The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment observed the World Sight Day, through the institutions associated with it by conducting various activities like Eye Checkup, Physical Seminars, Awareness Programmes and Webinars at more than 20 places across the country. The main highlights of the observance of […]
General Manoj Pande, the Chief of Army Staff presented the prestigious ‘President’s Colours’ to the Third Battalion of the Naga Regiment during an impressive Colour presentation parade held at Kumaon Regimental Centre, Ranikhet (Uttarakhand) on 13th October 2023. After reviewing the parade, the Army Chief appreciated the rich traditions of the Naga Regiment in all […]
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs and Petroleum & Natural Gas has emphasized on government’s unwavering commitment to strengthening the Urban Transport network across the country. He was addressing the Consultative Committee Members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) here yesterday. The agenda item […]
Fifth “Chintan Shivir on CRTDHs Empowering MSMEs” in a series of five Chintan Shivirs under CRTDH program of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology was inaugurated on 13th October 2023 at DSIR-CRTDH at Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research University (DPSRU), New Delhi. This Chintan Shivir was organised to strengthen translational […]
Central government rejected the 2023 Global Hunger Index (GHI) data on October 12 in which India ranked 111th out of 125 countries. The centre called it a flawed measure of hunger that does not reflect the country’s true position. The Global Hunger Report 2023 released by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe, Non-Government Organisations from […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on October 12 on a Middle East mission to prevent a wider conflict from erupting after an attack and hostage-taking by Palestinian Hamas militants and an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip. Blinken will first meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, then travel to Jerusalem to […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is in Europe where he visited Safran engine division’s research and development (R&D) centre in Paris, France on October 11th, 2023. Global CEO of Safran, Olivier Andries welcomed the minister and provided a comprehensive briefing on the latest developments. Safran expressed a keen interest in contributing to India’s growth story by […]
More than 2,300 people had been killed in the latest round of the Palestine-Israel conflict as of Wednesday as the ongoing clashes between the two sides are intensifying. According to Israeli media reports on Wednesday, more than 1,200 people had been killed and 2,700 others injured on the Israel side since the new round of […]
Demonstrations, rallies, and vigils have been staged around the world after Hamas militants launched a series of brutal attacks on Israel over the weekend, moving the long-running conflict into uncharted and dangerous new territory. The outpouring of support in a number of countries is a response to a series of brutal attacks by Hamas on […]
South African protestors were chanting “Free Palestine” during demonstrations that took place in South Africa’s Johannesburg and Cape Town cities on October 11. This follows an incursion by Palestinian militant group Hamas that left scores of people killed on October 7, prompting Israel to retaliate with unrelenting airstrikes on Gaza. In Johannesburg, outside the United […]
