The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is an autonomous body under DOS formed with the primary objective of creating world class academic Institution in the area of advanced Space Science and Technology education by seamlessly integrating education with research and generating ...

Rajasthan tops the corruption chart in India, according to the latest India Corruption Survey conducted by the Local Circles and the Transparency International India. As per the survey, 78 per cent people in Rajasthan, participating in the survey, admitted to paying a bribe to get the work done. ...

Thailand is one of nine new members elected to the World Heritage Committee at the 22nd General Assembly of the State Parties to the WHC meeting, being held from November 27th to the 28th at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The other new members are Egypt, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Oman, Russian ...

World AIDS Day is observed on 1 December annually to raise awareness about AIDS/HIV, and to educate people globally. The full form of AIDS is Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Due to the disease immune system becomes weak and people are more vulnerable to infections and diseases. The main ...

National Pollution Control Day is observed on 2 December to raise awareness about the problem caused by increasing pollution. Pollution is the major problem facing the whole world these days. It is necessary to take some measures and combat it. National Pollution Control Day is observed in the ...

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed on 2 December every year to highlight the importance of eradicating contemporary forms of slavery including trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, child labour, forced marriage, etc. On this day people share their view towards ...

The Home Minister of India announcement in the Rajya Sabha earlier this week that a National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be implemented across India, and repeated again in Assam, has ignited interest in the existing legal framework in India for illegal migrants. The first enactment made for ...

Six new European countries join the INSTEX barter mechanism, which is designed to circumvent U.S. sanctions against trade with Iran by avoiding use of the dollar. The Paris-based INSTEX functions as a clearing house allowing Iran to continue to sell oil and import other products or services in ...

India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slipped to a 26-quarter low of 4.5% in the second quarter (Q2 i.e. July-September) of the financial year 2019-20. The growth is the lowest in six years and three months with the previous low recorded at 4.3% during the January - March 2013. India has ...

Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has launched ‘SHe-box’ portal, an online platform to enable women employees working in both the public and private organisations to file complaints related to sexual harassment at the workplace. The complaint management system has been developed to ...

Seeking to address some of the most pressing issues facing India, including air pollution, through innovation, the United Nations Development Programme launched the country chapter of its Accelerator Lab. The laboratory that will be housed in the UNDP India office has partnered with the Indian ...

New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) won the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2019 for its "expose of the conspiracy to scuttle" the Kathua rape and murder case probe. The award recognized the exposure of the conspiracy to scuttle the Kathua rape and murder case probe. It was a strong ...