New Delhi, November 1, 2020: Recently Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar shared a picture of a Yellow Flapshell turtle which was rescued from a Pond in Burdwan, West Bengal in October 2020. It is a rarely occurring Flapshell turtle and it seemed to have caught the eyes of nearly everyone with its […]
New Delhi, November 1, 2020: In response to media queries on remarks by Pakistani Prime Minister in Gilgit today regarding his government’s decision to accord “provisional provincial status” to the so-called “Gilgit-Baltistan”, the Official Spokesperson, Anurag Srivastava said: “The Government of India firmly rejects the attempt by Pakistan to bring material changes to a part of […]
New Delhi, November 1, 2020: The Ministry of Finance said today that the gross GST revenue collected in the month of October, 2020 is Rs 1,05,155crore of which CGST is Rs 19,193 crore, SGST is Rs 25,411 crore, IGST is Rs 52,540 crore (including Rs 23375crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 8,011crore […]
New Delhi, October 29, 2020: Greece and India are planning more cooperation in several fields. External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held virtual consultations with Greek FM, Nikos Dendias on 29 October 2020. Both leaders undertook a detailed review of bilateral ties, underpinned by long-standing historical and friendly relations as well as commonality of views on […]
New Delhi, October 29, 2020: India came out strongly in support of French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday. The Ministry of External Affairs of India said: We strongly deplore the personal attacks in unacceptable language on President Emmanuel Macron in violation of the most basic standards of international discourse. We also condemn the brutal terrorist attack […]
New Delhi, October 26, 2020: The Government of India has decided to provide 270 MT of food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, and Eritrea, to alleviate the suffering of the people affected by natural calamities and the Covid pandemic. The food aid, comprising 155 MT of wheat flour, 65 MT of rice and 50 […]
New Delhi, October 26, 2020: The suture zone of the Himalayas or the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ) in the Ladakh region where Indian and Asian Plates are joined has been found to be tectonically active, as against current understanding that it is a locked zone. This could have major implications in terms of earthquake study, prediction, […]
New Delhi, October 26, 2020: The Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar series titled “Bundi: Architectural Heritage of a Forgotten Rajput Capital” on 24th October 2020 focused on Bundi, Rajasthan. In shadows of erstwhile power centres of medieval India, are small historic towns largely unknown today beyond their immediate geographical context. While considerable focus has […]
New Delhi, October 22, 2020: The first batch of women pilots of Indian Navy have been operationalized on Dornier Aircraft by the Southern Naval Command (SNC) at Kochi. The three women pilots were part of the six pilots of the 27th Dornier Operational Flying Training (DOFT) Course, who graduated as ‘Fully operational Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) Pilots’ […]
New Delhi, October 22, 2020: India will be hosting the third India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on 27 October 2020 in New Delhi. U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper will be visiting India on 26-27 October 2020 to participate in the Dialogue. From the Indian side, Defence Minister […]
