Discontinuation of Padho Pardesh Scheme by Ministry of Minority Affairs The Ministry of Minority Affairs has recently discontinued the ‘Padho Pardesh,’ which provided interest subsidies on educational loans for overseas studies to students belonging to minority communities. The decision was taken as the scheme was reportedly not achieving the desired results. The scheme was launched…
Kollam becomes the first Constitution Literate district in India Kollam, a district in Kerala, has become the first district in India to achieve 100% literacy in constitutional studies. The district administration, in collaboration with the State Institute of Educational Technology (SIET), launched a programme called ‘Constitution @ Your Doorstep’ in June 2020 to achieve this…
K. Venu receives Federal Bank Literary Award 2023 Federal Bank has announced the winner of the Federal Bank Literary Award 2023. The award is given to the best literary work in English by an Indian author. The winner of the award is K. Venu, a journalist, and writer from Kerala. His book “Cow Dung Chronicles”…
Retired DG of BSF Pankaj Kumar Singh Appointed Deputy NSA The Government of India has appointed retired Director-General (DG) of Border Security Force (BSF) Pankaj Kumar Singh as the Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA). Singh has been appointed for a period of three years from the date of his assuming office. The appointment of Singh…
Italian Film Legend Gina Lollobrigida Passes Away at Age 95 Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida, who was known for her beauty and elegance, passed away on 26th March 2022 at the age of 95. Lollobrigida was considered one of the most beautiful actresses of the 1950s and 1960s and appeared in more than 60 films…
National Startup Day 2023: Significance and History National Startup Day is celebrated every year in India on April 19 to recognize and encourage the entrepreneurial spirit of the country. The day celebrates the startups and small businesses that have the potential to transform India’s economy and create jobs for its people. It also highlights the…
China Population Shrinks for the first time since 1961 China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its once-a-decade census report on May 11, 2021, showing that China’s population has shrunk for the first time since 1961. The report revealed that China’s population was 1.41178 billion in 2020, down from 1.4 billion in 2019. This decrease…
Republic Day Celebrations 2023 Begins in New Delhi The 73rd Republic Day celebrations have begun in the national capital, New Delhi, with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervor. The day marks the adoption of the Indian constitution and the establishment of the Republic of India on January 26, 1950. This year’s celebrations are being held amid…
B20 India Inception Meeting to be Held in Gandhinagar from January The B20 India Inception Meeting, a crucial precursor to the G20 summit, will be held in Gandhinagar from January 17-18. The B20 India initiative brings together leading businesses, think tanks, and industry associations from the G20 countries to provide policy recommendations to the G20…
Cheetah Reintroduction Program : Cheetahs to be Flown from South Africa under Cheetah Reintroduction Program India has launched a Cheetah Reintroduction Program, as announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The program aims to reintroduce the cheetah, an animal that has been extinct in India for decades, back into the country’s wild….
