International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobiais observed on May 17 and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide. By 2016 the commemorations had ...

National Endangered Species Day 2022: Every year the third Friday of May is celebrated as National Endangered Species Day. National Endangered Species Day 2022 is observed on the 20th of May. it marks the 16th National Endangered Species Day. The main purpose of National Endangered ...

World Bee Day is celebrated worldwide on May 20. the main purpose of this day is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators in the ecosystem. This day commemorates the birth of  Anton Jansa in 1734. She is considered the pioneer of beekeeping.  In December 2017, the United ...

Ruchi Soya, an edible oil company, has announced that it will buy Patanjali Ayurved’s food division for Rs 690 crore. Ruchi Soya’s transition to the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) category is likely to be accelerated as a result of this. After regulatory permissions, the name of ...

S&P Global Ratings cut India’s growth projection for the current fiscal to 7.3 per cent from 7.8 per cent earlier on rising inflation and the longer-than-expected Russia-Ukraine conflict. S&P had in December last year pegged India’s GDP growth in 2022-23 fiscal, ...

Ajay Piramal, Chairman of the Piramal Group, has received an honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) award from Queen Elizabeth II. He received the award for his services to the UK-India trade relationship as the Indian Co-Chair of the UK-India CEO Forum. As co-chair of the ...

Leading stock exchange BSE Limited approved the appointment of SS Mundra, Public Interest Director as the Chairman of the board of directors of the company. Mundra will take place Justice Vikramajit Sen who is the current chairman.Mundra was appointed as Public Interest Director at ...

Union Cabinet Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, Communications and Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw has inaugurated the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) Centre Leh, Extension Centre Kargil and IT Enabled Incubation Centre for ...

The Supreme Court used Article 142 of the Constitution to grant AG Perarivalan, a convict in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, extraordinary powers to “do complete justice in any cause or matter pending before it.” Perarivalan was released free by a ...

HarperCollins India to publish Preeti Shenoy’s new novel ‘A Place Called Home’ – HarperCollins Publishers India will release Bestselling author Preeti Shenoy’s new novel titled “A Place Called Home” in June 2022. “A Place Called Home” novel marks a story set in a coffee estate ...

Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State(MoS), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions released the e-book ‘Civil List – 2022 of IAS officers’ at North Block, Secretariat Building, New Delhi, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; ...

A report commissioned by the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister on Wednesday suggested that the government roll out a universal basic income (UBI) scheme to reduce stark income gaps and launch a guaranteed employment programme for the urban unemployed. Citing the country’s ...