World Milk Day is observed on 1 June every year to provide an opportunity to bring attention to activities that are connected with the dairy sector. 2020 Milk day marks the 20th year since the initiative and the entire world celebrates the day to mark the significance of milk intake in the diet. ...

Lieutenant General Manoj Pande took over as the 15th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN). He was Director General at Army Headquarters dealing with subjects of Discipline, Ceremonial and Welfare, prior to assuming the present appointment. Lt. Gen. Manoj Pande was ...

Centre has approved Rs 1407 Crore for 2020-21 under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). In 2020-21, State plans to provide tap connections to 13 lakh households out of total 63 lakhs.  Achieving the target of Jal Jeevan Mission in Assam is not difficult because of the abundant water resources in the ...

Shri Pradip Kumar Tripathi, IAS has taken over as Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India. Prior to this, Shri Tripathihad been posted as Special Secretary and Establishment officer in Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Binoy Kumar is a 1983 batch officer who had taken over as ...

Global Day of Parents is celebrated on 1 June every year to honour all the parents throughout the world. The observation of the day recognizes the primary responsibility of the family in nurturing and protecting their children. Global Day of Parents provides an opportunity to appreciate parents ...

Prime Minister Modi launched a "My Life, My Yoga", a video blogging competition while addressing the nation in 12th Episode of 'Mann Ki Baat 2.0' on 31 May 2020. The My Life, My Yoga or Jeevan Yoga is a joint effort by the Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). ...

Scientists have discovered a rare kind of space object which is described as something between an asteroid and a comet. The object has been called an active asteroid. The celestial body was first noticed by the astronomers in June 2019 when the University of Hawaii’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact ...

Researchers from the Department of Biotechnology’s National Institute of Plant Genome Research (DBT-NIPGR), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack and University of Delhi South Campus (UDSC), have identified a region in ...

An ultraviolet (UV) sanitisation bay to decontaminate things like tools, masks and clothes was set up at the naval dockyard in Mumbai, which is a part of the Western Naval Command. "Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) has manufactured a UV sanitisation bay to meet this emerging requirement. The UV bay will ...

National Payment Corporation of India has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) based chatbot, PAi, to create awareness around its products like FASTag, RuPay, UPI, AePS on a real time basis. This is yet another NPCI’s initiative to improve digital financial inclusion in India. The AI ...

Infosys has partnered Zurich-based Avaloq to provide end-to-end (e2e) wealth management capabilities through digital platforms. Infosys will be a strategic implementation partner for Avaloq''s wealth management suite of solutions to help clients modernize and transform their legacy systems into ...

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday decided to reduce the listing fee for their SME platforms by 25 per cent amid challenges faced by small and medium enterprises due to coronavirus pandemic. The fee rebate has been declared following Finance Minister ...