'In order to boost exports of tissue culture plants, Centre, through the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), conducted a webinar on “Export Promotion o Read More...

'Four Indian photographers from the Reuters news agency Adnan Abidi, Danish Siddiqui, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography and coverage of the Covid-19 Read More...

'Parliamentarians cannot utilise interest accrued on MPLADS funds for development works with the Centre revising the norms for utilisation of money under various central sector schemes.' Accordin Read More...

'With a view to conserve water for the future, the Prime Minister launched a new Mission on Amrit Sarovar on 24th April 2022.' The Mission is aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in Read More...

'Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his “gratitude” towards the scientists and their “efforts” that led to the “successful Pokhran tests in 1998” on the occasio Read More...

'India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at the recently held meeting of the Executive board and General Assembly at M Read More...

'The Punjab government recently announced Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR), which is known for saving water.' Last year, 18% (5.62 lakh hectares) of t Read More...

'Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha holding prayers at the ruins of the eighth-century ancient Martand Sun temple at Mattan in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district has triggered a co Read More...

'Cyclone Asani, which formed in the Bay of Bengal, is likely to come near the coast of Andhra Pradesh.' It is unlikely, however, to make landfall, and could slowly recurve north-northeastwards and Read More...

'With no major new battlefield successes to boast about, Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his country's biggest patriotic holiday without even uttering the word “Ukraine." The Russia Read More...