Orchids are not often called ugly, but that is how the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London, described a new species of the normally vibrant and delicate flower discovered in the forests of Madagascar.Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited historic Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in New Delhi where the pious Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's mortal remains were cremated.Read more
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University on 22 December, 2020.Read more
To mark the Visva Bharati's 100 years, it should be an effort to renew Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's ideas from this institution, according to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.Read more
The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four indigenous Games to be a part of Khelo India Youth Games 2021, scheduled to take place in Haryana. The games include Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba.Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the native village of Bengali revolutionary Khudiram Bose in Midnapore, West Bengal.Read more
China’s Chang’e 5 lunar mission returned to Earth in the early hours of carrying around 2 kilograms of the first fresh rock samples from the moon in 44 years.Read more
As part of efforts to further expand the coastal radar chain network meant to enable real time monitoring of the high seas for threats as also expand India’s assistance for capacity building to Indian Ocean littoral states, efforts are in advanced stages to set up coastal radar stations in Maldives, Myanmar and Bangladesh.Read more
The first rescue and rehabilitation center for monkeys was launched in Telangana’s northern district of Nirmal. The forest department has set up a campus in Chincholi village for housing up to 200 monkeys for a period of 10 to 15 days, after which they will be released in forest areas.Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility, making India the third country after the US and Russia to have such a facility.Read more
