Rs 200 crore to the entities willing to incur capital expenditures. Announcing this, Chief Minister Patel said that it aims ...

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand. The chief minister of the state Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced Akshay Kumar’s appointment as Brand Ambassador of The Hill State after meeting at his residence in Dehradun. This announcement was made by ...

England has appointed Paul Collingwood as the interim head coach of the team for the upcoming three-Test tour against West Indies. His appointment comes after former head coach Chris Silverwood and managing director (MD) Ashley Giles were sacked, following England's ...

A team of Indian scientists have developed a new technology platform for fluorometric detection of pathogens such as viruses by measurement of fluorescent light emitted. The new technology has been demonstrated for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. It can also be used to detect other ...

Fintech unicorn Razorpay has acquired a majority stake in Curlec in a deal that values the Malaysian payments startup at over $19 million. Razorpay will fully acquire the company later in 18 months.  Overall this is the fourth acquisition of Razorpay and the first acquisition in a foreign ...

The Centre has appointed Sanjay Malhotra, a 1990 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, as Secretary in the Department of Financial Services in Finance Ministry. Before this, Sanjay Malhotra was Chairman and Managing Director of REC Ltd.  He has succeeded Debashish Panda, who completed his ...

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has emerged as the second-largest buyer of Gold among the world’s Central Banks in 2021. The largest buyer, the Central Bank of Thailand, bought 90 metric tonnes of gold while RBI bought 77.5 metric tonnes taking its total gold reserve to 754.1 ...

India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up at the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. Every day this plant will produce one tonne of hydrogen, from 30 tonnes of biomass feedstock. The plant is being put up by a joint venture of Watomo Energies Ltd and ...

NERCRMS in collaboration with Ziro Valley Charity Mission Society (ZVCMS), Arunachal Pradesh, has organized training programme on Pruning and Post-plantation Management of Apple Orchards at Apple garden in Supyu village, Arunachal Pradesh Nineteen beneficiaries were ...